He was democratically elected as Prime Minister of Fiji, serving from 1992 to 1999, and again in 2022, leading a three-party coalition. He also served as Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs from 1999 to 2001, and later as Chairman of the Cakaudrove Provincial Council …

Mar 17, 2025 · Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Opposition leader Inia Seruiratu have traded blows following the government's failure to win parliament support for its Constitution Amendment Bill. Photo: PMN/Supplied. The political standoff over constitutional amendments in Fiji continues to escalate. This time, the coalition government accuses the ...

Feb 10, 2025 · Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has made a heartfelt appeal for compassion during a meeting with the Fijian diaspora in Santa Rosa, California as Fijians living in the US who have overstayed...

Dec 24, 2022 · Sitiveni Rabuka has been sworn in as Fiji’s prime minister, capping a tense week in a fragile Pacific democracy where the former military commander first held office more than two decades ago.

3 days ago · This was highlighted by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka while delivering his message for Eid. ... Chairman of Communications Fiji Limited, parent company of FM96, LegendFM, VitiFM, Navtarang, Radio ...

Mar 3, 2025 · Rabuka’s address placed economic recovery front and center, emphasizing the urgent need to tackle the nation’s rising debt and escalating fiscal deficit. The Prime Minister painted a stark picture of Fiji’s economic challenges, sweeping inflation, a stagnant domestic economy, and unsustainable public debt that threatens to derail future ...

1 day ago · Rabuka says the world is bigger than the United States and they will have to look at new sources of imports and new markets for exports. He says they are fortunate that there are a lot of friendly nations around the world that will trade with Fiji. However he has refrained from labeling the development as a trade war. We cannot call it a trade war.

Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka[4] CF OBE MSD (Fijian: [sitʃiˈβeni ramˈbuka]; born 13 September 1948) is a Fijian politician. He has served as Prime Minister of Fiji since 24 December 2022, after winning the 2022 general election. In 1987, Rabuka headed two coups d'état, which overthrew the Labour government of Timoci Bavadra and made Fiji a republic.

Mar 3, 2025 · Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says Fiji can never be classified as a beggar, as some sarcastic Fijians, post on social media when the Deputy Prime Ministers, Professor Biman Prasad, Manoa...

Feb 22, 2025 · This conversation sheds light on the government’s responses to public concerns and its vision for Fiji’s future. FT: Mr Prime Minister, what key lessons and insights did you gain from attending the 61st Munich Security Conference, and how do you plan to apply them to Fiji’s security and diplomatic strategies moving forward?