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The big one on the front page of The Fiji Times’ edition for Tuesday, April 5 is on the revelation that the Corrections Act empowers the Commissioner of Prisons to allow prisoners to participate in sporting activities outside the prison. Minister for Justice and Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum told Parliament the subsidiary legislation allowed the Commissioner and his team to determine whether the rehabilitation of a prisoner could take place.
He made the statements while responding to National Federation Party MP Lenora Qereqeretabua’s question on whether the Fiji Corrections Service had a policy that allowed a serving inmate to participate in a national rugby sevens tournament. Read about this in The Fiji Times!
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- Fiji National University (FNU) students with outstanding fees can continue their academic pursuits and coordinate flexible payment plans to clear their dues.
- FIJI spends $59 million annually on beef and sheep meat import to meet local demand, especially in the tourism sector.
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- UNDER the Corrections Services Act the Commissioner of Prisons can allow prisoners to participate in sporting activities outside prison.
- THE Fiji Teachers’ Union (FTU) has called upon the Ministry of Education to put early childhood education (ECE) teachers on the same terms and conditions of work as that of primary school teachers.
- FIJI Ports Corporation Limited has hired a consulting firm to undertake a review of the maritime sector and identify a preferred site for the partial relocation of Suva port.
- INVESTMENT Fiji has been urged to focus on local businesses rather than foreign investors who tend to invest in Fiji for a short period of time.
- THE Education Ministry has demonstrated poor leadership in both the ministerial and the permanent secretary level, says Council of Pacific Education secretary general Govind Singh.
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- FORMER MP for FijiFirst, Ashneel Sudhakar has applied for a ticket as a candidate for the National Federation party in the upcoming elections.
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- A memoir by India’s former and late High Commissioner to Fiji, Ajay Singh, has been released two years after his death.
- IT doesn’t cost a single cent to call someone sir or madam, said Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said at the recent Fiji Nurses Association annual general meeting.
- THE Fiji Intelligence Unit (FIU) is warning Fijians to be wary of any email hacking or spoofing attempts against them.
