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Each province has a provincial council which may make bylaws and impose rates (local taxes), subject to the approval of the iTaukei Affairs Board a government department. . The board must also approve the appointment of the Roko Tui, or executive head of the provincial council, who is usually a high chief, although in recent years, commoners have sometimes been cho
On 24 December 2022 he was appointed Minister for Housing and Local Government in the coalition government of Sitiveni Rabuka. [8] After his appointment he promised to restore elected local government in Fiji. [9]
The Fiji Times is owned by Motibhai Group, which purchased it from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on 22 September 2010 due to the enactment of the Media Industry Development Act 2010. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Fiji Times Limited board is chaired by Kirit Patel (as of 2010), and includes Rajesh Patel, [ 5 ] a resident director appointed in 2010 and Jinesh ...
The 55‑member Great Council of Chiefs (Bose Levu Vakaturaga in Fijian) included 3 representatives from each of Fiji's 14 provinces and 1 dependency, 3 ex-officio members (the President, Vice-President, and Prime Minister), and 6 government appointees; former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was a life-member.
The 2022 general elections resulted in a hung parliament.Although FijiFirst emerged as the largest party, a coalition government was formed by the People's Alliance (led by Sitiveni Rabuka) with the National Federation Party and the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA). [1]
This is a list of newspapers in Fiji. Daily Post; Fiji Focus; Fiji Live; Fiji Samachar; Fiji Sun (in English) [1] Fiji Times (since 1869; daily, in English) [1] Fiji Village [2] The Jet Newspaper (monthly, in English) [1] Sartaj (weekly, in Hindi) [1] Shanti Dut (weekly, in Hindi) [1] The Stallion; South Sea Times; Nai Lalakai; Kaila; Fiji ...
Local elections in Fiji are held for two cities (Suva and Lautoka) and ten towns (Ba, Labasa, Lami, Levuka, Nadi, Nausori, Nasinu, Savusavu, Sigatoka, and Tavua).Each city or town has a council comprising between 8 and 20 members, elected for three-year terms, although the government announced legislation on 15 February 2006 to extend the term to four years.
This article lists the heads of state of Fiji, from the establishment of the Kingdom of Fiji in 1871 to the present day. Currently, the head of state of Fiji is the president of the republic, appointed by the Parliament for a three-year term under the terms of the Constitution of 2013. [1] The current president is Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu.