Tag: Public funds
‘My daughter didn’t misuse public funds’ says PNG’s under fire minister
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby
A defiant Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkatchenko says he will not resign over the furore surrounding his daughter Savannah’s...
$889k-plus in Fiji taxpayer funds paid out to Vatis Communications
By Timoci Vula in Suva
Fiji’s Department of Information spent $889,234.84 in taxpayer funds to the Fiji-owned company Vatis Communications until its contract was terminated...
Tahitian pro-independence leader Temaru detained over funding
RNZ Pacific
French Polynesia's pro-independence leader and mayor of Faa'a, Oscar Temaru, has been held for questioning over the funding of his defence in a...
‘Practise what you preach’ climate message to Fiji over COP26
By Ajay Bhai Amrit in Suva
Critics in Fiji are concerned about climate change hypocrisy at the COP26 Leaders Summit this week. Fiji Times contributor...
