631 articles tagged "drugs"
Concerns are being raised as people are openly injecting drugs in the heart of Suva City around the building near the Parliament Complex while others also gather there to receive their shots. Adult Teen Challenge Fi
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says he is very pleased that the School Management Association is acutely aware of the drugs and discipline issues in schools, and the government is
Suva Magistrate Yogesh Prasad says Saint Giles Hospital does not have enough space to accommodate the increasing number of individuals addicted to marijuana and other drugs. This statement was made in relation to t
Food stalls and minibus stands in Suva have become key hotspots for drug activities, sparking urgent calls for action. The Suva City Council is being pressed to crack down on these areas and work with police to tra
There has been almost a three-fold increase in the number of drug-related offences in Fiji from 2016 to 2020, and in July of this year, there was a 42 percent increase compared to last year. This was highlighted by
We will need to break some taboos and stop pussyfooting around if we want to address the drug issue in Fiji. This was highlighted by Member of the Opposition in Parliament Ioane Naivalurua while speaking during the
33-year-old Krish Avikash Prasad says he is thankful for the Adult and Teen Challenge Fiji rehabilitation centre which saved his life. The first of its kind rehabilitation centre is located in Lololo Lautoka.
A drug rehabilitation centre has been running in Lololo, Drasa in Lautoka that provides an opportunity to regenerate hope within reach of every person struggling with an addiction to drugs. Adults and Teen Challeng
A student of the University of the South Pacific has raised a question on why it is so easy for a child to walk onto the street and get drugs but it is so hard for our police to actually find the people dealing the drug
The rise in drug abuse cases in Fiji has seen a worrying increase in the number of patients being admitted at St. Giles Hospital with 756 admissions as of September this year. While speaking at the Speaker’s Deba
Commercial sexual exploitation of children has occurred in Fiji, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu, and there have been several sex trafficking cases reported in Fiji and Marshal
21 players have tested positive for drugs at the 2024 FMF Inter District Championship at Churchill Park in Lautoka. Fiji Football Association CEO, Mohammed Yusuf says a total of 180 players were tested and this mar
150 drug cases have been recorded in September this year. Police say of the 150 cases recorded, 140 were related to the unlawful possession of illicit drugs and 10 cases of unlawful cultivation of illicit drugs.
18 reports were registered from the 18th till today from all five divisions, including a farm where plants believed to be marijuana were uprooted. Assistant Commissioner of Police Operations (ACP) Livai Driu says c
The overdose of drugs amongst people in Fiji has led to kidney failure, other organ failures, and even cases where individuals have gone immediately blind. Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Social Protecti
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Four primary school students, three boys from Year 8 and one from Year 7, were referred to police during an athletics meet in Suva yesterday after allegedly smoking marijuana. Assistant Commissioner of Police Opera
An urgent call is being made to set up a drug rehabilitation Centre in the country, and Fiji Council of Churches General Secretary, Pastor Simione Tugi says he knows the real need for this as his daughter is also a vict
Worrying signs are emerging after revelations that 8 street kids have died due to drug overdose over the last two months. Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Sashi Kiran says she has met w
Outlaw motorcycle gangs have established a presence in Pacific island countries, including Fiji, Cook Islands, Guam, Palau, and Tonga, which has been attributed, in part, to an increase in local criminal activity involv
