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25th September
Minister blames officials for $550m loss
Sugar ministers, permanent secretaries, multiple Fiji Sugar Corporation chairmen, directors of the FSC board and highly paid CEOs of FSC from 2005-2018 are all guilty of serious abandonment of their fiduciary duties to the company,...
23rd September
Child Justice Bill
The Child Justice Bill will be tabled in Parliament in November. Attorney-General Siromi Turaga said further discussions on the Bill would be held next week with relevant stakeholders, including the Social Welfare and Education ministries. Mr Turaga said the Bill was an important legislation to discuss as it addressed the issue of children being used...
‘Slap in the face’ | FLP, Unity Fiji oppose Coalition’s pay increase decision
The leaders of Fiji Labour Party and Unity Fiji, Mahendra Chaudhry and Savenaca Narube, say they “strongly oppose the Coalition Government’s decision to give themselves a pay increase” at a time when the people are struggling to cope with the cost of living triggered by tax increases in the 2023/2024 Budget. Both leaders were referring...
Firms ‘have healthy bank balances’ | Court states Aiyaz is a director and shareholder of two companies
A Magistrate’s court ruling delivered on September 13 states former attorney-general, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is a director and shareholder of two companies that “have healthy bank balances”. Magistrate Jeremaia Savou noted this in the bail variation ruling for Mr Sayed-Khaiyum who was seeking court orders to travel to Singapore for medical reasons. Mr Sayed-Khaiyum was allowed...
