Fred Wesley
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There was no news conference tonight, however, the permanent secretary for Health and Medical Services Dr James Fong announced two new cases of COVID-19.
Two new cases
They are both cases of local transmission.
The first, he said, is the husband of case 159 from the Vunimono cluster and he has been in isolation since Wednesday, May 12.
The second case is a healthcare worker from the Colo-i-Suva isolation ward who is now in isolation himself. Both patients are asymptomatic.
Of the 51 cases we have now, four are border quarantine cases, 35 are local cases and 12 are classified as cases of community transmission.
Two employees of Exotic Fiji Limited to be sentenced tomorrow for operating non essential business
Two employees of Exotic Fiji Limited to be sentenced tomorrow for operating non essential business Sunday 16/05/2021
The Manager and a worker of Exotic Fiji Limited appeared in the Suva Magistrates Court today charged with failing to comply with orders.
Harish Kevin Kumar and Josua Dolo have pleaded guilty to their charges and have been remanded in police custody.
The court was told they operated non-essential business in the Central Division on Friday.
Kumar and Dolo will be sentenced tomorrow.
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2 juveniles in custody for allegedly throwing stones at police officers
2 juveniles in custody for allegedly throwing stones at police officers
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Two juveniles will be appearing in the Suva Magistrates Court today for allegedly throwing stones at two police officers at the Tamavua-i-Wai settlement.
The officers were attending to a report when the alleged incident occurred.
The two aged 16 and 17 years old were arrested on Thursday night. Police say they have been charged with one count each of criminal intimidation, failure to comply with the orders and resisting arrests.
They say a call was received that a few people from different houses were gathering in that area and while the officers attended to the report, both threw stones at them which damaged the police vehicle.
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Last month the Suva Magistrates Court found the developers of a resort site on Fiji’s Malolo Islands guilty of undertaking development without an approved Environmental Impact Assessment Report. That development included destroying part of the reef and dumping waste in order to build a resort and casino. Sentencing is scheduled for May 25. But the case has reminded Timoci Tuiqali of his experiences on Nanuya Sewa.
Opinion: Environmental Protection and Government’s Failures.
The Fiji government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been exemplary. The speed at which the curve was flattened, the lockdowns, the public awareness campaigns, the robust contact tracing was similar to the efforts of developed nations such as New Zealand and South Korea. So has the government’s textbook response to the measles epidemic, a
A view of vendors selling their produce at Lautoka market. Picture: BALJEET SINGH/FT FILE
Relief for market vendors
Some relief at last for market vendors.Local Government Minister Premila Kumar says vendors who are unable to sell their produce due to the COVID-19 lockdown or for safety reasons decide to close their stalls, will not be charged for the days they are not at the market.
Vendors urged not to panic
Local Government Minister Premila Kumar has called on municipal market vendors not to panic and stockpile produce.
HealthPlus Diagnostic Centre managing director Keshvi Sukul during the MOU signing. Picture: SUPPLIED