FICAC accused of being a political tool in the past - AG
Attorney General Graham Leung says in the past, FICAC has been accused of being a political tool, particularly during the last administration. While contributing to th
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Vosarogo calls on Rinesh Sharma to withdraw Auckland drug claim and apologise
Minister for Lands Filimoni Vosarogo has raised a point of order in Parliament, calling on Opposition MP Rinesh Sharma to withdraw his statement regarding drugs found in
Coalition govt brought certainty and gave civil servants permanent tenure – Prof. Prasad
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says when the Coalition Government came into power, the first thing they recognised was that they ne
Speaker and Immigration Minister pay their condolences to domestic violence victim’s family
Speaker of Parliament, Filimoni Jitoko expressed his condolences with other Members of Parliament after the death of a member of the Immigration Ministry staff at Lagilag
Street dwellers find employment after Easter on the Park Program
Over 50 street youths were registered during the Easter on the Park Program, with two youths gaining casual employment post-event, seven youths under the age of 25 years
Lautoka City Council owed $10m in rates and rent arrears
The Lautoka City Council is currently owed $10 million in rates and rental arrears according to figures presented in Parliament during the debate on the Council’s
Mt Kasi is still an exploration project – Vosarogo
Minister for Lands Filimoni Vosarogo confirms that there is no mining activity happening at Mount Kasi, and currently, it is an exploration project. While responding t
Major road upgrades underway as Government commits to Northern Division improvements
Minister for Public Works, Ro Filipe Tuisawau has stated in Parliament that the Government is committed to improving road infrastructure in Vanua Levu. Ro Filipe highl
Maharaj calls for urgent local government elections
Opposition MP Alvick Maharaj is calling on the Ministry of Local Government to hold local government elections as soon as possible due to the disconnect between the Depar
Inaction of previous govt has led to what we are doing at the moment – Kamikamica
The inaction of the previous government has led us to what we are doing at the moment. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica stated this in re
Alvick Maharaj calls for drug test of student athletes for next Coca-Cola Games
Opposition MP Alvick Maharaj is recommending that random drug tests through parental consent should be done to athletes participating in next year’s Coca-Cola Game
Kamikamica confident of US tariff deal before July 9 as Koya questions delayed response
As Fiji, along with the other countries, have been given a 90-day reprieve before the higher ‘retaliatory tariff’ of 32 percent imposed by the United States
Ketan Lal rejects call for reserved seats for minorities
Opposition MP Ketan Lal has firmly opposed the recent calls for reserved parliamentary seats for minority groups, including the proposal raised during the Electoral Law R
Reserving seats for women in Parliament risks being tokenistic - Ketan Lal
Creating special allocation of seats for women in Parliament may appear progressive on the surface, but in reality, it risks being tokenistic—elevating a few selec
Parliamentary committee begins nationwide consultations on FDB reports
The Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs has begun nationwide consultations as part of its review of the Fiji Development Bank's 2022 and 2023 reports. The Comm
Seruiratu reveals getting text from Kamikamica in Parliament to maintain referendum, but lower threshold
The Leader of the Opposition Inia Seruiratu has called on the government to come out clean and has revealed that he was getting text messages from the Deputy Prime Minist
DPM Prasad says Seruiratu and his bunch are confused while Seruiratu says government should stop playing dirty games
Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad has called out Leader of Opposition Inia Seruiratu saying he and his bunch are totally confused while Seruiratu says governme
Usamate ordered to withdraw allegations against Prof Prasad
Opposition MP Jone Usamate has been directed to formally withdraw his allegations against Deputy Prime Minister and National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasa
Opposition MPs Sachida Nand and Shalen Kumar join Naivalurua’s Group of 11
Opposition Member of Parliament Sachida Nand and Shalen Kumar have officially joined the Group of 11, as confirmed this morning in Parliament by Speaker Filimone Jitoko.
Parliament passes Bill requiring adult supervision for children under 13 in cinemas
Children under the age of 13 cannot watch films in the cinema if he or she is not accompanied by an adult, parent or guardian as the Cinematographic Films Amendment Bill
Muslim League refutes Maharaj’s claim of multiple Quran versions
The Fiji Muslim League has strongly refuted the statement by Opposition MP Alvick Maharaj in Parliament that there are lots of versions of Holy Quran. The Muslim Leagu