4,147 articles tagged "police"
National Federation Party President, Pio Tikoduadua is asking why can’t the government stop blaming others for it’s mistakes and be honest with the people after the Prime Minister announced that the Draft Police Bi
The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement that he has decided to retract the Draft Police Bill consultations and Coordinator Shamima Ali says they will continue to ensure that wid
The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it will not go ahead with any Draft Police Bill consultations and will only take people’s views on what should be in a bill to review the current Police Act. When questi
382 victims of road accidents from 2010 to 2019 were under the age of 20 years. This was highlighted by Fiji Police Director of Traffic Senior Superintendent Mitieli Divuana during the launch of the VIA- Road Safet
Police are investigating a case where a man claiming to be an Employment Officer of the National Employment Centre had been approaching Fijians and allegedly obtaining financial advantage by deception. Police say t
Police have managed to arrest a 21-year-old man who allegedly broke into Gulam’s Supermarket in Nausori Town. Police have recovered grosses of cigarettes. The break-in took place earlier this month. He
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has confirmed to fijivillage that the government has retracted consultations on the Draft Police Bill. Bainimarama says the draft bill was not endorsed by the Solicitor General and
Some residents of Levuka say the powers given to police officers in the Draft Police Bill are too much, however, the Senior Defence Officer Joji Washington says there is a lot of misconception about the powers given to
Police are still trying to determine what led to the death of a 16-year-old girl who was found in her home in Raiwaqa last Friday. The incident was reported at the Raiwaqa Police Station on Friday. Spokesperso
The Youth for Integrity Network has welcomed Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s comments that the Draft Police Bill will not go in its current form to Parliament. Bainimarama says he has noted concerns from the
Concerns have been raised by some of the residents in Levuka on the short time span and the lack of knowledge that they have on the Draft Police Bill before consultations started. There were also concerns raised on
The Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission, Methodist Church in Fiji, Social Welfare Department and Police will meet this afternoon to discuss the case where children living in Dilkusha Home have been allegedly
The Pastor of the Methodist Church of Fiji who allegedly sexually assaulted 14 young boys has been questioned and released. Police Spokesperson Ana Naisoro says the case file has been given to the Divisional Crime
Police are searching for 39-year-old Rupeni Seasea who has been reported missing at the Nausori Police Station. Seasea was last seen leaving his home in Lokia Village, Rewa on the 8th of this month. Police say
It was a special reunion between baby Ayat Aisha Ali and one of the first responders who helped in the delivery of the baby as Tropical Cyclone Ana wreaked havoc in Fiji. Ayat is also known as Ana to her family to
The Fiji Law Society says the wide scope of the proposed police powers in the Draft Police Bill are inconsistent with values of respect for human rights, freedom and the rule of law. Fiji Law Society President Wyli
Two youths are in police custody for their alleged involvement in two separate robbery cases this morning. Police say the first report was received from Khalsa Road where it is alleged that two men forcefully enter
Eleven locations have been identified for the first round of face to face public consultations on the draft Police Bill. It will start tomorrow at the Lomaiviti Provincial Council Hall in Levuka from 12pm to 4pm.
Police Constable Uraia Ratu has been commended for calmly convincing two men wanted for arrest to surrender themselves. Ratu was off duty when he received a group message alert on his phone about the search for the
Police Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul Khan says a lot of businesses have CCTV capabilities in busy municipalities and they have made requests for their cameras to be linked to the Divisional Command Centre for incre
