Bula vinaka everyone
We hope you are well and staying safe wherever you are right now.
CASH PRIZES
We are celebrating our 142nd year anniversary and you can get into the draw to win cash prizes this month. Ten lucky people had a chance to win cash last month, and this month of October, we are bumping up the number to allow 20 more people to win cash. You can get into the draw simply by cutting out the masthead of The Fiji Times newspaper, write your name, address and phone contact on it, and place this in a bin at a participating store near you. Turn to Page 37 for details.
HEADLINES
Here are some headlines in The Fiji Times’ edition for Friday, October 8.
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- THE innocent are living in fear, director police prosecutions Senior Superintendent of Police Sakeo Raikaci told a special court sitting at the Fiji Police Academy gymnasium in Nasova, Suva. Forty-five men appeared before Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili for their alleged involvement in brawls in Nabua, a residential suburb outside Suva City. SSP Raikaci strongly objected to bail on the grounds that the likelihood of retaliation was high and the innocent would be victimised. There’s more on Page 3.
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- THE FIJIAN Elections Office had 204 new registrations since Monday this week. This, according to Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem. He said from October 4 they had received close to 2000 engagements from voters who had upgraded their cards and updated their details.
- “Of these 1961 voters, there were 204 new registrations which is very very encouraging considering the students who are at home, have the time to come and update and actually register for the elections,” he said.
- THE new President of the Republic of Fiji will be appointed in a special Parliament sitting at the end of this month. In its meeting on Wednesday, October 6, the Business Committee unanimously agreed for Parliament to reassemble on Friday, October 22, to appoint the successor to current President, Major-General (Ret’d) Jioji Konrote.
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- THERE is no such thing as “no jab, no school”, says Education Minister Premila Kumar. She made the comment while responding to queries about what could happen if parents refused to have their children vaccinated. “I think the Ministry of Health has made it very clear by saying vaccination is not mandatory for students,” she said. “But we are encouraging parents to get their kids vaccinated.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – PAGES 8 AND 9
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PEOPLE
Get a feel of how people react to various circumstances, how they overcome challenges and what they had to do to get to where they are today.
THE SHOPPER
This section is much more than just about shopping. Get tips and much more inside.
SPORTS
The big one on the back page is about national 7s rugby icon Jerry Tuwai and his reward in the wake of his Olympic Games gold medal.
MORE TO READ INSIDE
There’s more to read inside but you’ll have to get a copy to know what we are talking about. Happy reading!
