The 2018/2019 National Budget has been passed in parliament
The 2018/2019 National Budget has been passed in parliament. The Bill for an Act to appropriate a sum of $4,249,029,298 (four billion, two hundred and forty nine milli
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Speaker baffled by Nawaikula’s motion
The Speaker of Parliament has told SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula she is baffled by him. This was after SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula had proposed the amendment that the alloca
This government will continue to give such a budget to the Fijian people - Vuniwaqa
“The opposition can call this budget an election budget, a sugar coated budget, I love me budget, a pre-election bribe or whatever name they wish to call it but the
Govt allocates $5 million for renovation of Old Parliament Complex in Veiuto
Government has allocated $5 million for the renovation of the old Parliament Complex in Veiuto. This has been highlighted by Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
GDP has increased to a record level $11B and unemployment rate at a 20 year low of 4.5% - AG
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the Gross Domestic Product which is the total value of goods and services produced in Fiji, has increased to $11 billion comp
We are reviving an industry that SODELPA’s parliamentarian Niko Nawaikula tried to kill - Reddy
Minister for Waterways, Dr Mahendra Reddy says they are reviving an industry that SODELPA’s parliamentarian, Niko Nawaikula tried to kill when he was in the NLTB.
Agriculture production and exports increased by 3% - Seruiratu
“Just seeing bullocks working on the farm does not mean that there is no agriculture revolution.†Minister for Agriculture Inia Seruiratu stated this in Pa
Prime Minister’s budget speech could have had better things written in it - Prasad
The Leader of the National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad says the government is saying that the theme of the Budget is “All Families Matter†which
Heated exchange of words in parliament between AG and Niko Nawaikula
There was heated exchange between SODELPA MP, Niko Nawaikula and Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum in the parliamentary debate on the 2018/2019 National Budget after
$1,000 given to new mothers will continue to further increase the national debt - Lalabalavu
SODELPA MP, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has told parliament that the $1,000 given to new mothers will continue to further increase the national debt in the long run. While
Bhatnagar raises concern in parliament regarding the opposition members’ continuous queries
Assistant Minister for Women and Children, Veena Bhatnagar raised concern in parliament regarding the opposition members’ continuous queries about the money alloca
Health care is placed very poorly in the government’s vision - Chand
Breaking ground with billboards, announcing new medical facilities are one thing and having functional facilities, quite another. These are the sentiments of National
$47.6M provided by the Ministry of Civil Service to fund doctors’ salaries and training - Akbar
Minister for Health, Rosy Akbar says the increase in funding for hiring of locum doctors which includes 31 general practitioners and 9 specialists is done to cater for th
Government is making Health Care accessible when people need it - Lal
The Government is making Health Care accessible when people need it and in some communities 24 hours a day. This was the sentiment of Fiji First MP, Dr Brij Lal during
I can feel that the government is afraid of Rabuka - Nawaikula
SODELPA MP Niko Nawaikula stresses that when they come into power, they will restore the Great Council of Chiefs and remove the Land Use Act. While speaking during the
The budget is an inclusive one that caters for the people living in poverty - Bhatnagar
Assistant Minister for Women and Children Veena Bhatnagar has hit out at NFP’s Parmod Chand for criticizing ministers meeting people who are facing difficulties
It's unfortunate PM chose to make personal attacks rather than focus on Budget - Rabuka
SODELPA Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka says that it is unfortunate that Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has chosen to attack him personally in his budget response, rather than
Bainimarama says the most devastating effect on Fiji's economy was caused by Rabuka
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says one factor that had an even more devastating effect on the country’s economy than cyclones was Sitiveni Rabuka. While spe
There is nothing exciting about the $1 billion allocated to the Education Sector - Rabuka
SODELPA Leader Sitiveni Rabuka says that there is nothing exciting about the $1 billion that has been allocated to the Education Sector. Rabuka says this is around
2018/2019 National Budget is bold, imaginative and comprehensive - PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says that the 2018/2019 National Budget is bold, imaginative, comprehensive and sets us up for a wonderful year. While opening of the
Fiji has one of the highest statistics in the world on domestic violence - Vuniwaqa
Fiji has one of the highest statistics in the world on domestic violence that has pushed us as a nation to address domestic violence as a matter of national importance ac