50 Women Become Constables After Passing Out Parade
For Rakiraki lass, Shimona Nandini Jeet, this was also a present to her parents from the rural farming community in Tova in Rakiraki.
Sunday 20 October 2019 | 12:07
An emotional Shimona Jeet with her parents Premila Wati and Mahen Chand after Police Pass out Parade in Suva on October 18, 2019. Photo: Ronald Kumar.
Fifty women constables were part of the Fiji Police Force passing out parade on Friday at Nasova in Suva.
This time around the women had a separate group in the 205 personnel parade.
For many, it was a momentous occasion as they had passed the gruelling four months course.
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For Rakiraki lass, Shimona Nandini Jeet, this was also a present to her parents from the rural farming community in Tova in Rakiraki.
Shimona’s father Mahend Chand was the happiest of the bunch. For him, a child of his had now been able to escape the struggles of farming and was able to secure a brighter future for herself.
“I farm cane. I have 15 acres, it is quite small and the yield does not provide me with enough to have a living I want to give my children,” he said.
“I have been trying to get my children out of farming. I am happy for Shimona, I know that she will make her family proud.
“The life of a police officer is tough but we are there to support our Shimona.”
Also part of the passing out were three cousins, Ilisapeci Tobeyaweni, Miliame Qasi and Alena Caginitoba.
It was a dream come true for these three cousins, (from left:) Ilisapeci Tobeyaweni, Miliame Qasi and Alena Caginitoba at the Police passing out parade at the Nasova Police Academy on October 18, 2019. Photo: Ronald Kumar
The Police recruits are now constables and will be transferred to various stations around the country.
Edited by Percy Kean
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