Today in History
February 25 events
1980 Monday, February 25, 1980 Lovoni people try to buy back land
PEOPLE of Lovoni Village in Ovalau, are engrossed in a six-year struggle to buy back 2350 acres of land which they say was sold against their forefathers’ wishes in the past century.
Council will decide Dr Tiko’s future
DOCTOR Varinava Tikoduadua’s eligibility to practice is called into question after a Supreme Court conviction on two counts of attempting to procure an abortion.
1981 Wednesday, February 25, 1981 Abattoir stench ‘upsets children’
OPPOSITION MP Shiu Narayan Kanhai says school children in Nasinu dread Tuesdays and Thursdays as the stench of the nearby abattoir is far reaching and inescapable on those days.
Transport Dept is ‘too liberal’ with permits
ROAD Transport Department is accused of being too liberal with permits, giving goods vehicles permits to carry excess passengers and taking away business from buses.
1982 Thursday, February 25, 1982 Tui Nadi quits over Bau row
TUI Nadi Ratu Napolioni Dawai defects from the benches after a Government motion for renovation of monuments on Bau Island, citing that the Government had ignored urgent projects in the Western Division.
Air Pacific sacks 15 staff
FIFTEEN staff members of Air Pacific lose their jobs as part of a redundancy program. Media awaits a statement from Chief Executive Officer Akuila Savu.
1983 Friday, February 25, 1983 African snail threat grows
THREAT of a giant African snail invasion grows as over 20 snails of the invasive species are found in Lautoka. The snails are expected to have arrived on cargo ship Allunga from Vanuatu.
Fiji boys show Americans how in basketball
FIJI basketballers serving with the Fiji Observer Force in the Sinai Peninsula trounces a near star-studded American contingent team the Lakers, 36-34.