Apr 22, 2021 12:44:57 PM All trade unions elections which were scheduled to be held next month has been postponed to a later date. The Fiji Nursing Association, Fiji Sugar Clerks Association and University of the South Pacific Staff Union have all been deferred to a later date. Supervisor of Election Mohammed Saneem said the elections will resume until the restrictions imposed by the Ministry of Health are revised to allow the same. Saneem in a statement said they will be contacting individual trade union representatives to work out the details of the new election dates. “All three union elections were scheduled to take place in May but due to the three confirmed community coronavirus transmission cases, it has been deferred to a later date,” he said.
The Fiji Times
FWCC coordinator Shamima Ali and PM Voreqe Bainimarama. Picture: FT FILE
Hullo readers.
In The Fiji Times edition of Friday, February 19, 2021, our coverage of the situation at the University of the South Pacific continues, and today you will read about the Prime Minister’s public comment calling for the resignation of an award-winning USP academic who is also the wife of an Opposition MP.
The Prime Minister is touring affected areas, particularly schools, in the Northern Division that were affected by the recent natural disasters.
And while in the Northern Division, we bring you reports of the challenges – post-disaster – that northerners continue to experience.
Felix Chaudhary
18 February, 2021, 6:15 pm
Staff members of the University of the South Pacific during a prayer session. Picture: JOVESA NAISUA.
THE Fijian Government acted like a “thief in the night” in the manner in which it deported University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor Professor Pal Ahluwalia and his wife Sandra Price.
This, according to a joint statement issued by the Association of the University of the South Pacific and the University of the South Pacific Staff Union on Tuesday following a meeting of the USP Council.
“Good governance has underpinned the unions, students and staff approach to all matters relating to the university and the vice-chancellor and has taken guidance from the supreme governing body of the USP – its council,” the unions’ statement said.
Feb 17, 2021 10:43:57 AM The University of the South Pacific Staff Union has demanded that the sub-committee get a second legal opinion on vice-chancellor professor Pal Ahluwalia’s contract. This, following the government s, statement that Ahluwalia’s contract was terminated after he was deported by authorities on 4 February. According to the Union, the University of the South Pacific Council did not consider the status of Ahluwalia who was deported from Fiji almost two weeks ago. The sub-committee which was formed to consider whether Ahluwalia could operate from another member was unable to present its recommendations to the council. This means Giulio Masasso Tu ikolongahau Paunga will stay on as acting vice-chancellor and president until further notice.
The Fiji Times
Udra Prasad consoles his daughter Rital Prasad at Nadele, Sabeto. Picture: BALJEET SINGH
Hullo readers.
In The Fiji Times edition of Thursday, February 18, 2021, we are continuing our coverage of the controversial deportation of Professor Pal Ahluwalia, and we continue to receive reactions as this story develops with stakeholders now engaged in a series of meetings to rectify this situation.
Also, by now, we’d presume that our readers in Fiji, and surely from around the world too, would have learned of the tragic house fire at Nadele in Sabeto, Nadi, and a family that lost three loved ones in that most devastating incident. Our team was at the scene so we have those personal stories to share with you.