Kaminieli’s 27-year wait to join regular force

This is a dream come true, said Kaminieli Laliqavoka. The 45-year-old is among 206 officers who will undergo a four-month Basic Recruit Course at the Fiji Police Academy in Nasova.

It is the second batch for this year’s police recruitment.

The wait to join the regular force took Mr Laliqavoka 27 years.

He joined the Fiji Police Force as a special Police constable in 1990. “It has always been my dream to be part of the regular force,” Mr Laliqavoka said. “I am finally in

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and I am so thankful.”

If you are living along the SuvaNausori corridor then Mr Laliqavoka is not a new face to you. At the Laqere junction in Nasinu, you must have seen him at peak hours of the morning and afternoon directing traffic.

“I love what I do and all these years, I have been faithful to my job,” Mr Laliqavoka said. “Even if no one noticed me, I know that God is always there watching and he looks at the very small things that you do. Mr Laliqavoka lives at Kalabu Housing, Nasinu, with his 17-yearold son. His wife died in 2016.

He advised special police constables never to lose hope, “be faithful to your job because God will reward accordingly”.