Category: Board Members

Fiji Sun, 16 May 2017 – FTUC comes in numbers to Lautoka consultation The Fiji Trades Union Congress yesterday made a strong showing at the Minimum Wage Consultation in Lautoka,

The Fiji Times, 23 April 2017 – FISHERMEN continue to fish freely in traditionally-owned fishing grounds around the country as the Ministry of Fisheries await Government to gazette the newly-proposed

Fiji Sun, 22 April 2017 – The conclusion of the regional trade negotiations, PACER-Plus, offers little for Pacific island countries in guaranteed benefits but burdens them with legally binding costs,

Fiji Sun, 22 April 2017 – Fiji did not pull out of the PACER Plus trade negotiations. It had been excluded. Trade Minister Faiyaz Koya yesterday expressed shock after finding

The Fiji Times, 21 April – THE negotiations for the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus has ended yesterday with the negotiating parties preparing the text for legal

Fiji Sun, 24 March – Trade unionists Felix Anthony and Daniel Urai received between $156, 000 to $185,000 while serving on the Fiji National Provident Fund board. In contrast, a

Fiji Sun, 23 March – Dengue can be managed and treated appropriately although there is no cure, says Minister for Health and Medical Services, Rosy Akbar. She made the statement

Fiji Sun, 23 March – Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum yesterday hit out at Opposition attacks in Parliament against Fiji Airways. He said the attacks showed a lack of fundamental knowledge of

Fiji Sun, 23 March – A suggestion to get landowners involved in the changes brought by Electricity Bill 2017 sparked a heated debate yesterday. SODELPA Opposition MP, Aseri Radrodro, while

Fiji Times, 23 March – HEALTH and Medical Services Minister Rosy Akbar stressed the importance of controlling the mosquito population as a preventative measure of dengue infection in the country.

Fijivillage, 22 March – Health Minister Rosy Akbar says their medical facilities and staff are fully equipped in terms of knowledge and resources to counter dengue fever. She made the

Fiji Sun, 22 March – Proactive intervention of mediation services resulted in the decrease in strikes, said the Minister for Employment, Industrial Relations and Productivity Jone Usamate. While speaking in

FBC News, 12 March – The current National Minimum Wage of $2.32 per hour will be reviewed soon. Employment Minister, Jone Usumate says the Government had already agreed to review

Fiji Sun, 10 March – Security failure in the Fiji Immigration Department allowed foreign nationals to access certain rooms that had official documents. This was cited in the 2014 Auditor-General’s

Bula Members, SOFTA has sent FHTA the below copy of their submission to the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism.