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FLP calling for investigation on how COVID-19 protocol was breached at the quarantine centre
The matter is being thoroughly investigated by our team on the ground- Dr Waqainabete
FLP calling for investigation on how COVID-19 protocol was breached at the quarantine centre
The matter is being thoroughly investigated by our team on the ground- Dr Waqainabete Tuesday 20/04/2021
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry and Minister for Health Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete. [Image: File Photo/Fijian Government]
The Fiji Labour Party is calling for a thorough investigation into how the COVID-19 protocol was breached at a quarantine centre in Nadi which has forced a virtual lockdown of the greater Nadi and Lautoka areas while Health Minister Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete says the matter is being thoroughly investigated by their team on the ground.
Kamal Iyer
Sugarcane cutters take a break to
quench their thirst. Picture: FILE
In searing heat and sweltering temperatures at Malele, Tavua just after midday on Thursday, April 8, 2021, a group of cane growers decided they have had enough of broken promises, falsehoods, fake assurances and freebies to buy their respect and dignity during general election fever. “We are broken; we are crippled; the Sugar Cane Growers Council (SCGC) and Sugar Cane Growers Fund (SCGF) are toothless and work against us (growers) despite the fact that they should be working for us; we demand SCGC elections”, one said. “We demand at least $20 per tonne of cane as fourth cane payment in May to help us prepare for harvesting and planting new crop; and we will not sit quietly and accept any excuse or refusal of our demands by government because it will mean our demise as growers”. Such was their resolve. In a nutshell, ‘Give us what is ours and stop fooling around because we have had enough’.
Yapa said they were sending condolence messages to the royal family and the people of England. Anthropologist Kirk Huffman, who had studied the tribes since the 1970s, said for the next few weeks, villagers would meet to conduct rites for the Duke, who was seen as a “recycled descendant of a very powerful spirit or god that lives on one of their mountains”. They would likely conduct ritualistic dance, hold a procession, and display memorabilia of Prince Philip, while the men will drink kava, a ceremonial drink made from the roots of the kava plant, Huffman wrote. The rituals will culminate with a “significant gathering” as a final act of mourning, he said.
Felix Chaudhary
An EFL worker works on a power post. Picture: ELIKI NUKUTABU/FT FILE
Energy Fiji Ltd chief executive officer Hasmukh Patel says he does not have to respond to a claim by Fiji Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry that EFL has withdrawn its 52 per cent subsidy to low-income earners.
In a statement issued recently, Mr Chaudhry said the subsidy had been initiated to assist the people in a situation of severe economic downturn following the COVID-19 pandemic.
He called on EFL to explain its decision to withdraw the 52 per cent subsidy on the first 100 units of power per month for domestic customers.