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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 officials were conducting surveys and visiting affected areas. “Most of the data are consolidated us...

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 countries and regional organisations. It has met every three to four years including in 2003 (Tahiti),...

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 of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), the Ministry’s warehouse facilities underwent a grand refurbi...

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, Footpaths and Footbridges (CARFF) Programme at a cost of $49,632.   Droca Settlement resident Mr Mohammed...

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 generate revenue for rural farmers in remote communities in Naitasiri, Ra and Ba.   The project inv...