School committee member in court for allegedly misusing Free Education Grant

Court FICAC

School committee member in court for allegedly misusing Free Education Grant

By Dhanjay Deo

Thursday 19/11/2020

A former District School Committee member appeared in the Labasa Magistrates Court today for the alleged abuse of the Free Education Grant.

Filipe Tuisabeto was charged by the FICAC with a count each of Obtaining a Financial Advantage and Causing a Loss.

Tuisabeto is alleged to have deposited $1,200 from the school’s Free Education Grant into his personal account for his own expenses.

He is further alleged to have caused a loss of $2,056.96 to the school by misappropriating the amount from the Grant between December 2014 and March 2015.

Tuisabeto has been released on bail and the matter has been adjourned to 20th February next year.

FEATURE NEWS

Most diabetic patients present late to the hospital – Dr Qereqeretabua

CWM Hospital General Surgeon Dr. Timoci Qereqeretabua says one of the challenges they are facing when it comes to diabetes is that a lot of people pre...

12 hours ago

Vuto to focus on restoring the image of Christ in the Methodist Church in Fiji

Hundreds of people from the Methodist Church in Fiji attended the Ordination Service of Jone Vuto as the Vice President of the Church at Centenary ...

11 hours ago

10 newborns die in Indian hospital fire

At least 10 newborns have died in a fire at a hospital in northern India after a fire broke out in the neonatal ward. Chaos and panic ensued as ...

12 hours ago

Totogo Reservoir Upgrade project will commence after Christmas - WAF

Great news for the people of Levuka as the construction works for the Totogo Reservoir Upgrade project will commence next month. The Water ...

12 hours ago

80 families in Korovuto set to receive safe water supply after 13-year struggle

80 families in Korovuto Settlement Nadi may soon see an end to their 13-year struggle for clean and safe water, as plans are underway to connect them ...

12 hours ago