AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoConstitution Bill: Fiji’s reform debate is sharpening. PM Sitiveni Rabuka warned NFP and SODELPA ministers they could lose Cabinet posts if they oppose the Bill, while NFP MP Lenora Qereqeretabua says the process should not be rushed. The Government is seeking enough support for the two-thirds majority needed to send the changes to a referendum. Water Crisis: El Niño has pushed 19 of Fiji’s 44 monitored water sources to critical levels, with about 24,600 people facing intermittent supply or water deliveries. Vaturu Dam, which serves around 223,000 people, could reach a critical level within days. Australia Treaties: Foreign Minister Sakiasi Ditoka says Fiji should proceed with two agreements despite a parliamentary committee’s concerns over sovereignty, security and foreign policy. Rabuka plans to seek Parliament’s view through another route. Scholarship Accountability: TSLS says 33,070 scholarship non-completion cases should not all be treated as academic failures; the reported $235.4 million includes students who stopped studying or ended their awards, and some still owe service to the country.
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