News and Comments Monday 16 July 2014

Parmesh Chand

ONGOING REVIEWS OF PUBLIC SERVICE PERFORMANCE. Public Service Permanent Secretary Parmesh Chand has announced that the work of two large ministries, Strategic Planning, National Development and Statistics, and Information will be reviewed this year. Particular attention will be given to governance, delegation, policy development, compliance, monitoring and evaluation and quality standards. Over the past two years the following ministries and departments have been reviewed: Education, Health, Works, Transport and Public Utilities, Fisheries and Forests, Agriculture, Public Service Commission, Youth and Sports, and the Office of the Chief Registrar.

Right-sizing could result in outsourcing, corporatisation, management contracting out, mergers and amalgamation. Where established officers become redundant, they will be redeployed elsewhere. Un-established staff will be paid a redundancy amount determined by Cabinet. .Read more on FijiLive.

Laisenia Qarase

QARASE NO CASE TO ANSWER. Former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase’s lawyer, Tupou Draunidalo was expected to file her submission by 9.30am today in relation to their “no case to answer” application in the Fijian Holdings trial. Presiding judge, Justice Priyantha Fernando has also ruled that FICAC is to respond at 3pm today.The grounds on the “no case to answer” were  not highlighted in court. Justice Fernando will deliver his ruling at 9.30am tomorrow Tuesday. 

POLICE STEP OUTSIDE THE SQUARE TO HELP Click.

FIJI's UN PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENTS INCREASE. Click. See also Graham Davis's full coverage in Grubsheet.  http://www.grubsheet.com.au/?p=2624

FRANCE BELIEVES FIJI IS ON RIGHT PATH. Click.