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THE Air Terminal Services issue was mishandled by Government and Employment and Industrial Relations Minister Jone Usamate should have stepped down as a result of it. This was the statement by National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad in Parliament last week Thursday.

“It is provided for by the Government, budgeted for by the Government and provided to us. “In addition to ... “In the next two weeks, we will be getting Chinese vehicles that were received by Government as well.” Mr Qiliho ... “It's a great time for policing and for Fiji that the Government has invested in these.

“They could do the Dubai-Sydney lane, we're quite happy for them to do that but only if they code share but they could then fly people across for $50 and we can shut down the route between Nadi-Sydney for Fiji Airways. Then off course they can pull out whenever they feel like it. We'll than have to restart it ...

The Fijian Government offers various tax and customs concessions to encourage investments and at the same time create employment opportunities that will result in raising the living standards of all Fijians. In this week's article we look at the Employment Taxation Scheme (ETS) which is an incentive to ...

Update: 6:08PM TWENTY-seven workers will next week join the New Zealand government's Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme. According to the employment ministry, the workers received their pre-departure certificates yesterday to work for Heywood Orchard Ltd, Agworks Ltd, and Apata ...

Mr Seruiratu, while speaking in Parliament this week, said the AMA, formerly known as the Fiji Agriculture Marketing Authority by the past government, was hugely in debt and was on the verge of collapsing. He said the then Fiji AMA was established by an Act of Parliament in March, 2004. “The opposition is ...

The land-owning units from Naselai Village, Tailevu, whose land was leased for Nausori International Airport in 1951 are happy with Government's concern about “a bad deal made to them during the Colonial days”. Village headman Sunia Cagiduadua said he hoped the village units (tokatoka) concerned ...

The Permanent Secretary for Industry, Trade and Tourism Shaheen Ali receiving the cheque from Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission chief executive officer Joel Abraham. Photo: Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission. March 10. 11:00 2018. Print This Article Share it With Friends. by The Fijian ...

The Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mereseini Vuniwaqa, said the topic of disabled persons in Fiji and initiatives put in place by Government to assist them in their livelihood were hardly discussed in Fiji. Ms Vuniwaqa said the Government had a national disability policy that was ...

Mr Curr said he was both encouraged and humbled by the warm welcome received from the Fijian Government and the people. “This is an exciting time for New Zealand's Pacific engagement, and for our relationship with Fiji,” he said. “And I look forward to doing my part to deliver on the Government's ...

He said today the issuance of leases over the foreshores of Fiji takes place in an environment where there is a strengthened inter-governmental co-ordination on the protection of mangroves. “Government promotes the reforestation of mangrove which is much higher than the harvester,” Mr Koya said.

Update: 1:07PM A MOTION by Opposition MP Professor Biman Prasad proposing an inquiry into the health system was defeated a while ago in Parliament. Prof Prasad had moved a motion that the Parliament approve the formation of a bipartisan committee to conduct an inquiry into the public health and ...

“So, Madam Speaker, the FijiFirst Government has been spending to raise the productive capacity of the Fijian economy and ensure every Fijian has access to proper roads, bridges and jetties, electricity, clean water, education, health, legal services. That's why we have the best capital expenditure mix at ...

The signing between the Fijian National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), including the Fiji Red Cross Society (FRCS) follows the Fijian Government's initial declaration to review legislation dealing with disasters.

WITH 65 per cent of Fiji's population comprising youths, as determined by the 2017 Population and Housing Census, Unity Fiji Party says ideally the next government would be determined by youths. Party leader Savenaca Narube said the statistics released of the make-up of youths population —which is ...

At the centre of the fight is a group of Australian and European consultants brought in to assist the Fiji government to deliver its biggest diplomatic challenge. Shameem Khan had increasingly objected to the prominent role these outsiders had within Fiji's presidency. In exclusive interviews with Climate ...

Update: 2:56PM THE director general of the Fiji Red Cross Society (FRCS), Filipe Nainoca, says the society is privileged to work with the Government in reviewing Fiji's National Disaster Management Plan 1995 and Natural Disaster Management Act 1998. He made the comment while speaking at the ...

Nazhat Shameem Khan left her role last week without any explanation and the retired Fiji diplomat Robin Nair said it was out of character for her to abandon something she has committed to. The circumstances of Ms Shameem Khan's departure are unclear. The Fiji government has said in a statement that ...

This is after the Minister for Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development, National Disaster Management and Meteorological Services, Hon. Inia Seruiratu commissioned two dryers and a husk crusher at Fiji Rice Limited mill in Dreketi, Macuata recently. The Government has invested $60,000 for two more ...

... the collapse of the National Bank of Fiji ('NBF') in 1995 which our country is still reeling from – We are still paying for the largest financial scandal in Fiji's history. The then Government issued $209 million in bonds to bail out the NBF. The funds borrowed were used to pay NBF depositors,” the A-G said.