Fiji’s tourism boosted by World Surf League Corona Pro – Viliame Gavoka
Fiji has reaped significant benefits from the World Surf League Corona Fiji Pro, particularly in the tourism and hospitality sectors, setting a new standard for internati
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Ciguatera fish poisoning prevalent in warmer months or cyclone season – Bainivalu
With the warmer months and cyclone season nearing, people are being urged to quality check when they are buying fish because according to the Minister for Fisheries, Alit
St Giles has the capacity, the afterward treatment of substance abuse is the challenge – Dr Lalabalavu
The St Giles Hospital has the capacity to take care of substance abuse patients, however, the gap lies in how they deal with patients afterwards. This was highlighted
Some of our native languages have gone extinct – Vasu
Our native language needs to be protected after the Minister of iTaukei Affairs, Ifereimi Vasu, informed Parliament that some of our native dialects have gone extinct.
Speaker’s conduct towards Bia deeply troubling, collective inaction of Parliament also concerning – NGO Coalition
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights says Speaker Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu’s conduct in the September 6th parliament sitting towards Opposition Member of Parliament, A
Closure of schools is none of our business in Parliament – Speaker
The closure of schools is none of our business in the Parliament, this issue remains with the Minister and the Government. This was stressed by the Speaker of Parliame
Concerns raised on comments made by Speaker to Opposition MP about Melanesian community
Concerns have been raised by some people regarding what they call are discriminatory comments made by Speaker Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu while responding to Opposition MP Al
Evidence of alleged fraud found in the 2019 ADB AGM report
Parliament has unanimously agreed that a thorough investigation should be done into the mismanagement of funds on the process that was followed in the procurement of good
Singh and Bala apologize in Parliament
Minister for Sugar and Multi-Ethnic Affairs Charan-Jeath Singh and Opposition MP Parveen Bala have sought forgiveness in Parliament this morning for using unparliamentary
Wrong people receive social assistance as Ministry loses records - Tabuya
There have been cases where the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection has lost the manual records of the people who are supposed to be receiving assistance an
Nadi-Lautoka water supply set for major improvements with $8.3M upgrades by year-end
Water supply for people living along the Nadi to Lautoka corridor is expected to improve by the end of this year as the Water Authority of Fiji is upgrading the Nagado Tr
$30,000 bonus was promised if the team won the RWC quarter-final – Saukuru
The Prime Minister had promised a bonus of $30,000 per player if the Fiji Water Flying Fijians team won the 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final. Minister for Youth and
Fiji Rugby players’ payment report to be out this week – Saukuru
The Fiji Rugby Union trustees have promised to investigate the players' claims, and as such engaged Ioane Naiveli and Company Chartered Accountants to review each of the
Seruiratu and Naivalurua back Govt’s Foreign Policy White Paper
Opposition Leader for the Group of 16, Inia Seruiratu and Leader of the Group of 9, Ioane Naivalurua have shown their support for Fiji’s Foreign Policy White Paper
New landfill project proposed for the Western Division
There is a need to identify a suitable rubbish dump as there is none in the Nadi area and the Cabinet also reviewed and endorsed a proposal for a new landfill project in
83 schools approved for fundraising this year to support infrastructure, student well-being - Radrodro
83 schools from the 916 schools including 178 secondary and 738 primary schools within the 9 education districts have been granted approval to organise fundraising this y
Misunderstanding on new Rakiraki dumpsite
There was a misunderstanding in Parliament regarding the confirmation of the dumpsite location for the Rakiraki Town Council, where Minister for Local Government Maciu Na
Govt plans $2M upgrade for Fiji Museum with new storage facilities and upgrades - Vasu
The government is focusing on revitalising the Fiji Museum, which has been operating since the 1990s and plans are underway to build new state-of-the-art storage faciliti
Kamikamica says Opposition too sensitive while Usamate tells Govt to stop complaining
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Manoa Kamikamica says the Opposition is getting too sensitive as they did a lot of good things for which he has acknowledged
There’s a disconnect between FRU and Govt – Speaker
Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu says there seems to be a disconnect in the role of Fiji Rugby Union and the government. Ratu Naiqama highlighted this in
165 complaints from migrant workers received by Employment Ministry
165 complaints from migrant workers have been received by the Ministry for Employment since 2021, where 159 cases have been resolved, four are still pending with the Emp