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Lautoka · LautokaYouth of Naviyago Village in Lautoka on Friday raised money to build a footpath from the main road to the village hall. The youths were divided into five districts and targeted a total of $10,000. The head of the fundraising committee, Naibuka Ratudradra, said the project was initiated because of the difficulties the villagers faced during heavy rain. “The road gets muddy and makes it difficult for us to walk from the main road to the village,” …See the Story
Fundraiser for village footpath
Lautoka · LautokaMembers of the Youth for Climate Action Program converged at the Lomolomo Beach in Lautoka on Friday to plant sea almond trees and clean the foreshore. They were supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Forestry’s Lautoka office. The youth officer for Lautoka and Yasawa, Karunagaran Nair, said the program engaged young people from around the country to participate in environmental conservation activities. “Such as tree p…See the Story
Youths plant trees, clean foreshore
Lautoka · LautokaInvestigations are currently underway into three cases of home fires which were reported yesterday in Nadi and Lautoka. According to Police, the first report was received from Dravuni Street in Lautoka, whereby two Government quarters were completely destroyed in a fire at around 1am yesterday. Police say the first quarters was occupied by a 34-year-old woman, the second by a 55-year-old man and the cost of damage is yet to be ascertained. “In …See the Story
Three house fires in the West
Lautoka · LautokaPolice arrested more people in Lautoka over the past two days for alleged drug related offences. In a release, police said on April 25th, 2024, 48-year-old man was arrested along Yasawa Street following the discovery of several clear plastics containing white crystals believed to be methamphetamine. “A second arrest made along Yasawa Street, on the 25th of April, led to the arrest of a 27-year-old man also found with white substances believed to…See the Story
More arrested for drug related offences
Wages · LautokaSAILESH Naidu, an employment relations consultant, has told public consultations on the national minimum wage review in Lautoka that employers do not want to pay overtime pay after eight hours of work and instead give workers a day off. “There are a lot of workers with problems with overtime pay as employers do not want to give overtime pay,” he said. “Although the law says you pay overtime after eight hours, they give a day-off and I classify t…See the Story
Workers given day off | ‘Employers do not want to pay overtime’
Lautoka · LautokaThe Lautoka swimming pool will not be hosting international or local competitions, but will only be used for recreation. Lautoka City Council special administrator Ratu Tevita Momoedonu told The Fiji Times last week this was because of the mismanagement of funds by the previous administration. “It has been reduced from an international pool to a domestic one,” Ratu Tevita said. “So, in this pool there won’t be any swimming competitions because o…See the Story
Pool ‘will not host competitions’
Lautoka · LautokaWestern Force coach Simon Cron and vice-captain Nic White have refused to blame the wild conditions and rain-sodden field for their 31-13 loss to Fijian Drua in Lautoka. A torrential downpour flooded the field and made the ball slippery. A fired-up Drua were not the only obstacle Force found themselves battling.See the Story
Wet weather not to blame for Force’s damp performance
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