People Daily (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Fiji Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama and a state delegation will be representing Fiji at the Copenhagen meeting next week. Fiji officials said on Friday that the delegation includes Bainimarama and officials from the Department of Environment. Bainimarama said Fiji will definitely be affected by any rise in sea levels and this could lead to social, economic and...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Fiji’s Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama says his government will not appoint a Vice President. Bainimarama said when Ratu Epeli Nailtikau leaves the country then the Chief Justice, Anthony Gates will act on his behalf. “The Chief Justice is there to do the job. At the moment we will not appoint a Vice President,” he said. Bainimarama said Ratu Epeli will have...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Fiji’s Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama says the military does not have enough time to achieve its plans and objectives before the 2014 elections.But he says that does not mean that it will not return Fiji to democratic rule within five years.“The elections must and will be held in 2014 just as we have promised our people,” Bainimarama said while addressing troops at...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Fiji Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said on Friday that the general election under a just and fair electoral system will be held by September 2014. In delivering the 2010 Budget for Fiji, Bainimarama said the primary focus of his government shall be on the economy for the next three years. He said he has commenced the process to hold a Dialogue Forum from February...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Fiji Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said on Friday that the general election under a just and fair electoral system will be held by September 2014. In delivering the 2010 Budget for Fiji, Bainimarama said the primary focus of his government shall be on the economy for the next three years. He said he has commenced the process to hold a Dialogue Forum from February...
newsjiffy (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... the third year of the Fijian military government, which came to power in a coup. Under Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, the media has already suffered from tight censorship. The Age reports that: "the media is either devoid of political discourse, like the Murdoch-owned Fiji Times, or it slobbers over the regime, as does the locally owned Fiji Sun." However, Attorney-General...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Fiji’s National Dialogue Forum will begin in February 2010, Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has announced in the prelude to his 2010 Budget address in Suva.However, Bainimarama has made it clear that the dialogue process, called for by the international community and the Commonwealth in a recent visit to Suva this year, will not distract from his government’s focus...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... subsidies will continue in 2010 but will be based on an income test level.Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said government was providing targeted assistance to the poor while removing price controls over the next year.“Government believes price control creates distortions in the market. It is an archaic, uneconomic, anti-investment and anti-business manner of providing...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Government has allocated $15 million to begin its land reform program next year.A taskforce had already begun work on facilitating the utilisation of idle land for productive use, Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said during his 2010 Budget address today.“Negotiations with key stakeholders have commenced.”“We plan to have the first lots of land available on new and attractive...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
The Fiji National Provident Fund must go through reforms to ensure its viability, Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has announced in his 2010 Budget address.He said the FNPF must embark on a review and reform process to ensure it continued to remain in a place of continue viability.Bainimarama referred to comments this week by a visiting International Monetary Fund that...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
The Fiji Police Department has been boosted with a $78.4m allocation for 2010 while the Military budget drops by $4.3 million.Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said the Police will be increasing its manpower next year, thus the increase from the $76.3 million it was allocated for 2009.The Police received $72.8 million in its 2008 Budget.Meanwhile, the decrease in missions to...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
... with a $78.4m allocation while the Military budget drops to $92.5m.Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said his Government’s total estimated budget for 2010 is $1.706 billion, compared to $1.175b in its 2009 Budget.The expected revenue for 2010 is $1.86 billion.The Government has a capital budget of $325m, which it will invest in water and waste water systems.
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Tourists to Fiji will get a chance for refund of tax they pay on goods and services from next year.According to Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, the Tourist VAT (value added tax) Refund Scheme, to be effective on February 1, 2010, will allow foreign passport tourists refund if they purchase goods over $500.He said that the TVRS will be available for departing tourists.“The...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Businesses will pay less tax in 2010, 3 percent down from last year.In his 2010 Budget Address today, Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said corporate tax will drop by 1 per cent to 28 per cent next year.This year the tax was 29 per cent, compared to 31 per cent in 2008.In addition, he said that 9200 taxpayers will pay less tax from next year, giving them stronger spending power...
Fijilive (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Import duty will in 2010 be removed from luxury items such as perfumes, laptops, ipods and sunglasses.Other items that will have duty reduced to zero per cent from 15 per cent this year are, cosmetics, aftershave, MP 3 and MP 4 players, cameras, watches and jeweleries.In announcing the duty-free items today, Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said this move will encourage local...
