Turaga: Register Your Children Now
Ministry officials discovered that some children had not been registered by their parents because of laxity, probably ignorance and some due to financial reasons.
Saturday 21 December 2024 | 13:27
Minister for Justice Siromi Turaga during the launch of Birth, Death and Marriage certificate at the Post Shop in Lekutu, Bua on December 19, 2024.
Minister for Justice Siromi Turaga is calling on parents to register their children at the Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) Registry before school starts next year.
He was in Bua on Wednesday and Thursday launching BDM services at the Post Fiji Shop at Kubulau, Wainunu, Lekutu and Nabouwalu.
"Every child born on this earth comes from a family, a mother and a father," Mr Turaga said.
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"Parents need to be responsible and get their child officially registered."
He said one of the reasons the ministry changed its approach by choosing decentralisation of services was to make things easy for people.
Ministry officials discovered that some children had not been registered by their parents because of laxity, probably ignorance and some due to financial reasons.
Minister for Justice Siromi Tu raga said one of the reasons the ministry changed its approach by choosing decentralisation of services was to make things easy for people.
"Why we want registration of children to be done so that it terms of policy-making, Government will be fully aware of the number of people it has, the age and only then it can be in a position to do better planning," he said.
He said now that the service was available on their doorsteps, people of Bua do not need to travel to Savusavu or Labasa to access BDM services.
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