Road upgrade, FRA cautions public
Court acquits teacher
Members of the public are advised to exercise caution when using the Queen Elizabeth Drive as upgrade work is being carried out along the area.
The Fiji Roads Authority, in a statement, said it was also constructing a new bridge, and the project would take two years to complete.
The authority says safety is its number one priority.
A suspended 26-year-old school teacher, who was found in possession of illicit drugs, has been acquitted from all charges by the Magistrates Court in Suva. Waseem Zafar Khan appeared before Magistrate Liyanage Wickramasekara yesterday charged by Police with two counts of found in possession of illicit drugs. It was alleged that Khan on January 4, 2020, at
IN COURT
Raiwaqa, without lawful authority was in possession of 0.918 grams of methamphetamine and 5.5 grams of cannabis sativa, both illicit drugs.
Magistrate Wickramasekara found there was no case to answer because there was no evidence and witnesses produced by the prosecution.He dismissed the charges and acquitted Khan accordingly.
Ashna Kumar