The increased funding for Tourism Fiji has been warmly welcomed by the Fiji Hotel and Tourism Association saying this will enhance international marketing effortsâ€
The Nadi Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomes the announcement of the 2025/2026 National Budget, stating that it is quite a fair and inclusive one. President Law
The government has done its part in increasing the budget allocation for the Fiji Police Force, and now the onus is on us to deliver the services on the ground that is ex
Considering all the different efforts, the 5 percent increase in social welfare allowance will have to do for now. This has been highlighted by Minister for Women, Chi
The Government has made a bold move in the 2025/2026 National Budget as they have removed all “R†(requisition) items, which previously required ministerial o
The Government is strengthening the iTaukei administration to ensure that the benefits of development reach our ordinary iTaukei communities and at the same time, protect
The Fiji Nursing Association was expecting a 5 percent pay rise for civil servants; however, the government has approved a 3 percent increase, which the association has
With the increase of funding for cooperatives now, this means there will be more spending done on it since it is a growing component of the small business economy and it
The Consumer Council of Fiji has welcomed the 2025/2026 National Budget, saying it introduces several measures to ease the cost of living and brings long-overdue relief t
Minister for Immigration Viliame Naupoto has revealed today that the Fiji passport offices will be open until 8pm as soon as the new batch of passports arrive, so that it
We have taken a very deliberate stance in raising our expenditure which means a slightly bigger deficit, that also means that our nominal debt is $11.7 billion but the mo
Following the approval for schools to host fundraising activities after the announcement of the 2025–2026 National Budget as a way to generate additional income, C
The Fiji Council of Social Services has welcomed the reduction in VAT to 12.5 percent, increase in social welfare assistance and funding for Ministry of Rural Development
The Ministry of Youth and Sports will continue to invest in community-level infrastructure through the construction and upgrade of hard courts, sports grounds and multi-p
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To curb the shortage of passports at the Ministry of Immigration, the Government has allocated around $6 million to cater for the procurement of 200,000 passport books.
Leader of Opposition Inia Seruitatu has labeled the 2025-2026 National Budget as satisfactory but stresses the importance of maintaining a balance between expenditure and
The reduction of VAT from 15 to 12.5 percent that was revealed in the 2025/2026 National budget announcement today was a difficult decision that the coalition government
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Prasad says to further support affordability, the government has reduced customs duties on several food items, ma
Great news for Fiji National Provident Fund members as FNPF has announced a landmark achievement with a remarkable interest rate of 8.75% for the financial year ending Ju
Four critical bridges valued at $400 million have to be replaced and this will be done by concessional loan and grant financing through the Asian Development Bank and the