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Here are some headlines that made The Fiji Times’ edition for Tuesday, January 11.
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FIJI Teachers Union general secretary Agni Deo Singh claims more than 500 teachers have tested positive to COVID-19 and will have to isolate for the mandatory 10 days.
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Drowning
SEVENTEEN people have drowned during natural disaster events between 2017 and August 2021.
Evacuation centres
AS of 3pm today, 1837 Fijians were billeted in 110 evacuation centres (ECs) around the country, says Disaster Management Minister Inia Seruiratu.
Climate change refugees
THE 200 climate change refugees in Dreketi who were relocated more than a year ago in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Ana were forced to shelter at a primary school due to inclement weather associated with TC Cody.
Teachers with COVID
MORE than 500 teachers have COVID-19 and will not be able to teach primary school classes if they begin later this week, says Fiji Teachers Union general secretary Agni Deo Singh.
Wailotua Village
MORE than 20 families of Wailotua 1 village along the Kings road moved to safety on Sunday when floodwaters began entering the village at about midday.
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Fear of looting
FATHER-of-six Deepak Kumar kept his family at home despite floodwaters gushing in at midnight on Sunday because he feared leaving the house vacant and open to break-ins.
Lomolomo Village
MORE than 50 Lomolomo villagers outside Lautoka lost basic food items and necessities to raging flood waters that inundated their homes on Saturday night
Boat and engine
GOVERNMENT has been urged to provide a boat and engine to the National Fire Authority or the Fiji Police Force in Rakiraki.
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Nausori Highlands murder trial
MOHAMMED Raheesh Isoof says he did not murder the family of five whose bodies were found in the Nausori highlands in 2019.
Class action lawsuit
A CLASS action lawsuit was filed against the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) by 43 former employees in the Employment Relations Court in Suva last month.
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