American Embassy in Suva

THE security measures placed by the American Embassy on Loftus Street in Suva will be removed by the end of next week.

The directive by interim Prime Minister Commander Voreqe Bainimarama to the relevant ministries and authorities is in line with the withdrawal of military personnel from the various checkpoints and the relaxation of restrictions at those installations.

'Look at what they are doing here on our doorstep on Loftus Street. Somehow, they have ended up getting this whole street closed, thereby denying the taxpayers who have funded the construction of this road,'' Commander Bainimarama said.

Loftus Street has been cordoned off since the September 11 2001 bombing of the Twin Towers in New York.