Vijay Narayan

3 weeks ago | fijivillage.com | Vijay Narayan

Fathers please be a father to your children and engage with the schools that your children attend. That is the message from representative of Catholic Education and former Principal, Ben Salacakau while speaking on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan. Salacakau highlighted the serious lack of full parental support in schools and many parents, especially the fathers, are not even attending the Parents Teachers Interviews, Parents Teachers Association and CAPS meetings.

3 weeks ago | fijivillage.com | Vijay Narayan

There will be no surprises, we will not chop and change tax policies and we are not anticipating any increases in taxes or new taxes. That is the assurance from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad while speaking on the upcoming 2025/2026 National Budget during the 50th Annual Congress of the Fiji Institute of Chartered Accountants.

3 weeks ago | fijivillage.com | Vijay Narayan

Our national budget must be founded on two core principles – transparency and stability. There will be no hidden messages; there are no hidden resources. You must know and be able to see where we are on the fiscal recovery pathway. You must be able to see that all our policies and programs are as transparently costed as possible. Trust flows from that.

3 weeks ago | fijivillage.com | Vijay Narayan

Global trends will continue to challenge us — geopolitics, inflation, energy costs, and digital transformation among them but in these challenges, we also find opportunities to diversify our economy, to upskill our youth, to attract sustainable investment and to build institutions of integrity and innovation. Those are the comments of Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka as he opened the 50th Annual Congress of the Fiji Institute of Chartered Accountants in Nadi today.

3 weeks ago | fijivillage.com | Vijay Narayan

Alleged burglary at FICAC warehouse, electronic device and chainsaw stolen An investigation is underway into an alleged burglary at the FICAC warehouse in Raiwai on Tuesday night.