Fiji Village Chief Bans Sunday Travel Except For Church

In the South Pacific nation of Fiji, village chief Isei Vosadrau has banned residents of his village on the island of Vanua Levu from traveling anywhere on Sundays except to church services. Fiji Times reported yesterday that the step was taken because villagers had been walking out of church services to catch the boat to the island's largest town, Labasa. The Citizens Constitutional Forum says that the chief's order is unconstitutional under various provisions in the bill of rights of Fiji's constitution. FijiLive reports that the country's Methodist Church also disagrees with the scope of the ban.