140 articles tagged "corrections"
White powder, marijuana, suki, touch screen mobile phones and mobile batteries have been confiscated by the Fiji Corrections Service during a routine sweep search at the Naboro Prison today. The Fiji Corrections Se
Bringing cooked food for consumption to coincide with the Christmas festivities for prisoners has been stopped for security reasons. This is the advice from the Fiji Corrections Service to family members of those w
Former SODELPA Member of Parliament, Niko Nawaikula says in his opinion, it is wrong to release former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, and the Coalition Government must therefore explain. Nawaikula says for a hi
Former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has been granted early release as of today, in accordance with Section 46 (3) of the Corrections Act. Bainimarama was sentenced to 1 year imprisonment in May this year after
Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka stresses the release of 2000 coup leader, George Speight followed the due process for the Mercy Commission. While speaking to fijivillage News, Rabuka says there was no interference
Now that he is a free man, one hopes George Speight will reveal the truth about the 2000 coup. He has maintained right from the beginning that he was not the real leader or instigator of the coup. Those are the wor
George Speight has served his time and life needs to move on. Those are the comments of Opposition MP, Mosese Bulitavu as he says we need to move away from our past and through reconciliation seek restoration.
Opposition MP, Ketan Lal says they have received countless heartfelt messages from fellow Fijians who are deeply saddened and disappointed by the recent decision to release and pardon the leader of the 2000 coup, George
2000 coup leader George Speight and Counter Revolutionary Warfare leader Shane Stevens have been granted Presidential pardons. They have been officially discharged from custody. The two are among seven pardone
The Fiji Corrections Service is investigating a matter where an inmate was allegedly assaulted at the Lautoka Correctional Centre. The Corrections Service says a report was brought to their attention by the inmateâ
The Fiji Corrections Service is undertaking a comprehensive review of the Chaplain appointment process within its staff establishment to allow for Chaplains from various major denominations. They say this critical
The two Fiji Corrections Service officers who were allegedly caught with illegal drugs and incriminating material and were allegedly involved in a drug network have been terminated from their positions due to serious br
A Fiji Corrections Officer has been suspended after a raid at his home in Lautoka resulted in the retrieval of an incriminating video, material used for drug packaging and cash while the officer was apprehended in a ve
A Corrections officer has been apprehended for allegedly attempting to smuggle marijuana, suki and mobile phones into the Minimum Correction Centre in Naboro during his second shift on night guard duty. The Fiji Co
An inmate at the Suva Women’s Correction Centre has given birth to a baby girl and the inmate will continue breastfeeding her baby until she deems it fit for her mother to take over the care of the child. The Fij
The Fiji Corrections Service is facing significant challenges in managing the medical conditions of inmates, particularly those over the age of 60. They say in Nasinu for example, with over fifty inmates in this ag
11 Fiji Corrections Service officers at the Suva Remand Centre have been suspended as they and their families were receiving free meals and groceries from Grace Road businesses located in and around the Suva area.
The Fiji Corrections Service Rehabilitation team is currently conducting an evaluation of all its programs in the various Corrections Centres. Corrections Service says the team led by its Director Superintendent Wa
The Fiji Correction Services pleads with all Fijians to help stop the infiltration of drugs in prison centres after methamphetamine was found behind prison walls, but they are trying to address the issue by strengthenin
Fiji is now home to drug traffickers deported from different countries such as the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand who continue to ply their trade locally. Commissioner of Corrections, Dr Jalesi Nakarawa hig
