AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoParliament & Regional Diplomacy: Deputy PM Viliame Gavoka chaired the launch of Fiji’s Israel Allies Caucus in Suva, with PM Rabuka backing the push to move Pacific embassies to Jerusalem and oppose boycott efforts. Budget Fight: Opposition MPs challenged Public Service Broadcast funding allocations; Information Minister Lynda Tabuya defended the figures, while Finance Minister Esrom Immanuel rejected calls to cut ministers’ pay as a fix for Fiji’s wider debt and spending pressures. Jobs Over Growth: ILO education chief Naren Prasad told USP Fiji must shift from GDP focus to job-centred policy to tackle labour shortages, skills gaps and migration. Justice & Rights: A revised National Service Delivery Protocol will speed up support for gender-based violence survivors, and the Human Rights Commission opened its first Northern office in Labasa. Anti-Corruption Reform: Lau Province urged constitutional changes to FICAC, warning against one body holding too much power. Security & Drugs: Opposition leader Inia Seruiratu called for a bigger RFMF role in the drug fight as Defence Minister Pio Tikoduadua reiterated civilian control. Local Development: Lau leaders flagged drugs washing ashore and discussed police action, while government allocated $10m for rural water boreholes and upgrades.
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