People rush to supermarkets and Vodafone outlets in Suva to do last minute shopping
Police called to assist in enforcing COVID-19 guidelines at Damodar City
People rush to supermarkets and Vodafone outlets in Suva to do last minute shopping
Police called to assist in enforcing COVID-19 guidelines at Damodar City
Long lines outside DC - [Photo: Div Damodar] With less than 12 hours to go for the lockdown to begin in Suva and Nausori, people are still seen rushing to supermarkets to do some last-minute shopping and police were called to assist in certain areas in enforcing COVID-19 health protection guidelines.
Apr 29, 2021 03:25:31 PM A special administrator for a municipality has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could spark a surge in ocean pollution after finding disposable masks floating like jellyfish in the sea. Suva City Council special administrator Isikeli Tikoduadua said staff found disposable masks floating like jellyfish in the Nabukalou creek on Monday. Tikoduadua said he is worried that the discovery on Monday at the Nabukalou Creeks hints at a new kind of pollution, one set to become ubiquitous. He said disposable masks are plastic products that cannot be readily biodegraded. “Face masks are our biggest asset in the fight against the pandemic, but it could be our next potential environmental threats as people not disposing of their masks in the rubbish bin,” he said
Waste material such as metal, school bags and wood found in Nabukalou Creek
Waste material such as metal, school bags and wood found in Nabukalou Creek
The clean up at Nabukalou Creek this morning.
Serious concerns have been raised after items such as rusted metal, school bags, wood, cans, and plastic bags were found during the clean up at Nabukalou Creek this morning.
More than 30 people gathered in Suva City to take part in the clean up.
Suva City Council Chairman Isikeli Tikoduadua says the rubbish that is dumped in other rivers end up in this creek during flooding.
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Nabukalou Creek clean-up to be held next Saturday
Nabukalou Creek clean-up to be held next Saturday
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Ocean-sports enthusiasts and the members of St. Luke Anglican Parish in Suva under the Anglican Diocese of Polynesia will clean up Suva’s iconic Nabukalou Creek next Saturday.
Suva Stand-Up Paddler representative, Roderick Lal says this is an opportunity to not only clean-up the creek but also raise awareness on the need to make real reduction in plastic and styrofoam waste.
Lal says they have been carrying out clean-up campaigns in Suva and are dismayed by the amount of plastic and styrofoam waste in the area.