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Here are some headlines that made The Fiji Times’ edition for Monday, November 15.
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A FIJIAN human rights activist has called on the government to be transparent, and make public a detailed report on the use of every dollar of donor funds for the COP26 trip to Glasgow, Scotland. Shamima Ali says the report must also include payment of allowances to the prime minister, attorney-general and other members of the large delegation. She also questioned the need for Fiji to send such a large delegation to COP26, numbering to about 36.
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TOURISTS will be required to have insurance that covers COVID-19. While speaking at a Tourism Talanoa session in Nadi recently, Ministry of Tourism permanent secretary Shaheen Ali said this was mandatory for every visitor coming to Fiji from December 1.
# TOURISM Fiji is not hiding the fact that there are positive community cases of COVID-19 within Fiji to potential visitors, says CEO Brent Hill. While speaking at a Tourism Talanoa session in Nadi recently, he said they had analysed several scenarios that could spell disaster for Fiji’s reputation as a tourist destination.
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# ATTORNEY-General and Minister responsible for Climate Change Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says they are deeply disappointed by the hypocrisy of language on coal going from “phase out” to “phase down” minutes before the closing of COP26. “We were told that we’re introducing something at the last minute, it’s rather ironic that just about two hours ago, we discussed the facts and now there’s an amendment being made to that,” he said while delivering his intervention at the COP26 closing plenary.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Readers have their say on issues they can relate to. Check out the letters on Pages 8 and 9.
PEOPLE
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SALOME Lausaqa’s story is yet another tale of how perseverance and hard work always pay the best dividends. From when she threw caution to the wind and travelled from Cicia, Lau, to Suva in search of greener pastures, to when she earned enough to finally purchase a car in 2019, her never-say-die spirit came to the fore time and again. Salome left Mabula Village in the ’90s and journeyed to the Capital City in a bid to find work and support her parents.
POINT OF ORIGIN
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THE people of Nasele Village, Naitasiri have kept the history behind the establishment of the Nasele Catholic School alive by telling and retelling how and why the educational institution was first mooted. Those tales have been passed down in different forms from generation to generation. Elders in the village said the story was often told to their children and grandchildren to serve as a reminder of how hard their forefathers worked to ensure a better tomorrow for their people.
SPORTS
The big one on the back page is about 7s rugby and how four members of the Raiwasa team have forced their way into the national side for the Dubai 7s.
