Saturday, 17 April 2021, 1:34 pm
Twenty
young women representatives from Lautoka, Ba and Tavua have
now joined the eighth cohort (8) of the Fiji Women s Rights
Movement’s Emerging Leaders Forum (ELF)
programme.
FWRM today conducted the orientation
workshop for the ELF 8 group whose members are for the first
time since the inception of the ELF Programme in 2003, all
recruited from the western division with most residing in
rural and informal communities.
The ELF 8 programme is
supported by the Australian Government through the Fiji
Women’s Fund.
FWRM
Executive Director Nalini Singh said that FWRM was excited
with the new direction of the programme and shifting the
Fred Wesley
Image: THE FIJI TIMES
Bula!
As we head into the weekend, here are some headlines in the bumper Saturday edition – March 13, 2021.
NEWS:
Police Bill 2020
A PUBLIC consultation for the Draft Police Bill 2020 will be held in Levuka on Monday. Roko Tui Lomaiviti Vinaya Namudu said the Lomaiviti Provincial Council will host the event, which will begin at 10am at the council’s conference room.
FRA approves march
MEANWHILE, the Fiji Roads Authority has granted temporary approval to businessman Ben Padarath for the use of Rodwell Rd and Victoria Parade on Saturday, March 20, for a march to create awareness on the proposed Bill. The FRA said it had no objection to the request but the use of the road was subject to a number of conditions one of which approval “be obtained from the Fiji Police Force prior to the event”.