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Wanshika Kumar Assistant Minister for Infrastructure Vijay Nath during the parliament sitting. Picture: FILE/RAMA Assistant Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management Vijay Nath says the 2021-2022 National Budget is not a firework or an election budget. “It is about assisting all Fijians affected by the downturn of more focused support to the poor and most vulnerable,” he said in Parliament yesterday. He said it was well targeted and facts based as the government of...

FIJI PARTICIPATES AT 5TH FRANCE - OCEANIA SUMMIT 21/07/2021 Leaders from across Oceania were joined by French President Emmanuel Macron at the 5th France-Oceania Summit in reaffirming their commitment to unity and solidarity of the Pacific family, in building back better against the common challenges of COVID-19 and climate change.   The France-Oceania Summit was established in 2003, to bring together France, as a Forum Dialogue Partner, and its Pacific territories in a dialogue with Forum co...

Ministry prepares for 2021 - 2022 cyclone season Format The Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management has been diligently preparing its facilities and mobilising its resources for the impending 2021-2022 Cyclone Season. Part of these preparatory works was the total renovation and improvements in the current warehousing assets and processes maintained at the Walu Bay based yard. Through a partnership between the Ministry and the New Zealand Government’s Ministry ...

NO MORE HORSE RIDES FOR DROCA COMMUNITY MEMBERS 29/06/2021 School students residing within Droca Settlement in Labasa will now not have to worry about riding on horsebacks to access bus services during adverse weather conditions.     The project involved the upgrading of the 1km road to provide a safe and good condition for members of the public. The project was funded by Government under the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management’s Community Access Roads, Footpa...

LOCAL NGO ASSISTS FAMILIES IN LOCKED DOWN AREAS 22/06/2021 Local non-government organisation (NGO), Rise Beyond the Reef is closely working with the Office of the Commissioner Central and Eastern Divisions and other Government stakeholders to reach out to families residing in COVID-19 locked down areas and frontline workers.   Dubbed the “Basa Exchange” project, the NGO is not only reaching out to help affected families and frontline workers, but through the project, they are able to also ...

Humanitarian work must be apolitical – Seruiratu

  Jun 03, 2021 10:43:35 AM There is growing concern over the rise in leptospirosis, typhoid, dengue and diarrhoea cases in Vanua Levu. This was highlighted by the Minister for Rural, Maritime Development and National Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu while responding to a supplementary question in Parliament. Seruiratu said whilst the coronavirus campaign has grown in stature, there is a worry about the increase in cases of leptospirosis, typhoid, dengue and diarrhoea in Vanua Levu.  “...

medcom.id     Jakarta: Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR), Puan Maharani, stressed on the need for Indonesia to build a strong and solid national maritime force to become a global maritime axis.   "Hence, the Indonesian Navy, as a major component of Indonesias maritime power, should be strengthened," Maharani noted in her statement here on Thursday.   The speaker made the statement while receiving a visit from Commander of the Indonesian Navy Command Staff School (Seskoal) Rear A...

MINISTRY RECEIVES PPE FOR FRONTLINERS 12/05/2021 Staff members of the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management working on the frontline of Government’s COVID-19 containment efforts across the four divisions have been equipped with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).   The PPE were donated by the New Zealand Government through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).   The donated PPE included safety boots, gumboots, reflector jackets and reflector vests. ...

Shop N Save donates $35,000 worth of grocery vouchers for front-line workers Shop N Save donates $35,000 worth of grocery vouchers for front-line workers Shop N Save donates $35,000 worth of grocery vouchers for front-line workers The Ministry of Defence, National Security and Policing, Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, and the Ministry of Health has received 35,000 dollars worth of grocery vouchers for their front-line workers from Shop N Save Supermarkets. While making t...