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Here are some headlines that made The Fiji Times’ edition for Wednesday, February 16.
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HEADLINES
PAGE 1
- THE health situation of the country’s leaders should not be a state secret, says former Prime Minister and People Alliance party leader Sitiveni Rabuka.
PG 2
- EXAMS will be scrapped for Year 1 to Year 3 students, says Minister for Education Premila Kumar.
- SECONDARY school students could be sitting for only two exams each year.
- FAMILY Life related curriculum in schools is not working, says Minister for Education Premila Kumar.
PG 3
- ACTING Prime Minister and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has been disclosing details about Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s health problems but did not give any details about his own medical check-up in Singapore, says People’s Alliance Party leader Sitiveni Rabuka.
- FIJI Women’s Crisis Centre Coordinator and human rights activist Shamima Ali has queried why women were not included in the high level meeting between Fijian Government officials and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken last weekend.
PG 4
- DALO farmers of Delaitoga in Naitasiri claim they faced problems applying online for the $250 cash assistance offered by the Agriculture Ministry.
- COPRA farmers in Cakaudrove no longer have to worry about transporting coconuts to the mill, as the company has increased trips to pick up their produce.
- THE Fiji Roads Authority will not rush into completing the bypass road at Korosomo Hill along the Labasa-Savusavu highway.
PG 5
- THE Fiji Bus Operators is urging parents and guardians to be patient with bus companies.
- SOME areas in Lautoka were without school bus services on Monday.
- FACE masks will remain as it is a preventive measure against COVID-19.
- A 91-YEAR-OLD woman is the latest COVID-19 fatality.
PG 7
- The Chairman of the Jittu Crime Prevention Committee in Raiwaqa, Suva, has reaffirmed their commitment to assisting the Fiji Police Force in reducing crime in their settlement
- THE overall remission rate for childhood cancer in Fiji is about 84 per cent with a survival rate of 49 per cent.
- A 33-year-old man who allegedly tried to burn his brother’s house down in a drunken stupor was found guilty of attempted arson by the High Court in Suva yesterday
- A WOMAN who gave evidence against her ex-boyfriend said he bit the top of her earlobes off during an argument that turned violent.
PG 20
- CONSULTANTS that prepare environmental impact assessments (EIA) also contribute to delayed process of applications when they fail to submit all documents.
- MINISTRY of Environment permanent secretary Joshua Wycliffe has clarified that costs for environmental impact assessment (EIA) are shouldered by landowners or contractors
- THE Environment Ministry has found no pending applications for the environment impact assessment (EIA) lodged by landowners for logging purposes on Vanua Levu.
- A MAJOR portion of the Deo Karan Cane Access Road Irish Crossing in Paipai, Lautoka that was damaged in heavy downpour last Friday has put on hold the lives of 70 residents living on the damaged side of the crossing
SPORTS
Page 36 (lead story)
NSW Waratahs attack coach Chris Whitaker is working on a game plan to counter the Fijian Drua wave of attacks.
Page 36
JARRYD Hayne has walked free from prison but the former NRL superstar could have to wait until 2023 to face a jury again.
