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By SHALENDRA PRASAD
PEOPLE are facing livelihood dif-
ficulties because of the diminish-
ing nature of the sugar industry in
Fiji says Johnny Engell-Hansen,
deputy head of delegation of the
European Union (EU) for the Pa-
cific.
Speaking at the commission-
ing of the upgraded facilities at
the Vivekananda Training Centre
on Wednesday, November 28 at
Nawaicoba in Nadi, Engell-Han-
sen did not mince his words while
giving a true reflection of the cur-
rent state of the once vibrant sugar
industry.
He said because of the impact of
the declining sugar industry, the
EU via its Social Mitigation Pro-
gram had set aside $80.5 million
which would be invested in life
changing and capacity building
schemes via numerous non-gov-
ernmental organisations.
Once a flagship and vibrant in-
dustry providing direct and indi-
rect jobs, catering for over a quar-
ter of the entire population - the
sugar industry is now experiencing
continued decline and painful re-
structure.
New job opportunities need to
be created for people who can no
longer sustain themselves, En-
gell-Hansen added.
He said the EU Social Mitigation
Program which was a part of the
larger program for the Fiji sugar
industry, was precisely aiming at
mitigating the adverse effects of
the sugar industry restructuring
and the people who live in the sug-
ar cane belts.
The project provides support
in three different ways: alternative
housing and micro project, access
to rural credit and vocational train-
ing to enable alternative income
generating activities.
Sweet rescue
EU invests
$80.5m for
alternative
livelihood
Deputy head of delegation of the European Union for the Pacic, Johnny Engell-Hansen, second from right, ofcially commissions the automotive
workshop of the Vivekananda Technical Centre in Nawaicoba, Nadi on Wednesday, November 28. Photo: PRASHANT NAICKER
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SACHIDA ANAND SINGH
AUSTRALIA will be investing $F100
million annually by 2014 to help im-
prove access to basic services, such as
health and education, as well as sup-
porting innovative local initiatives to
help build the resilience of rural and
isolated communities in the country,
says Acting Australian High Commis-
sioner, Glenn Miles.
This reects Australias commit-
ment to reducing poverty and improv-
ing the lives of vulnerable and margin-
alised communities in Fiji, Mr Miles
said while opening the Fiji Community
Development Program (FCDP) ofce
in Lautoka.
The FCDP Lautoka Ofce will be
co-sharing ofce space with the Eu-
ropean Union (EU) social mitigation
Program Management Unit on Marine
Drive. The co-location of the ofces
provides an opportunity for greater co
ordination of donor support to Fijis
Civil Society Organisation (CSO) sec-
tor.
Our support to the Fiji civil society
sector tells us that this is a sector that
is a dynamic and capable one. FCDP
will build on the existing capacities of
CSOs, and assist them to deliver better
services, foster inclusion, and mitigate
social hardship and poverty for com-
munities in Fiji, Mr Miles said.
This support to civil society or-
ganisations will result in 70,000 people
throughout Fiji beneting from quality
community development services with
at least 70 civil society organisations
working in communities throughout
Fiji, he said.
The FCDP Team Leader, Michael
Brownjohn said CSOs in Fiji had sig-
nicantly increased their presence and
outreach to communities in the West-
ern Division and so it was particularly
exciting and relevant for the FCDP to
be establishing a presence in the area.
FCDP programing over the next ve
years will be focused on the provision
of grant funding and capacity build-
ing support to assist the work of CSOs
which provide services to poor, vul-
nerable or marginalised communities
throughout Fiji.
The grants will be for a minimum of
six months to a maximum of two years
and three months, with potential of ex-
tending support further if results are
strong. Our rst call for grants closed
on 16th November and overwhelm-
ing interest has been shown through
the proposals we have received, Mr
Brownjohn said.
Decisions about the grants will be
made in the next week by the FCDP
Program Executive Committee and
grants will be disbursed during De-
cember and January once individual
agreements have been nalised. For
those organisations which might not
be successful in their grant application,
we will still be available to provide ca-
pacity building support, which is the
second strand of our Program, he said.
The FCDP began operating in Fiji in
June 2012 and was launched in Suva
last month. It succeeds Australias pre-
vious support to civil society through
the Australian Civil Society Support
Program (ACSSP).
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Continued from
Front Page
He said through the assis-
tance provided to Ramak-
rishna Mission to upgrade
the facilities at Vivekananda
Training Centre, the EU
anticipates close to 5000
people receiving recognised
and accredited certicates in
various elds offered by the
centre.
This program intends to
target three different groups
of people.
They are households
who have abandoned cane
farming, cane farmers who
need additional revenue
sources to sustain their live-
lihoods and redundant cane
cutters, mill workers and
transport workers.
Engell-Hansen said the
sugar industry was facing
very difcult times and it
needed to take a quick and
painful restructure plan and
decrease costs while im-
proving productivity.
He said the current cost of
harvesting sugar cane stands
at a farm-gate price of $40
per tonne and this should
decrease by 40 per cent
while farm yields needed to
increase by 50 per cent to 60
tonnes of cane per hectare.
It should be made pos-
sible for hardworking cane
farmers to increase the size
of their farms thereby inten-
sifying production.
I realise that land can be
a particularly sensitive is-
sue in Fiji but it does strike
a chord that fertile land lies
idle when it could be made
productive.
The sugar industry was
once referred to as the back
bone of the Fijian economy
but has been on a decline for
over a decade resulting in
the booming tourism indus-
try taking over as the biggest
foreign exchange earner.
However, the Bainima-
rama Government is fully
committed to revive the
ailing sugar industry and
various strategies have been
implemented at all levels to
ensure that the industry be-
comes viable.
Prime Minister Commo-
dore Voreqe Bainimarama
had previously stated the
country cannot afford to
lose the vital sugar industry
which still remains as an im-
portant element of the Fijian
economy.
$100m for out reach program
EU to the rescue
ONCE regarded as the back-bone of Fijis economy the
sugar industry has taken a nose-dive into bitterness of dilem-
ma, mismanagement and land lease issues pushing the once
ourishing industry onto its knees and affecting the livelihood
of many.
Now the question most of the people are asking is: Can the
sugar industry revive and give a competition to the tourism in-
dustry which is leading in terms of dollar value? Well that will
be a day to live for and see the sugar industry ourish again.
And to achieve that dream - authorities concerned are doing
its best to get the industry up on its feet and to do that - we
need big spenders.
European Union (EU) which has a big purse to spend has
joined hands with the Ramakrishna Mission to help those who
are struggling to make ends meet.
And thumbs up to EU for setting aside a staggering $80.5mil-
lion for the livelihood of those directly or indirectly involved in
the cane belt. EU has already started its Social Mitigation Pro-
gram with the commissioning of the upgraded facilities at the
Vivekananda Training Centre which will help those affected by
the sugar industry.
Deputy Head of delegation of the EU for the Pacic, Johnny
Engell-Hansen, did not mince his words while giving a true re-
ection of the current state of the once vibrant sugar industry.
According to Engell-Hansen, the EU Social Mitigation Pro-
gram which was a part of the larger program for the Fiji sugar
industry was precisely aiming at mitigating the adverse effects
of the sugar industry restructuring and the people who live in
the sugar cane belts.
Engell-Hansen pointed out that the project provided support
in three different ways - alternative housing and micro project,
access to rural credit and vocational training to enable alterna-
tive income generating activities.
The assistance provided by EU to Ramakrishna Mission for
the upgrading of the facilities at Vivekananda Training Centre,
the EU anticipates close to 5000 people receiving recognised
and accredited certicates in various elds offered by the cen-
tre.
Well the sugar industry needs all the help it can get the
Government of the day is trying its level best to see the in-
dustry pull out of doldrums lets wait and see whether we
achieve sweetness or continue with the bitter pain of wasting
money.
Sugar:
The bitterness within
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LOCAL NEWS
By ANAND SINGH
AIRPORTS Fiji Ltd workers received an early Christmas
gift as Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, announced
substantial pay rises for 247 low-income earners.
And the news came as a blessing for many of the work-
ers who have worked hard to keep the AFLs operations
running smoothly but were not recognized.
Fifty-eight-year-old, Peni Tuvu has been working in
the cleaners department since 1994 and was full of prais-
es for the Bainimarama-led Government.
The Korovuto villager said it was a timely boost for his
family as the festive season was just around the corner
and also the beginning of the New Year.
This is the best government no other government
thought of the low-income earners before we have been
working on the same salary for many years.
With the pay rise many of us will better provide for
our families, Mr Tuvu said.
The father of four sons and one daughter added it was
high time that minor workers whose salary was below
the poverty line who worked hard as highly paid work-
ers were recognized as the cost of living was getting too
costly.
What this government has done will not only benet
the low-income earners but also boost the economy as
more pay means more expenditure benetting all.
The previous governments did not hear the plea of
the poor and that is the reason we are below the poverty
line, Mr Tuvu said.
Also on the same note Mr Tuvus workmate Apisai
Limalevu acknowledged similar sentiments praising the
Bainimarama-led government for recognizing the low-
income earners and their hard work.
PM Bainimarama and his Attorney-General Aiyaz
Sayed-Khaiyum were in person at the AFL to announce
the benet cover a broad range of categories and include
baggage handlers, remen, security ofcers, plumbers,
painters, carpenters and drivers.
Most earn less than $15,000 a year and many earn less
than $10,000 a year. (225 of the 247 earn less than$15k
and 97 earn less than $10,000.)
Theyll each get different pay rises depending on their
personal circumstances, with baggage handlers receiving
more than $2,000 a year and some technical ofcers get-
ting $8,000 increases.
THE Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimara-
ma, has announced substantial pay rises
for nearly 250 low-income workers at
Airports Fiji Limited.
Those who will benet cover a broad
range of categories and include bag-
gage handlers, remen, security ofcers,
plumbers, painters, carpenters and driv-
ers.
Most earn less than $15,000 a year and
many earn less than $10,000 a year. (225
of the 247 earn less than$15k and 97 earn
less than $10,000.)
Theyll each get different pay rises de-
pending on their personal circumstances,
with baggage handlers receiving more
than $2,000 a year and some technical
ofcers getting $8,000 increases.
The increases come after a review of
the wages of airport workers by an inde-
pendent consultant, the Hays Group.
Speaking to a group of workers at AFL
Head Ofce, the Prime Minister said
some of them had not had pay reviews
since 1999.
The Prime Minister said there had been
a growing gap at Airports Fiji Limited
between the salaries of executive staff
and ordinary workers.
This is a question of basic fairness.
It does nothing for the morale in any or-
ganisation when some people are seen
to benet more than others, the Prime
Minister added.
My Government was determined to
rectify that.
The Acting Chairman of AFL, Faiz
Khan, said the pay rises would cost the
company $725,000 a year but it was
money well spent.
We see this as an investment in our
workforce that will raise morale and pro-
ductivity and reduce staff turnover, he
said
Source: MINFO
Early Xmas for AFL workers
PM approves pay rise for 247
Smiles says it all happy AFL workers give thumbs up after PM Voreqe Bainimarama approved pay rise for 247 staff members.
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LOCAL NEWS
A PACIFIC Information, Communica-
tion Technology (ICT) specialist has
been appointed to a Vice President
position of the world internet body,
ICANN the Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers.
Mr Savenaca Voceas (PICTURED)
promotion as Vice President Austral-
asia/Pacic Islands was announced
this week by the President of ICANN,
FadiChehad.
Mr Vocea, originally from Fiji, and
based in Brisbane, Australia is one
of the four new Vice Presidents of
ICANN.
Coming from the Pacic region, I
am grateful and honoured to be work-
ing under a leadership team that has
empowered us to improve efforts to
serve the region better.
We will listen to as many inter-
ested stakeholders and the local In-
ternet community discussing and col-
laborating on issues centering around
ICANNs remit and management of
the Internets domain names system.
Mr Vocea who was in Suva last
week spoke on the new generic Top
Level Domains (new gTLD) pro-
gramme update at the Pacic ICT Cen-
tre and met the USP ofcials to discuss
.FJ registry best practices.
There wasgeneral encouragement
for names registry in the Pacic to de-
ploy Domain Names Systems Security
Extensions (DNSSEC) as a tool to pre-
vent data modication at the registry
level that will trickle down to end users
of the Internet.
He also addressed the inaugural
Tech Youth Camp for Fiji introducing
the participating youths to ICANN.
As the new Regional Vice President,
Australasia/ Pacic Islands, Mr Vocea
will be accountable for the develop-
ment of stakeholder engagement and
outreach within countries in Austral-
asia and the Pacic Islands.
He joined ICANN in October 2006
as the Regional Liaison, Australasia/
Pacic Islands to help raise awareness
of ICANN issues in the region through
outreach and engagement with the
community.
He has helped in facilitating strate-
gic partnerships with regional organi-
sations and new memberships for the
Governmental Advisory Committee,
country code Supporting Organiza-
tions and Asia Pacic RALO to en-
hance participation and contribution in
the ICANN space.
Before ICANN, he held manage-
rial roles with organisations including
APNIC, the Pacic Islands Telecom-
munications Association (PITA) and
Telecom Fiji. He is also one of the
founding members of the Pacic Net-
work Operators Group (PacNOG) that
delivers capacity building for network/
ISP engineers from the Pacic sub-
region. PRESS RELEASE
AUSTRALIAN celebrity
chef and television person-
ality Elizabeth Chong has
arrived for the rst time in
the country to join Fiji TVs
Taste of Paradise star Chef
Lance Seeto, in the season
nale of his hugely popular
show.
Chong, now a 81, is one
of Seetos mentors and
teachers, and in similar
fashion to Seeto, has been
showing Australians how to
cook healthy Asian cuisine
for over 30 years. Some of
her closest friends are the
worlds top celebrity restau-
rateurs and chefs, as many
regard her for her pioneering
work in using television to
both educate and entertain.
She is one of the most
recognisable television chefs
and accomplished cookbook
authors, with many Austra-
lians growing up learning to
cook Chinese food on Chan-
nel Tens Bert Newton show
during the 1980s and 1990s.
Looking 20 years younger
than her age, this TV chef
puts it down to clean living,
no alcohol, no smoking and
no junk food. The Chinese
have always eaten healthy
for thousands of years, and
I try and stick to that same
philosophy. says Chong.
Dining at Chef Seetos fa-
vourite restaurant in Suva,
Tikos, Chong could not
believe the avours and
freshness of the seafood.
Ive eaten all around the
world and still host tours
of China and Vietnam for
my Australian clients, but
Fiji has something very an-
cient and wild to intrigue the
gourmet traveller. says the
TV personality.
If it wasnt for Chef
Lance Seetos invitation to
see what he is doing here, I
probably would never have
thought to come to Fiji. I
am so glad I did, he is do-
ing a wonderfully inspiring
job here. There is so much
to experience here in life-
style and food. This truly is
an inspiring culture on Aus-
tralias doorstep. It seems
the student has become the
teacher.
Chong has joined Chef
Seetos Fiji Food Safari on
Castaway Island this week
to not only share her knowl-
edge to visitors, but to sup-
port her protg in his en-
deavours to promote Fiji to
the world through food.
The ve day food pro-
gram includes cooking mas-
ter classes, food as medicine
classes and dinner banquets
each night. It is also being
lmed for the special one
hour season nale of Taste
of Paradise.
Seeto says he wanted to
show his legions of viewers
in Fiji and across the South
Pacic his island home and
where the appreciation for
Fijis culture, traditions and
fresh food started. Season
One of Taste of Paradise n-
ishes up on December 27.
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Lance Seeto, left, with his mentor and top Australian ce-
lebrity chef and television personality Elizabeth Chong.
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LOCAL NEWS
By MERESEINI MARAU
in India
SOME 300 sewing ma-
chines will be sent from
India this month to help the
women of Fiji mostly those
in rural areas.
This was possible after the
Government of India gave
the funds to the Fiji High
Commission in New Delhi
recently.
Fiji High Commissioner
in New Delhi Yogesh Karan
said the funds would be used
to purchase the sewing ma-
chines which would be dis-
persed at the earliest.
He said the sewing ma-
chines would be given to the
Ministry for Women, Social
Welfare and Poverty Alle-
viation which would then
distribute it.
I thank the Indian Gov-
ernment for this assistance
and the Indian High Com-
mission in Fiji for helping in
facilitating this request.
High Commissioner Yogesh Karan (left) receiving
the cheque from ministry of external affairs ofcial
in New Delhi, India.
Photo: MERESEINI MARAU
India gives 300
sewing machine
By SHALENDRA PRASAD
FIJIS leading commercial printers
Universal Printing Press (UPP) has
achieved another milestone after being
accredited as the rst ever company in
the Pacic Islands to be awarded the
quality status of a GS1 New Zealand
Accredited Organisation for Barcode
testing.
While ofcially presenting the ac-
creditation to directors of the Punja
Group which owns UPP, Gary Hartley,
general manager sector development
of GS1 New Zealand commended the
hard working management and staff
members for yet another great achieve-
ment.
The accreditation means a lot in
terms of global standards and today we
are witnessing UPP adapting to a glob-
al identity and this will make business
much easier to do while minimising hu-
man errors, Mr Hartley said.
With the accreditation UPP will be
will be adapting to a global language
of business and it is interesting to note
that they are the rst in the Pacic to
achieve such a milestone.
Sharing similar sentiments, Punja
Group director Rajesh Punja said the
company and its subsidiaries had come
a long way as far as standards and
quality products and services was con-
cerned.
The accreditation is a dening point
in time for us and reects what Punjas
stands for. The achievement is also in
line with what the company is about.
We were the rst company to start us-
ing barcodes back in those days, Mr
Punja said.
Another milestone for Punja Group
Standing from
left are Yogesh
Punja, Rajesh
Punja, Gary
Hartley, Jagdish
Punja and UPP
general manag-
er Shri Krishna.
Photo:
PRASHANT
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Billboards for
Maharishi College
THE Maharishi Sanatan College billboards were installed
on the front and the rear entrance by the Rotary Club of
Nadi on Tuesday, 27th November, 2012.
The school is situated in Votualevu, Nadi (the tirath
dhaam is situated in the school compound).
The school offers academic classes from Form 3-7 lev-
el, Vocational (Food & Beverage)and (Carpentary & Join-
ery - FNU franchised) - Enrolment for 2013 is now open.
The Rotary Club of Nadi has assisted Maharishi in sev-
eral ways- providing library books, paying school fees for
needy students and lately getting the billboards done.
By BHAWINI HAROON
Rotary Club of Nadi president Krupesh Patel shakes
hand with Maharishi Sanatan College principal Bhawi-
ni Haroon. Photo: SUPPLIED
LOCAL NEWS
PRIME Minister Commodore Voreqe
Bainimarama (PICTURED) opened the
two new Legal Aid Commission ofces in
Nadi and Rakiraki.
The PM said; Today marks another
solid step in my Gov-
ernments efforts to
ensure that all Fijians
have equal access to
justice system.
Nadi is one of the
largest town centres
in Fiji and the fastest
growing. It also has a
substantial surround-
ing rural population.
With the opening
of this Ofce, the residents of Nadi and its
greater area will no longer have to travel
far to seek legal aid assistance. We are re-
moving the obstacles of time, distance, and
expense.
PM added; My Government remains
rmly committed to providing equal ac-
cess to the justice system for every Fijian,
in particular for those Fijians who are un-
able to afford the services of a lawyer.
Without proper legal counsel, a person
may not get the justice he or she deserves.
Equal access to justice should mean just
that - justice that is readily available to all.
It must be a reality, not just a hope, PM
said.
He continued saying, that some talk
about the rule of law without necessarily
understanding that a key component of this
principle must include equal access to the
justice system.
Conversely how can we talk about sub-
stantive justice when there is no access to
the justice system for the poor, the weak,
and the vulnerable?
Without legal counsel, Court matters
get delayed, and this is at the cost of tax
payers.
But beyond the cost, we know that jus-
tice delayed is justice denied. Legal Aid
services and Court matters need to be expe-
dited so that justice is sure, deliberate, and
as prompt as possible, PM said.
He added at the end of the day, provid-
ing equal access to justice to all Fijians was
the responsibility of the Government and in
order for Legal Aid to work for the people,
to do its job, it had to be adequately funded.
It is for this reason, my Government has
ensured that the Legal Aid Commission has
the staff, facilities, and funds it needs to as-
sist people who cannot afford the services
of a lawyer.
As the need for legal services in the
community has increased, my Government
has steadily increased its funding to the Le-
gal Aid Commission, which now employs
25 lawyers, and 28 corporate and support
staff. The total number of staff, I am told,
will soon increase to more than 64.
This new Nadi and Rakiraki ofces of
the Legal Aid Commission is a part of that
expansion. It is modern and well resourced.
It has facilities to accommodate clients
wishing to make legal aid applications as
well as separate interview rooms for clients
to protect their privacy and ensure con-
dentiality, PM said.
The Legal Aid Commission has perma-
nent ofces in Suva, Ba, Lautoka, and La-
basa. The Nausori Ofce has opened doors
and shall be ofcially opened by the PM
within the next month.
PRESS RELEASE
By VIJNESH CHAND
A WOMENS group has
taken up a more active
role in building its com-
munity empowering
mothers and young girls
to play a more important
role in their society.
The Shiu Shakti Wom-
ens club was founded by
Madhu Malini, Suraj Wati
and Priya Dharsani of
Navo, Nadi in 2007.
The reason behind the
foundation of this club
was because of having
low income earners to
save an extra dollar for
future use such as for
school fees and celebrate
New Year in style.
There are over 28 mem-
bers in this club.
We came to know
about Nadi Womens
Council after two years
of successful operation of
this club.
And now we are mem-
bers of the council and
also registered under
Ministry of Womens,
said Mrs Madhu.
Members of the club
attended workshops or-
ganised by Save the chil-
dren Fiji, Femlink Pa-
cic, NCW workshop and
Health workshops.
Chinese delegation do-
nated sewing machines to
assist the club members.
Now the members
sew door mats, stitching
of school uniforms and
many more.
Furthermore, the ladies
have started with reciting
Ramayana and singing
kirtans every Tuesdays.
We also get offers
from other communities
to recite Ramayana in
their area as well.
Mrs Madhu said, The
club donated groceries,
clothes and cash to the
needy families of Navo
during the recent oods.
Donation was also given
to Fiji Cancer Society ap-
peal fund as well.
From 2007 till today
the club has progressed
and achieved so much
that we have decided to
give scholarships to the
needy students in primary
schools from 2013, the
womens president said.
In addition she added,
We hope and pray that
Shiu Shakti Womens
Club achieves more suc-
cess in whatever good
deeds we do to support
and help the poor and
needy people of our com-
munity and Nadi as a
whole.
Womens club takes active role
Legal
Aid
opens
doors
The Shiu Shakti Womens club members. Picture: SUPPLIED
HEALTH
Dialysis - an easily preventable epidemic
By DAVID MOSKOWITZ
T
HE Pacic Islands are ex-
periencing an epidemic of
type 2 diabetes as the thrifty
genotype, which allowed residents
to survive starvation for the past
50,000 years, comes into contact
with Western lifestyle: abundant
calories and physical inactivity.
Half of diabetic patients experi-
ence kidney failure. Overactivity of
the ACE enzyme (ACE = angioten-
sin I converting enzyme) appears to
be involved in both diabetes and its
complications, like kidney failure
(1).
Massive weight loss could theo-
retically reverse type 2 diabetes
and prevent its complications, such
as kidney failure and proliferative
retinopathy (the vessels at the back
of the eye, the retina, proliferate,
bleed, and cause blindness).
But weight loss is extremely dif-
cult, especially if youve been ge-
netically selected to survive starva-
tion and put on calories whenever
you see them in case of future star-
vation. A far easier approach would
just be to take sufcient quinapril,
now an inexpensive generic drug.
In 2002, I published my patient
outcomes data on reversing dia-
betic and hypertensive kidney fail-
ure using high-dose quinapril (2).
My treatment has worked so far in
whites, blacks, and Hispanics, all
groups with signicant hyperten-
sion. Fijians have relatively low
blood pressure along with their
diabetes. An angiotensin II receptor
blocker (ARB) rather than an ACE
might work better. Others have
shown that high-dose ARBs are as
effective as high dose quinapril (3-
5).
This treatment is safe, simple,
and effective when used in patients
who still have at least half their kid-
ney function left. The bigger ques-
tion is why you havent heard about
it already.
Healthcareis supposed to em-
brace cures. But in 2002, the me-
dia refused to publicize my paper,
requiring me to get an endorse-
ment from somebody in the renal
community. Since dialysis is how
nephrologists make their money,
nobody has come forward yet to en-
dorse my paper.
Surely, I thought, Medicare, the
Single Payer for dialysis, would
want to save over $20 billion a year
by eliminating dialysis. So in Octo-
ber, 2004, I presented my paper to
the then Medical Director of Medi-
care, Sean Tunis, and his senior
staff, including Sandra Foote.
To my astonishment, they had no
interest. Only then did it dawn on
me that they might be eliminating
their own jobs along with 6% of
their budget. No bureaucrat wants
to shrink her budget.
In fact, nobody in healthcare has
had the slightest interest in elimi-
nating dialysis: not the NIDDK
(the Kidney Institute at the NIH),
the AHRQ, the National Kidney
Foundation, the American Heart
Association, the American Associa-
tion for Kidney Patients, the CDC,
the AMA, the National Medical
Association, numerous academic
Nephrology Divisions, numerous
kidney transplantation societies,
the American Society of Nephrol-
ogy (ASN), the International So-
ciety of Nephrology (ISN), the
European Society of Nephrology,
private health insurance companies
(Humana, Blue Cross/Blue Shield,
Aetna, Cigna, United), Medicare
Advantage health plans, Kaiser-
Permanente, the VA, all 50 state
Medicaid ofces, et al.
Even the Missouri Kidney Pro-
gram, which co-funded the key
research along with the American
Diabetes Association, had no com-
ment.
Incidentally, National Health Ser-
vices in Canada, Britain, Israel, etc.
were just as uninterested in elimi-
nating dialysis as Medicare.
My experienceillustrates, I be-
lieve, whats really wrong with hos-
pital-based healthcare globally. No-
body in healthcare wants to prevent
disease any more. Patients must get
sick for revenues to ow. As others
have said, we dont have healthcare,
justsickcare.
Im glad of the opportunity to
tell the residents of Fiji that dialy-
sis has been obsolete for over a de-
cade. How could healthcare be re-
formed, you might ask. How could
it be made more innovative? How
could physicians get more inter-
ested in preventing diseases? Thats
precisely the outcome that patients
want most. But no doctor is offering
it (except for GenoMed, my disease
management company), because
the business model for healthcare
requires the patient to get sick be-
fore any money changes hands.
Transforming the healthcare sys-
tem to one in which prevention had
value to physicians, as well as pa-
tients, would actually be quite easy.
Simply require physicians to report
their patients outcomes. The best
outcomes come from avoiding the
disease in the rst place, which is
also the cheapest approach. If phy-
sicians had to report their outcomes
on a website, and patients could
vote with their feet, then the phy-
sicians who could prevent disease
would get the most business. Their
colleagues would have to learn how
to prevent disease, too, or else go
out of business. Healthcare would
improve, rather than embracing the
status quo.
Most people dont realize that
malpractice consists of two parts:
(1) a bad outcome, and (2) devia-
tion from the community standard
of practice. As long as a physician
practices like everybody else, it
doesnt matter how horrible his/
her outcomes are. Tying business
to outcomes would do wonders for
healthcare, forcing it to become
more innovative as well as cost-
effective.
Dr. Moskowitz majored in
Chemistry (summa) at Harvard
College, Biochemistry (rst
class honours) at Oxford on a
Marshall Scholarship, and got
his MD from Harvard Medical
School. He trained in Internal
Medicine, Biochemistry, and Ne-
phrology at Washington Univer-
sitybefore teaching for 11 years
at St. Louis University medical
school. He currently practices
in Florida and can be reached
through his companys website,
www.genomed.com
Photo: medicinenet.com
EDUCATION AND CAREERS
EDUCATION AND CAREERS
FORTY-one pints of blood
that can potentially save up
to 123 lives, was collected at
a blood drive organised by
the University of the South
Pacics Lautoka Campus
on Saturday, 10th Novem-
ber.
This brings the total
amount of blood collected
by the Campus this year to
95 pints.
The Lautoka Campus
blood contribution last year
earned it recognition from
the Ministry of Health as the
highest collector of blood
in the Tertiary Institutions
Category for the Western
Division for 2011.
By organiSing blood
drives, the Campus hopes
to raise awareness on the
importance of saving some-
ones life and urge members
of our community to come
forward donate blood to
curb shortage of blood in
our local hospitals.
USP Lautoka Campus
Blood Drive organiSing
chairman Dennis Sen said it
was a successful blood drive
with most of the donors be-
ing rst timers.
Mr Sen said after donat-
ing blood, a donor com-
mented that he did not have
the courage to do anything
like this before.
I was full of trepidation
as I thought of the needles
and pain, but I was quickly
proven wrong!, the rst
time donor exclaimed.
The donor requested to
be informed of other blood
drives organised in future.
Mr Sen said three Campus
staff members also donated
one pint each to the drive.
He said tertiary institutions
have a lot of students and
they should partner with
hospitals on such a worthy
initiative.
Campus Director Dr Pra-
mila Devi said the blood
drive initiative was part of
the Lautoka Campus Re-
gional Community engage-
ment project.
PRESS RELEASE
Campus
gives
gift of
life
A donor gives blood during USP Lautoka Campuss
blood drive. Photo: SUPPLIED
USP conducts a careers session
STUDENTS and employers in the Western Di-
vision had a successful talk on the career and
job prospects for fresh graduates when they
met at The University of the South Pacics
Lautoka Campus Careers Session on Saturday,
24th November.
Held at the Campus Lecture Hall, the Ca-
reers Session was the rst one ever to be organ-
ised by the Campus.
The primary purpose of this Careers Session
was to get together prospective employers and
tertiary and senior secondary school students to
discuss career opportunities and the levels of
qualication required by different jobs/profes-
sions.
Students had the chance to talk to prospec-
tive employers and explore the various career
options available for them locally.
Parents and prospective students were able to
get questions, related to the career, answered
by the employers and the USP staff members
by visiting their booths.
The employers enlightened students on the
types of qualication and other qualities they
looked for in graduates for employment.
Students took advantage of this opportunity
to register for Semester 1, 2013 and continuing
students were also able to register for the Sum-
mer Flexi School.
Campus Director Dr Pramila Devi extends
her thanks and appreciation to the employers,
parents and students who participated in this
Careers Session and for making it a success.
PRESS RELEASE
Students and employers in the Western Division take part in The
University of the South Pacics Lautoka Campus Careers Session
held at its Lautoka Campus. Photo: SUPPLIED
Bula everybody.
W
HILE climbing
the steps inside the
Westpac Nadi branch
and once on the rst oor it is
sometimes a mammoth task
of going through the long line
of people to reach the door for
international transactions but
then we have created special
words such as chilo, excuse
me and dekhna bhai thora
gap dena to make our journey
across much easier.
Once inside, the staff mem-
bers are generous to offer us
seats and wait for our turn.
While sitting down, it came to
my mind as to how this bank
has managed space after the
oods.
You dont have to be an
expert to manage space but
sometimes we end up scratch-
ing our heads more often. At
rst it seemed congested but
then it is amazing to see how
the staff members are manag-
ing this rst oor.
And while sitting as usual
staff members saying ...hi ....
and smiling all times, I came
across Vivek, an old timer at
this branch. He seemed ex-
tremely busy but often had
time to say hello and this par-
ticular day he shared some of
his daily work experience.
It was something to do with
his work pressure and meeting
deadlines.
He said they had a lot on
their plate for a day but time
management had helped them
get through the day. Its pres-
sure work but rewarding once
job is done.
So here I said to myself
there were three things which
a person could learn from this
particular
Westpac branch and they
were space management, time
management and job satisfac-
tion. Space management is the
process of planning space re-
quirement, identify weakness,
allocations of current neces-
sary space to the clients, moni-
toring usage, helping users
identify space usage problems
and solve space management
issues.
In other words, space man-
agement not only considers the
quantity of the current space,
but includes the quality of the
space provided to the clients.
Therefore, relationship be-
tween users and organisation
(owner) is essential in space
management.
The history of space man-
agement originated back to
1970s with the idea of space
norms consideration. This
means that allocation of one
staff or the necessity of space
facility is determined based on
the normal needs of a person
and the needs of the organisa-
tion. In 1996, National Audit
Ofce in Wales has published
Good Practice Guide for
higher education institution
space management purposes
(NAO, 1996).
The space management
study was conducted to higher
education institutions in Wales,
England and Scotland and se-
lected organisations outside the
higher education institutions.
The ndings from the study
stress that the price quantica-
tion of space usage is based on
the space development strat-
egies, to enhance the space
usage data system, and cen-
tralisation of space tabling and
distributing system.
This study also indicates that
by exercising space manage-
ment policy, the reduction in
cost can achieve up to 50%.
A well-managed shopping
environment attracts custom-
ers, prevents stockouts, drives
inventory productivity, reduces
operating costs and, most im-
portantly, increases the nan-
cial performance of the store.
In 2009 the Malaysian Gov-
ernment engaged high prole
personals from universities to
help the government in space
management of its Assets.
The result was that the Mel-
anesian government had its
overall cost of maintaining its
assets reduced by up to 50%.
What they did was simply
closed and demolished un-
wanted facilities to reduce
maintenance cost and used in-
formation technology widely
( computers, networking etc).
If we look at our environment
where we do business or live,
there may be many unwanted
things or structures or furniture
that we hardly use.
These are all taking our stor-
age space. In accounting terms,
these are holding cost. If you
look up the google, in business
management, holding cost is
money spent to keep and main-
tain a stock of goods in storage.
Holding costs are a major
component of supply chain
management, since businesses
must determine how much of a
product to keep in stock.
This represents an opportu-
nity cost, as the presence of the
goods means that they are not
being sold while that money
could be deployed elsewhere.
In addition, holding costs in-
clude the costs of goods being
damaged or spoiled over time
and the general costs, such as
space, labour and other direct
expenses.
The most obvious holding
costs include rent for the re-
quired space; equipment, ma-
terials, and labor to operate the
space; insurance; security; in-
terest on money invested in the
inventory and space, and other
direct expenses.
Some stored goods become
obsolete before they are sold,
reducing their contribution to
revenue while having no effect
on their holding cost. Some
goods are damaged by han-
dling, weather, or other mecha-
nisms.
Some goods are lost through
mishandling, poor record keep-
ing, or theft, a category euphe-
mistically called shrinkage.
Now coming back to our
environment, we and specially
our older generations have a
habit of not throwing or dis-
posing of unwanted, unused,
and non protable items. The
younger generation after get-
ting educated by our parents
money comes out of school
where they have learnt about
space management and talk
about disposal of unproductive
assets, they are told off Pagla
hai tum...ee sab konchi pad ke
aya.
Well I know for the fact
that one person who has had
a full support is Mr Prakash of
Downtown Backpackers Ho-
tel.
After completing our Sun-
day morning walk we were
passing by this place and had
a chance to look inside while it
was being re done. I would say
the ground oor reception to be
area looked superb.
While some may say its ren-
ovation it wouldnt be wrong
to say that they have utilized
this space for better business.
Looking at the retail sector,
stock on hand is an important
aspect of any business. The
amount of stock present in a
retail outlet and ready to be
distributed to interested con-
sumers. To manage your stock
successfully, you need to nd a
balance between the costs and
benets of holding stock.
The costs of holding stock
include the money you have
spent buying the stock as well
as storage and insurance.
The benets include having
enough stock on hand to meet
the demand of your custom-
ers. Always keep in mind that
having too much stock equals
extra expense for you as it can
lead to a shortfall in your cash
ow and incur excess storage
costs.
Having too little stock equals
lost income in the form of lost
sales, while also undermining
customer condence in your
ability to supply the products
you claim to sell.
Having the wrong stock
means lost income in the form
of lost sales, write-downs and
poor customer service. Having
the right stock and being able
to sell it can lead to increased
sales, new customers, in-
creased customer condence,
improved cash ow, new in-
vestors.
Finding the right suppliers
for your business can reduce
your stock control costs. Your
supplier may be able to hold
your stock, or ship it directly to
your customers.
Your suppliers may also of-
fer payment terms that can
help reduce your stock control
costs. For example, you could
negotiate 30-day payment
terms with your customers and
45-day terms with your suppli-
ers.
This would mean you
wouldnt need to have any cash
ow tied up in your stock.
The current trend of shop-
ping is online shopping. Big
department stores are now of-
fering products via internet. So
what does this mean? The shop
does not have to keep the stock
as they can order from supplier
once it has an order placed by
the customer.
The rise of the online chan-
nel has changed the rules of
space management. Space is
no longer limited by the four
walls of the physical store. In
theory, the Internet is an end-
less aisle allowing retailers to
extend their offerings without
expanding physical space and
while lowering their operat-
ing costs. Retailers have only
begun to explore the potential
of the online channel. Look-
ing ahead, one could imagine
retailers treating their stores as
showroom space, offering only
a limited range of products for
sale but giving full access to
the broader assortment via on-
line terminals.
Space Management issue
has been internationally recog-
nised as one of the factors con-
tributing to the organisations
standards improvements. With
limited building spaces, the
needs for a better space man-
agement system is essential to
cater for the needs of customer,
as well as to optimise the usage
of the property.
Space usage should be an in-
dicator to measure the level of
space usage by the owners and
the stakeholders.
The implementation of
space management practices
will reduce the overall cost in
long run. In Fiji our culture and
beliefs sometimes prevent us
from implementing strategies.
We especially the Indians
have attachments to certain
things which we do not wish to
dispose.
For instance I still have cer-
tain things at home which are
my Fathers memories and
nobody on this earth can make
me remove it.
However, only genera-
tions to come may bring about
changes.
God Bless Nadi, Fiji.
TALK BUSINESS
By
PRANESH
AMARSEE
The art of management
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FIJI CHEFS.Culinary Passion for the Pacic
S
OME may wonder exact-
ly what a Salon Culinaire
is.
No it is not an extravagant
hair salon for your French poo-
dle despite it having a French
name.
It is in fact a cookery com-
petition and cookery competi-
tions or Culinary Arts Exhibi-
tions go by a lot of names.
One of the most famous and
long standing exhibitions of
culinary arts actually started
in Germany way back in 1896
and became known as the Cu-
linary Olympics. By 2008 this
event involved 54 nations with
over 1600 participating chefs.
It stands today that most coun-
tries that come under WACS
(World Association of Chefs
Societies) hold some form of
competitions or culinary arts
exhibition and Fiji is no excep-
tion.
There is no limit to the vari-
ous categories that are devel-
oped for culinary competitions
and can involve every aspect
of a functioning Hotel or Res-
taurant and most countries will
develop their own event and
categories based on their own
needs and level of expectation.
Organized by Fiji Chefs
association the Moffat Nation-
al Salon Culinaire has been a
part of Fiji hospitality since the
early 80s however really has
come in to its own in 2003 with
the introduction of Moffat as a
partner and the main sponsor.
A number of people often
comment to me that it must be
great to judge these gastronom-
ic events with all that yummy
food!!.............well let me tell
you its not all its whipped up
to be. After having judged at
a number of various competi-
tions over a number of years
including 3 years as chief judge
in New Zealand these competi-
tions are as demanding as any
busy fully functioning kitchen
can be either as a competitor or
as a judge.
After 4 years of competitions
and three major titles Mere Ra-
sigatale from Hilton is a sea-
soned competitor. She knows
only too well what it means
to work 24 hours through the
night to complete a shift and
then have to prepare and pres-
ent your culinary masterpiece
by 7.30 in the morning.
This year she is learning the
ne art of judging. Noticing
her daunting expression after
marking 28 of the 34 celebra-
tion cakes I couldnt help ask-
ing whether she found com-
peting or judging to be more
challenging.with eyes raised
Ohh denitely judging, this is
hard, and for many reasons.
There is a thorough and well
thought out judging criteria
that evolves and gets ned
tuned over a number of years.
Despite this it can still be quite
subjective with each judge do-
ing his best not to be swayed
by his own bias or thought as
to what meets the particular
criteria for a class.
One would have to ask if its
so much hard work why even
have a culinary arts competi-
tion? Despite the amount of
work that goes in to such an
event either by the team or-
ganizing it or by the competi-
tors them selves there is a very
proud and special moment of
satisfaction when you see our
young Fiji chefs receiving their
just reward of a bronze, silver,
or gold medal not to mention
the ultimate title and being rec-
ognized as a Chef of the Year.
Ultimately the Moffat Na-
tional Salon Culinaire is a
food competition that is fo-
cused on and aims to strengthen
and up skill the local chefs. It is
open to all chefs from a wide
range of establishments across
Fiji and allows them to learn
from and inspire one another,
to bench mark their skills, ex-
ercise individual creativity and
to drive their passion and pro-
fessionalism for the betterment
of the industry.
Our Partners: Of course
these events can only happen
with the on going and strong
support from our partners and
sponsors and to them we are
sincerely grateful.
Fiji Chefs is grateful not
only for their ongoing support
but that these business recog-
nize the value in supporting
our industry and future hos-
pitality professionals. In par-
ticular Moffat and Fiji Gas
have been with us since 2003
and assist greatly with organi-
zation, equipment and servic-
ing if needed. Craig Hider of
Moffat supports and attends a
number of these events through
the pacic and the expertise is
certainly welcomed.
Goodman Fielder with their
Crest and Tuckers Brand. This
year they have sponsored all
the major of the year categories
and in addition give us the year
round support at other events
and of course assistance in the
form of Shirley Chandra to
keep us all in line.
Bakels Fiji who also sup-
port in many ways and in par-
ticular having Matthew Allen
on board with his Chef back
ground is a huge bonus.
FNU Senior management
recognize the value in partner-
ship and of course building
relationships with industry.
FNU assist with venue and of
course without the FNU team
both staff and competitors our
competitions would not be the
same.
A huge thank you to all our
other sponsors who help grow
this event each year.
Farm Boy, Tappoo, Yees
Cold Storage, Punjas, APTC,
Dannys, Ram Sami
Ecolab, Hotel Equipment,
FHTA, Joes Farm, Smart Chef
Pacic, Fiji Chemicals
Outrigger on the Lagoon,
Sotel Fiji, Pacic Oz Tralasia,
Tanoa International.
Champions of 2012:
Of course so many winners
to name them all but if you are
one of the competitors then
heartfelt congratulations to
you. You are to be commended
for getting out of your comfort
zone and giving it your best
chop. It is not easy competing
in front of so many judges and
of course your peers, but hope-
fully you are better for it.
To our Champions of 2012
and future leaders congratula-
tions and I personally look for-
ward to following your future.
Chef of the Year 2012
2nd Runner Up/ Bronze
Medal Ritesh Kumar (Inter-
Continental);
1st Runner Up/ Silver
Medal Pranil kumar (Liku-
Liku);
Winner/ Gold Medal
Priya Darshani (Outrigger);
Junior Chef of the Year
2012;
Medal Krisneel Chand (So-
tel);
Medal Amrita Chand (So-
tel);
Winner/ Gold Medal
Abhinesh Sharma (Sheraton);
Pastry Chef of the Year
2012;
Medal Kiritika Goundar
(Sheraton);
Medal Sanjay Dayal (FNU);
and
Winner/ Gold Medal
Kelera Nalewabau (Hilton).
The above champions may
well be selected to be part
of the Fiji National Culinary
Team who will have the op-
portunity to compete at inter-
national level.
Fiji National Culinary
Team
More recently we sent Fiji
Chef of the Year 2011 Arun
Naicker and his assistant Kris-
neel Chand to compete in the
Pacic Rim Cup.
This was held in Vanuatu
over three days in which the
Fiji boys did their best to cook
up a storm in a comp that is
best described as the Bledis-
loe Cup of cooking. Although
New Zealand and Australia
tend to dominate, the points
were very close with Fiji only
just missing the Silver and n-
ishing with a bronze closing
out Vanuatu and Guam with
ease.
Arun and Kris with mentor
Shailesh Naidu, Fiji Chefs
President in tow, the team did
a great job not only in competi-
tion but passionately continu-
ing to show that Fiji is the culi-
nary destination of the Pacic.
Moffat National
Salon Culinaire
2012
The Salon
By BRENDON COFFEY
Executive
Chef Sofitel
Fiji Resort
& Spa
Brendon Coffey, left, judges the dishes prepared by the
competitors.
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FIJI CHEFS is pleased
to announce that the recent
Moffat National Salon Cu-
linaire was a huge success.
The show continues to
gain strong support from
industry partners, sponsors
and of course all the com-
petitors who are the future
of Fiji tourism.
We would like to thank
again our valued partners,
Moffat, Crest and Tuckers,
Bakels, FNU and Fiji Gas.
Please see below the of-
cial results for the major
categories.
Junior Chef of the Year
2012
Medal Krisneel Chand
(Sotel);
Medal Amrita Chand
(Sotel); and
Winner/ Gold Medal Ab-
hinesh Sharma (Sheraton);
Pastry Chef of the Year
2012
Medal Kiritika Goundar
(Sheraton);
Medal Sanjay Dayal
(FNU); and
Winner/ Gold Medal
Kelera Nalewabau (Hilton).
Chef of the Year 2012
Medal Ritesh Kumar (In-
terContinental);
Medal Pranil kumar (Liku-
Liku); and
Winner/ Gold Medal
Priya Darshani (Outrigger).
C
HEF Priya Darshani (PIC-
TURED), Sous Chef at
the 5 Star Outrigger on
the Lagoon, Fijis Ivi Restaurant
scooped the 2012 Moffat Salon
Culinaire Fiji Chef of the Year
Award.
Twenty-seven-year-old, Chef
Priya joined Outrigger on the
Lagoon seven years ago as an ap-
prentice chef, having completed a
commercial cookery certicate at
the Fiji National University.
She said she followed four
principles in her professional
life make personal sacrices
to achieve your goals, give your
best shot every time you are given
a task, always apply 100 per cent
dedication and have a `can do atti-
tude towards superiors and guests.
Chef Priya said she had been
fortunate to had as her mentor
Outriggers executive chef
Shailesh Naidu.
Hes a role model for me.
He believes that happy and
successful cooking doesnt
rely on know-how but
comes from the heart and
needs enthusiasm and a deep
love of food to bring it to
life, she said.
Chef Priya said her favou-
rite foods remained her moth-
ers traditional Indian curries.
They are to die for and
Im still struggling to get
mine close. I can never
cook for her, she said.
Chef Priya said her
advice to young women
entering the culinary in-
dustry was to realise that
nothing can be achieved with-
out a struggle.
For myself, I have set a goal
of becoming Executive Sous
Chef in the next ve years.
Always give your best, be
tough and success will fol-
low, she said.
Source: Out-
rigger on the
Lagoon Fiji
FIJI CHEFS is pleased
to inform that the Fiji Na-
tional Culinary Team by
Oz Tralasia Pacic has re-
turned from Vanuatu where
they competed in the Pa-
cic Challenge Cup.
The Fiji team took bronze
and third place over all.
Executive Chef Brendon
Coffey said, We were nar-
rowly beaten by our Austra-
lian and Kiw i neighbours
but certainly showed Vanu-
atu and Guam that Fiji is on
the culinary rise.
Chef Coffey added the
team was made up of Arun
Naicker who was the cur-
rent Fiji Chef of the Year
working at Sotel Resort
and Spa and his junior
teammate Krisneel Chand
also from Sotel Resort and
Spa.
The team was managed
by Shailesh Naidu Fiji
Chefs president and Ex-
ecutive Chef of Outrigger
on the Lagoon, said Fijis
top Chef.
The Pacic Challenge
Cup is an annual event and
encompasses a number of
culinary disciplines across
a two day period.
Coff said Fiji Chefs
would like to thank Pacic
Oz Tralasia for their sup-
port and sponsorship for
this event.
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BOLLYWOOD NEWS
After OMG, Paresh challenges
superstitions again with Table No. 21
P
ARESH Rawal chal-
lenged God and won
hands down when it
came to OMG Oh My God!.
The lm went on to be
the surprise blockbuster of
the year despite its volatile
theme and the fact that it was
basically a character artist
in a central role running the
show.
With a renewed con-
dence in his standing as a
central protagonist on whose
name a lm can be sold to-
day, Paresh Rawal is now
challenging a Bollywood su-
perstition now.
His lm Table No. 21 is
coming in the rst week of
the New Year which is gen-
erally considered inauspi-
cious for any Bollywood
release, whether big or small.
He is on the same page
as the makers which is that
it is a good lm that works
and not a week that decides
its fate.
Moreover, after preach-
ing against superstitions in
his very last lm, it was pru-
dent that he doesnt fall prey
to one of them. He is the most
notable name in the lm that
features Rajeev Khandelwal
and Tena Desae as the lead
pair. This is the reason why
he is so prominently placed
in the entire promotion as
well. He is standing by the
lm and is gearing up for
its release on 4th January,
comments a source.
It appears to be a brave,
yet calculated move since
this year Players too had
dared to release in the rst
week and failed miserably at
the box ofce.
However No One Killed
Jessica had succeeded last
year, remember that? asks
a trade expert, It too was
the rst release of 2011. See,
at the end of the day a good
lm works.
If Table No. 21 fails, it
would be due to its content.
Same goes true vice-versa.
It has a very unique concept
by director Aditya Dutt. The
lm deals with a reality show
about love, life and death
with Paresh Rawal as the
Big Boss.
The makers also feel that
from the release perspective
it is arriving at just the right
time since two weeks would
have gone by since the re-
lease of Dabangg 2 and audi-
ence would be waiting for a
new lm to watch. Inciden-
tally those backing Leander
Paes much delayed debut
lm Rajdhani Express feel
the same and are releasing
their lm on the same date.
Hope Gods do approve,
help kill another supersti-
tion and give 2013 a winning
start.
Meanwhile, people of Fiji
are very excited with the an-
nouncement of the release of
Table No. 21 which has been
shot in the picturesque and
extremely beautiful loca-
tions around the country. Ac-
cording to Jack Raniga, the
director of Eros Pacic Lim-
ited based in Nadi, the tour-
ism hub of Fiji, the movie
will result in a very positive
impact for the local tourism
industry.
Through this movie, Fiji
will be featured to millions
of Bollywood patrons world-
wide and the benets for our
country will be invaluable
especially for our thriving
tourism industry.
PRESS RELEASE
A scene from Table No. 21 shot in Fiji. INSET:
Paresh Rawal. Photo: SUPPLIED
AIRPORT MEDICAL CENTRE OPENING
Guests present at the opening.
LADIES and Gentle-
men.
Thank you for com-
ing this evening to
share in what I believe
is one of the more im-
portant developments
at the airport, the
launching of the Air-
port Medical Centre.
I have been told
that only recently the
Centre provided emer-
gency medical services
to two passengers
of separate overseas
flights, with very satis-
factory results.
I believe this truly
highlights the impor-
tance of this medical
centre.
It is comforting to
know that this facility
has already proven its
worth and I congratu-
late its director Dr.
Kanna Goundar and his
colleague, Dr. Edward
Medical centre opens at Airport
Ofcial address by Airports Fiji Limited CEO Mr Tony Gollin
Ricketts, and their staff
on their efforts.
It should be noted
that this Centre is open
twenty-four hours
a day, seven days a
week, and this is not
only for our passen-
gers, but for all those
who work at the airport
and for the general
public as well.
The Medical Cen-
tre, I am told, is
fully equipped for
emergencies as well as
general practise with
overnight facilities for
patients.
The more serious,
according to Doctor
Goundar, can be trans-
ferred to either Lau-
toka or Nadi hospitals
as required.
I am sure that there
are many airline rep-
resentatives, hoteliers
and others in our tour-
ism industry who, once
they become familiar
with this new facility,
will rest easier know-
ing that this Airport
Medical Centre is
always open, always
available.
I would like to
take this opportu-
nity to congratulate,
Dr. Kanna Goundar
and his colleague Dr.
Edward Ricketts, and
their support staff, and
wish them well in this
new venture.
And I would also
like to thank AFL Gen-
eral Manager Airports,
Mr. Lawrence Liew
whose efforts have re-
sulted in this new Air-
port Medical Centre.
Without further ado,
I declare the Airport
Medical Centre offi-
cially open.
AFL CEO Tony Gollin delivers his address during the ofcial opening of
the Airport Medical Centre on Tuesday, October 30 at the Nadi International
Airport. Photos: PRASHANT NAICKER
Clinic in Martintar, Nadi,
for three years.
PRESS RELEASE
AIRPORT MEDICAL CENTRE OPENING
AIRPORT Medical centre is
now ofcially opened.
This follows the launch
of the new airport facility
by Chief Guest, AFLs CEO
Tony Gollin.
In his opening remarks,
Mr. Gollin emphasized the
importance of the medical
centre and its availability; it
will be open 24 hours a day
seven days a week.
And that it would not
only provide medical ser-
vices to passengers, but to
AFL employees, and to the
Seen during the opening of the Airport Medical Centre from left are, AFL Manager Nadi Airport Joe Gray, Doctor Edward Ricketts, AFL General Manager Airports Lawrence
Liew, AFL CEO Tony Gollin and Doctor Kanna Goundar.
Doctor Edward Ricketts and Doctor Kanna Goundar of the Airport Medical Centre dur-
ing the opening function.
24-hours service at medical centre
general public as well.
The Director of the Cen-
tre Dr. Kanna Goundar and
his colleague, Dr. Edward
Ricketts, has already pro-
vided emergency services
for two passengers from
overseas ights, with very
satisfactory results. This
highlights the importance of
providing a medical centre
at the airport, and we wel-
come this positive new de-
velopment, said Mr. Gollin.
The centre is located in
the Operations Building ad-
jacent to the Nadi passenger
terminal.
Dr. Goundar said that the
centre offers general prac-
tice and emergency services.
This includes consulta-
tion on internal medicine,
skin diseases, obstetrics,
gynecology, pediatrics, as
well as minor surgery. A di-
etician and physiotherapist
are available on request, he
said.
We are staffed with two
doctors and a nursing team.
The clinic itself is equipped
to handle emergency cases
with overnight facilities for
patients, said Dr. Goundar,
but we are organised to
send patients on to the Lau-
toka or Nadi hospitals if re-
quired.
Dr. Goundar opened the
medical centre at the airport
after operating Ace Medical
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Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama ofcially opens the Votualevu Shopping Complex at Carreras Road in Votualevu,
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Opening creates
more local jobs
By DJ PARSU
A
new $3 million
shopping complex
in Carreras Road
in Votualevu, Nadi has
resulted in 50 new jobs.
The complex which
was opened by Prime
Minister Commodore
Voreqe Bainimarama has
the U Save Supermarket,
12 shops attached to it
and 14 market stalls.
Complex owner Bob-
by Khan who migrated
to NZ in 1989 said he is
planning to build another
15 shops in the Complex
next year which will be-
come a big mall.
Khan who is a car
dealer and owns a finance
company in New Zealand
said after having suc-
cess in New Zealand he
decided to invest in Fiji
and the Fiji governments
policy of dual citizenship
also attracted him.
Commodore Bainima-
rama said the Govern-
ment assisted businesses
as it provided people
with jobs and sustainable
livelihoods.
However, he said busi-
nesses also had a respon-
sibility to play by the
rules and ensure fairness
for its consumers.
The Prime Minister
said they are extremely
concerned that some
business houses in Fiji
have chosen to impose
excessive mark-ups in
the price of some goods
and services.
He said this practice
becomes even more un-
conscionable when Gov-
ernment had reduced or
zero-rated duty to make
goods more affordable
for ordinary Fijians and
certain business houses
that import these goods
do not reduce prices ac-
cordingly.
He said such business-
es reap huge profits at the
expense of Government
and the consumers.
Bainimarama said the
Government was watch-
ing these businesses
closely and would take
the necessary action to
remedy this greed.
Children of Nadi Muslim Primary School seen perform-
ing during the ofcial opening.
BOBBY and Azreena Khan; Distinguished Guests; My
Fellow Fijians: Bula vinaka and a very good afternoon
to you.
Its a special pleasure for me to be in Votualevu today
to open this new shopping complex.
Its special because this is a three million dollar invest-
ment in a heavily populated area where there is growing
demand for goods and services.
And its even more special because the investment has
come from a former Fijian who left the country in the
wake of the 1987 coup and has returned under my Gov-
ernments multiple nationality policy.
22 years after he left, Bobby Khan and his wife Azree-
na, are among a growing number of Fijians who are com-
ing home after establishing successful businesses abroad.
Theyre putting their hard-earned cash back into their
country of birth and helping ordinary Fijians in the pro-
cess.
The jobs being created here are jobs for ordinary peo-
ple. People whose earnings lter back into their commu-
nities and strengthen the general economic base.
Welcome back Bobby and Azreena. You are now
home among your friends, family and fellow citizens
once again. We pay tribute to your success in New Zea-
land. We thank you for bringing your skills and capital
back home.
Your return to your motherland shows the success of
my Governments program to make multiple citizenship
available to former citizens who previously had to re-
nounce their Fijian birthright.
This complex comprises a U-Save Supermarket plus
12 shops and ofces and a fresh produce and vegetable
market for 14 market vendors. Its an inclusive project
for the entire community and a shinning example to other
entrepreneurs.
My Government assists businesses because they pro-
vide people with jobs and sustainable livelihoods. Jobs
Ofcial
address by
PM Voreqe
Bainimarama
and a sustainable livelihood lift people out of poverty.
But business also has a responsibility to play by the
rules and ensure fairness for its consumers.
We are extremely concerned that some business hous-
es in Fiji have chosen to impose unconscionable mark-
ups in the price of some goods and services.
This practice becomes even more unconscionable
when Government has reduced or zero-rated duty to
make goods more affordable for ordinary Fijians, but
certain business houses that import these goods do not
reduce prices accordingly. They reap huge prots at the
expense of Government and the consumers.
Theyre on notice that we are watching them close-
ly and we will take the necessary action to remedy this
greed. We are building a new Fiji to ensure that all Fijians
benet from our policies. We will not allow these policies
to be thwarted by a few.
We support the entrepreneurship of those who have the
best interests of Fiji at heart.
Vinaka vakalevu Bobby and Azreena for your vote of
condence in us. We urge other former Fijians to return
home to help further build our country.
And I now take great pleasure in declaring this Com-
plex open.
Vinaka. Thank you.
TOP: From left are Mr Bobby Khan, owner of the Votua-
levu Shopping Complex, Mrs Azreena Khan, PM Baini-
marama and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
BELOW: Guests at the opening.
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SUPERB DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED
PRIME Minister Voreqe
Bainimarama has com-
mended Fijians who con-
tinue to return to Fiji to
invest in various commer-
cial activities around the
country.
The head of government
highlighted the signi-
cance of this adding that
it creates employment and
allows revenue to trickle
down to various local com-
munities.
Prime Minister Baini-
marama made these com-
ments when he opened
the Votualevu Complex in
Nadi on Thursday, Novem-
ber 8.
The $3million invest-
ment was made by Bobby
Khan, who had been away
in New Zealand for 22
years, and took advantage
PM commends
Fijians who
return to invest
of Governments dual citi-
zenship policy.
Your return to your
motherhood shows the
success of my Govern-
ments program to make
multiple citizenship avail-
able to former citizens who
previously had to renounce
their Fijian birthright.
You are now home
among your friends, fam-
ily and fellow citizens. We
pay tribute to your success
in New Zealand, Prime
Minister Bainimarama
said.
My Government as-
sists businesses because
they provide people with
jobs and sustainable liveli-
hoods.
He urged other Fijians
living abroad to return
home to help build Fiji fur-
ther.
By MINFO
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Seen in the picture is Ronil Naray-
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JACKS KATCHI KIDS CORNER
MAMANUCA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY
Castaway Island, Fiji - proud supporters of MES Fiji - an environment society protecting our future.
www.castawayfji.com | www.mesfji.org
I
T was late 2002, and Coral Cay
Conservation (CCC) an inter-
nationally renowned conserva-
tion specialist suggested a forma-
tion of a Mamanuca Coastal Zone
Management Group.
In November 2002, the Ma-
manuca Fiji Hotel Association
(MFHA) voted to establish a com-
mittee to recommend the best way
forward to protect and care for the
Mamanuca environment.
That gathering sowed the seeds
of what now is known as the Ma-
manuca Environment Society.
Looking back, Geoffrey Shaw,
the chair of the Mamanuca Envi-
ronment Society, and Chairman
& CEO of Castaway Island, said
MES has come a long way.
The plan to develop a dedi-
cated Society with a view to pro-
moting the awareness of the need
to protect our fragile environment
grew from the realisation the Ma-
manuca environment was under
threat.
Mr Shaw said the society has
signicantly grown in terms of its
inuence and worth to all stake-
holders in the region. The initial
policies and goals developed re-
main intact however the imple-
mentation, particularly through
youth education, at the local com-
munity level has yielded identi-
able benets to the community
as young people are growing up
understanding the need to protect
their environment. he said.
The Society continues to pro-
mote the awareness of the need
to protect the marine and terres-
trial resources of the Mamanuca
Region and to assist progress,
through partnerships with local
communities, tourism operators,
government and nongovernment
organisations to grow the benets
of conservation for present and fu-
ture generations.
Mr Shaw said through educa-
tion and creating awareness of our
fragile marine and terrestrial envi-
ronment, MES has contributed to a
greater understanding by commu-
nity and commercial stakeholders
of the need to protect precious re-
sources for future generations.
The ability to undertake the
many on-going and successfully
completed projects over the years
has and continues to rely entirely,
on the generosity of our members
and sponsors. Without their con-
tinued support MES would cease
to exist, Mr Shaw said.
He also paid special tribute to
the work of the MES team lead by
Project Manager, Betani Salusalu
who continues to lead an outstand-
ing small team of professionals.
Like our members and spon-
sors, they are committed to the
implementation of best practice
in the management of our envi-
ronment. We work closely with
all stakeholders in advancing the
goals of the Society
Biodiversity, conservation
and the tourism sector are closely
linked in the Pacic. In a business
sense and as commercial stake-
holders, we must accept the need
to be conscious of and maintain
environmental best practices. In
the absence of that realisation we
greatly jeopardise the attraction we
offer our tourists and undermine
the sustainability of resources for
our community stakeholders, Mr
Shaw added.
MES Project Manager Betani
Salusalu said though theres lot to
be done, the future looks bright.
Mr Salusalu said getting new
eyes for villagers and communi-
ties towards the better care of their
environment is one of its major
challenges.
Changing the perception of the
people needed to happen rst be-
fore any conservation activity was
conducted. The main threat to the
pristine Mamanuca environment
was the waste from those living on
the mainland at the Nadi basin.
He said threats to the Mamanuca
eco-system include thermal pollu-
tion, poor waste management and
oil spillage to name a few.
We are a small environment so-
ciety with big intentions. With our
on-going environmental efforts
our future remains bright. Since
that time, MES has focused its
work around ve objectives: pro-
tecting and enhancing natural ar-
eas in the Mamanucas, supporting
the regions conservation efforts,
acquiring and sharing knowledge,
providing information and raising
awareness about the importance
of our natural heritage, and pro-
moting sustainable use of natural
resources, said Mr Salusalu.
Major Sponsors
The Society is indeed fortunate
to have the support through spon-
sorship of the following commer-
cial enterprises.
ANZ is one of the largest com-
panies in Australia and New Zea-
land and a major international
banking and nancial services
group, which is among the top 50
banks in the world. As a leading
nancial institution in Fiji, ANZ
Bank is committed to engaging
with communities with the aim to
make a difference and help sustain
their livelihood.
Air Pacic - Voted three years in
a row as the South Pacics best
airline by Global Traveler maga-
zine, Air Pacic is Fijis national
carrier. It is 51% owned by Fiji
and 46% by Qantas Airways. Air
Pacic and its subsidiary domes-
tic/regional airline Pacic Sun,
y more than 500 ights per week
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60% of all visitors to Fiji.
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tifaceted brokering and risk man-
agement services arm of AON
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solutions to meet the diverse and
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Island Brewing Company is a
newly established boutique micro-
brewery producing a handcrafted
beer (free of additives and preser-
vatives) brewed naturally using
pure Fiji island rainwater. The
uniquely designed bottles feature
Fijis endangered Green Turtle to
help raise funds and awareness to
support breeding programmes in
the Mamanucas.
KPMG is a leading provider of
professional services including
audit, tax and advisory. Their in-
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the heart of what makes them dif-
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MES survives test of time
Chairman of the Mamanuca
Environment Society, Geoffrey
Shaw speaks to the media.
Picture: SUPPLIED
MES Background
information
T
HROUGHOUT the 1990s concerns
of the Mamanuca Fiji Islands Hotel
and Tourism Association (MFIHTA)
members in consultation with Coral Cay
Conservation (CCC) in 2001 led to a rec-
ommendation to form a Mamanuca Coastal
Zone Management Group.
As a result, the Mamanuca Environment
Society (MES) was formed in 2002 by
members of MFIHTA as a non-prot, non
governmental organisation.
The Societys objectives being, an initia-
tive to address environmental issues in the
region and specically work towards the
betterment of the regions marine and ter-
restrial environment.
Recent MES projects include Water
Quality Monitoring, Reef Check Surveys,
Liquid Waste Management, as well as on-
going education and dialogue with stake-
holders at community and commercial
levels.
MES was incorporated as a non aligned
legal entity in 2003 and includes cross sec-
tion representation of communal and com-
mercial stakeholders in the Mamanuca re-
gion.
A Marine Biologist was employed as
Project Manager to secure a professional
scientic basis for assessing work needed
to best assist and protect the environment
in the area.
In recognising both the importance and
value of protecting the environment, mem-
bers of the MFIHTA agreed to nancially
underwrite the goals of the Society by sub-
stantial cash donations.
This continued support coupled with
other major corporate donor sponsors con-
rms MES as a self supporting, unbiased
and non aligned entity. The Society has no
industry agendas be that tourism or local
community issues. Rather the focus is sole-
ly on the betterment of the environment of
the Mamanuca Islands region.
Our Role and Responsibility (Mission
Statement)
The Mamanuca Environment Society is
committed to the promotion of awareness
of the need to protect the marine and ter-
restrial resources of the Mamanuca Region
and to assist, through partnerships with lo-
cal communities, tourism operators, gov-
ernment and nongovernment organisa-
tions, in the environmentally sustainable
development of these resources for the
benet of present and future generations.
It is the Societys mission to better in-
form all stakeholders; be they MES mem-
bers or surrounding communities, of the
environmental issues that face our region
and country as a whole.
MES highlights through stakeholder
communication the relevant steps and strat-
egies needed to ensure that our mission is
achieved sustainable tourism and com-
munity livelihood through environmental
awareness and protection.
Our Projects
All of our works in the Mamanucas are
ongoing projects, which the Society plans
to further develop in the future.
These include:
Schools Environmental Aware-
ness Programs which is carried out to the
three island schools in the Mamanuca and
Malolo Group of Islands and three main-
land schools one at Vuda one at Nabila and
another at Momi.
Guest lecture programs which reinforce
the Awareness Programs in a more general
sense are undertaken in mainland schools
along the Nadi Bay and Lautoka area.
MES plans to expand this undertaking to
tie in schools with corporate bodies to em-
brace an Adopt-A-Reef Program.
Community Awareness Project
MES through the support of the com-
munity also engages itself in community
awareness programs.
Most of this is achieved through formal
and informal meetings held between the
Societys staff and local community rep-
resentatives as well as through workshops
conducted by partner NGOs working in the
area;
Water Quality Analysis Project
water quality in the Mamanucas is of great
importance for the sustainability of its en-
vironment. MES continues to undertake
regular water quality analysis surveys and
provides stakeholders in the region with
the results of the analysis with the aim to
improve the management of this critical re-
source.;
Turtle Conservation in collabora-
tion with the Institute of Marine Resources,
MES will be conducting a survey on all the
islands in the Mamanucas for turtle breed-
ing and nesting sites.
Sea turtles have been found on many is-
lands in the Mamanucas as well as the wa-
ters surrounding the region.
There is a resort in the area that currently
engages in a breeding program assisting
the sustainability of this endangered spe-
cies;
Waste Management Project
MES assists local communities in the man-
agement of their wastes through educa-
tional programs that promote composting,
recycling and reuse;
Reef Protection Programs cur-
rently MES is assisting villages and opera-
tors in the following projects;
Society with big intentions
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Mooring Buoy In-
stallations;
Training guide-
lines for Best Practices for
Snorkelling and Watersport
Activities;
Reef Check Sur-
veys;
Crown-of-Thorns
Removals;
U n d e r w a t e r
Clean-up;
Clam Nursery;
Coral Replanting;
and
Tabu recommen-
dations.
Successes
Tabu Areas
With the support from the
Tui Lawa, all house reefs of
all resorts are on a tabu;
Coral Replanting
We have successfully set
up coral planting programs
with three resorts;
Clam Nursery
With the support from the
Department of Fisheries we
were able to establish clam
farms with three resorts;
and
Mamanuca Turtle
Conservation Project
The Global Environment
Facilitys Small Grants
Programme granted MES
US$50,000 to commence
on a project proposal we
had applied for. At the end
of the project we had suc-
cessfully accomplished all
5 objectives of the project
which included the formu-
lation of a management
plan and the production of
a best practices guideline.
Future Challenges
To date most of our on-
going projects are related to
marine conservation.
As a future challenge,
MES is also looking into
including Land Resource
Conservation Programs to
incorporate conservation
and sustainable develop-
ment of land resources
from an integrated and ho-
listic approach.
Like any envi-
ronmental initia-
tive, the greatest
challenge faced
by the Society is
the sustainabil-
ity of its programs through
support by its members
as well as its sponsors, as
the Society is a non-prot
making organization and
depends entirely on funds
received from members
and donors for its works to
progress.
The Society is working
towards greater recognition
from government, especial-
ly the Ministry of Environ-
ment in the future.
MES and Ministry of Tour-
ism
MES has developed a
working relationship with
the Ministry of Tourism
(MoT).
Over the years since its
formation, MES and MoT
have on many occasions
worked together through
discussions both informal
and at formal meetings on
certain issues that affect the
sustainability of tourism in
Fiji.
Such include the demar-
cation of marine areas to be
protected with the aim of
incorporating marine parks
in the Mamanucas, water
quality analysis in the Nadi
Bay area, Green Globe
awareness and accredita-
tion for resorts as well as
climate change and its
impact on tourism in
Fiji.
MES was also work-
ing with the Coral Cay
Conservation team
that was invited by the
MoT to undertake sur-
veys on the reefs in the
Mamanucas over the
past ve years.
MES and Sustainable
Tourism
The Society has
had a positive inu-
ence on tourism in the
Mamanucas, as it has
pursued its aims in as-
sisting members to be more
considerate of the environ-
ment.
This contributes to sus-
tainable tourism in meeting
the needs of todays tour-
ist, whilst at the same time
protecting and enhancing
opportunities for the future.
Working within our Mis-
sion Statement, MES is
also committed to seek out
the views of all community
and commercial stakehold-
ers in the region.
MES recognises that
some groups of stakehold-
ers may have different per-
ceptions and ideas on the
best way to advance the
region, however aims to
consider all points of view,
and to include those from a
scientic base.
For sustainable develop-
ment and advancement of
the region, decisions need
to be made which will en-
sure benet for all stake-
holders in the long term.
MES has limited man-
power resources and a rela-
tively small membership
and sponsor base thus re-
stricting our endeavours to
some degree. Our environ-
mental awareness programs
and projects with all stake-
holders specically target
behavioral change through
education.
MES promotes the en-
hancement of stakeholder
relationships and the aware-
ness of the benets that ac-
crue to communities gen-
erally when best practice
policies are implemented.
The success of these MES
initiatives drive changes
aimed at contributing to the
enhancement of human and
ecological wellbeing by
providing all stakeholders
with tools, techniques and
resources to contribute to
the development process.
Continued from
Page 12
Tui Lawa Ratu Sevanaia Vatunitu and MES
chairman Geoffrey Shaw seen releasing
Hawksbill turtles into the sea at Castaway Is-
land Resort.
Photos: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
T
HE impressive Mamanuca
Group of Islands mix
of tiny at atolls, mainly
small hilly islands rising from
palm-fringed crescents of gor-
geous white-sand beaches in the
Western side of Fiji offers many
of the worlds rarest experience.
From the romantic sunset over
Malolo or simply relax under
the swaying coconut palms, the
choice is endless.
At the commercial heart of Fi-
jis beach tourism, the 23 islands
of the Mamanucas (pronounced
Ma-ma-nuthas) are also home to
some of Fijis nest beach resorts.
But they are more than just at-
tractive.
For the last six years, 11 of the
20 resorts in the region, together
with Mamanuca Environment So-
ciety (MES) took up the ght to
save sea turtles.
Because it is a delicacy, sea
turtles have been in the midst of
danger for some time in the Ma-
manuca.
In fact, these animals also have
immeasurable worth as cultural
assets a central element in their
respective customs and beliefs.
In a chiey function, local sh-
ermen are required to present
turtles in any traditional gathering
to their chief. It is their obligation
as demanded by some aged old
tradition.
Over the years, thousands of
sea turtles had been slaughtered
in the name of traditional feast but
that have changed.
While many around the Fiji
Islands are still killing turtles
despite the ban under the Fisher-
ies Act because it is declared an
endangered species, harvesting
turtles in the Mamanuca is con-
sidered a sin.
All species of sea turtle are list-
ed as threatened or endangered.
And two species that frequent
the Mamanuca waters either for
foraging, nesting or just transit-
ing are the Hawksbill (vonutaku)
listed as critically endangered and
the Green Turtle (vonudina) listed
as endangered by the Internation-
al Union for Conservation of Na-
ture and Natural Resources.
All the islands in the Mamanu-
ca Groups are nesting beaches for
sea turtles and theres a big hope
that the Fiji moratorium on mo-
lesting, taking or killing of turtles
that came into effect in March
2004 and expires on December
31, 2018 will this magnicent
creatures from the brink of ex-
tinction.
According to the moratorium,
people caught harvesting turtles,
molesting them or killing the eggs
without a permit may be prosecut-
ed and face three to six months in
prison and a ne of up to $F500.
Anyone caught selling turtles
can be ned $F20,000 or face a
prison sentence of ve years.
Anyone who has ever seen a sea
turtle understands the impressive
beauty and stature surrounding
this gigantic species.
There are many wonderfully
hidden secrets surrounding the
inner workings of these majestic
creatures, their migration ability
and their evolved adaption just to
name a couple.
Many people around the globe
have also heard about the plight
of sea turtles- that their popula-
tions have been dramatically re-
duced. Those who know will tell
you that sea turtles have existed
for more than 100 million years,
but today they are struggling for
their lives and their future.
The rst journey of just-hatched
fragile baby sea turtles, struggling
to get to the relative safety of the
ocean, is often fraught with dan-
gers.
On land they do not possess
much grace, and with myopic vi-
sion they are at a great disadvan-
tage.
Imagine hundreds of baby tur-
tles struggling out of their sandy
nest and instinctively head to-
wards the glow of the sea. Its a
sight familiar to many fans of na-
ture documentaries, but seen less
often with our naked eyes.
Birds and land mammals swoop
down on the baby turtles, reduc-
ing by as much as 80per cent the
number of sea turtles that make it
through their rst day alive.
According to research, only
about 25 per cent are likely to sur-
vive their rst year in the ocean
and only one of those hundred
eggs reached their adult size.
Than there are their most for-
midable enemy-humans and
most still refuse to understand the
key roles sea turtles play in the
ecosystem.
Sea turtles have been used for
local consumption since time im-
memorial, providing food (oil and
protein) as well as other commod-
ities (bone, leather, and shell) to
coastal peoples around the world.
Their prominence as trade items
and sources of foreign exchange
dates back millennia, whether it
was: calipee (the cartilage used
for making turtle soup), leather,
live turtles, or tortoise shell that
was traded.
Sea turtles are unintentionally
caught and drowned by shrimping
vessels that use trawl nets.
Unfortunately for the tangled
turtles, the nets are not hauled
in fast enough to save them. Gill
nets and dredging for oil and gas
are also responsible for destroying
habitat and injuring sea turtles.
The ability of sea turtles to
survive threats from their most
formidable enemy humans
depends on our willingness
to change how we are impacting
the environment, theirs and ours,
said Betani Salusalu, the project
manager for MES.
Sea turtles, he says, plays
key roles in ecosystems that are
critical to them as well as to hu-
mans the oceans, beaches, and
dunes.
If sea turtles were to become
extinct, the negative impact on
beaches and the oceans would be
enormous.
When one part of an ecosys-
tem is destroyed, the other parts
may follow.
Sea turtles are ambassadors
of the oceans, for conserving
these animals means protecting
the seas and coastal areas, which
in turn means protecting a com-
plex, interconnected world on
which human societies depend,
said Mr Salusalu.
Saving sea turtles
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Sheraton Fiji turns 25
By IRENE EDWARDS
of Sheraton Fiji Resort
S
heraton Fiji Resort,
on Denarau Island,
proudly observed its
25th Birthday on 20th No-
vember 2012.
To celebrate the special
event, Sheraton Fiji Resort
hosted a morning tea for its
in house guests and invited
guests, with a special per-
formance by the Royal Fiji
Military Forces Band.
As part of the celebra-
tions, a 25th Birthday Of-
fer has gone to market
which includes special
accommodation rates and
fantastic discounts on food
& beverage, golf and spa.
As one of Fijis favou-
rite family holiday resorts,
we are happy to be able
to share this very special
milestone with our loyal
guests, friends and associ-
ates. We have come a long
way in the 25 years and are
proud to be a key player in
Fijis Tourism Industry,
says Shane Cunning, Man-
aging Director for Shera-
ton & Westin Resorts, Fiji.
Sheraton Fijis 25th
birthday celebrations coin-
cided with Sheraton Hotels
& Resorts brand 75 year
anniversary. The brand
has become a global icon,
synonymous with a rich
heritage, luxuriously com-
fortable guest experience
and ability to bring people
together. (See page 23 for
special birthday offers).
Staff members who have served Sheraton Fiji Resort for more
than 25-years unite to cut the commemorative cake to mark the
25th anniversary of the resort. Photo: PRASHANT NAICKER
About Sheraton & Westin
Resorts, Denarau Island
Ideally located on picturesque Denarau Island,
the three integrated resorts of Sheraton Fiji Re-
sort, Sheraton Denarau Villas and The Westin
Denarau Island Resort & Spa, offer an exciting
tropical wonderland for all travelers, complete
with lush tropical gardens, relaxing beaches, an
array of recreational facilities including the award
winning Heavenly Spa, and an endless choice of
Restaurants and Bars.
The adjacent Denarau Golf & Racquet Club
features an 18 hole resort golf course, 10 tennis
courts, 300 meter driving range, golf and tennis
lessons and much more.
For more information, please visit www.star-
woodhotels.com/ji
About Sheraton Hotels
& Resorts
Sheraton helps guests make connections at
more than 400 hotels in 70 countries around the
world and recently completed a $6 billion global
revitalization and is now in the midst of a $5 bil-
lion global expansion over the next three years.
Sheraton is owned by and is the largest and
most global brand of Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading hotel and lei-
sure companies in the world with 1025 proper-
ties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000
employees at its owned and managed properties.
Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner,
operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and
residences with the following internationally re-
nowned brands: St. Regis, The Luxury Collec-
tion, W, Westin, Le Mridien,
Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, and the
recently launched Aloft, and Element SM.
Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation
Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers
and operators of high quality vacation interval
ownership resorts.
For more information, please visit www.star-
woodhotels.com.
Kaushal Tappoo, left, of Tappoo Group shares a light
moment with Ravindar Singh Dhesi, resort manager
of Sheraton Fiji. Photo: PRASHANT NAICKER.
Members of the RFMF band provide entertainment to guests
during the function. Photo: PRASHANT NAICKER.
Congratulations
Sheraton Fiji Resort on this great milestone.
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Sheraton Fiji
comes a long way
By SHALENDRA PRASAD
SHERATON Fiji Resort
celebrated its 25th anni-
versary in the presence of
guests and close associates
on Tuesday, November 20
in Denarau Island.
While addressing those
present at the function,
general manager Shane
Cunning commended the
efforts of everyone in-
volved in the resort ever
since its inception in 1987.
I have been here for
the past six-years of the
25-years since Sheraton
Fiji started operations and
we have 19 associates that
have been with us from
day one and I wish to thank
them for the invaluable
service, Mr Cunning said.
Sheraton Fiji following
its opening on November
20, 1987 was the second
ve-star resort on Denarau
Island and since then we
have hosted many high
prole dignitaries, British
Royals, Hollywood stars,
business moguls, famous
musicians, sports personal-
ities and authors that have
all stayed here at Sheraton
Fiji.
In 1996 ITT Sheraton
which was the heritage
company of Starwood pur-
chased the hotel and then
in May 2008, we achieved
another milestone by clos-
ing the hotel for good six-
months for major refur-
bishment.
As you can see the
hotel is still working very
well four-years after that
major refurbishment, Mr
Cunning said.
Mr Cunning said the
resort offers many attrac-
tions to guests and is not a
stand-alone property.
We have got 17 res-
taurants and bars across
the complex including six
swimming pools, includ-
ing our lovely Villas, the
Westin and the Golf and
Racquet Club as a sister
product.
The hotels are not just
about rooms and restau-
rants; we have got many
retailers who also provide
products and services to
guests.
Over the course of
those 25-years, we have
gone down from having
25 to only ve expatriates
meaning more jobs for lo-
cals.
Many of the rst time
employees who worked
here years back are now
general managers of oth-
er Starwood properties
overseas and this resort
has been a good training
ground for them in the ini-
tial days.
A lot of positions in
the hotel have now been
localized such as that of
chief engineer, director of
spa, hotel manager as well
as the nancial controller
are all key local staff, Mr
Cunning said.
He said the resort has
also been involved in the
community and has re-
cently been working very
closely with Tourism Fiji
and the ministry to support
the new Bula Hosts ini-
tiative whereby reps from
important agencies which
are involved at the Nadi
International Airport are
given special training to
increase the level of cus-
tomer service and create a
great experience for every
visitor to our shores.
We are proud to be also
involved with the Yellow
Ribbon project and also
helping in clean-up cam-
paigns, Mr Cunning said.
Shane Cunning
Celebration photos by Prashant Naicker...
Sell dates: 20 November 31 December 2012
Travel dates: 20 November 24 December 2012
and 27 January 27 March 2013
Inclusions: Accommodation includes buffet
breakfast in Feast Restaurant daily for 2 adults
and 2 children, plus a 25% discount on Food, Bev-
erage, Spa and Golf within the Sheraton & Westin
Fiji Complex.
Rate Conditions: Minimum 3 night stay. Normal
cancellation policy for each channel applies. Can-
not be used in conjunction with other offers.
F&B conditions: 25% discount applicable in res-
taurants when dining only. 25% discount does not
apply on beverages in bars. 25% discount not ap-
plicable at Fiji Premium Clubhouse & Hamacho.
Cannot be used in conjunction with other offers.
Discount card must be presented in the venue to
receive the discount.
Spa conditions: 25% discount applicable on
spa treatments only. 25% discount not applicable
on retail products. Cannot be used in conjunction
with other offers. Discount card must be presented
in the spa to receive the discount.
Execution
We will deliver the 25% discount through a spe-
cial card/voucher to be given to the guest by Front
Ofce on check-in, which needs to be presented in
each restaurant/at golf club & spa in order to re-
ceive the discount. Marketing team, can you please
prepare a card/voucher?
Distribution
We will promote this package through all chan-
nels: wholesale, OTA, direct to hotel, branded
website through SOP. Well promote the package
through social media, with call to action being the
SOP, and also AHBB to our full SFR database.
Sheraton Fiji 25th birthday package
Guests enjoying the entertainment during the func-
tion. Photo: PRASHANT NAICKER
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PRESS RELEASE
GOOD evening ladies & gen-
tlemen and members of our
team.
Thank you for taking your
time out to be here this evening
during this busy season.
Motibhai Group have been
exclusive Sony distributors in
Fiji for some over 40 years.
During this journey, during
good times and not so good
times, our Group has enjoyed
excellent business relation-
ship with Sony, so much so,
that since August this year, we
were appointed the Sony VAIO
dealership.
And we are now in the nal
stages of negotiation of adding
another category of Sony prod-
ucts to our portfolio which we
plan to offer to the Fiji public
in the rst quarter of next year.
There are many brands
of consumer electronics but
Address by Premila Swamy,
Sony sales co-ordinator
Sony still holds a premium
position in our market by way
of launching latest and new
models in Fiji. In this respect,
our Group will be introduc-
ing the new range of direct lit
LED BRAVIAs, the EX330
and EX430 series with entry
level models 24, 32 and 40.
These models will incorporate
and feature Sonys latest tech-
nology such as Bravia Engine
3, Sonys Clear Resolution
Enhancer and Motionow
technology etc.
Our Mr. Ashwin Chand will
shortly make a power-point
presentation to highlight all
these features and the 5 great
benets of Sony LED TVs.
Besides these three models
and other models of Bravia,
Home Audio, Digital Still
Cameras etc, we can state with
a strong conviction that with
Sony, the Fiji consumer gets
excellent value for money in
many terms.
These include retail pric-
ing, the Sony guarantee, in
store presentation, gift with
purchase and purchase with
purchase during certain sales
seasons/promotions etc and
we will continue to endeavor
to offer excellent value for
money.
In addition to the above,
from July this year, we have
already introduced high end
home audio, two models in
Muteki series, HT-M3 and HT-
M7 and also Shake 2000 with
a powerful pumping 22000
watts peak music power out-
put, I repeat 22000 watts peak
music power output, which
will just about blow off your
roof. These models have been
well accepted by Fiji consum-
ers who appreciate great sound
quality and we are condent
that the Sony Bravia EX330
and EX430 series will enjoy
the same level of acceptance in
our market.
Please keep the blue tickets
already given to you as came
in as this will go into a draw
for the door prizes.
After the end of the dem-
onstration session, we will
draw the door prizes and the
rst prize will be a Sony 24
Bravia and other prizes will be
Blu-Ray player, Sony Cyber-
shot cameras etc. The lucky
ones will walk away smiling.
So please be present to collect
your prizes tonight.
Once again ladies and
gentleman, thank you for your
time to be here with us this
evening for the launch of Sony
Bravia LED TVs and please
enjoy the rest of the evening.
Customers get a demo of the new Sony Bravia LED TVs at Prouds in Nadi Town.
Photos: PRASHANT NAICKER.
Motibhai Group CEO Kirit Patel, left, hands over a 24 Sony Bravia LED TV lucky
door (rst) prize to Ritesh Naicker, manager of MH Homemaker, Nadi Back Road.
A total of 10 prizes were given out during the function.
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VIVEKANANDA TECHNICAL CENTRE
Welcome Speech by
Shalendra Kumar
(Principal) on 28/11/12
during Commissioning
of the EU funded Project
VERY good morning to
all of you and a warm
greetings on behalf of
Vivekananda Technical
Centre.
Today we have our
guest of honor Mr. Johnny
Engell-Hansen Deputy
Head of the Delegation of
the European Union for
the Pacic.
We also have Mr An-
drew Winter-Taylor, Team
Leader Coordination Unit
, Lautoka.
A very warm welcome
also to other representa-
tives of EU. A hearty wel-
come also to all the par-
ents and students. A warm
welcome to the Principal
and the staff members of
SVC and the media orga-
nizations.
Today marks the day
for commissioning of EU
funded Vocational Train-
ing facilities at Vive-
kananda Technical Centre.
Through this project
our centre managed to up-
grade facilities in Automo-
tive Engineering, Catering
and Foods, Computer and
Agriculture departments.
The proposed project
through EU grant will
expand and strengthen
the current capacity of
Vivekananda Technical
Centre (VTC) to serve the
cane farmers and industry
workers even better.
The Government of Fiji
is also actively promoting
vocational training at all
levels - from secondary ed-
ucation to courses through
its Fiji National Universi-
ty as well as creating a Na-
tional Employment Centre
to prepare prospective job
seekers for opportunities
that could arise out of new
initiatives like vocational
training and availability of
micro projects.
Through this project we
will also cater for:
1. Industrial attach-
ment programs: Arrange-
ment of placement during
the training period to ac-
quire industrial experience
for the students.
2. Placement: As-
sistance with permanent
placements in industry
where applicable
3. Ce r t i f i c a t i on:
Apart from the certica-
tion from the Ministry of
Education, assistance will
be provided to graduates
to acquire industry recog-
nised certication at the
end of the course from
Fiji National University.
This will help them to se-
cure jobs easily.
Hostel expenses for the
nancially challenged:
VTC has a hostel for boys
who live out of Nadi area.
Trainees come from dis-
tant places as far as La-
basa, Naitasiri, Tavua etc.
It is observed that board-
ers coming from families
below the poverty line
are unable to afford the
boarding and lodging fees.
Quite a few dropout of the
course for nancial rea-
sons.
Expected impacts of the
action
Alternative sources
of income especially for
people affected in sugar
industry - VTC is current-
ly producing about 30-40
trained persons in three
vocational streams annu-
ally.
With the renovation and
upgrading of the facilities
and introduction of three
new streams of vocational
training this is expected to
increase at least to 20 per-
sons in each stream. These
100 trained persons will
become earners in their
families.
Innovation New tech-
nologies and techniques
for best practices in farm-
ing - There are no Agricul-
ture Training facilities in
rural setups for adult edu-
cation. A well designed
and equipped Agriculture
Training facility at VTC
will contribute to the im-
plementation of an exist-
ing Government policy on
rural development.
It will also be an ideal
model for multiplication
of such centres in other
parts of Fiji. VTC can pro-
vide guidance and instruc-
tors through its training
of trainers programme.
Food security subsis-
tence farming promoting
nutrition and health. Each
family grows own veg-
etables and supplies local
market.
Supply of skilled work
force replenishment of
depleting skills (mechan-
ics, chefs, IT experts) due
to continuous migration.
Import substitution
economic benet to fami-
lies and nation.
Adult education em-
powering rural communi-
ty to embrace technology.
Empowerment of
women and girls better
management of household
and family-based projects
through training in nan-
cial management and in-
dependence.
ONCE AGAIN I EX-
TEND A WELCOME TO
YOU ALL.
Guests pay attention to the speeches. INSET: VTC principal
Shalendra Kumar. Photo: PRASHANT NAICKER.
Vinaka EU...Johnny Engell-Hansen, centre, deputy head of delegation of the European Union for the Pacic ofcially commissions the Food & Catering department of
the Vivekananda Technical Centre on Wednesday, November 28 while Swami Tadananda, secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission and Andrew Winter-Taylor, team leader
of the EU Lautoka coordination unit look on. Photo: PRASHANT NAICKER
EU makes a difference
By SHALENDRA PRASAD
T
he Vivekananda
Technical Centre
which was for-
mally known as Nawa-
icoba Vocational Centre
was established in 1981
following an initial grant
from the then European
Economic Commission
has come a long way ever
since its humble beginning
31-years ago.
The centre has received
a major boost following
the donation of $900,000
from the European Union
to upgrade the current fa-
cilities and equipment.
Based in Nawaicoba, a
rural area in the outskirts
of Nadi, the centre has now
been re-commissioned to
provide recognized cours-
es in different elds.
While addressing
guests and members of the
European Union, Ramak-
rishna Mission Fiji sec-
retary Swami Tadananda
highlighted the challenges
in running an institution as
such.
Running a vocational
and training institution is
a very challenging one as
funds are required to carry
out the courses efciently
and we are very grateful
to the European Union
for the timely assistance,
Swami Tadananda said.
He says despite the
global challenges and
economic difculties in
Europe and other parts of
the world, the European
Union remains very com-
mitted in providing assis-
tance in such areas.
To ensure that all
courses run smoothly, we
need to be fully equipped
and have all the right tools
and teaching expertise.
We have been fully
recognized by the Minis-
try of Education and all
our certicates will be ac-
credited by the Fiji Higher
Education Commission
soon, Swami Ji added.
One of the require-
ments of the government is
that trainees must also get
400 hours of outside train-
ing in their related elds
so we will be facilitating
all that for our students.
Our 2013 enrolment is
now open and I encourage
students to take advantage
of our recognized courses.
We are expecting to
train one hundred people
annually and by using the
skills they have acquired,
the students will be able
to help build our beautiful
nation.
Guests taking a tour of the facilities at the Vive-
kananda Technical Centre.
Photos: PRASHANT NAICKER
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O show signs of
grace is the eternal
way of God. But you
can partake of this blessing
only when there remains no
difference and no distance
between Him and you;
only when all your wishes,
hopes and desires merge
into His will; only when
at all times, in success or
failure, in hope or disap-
pointment, you remain in
humble prostration at His
door, so that He should do
with you what He will.
If you act like this, in you
would appear that God,
Who for a long time has
kept His face concealed
from the world. Is there any
among you, then, who would
act upon this teaching, seeking
only His pleasure, without the
slightest sense of dissatisfac-
tion against the way His will
works?
Even in distress you should
put your best foot forward, for
this is the secret of your suc-
cess; and you should strive to
the utmost of your power to
spread the idea of His single-
ness and unity all over the
earth. Be kind and merciful to
humanity, for all are His crea-
tures: do not oppress them
with your tongue, or hands, or
in any other way. Always work
for the good of mankind. Never
unduly assert yourselves with
pride over others, even those
who are placed under you.
Never use abusive language
for anyone, even though he
abuse you. Be humble in spirit,
kind and gentle, and forgiving,
sympathetic towards all and
wishing them well, so that you
should be accepted.
There are many who pretend
to be kind, gentle and forgiv-
ing, but in their hearts they are
serpents. You cannot be ac-
cepted in the presence of the
Lord unless you are pure,
both on the outside and in-
side. If you are big, have
mercy for those who are
small-not contempt; if you
are wise and well versed in
learning serve the ignorant
with words of wisdom, nev-
er desire to bring disgrace
on their ignorance by try-
ing to show off your own
learning.
If you are rich, instead
of treating them with self-
centered disdainful pride,
you should serve the poor.
Beware of the paths of de-
struction. Fear the Lord,
be righteous, do not fall in
worship before the creation
of God. Turn wholly and solely
to Him, so that you lose inter-
est in this world. Become en-
tirely His, living wholly for His
pleasure, for His sweet sake,
hating everything impure and
sinful; for indeed He is Holy.
Every morning should be a
witness for you that you spent
the night with righteousness
and every evening should be a
witness for you that you went
through the day with the fear of
God in your heart.
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In The Words of Promised Messiah(as)
The Promised Messiah (as)
Fijian Translation
of the Holy Quran
The translation of the Holy Quran was done in 1963
by Late Alipate Sikivou of Rewa. He translated
from the English translation done by Late Maulvi
Sher Ali Sahib. Late Maulana Sheikh Abdul Wahid
Fazil Sahib was the great force behind this noble
task under whose guidance this project was under-
taken. Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II (RA) did not ap-
prove publication unless first checked thoroughly by
one of our members who has Islamic background
knowledge and also knows Fijian Language. This
noble task was taken up by Master Mohammed
Hussein in 1978. He checked, revised, reviewed
the Fijian translation and pasted the Arabic text
beside the Fijian Translation as was instructed by
Late Hazrat Khalifatul Masih II (RA). Master Mo-
hammed Hussein took retirement from teaching in
1980 to work full time on this project. This noble
work took ten years (1978 to 1988) to complete.
After the approval of Hazrat Khalifatul Masih
IV, 4000 copies were printed. It must be remem-
bered that the major work of printing and pub-
lishing was done under the supervision of Master
Mohammed Hussein Sahib with assistance from
other members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat.
May Allah grant him good health and long healthy
life to serve the Jamaat more.
of the Holy Quran of of the Holyy Qura ran
The translation of the Holy Quran was done in 196
by Late Alipate Sikivou of Rewa. He translate
from the English translation done by Late Maulv
Tavueni celebrates Seeratun Nabi (pbuh) Gathering to creat
awareness on the true character of The Holy Prophet (pbuh)
Ahmadiyya Muslim Ja-
maat Fiji, organized a
Jalsa Seeratun Nabi (pbuh)
in Tavueni Islands. This
jalsa was organized mainly
due to create awareness
among the people and to
show them the truth about
the life and character of
the Holy Prophet (pbuh)
which has recently been
tried to be defamed. The
Ahmadiyya Muslim Ja-
maat condemns this act.
The National President
of Ahmadiyya Mus-
lim Jamaat Fiji Maulana
Fazal Ullah Tariq sahib
with Huzurs permis-
sion planned a gather-
ing in Honor of the Holy
Prophet (pbuh) in Tavueni
on the 20th of Oct 2012.
Holy Prophet (pbuh), Ratu
Ahmad Sahib (Local Mis-
sionary) spoke on the topic
of Islam a peaceful religion
in Fijian and the Amir and
Missionary Incharge Fiji
spoke on the life and char-
acter of the Holy Prophet
(pbuh) from a social and
religious point of view and
also on the medias role re-
garding islam and the Holy
Prophet (pbuh)s life. Amir
Sahibs intriguing, true and
peaceful approach received
a renewed and loving ac-
quaintance for the religion
of islam by all those pres-
ent in thegathering. The
gathering concluded with
silent prayer by the Na-
tional President Ahmadi-
yya Muslim Jamaat Fiji
gins right here for the rest
of the world as they say!!!.
Thus the servant of the
Holy Prophet (pbuh), The
Promised Messiah (as)s
message of the true islam
reaching the corners of the
earth has been Iulflled in a
good wayAlhamdollilah.
The National President of
the Jamaat Maulana Fazal
Ullah Tariq graced the oc-
casion with his presence.
The programme started
with the recitation of the
Holy Quran with transala-
tion and a beautiful poem
in praise of the Holu\y
Prophet (pbuh). A speech
was delivered by Mau-
lana Naeem Ahmad Iqbal
Sahib on the pious and
blessed character of the
As the gathering was grand
affair, a school was hired
for this blessed occasion.
A total 200 or more guests
were invited for the occa-
sion. The respected district
oIfcer Mr Peni Tora was
oIfcially invited as the
chief guest and he accepted
our invitation with much
pleasure. The school was
beautifully decorated with
fowers and fags. A selec-
tion of good food was pre-
pared for all or guests who
attended. The organiza-
tions literature booth was
also set up Ior the beneft
of the guests. Tavueni is
the beautiful garden island
of Fiji and the international
dateline passes through that
island and the new day be-
BUSINESS MENTORING
W
E are getting clos-
er and closer to
Christmas and now
the shopping for gifts will de-
mand lots of running around
searching for good offers and
promotions.
What kind of service
should we consumers expect
with all big stores advertising
various competitions to at-
tract our purchases and then
what kind of service will they
provide after?
As many viewers watch
the new TV show Dollars &
Sense (Congratulations Fiji
TV for a fantastic programs),
many consumer will get into
debts and be in trouble later
to make excessive payments,
no way out. Various promises
are made yet when it comes to
actually deliver the service, it
is another story.
Several organisations claim
to provide good customer ser-
vices, but they have mixed
messages within their busi-
nesses. For example, on one
hand the marketing and PR
department make a big fuss
about specic service, such as
being ISO certied, or having
a slogan in their marketing
campaign that is so far from
reality. Most of the time it is
only lip s service.
I was discussing with
someone recently about these
inconsistencies, its like ex-
pecting luxury products in a
shack. Obviously you can get
excellent service in a back-
packers place as much as a
Five Stars hotel.
The point that I am making
is do not advertise what you
cant deliver. The same goes
for food, you cannot pro-
mote excellent food at a fast
food restaurant, because we
all know that the price is the
priority not the quality so why
lie about it.
Since the Consumer Coun-
cils strong protection has
been put in place, many con-
sumers are now becoming
more aware of their rights.
They demand more service,
and their expectations are
growing more and more.
Companies that want to fool
their clients can no longer
continue as competitions rise.
In our various trainings and
workshops we have noted
various things that could re-
ally make a big difference
and I would like to share
some ideas about certain ba-
sic points that do make people
become a faithful customer.
A. The First contact
with the business: How is the
reception? What is the physi-
cal state of your premises is it
clean, are there any chairs safe
to sit on, what about the con-
venience is it clean and does
it have toilet paper, soap and
hand dryer? With so many
commercials on wash wash
very good but how many res-
taurant and public place do
not even keep toilet paper in
employees toilet. I carry the
antibacterial hand wash in my
purse all the time, yet I often
wonder about all signs to em-
ployees to wash their hands
and there is no soap or hand
towels, they touch the food
the plates did they really wash
their hands?
B. First contact on the
phone, via email or in person
lets look at those separately
and you can do a little quiz
with your own business. No
matter what reason one would
call an ofce, the one thing I
totally appreciate is a polite
greeting and to be referred
to the right person. On the
phone especially when we
have to use mobiles to call
landlines we want quick an-
swers.
C. By phone I expect
a human being more than
some recording telling your
business is important to us.....
You can leave a message and
someone will call you back.....
Well I am still waiting 2 years
later no one has called back...
and I had to call back myself
3-4 times before sorting out
my problem. If you say you
will call back, do so or change
your message. I would like to
suggest that receptionist/staff
let go of the Dear why do
they call me Dear when I
dont even know them.
D. Via email, nowa-
days many organisations
have websites and a contact
us page, what is the delay to
respond to enquiries. If your
customer can buy from get-
ting a response from your
website there has to be a sense
of urgency to respond.
It is proven that people do
not spend much more than
7 clicks on websites when
they do not nd what they
are looking for. Another very
important aspect with email,
is to be aware of certain eti-
quettes, in addressing clients,
we have develop some very
short training sessions on this
topics with simple tools to
ensure a specic standard re-
sponse for your clients.
In the end Salutations and
signatures are a must, and do
read carefully, pay attention
to reply all as it may go the
wrong people, to name a few
hints.
E. Then the rst con-
tact in person, customers are
to feel welcome and respect-
ed. Is your staff well trained
to look after your customers,
employees working in pub-
lic should be clean and well
groomed. Hands are very
revealing especially when
you use it in your work like
cashiers. Sometimes you get
in a shop and all the staffs
are standing, chatting and it
seems like you are disturbing
their gossip session. On the
other you may want to just
look and you get harassed by
pushy salesmen. My recom-
mendation is that companies
must pay more attention to
the reception as this is the
First Impression and as the
say goes you never get a sec-
ond chance to make a rst
good impression
F. Immediate response
to queries: When a customer
asks a question is your staff
well informed or trained to
answer properly? Do they
know their products well, can
they contribute to increase
sales by adding complemen-
tary products. In Nadi, with
various tourists from differ-
ent countries, are your staffs
aware of certain culture dif-
ferences that can be offend-
ing. I recall going to a restau-
rant with some French male
customers and the manager of
the group was very surprised
and offended that I got served
last. They saw it as being rude
and that the waiter should
know better. I was the only
woman at the table and every
time the waiter served it was
men rst. I explained to them
that in Fiji women are always
serve last and I had gotten ac-
customed to that, it did not
bother me anymore. However
I later mentioned that obser-
vation to the owner who was
a friend and suggested to con-
sider having short comments
in their menu to explain the
local context and make this
part of experiencing the cul-
ture.
G. Follow ups/a major
challenge. The secret in sales
and in keeping customers it
to really show you care genu-
inely about their business. So
returning a call following up
can make a difference. I ex-
perienced a strange situation
lately and just did not under-
stand why I was getting so
many calls back when I was
not even a customer of that
organisation. I do not want
to name the company, I had
tried their service returned the
non functional item, got my
deposit refunded. Yet some-
one in their internal processes
did not cancel my purchase.
They kept calling for me to
pay my bill, I got to know the
staff and even thank them for
calling me like this every 2nd
weeks it became a joke until
I got a very rude bailiff that
rang me with his demanding
tone. Well he did not know
who he was talking to and got
put in his place. I would like
to calculate how much money
did this company spent before
I had to speak to their nan-
cial controller to get them to
sort out their accounts. Let me
tell you if management would
give their employees the same
budget or allowance to follow
up on potential customers as
they do to harass late payment
they would double their busi-
ness.
In conclusion I would like
to give consumers some
sound advice in managing
money before the Christmas
shopping spree. Before you
buy anything you should ask
yourself the following 3 ques-
tions:
1. Do you have the
money in your bank account
to buy this item? If No stop
there and walk away. If you
do have the money then, ask
yourself the next question.
2. Do you really need
this item? If no again go
away, if you do need it then
ask the 3rd question
3. Can it wait? If no,
then buy it now, but if it can
wait say like after the Holi-
days when all goes on sale
then wait. This is how you
can avoid making too much
spending and increasing your
debts when it is most tempt-
ing.
Be Greatly Blessed Highly
Favoured and Deeply Love,
may you enjoy the Christmas
Season as we celebrate the
birth of Jesus our Saviour,
Praise the Lord!!
Contact Claire-Diane
emgji@connect.com.fj
Mobile 925 8050 or 707 8050
By CLAIRE D.
GIRALDEAU
Executive
Mentoring
Group (EMG)
Fiji
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simply because you hadnt
started working yet.
But you know what? Even
that perfect job will not be
without its trails and tribula-
tions. You may be at it for six
months and then get a lousy
new boss. Or your compa-
ny may be acquired and
your job may change
or go away entirely.
And your journey
will need to start
again.
My point
is, careers
are long and
unpr edi ct -
able. They
are rarely
linear. They
zig and zag,
stop and
start, and
take many
unexpect ed
twists and
turns. Hard
work and talent
matter, and luck
will play a role too.
The key for you at
this point is just to start.
Learn about growing com-
panies, emerging markets
trends, inuential people,
and new cultural phenomena.
Talk with people in different
professions and with varied
life stories. Go on interviews.
Ask questions.
Mull it all over, with your
head and your heart. And
incidentally, the latter will
probably tell you at least as
much as the former.
Then act take a job. Re-
member, it doesnt have to be
the job. It just needs to be a
job that feels good enough to
get you going.
The job that calls you the
career you were meant for-
will come. And it will be part
of a life long journey that you
will follow, like most people,
one step at a time.
One thing holds me back:
fear of blowing it. How can I
get some nerve?
You dont really need
nerve exactly- you need
self-condence. Without it,
you are going nowhere, but
you may seem to know that
already.
Only you know why and
how self-condence has
eluded you so far. Perhaps
you werent born with much,
as there does indeed seem to
be a genetic component to it.
But by far, self-condence
is a developed trait. Some
people get it at their mothers
knee, where they rst hear
the happy news that their ev-
ery bright comment qualies
them for a Nobel Prize, or
that theyre taller, more clev-
er, and certainly better look-
ing than every other child on
the block. Others get it from
great grades that set them
apart, or sports at school,
whether they score goals or
get elected captain.
But there are no rules about
where self-condence be-
gins.
I know of a twenty-seven
year old who picked up self-
condence by watching his
father struggle to put food on
their table. Today, this gutsy
guy if fresh off an MBA and
sees no limits to his future.
I also know of a manager
who got his rst dose of self-
condence as an adolescent,
when he learned to pilot a
small boat alone and spent
his holidays reeling in sh.
After that, he told me, I
thought I could anything.
Could he? Absolutely not.
Through his long career,
this manager would tell you
he has blown it many times,
and his deep reservoir of self-
condence overcame it ev-
erytime.
You need to start creat-
ing that kind of reservoir for
yourself, even if it is from
scratch.
How? Not with grandi-
ose plans concocted to hurl
you to fame and fortune and
quash your fear of failure
once and for all. Too many
people believe that one big,
public success will solve their
self-condence problems for-
ever.
That only happens in
the movies.
In real life, the op-
posite strategy is
what works. Call it
the small victo-
ries approach.
To begin, set
a realistic goal,
be it at work
or home. Keep
this goal at-
tainable and
c o n t a i n e d ;
dont overex-
tend your ex-
pectations of
yourself the rst
time out.
Then achieve
that goal and feel
good. You should.
Next, set a slightly
larger goal, something
somewhat bolder and
enough of a stretch to put you
slightly out of your comfort
zone. Achieve that goal and
feel even better.
And so forth until youre
in a slow and steady forward
march, building self-con-
dence step-by-step.
And it will build. Theres
nothing more effective than
tackling a challenge incre-
mentally, growing and learn-
ing each time.
Now, without doubt you
will screw up along the way
as you try to build self-con-
dence.
But when you small vic-
tory turns out to be a small
defeat, do not revert to fear
mode. Go deep into that res-
ervoir, understand what went
wrong, set another goal, and
start again.
Te process wont ever re-
ally end. As time goes on,
your goals will just keep get-
ting bigger and bigger. And
failure, which will also occur
on occasion, will come to feel
like less and less of a thing to
fear.
In time, you will discover
that all failing really does
is teach you something you
needed to know so you can
regroup and stretch again,
with ever more.NERVE.
LIFESTYLE
with
Sunila Karan
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FARMING
By ANAND SINGH
I WAS shocked and amazed
to see super-giant sized
freshwater prawns caught
by a local farmer in his
back-yard pond.
The super-sized prawn
measured 21 inches on a
measuring tape from its
claws to tail.
The sight of the giant
prawn reminded me of the
movie Godzilla which
hit the silver-screen in 1954
with many more remakes of
the dinosaur-like beast.
Coming back to our su-
per-sized prawn which is
believed to be more than
one and a half years old
and easily out sized the eels
which also shared the same
pond.
According to the pond
owner Anmol Atish Kumar,
he was speechless after see-
ing the three giant prawns
caught by his father Vijesh
Kumar and brother Anmol
Nitest Kumar.
I was surprised and at the
same time was speechless. I
had no words to describe the
catch. We had cleaned the
pond after the oods and it
remained like that for some
time, said Atish.
He added they also caught
plenty different species of
sh.
We also caught plenty
different species of sh
which looked pretty health
and matured enough for the
pot, Atish said.
In 2010, Atish came up
with the idea to do prawn
farming and with the help
from Fisheries department
the young-lad started his
prawn farming with 3000
but little did he know how
hard and time consuming it
was.
It was my dream to have
a prawn farm but I had no
idea or knowledge so
the rst years harvest was
not that good. I was disap-
pointed but did not give up
but then again I was facing
another dilemma freshwa-
ter eel which was eating the
baby prawns.
So again we had a low
harvest and decided to clean
the pond and get rid of the
eels.
Everything was getting
back on track and we were
looking forward for this
years
harvest
but again
Mother Na-
ture had other
plans
as the
f a r m
was de-
stroyed by the
ooding, Atish said.
Atish is asking for the
sheries departments help
in providing baby prawns
and also the training to up
skill his knowledge in better
managing his prawn farm.
King prawn-zilla
See to believe it ... these prawns measured
21 inches.
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Atish points to the picture at The Jet Newspaper
ofce. Photo: ANAND SINGH
Atishs father Vijesh Kumar and brother Nitesh kumar
hold the giant prawns. Photo: ANAND SINGH
BUSINESS NOTICE BOARD
BUSINESS NOTICE BOARD
SPORTS
By VIJNESH CHAND
MCDONALDS Fiji hosted
the Westcose Special Games
for the eighth consecutive
year at Prince Charles Park.
Six special schools partici-
pated in the two-day sporting
event.
The event was divided into
two grades because of the
number of students present
in those schools.
Sigatoka, Ra and Ba spe-
cial schools were graded
5E, whereas Nadi Lautoka
and Sunshine special school
made up 6D grade.
The grading was done due
to the number of students
studying in these schools.
The presence of Fiji foot-
ball academy ofcials Faruk
Janeman, Juan Carlos Bu-
zetti and the former national
stopper Iosefo Vosaboto
boosted the morale of the
young athletes.
Also present in the event
was the national Paralym-
pics coach Freddy Fatayaki,
and members of Cricket Fiji
ofcials.
Its the rst time we have
organized two-day sporting
event for these students in
eight years of sponsorship
said Marc McElrath of Mc-
Donalds.
The Westcose special
game is just a way to show
these children that we care
and support them, he con-
tinued.
The tournament was suc-
cessful event to mark the
importance of mentally and
physically challenged chil-
dren in the west. There were
many games being played
over the day, such as touch
rugby, soccer, volleyball,
netball, cricket, and many
more.
Nadi special and Ra spe-
cial school were awarded
with the prestigious Craig
McElrath trophy for topping
in their respective grades.
All the winning teams
were presented with medals
and trophies. Most organized
sporting team was awarded
to Ra special school and
the most disciplined schools
award went to Lautoka Spe-
cial.
Ba special school bagged
the involvement of children
with disabilities in sports
and items presented on day
one of the tournament. Best
choreography was given to
Sigatoka Special School and
Sunshine Special won the
best costumes design trophy.
The chief guest Prudence
Rouse thanked all the six
participating schools, teach-
ers, parents and the students
for their support towards the
event.
We are really proud to be
a part of the Westcose Mc-
Donalds games for the past
seven years and hope to con-
tinue this great venture.
Its an opportune time to
harness the sporting talents
and skills of these children
so that they can be equally
competitive as normal kids,
said Rouse director of Sigma
Security Services. Breakfast
and lunch was also provided
to the children courtesy of
McDonalds, CJ Patel, Tap-
poo and Freddy Fruits.
Special games for special kids
Action from the McDonalds Westcose Special Games
played at the Prince Charles Park.
Photos: VIJNESH CHAND and
PRASHANT NAICKER
Crawling Fijians nally
y in last tour match
THE crawling Fijians nally found their
wings to y in Europe grabing their rst
win in their nal match, beating Georgia
24-19 in their last Test match.
Hard lessons were learned against Eng-
land, Gloucester and Ireland A but Flying
Fijians team manager, Aseri Rokoura says
the players pulled together and did every-
thing right to win.
It was a very tough game, we expected
Georgia to be tough with their size and
most of them playing in France.
However, the boys managed to de-
liver especially in the set-pieces, the lin-
eouts and in scrums, much improvement
was seen in the scrum, the boys tried to
improve in their contact areas, apart from
the pressure from the team and the crowd,
the boys performed exceptionally well but
theres still room for improvement in the
backline and defensive structures.
Fiji trailed 19-18 at halftime but con-
verted two penalty goals in the second
spell to secure the win. Jonetani Ralulu
was awarded the man of the match.
This was Georgias fourth consecutive
defeat after suffering losses to Canada,
USA and Japan.
The Flying Fijians fare-welled France-
based reps, Metuisela Talebula, Jovili
Domolailai and Saula Radidi.
When they head to London, UK-based
players, Vereniki Goneva and Nikola Ma-
tawalu will return to their clubs while the
local boys return home.
Source: FRU
SPORTS
BOTH on and off the rugby
eld, life is settling into a nice
routine for Warriors Fijian
international centre Josh Mat-
avesi (PICTURED).
The 22-year-old Cornwall-
born Fijians career had al-
ready taken in stints
with Exeter Chiefs
and Racing Metro in
Paris, so he arrived
at Sixways well-
travelled despite his
young age.
However, the
versatile back-line
player admits he has
fallen in love with Worcester
and is enjoying laying down
some roots in the Faithful
City. Matavesi and his wife
Anna have a ve-month-old
daughter and the family has
settled well in their new sur-
roundings, which he feels is
having a positive effect on his
rugby.
Throughout his career, Mat-
avesi has paid the price for his
own versatility, though, and
has frequnetly been shunted
around the three-quarters, or
even left on the bench as a util-
ity back a tag he is keen to
get away from.
Matavesi, who recently rep-
resented his country against
England at Twickenham as
well as against Gloucester,
said: I was looking for some-
one to give me an opportunity
to play consistently and that
was a big part of my decision
to come to Worcester.
It has been awesome to
have such a role in
the team and I re-
ally look forward
to playing. When
I was at Exeter, it
was always a bit of
a gamble whether I
would be playing or
not.
This is my rst
time playing rugby when I
have been able to concentrate
on just playing one position,
centre, and that is so nice to
be able to put all my con-
centration and training into
one position. In the past, Ive
not had so much game-time,
probably because Ive been
seen as a utility player. If you
are a coach and youve got a
player who can play anywhere
from nine to 15, that is a good
person to put on the bench to
cover several positions.
With increasing stability on
the eld, Matavesi has enjoyed
moving to Worcester and forg-
ing a life for his young family
in the area.
Source: Worcester News
AUSTRALIAN National
Rugby League greats Brad
Fittler and Andrew Johns
teed-off at the world re-
nowned Natadola Bay
Championship Golf Course.
It was great having the
guys here, says general
manager Jose Calleja.
They were able to expe-
rience the challenges of the
course and see its beauty
rst hand.
Measuring 6556 metres
from the championship
tees, the par 72 champion-
ship standard golf course
boasts up to ve tee posi-
tions on each hole, provid-
ing an enjoyable challenge
for players of all skill levels.
NRL legends concluded
their week-long tour of pro-
moting Rugby League in
Fiji at Malomalo Primary
School. Over 60 children
and InterContinental Fiji
staff members attended this
coaching clinic hosted by
InterContinental Fiji Golf
Resort & Spa.
PRESS RELEASE League Legends at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course. Picture: SUPPLIED
Legends
tee-off
FORMER All Black Simon Mannix on Monday backtracked
on comments he allegedly made that Fijian players at the
French club he coached last year were paid to be unavailable
for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Mannix had claimed that French club Racing Metro made
payments to encourage Sireli Bobo, Jone Qovu, Josh Mat-
avesi and Virimi Vakatawa to be unavailable for the 2011 Pa-
cic Nations Cup, effectively ruling them out of World Cup
selection.
But in a statement to AFP on Monday, Mannix claimed that
comments made by him during an International Rugby Board
(IRB) radio show Total Rugby in January 2012 had been
distorted.
The comments that were attributed to me in this broadcast
should be claried because they were distorted and do not
correspond to reality, said Mannix, who now works as backs
coach with Irish side Munster.
In fact, I had just wanted to say that if the club Racing
Metro 92 had wanted to, they could have easily compensated
the Fijians and presented a cheque to those who did not wish
to participate in the World Cup.
These (players) sometimes prefer to consolidate their club
careers faced with the organisational difculties of rugby in
the Pacic Islands and overlapping national and international
competitions and their respective calendars, he added.
Winger Bobo and second rower Qovu, who are still playing
for Racing Metro, cited personal reasons in 2011 for their
decision not to play in the Pacic Nations Cup during the Top
14 season.
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THE Fiji Rugby Union es-
corted former Flying Fijian
and Toulouse wing Maleli
Kunavore from Suva to his
village in Nakalavo, Siga-
toka.
The entourage left the
Suva Private Hospital at
3pm for Nakalavo, slow-
ing down in front of
Namatakula and other
Nadroga villages on the
Coral Coast as his fans and
family members stood on
the road side to pay their
last respects.
Arriving at Sigatoka
town, it seemed that every-
one was waiting for him,
as they lined the streets in
front of Tappoos to catch
a glimpse of the casket as
Kunavore made his last
journey home.
As the entourage ap-
proached his village, we
had to pass the house that
he had just built for him
and his wife. In the Fijian
tradition, each house is
named after their clan or
bears the family name, but
Kunavore instead named
his home after the French
club that he had just retired
from in 2010.
The traditional ceremo-
ny of handing over Ku-
navores body to his fam-
ily then proceeded with
the exchange of Tabuas
(Whales Tooth) and Waka
(Yagona Roots). The pall-
bearers patiently waited
for the ceremony to end
before they put his casket
down inside the shed that
was built in the centre of
the village.
There was hardly any
movement in the village,
and even the animals could
sense that there was grief
all around not even a stray
dog could be seen wander-
ing. You could hardly hear
a sound as the villagers
wept silently from the in-
side of their homes.
Reverand Joji Rinakama
on behalf of the FRU said a
prayer, blessing Kunavore
and asking the powers that
be to be with his family in
their time of sorrow.
Just as his casket was
taken up to his parents
home, it started drizzling
making it seem that moth-
er nature was also weeping
for him and from his home
you could hear his mother
wailing and asking God to
return her son to him.
A room set for a king
was waiting for his casket
with masi from ceiling to
oor and ne mats where
he would spend his last
night in the home where he
was brought up in.
FRUs National Coach-
ing Director Franck Boi-
vert placed a wreath on his
casket on behalf of His Ex-
cellency Gilles Montagni-
er, the Ambassador of the
French Republic to Fiji.
It was obvious that no
amount of owers or tears
could wipe away the pain
and grief that his wife and
mum were going through
with their countless ques-
tions of why he had been
taken from them.
Former Flying Fijians
Alefoso Yalayalatabua,
Semisi Naevo, Norman
Ligairi, Viliame Gadolo,
Aca Ratuva and Ifereimi
Rawaqa who were part
of the 2007 Rugby World
Cup team with Kunavore
were the pallbearers and
all echoed the same senti-
ments that he had been one
of the most talented play-
ers that stood out on the
eld.
It was a great experi-
ence playing with him, he
had a different style of play
and always kept our op-
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ponents guessing with his
sidesteps. It is a great loss
for his family and for this
rugby loving nation to lose
him at such an early age,
we will really miss him.
Kunavore who was the
eldest of ve siblings was
laid to rest beside his new
home.
Source: FRU
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PACIFIC Rim Boxing Cham-
pionship chairman, Edwin Puni
sees the latest development in
international rugby as an afr-
mation of the pathway been put
in place to see professional box-
ing in the Pacic mixing it with
the best in the near future.
The new playing schedule de-
vised by the IRB, is a big boost
to rugby in the Pacic with all
three of the leading Pacic rug-
by union playing nations, Fiji,
Tonga and Samoa, played three
internationals, including match-
es against tier one teams on their
Southern Hemisphere tour.
Puni said, Bottom line is, we
need more international tourna-
ments in order for Pacic boxers
to develop their talent and build
their records. The establishment
of the PRBC is a small step in
the right direction but we need
ghts in Australia and New Zea-
land.
Last weeks Danny Green vs.
Shane Cameron ght saw up
and coming prospect Brad Pitt
in the cruiserweight score an
explosive TKO win in round 3
over aging Fijian boxer Mosese
Sorovi. Samoan cruiserweight
champ Vaitele Soi who boasts
an impressive professional
record of 20-0, 14 by way of
knock out was approached to
ght Brad Pitt but the deal fell
through, Puni conrmed.
Puni said, A Brad Pitt of
Australia vs. Vaitele Soi of Sa-
moa showdown is the ght to
watch out for in 2013. Both
are title contenders with Shane
Cameron of New Zealand in the
mix if he decides to stay in the
cruiserweight division.
In the light heavyweight divi-
sion Puni said, I would like to
see undefeated Warren Fuiava
of Samoa take on Robbie Ber-
ridge of New Zealand in a title
contest in the absence of Sou-
lan Pounceby before taking on
Blake Caparello of Australia.
Pele Faumui of Samoa who
is ghting Fiji middleweight
champion Abhay Chand later
this week in Nadi has unnished
business with Gunnar Jackson
of New Zealand. A Faumui vs.
Jackson rematch will be a real
cracker and a more explosive
ght than their last encounter on
the Tua vs. Demitrice card last
year.
Promising welterweight Leti
Leti is currently out of sight but
not out of mind.
According to Puni, Leti
needed time out to be with his
family but theres no reason
why we cant see Leti in action
next year.
Also on Punis wish list for
2013 is to see the big boys, Sa-
moan born David Tua and Fi-
jian heavyweight Kali Meehan
in a home coming ght either in
Nadi or Apia.
Both Tua and Meehan are
great role models to aspiring
local boxers. Imagine what a
home ght will do for boxing in
their home country.
One thing Puni is certain of,
Its time to stop having Pacic
boxers turn up in the ring in
New Zealand and Australia ill
prepared for a quick dollar and
make a mockery of the sport
and an embarrassment to their
country.
PRESS RELEASE
Rugby timing
boost boxing
Team Samoa boxers from left are Vaitele Soi, Pele Fau-
mui, Leti Leti and Warren Fuiava. Picture: SUPPLIED
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Dirt-rider
BY ANAND
SINGH
a
LL excited
with the ride
of a life time
I got up early
in the morn-
ing, all cleaned up ready for
whatever the tough terrains
had to offer little did I
know that all my cleanliness
will be washed by muddy
splashes.
And this tour was made
possible when Go Dirty
Tours offered The Jet News-
paper a tour on its buggy to
the interior of the mainland
an adventure I will cherish
for all my life.
At rst I
thought how
dirty I can get
riding in a buggy
but little did I
know what the
rugged terrains
had installed for
me.
If you have
been on one of
these dirty tours
than you will
know what Im
talking about
and for those who
have not been on one then
you should go to Go Dirty
Tours and book a ride which
will take breath out of you.
This mind-blowing ride is
not for a faint-hearted person
as the ride gets very rough,
bumpy and very muddy.
With high speed ride up
the hills through muddy
ponds you will see the
beauty these rugged terrains
had hidden for ages.
Now back to the start of
the ride I jumped into the
front seat with Ashneel our
driver and the two tourists
taking the back seats and the
second buggy had two tour-
ists driven by Junior as
he is known.
Our driver Ash-
neel started the
buggy and fol-
lowed Juniors
b u g g y
through the
busy streets
of Namaka
and through
the Nadi
Town to the
amazement
of onlook-
ers.
We made
a quick stop
for a photo-shoot of the fa-
mous Nadi Temple Back
onboard the buggy and made
our way
to Qeleloa Road where our
rough journey starts.
As we drove through the
gravel Qeleloa Road resi-
dence waved, smiled and
gave thumbs up for our tour
as they knew what most of
us were getting into they
were laughing at our inno-
cence as most of them have
experienced what we were
going to experience in
the rough terrains.
Looking at
the gravel road I was thinking
well this is not so bad - but
I had no idea what awaited
further inland as we cruised
up the terrains and out of no-
where this thick muddy pool
of water appeared and to my
amusement our driver Ash-
neel did not apply the brakes
or even tried to dodge the
pool of mud we all busted
out ..oi lookout .. but
it was too late all I said
at that time was O my
God as I wiped my face
as there was thick slimy mud
everywhere . No one was
spared you guys should
have seen the two
tourists crew
they were
s t u n n e d
wi t h
dirty look on their face.
And the dirty torture con-
tinued . As I tried my
best to dodge the splashes
swinging my body in every
direction I can to avoid the
muddy punches but all my
action-packed moves were
to no avail as the muddy
splashes gave me no rooms
to duck its slimy fury until
we reached the peak where
we stopped for a lunch break
and sightseeing.
I jumped off the buggy and
headed for the food but then
I realized how dirty I was
mud was in my eyes, nose,
and ears and even I ate some
and still I was so hungry.
After having a light lunch
it was time to return
through the same torture we
endured on our way up now
its time to upper the guard
now thats what I call a
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Sight-seeing. Picture: ANAND SINGH
Drivers Ashneel, left, and Junior.
Picture: ANAND SINGH
By ANAND SINGH
FIFA Referees badge holder and
local top whistleman Andrew Acha-
ri is a man who never backs down
from any challenge whether facing
Bas soccer fury or standing face to
face with international players on
the soccer pitch.
But this time around ref Achari
was in a different league as for the
rst time he had to drop his whistle
and hold the microphone as a Chief
Guest.
Andrew was the chief guest at the
Korovuto Primary Schools Sports
Awards day had a lot of advice for
the KPS senior players for winning
the Senior Division for the nal
time.
He told the boys that what they
had achieved was a big fest for the
school and congratulated the team
management for the great achieve-
ment.
Andrew also challenged the boys
to rise to the occasion and become a
better player.
As a ref all I can tell you is to
play a clean and fair game. Listen
to your coaches and always listen
to the referee. Do not question the
ref but accept the decision as a good
sportsman.
You players have a bright future.
Train hard and play the game fair as
I challenge you boys to win the Pre-
mier Division, the Namaka Public
School teacher told the players.
While addressing the players,
Andrew gave an example where he
had to make a decision which al-
most erupted into free for all brawl.
I was ofciating in this years
IDC nal between Ba and Suva
where I had to make a decision
which Ba ofcials and players did
not take in well as tensions erupted -
forcing Fiji FA to call off the match
and later award Suva the trophy.
It was a tough decision I had to
take there and then and I will never
regret that I know I had made the
right decision, the Taveuni born
ref told the crowd.
SPORTS
By ANAND SINGH
THE Korovuto Primary School had
the last swansong wining the Senior
Primary Schools nal competition
and will keep the trophy in its cabinet
forever.
The Edwin Achari-coached school
defeated all odds to win the tourna-
ment after the side drew its rst game
against Votualevu Primary School
1-all, then defeated Nadi Muslim 2-1
and in the nal hammered Mulomulo
Primary School 3-nil to win the cup
after three years.
Coach Achari said it was a memo-
rable feat for the school as it was the
last year for the tournament as now
senior schools would compete in the
Premier Division.
Its a great feat for the boys and
the school. We are the last bunch to
win the tournament as there will be no
more senior grade soccer competition
as the organizers have decided to pro-
mote the senior grade to compete as
the Premier grade.
Now we have to compete with
bigger schools. This will uplift the
standard of school level competition,
Achari said.
And this feat was achievable
through the hard work of the players
and the coach staff members.
School headboy Paul Austin led the
side to victory showing good leader-
ship qualities and at the same time
guarded the team on and off the elds.
The Class 7 student said he was
happy with the win and hoped to
guard the team again in Class 8 when
they compete in the Premier Division.
I would like to thank the coaching
teachers for guarding us and having
trust in the team. We all worked hard
for this win, the 12-year-old winger
said.
The Nadovi kid was also instru-
mental as he scored the second goal in
the 3-nil thrashing of the Mulomulo
Primary School.
By ANAND SINGH
THE names of the senior Ko-
rovuto Primary School soccer
team players will go down in
the schools history book for
winning the last Senior Divi-
sion Tournament beating Mu-
lomulo Primary School 3-nil
in the nal.
The organizers have decid-
ed to end the Senior Division
tourney for good and moving
the senior teams to play in the
Premier Division and progress
to Super Premier.
And to mark the historical
occasion the school staff
members organized a Sports
Awards Day for the 19 play-
ers and the team ofcials who
worked behind the scene to
achieve the sweet victory.
School head teacher Osea
Dau said it was a great
achievement for the school
and he was very proud of the
senior soccer team players for
winning the nal tournament.
Its a great achievement by
the boys. The trophy will -
nally rest in our school, Mas-
ter Dau said.
He added they were look-
ing forward to the new season
where they would be partici-
pating in the Premier Division
against bigger teams.
Well now we have to pre-
pare for the Premier Division
since there is no more senior
grade. We are lucky most of
these players will remain with
us as the management has
decided to down grade Class
Eight from Korovuto High
School to be part of primary
school, Master Dau said.
On the menu were BBQ
served with juicy for all and a
grog party for the ofcials and
invited guest.
Chief Guest to mark the
occasion was FIFA Referees
Badge holder and local top ref
Andrew Achari.
Achari refs Korovuto players
Last swansong
KPS keeps
cup forever
NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 31, 2012 - Issue: 41 Fijis First Community Newspaper PRICE: 50 CENTS VIP
O
Nadi
Ko
By VIJNESH CHAND
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HE Hot Bread Kitchen-sponsored
Nadi team is the new inaugural
champs after they hoisted the
Pacic cup by defeating Ba 3-0 in the
nal at the Mount Smart Stadium in
Auckland, New Zealand
The side defeated Ba football
in the nal showdown on penalty
kicks to win the coveted cup and
$10,000NZ in prize.
The side had to overcome big
names in both Fiji and New Zealand
soccer. With seven points Nadi was
one of the top bets for the cup. Nadi
faced an uphill battle when they faced
Nadi (NZ) in the semi nal. Napolioni
Qasevakatinis lone goal was the only
difference in the game.
Both Nadi and Ba were erce on both at-
tacks and defence, with both teams reduced
to 10 players, Villiame Toma and Osea Vaka-
talesau being red carded respectively. Nadi
side was under immense pressure after Tomas
departure but they held on till the last whistle of
the extra time.
Benamino Mateinaqara was the hero for the
Nadi side. He stopped three spot kicks to give
Nadi a well deserved historic win. This was
the rst time Nadi soccer team has won the
tournament in a 10 year lapse. The team
arrived into the country with the coveted
Pacic cup and $10,000 (NZ) in prize.
The sponsors for Nadi soccer team to the
Pacic Cup Hot Bread Kitchen of New
Zealand provided the team with the
necessary equipments for the tourna-
ment. My company provided the
team a set of Nike uniforms, Track
suits, two sets of casual wear (T
- shirts) and a set of travelling
shirts (Bula shirts), said
Shalen Singh, the man-
aging director of Hot
Bread Kitchen. My
company was also
part of the Nadi Fan
Club which provided
all Meals to the Nadi
team, he added.
Singh was proud of
the Nadi team. The team
has given Hot Bread Kitchen
New Zealand a lot of publicity by
displaying great sportsmanship on the
eld and were great ambassadors for Nadi
on the eld, said Singh. He thanked the boys
for their brilliant display of skills and resistance in
the tournament.
A big celebration was held to mark Nadis victory
in the inaugural Pacic cup soccer tournament in New
Zealand by Nadi Football Association.
The side was pooled with Labasa, Navua (NZ), and
Nasinu (NZ).
TEAMS: 4R Electrical Ba: Jone Ralulu,Jone Vesikula,Remueru
Tekiate,Malakai Tiwa,Meli Codro,Marika Madigi, Roneel Ku-
mar, Rinal Prasad (Josefata Neibuli), Tuimasi Manuca (Maviliko
Nakama),Osea Vakatalesau, Abu Zahid, (Kiniviliame Naika)
(Daniel Krishneel). Hot Bread Nadi: Benamino Mateinaqara,Poasa
Bainivalu,Viliame Toma,Arvind Pratap,Amani Makoe, Rusiate
Mateirerega,Lekima Gonerau,Napolioni Qasevakatini,Malakai
Rakula,Ame Votoniu,Veresa Toma.
Dirt-riders
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Last
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Nadi stopper Benamino Mateinaqara hoists the Pacic Cup after
defeating Ba 3-nil.
15s reality
check!
By ANAND SINGH
THE Flying Fijians need a reality check
as the side has been pooled with two time
champions Australia, 2003 champs England
and the re-breathing Welshmen.
We have defeated Wales before and the
boys can repeat that faith but do we really
stand a chance to match the powerhouses of
Aussies and Englishmen.
Coach Inoke Male has 1000 days to pre-
pare a deadly combination to face the Goli-
aths of oval ball game.
But before we pencil Fijis name in we
have to face the mighty Papua New Guinea
(PNG) outt who have been improving in
the 15-men game.
Local pundits are predicting an easy ride
over minors PNG and given the right train-
ing combined with Fijian style of rugby
may rattle the powerhouses Australia and
England while the Fijians have tasted the
Dragons blood during the 2007 Rugby
World Cup winning 38-34 and almost de-
feated eventual winners South Africa in the
quarters.
We have a chance of a better outing in
England in 2015 we have done it before
can we do it again?
Meanwhile, Pacic Island neighbours Sa-
moa has been drawn in Pool B with South
Africa, Scotland, Asia One and Americas
Two qualiers while Tonga faces Argentina,
defending champion New Zealand, Europe
One and Africa One qualiers in Pool C.
Pool Draws: Pool A: Australia, England,
Wales, Oceania 1, Repechage winner;
Pool B: South Africa, Samoa, Scotland,
Asia 1, Americas 2;
Pool C: New Zealand, Argentina, Tonga,
Europe 1, Africa 1; and
Pool D: France, Ireland, Italy, Americas
1, Europe 2.
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