Assistant Minister for Justice, Ratu Josaia Niudamu, launched a direct attack in Parliament against Opposition MP Ketan Lal, accusing him of making racist and disrespectf
Opposition MP Ketan Lal's motion to amend the allocation of funds for the establishment of Fiji’s embassy in Israel has been defeated in Parliament. $1.13 milli
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Prasad says the increase of about $345,000 to $2.39 million for personal emoluments for the Office of the Prime M
Parliament has officially passed the 2025–2026 National Budget, with 75 percent of Members of Parliament voting in favour of the budget, matching the support recor
Opposition MP Alvick Maharaj has criticised the chairperson of Pacific Polytech for sending an email questioning the scrutiny of government funding allocated to the insti
Opposition MP Jone Usamate has called the reduction in VAT a little bit of sweet candy and says it does not compensate for all the hurt that the Coalition Government has
MSMEs in the Northern Division are expected to get a boost as the Na Vualiku Pilot MSME program will be launched this calendar year, offering cost-shared business develop
If the goal is to keep essential items affordable while boosting local industry, then we need to think outside the box, not defend the status quo. This was highlighted
The Ministry of Education is preparing to submit to Cabinet a paper on the No-Repeat Policy for Automatic Progression for consideration. This was highlighted by Educat
This budget is not visionary – it is short-term survival funded by debt, and ordinary Fijians are the ones paying the price. Opposition MP Virendra Lal made thi
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says there is currently no vehicle management system in place for the whole of government given tha
Termite infestation in the Western Division continues to be a worry for the Ministry of Education, with 44 schools affected and 11 schools severely affected. This was
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says this is not a ‘panic budget’, as described by the Leader of the Opposition, but th
The 2025/2026 National Budget is a budget that pays attention to details, taking simple yet meaningful changes, and hears the war cry of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, t
We can all agree that no budget is perfect — just as nothing in life or this world truly is. Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, Filimoni Vosarogo highlig
Minister of Youth and Sports, Jese Saukuru has called for investments to build a new stadium in the Western division. Saukuru was responding to the media when asked ab
As the Fiji Police Force has been given increased funding in the 2025-2026 National Budget, Opposition MP Vijay Nath asks whether we need more uniforms, or if we need to
For a sustainable sugar industry, farmers who produce less than 100 tonnes and show little potential for improvement may be moved out of cane farming while more support w
$1.9 million has been allocated in the 2025/2026 National Budget for the completion of the long-awaited Lautoka Swimming Pool. The project was initially approved in 20
This is not a developed budget it is a destructive one that is built not to improve everyday life, but to give with one hand and take back with the other This is raise
More than 107,000 people are set to benefit from this National Budget through key social welfare programs like the Family Assistance Scheme, Social Pension, Disability Al