Opposition Member of Parliament and Member of the Emoluments Committee Alvick Maharaj claims that FijiFirst Acting General Secretary Faiyaz Koya pressured him to sign the committee report, which recommended increasing salaries and allowances for MPs.

The Ministry of iTaukei Affairs has expressed contentment over the turnout from members of the public at the three-day Ratu Sukuna Day celebration this year.

Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka reiterates that there is no deceit on anybody’s part.

Political Sociologist, Professor Steven Ratuva believes the institutions established by the late statesman, Ratu Sir Josefa Lalabalavu Vanayaliyali Sukuna, have to be transformed to suit the situation.

The Government is planning to transfer bond monitoring, travel clearance, and full bond clearance functions from the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service to Tertiary Scholarship and Loan Services.

The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has been actively addressing the significant challenges faced by people in Vanua Levu, particularly concerning their access to electricity.

As Fijians commemorate the life of the late statesman, Ratu Sir Josefa Lalabalavu Vanayaliyali Sukuna, they have been reminded to share the learned leader’s vision of progress through multiracial cooperation.

The national road death toll currently stands at 21, a significant reduction from the 40 recorded during the same period last year.

A coastal inundation warning remains in force for all the low-lying areas of southern Vitilevu.

World Food Program Country Director, Alpha Bah, says they are hoping for fruitful outcomes at the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States underway in Antigua and Barbuda.

Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed that the due processes for changes to salaries, allowances and benefits for President, Speaker, Leader of Opposition and Members of Cabinet and Parliament as required by the Parliamentary Remunerations Act of 2014 have been gazetted and is now binding on the executive arm of Government to implement.

The 17 Fiji First Members of Parliament who voted in favor of increasing salaries and allowances for MPs have today been terminated from the party.