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05/05/2023

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30/04/2023

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

18/04/2023

Swire Shipping Fijian Drua head coach Mick Byrne believes there is a lot of frustration with the number of stoppages in a match caused by the TMO (Television Match Official)....

18/04/2023

18/04/2023

All eyes will be on last year’s Coca-Cola Games and Suva Zone 1 Senior Girls’ blue ribbon event winner, Kesaia Boletakanakadavu of Mahatma Gandhi

17/04/2023

Summit attracts $150k, says PM
BY ELENA VUCUKULA

THE Coalition Government’s upcoming National Economic Summit has attracted more than $150,000 in sponsorship, says Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka.

He said this in a statement yesterday where he also clarified that the $360,000 estimated budget for the summit was approved by Cabinet on the understanding that the Finance Ministry would seek sponsorship to minimise costs.

Mr Rabuka also said the actual cost would be less than half the budgeted figure.

“I am sure that the summit, attended by over 500 participants, will cost less than half the estimated figure for a national event of this magnitude,” he said.

“The Deputy PM and Minister of Finance (Professor Biman Prasad) has confirmed that the summit has attracted significant financial sponsorship of over $150,000.

“I am sure the Deputy PM will provide to the nation the final expenditure or the actual cost of the event in the near future.

“The people’s Coalition Government firmly believes in transparency and accountability and that is why Government is upfront in the use of taxpayers’ funds.

“The announcement of estimated budgets for the National Economic Summit and the Girmit Day and Ratu Sukuna Day celebrations, is in conformity with this principle.”

Mr Rabuka was responding to scathing criticism from some Fijians on social media and leader of the Opposition and other political parties over the $360,000 budget.

Fijians questioned the need to spend $32,700 on hosting the two day event at the Grand Pacific Hotel, $115,000 for morning and afternoon tea and lunch for 500 participants, $15,000 for a cocktail, $18,700 for kalavata and $11,390.50 for summit bags, especially at a time the country was sinking in debt and many were struggling to put food on the table.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka at the post-Cabinet press conference in Suva on April 11. He says the $360,000 budget for the upcoming summit was approved by Cabinet on the understanding that the Finance M

17/04/2023

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The NYDA calls on the youth with an interest in Agriculture to apply for the Agricultural Summer School.

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