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A FIJIFIRST Party (FFP) candidate has been linked to the circulation of documents, which have been widely shared on social media, purporting to be an analysis from within the Republic of Fiji Military Forces calling on the military to ‘intervene’ to correct alleged breaches of the constitution and the rule of law under the new Government. This was revealed by Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu during an interview with The Fiji Times online news portal The Lens@177.
He said he had taken the responsibility to check if the document had surfaced from within his side of the House.
That’s the big news on the front page of The Fiji Times for Wednesday, August 2. It was good to finally be able to talk to Mr Seruiratu freely and openly after years of us been on the ‘other side’. We were happy he agreed to an interview on The Lens@177 with Felix Chaudhary our managing editor digital.
We have more reports from this interesting interview on Pages 2 and 3.
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Pages 2 and 3
- LEADER of Opposition Inia Seruiratu says one of the reasons the FijiFirst Party (FFP) failed to amass enough votes to form Government is because party candidates were advised to “focus more on our past achievements”.
- THE “silent 25” has enough firepower and experience to keep Government in check. This, according to Leader of Opposition Inia Seruiratu, who responded to questions regarding accusations that FijiFirst was always a “two-man” party.
- I AM not Sitiveni Rabuka, I am not Biman Prasad or Voreqe Bainimarama. This was the message from Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu in response to questions regarding his leadership style, as compared to those of his predecessor.
- FEAR and uncertainty needs to be addressed, and gotten rid of. This was highlighted by Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu during an interview with The Fiji Times online news portal The Lens@177, as he revealed that a former FijiFirst Party (FFP) candidate was allegedly linked to leaked documents widely shared on social media, earlier this year.
- LEADER of Opposition Inia Seruiratu says the way the Opposition voted in Parliament on the Interpretation (Amendment) Act 2023 was on a matter of principle.
Pages 4 and 5
- THE 15 per cent VAT increase that came into effect yesterday will severely impact the pockets of low and middle income families who are already struggling to survive with rise costs. Fiji Labour Party (FLP) leader Mahendra Chaudhry said this while labelling the move as an “utter breach of the Coalition’s Government promise to bring down the cost of living”.
- LONG before Fijians noticed drastic changes in food prices some years back, Vilomena Vuniwaqa, 82, made a commitment to consume food from her garden daily. And with the 15 per cent increase in value added tax (VAT) yesterday, the Lekutu, Bua, woman feels at peace knowing her small backyard garden always caters for her daily needs.
- AS prices on goods went up in accordance with new value added tax (VAT) rates, vendors at the Suva Municipal Market lamented the reinstatement of stall fees as of August 1.
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ON April 13, 1986, The Fiji Times published an article about the double life of the waterfront girls of Suva. The article said it had been 20 years since “Madam Ann”, as she was known among her friends, arrived in Suva from one of the outer islands to visit relatives.
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