Serious concerns are being raised after inciteful and discriminatory comments and swear words used in a recent facebook post by the General Secretary of the Fijian Teache
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has maintained that in making the announcement on the dates for the referendum, he only announced the date for the issuance of the Writ for
The Social Democratic Liberal Party is calling on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and his Government to immediately respect constitutional boundaries and statutory dueness
Student Association representatives from the University of the South Pacific and the University of Fiji have raised concerns over the proposed Constitutiona
One of the coalition government partners, the National Federation Party has outrightly rejected Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka’s attempt to fast-track the Constit
The Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission has called on Parliament and Government to prohibit corporal punishment and remove the phrase "lawful a
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka is acting unlawfully and unconstitutionally by announcing a date for a national referendum
No form of violence against children can ever be justified.That is the message from Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection Sashi Kiran, who says research alre
Following the announcements by the Government on the date of the National Referendum on 9th December, 2026, the Electoral Commission and the Fijian Elections Office state
The National Referendum will be held on 9th December this year if the vote in Parliament on 2nd November gets 66 percent support of the Members of Parliament.Speaking in
The Constitution Amendment Bill which will now go for another round of consultations with the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee chaired by Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rab
The Constitution Amendment Bill 2026 has passed its second reading in Parliament after the Government secured the required 35 votes.A total of 38 MPs voted in favour of t
Amending the 2013 Constitution Bill brings Fiji's framework more closely into line with international human rights standards and reflects a belief that human dignity,
Opposition Leader, Inia Seruiratu says any new constitutional framework must serve Fiji fairly and democratically for generations and should not be shaped around the i
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji takes another step in Fiji's constitutional journey today as the second reading on the Constitution Amendment Bill 2026 and deba
Speaker of Parliament Filimone Jitoko says the two-thirds or 66 percent threshold for the Constitution Amendment Bill must be calculated based on the 53 occupied parliame
The Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai says the RFMF notes with serious concern that the proposed Chapter 14 of the Const
The next general elections will be held under the legal timetable specified in the 2013 Constitution which means the last day for the Writ of Elections to be issued is 24
The Centre for Democracy and Dialogue says its preliminary analysis of the Fiji Government's Constitution Amendment Bill shows significant changes from the Constitution R
The Constitution Amendment Bill tabled in Parliament proposes every person has the right to freedom of speech, expression, thought, opinion and publication under Section
The Constitution Amendment Bill states that a person must not be unfairly discriminated against, directly or indirectly, on grounds including race, culture, ethnic or soc