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Lockdown · FijiThe Rakiraki Town Council (RTC) paid out $37,131 in allowance for board meetings in 2020 when the country was in a lockdown during COVID-19. The council has revealed this information to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that tabled its review report of municipal councils in Parliament this week. The RTC said $4140 was paid in allowance in 2019 for three board meetings between October-December. In 2020, ten board meetings were held with $37,131…See the Story
Council pays $37k allowance during COVID-19
Fiji · FijiNinety-nine per cent of all Bills passed in 2023 were done under Standing Order 51. And the Standing Committee on Justice, Law and Human Rights has now recommended that the Standing Orders be amended to further review the use of Standing Order 51, by referring it to a specific sub-committee. This was one of six recommendations outlined in the Review Report – Parliament of the Republic of Fiji 2018-2019 Annual Report, tabled in Parliament this we…See the Story
‘99pc of Bills passed last year under Standing Order 51’
Fiji · FijiA total of 6823 leases were issued to sugarcane farmers under Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Act (ALTA) between January 1997 and December 31, 2020. This is stated in the Sugar Industry Tribunal 2020 annual report that was tabled in Parliament on Monday. It said 2140 new ALTA leases were issued to iTaukei farmers while 4105 new leases were given to Indo-Fijian farmers. In Lautoka, total iTaukei farmers with ALTA leases were 672, in Ba there wer…See the Story
Report: 6823 leases issued
Fiji · FijiAbout 1000 work permit applications are still sitting with the Immigration Department. This backlog has further exacerbated labour mobility concerns of employers who desperately require workers – but end up losing them to other destinations because of Fiji’s immigration processes. Speaking in Parliament this week, Home Affairs Minister Pio Tikoduadua said they were committed to immigration reform, but they would also consider the safety and nati…See the Story
1000 work permit applications still with dept
Fiji · FijiGovernment will continue to work with the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) to address legacy issues and ensure the FNPF remains a credible retirement pension fund. Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad said this while speaking in Parliament this week on the FNPF 2022 annual report review. He said although FNPF recorded negative contributions in 2022, this was a big improvement from the previous negative net contribution of about $179.5milli…See the Story
Biman on FNPF annual report
Fiji · FijiFunding for the construction of the Vatuwaqa Primary School that was damaged by fire in 2022 is included in the 2024/2025 National Budget. Minister for Education Viliame Gavoka said this in Parliament after Opposition member Viliame Naupoto questioned the progress of the school construction. “Ï asked 16 months ago, the former Education Minister assured they were working on it but are they still at it?” In response Mr Gavoka assured the House tha…See the Story
Budget for construction of Vatuwaqa primary school considered
Fiji · FijiKrivelj, Serbia (Reuters) – Before dawn, 78-year-old Vukosava Radivojevic prepared breakfast for her husband then walked into her village in eastern Serbia to guard a barricade stopping trucks entering an open-pit copper mine that residents say is contaminating local land and water. Radivojevic is one of two dozen women who since January took shifts day and night on a small bridge in Krivelj to protest against the mine, run by a subsidiary of Ch…See the Story
In Serbian village, women fight to escape encroaching mine
Fiji · FijiFiji is experiencing an unprecedented need for immigration services, with volume of passport applications having increased from 4000 to 6000 each month. And to cope with the increased demand from consumers, the Immigration Department has reviewed its working hours by opening up our offices as early as 6am to accommodate them and on some days, beginning the registration process as early as 7am. This was detailed in a ministerial statement deliver…See the Story