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Kamal Iyer Sugarcane cutters take a break to quench their thirst. Picture: FILE In searing heat and sweltering temperatures at Malele, Tavua just after midday on Thursday, April 8, 2021, a group of cane growers decided they have had enough of broken promises, falsehoods, fake assurances and freebies to buy their respect and dignity during general election fever. “We are broken; we are crippled; the Sugar Cane Growers Council (SCGC) and Sugar Cane Growers Fund (SCGF) are toothless and work against us (growers) despite the fact that they should be working for us; we demand SCGC elections”, ...

Kamal Iyer 3 April, 2021, 7:00 pm Metformin, sold under the brand name Glucophage among others, is the fi rst-line medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, particularly in people who are overweight. It is also used in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome. Picture: https://www.formularywatch.com AT 11.45pm on Friday, March 26, 2021, 30 per cent of Fiji’s population or one in every three people statistically, would have suffered a hammer-blow after listening to or watching the Minister for Health and Medical Services sound a dire warning in Parliament about the most commonly use...

  Opposition member Pio Tikoduadua is calling on the government to stop the blame game. Tikoduadua has questioned government on why they are pretending they weren’t aware of drafting of the police bill. He said everybody in Fiji knows that nothing happens in the government unless the Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama or Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says so. “Last week the Local Government Minister Premila Kumar blamed an un-named “consultant” for the release of municipal market regulations imposing huge fees on market vendors,” he said “Kumar said the regulations wer...

Fiji Youth Entrepreneurs Commit To Integrity Fiji youth entrepreneurs yesterday launched their commitments to achieve greater integrity in their business operations. The Young Entrepreneurs Council (YEC) under Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation (FCEF) officially launched the by shreya kumar 09 Mar 2021 11:28 ...

on Justice, Law and Human Rights Bills 50 and 52 of 2020 Mr Chairman, before I look at the proposed Bills I wish to make a few general observations. You and I well know that this consultation process is just for show. We also know that when the Bills eventually find their way into Parliament, they will be fast tracked under Standing Order 51 and that will be the end of it all. Even then, I consider it my duty to appear before you to record the Fiji Labour Party’s position on the Bills for the sake of posterity. The explanatory notes to the Bills state that they originate from the Multinatio...