Tag: Biman Prasad
Pacific journalists’ resilience shines through at historic conference
By Justin Latif in Suva
Despite the many challenges faced by Pacific journalists in recent years, the recent Pacific International Media Conference highlighted the incredible...
Fiji’s Prasad reaches out to the NZ diaspora to help rebuild...
By Venkat Raman, editor of Indian Newslink
Fiji is on the road to economic recovery and the government looks forward to the support and assistance...
Fiji Deputy PM condemns decline in ‘Bula Boys’ football ranking
By Rodney Duthie in Suva
Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad has called on the Fiji Football Association to address the problem of the decline...
Fiji’s 2023 Budget: Major spending and projects but high debt ‘on...
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Fiji government has announced its "rebuilding our future together" Budget with a spend of FJ$4.3 billion (NZ$3.2 billion)...
‘Other people’s wars’, climate crisis – South Pacific not in good...
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva
In a keynote speech at the annual Pacific Update conference the region's major university, Fiji deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman...
Fiji tax system – ‘we’ll look after our vulnerable people’, says...
By Shayal Devi in Suva
Any attempt to review or change Fiji’s existing taxation system will be done with proper consideration of all reports and...
Fiji’s economic summit addresses ‘daunting’ challenges, says Rabuka
By Viliame Tawanakoro in Suva
Fiji's Coalition government strongly believes that addressing the country’s priorities head-on is the cornerstone to building a progressive and prosperous...
Former Fiji PM Bainimarama suspended over breaching parliamentary privilege
RNZ Pacific
Fiji's opposition leader Voreqe Bainimarama has been suspended for three years as an MP for breaching parliamentary privilege.
It comes after the ex-prime minister...
Fiji sacks PR consultants Qorvis Communications and Vatis
Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka confirms termination of the Corvis contract. Video: The Fiji Times
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva
Qorvis Communications and Vatis -- the...
Fiji plans to ‘restore confidence’ in USP partnership, says Professor Prasad
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva
Fiji's Minister of Finance and deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad says all coalition partners in the new government have...
Existing ‘good policies’ to carry on, says Fiji Deputy PM...
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva
Fiji’s new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says the good policies of the government that...
A knife-edge election in Fiji sees power shift – and a...
ANALYSIS: By Steven Ratuva, University of Canterbury
When the final election results were announced around 4pm on Sunday, many Fijians, at home and around the...
Fijians have ‘chosen a new way, a new path’ under Rabuka,...
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An official communication will be sent to Fiji's President confirming the new People’s Alliance, National Federation Party and Sodelpa government is ready to...
Last shall be first … Fiji’s kingmaker party considering all options
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist
The Social Democratic Liberal Party (Sodelpa) has emerged as the kingmaker in Fiji's contentious 2022 general election and its...
Showdown between two former coup leaders in fight for Fiji’s democracy
By Ravindra Singh Prasad in Suva
It is an ironic fact in Fiji, a multiethnic Pacific nation of under one million people, that coups don't...
Fijians face polls in December in one of the country’s most...
By Lice Movono, RNZ Pacific correspondent in Suva
Fijians will go to the polls to choose their next government on December 14.
In a statement yesterday,...
Fijian PM ‘fooling around’ over election date, claims Prasad
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva
Opposition National Federation Party (NFP) leader Professor Biman Prasad claims Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is “fooling around” and “pretending” he...
Draconian Fiji ‘nowhere near genuine democracy’, says NFP’s Prasad
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
Fiji MP and the leader of the opposition National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad, is accusing Prime Minister Voreqe...
Will Fiji’s 2022 hotly contested elections further cement democracy?
ANALYSIS: By Shailendra Singh of the University of the South Pacific
In Fiji’s politically charged context, national elections are historically a risky period. Since the...
Prasad accuses FijiFirst of ‘political gimmick’ in highlighting 1987 coup
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva
Opposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad has questioned the motive of the FijiFirst government to continuously highlight the...
‘Be fearless – and amplify the voice of the people’, Prasad...
By Luke Nacei in Suva
Fiji has no place for a partisan media using press freedom as a blank cheque to be a mouthpiece of...
Fiji’s political ‘power game’ – Ratuva says how rival MoU pact...
By Luke Nacei in Suva
Forming post-election alliances through formal agreement is an effective way of drawing in a broader and more culturally diverse group...