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Working visa issues, pay uncertainties, being locked out from a restaurant only to be fed by the Fijian diaspora and unforeseen bizarre circumstances at Fiji Rugby Union (FRU). These were just some of the hurdles that the Rooster Chicken Fijiana Drua side had to overcome this season.
That’s the big news on the front page of The Fiji Times for Monday, May 8.
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Headlines
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In a quiet neighbourhood in Samabula, an unassuming home sits, surrounded by a thick foliage that many would not give a second glance at. Yet, it is this place that holds a lifetime of memories for nearly six generations of girmitya descendents – living both in Fiji and abroad.
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- WHEN you drink you forfeit the right to interact with sober people, says Resident Suva Magistrate Seini Puamau. She said this when a case of a mother who had beaten her daughter while under the influence of alcohol was called before her in the Suva Magistrates Court.
- HOME Affairs Minister Pio Tikoduadua says his ministry “is pushing hard” to bring back the Cybercrime Act 2021 under his portfolio. He said that Communications Minister Manoa Kamikamica had shown his support for this move.
- FIJI Police Force chief operations officer (COO) Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Livai Driu says they are aware of chat groups that share information of police whereabouts during traffic operations. In a statement, he said such alert groups only led to more dangerous driving behaviour and loss of life on Fiji’s roads.
- PROCESSES are currently being followed for the review of the Fiji Police Force Standing Orders, says Home Affairs Minister Pio Tikoduadua. Speaking to the media last Friday, he said the aim of the review was to ensure the Standing Orders reflected the Coalition Government’s vision of “creating a more professional and compassionate police force”.
BRIEFS
- A 37-YEAR-OLD Labasa man has been charged for allegedly raping his 12-year-old daughter on several occasions between June, 2022 to April, 2023.
- EIGHT drivers are in police custody after drinking and driving over the weekend. Police stated that speeding offences topped Traffic Infringement Bookings issued from 6am on Saturday to 6am on Sunday.
- A 34-YEAR-OLD Nakasi woman charged with one count of unlawful possession of illicit drugs will appear before the Nasinu Magistrates Court today.
- THE Fiji Police Force is calling on members of the public to offer any information in the case of an alleged hit-and-run that left a 27-year-old man from Lutu Village dead.
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