■ Cogito, ergo sum. I think, therefore I am. (René Descartes, mathematician and philosopher,1599-1650)
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So far most comments on the 2019-20 Fiji Budget seem favourable but there is concern that cuts, and possible future cuts, to free milk in school, free school children's bus trips, and parental leave could herald a downsizing of targeted help for the young. Instances of misuse, cited by the AG, often herald the end of a service.
Vinaka vakalevu to Fiji Live that provides this overview. It is one of the three remaining free websites. The others are Fiji Village and Islands Business. The Fiji Times now charges (over F$100 a year), and the Fiji Sun provides limited access. This makes obtaining media information for this blog very difficult.
Read what Fiji Live says and then visit Islands Business for detailed breakdown of expenditures.
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National Federation Party leader Dr Biman Prasad claims PM Bainimarama is guilty of overwhelming incompetence.
“He has totally shirked his pledge for the election campaign to be all about a battle of ideas. Instead he should have a public debate with me on why under his leadership for past 12 years there has been a stratospheric rise to the cost of living, deteriorating public health and medical services, mess in the
