Fiji can draw lessons from China’s approach to long-term planning, technology, public administration and development, but these must be adapted to Fiji’s own circumstances. That was a key message from Fiji Bureau of Statistics representative and member of the 10th cohort of the China Executive Leadership Academy (CELAP), Maria Nabola, following a media briefing at the Chinese Embassy in Suva. Nabola said the visit to China gave the senior public servants an opportunity to see how policies and development plans are translated into practical programmes and projects. She said one of the main lessons was that good policy alone is…
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The Ministry of Health and Medical Services is planning to strengthen medical waste management by improving incinerator capacity at sub-divisional hospitals across Fiji, including Rotuma. Health and Medical Services Minister Dr Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu says the Ministry currently has plans for incinerators at Naboro, Lautoka, Rakiraki, Taveuni and Kadavu, with the long-term plan for all sub-divisional hospitals to have their own incineration facilities. He says this will improve the disposal of hospital waste and reduce the challenges associated with transporting medical waste to available incineration facilities. In Rotuma, the hospital currently follows its own waste management plan, with hospital waste…
Fiji Police have identified six persons of interest in the investigation into the disappearance of 39.5kg of cocaine and the alleged tampering of exhibits. The six persons of interest are from the Judiciary and are among those who had access to the exhibits, which were kept in the court exhibit room. Police Commissioner says the Judiciary is responsible for the security of the exhibit room, as Police do not have authority to guard it. Investigators have so far recorded statements from 27 individuals who had direct access to the exhibits as they work to establish the timeline of events and…
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The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says it was in the process of making the necessary application for the destruction of drug exhibits in the Joshua Rahman case when the discovery was made that some of the drugs were missing. The ODPP has also confirmed it has been informed of a recent police finding that the remaining drug exhibits from the case had allegedly been tampered with. In a statement, the ODPP described both developments as serious and said investigations into the missing and potentially tampered exhibits are ongoing. It stressed that the destruction of drug exhibits is…