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$467 Million Paid Out To FNPF Members: 2022 Report
NATION, NEWS

$467 Million Paid Out To FNPF Members: 2022 Report

Early withdrawals due to death increased to $6.lm from $5.9m in 2021, and the total death withdrawals made last year...

Villagers In Maritime Zone Will Soon Have Decent And Affordable Homes
Island News

Villagers In Maritime Zone Will Soon Have Decent And Affordable Homes

Habitat for Humanity’s activities in Fiji range from new house construction to helping families rebuild after cycl...

Council Staff Under Radar For Alleged Corrupt Practices
NATION

Council Staff Under Radar For Alleged Corrupt Practices

Minister Premila Kumar said work was now underway to have processes done in municipal councils in a much more transp...

Concerns Over Rent Issue
NATION

Concerns Over Rent Issue

A University of the South Pacific student told the Fiji Sun that she was renting a room in Nabua for $400 a month wi...

Landlords ‘Violate Rent Order’
NATION

Landlords ‘Violate Rent Order’

“Tenants facing illegal rent increments are urged to contact the Council or raise the matter with Fijian Competiti...

TELS Students Face Hurdles Paying Rent Without Tenancy Agreement
NATION

TELS Students Face Hurdles Paying Rent Without Tenancy Agreement

“We were told at the Tertiary Scholarship and Loans Board (TSLB) office that without the rental agreement, we cann...

Landlords Not Issuing Tenancy Agreements Says Students
NATION

Landlords Not Issuing Tenancy Agreements Says Students

The Fiji Competition and Consumer Commission (Rent Increase Restriction on Residential and Ground Rent Order 2017), ...

Rent Freeze, Land Scarcity Affect Demand
Feature

Rent Freeze, Land Scarcity Affect Demand

Housing is very important. Shelter is a basic need that has become a socio-economic right the world over. While t...

Slumlords Not Landlords
Analysis

Slumlords Not Landlords

They exploit desperate people especially students and put them in sub-standard accommodation at unreasonably high re...

Govt Will Ensure All Fijians Get Equal Opportunities, Says Bala
NATION

Govt Will Ensure All Fijians Get Equal Opportunities, Says Bala

The Government will ensure that all Fijians are given equal opportunities including those in informal settlements. M...

Lautoka Swimming Pool Incurs Additional Costs
SUNBIZ

Lautoka Swimming Pool Incurs Additional Costs

  Lautoka’s new aquatic swimming pool will now cost around $12.6 million to complete, increasing from an init...

Taste Fiji Could End Operations Due To Road Closure, Management Say
SUNBIZ

Taste Fiji Could End Operations Due To Road Closure, Management Say

  The owners of a popular cafe in Nadi is unhappy after the Fiji Roads Authority (FRA) said the access road is ...

Squatter Families To Be Relocated
NATION

Squatter Families To Be Relocated

  Twenty five households living in the Fiji Muslim League squatter settlement in Nabua will be relocated to Wai...

Initiative Aims To Reduce Plastic Usage
NATION

Initiative Aims To Reduce Plastic Usage

  The eradication of the use of plastic bags was the focus of an event at Moto Sanatan Shammelan School in Ba l...

Govt Helps Landowners
NEWS

Govt Helps Landowners

Minister for Local Government, Urban Development, Housing and Environment Parveen Bala says Government is at the for...

Crown Night Awaits Contestants
NATION

Crown Night Awaits Contestants

  The Minister for Local Government, Housing, Environment, Infrastructure and Transport, Parveen Bala, will be ...

Lesuma Appointed CEO
NATION

Lesuma Appointed CEO

Manasa Lesuma is the new chief executive officer of the National Fire Authority. Minister for Local Government, Hous...

Labasa Festival Helps Ba Victims
NATION

Labasa Festival Helps Ba Victims

The Vodafone Festival of the Friendly North committee on Friday handed over a cheque of $5000 to assist the flood vi...

Bala Visits Vendors, Hears Grievances
NATION

Bala Visits Vendors, Hears Grievances

Labasa market vendors were happy to see Minister for Local Government, Housing, Environment, Infrastruc­ture and Tr...

Make The Right Choice: Bala
NEWS

Make The Right Choice: Bala

Minister attends 80th anniversary of the Temple in Ba. Parveen Bala told the people of Ba to decide their future wel...

Bala Orders Council To Bump Up Security
NEWS

Bala Orders Council To Bump Up Security

We will do our part to strengthen the security at the Nausori Market, says Parveen Bala. This was the assurance from...

Minister Ensures Investment Will Pay Off
NATION

Minister Ensures Investment Will Pay Off

  Protecting the environment and Fiji’s beauty is always a challenging task, says Parveen Bala, the Minister ...

New vehicles for enforcement operations
NEWS

New vehicles for enforcement operations

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has spent approximately $690,000 to purchase eight new vehicles dedicated to enfo...

Impact Of Overloading Poses  Risk To Vehicles, Public Safety
NEWS

Impact Of Overloading Poses Risk To Vehicles, Public Safety

Overloading with its associated impact on the deteriorating road conditions pose potential risks to vehicle and publ...

Road Code Available in Vernacular Now
NATION

Road Code Available in Vernacular Now

  The Land Transport Authority yesterday launched two new Road Code books, one in Hindi and the other in the iT...

Act is obsolete, says Minister
NATION

Act is obsolete, says Minister

The Local Government Act of 1972 is an outdated docu­ment, says Minister for Local Government, Housing, En­vironme...

Strengthen Partnership Roles with Govt, Bala Urges Municipal Councils
NATION

Strengthen Partnership Roles with Govt, Bala Urges Municipal Councils

Municipal councils will need to strengthen their roles as development part­ners with the national Govern­ment. The...

Ambulances To Assist In Crises
NEWS

Ambulances To Assist In Crises

“Our objective is to equip all our fire stations with an ambulance vehicle,” Minister for Local Government, Hous...

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