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The race is on to decide who will lead the country for the next four years. That’s the big one on the front page of The Fiji Times for Tuesday, November 1.
The President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere has issued the Writ of Elections, effectively setting in motion processes leading up to election day on December 14.
Log onto www.fijitimes.com.fj for the latest updates on the elections and for news, sports and videos!
HEADLINES
Here are some headlines inside:
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# CERTAIN businesses in the country only support political parties to gain mileage and financial advantage, says FijiFirst general secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
# FIJIANS who have not upgraded their voter card from green one to the new blue, will still be allowed to vote in the 2022 General Election, provided they turn up at the right polling station on election day and correctly answer some questions to verify their identity.
# Unity Fiji Party leader Savenaca Narube says one of the issues he highlighted during a tour of Australia was the presence of an increasing number of beggars on the streets and “people selling anything they can by the roadside just to survive”.
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# A TOTAL of 11,271 Fijians left the country between January and September this year to work overseas, states data available on the Fiji Bureau of Statistics (FBoS) website.
# FIJI Airways managing director and CEO Andre Viljoen says they are “exploring adding more” Airbus A350 aircraft to their fleet.
# THE “Adi Nadroga Navosa Soli” raised $321,000 last week.
# THE need to better prepare Fijians traveling to Australia for work, ensuring they were treated well by employers and having support services including easy access to their superannuation upon their return were among the key issues discussed at a recent meeting in Nadi.
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# SEA surface temperatures are getting warmer west of Viti Levu, Vatulele, Beqa and parts of southern Lau Group, says the Fiji Meteorological Service.
# A BA man died on Sunday from injuries he allegedly sustained after he was attacked and gored by a bull the day before.
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