4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1140+ words) “On behalf of the Board and Management of the Fiji Commerce & Employers Federation, we extend our sincere condolences to the family of the late Honourable Agni Deo Singh, Minister for Employment, Productivity and Workplace Relations. “Mr Singh touched the professional…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (153+ words) Minister for Employment, Productivity and Workplace Relations Agni Deo Singh has died in Brisbane. The Office of the Prime Minister confirmed Mr Singh’s passing in a statement this evening, saying he died today. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has expressed his…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (311+ words) THE Standing Committee on Economic Affairs’ visit to the Western and Northern divisions covered five reports, three of which were current, and used the trip to conduct an enquiry into rural electrification and meet stakeholders. This was shared by Committee…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (221+ words) A SURGE in complaints to the Nasinu Town Council has been attributed to improved reporting system with ratepayers now able to have their concerns centrally recorded and tracked through to resolution. Acting chief financial officer Imran Khan told the Parliamentary…...

1+ day, 17+ min ago   (410+ words) FIJI should not dismiss the findings and warning contained in the latest electoral review report. The message in it is not about voting systems or political representation but what can happen to a country when economic hardship begins to follow…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (139+ words) Young people must be given more than an invitation to participate in Fiji’s political system – they must be recognised as collaborators and leaders, Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) candidate Anne-Marie Vikatoria Raduva told the Parliament Standing Committee on Justice, Law…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (209+ words) FIJI’S proposed referendum law and the Constitution Amendment Bill will need to be aligned as the Government moves towards constitutional reform, Minister for Information Lynda Tabuya says. Ms Tabuya said the Referendum Bill, still before the relevant parliamentary standing committee,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (230+ words) THE public will have to wait until the Constitution Review Commission’s report is tabled in Parliament before seeing its contents, with Cabinet yet to discuss its substance. Minister for Information Lynda Tabuya said Cabinet’s discussion on Wednesday focused on the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (150+ words) A proud moment at the University of the South Pacific graduation yesterday was marked by both joy and heartbreak for Asinate Koroimata. Ms Koroimata, who hails from Malolo, graduated with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Chemistry and Biology, becoming…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (198+ words) SAIMONI Rokotunidau, who is facing an attempted murder charge, will appear in the High Court in Suva on September 24 for a hearing on whether his bail should be revoked. Mr Rokotunidau is accused of attempting to murder Police Constable Senoveva…...