155 people assisted under the FNPF Home Loan Assistance program
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says as of Monday the Fiji National Provident Fund has received 275 applications for home assistance under the Home Loan Assistance.
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The civil service has been tremendous in the past 4 weeks – PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says the civil service has been tremendous in the past 4 weeks maintaining community lockdowns, undertaking community screenings, distri
AG says Tabuya and Prasad are grandstanding when they claim that govt does not want to talk about issues relating to COVID-19
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says that NFP Leader Professor Biman Prasad and SODELPA Whip Lynda Tabuya are grandstanding when they claim that the government does
Gavoka calls on Govt to allow municipal councils to have their own elections
SODELPA Leader Viliame Gavoka says municipal councils should be allowed to have their own elections and also questioned why we have a large turnover of Chief Executive Of
NFP Leader told to have a neutral background while virtually attending parliament
Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has told parliamentarians who are attending the parliament session virtually that they should have a neutral background. H
First ever urgent virtual parliament sitting to start from this morning
An urgent virtual parliament sitting will be held from this morning. The parliamentary business committee met on the agenda yesterday afternoon. The business co
Parliament precincts closed until further notice
The parliament precincts is closed until further notice. The Parliament Secretariat says the public is advised that the Parliament shall fully adhere to all the life-s
Next week’s Parliament session deferred until further notice
The Parliamentary Business Committee has unanimously approved that Parliament scheduled for next week be deferred until further notice. They say as was emphasised by t
Parliamentary Committee has been accused of showing their faces only because the general election is near – Alvick Maharaj
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice, Law and Human Rights Alvick Maharaj says that while going into communities for consultations on three Ele
$315 million investment into USP over the last 10 years - PM
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has highlighted in Parliament that the Fijian Government has invested around $315 million into the University of the South Pacific in th
Current stock availability of medicines is 88% - Dr Waqainabete
National Federation Party Leader Professor Biman Prasad today questioned the government why basic medication is not available at all times and citizens are told to purcha
2,500 farmers expected to benefit from round 1 of “Cash for Cultivation†programme
2,500 farming families are expected to benefit from round one of the Agriculture Ministry’s “Cash for Cultivation†programme. Minister for Agricultu
It does not mean what was done after TC Winston will continue for other disasters – Seruiratu
“I do apologise for this but the answer is I do not know.†Minister for National Disaster Management, Inia Seruiratu made this comment in parliament today
13 deaths and 530 cases of leptospirosis recorded after TC Yasa and Ana
13 people have died because of leptospirosis and the Health Ministry has also recorded 530 cases after Tropical Cyclones Yasa and Ana this year. The Health Ministry h
It was premature for the Supervisor of Elections to have crucified a citizen - Tabuya
SODELPA MP Lynda Tabuya says it was premature for the Supervisor of Elections, Mohammed Saneem to have crucified a citizen however Saneem says Tabuya is a qualified lawye
More than 5,000 students currently assisted with free meals
Minister for Education Rosy Akbar has revealed that they are currently providing meals to around 5,120 students, and parents who are struggling to provide food for their
Too many restrictions are affecting the work of political parties – Gavoka
SODELPA Leader, Viliame Gavoka says the fact that over 170,000 registered voters did not vote in the 2018 elections is very concerning and they believe every effort must
Bipartisan parliamentary election report confirms what people knew 7 years ago - PM
Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama says the Electoral Commission, the Fijian Elections Office and the Supervisor of Elections have established a standard of fairness, imp
People can access their birth registration number from the team that will be mobilized to conduct COVID-19 vaccine registrations
People will not need to worry about going to the main cities and towns to get their birth registration number as the Ministry for Health is working on mobilizing a team t
229 CCTV cameras installed around urban centres
People can expect much safer markets, parks and public places as municipal councils have installed 229 CCTV cameras. Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says C
New beds for Navosa Hospital were taken to Ba Hospital to prepare it as an isolation facility - Waqainabete
Minister for Health, Doctor Ifereimi Waqainabete says the new beds at Ba Hospital are for the new Navosa Hospital but because they were worried about lockdowns in the Wes