From the Editor-in-Chief’s desk: Your August 14 briefing

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Politics is back on the front page of The Sunday Times edition for August 14.

The Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum should be the last person lecturing youth about the Fijian economy because his government has taken the country deeper into debt, says National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad.

The picture story on Page 1 is about  special wedding in Suva.

HEADLINES

Here are some headlines.

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  • KAVEWA villagers in the Northern Division say the five-year ban on the harvest of beche-de-mer (BDM) hit them hard financially but they have seen the benefits with a significant increase in the the sea delicacy population.
  •  A town council election is essential because it allows people to elect a representative that will speak for them.
  • LAUTOKA resident Ropate Ralogilala has described as tragic the untimely passing of his only brother, Rupeni Talakuli. Mr Talakuli, 44, a crane operator died at the Lautoka Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit on Monday after a crane boom allegedly fell on him at his job site on Thursday last week.

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  • MINISTRY of Health permanent secretary Dr James Fong said it was really difficult to classify the cause of death in non-COVID deaths at the height of COVID-19.
  • THE Pacific Technical and Further Education (Pacific-TAFE) is working on developing an innovative bridging pathway program that will benefit young people who have dropped out of high school to qualify for tertiary education studies.

SPORTS

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  • THE Fiji Airways Fijian 7s team will take a wider squad to the HSBC Los Angeles 7s in the build up to the Rugby World Cup 7s in Cape Town, South Africa.

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  • FIJI Swimming has been impressed with the number of participants at the third grand prix at the Nadi Sports and Social Club yesterday. Swim Fiji president Ben Rova said for the 400 metres freestyle, there were 16 heats.

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