An emotional Salote Raluve shows a photograph of her brother Qiritivabea Cagilabakomeli. Picture: JOVESA NAISUA
The family of slain fisherman, Qiritivabea Cagilabakomeli, 42, is still trying to come to terms with his alleged demise on board the ill-fated fishing vessel Tiro II.
His sister, Salote Raluve, 62, said her brother was a kind-hearted soul and the mysterious events surrounding his alleged murder on the high seas was a bitter pill to swallow.
“He had just returned from a fishing trip on another fishing vessel and vowed not to return to sea until after my daughter and her family returned to the United Kingdom,” she said from her Cunningham home in Suva.
Sea Mystery: What Happened On Tiro II? Family Seeks Answers A restless older sister, Salote Raluve, waits anxiously for answers about her younger brother’s mysterious disappearance at sea. by inoke rabonu
25 May 2021 14:52 Salote Raluve (second from left), the sister of missing seaman Qiritivabea Cagilabakomeli (INSET), is consoled by family members Tima Cakacaka (left)
and Kali Vakatawa at their home in Cunningham on May 24, 2021. Photo: Leon Lord
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A restless older sister, Salote Raluve, waits anxiously for answers about her younger brother’s mysterious disappearance at sea.
Six days after bei
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Image: THE FIJI TIMES
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There were eight more new COVID-19 cases announced tonight in a news release by the Department of Information. You can read all about this on Page 2.
Parliament will also convene from tomorrow. The order paper for tomorrow was released after 8pm. You can read about this online.
Here are some stories that made the headlines in The Fiji Times’ edition for Tuesday, May 25.
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Meet basic needs
THE basic needs of the most vulnerable and those on the margins should be met before a complete shutdown of Viti Levu is considered to bring the COVID-19 outbreak under control, states civil society organisations.