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The big one on the front page of the Fiji Times’ edition for Wednesday, April 6 is about shoppers who are concerned their money is not going as far as they were expecting it to go. Now they will have to brace themselves for continued “increase due to global food and fuel supply disruptions”, caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Economy Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum told Parliament that the inflationary pressure had risen globally because of global supply chain disruptions! Read about this on Page 1.
Meanwhile, here are some headlines that made The Fiji Times.
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- THE Fiji First party had $846,828 in its bank account and on hand at December 31, 2021, states the party’s annual financial statement that has been released by the Fijian Elections Office.
- THE Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) spent $291,532 in salaries and allowances at 31 December 2021, states its annual financial account that has been released by the Fijian Elections Office.
- THE National Federation Party received $63,747 in donations for the financial year that ended at December 31, 2021, states its annual financial report that has been released by the Fijian Elections Office.
- UNITY Fiji Party recorded a loss of $10,902 for the financial year ending December 31, 2021, states its annual financial accounts released by the Fijian Elections Office.
- THE Fiji Labour Party recorded a profit of $465 and had $4013 in cash and bond as at December 31, 2021, states its financial accounts that have been released by the Fijian Elections Office.
- THE People’s Alliance Party received $65,011 in donation last year, states the party’s first annual accounts released by the Fijian Elections Office.
- THE Cath lab at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital (CWM) in Suva is operational and serving the people, says Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete.
- IN the past seven years, the Education Ministry has spent around $4.4 million to upgrade teacher’s quarters for 187 schools around the country through its building grant allocation.
- Economy Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says the price of fertilizers is skyrocketing since most of it is produced in Ukraine, Russia and China.
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- THE Ministry of Education has released the dates for the 2022 academic year.
- FIJI Teachers Union national president Muniappa Goundar says he sympathises with teachers in urban schools who have to teach large classes.
