Posts Tagged ‘government assistance’

No funding for religion – says Bainimarama

Monday, February 27th, 2017
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The Fiji Government will not fund religion says the prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama. While responding to pleas from villagers on Saturday, Bainimarama said if Government handed out assistance to a certain church group, others would follow suit. He said this could not be done  because Government did not have the funds just to assist religious groups Read more

Some Samoa schools get last govt payment before poll

Tuesday, February 9th, 2016

It is the final payment to be made by the Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Maleilegaoi led government before the general election which is now a month away. The Catholic and the Congregational Christian Church schools have topped the list, receiving more than half a million dollars with the Methodist church schools getting just over $US 250,000. Several Read more