Fred Wesley
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Life goes on in the face of the COVID-19 announcements by the permanent secretary for Health and Medical Services Dr James Fong.
Here are some stories that made the headlines in The Fiji Times’ edition for Tuesday, May 11.
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Young boy understands parents’ hardship
NASIGAVOU Semiti is only 11 but he understands the difficulties his parents are going through during this COVID period in trying to put food on the table for their family.
Peoples’ worries
PEOPLE are worried about two things – their ability to provide food for their family and fear of what could happen next, says Save the Children Fiji CEO Shairana Ali.
Fred Wesley
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Here are some headlines in The Sunday Times edition for April 18.
But before that, the latest provisional results of the Fiji Teachers Union elections are out. This was released by the Fijian Elections Office tonight, at 10.20pm.
FTU election provisional result
FEO staff busy during the Fiji Teacher Unioin elections at Rishikul Sanatan College on Saturday, April 17, 2021. Picture: JONA KONATACI
It stated: These are the candidates that have been declared winners as per the provisional results released today. The Final Results will be first conveyed to the Union and then released in due course.
Fred Wesley
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Here’s a sneak peek at some of the headlines in The Fiji Times’ edition for Friday, April 16.
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‘SODELPA not ready for 2022 polls’
THE Social Democratic Liberal Party is not ready for the 2022 polls because it neither has a plan nor the means, says party member Lynda Tabua.
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Lease money
NATIVE lease money distribution channels have been disrupted as a result of the cyber-attack announced by the Government on Monday.
Union elections
FIJI Trades Union Congress national secretary Felix Anthony says unions should not pay the Supervisor of Elections office when union elections are conducted.
Remember we have a competition running for Mother’s Day.
Check out the details on Page 7. The prizes are attractive and include time-out at a renowned resort in the West.
You’ll have to be in to get into the draw though.
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Aussie travel rule
AUSTRALIA will not open quarantine-free travel to Fiji until it is confident that COVID-19 is under control in the Land Down Under. This was the word from Australian ambassador to Fiji John Feakes.
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Akbar questions upbringing
Members of the Police Special Response Unit station at Mead Rd in Nabua. Picture: ATU RASEA/FILE
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Mass reconciliation
WALKING the streets armed with knives and sticks is now the norm for some people in Nabua, Suva, says Methodist Circuit Pastor Saiasi Qalica who is calling for a mass reconciliation to bring back peace to their streets.
Vunivalu of Bau
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Vunivalu installation
ROKO Tui Bau Ratu Timothy Daniel says there has been no recent talk on the issue surrounding the installation of the Vunivalu of Bau.
A step closer
CHANDRA Sen says he is one step closer to being reunited with his two daughters in Australia after getting the AstraZeneca COVID-19 jab yesterday.