PM Rabuka : Vernacular Languages in Parliament Approved
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has approved the use of vernacular languages to be spoken during Parliament sittings.
Thursday 12 January 2023 | 06:53
From left: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Biman Prasad, Chief Justice Kamal Kumar and Indian High Commissioner to Fiji Palaniswamy Karthigeyanat Civic Centre on January 10, 2023. Photo: Viliame Tawanakoro
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has approved the use of vernacular languages to be spoken during Parliament sittings.
It reinforces the coalition Government’s push to promote and preserve vernacular in Fiji.
This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Biman Prasad, during the official launch of the 12th Hindi Conference at Civic Centre in Suva on Tuesday.
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He said the coalition Government would ensure to pay special and specific attention to the teaching, promotion and preservation of the vernacular language, particularly Hindi and iTaukei in the country.
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Story By: Viliame Tawanakoro
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