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As we count down the hours to the long weekend, we have politics back on the front page of The Fiji Times’ edition for Friday, October 7.
A former military commander and former Police and Corrections commissioner are among the 20 provisional candidates for the 2022 General Election announced by FijiFirst Party general secretary Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
Read about that in The Fiji Times!
HEADLINES
Here are some headlines inside:
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Unity Fiji and SODELPA tour
UNITY Fiji leader Savenaca Narube and Social Democratic Liberal Party leader Viliame Gavoka are currently on tour together in Sydney, Australia.
Voting ink
THE High Commission of India handed over 5500 bottles of indelible ink to the Fijian Elections Office (FEO) for the 2022 General Election.
Listen
LISTEN to the experts before making policies.
Lagilagi Housing scam
THE Fiji Labour Party (FLP) says it stands by every word of a statement it issued regarding victims of the Lagilagi Housing scam who are still waiting to be paid.
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Post-op infections
THE risk of having of post-operation infections will be significantly reduced with Fiji’s first ever international standard sterilisation system installed at the multi-million dollar Ba Hospital.
Aspen Medical surgeries
ASPEN Medical expects to conduct surgeries five days a week at the Ba Hospital over the next few weeks – before the procedures increase to seven days.
Surgeries
SURGERIES at the new state of the art operating theatre at the Ba Hospital will be recorded.
Fiji’s EEZ
BY 2030, 30 per cent of Fiji’s Exclusive Economic Zone will be protected from exploitation, degradation, and held in trust for generations to come.
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Fatal accident
A TWO-year-old girl died following a motor vehicle accident in Savusavu Wednesday night.
Family loses home in fire
A FAMILY of five lost everything when their home was razed to the ground at Coqeloa, Labasa, early Tuesday morning.
Bush fires
THE National Fire Authority has expressed concern over the continuous incidences of uncontrollable bush fires in the Western Division.
SPORTS
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Secondary school rugby
FIJI secondary schools rugby history is expected to be rewritten in the grade finals of the Vodafone Super Deans Championship at Churchill Park in Lautoka.
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Black Ferns
FIJI-BORN Tanya Kalounivale will miss the Black Ferns team first game of the Rugby World Cup 2021 against Australia at Eden Park.
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Football teams
THE Navua and Nadi football teams will have a lot to play for at the 2022 Courts Inter District Championship. The two teams remain undefeated after two rounds of pool games. They drew 1-all in an entertaining encounter.
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