Low key Eid
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It’s hard not to be enveloped by emotions when there is death.
You could see it in the faces of Dr Fong, and Dr Aalisha Sahukhan tonight.
It wasn’t difficult to spot the slight quiver in their voices. Overcome by the moment, by the emotional responses that they were trying to cage in, they lived the sad moment for every Fijian who was able to watch the live feed on the government site. Sadly this wasn’t on national television or covered by the media live.
Death is inevitable. But death under these circumstances can be overpowering.
Fred Wesley
Image: THE FIJI TIMES
Bula.
There is a lot of interest in plans by the Government moving forward in the face of our cases of COVID-19.
Here are some stories that made the headlines in The Fiji Times’ edition for Thursday, May 13.
The big one on Page 1 is on COVID-19.
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LONELINESS, depression and the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 could lead people to drugs and youths to contemplate taking their lives.
Heart-wrenching stories
PRIYADASHNA Devi tried to mask through a feeble smile, her quiet strength as she battles breast cancer, the heartache of her husband walking out when she was three months’ pregnant and the fear that she will not be able to sell enough pineapples to feed her daughter. Her situation is among the many heart-wrenching stories of hardship and suffering emerging from communities as the battle with COVID-19 enters its fourth week.
Ōmokoroa Town Centre development gets backing of commissioners and community members
11 May, 2021 06:00 PM
4 minutes to read
An artist s impression of what the future Ōmokoroa Town Centre could look like. Photo / File
An artist s impression of what the future Ōmokoroa Town Centre could look like. Photo / File
A new $75 million commercial town centre development for Ōmokoroa just given the green light is vital for the suburb s growing population, community leaders say. Independent commissioners have granted resource consent for Jace Investments Limited s privately-funded project.
The proposal would see a mixed-use retail and commercial precinct with medium density residential units and visitor accommodation established at 404 Ōmokoroa Rd.
New Tauranga City Council bins leave some residents less than impressed
6 May, 2021 07:00 AM
6 minutes to read
Dawn Grant, 90. Greerton residents are not happy about the new council rubbish bins. Photo / George Novak.
Dawn Grant, 90. Greerton residents are not happy about the new council rubbish bins. Photo / George Novak.
Bay of Plenty Times
By: Megan Wilson
A 90-year-old Greerton resident says she will keep paying for her private bin collection even after the council s new ratepayer-funded kerbside rubbish collection begins. The rollout of the new bin fleet - three large bins and a small one for food scraps - is under way ahead of the July 1 start of the new service, but some residents are less than impressed with the new arrivals.