Applications for government’s unemployment assistance opens at 9am today
People whose income has been affected by COVID-19 can apply for the first round of government's unemployment assistance from 9am today. Applications close at 5pm this
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Justice Kamal Kumar sworn in as the new Chief Justice
High Court Judge, Justice Kamal Kumar has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice. Chief Justice Kumar was acting in the post for 2 years and 3 months and has served fo
Mereseini Vuniwaqa's resignation from FijiFirst confirmed
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation and FijiFirst MP, Mereseini Rakuita Vuniwaqa has resigned from FijiFirst citing personal reasons and new opportunitie
90 projects valued at $1.8 billion are ready to be materialised - Ali
The Chair of the Investment Facilitation Committee, Shaheen Ali confirms approximately 90 projects valued at $1.8 billion are ready to be materialised in Fiji. Ali has
No official confirmation on whether Mereseini Vuniwaqa has resigned
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mereseini Vuniwaqa has not made any comments in relation to reports surfacing that she has resigned. Questions se
Bainimarama to Chair the 51st Pacific Forum Leaders Meeting
Fiji will assume the role as the Chair of the 51st Pacific Forum Leaders Meeting which convenes tomorrow to commemorate the historic 50th anniversary of the Pacific Islan
We could relax protocols and containment zones if we vaccinate our target population by October
Minister for Economy Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says if we fully vaccinate 80 percent of our target population by 31st October 2021 then it could lead to the relaxation of some
Municipal Councils’ urged to strengthen financial positions
Municipal Councils’ around the country have been urged to implement appropriate strategies to strengthen their financial positions and focus on the collection of
Applications for government’s unemployment assistance to open from next Monday
People whose income has been affected by COVID-19 can start applying for the first round of government's unemployment assistance from the 9th to the 11th of August. Pe
Tudravu will not make any comments on whether Police are monitoring meetings of the Taukei Movement
Acting Police Commissioner, Rusiate Tudravu will not make any comments on whether Police are monitoring meetings of the Taukei Movement or whether certain members are und
This is not about race or the AG, it is about proper consultations and iTaukei land rights – Gavoka
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says their call for the Prime Minister to withdraw the bill to amend the iTaukei Land Trust Act has nothing to do with race or the Attorney
AG says Chaudhry has now come out of his hole as he can now contest in the elections however Chaudhry says let us focus on the serious issues facing the country
Minister for Economy, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says Fiji Labour Party Leader, Mahendra Chaudhry has now come out of his hole as he can now contest in the elections however Cha
Gavoka, Tabuya, and other bush lawyers and bunch of urban elite are causing fear amongst the iTaukei about the Bill to amend the iTaukei Land Trust Act – PM
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says politicians like SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka, MP Lynda Tabuya, and other bush lawyers and bunch of urban elite are causing fear
Discussions continue with RBF and commercial banks about making bank accounts interoperable with digital wallets
The Government is allocating $5 million to facilitate the adoption of EFTPOS (Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale) by all Government ministries and agencies in the
Out of the 353,416 Fijians who applied for Govt's $50 cash assistance, 65,275 applied with more than one sim card - PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says out of the 353,416 Fijians who applied for the second round of the Government's $50 cash assistance, 65,275 people applied with mor
All employers and employees in Fiji including civil servants must be vaccinated as a condition of their employment – PM
Civil servants who have not received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine must go on leave from Monday and they cannot come back to work until they receive at least t
28 days of a hard lockdown cannot be strictly enforced everywhere in Fiji and experts tell us it would not kill off the virus - PM
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama has said in his national announcement that a period of 28 days of a hard lockdown, as some are calling for, cannot be strictly enforced
Govt assists 205,000 more Fijians with a $50 cash payment
Around 205,000 Fijians in the informal sector were paid out $10.2 million through the second round of government's $50 cash assistance this week. These are individual
74 families in home-isolation receive food packs from the govt
74 families including police officers who are currently in home isolation received food packs from the government yesterday. 48 packs were delivered to families in the
Pita Tagicakakirewa appointed Acting Permanent Secretary for iTaukei Affairs
The Public Service Commission has appointed Pita Tagicakakirewa as the Acting Permanent Secretary for iTaukei Affairs. Tagicakakirewa has been serving as the Deputy Se
More food packs to be delivered to Qauia lockdown area today
The government will be delivering more food ration packs to families in the lockdown area in Qauia today. 250 household packs were distributed in Qauia yesterday. T