Fijivillage
NEWS SPORTS IN DEPTH
20 April, 2026, 4:39 pm
Central - 24°C Rain
IN DEPTH
20 April, 2026, 4:39 pm Central - 24°C Rain

Evicted Veiraisi residents ask do they not matter

Evicted Veiraisi residents ask do they not matter

Veiraisi Settlement resident Inise Rinasau

It is now into the second week of the dismantling of our houses and we have not seen any help, visit or official from the government of the day, the very same ones that we voted into power from the beginning, do we not matter.

This was highlighted by Veiraisi Settlement resident Inise Rinasau whose house was dismantled as they try and figure out where they are going to sleep.

Rinasau says their children have not gone to school this week because of the uncertainty of things happening around them.

She says that they have taken their belongings as well as three other households to their uncle’s home close by and have also asked if the children can sleep there at night.

She says the older boys and men will have to make do with a tarpaulin and sleep out in the open to guard their roofing iron and timber.

Rinasau adds that she and her husband have not been working for the last two weeks so even if they had a place to go, they cannot afford it.

As the evicted families from Veiraisi Settlement in Nadera call for the government to assist, FijiFirst General Secretary, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum says there are many people like the residents of Veiraisi Settlement, and they can apply to the Public Rental Board for housing.

Sayed-Khaiyum was responding to us in the FijiFirst press conference when Legend FM News questioned him if the Government will assist these families because they have said they have nowhere else to go.

FEATURE NEWS
Jone Vakarisi's death classified as murder
The investigation into the death of drug accused, Jone Vakarisi has been classified as murder.Police investigators are in the process of gathering inf...
1 minute ago
LATEST NEWS
11 communities in Tavua receive over $74,000 in grants for grassroots development projects
11 community-based organisations in Tavua have received grants from the Ministry of Multi-Ethnic Affairs, led by Minister Charan Jeath Singh, with a ...
2 minutes ago

NGO Coalition calls on independent and transparent investigation in relation to Vakarisi's death
The NGO Coalition on Human Rights is calling for an independent and transparent investigation into the death of Jone Vakarisi while in the custody ...
9 minutes ago

Chief Justice Temo closes Vakarisi's drugs case
Chief Justice Salesi Temo has closed the case where late Jone Vakarisi was found with drugs within the confines of the court in 2023.This comes as ...
2 hours ago

Radrodro urges proper contract submission to fast-track teacher salary payments
The Minister for Education, Aseri Radrodro, is urging teachers who have not yet received their salaries to ensure their contracts are correctly ...
4 hours ago

Heavy rain alert issued for the whole of Fiji
A heavy rain alert is now in force for the whole of Fiji.The Nadi Weather Office says an active trough of low pressure with associated cloud, showers ...
5 hours ago



Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations

CFL radio frequencies
IN DEPTH
Ratu Epeli Nailatikau's State Funeral
Ratu Epeli was a highly respected Fijian chief and a people’s President as many would remember him on many occasions walking on the streets of Suva ...
4 days ago

TC Vaianu Coverage
The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) is urging the public to remain alert, prepared, and watch out for one another as Tropical Cyclone ...
11 days ago

Citizens to oppose proposed TNG Waste-to-Energy incinerator in Saweni, Vuda
Serious concerns are being raised regarding a proposed Australian company's TNG Waste-to-Energy incinerator in Saweni, Vuda, and a group of concerned ...
11 days ago

TOP