People living with disabilities will not be forgotten- Bhatnagar
Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Veena Bhatnagar says the government has always had the best interest of those who are vulnerable and will n
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Budget got off to a bad start as the delivery was late – Qereqeretabua
National Federation Party Parliamentarian, Lenora Qereqeretabua says the 2020/2021 National Budget got off to a bad start as the Minister for Economy delayed the delivery
Maharaj labels the Opposition as expired politicians
Assistant Minister for Employment, Youth and Sports Alvick Maharaj says the Opposition has been criticizing the budget for the past six years and have failed to realize t
Nand confirms increment for teachers who upgraded themselves will be backdated
Assistant Minister for Education Joseph Nand says the increment for teachers who upgraded themselves with qualifications will be backdated and will be remunerated better
Govt is living in self denial and it has done nothing close to what the late Ratu Mara government achieved - Nawaikula
SODELPA MP, Niko Nawaikula says the government is still in self-denial and not admitting that government revenue started to drop from 2018 onwards and he says he is also
Train our people for our job markets rather than bringing expatriates – Radrodro
SODELPA parliamentarian, Aseri Radrodro says it will be best to train our people for our job markets rather than bringing many expatriates that we have to rely on like th
Reduction in budget does not mean services will be reduced – Kumar
Minister for Local Government and Housing and Community Development Premila Kumar says the allocations for her two ministries have been reduced but that does not mean tha
Ro Teimumu claims that the govt had compromised the standard of education by lowering marks to qualify for TELS
SODELPA parliamentarian Ro Teimumu Kepa says it was the FijiFirst Government who lowered the marks required to qualify for TELS and after compromising the standards they
Govt should consider work for cash programs in agriculture and fisheries sector – Ratu Naiqama
SODELPA MP Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu says the government should consider work for cash programs in the agriculture and fisheries sector. While making his contribution to
2020/2021 National Budget anti-poor and insensitive - Jale
SODELPA MP Anare Jale says the 2020/2021 National Budget can be regarded as anti-poor and insensitive. While delivering his response to the budget, Jale says a culmina
26 yachts approved to enter the country
Minister for Tourism Faiyaz Koya says 26 Yachts have been approved to enter the country to date. While making his contribution to the 2020/2021 National Budget Debate,
Rabuka has made a U-turn from his initial budget reaction and Biman Prasad should stop worrying about a budget deficit during a crisis - Bala
Minister for Employment, Youth and Sports, Parveen Bala says the Leader of Opposition Sitiveni Rabuka has made a U-turn from his initial reaction to the budget and Nation
No pothole must be left unattended before workers go home- Gavoka
SODELPA MP Viliame Gavoka says no pothole must be left unattended before the workers go home.While delivering his response to the 2020/2021 National Budget, Gavoka says g
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FijiFirst has educated more students than any other government - Akbar
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar says the reason for increasing the threshold for qualifying for TELS from 200 to 250 marks is to encourage students to work harder and i
Adimaitoga says Rabuka is a hypocrite for saying FijiFirst has run Fiji to the ground
The Assistant Minister for iTaukei Affairs Selai Adimaitoga has called the Opposition Leader Sitiveni Rabuka a hypocrite for saying FijiFirst has run Fiji to the ground.
It was clear from the Minister for Economy’s speech that the cane price will come down – Bulitavu
SODELPA parliamentarian, Mosese Bulitavu says it was clear from Minister for Economy’s National Budget speech that the price for a tonne of cane has decreased from
UN acknowledges the work of the Fijian Government in dealing with COVID-19
The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Fiji Sanaka Samarasinha has acknowledged the work of the Fijian government in dealing with COVID-19. He says they are gratef
Bulanauca links COVID-19 to satanic groups despite the WHO saying coronavirus came from an animal
SODELPA MP Mitieli Bulanauca believes COVID-19 is not an act of God but is man-made by those satanic groups in the developed world to try to reduce the world population t
Government should focus its efforts on discussing with Fiji’s lenders for possible debt review and moratorium – Rabuka
The Leader of the Opposition, Sitiveni Rabuka says the government should focus its effort on discussing with Fiji’s lenders for possible debt review and moratorium
Fiji’s smart borrowing has been widely endorsed - PM
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says Fiji’s strategy of smart borrowing has been widely endorsed, including by the United Nations. While speaking in the 2020