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Robin is back!
By SHALENDRA PRASAD
Nadi Town Council Special Adminis-
trator Robin Ali in his ofce. Photo:
SHALENDRA PRASAD.
One of the longest serving staff of Nadi Town Council has been
recalled by the Fijian Government to put things back on track in the
bustling tourism capital of Nadi.
Robin Ali who started his civic career with the council in 1974
rose to the rank of chief executive ofcer and town clerk in 1991 and
continued with the top job until 2010 when he retired from service.
However, three-years after retirement, Ali has been recalled to
guide the council back to prosperity as special administrator.
I am in a different seat now and this new position will enable me
to serve our citizens and ratepayers to a greater extent, Mr Ali said.
I need to review all the current policies, get everything back on
track and move the town forward together with the assistance of my
team at the council and the people of Nadi at large, Mr Ali added.
Mr Ali who enjoys a very good rapport with residents and ratepay-
ers said his ultimate dream is to see Nadi declared a city in the near
future.
As a matter of fact, in 1999 we were aiming to get Nadi declared
the rst city of the new millennium in the world by getting all docu-
ments and requirements in order so that the announcement could be
made on January 1, 2000, Mr Ali informed.
The declaration would have also boosted tourism as many visi-
tors would have loved to come and visit the place.
He said the dream to declare Nadi a city remained only a dream
back then as the township failed to meet the population requirement
of 20,000.
Nadi has grown more ever since and with the proposed extension
of the town boundary which is now being look at, I hope the city
status is not far away from us as the requirement is still the same.
He said right now, service delivery and transparency is the main
objective he has in mind and faces a mammoth task ahead to pave the
best way forward for Nadi.
Very soon the council will be forming a consultative committee
which will act as a think-tank team which will be able to advise the
council on key areas of need. I also wish to work very closely with all
stakeholders to make sure things start moving in the right direction.
Mr Ali is now waiting on the appointment of a chief executive of-
cer so that all operations can be carried out smoothly.
Meanwhile the Nadi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has wel-
comed the appointment of Mr Robin Ali as special administrator.
In a statement released to media, chamber president Dr Ram Raju
said Mr Ali has a wealth of knowledge and experience and his acu-
men in the affairs of the town council is an asset for the township.
Im sure he will be able to turn the town around and bring back
the condence that the business community is looking for, Dr Raju
said.
We look forward to working closely together and proactively in
making Nadi one of the proudest towns in Fiji. Nadi has a noble and
rich history and is the most robustly growing town in Fiji.
Robin obviously has a mammoth task ahead of him but given
some time, I am certain that the outlook will be brighter in due
course, Dr Raju said.
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is on a membership drive to
increase members who repre-
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every Wednesday at Sitar
Restaurant in Martintar at
6.30pm.
Interested people can call
club president Hemant Kumar
on 9990677
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Hemant is
Rotarian
number one
Bula Queen shares life
changing experience
By TAGIMEUCIA
KOROIVUKI
The Vanuabalavu lass ex-
pressed relief as she spoke
about the week-long memora-
ble festival that made her the
Vodafone Nadi Bula Festival
Queen for 2013.
Miss Nadi Town Council
Crystal Vadiga said it was an
honour to be a part of the Vo-
dafone sponsored Nadi Bula
Festival.
Im honoured to be a
part of this festival. I live all
the way in Suva and I came
to Nadi to participate in this
festival which I knew nothing
about. I had to learn every-
thing about Nadi and become
an ambassador for Nadi. I
already feel like a Nadi girl.
Ms Vadiga added that
the charity visits were a life
changing moment for her.
During our visit to Lolo-
ma Home, I was saddened to
hear that the government had
denied their grant applica-
tion. It really hit me because
I saw how they lived with my
own eyes. Its always easy to
talk about charity but to actu-
ally come down to their level
and see their need is a total
different story. It was a life
changing experience and its
because of that, that I want
to further my involvement in
charity.
The 22-year-old Bula
queen said that the funds
raised for charity wasnt up to
expectation.
We could have done bet-
ter with charity. We need
more involvement from the
tourism and corporate indus-
tries to help the Bula Festival
organization reach out to the
needy.
Leaving all that aside, Ms
Vadiga was asked about her
life away from the spotlight.
Leaning back onto her chair,
she smiled and explained
her career path and love for
sports.
Well Im a netball player.
I represented Suva in the In-
ter District Competition and I
love sports. Apart from that,
Im pursuing a career to be-
come a lawyer. But I wanted
to become a doctor at rst
and that didnt turn out well.
I once vomited when I saw
blood splashed on the kitchen
oor, I thought, wrong career
path. I then chose to become
a lawyer and am still pursuing
my studies at the University of
the South Pacic.
Her last words for those
aspiring younger generation
is to stay condent in working
towards their goals.
Follow your heart. Dont
let anyone tell you that you
cant make it. Stay con-
dent and strive towards your
goals.
Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum who was the chief guest at the Vodafone Bula Festi-
val crowning night on Saturday, July 20 wraps the sash around Miss Vodafone Bula Festival
2013 Crystal Vadiga who was sponsored by the Nadi Town Council. Photo: MARGARET
NAQIRI.
The Rotary Club of Nadi has a new president.
Architect Hemant Kumar succeeds Krupesh Patel to
lead this august club which has made the difference in
the lives of thousands of people and helped numerous
educational and charity organisations over the years.
At the changeover dinner on July 11 at the Sitar Res-
taurant, Mr Kumar mentioned that the biggest hurdle
for the club was membership retention. He said there
seems to be a resurgence of interest as a result of the
great work carried out by the team led by Krupesh
Patel in the last Rotary year.
Rotary Nadi has provided assistance for school children
in Nadi and other areas and will continue with this
program.
Another project to be executed will be the Buruwa Youth
Memorial School toilet block. The school is located
some 30 kilometres inland from Nadi.
The club intends to raise funds for such worthy causes
with a golf tournament at the prestigious Natabola
Bay Golf Club similar to what they did last year.
The club has also inducted Davishna Pillai as its newest
member.
Over to you mate...Krupesh Patel, left, congratulates He-
mant Kumar on his appointment as the new president of the
Rotary Club of Nadi. Photo: SUPPLIED.
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LOCAL NEWS
Caireen keeps family tradition intact
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
Caireen Erbsleben with her brother Brosnan and parents Margie and
Gerald at their family home in Votualevu, Nadi.
Miss World Fiji Caireen
Erbsleben who hails from the
tourism capital of Nadi will be
leaving the country to partici-
pate in the 63rd Miss World
Pageant at the end of this
month in Indonesia.
The Jet had an opportunity
to meet the twenty-one-year-
old University of the South
Pacic Bachelor of Science
student at her home in Votua-
levu recently.
While meeting her parents
Gerry and Margie during the
visit, it was interesting to note
the great family background
Caireen possesses.
Her parents have kept all
their family memories very
close to their hearts and are
proud of their daughters re-
cent achievement.
We were at the Pearl on
Saturday, June 1 and were
very excited, just like the
parents of the other nine girls
would have been. The feeling
of seeing our daughter select-
ed to represent the country at
a world stage is just amazing,
offered Gerry Erbsleben who
is a pilot with Pacic Sun.
Apart from being a young
and talented girl, Caireen has
a very colourful family back-
ground.
She is the great grand-
daughter of late D.M.N Mc-
Farlane who was the Lord
Mayor of Suva from 1950
53 and was one of the found-
ing members of the then Fiji
Amateur Sports Association
(now FASANOC) in 1949.
Interestingly, Gerry still
carries a copy of the minutes
on the formation of the na-
tional sports body.
Caireens grandfather the
late Peter Erbsleben arrived in
the country from Germany in
1958 and was also very heav-
ily involved in sports and the
tourism industry.
Her maternal grandfather
the late Kwong Nai Ming was
a prominent Chinese leader
and a pioneer Nadi business-
man. Kwong was a very keen
fan of sports and also support-
ed the Nadi rugby team for
many years serving in various
roles.
Caireen attended Nadi Air-
port Primary School and Nadi
Muslim College where she
served as head girl during her
nal year. She also served as
assistant and deputy head girl
in the previous years of the
secondary school days.
After nishing her degree,
Caireen wishes to attend the
ying school following her
dads footsteps and is keen on
studying meteorology as well.
She is a certied (ad-
vanced) PADI diver, loves
swimming and is also a mem-
ber of the Takia Outrigger Ca-
noe Club in Suva.
Caireen has a younger
brother, Brosnan who is also
an active sportsman who
shares great passion for swim-
ming.
The Jet newspaper team
wishes her all the best in the
63rd Miss World Pageant.
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LOCAL NEWS
Bula Festival gives back to charity
By TAGIMEUCIA
KOROIVUKI
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
The Nadi Bula Festival has
become an annual event for
the families and communities
of Nadi. After the week-long
event, the Bula Festival Asso-
ciation conducted a post-mor-
tem meeting to discuss their
objectives and performance.
The outgoing Nadi Bula
Festival Association Presi-
dent, Mrs. Titilia Vuataki, said
that this year alone Bula Fes-
tival raised $140,000 in total.
We managed to raise
$140,000 from this years Vo-
dafone Bula Festival but our
total expenses including pre-
vious pending ones amount to
$112, 000. So the Bula Fes-
tival charity money is raised
by the contestants themselves
amounting to $6, 902 which
will be distributed to those
who need the funds here in
Nadi.
Mrs. Vuataki said that she
is also grateful for donors to
the Loloma Home.
I am thankful to those
who have decided to donate
funds to Loloma Home which
so far has totaled $2,500. Big
thanks to Higgins and Prop-
erty Experts for their dona-
tions.
Nadi Bula Festival Asso-
ciation Vice President, Mr.
Mohammad Haz, commend-
ed everyone for the positive
feedback.
We are happy about the
positive feedback from the
general public and contestants
about the funds raised for
charity.
Mrs. Vuataki has done
a great job over the past four
years. We had a lot of ups and
downs as well as bad com-
ments from outsiders but she
took up the challenge and did
a wonderful job. We only
hope for her continuous sup-
port towards the association,
he added.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Vuataki
hopes for more support from
the local community and busi-
ness houses to raise the bar for
the next Bula Festival.
I plead to the community,
business houses and tourism
sector of Nadi to unite for
this festival so this festival
can be raised to an interna-
tional level. We want visitors
from overseas to take part in
the Bula Festival and make it
an annual event for all, every
year.
Johnny Singh of Property Experts
hands over a cheque of $1,500 for
the Loloma Home to Bula Festival As-
sociation president Mrs Titilia Vuataki
while festival trustee Mrs Sushila Ra-
mesh looks on. Photo: MARGARET
NAQIRI.
From Norway
with love
Seen from left during the ofcial launching of the new play centre at the Nadi Centre for Special Education are head teach-
er Shiromani Felix, board chairman Dor Sami Naidu, Fiji Stiftelsen (Foundation) manager Sara Ringe, board member Lilly
Hansen, chief guest and divisional education ofcer west Lorima Voravora, foundation board member Emmeline Krogh,
school board members Dr Wahab Ali and Lalesh Sharma. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
Children of the Nadi Centre
for Special Education have
every reason to be happy
thanks to the generosity of
Fiji Stiftelsen, a charity foun-
dation based all the way in
Norway.
The foundation which is
run by four friends, three of
whom have previously served
the country as volunteers had
raised funds for the construc-
tion of a play centre at the
school.
The rst phase of this proj-
ect was to get the structure
ready and we will be now
working on loading the centre
with lots of toys and stuff, of-
fered foundation manager and
board member Sara Ringe.
Being a small foundation,
all donations collected back
in Norway are directly chan-
neled towards needy projects
in Fiji.
According to Ms Ringe, the
foundation will continue to
work with the special school
for the next two years on other
small projects.
Our immediate next proj-
ect is in Wainibuka where we
will be working on building a
library for the local school and
a solar project for the village
as well, Ms Ringe said.
Divisional education ofcer
western Lorima Voravora was
the chief guest at the launch-
ing of the new play centre.
TALK BUSINESS
Healthy habits boost
productivity
Bula everybody.
I wonder how many of
you wake up every day and
measure your weight on the
weighing scale or measure
your waist around just to see
if youre keeping t. One
book on tness I read said to
jump in front of a mirror af-
ter waking up and that will
show your health position.
Your daily routine will decide
how t you are. After many
observations around my shop
and speaking to workers from
various industries I saw a
very common trend in the
daily lives of a typical work-
er in Fiji. In many families
around the country roti and
curry are prepared early in
the morning for lunch parcel
and thus the breakfast is also
the roti and curry. Once its
10.00am at work some lady
or boy will bring bags full of
most unhealthy food such as
bhajia or bara or some oily
snack. This will be consumed
with great interest. Lunch
will be the parcel from home
but in some instance its con-
sumed during the 10.00am
snack and they head for a res-
taurant. At 3.00pm its again
tea time with lots of sugar to
keep them awake. They will
feel sleepy after all the un-
healthy food consumed dur-
ing the day. After work once
they reach home the ladies
start making dinner and men
as usual will mix some grog
and later end up with alcohol
and chaser. Dinner for men
is usually around 11.00pm
thats when he is full mateni.
This routine will guarantee
to shorten your life. However
not only it affects your age du-
rability, but it has been proven
that unhealthy workers lower
productivity at work place.
The recent studies have
proven the following:
Healthy employees
are nearly four times more
productive than unhealthy
employees.
Unhealthy employ-
ees take up to nine times more
sick leave than their healthy
colleagues.
Poor employee
health and absenteeism is
costing businesses billions ev-
ery year.
What is a healthy work-
place?
Any denition of a healthy
workplace should encompass
WHOs denition of health:
A state of complete physical,
mental and social wellbeing,
and not merely the absence
of disease. Denitions of
a healthy workplace have
evolved greatly over the past
several decades. From an al-
most exclusive focus on the
physical work environment
(the realm of traditional oc-
cupational health and safety,
dealing with physical, chemi-
cal, biological and ergonomic
hazards), the denition has
broadened to include health
practice factors (lifestyle);
psychosocial factors (work
organization and workplace
culture); and a link to the
community;
all of which can have a
profound effect on employee
health.
The WHO Regional Ofce
for the Western Pacic denes
a healthy workplace as fol-
lows:
A healthy workplace is a
place where everyone works
together to achieve an agreed
vision for the health and well-
being of workers and the
surrounding community. It
provides all members of the
workforce with physical, psy-
chological, social and organi-
zational conditions that pro-
tect and promote health and
safety. It enables managers
and workers to increase con-
trol over their own health and
to improve it, and to become
more energetic, positive and
contented.
Businesses recognize the
link between poor employee
health, absenteeism and pro-
ductivity; although many are
unaware of the signicant
impact presenteeism can
have on their workplace. New
research shows that presentee-
ism, the loss of productivity
that occurs when employees
come to work but are not fully
functioning due to illness or
injury is costing businesses
billions every year, four times
as much as absenteeism.
There is a strong link between
ill health and presenteeism
- high blood pressure, high
cholesterol, smoking and be-
ing overweight contribute sig-
nicantly to the prevalence of
presenteeism. But it is not just
major health problems that
lead to a decrease in employ-
ee productivity, headaches
and migraines, lack of sleep,
anxiety and stress are all ma-
jor contributors to a reduction
in performance and efciency
at work.
So what are the modern
business houses doing to
solve this healthy workplace
problem?
After going through many
articles and books on healthy
workplace solutions, the fol-
lowing strategies have been
practiced by companies to
tackle and make workers
healthy and thus leading to
productivity.
1.Establish a health and
wellness program most
people fail to achieve recom-
mended minimum activity
levels let alone undertake vig-
orous physical activity at least
three times a week, however
studies have found a clear link
between vigorous physical
activity, increased brain func-
tion and reduced stress levels
at work.
Health and wellness pro-
grams can also include:
Physical and general
health assessments;
Free fruit basket;
Subsidised healthy
food options provided at
work;
Health insurance
paid for or subsidised by the
company;
Lifestyle and nutri-
tion coaching and seminars;
and
Weight management
programs
2. Movement is key en-
couraging health and wellbe-
ing isnt just about the big
initiatives like gym member-
ships and exercise groups, its
also about encouraging small
changes in the normal work
routine. Encourage employees
to take short breaks through-
out the work day to grab a
glass of water, take a brief
walk outside or have a healthy
snack. Research shows that
regular short breaks act like a
recharge for our brains, help-
ing to improve focus and per-
formance.
3. Promoting a healthy
work-life balance it has
been noted the growing trend
of employees who work long
hours, dont utilise their annu-
al leave entitlement and skip
lunch breaks. Implementing
work-life balance initiatives is
a positive step toward reduc-
ing workplace stress and ill-
ness, and increasing return on
human capital investment.
4. Lead by example it is
easier for employees to make
healthy lifestyle changes if
they observe management
leading by example, therefore
is it essential that senior lead-
ers partake in health and well-
being programs and initia-
tives. Participate in exercise
groups, go for a walk during
the lunch hour, take regular
breaks and make healthy food
choices while at work and
your employees will be more
likely to do the same.
5. You are what you eat
even at work. Do you ever
feel like cup cakes and other
sweet treats are taunting you
as you enter your ofce? Its
really hard to resist them.
Workers who ate healthful
meals and exercised regularly
have better job performance
and lower absenteeism. Fiji
is well blessed with mouth
watering fruits such as paw-
paw, bananas, water melon
and pineapple. Also we have
abundant supply of green ve-
gies such as lettuce, tomatoes,
cucumber and cabbage. The
more you eat these fruit and
vegies the healthier you are.
6. Engage in sports. join
a soccer or rugby team or join
a gym or simply take time out
for a 30 plus minute walk. Be-
lieve me you will feel much
younger and t.
Improving the health and
happiness of your employ-
ees by adopting a few simple
health and wellbeing initia-
tives will lead to a more pro-
ductive and committed work-
force who are motivated to
succeed.
God bless Nadi, Fiji
Stay healthy.
By PRANESH
AMARSEE
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
A new series of articles with challenging perspectives for your businesses
By CLAIRE-DIANE
GIRALDEAU
Contact:
emgfiji@connect. com. fj
Mobile 925 8050
or 707 8050
What is the Business of Healthy Food?
Lately we hear a lot about
health in fact as I am writing
this article I am watching FBC
mid-day talk show and it is the
same topic again. So it inspired
me, why not give you my per-
spective? I guess the rst thing
to do is to start paying attention
to your food intake habits. I
would like to suggest that you
note down everything that you
eat every day. A while ago, I
went on some diet plan where
we had to do this recording
down for two weeks, wow how
revealing it was. I had been un-
der the impression that I was
eating healthy, salad, pasta,
mufns on break and skipping
breakfast if not other meals.
The hectic life of business in
Montreal was quite different
than the easy going style of Fiji.
I realized that I did not truly
know much about nutritive val-
ues and distinguishing what was
good or not, I guess we must all
admit that unless we get a clear
picture of all the various ingre-
dients, contents reading labels
dos and donts, starch, sugar,
salt, oil etc we can get easily
overwhelmed. We have a Doc-
tor (Dr. Finau) in our Women
Network group, and she has
been very interested in nutrition
and focused on learning on that
topic. We will get her to give us
as business women a presenta-
tion on some basics. There is
a difference between eating
healthy and going on a diet to
lose weight, usually if you eat
healthy, losing weight becomes
irrelevant.
By the way, did you know
that there is a book call French
women dont get fat - it is writ-
ten by Mireille Guiliano CEO
of Veuve Clicquot Champagne
in New York - very interesting.
I read that book and it made so
much sense, I quickly recog-
nized things I would naturally
do. It is summarized as: Dont
diet, eat chocolate, drink wine,
take long walks, and enjoy life
stay slim the French way. Of
course it is all about portion,
quality, combination and plea-
sure all this will make the dif-
ference. I am just leaving for
France and do look forward to
the pleasure of great food.
Now to keep it easy and
simple I will just use some ba-
sic example of mixing various
ingredients or foods. I was fa-
cilitating some workshop lately
and observed what was present-
ed for lunch; plates were served
in advance for faster service.
There was fried battered sh,
2 big pieces of dalo, big steam
rice scoop, big friend rice with
sausages scoop, and chicken
curry with potatoes I could
not believe it, ve starches in
one serve not even looking at
the huge portions.. It is of-
ten like that in many occasions
where a meal is served for spe-
cial guests or workshops. Yet
unfortunately even with good
intentions how unhealthy that
was, as I had to point it out
nicely to the wonderful ladies.
No wonder all want to sleep af-
ter lunch!!!
The same applies when you
eat out, we had curry the other
day and again in my plate I had
dhal soup, 3 rotis, papadam, po-
tato and beans and almost for-
got a small portion of chicken.
It came with a scoop of rice but
I did not want it. So combina-
tion of too many starch is de-
nitely wrong it would have
been better to have some salad
and greens to replace the pota-
toes & rice. The problem in res-
taurants is that even if we want
healthier choices they do not al-
low it, in hotels often when you
ask for something different you
get told sorry cant do that.
Now what about sugar I just
love these new ads with the
guy eating spoons of sugar to
show how much there is in zzy
drinks. If the Fiji Consumer
Council had the power to really
control prices I wish they could
double and triple the price of
these products destroying, dam-
aging health and reduce the
price of healthy products.
I like soya and skim milk
yogurt; its healthier then why
is it that these products are
more expensive than the full
cream milk? In fact it is very
expensive to eat healthy, buy
lettuce, veggies and fruits and
you will see how much it costs.
Yet people buy zzy drinks on
special and happily give it to
their kids slowly inuencing
their taste for these unhealthy
food/drinks. We need to shift
the way we think about food
especially in developing coun-
tries, it is strange how big com-
panies end up sending their
unhealthy products to develop-
ing countries. What does not
respond to healthy food abroad
gets shipped here.
It is all coming back to
Change what I enjoy the
most. In order to Embrace
Change in our life we have to
make a commitment and take a
stand. I personally do not be-
lieve in waiting for government
to do something, to change the
law or to convince many food
stores to change their prices. I
praise the Ministry of Health
these days with the very im-
portant awareness and actions
they are taking to at least get the
public to wake up. The rate of
diabetes is so high and some-
thing must be done.
I think it is a question of tak-
ing responsibilities for our own
life. I enjoy being healthy and
I thank God every day for that,
yet I also know that I have to do
my own part in avoiding things
that are damaging.
So I can eat the chocolate
in small portion only - Fiji Adi
Chocolate 74% cocoa, no sugar.
It is so much better and you
eventually acquire the taste for
good food. Do not get the choc-
olate bar you get at the grocer-
ies and eat it all at once. I can
drink wine, one or two glasses
with a meal, not the whole bot-
tle without food, I know people
here have to see the empty
bottle. If you want to empty a
bottle then drink a lot of water
instead, I make it a point to get
my 2 bottles of water per day.
When you are having tea or cof-
fee, try NO sugar or maybe just
one small tea spoon instead of
3-4 table spoons, and get rid of
the cakes and sweets.
Walk walk walk! It amazes
me to see how people do not
walk even a block when they
get off the bus which will stop
anywhere just to let people off.
Wonder why they did bus stops
in Nadi? Start reducing your
portion and you will see the dif-
ference. If you only eliminate
all the junk food not only will
you be healthier but you will
save a lot.
I see friends with children
and they feel obligated to buy
the junk food. What will it take
to reverse the publicity and this
world of consuming anything?
Fiji is such a blessed country
when I see all available fruits
free out there in the trees, just
on my own compound I had
(before the cyclone) bananas,
orange, passion fruits, man-
goes, two avocado trees, noni
and planted cassava, banyan
my God everything grows so
well and its all available free,
fresh from the trees. In Canada
if we want to eat that, we have
to get the imported ones, usu-
ally bananas are green, taste bit-
ter, mangoes are very expansive
and avocados even more. Why
dont you just enjoy natural
gifts from nature!!!
In order to change some-
times people wait for an alarm-
ing medical result and it is of-
ten too late. When we run our
own business it is demanding
physically and psychologically,
you must be t and able to deal
with stress and pressure. Being
healthy can make the differ-
ence for your success. There is
no magic solution, you have to
do all that yourself and for us
women it is even more demand-
ing.
Members of the Nadi Businesswoman Network seen with FRCA
National Manager Revenue Collection Makereta Ledua (seated
left), during their taxation awareness workshop at the Tanoa Inter-
national recently. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
ANIMALS FIJI MONTHLY FEATURE
Animal Care and Health from the veterinarians at Animals Fiji Nadi Clinic
Pet neutering has huge benets - Do it NOW!
By ANGUS BLACK
BVSc, MACVSc
Veterinarian
Animals Fiji, Nadi
Whether youve recently
adopted a pet or youre con-
sidering it, one of the most
important health decisions
youll make is to spay or
castrate (neuter) your cat or
dog.
Spaying preventing a
female cat or dog from hav-
ing kittens or puppies - is a
surgical procedure that re-
quires one visit to the vet-
erinary clinic and offers life-
long health benets.
Castration preventing a
male cat or dog from father-
ing kittens or puppies is
a quick and simple surgical
procedure that will vastly
improve your male pets be-
havior and keep him close to
home.
Still not convinced?
Check out our handy and
persuasive list of reasons
why you should have your
pet spayed or castrated.
1. Your female pet
will live a longer, healthier
life. Spaying helps prevent
uterine infections and breast
cancer. Breast cancer can be
fatal in about 50 percent of
dogs and 90 percent of cats.
Spaying your pet early of-
fers the best protection from
these diseases.
2. Castration pro-
vides major health benets
for your male pet. Besides
preventing unwanted lit-
ters of pups, castrating your
male dog prevents testicular
cancer and reduces the risk
of prostate gland problems.
Another form of cancer, ca-
nine transmissible venereal
tumour, is also prevented by
castration. Male cats are less
likely to spread feline immu-
nodeciency virus (similar
to human AIDS) if castrated.
3. Your spayed fe-
male pet won't go into heat.
Unwanted male cats or dogs
will not be attracted to your
home.
4. Your male dog
won't want to roam away
from home. An intact male
will do just about anything
to nd a mate! That includes
digging his way under
the fence and making like
Houdini to escape from the
house. And once he's free to
roam, he risks injury in traf-
c, other injuries and ghts
with other males.
5. Your castrated
male will be much better
behaved. Castrated cats and
dogs focus their attention on
their human families. On the
other hand, entire dogs and
particularly cats will mark
their territory by spraying
strong-smelling urine all
over the house. Many ag-
gression problems in dogs
can be avoided by early cas-
tration whilst not affecting
their ability to protect your
property and family.
6. Spaying or castra-
tion will NOT make your
pet fat. Lack of exercise and
overfeeding will cause your
pet to pack on the extra kilos
- not being spayed or cas-
trated. Your pet will remain
t and trim as long as you
continue to provide exercise
and monitor food intake.
7. It is highly cost-
effective. The cost of your
pet's spay/castration surgery
is a lot less than the cost of
having and caring for a lit-
ter of pups or kittens. It also
beats the cost of treatment
when your entire male cat
or dog escapes and gets into
ghts with the neighborhood
stray or gets hit by a car!
Currently at our Animals Fiji
Nadi Clinic you can get your
dog or cat spayed / neutered
for only $25!
8. Spaying or castrat-
ing your pet is good for the
community. An unwanted
population of stray dogs and
cats pose a real problem in
many parts of the country.
They prey on wildlife, cause
car accidents and frighten or
even hurt children. Spaying
and castration reduces the
number of unwanted ani-
mals on the streets.
9. Your pet DOES
NOT need to have a litter for
your children to learn about
the miracle of birth. Letting
your pet produce offspring
you have no intention of
keeping is not a good lesson
for your childrenespecial-
ly when so many unwanted
cats and dogs end up in shel-
ters. There are many books
and videos available to teach
your children about birth in a
more responsible way.
10. Spaying and cas-
tration helps ght pet over-
population. Many cats and
dogs suffer as strays. These
high numbers are the result
of unplanned litters that
could have been prevented
by spaying or castration.
Animals Fiji Nadi Clinic
offers a low-cost spay/cas-
tration program that makes
either of these surgical pro-
cedures easily affordable
and accessible.
For any questions on the
above or if you need as-
sistance with your animal
please contact Animals
Fiji. Our Nadi Clinic is on
Queens Road (between Mc-
Donalds and Sitar), Mar-
tintar, Nadi. Phone number
is 670-1012 or 993-6647.
Email: info@animalsji.
org Website: www.ani-
malsji.org & Facebook:
www.facebook.com/ani-
malsji
Dr Angus Black carries
out the neutering opera-
tion. Photo: SUPPLIED.
NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK CELEBRATIONS
This year the National Li-
brary Week was celebrated
from 6th 13th July with
the theme for the week being
Communities matter @ your
Library.
In order to celebrate this
annual event in Nadi, the
Nadi Town Council Library
was chosen as the centre from
which activities were orga-
nized.
Library week a great success
By ANITA NAIDU
Librarian
Nadi Town Council
The library week involves
students of all levels from
schools around Nadi area
and the community also gets
involved in this great educa-
tional event.
Manager Markets Mr
Anand Raju was the chair-
person and together with
council staff, the committee
members organized the vari-
ous programs at Civic Cen-
tre and Prince Charles Park
throughout the week. Nadi
Town Council management,
sponsors with the parents and
children made this Library
Week successful.
The various activities
organized included Poster
Competition, Character Pa-
rade and Multicultural dance
for both Primary and Kindy,
Oratory and drama by Pri-
mary and Secondary School
students respectively. The
week ended on a high note
with a prize giving ceremony
and the Acting Administrator
Mr. Praveen Balas presence
boosted the condence of the
children of Nadi.
Photos by Margaret Naqiri
LIFESTYLE
By SUNILA KARAN
The art of conversation
It is the need for and the
emphasis on discussion and
dialogue that distinguishes
mature adult learners from
adult learners in general. In a
skillfully facilitated or moder-
ated adult learning class, the
roles of teacher and learner
are interchangeable.
The facilitators primary
role is to provide a comfort-
able context and climate with-
in which people engage freely
and passionately in discussion
about matters of personal in-
terest or concern. The empha-
sis is on discussion that is lib-
erating and empowering, that
puts people fully in charge of
their own thoughts and feel-
ings.
Through discussion, peo-
ple develop their own ideas
more fully and come to un-
derstand different points of
views. Through discussion
that is based on mutual respect
and a genuine interest in what
others have to say, people gain
greater respect for themselves.
In addition, a desire to express
ones own beliefs, values, and
opinions, one must also be a
good listener. How many
people do you know who like
to monopolize conversations
but dont seem to be really
interested in what you have
to say?
When someone is truly
interested in your point of
view, it is a gift. Listen with
your ears, with your heart,
and your mind. When some-
one is presenting an idea, you
dont need to be gathering
your thoughts for a response,
or looking for an argument
to prove you are right. You
dont need to be threatened
by someone elses knowledge,
and you dont need to fear that
you will not sound intelligent,
just listen, take it in, relax.
Maybe all you need to do is
ask a few questions never
mind your own story. Con-
sider what you could learn
from the other persons point
of view. What is he or she try-
ing to tell you? Give them the
gift of true listening, and you
will see them glow. Then, on
a different day, at a different
time, speak your mind and
seek out someone who will do
the same for you.
Discussion and Dialogue
A discussion group brings
people together to process
new information, reinterpret-
ing it in the context of life ex-
perience. How do you know
when you have had a success-
ful discussion? Is it because
people think you are brilliant?
Is it because everybody was
listening? Quite simply, you
will feel good more speci-
cally and more importantly,
you will have more energy.
And what could possibly be
a greater gift than the gift of
life-giving energy? When
people give each other energy,
exciting things happen.
From experience, I believe
that at the present time, there
is a great need to go beyond
discussion to a much deeper
form of communication, so
that people from different cul-
tures, backgrounds, and even
countries can live together
harmoniously.
Similarly, in a business set-
ting, there is a need for real
dialogue as well. The need to
dialogue comes as a result of
many factors, such as the fol-
lowing:
The steady erosion
of authority in the workplace.
The trend towards
alliances between organiza-
tions that bring different cul-
tures, structures, and tradi-
tions to new partnerships.
The need to repair
the damage to morale that re-
sults from downsizing.
The need to stimu-
late creativity and innovation.
Dialogue is a highly spe-
cialized form of discussion
that imposes discipline on
participants. When dialogue
is done skillfully, the results
are extraordinary: stereotypes
dissolve, mistrust is over-
come, mutual understanding
is achieved, a common ground
for new insights is established,
new perspectives are discov-
ered, new levels of creativity
are reached. Ultimately, the
bonds of the participants are
strengthened.
Why use dialogue? Be-
cause it builds trust. Dia-
logue helps different groups
to become more familiar and
comfortable with each other.
Cooperation develops natu-
rally; people develop a sense
of identity with those with
whom they share community.
Many of the strategies for suc-
cessful dialogue may improve
the quality of discussions and
relationships between people
in a variety of context where
people come together to dis-
cuss common interest.
There are numerous forms
of conversations in the world
today, including new ways of
using computers to discuss
and consult with others. At the
same time, we are witnessing
the revival of traditions like
the philosophers caf, where
a group of people come to-
gether in a public forum over
food and drink to share their
views. The caf begins with
an introduction to a topic the
person moderating the discus-
sion may be a teacher, profes-
sor, college instructor who
nds it refreshing to leave the
ivory tower behind and swap
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In the modern world, expe-
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time. Information is handed to
us, and we are largely passive.
Today, there is a longing to
create real discussion within
a time frame. With a lifetime
of experience to share, its im-
portant for people to come to-
gether to use their minds and
to speak out the things that re-
ally matter to them.
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THE JET COMMERCIAL FEATURES
U SAVE SUPERMARKET
Investment boost in Nadi
People of Votualevu in
Nadi can now nd all their
shopping needs at one place
in their suburb after the open-
ing of the second branch of U
Save Supermarket in the area
on Friday, July 5.
This investment by man-
aging director, Bobby Khan,
is in addition to a $3.5million
shopping complex in the area,
which was opened by the
Prime Minister in November
last year.
Mr Khan, who returned to
invest in Fiji after living in
New Zealand for more than
22 years, had bought the com-
mercial property recently and
renovated the small shop into
a modern U Save Supermar-
ket.
The two supermarkets
owned by Mr Khan caters for
about 10,000 people of the
area.
Mr Khan said he is ap-
preciative of the opportunities
provided to investors in Fiji
and looked forward to more
investments in areas lacking
in good facilities.
A lot of people are mov-
ing towards Votualevu and I
believe that this area holds a
big population. Weve decid-
ed to do some investment in
this area because if you go to
Australia and New Zealand,
youd see complexes and
shopping malls in all suburbs
but we do not have that here.
We have decided to start in
Votualevu, Mr Khan said.
Mr Khan said there are oth-
er bigger investments planned
for Nadi with plans of build-
ing a convention centre and a
rst class amusement park in
the pipeline.
The convention cen-
tre will hold about 600-800
people at a time. It could be
used for weddings, church
ceremonies, or any other big
event. It would be convenient
and affordable and it should
be ready by December. Con-
struction works have already
started.
We are also going to have
a rst class amusement centre
in Votualevu. I was in Hong
Kong where we got, not 3D,
but 4D gaming machines. The
machines would arrive at the
end of the month and hopeful-
ly open next month. It is go-
ing to be really good for our
children, Mr Khan added.
He has already purchased
an acre of land in Cuvu, Si-
gatoka where he would build
another shopping complex.
The earthworks for the
complex has started. Hope-
fully next year, well be ex-
pecting another big complex
in Cuvu. Sigatoka is also a
tourism town and we need
some good complexes there
too. We are trying to invest
in places where facilities like
these are lacking, Mr Khan
highlighted.
Mr Khans brother is also
going to open a new plaza in
Nadi in a couple of months
time.
MINFO
The new outlet of U Save Supermarket. Below: More pictures
from the opening.
on the opening of your Supermarket
in Votualevu, Nadi
While ofcially opening the new outlet of U Save Su-
permarket last month, Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khai-
yum encouraged other former Fijians living abroad and lo-
cals as well to invest in the country as the Government is
providing incentives for investment here.
One of the attractive things about Mr Bobby Khan and
investors who have returned to Fiji, is that they have in-
vested in areas where there was a lack of investment, Mr
Sayed-Khaiyum said.
Votualevu is a growing suburb of Nadi and there is de-
mand for services and better roads. There is a demand for
consumer, hardware items and entertainment in this area.
The idea of getting services available at your doorstep is
something that we must all get accustomed to.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said the Bainimarama Government
has created an investor friendly environment which is now
seeing good results and economic development.
He said the dual citizenship initiative has seen many for-
mer residents returning to invest in their motherland.
Government creates investor
friendly environment
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
U Save Supermarket managing director Mr Bobby Khan, right, gives Attorney-General
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum a tour of the new supermarket. Below: Customers taking advan-
tage of the new outlet which is fully air-conditioned. Photos: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
U SAVE SUPERMARKET
The growth & development
of our customers is our
greatest achievement.
We, at HFC, make a point
of being there to nurture our
customers business growth!
We work closely with our customers to understand
their business aspirations and offer creative and
competitive financial solutions to help build a
successful & sustainable business.
U Save Supermarket
on the opening of your
second outlet in Nadi
Congratulations
Investing in Fiji businesses since 1962.
U SAVE SUPERMARKET
Khan creates
history
Branch manager Artika Lal, centre, with staff members.
Votualevu residents in a jovial mood during the opening. Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum with staff of U Save Supermarket.
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
Children enjoying the ride at the rst ever four-day carnival
held at the Votualevu Shopping Complex last month.
Close to a thousand people
gathered to witness the open-
ing of the new U Save Super-
market outlet in Votualevu
last month.
And to top up the cel-
ebration, U Save boss Bobby
Khan created history by or-
ganizing a four-day carnival
at the Votualevu Shopping
Complex which houses the
rst branch of the U Save Su-
permarket along with many
other different outlets.
This is the rst time such
a carnival has been brought
to Votualevu and it is to say
thank you to the people of
the area who have supported
us ever since we opened the
complex in November last
year, Mr Khan said.
He said there are more
good things to come and
looks forward to the contin-
ued support of the residents.
U SAVE SUPERMARKET
U SAVE SUPERMARKET
OPENING OF THE LOUNGE BAR AND RESTAURANT
New outlet to
boost tourism
in Lautoka city
Lautokas newest attraction opened its doors for residents
and visitors of the city on Thursday, June 20.
The Lounge Bar and Restaurant which is part of the P.
Meghji Group was ofcially opened by the special adminis-
trator of the Lautoka City Council Praveen Bala.
While opening the new bar and restaurant, Mr Bala com-
mended the P. Meghji family for their continuous invest-
ment in the city.
The council is very proud of its association with the P
Meghji Group and we have bigger plans in place for the
future, Mr Bala said.
We will be working in partnership with P. Meghji for
the development of bigger projects in the city, Mr Bala said
while keeping ner deals close to his chest.
Lautoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry adminis-
trator Mohammed Salim shared similar sentiments and con-
gratulated the P. Meghji Group for creating a major tourist
attraction in the city.
Our aim is to bring in tourists to Lautoka and we are in
the process of working with all stakeholders to have all such
facilities in place and the opening is one step forward for us
in making the city a tourist friendly one, Mr Salim said.
By SHALENDRA PRASAD
Opening of The Lounge in pictures. Photos: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
OPENING OF THE LOUNGE BAR AND RESTAURANT
FIJI ISLANDS CLASSIC GAME FISHING TOURNAMENT
Game shing ends on high note
This years Fiji Islands
Classic Game Fishing Tour-
nament organized by the
Denarau Game and Sports
Fishing Club (DGSFC) was
another great success with
14 boats and 15 teams reg-
istered in the competition
the greatest number we have
had yet.
Day one on Friday, July
12 was an exciting one with
many strikes, hook-ups and
sh landed with a good pro-
portion of the sh landed
qualifying for the weigh-ins
each evening.
Fishing on Saturday was
cancelled for safety reasons,
due to a strong wind warn-
ing issued by Fiji Meteorol-
ogy Department with very
rough seas prevailing over
the day.
Fishing resumed on Sun-
day, anglers were advised
to exercise extreme caution
and small boats were ad-
vised to remain within the
main reef as the sea was still
very rough.
There was plenty of Ma-
himahi and Wahoo caught
over the weekend with four
Sailsh tagged and released.
One sailsh that died was
brought back to Denarau
By YVETTE HOOK
of DGSFC
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
for weigh-in, caught by Mi-
chelle Voss.
New members to the club
this year, the Voss family did
extremely well in this event.
This years winning male
was Rhyan Huselton (Voss
family) for tagging and
releasing the rst sailsh
caught in this years event.
Winning female angler
was Michelle Voss for her
39.2kg Sailsh this is a
pending womens Fiji re-
cord awaiting conrmation
from FIGFA (Fiji Interna-
tional Game Fishing Assco-
ciation).
The previous record
holder Beverley Bower at-
tended the weigh-in and
prize giving on Sunday and
congratulated Michelle Voss
for the milestone achieve-
ment.
Champion Angler for
the tournament was Rhyan
Huselton (Voss family) from
team Fillet and Release.
Rhyan extended his holiday
from the USA to join our
club and participate in his
rst shing competition.
Champion big boat was
Protector. Team Protector
consisted of the Turner fam-
ily who all came over from
New Zealand to participate.
Champion small boat
was Oktermokti with team
Fish Militia onboard.
Club thanks sponsors
The Denarau Game and
Sports Fishing Club is thank-
ful to all sponsors and partici-
pants for making the annual
Fiji Islands Game Fishing
Classic Tournament a great
success.
Club president Marc
McElrath said special thanks
goes to Professionals, Blue-
gas, DevCorp, McDonalds,
Imported Marine Accesso-
ries, Port Denarau Marina,
Tradewinds Marine and ev-
eryone who has given support
to make the event a great one.
He said more than $35,000
worth of prizes have been
given away this year.
Ever since the tourna-
ment started in 2006, it has
been growing bigger and bet-
ter each year.
Left: Michelle Voss, Rhyan Huselton and Adam Voss of team Fillet and Release caught in
a jovial mood. Above: John Andrews, Marc McElrath, Mark Ellison and Jarrod Wood count
up the scores.
Beverley Bower congratulates Michelle Voss for breaking
the national ladies sailsh record which she previously
held.
WINNERS...Team Protector are the overall winners of this
years tournament. Photos: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
Team Fish Militia celebrate their win under the small boat
category. From left are Simon Deakin, Wayne Latter, Patrick
Allen and Catherine ODonnell. Missing is Captain Nathan.
CRAIG McELRATH MENS CANCER FOUNDATION
The Craig McElrath Mens Cancer Foundation V1
Outrigger and Standup Paddle Board Race Event which
was held on Saturday 13th July, 2013 at Vuda Marina is an
annual event used as an opportunity to raise awareness on
mens cancer while also raising funds for the noble cause.
This year the cost of ticket /donation was $50.00. This
was inclusive of BBQ lunch and soft drink and exhibition
fun races as well as seeing the Outrigger and Paddle board
races.
The attractive lucky door prizes with the main prize of
Tahitian Outrigger Canoe donated by Varua Vaa went to Mr
Deveraux Talagi.
Secretary of the Craig McElrath Mens Cancer Foun-
dation, Mrs Beverley McElrath was very pleased with the
days outcome and thanks all the sponsors who helped make
the day a success.
There were over 50 entrants in the race events and the
winners of various events were as follows:
Mens Standup Paddle Board
1st Bruce Climo
2nd John Philp
3rd Adam Wade
Womens Standup Paddle Board
1st Michelle Philp
2nd Cathy Joyce
3rd - Florence Oudhin
Mens Stock Standup Paddle Board
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Womens Stock Standup Paddle Board
1st Cathy Joyce
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1st Pierre Guyot
2nd - Tehau Guyot
3rd - Kelikeli Lausi
Womens V1 Outrigger
1st Salome Tabuatalei
2nd Maryanne Moss
3rd Megan Miller
Cancer fundraiser a great success
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
Cancer Facts for Men
The cancers that most fre-
quently affect men are pros-
tate, colon, lung, and skin
cancers and how they can be
prevented or found early can
save your life.
Prostate cancer
The chance of getting pros-
tate cancer goes up as a man
gets older. Most prostate can-
cers are found in men over the
age of 65. For reasons that are
still unknown, African Ameri-
cans are more likely than
white men to develop prostate
cancer. Having one or more
close relatives with prostate
cancer also increases a mans
risk of having prostate cancer.
What you can do
The American Cancer
Society recommends that
men make an informed deci-
sion with their doctor about
whether to be tested for pros-
tate cancer. Research has not
yet proven that the benets
of testing outweigh the harms
of testing and treatment. The
American Cancer Society
suggests that men should not
be tested without learning
about what we know and what
we dont know about the risks
and possible benets of test-
ing and treatment.
Starting at the age of 50,
talk to your doctor about the
pros and cons of testing so you
can decide if getting tested is
the right choice for you. If
you are African American or
have a father or brother who
had prostate cancer before
age 65, you should have this
talk with your doctor starting
at age 45. If you decide to be
tested, you should have the
PSA blood test with or with-
out a rectal exam. How often
you are tested will depend on
your PSA level.
Colon cancer
Any adult can have
colorectal cancers (cancers
of the colon and rectum),
but most of these cancers are
found in people aged 50 or
older. People with a personal
or family history of this can-
cer, or who have polyps in
their colon or rectum, or those
with inammatory bowel
disease are more likely to
have colon cancer. Also, eat-
ing a diet most of high fat
foods (especially from animal
sources), being overweight,
smoking, and being inactive
can make a person more like-
ly to have colon cancer.
What you can do
Colon cancer almost al-
ways starts with a polyp. Test-
ing can save lives by nding
polyps before they become
cancer. If pre-cancerous pol-
yps are removed, colon can-
cer can be prevented. Eating
a low-fat diet that is rich in
fruits and vegetables may also
make you less likely to have
this cancer.
The American Cancer So-
ciety recommends one of the
following testing options for
all people beginning at age
50:
Tests that nd polyps and
cancer
- Flexible sigmoidos-
copy every ve years, or
- Colonoscopy every
ten years, or
- Double- contrast
barium enema every ve
years, or
- CT colonography
(virtual colonoscopy) every
ve years
Tests that primarily nd
cancer
-Yearly fecal occult blood
test (FOBT), or
-Yearly fecal immuno-
chemical test (t), or
-Stool DNA test (S DNA),
interval uncertain
*If the test is positive, a
colonoscopy should be done.
**The multiple stool take
home test should be done.
One test done by the doctor
is not adequate for testing. A
colonoscopy should be done
if the test is positive.
The tests that are designed
to nd both early cancer and
polyps are preferred if these
tests are available to you and
you are willing to have one
of these more invasive tests.
Talk to your doctor which test
is best for you.
Lung Cancer
Smoking is the cause for
more than 80% of all lung
cancers, but people who do
not smoke can also have lung
cancer.
What can you do?
Lung cancers is one of
the few cancers that can of-
ten be prevented. If you are
a smoker, ask your doctor or
nurse to help you quit. If you
do not smoke, dont start, and
avoid breathing in other peo-
ples smoke. If your friends
and loved ones are smokers,
help them quit.
For help quitting, Call
the American cancer society
at 1-800-227-2345 and ask
about our tobacco- cessation
service.
Skin cancer
Anyone who spends time
in the sun can have skin can-
cer. People with fair skin, es-
pecially those with blond or
red hair, are more likely to get
skin cancer than people with
darker colouring. People who
have had a close family mem-
ber with melanoma and those
who had severe sunburns be-
fore the age of 18 are more
likely to get skin cancer.
What can you do?
Most skin cancers can be
prevented by avoiding the
midday sun. When in the sun,
wear hats with brims, long-
sleeve shirts, sunglasses, and
use sunscreen with an SPF of
15 or higher on all exposed
parts of the skin. If you have
children, protect them from
the sun and dont let them get
sunburned. Be aware of all
moles and spots on your skin,
and report any changes to
your doctor right away. Have
a skin exam during your regu-
lar health check-ups.
Early detection- nding
a cancer early before it has
spread- gives you the best
chance to do something about
it. Knowing about these can-
cers and what you can do can
save your life.
Take control of your health
and reduce your cancer risk
*Stay away from tobacco
*Stay at a healthy weight
*Get moving with regular
physical activity
*Eat healthy with plenty of
fruits and vegetables
*Limit how much alcohol
you drink (If you drink at all)
*Protect your skin
*Know yourself, your
family history, and your risks.
Have regular check-ups
and screening test.
For more information on
how to reduce your cancer
risk and other questions about
cancer, please call us any-
time, day or night, at 1-800-
227-2345 or visit us online at
www.cancer .org
Cancer survivor and activist Doctor Fred Merchant delivers
a speech during the annual general meeting of the Western
Cancer Society recently. According to Dr Merchant, every
men should get checked for cancer. He said many men think
that they are Bullet Proof when it comes to cancer. Photo:
SHALENDRA PRASAD.
Action from the event at Vuda Marina. Photo: BULA TIME PHOTOGRAPHY.
NADI IN PICTURES BY MARGARET NAQIRI
Saint Michaels Parish rst communicants.
Vodafone Bula Festival winning contestants with their queen mother Shirlee Devia. Vodafone Bula Festival Priscilla Queens.
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MOTORING
The Legendary RX-7
A
bdul Naseem, 26-year-old
Director of Empire Au-
toparts is the proud owner of
a legendary vehicle in Fiji.
This legendary ride is no other
than the FD3S series Mazda RX7
registered as INOCNT. This
brand has enormous respect all over
the globe and has featured in vari-
ous movies as well, one of the fa-
mous ones being The Fast and The
Furious.
Fast and famous cars is no sur-
prise to Mr. Naseem as the passion
for cars runs in his blood. Empire
Autoparts is well known for bring-
ing in most of the famous perfor-
mance/sports cars in Fiji. His broth-
ers also own the most respected rides
in the country.
Without further a due, lets jump
to the specs of the car. The vehicle
is powered by the mighty 13B Ro-
tary engine and is one of the most
powerful racing engines around. As
a matter oI Iact, it was the frst twin
turbo charged mass produced system
to be exported out of Japan. Mr. Nas-
eem had a new engine ftted in and
was rebuilt by RX7 Heaven (New
Zealand). It has been changed from
a twin turbo to a single turbo setup.
It has a TD4Z HKS Turbo, Trust In-
tercooler, HKS Waste gate and also
has complete 4 inch Trust Exhaust
System running from the manifold.
Another interesting fact would be
the max speed of 300kmph on the
dash speedometer.
As for exterior, the car wears an
orange paintjob with company de-
cals together with a C West Body kit.
It also has a set of 18inch deep dish
mag wheels with low profle tyres to
give it a niftier look. The ride has the
famous RX7 pop up headlamps and
projection tail lights.
Looking at the interior, since the
vehicle is a 2 seater and main con-
cern is performance; the car houses a
roller cage/bar setup and has bucket
seats on both driver/passenger side.
It also has a Momo steering wheel
with Turbo, Water Temperature, Oil
Temperature and Oil Press gauges.
The car is rarely driven and most-
ly parked as it is not your everyday
Nitin with his ride - TOPGUN Photo: Krishneel Chand
Photos: Courtesy of Krishneel Chand
Munauwar Khan
Design & Layout
type of car. It packs much more
power and since Mr. Naseem is a
performance oriented enthusiast; he
has spent mostly to boost the perfor-
mance of the ride at the same time
focusing on its appealing look.
The car is defnitely an eye turn-
er when on the road because of its
catchy color and the wicked sound
of the Rotary engine. It is a dream
car for most motorsports enthusiasts
because of its rich history.
The manufacturing of the RX7
had ceased in 2002 and the RX8
was then put in production, however
the RX7 will always remain a leg-
end! Having made a name for itself,
the legendary RX7 is set to make a
come-back in 2017 as per sources in
a newer and better style.
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Financial boost for FENC
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
Lina Robanakadavu Vuniwai, left, and Kriti Karti of FENC (Foundation for the Education
of Needy Children in Fiji) receive the donation cheque from Mr Azeem Sahu Khan. Photo:
MARGARET NAQIRI.
Fijis Ambassador to
United Arab Emirates His
Excellency Robin Nair who
is also one of the co-founders
of Foundation for the Educa-
tion of Needy Children in Fiji
(FENC) was recently in the
country.
While spending a short
time in his hometown, Nadi,
Dr Nair had the opportunity to
meet up with lawyer Azeem
Sahu Khan who is an avid
reader and philanthropist.
Dr Nair commended the
Sahu Khan family for con-
tinuing their support towards
education and for pledging a
donation of $20,000 towards
FENC which looks after the
educational needs of hundreds
of needy children throughout
the country.
Khan has already handed
over $7,000 of the total to
FENC recently.
My late father (MK Sahu
Khan) and I were adamant
that education was the way
to properly lift people out of
poverty, Mr Sahu Khan said.
We were also concerned
that funds be made available
to all needy cases without bias
but strictly for education.
More money will be made
available at a future date. The
money provided is less in-
dicative of a ourishing law
practice and more about giv-
ing back to society, Mr Sahu
Khan concluded.
Ambassador Robin Nair, left, with Prime Minister Baini-
marama who launched FENC in Suva a few years back.
Photo: KELEPI ABARIGA.
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
The Trustees and Organising Committee of the AON Fiji Ex-
cellence in Tourism Awards are pleased to announce the launch
of the 17th AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards Season.
The Award could not happen without the support of our gen-
erous sponsors to whom we would like to extend our sincere
thanks; AON Risk is again on Board as the Platinum Sponsor,
and Gold Sponsor Fiji Airways is joined for the 2013 season
by ANZ (previously Silver). Our Silver Sponsor AFL contin-
ues to be long term supporter of the Awards, as does Bronze
Sponsor Crest Chicken. We again welcome our Awards night
Event Sponsors; premier Event Sponsor Tappoos who will be
expanding their sponsored selection of premium international
beverages, Fiji Water, Pure Fiji, Five Star Foods and our Media
Partner, the Fiji Sun.
New in 2013 is the partnering of the Awards with popular
FBC program Jukeworld. Jukeworld will be hosted from pre-
vious years winners location for the next few months to bring
the best of Fijis wonderful tourism products into the lives of
those Fijians outside of the industry, who may not get a chance
to personally experience these special experiences.
With the opening of the AON Fiji Excellence in Awards to
the public nominations for the rst time, 2012 saw a record
number of applications and many rst-time entrants. With in-
clusivity being a key focus, 16 Awards were presented, includ-
ing the introduction of the Accommodation Unique category
and additional presentations in the Restaurants and Dining
and Marketing Categories. The Trustees again elected to pres-
ent Visionary and Lifetime Achievements Awards; in 2012 to
Mr. Tony Whitton and Mr. and Mrs. David and Lorraine Evans
respectively.
In 2013, categories and criteria have been extensively re-
viewed, and the burgeoning Spa and Wellness sector, and the
crucial role of transportation providers has been recognized.
With the large volume of entrants into the ever-popular Front-
liner individual category, a new Back-of-House category has
been included for those that provide excellent personal service
but not necessarily in a traditional meet and greet role. All
entrants will be judged on their performance in their own par-
ticular niche market, recognizing product types may vary within
a particular category.
Destinational marketing has been increasingly included into
standard core marketing activities of many operators and as
such, this category is not being continued in 2013, however a
new category Services and Support to Industry is being in-
troduced for those operators that dont necessarily fall into the
traditional sectors of tourism.
Following are the 2013 Awards Categories open for nomina-
tion:
1. Frontliner of the Year
2. Back of House Individual
3. Transport Facilitators
4. Spa & Wellness
5. Services & Support to Industry
Tourism awards launched
6. Fiji Experience
7. Tourism Sustainability
8. Restaurants
9. Accommodation Budget
10. Accommodation Quality
11. Accommodation Deluxe
12. Accommodation Luxury
13. Accommodation Unique
Nominations close on Friday 6th of September 2013, at
which time application forms will be issued to nominees. Sub-
mission of applications closes on Friday 25th of October 2013.
For those wishing to participate in the Awards for the rst
time in 2013, the Trustees and Organising Committee recom-
mend they take guidance from previous winners and review
these individuals and products, and the superior standards of
service they offer; all 2012 winners demonstrated excellent
business and environmental sustainability initiatives, and a
strong use of local products and services.
Participating in the Awards process not only gives an appli-
cant media exposure and industry recognition, but many new
applicants have found that in addressing the stringent criteria in
the application form, this process has led to a better appreciation
of their own business practices, identication of new areas of
opportunity and untapped potential areas for growth.
Judging will again be done by an independent panel of judg-
es, all of whom will have a tourism background and who are
experts in the various criteria of the application forms. Judges
are unable to have a personal vested interest in any of the ap-
plicants, are not remunerated and are appointed by the Private
Trustees of the Fiji Excellence Tourism Awards (also a non-
remunerated position).
In 2013, the Trustees welcome to the Board Mr. Rick Ham-
ilton as CEO of Tourism Fiji. The Awards have enjoyed the
support of Tourism Fiji for many years Tourism Fiji acts as
a distribution and collection point for nomination forms and
applications, delivers Awards information to the wider industry
and assists with any enquiries from the industry, general public
and visiting guests about the Awards process.
The AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards looks forward
to a successful 2013 Awards season, with the winners to be an-
nounced at a gala dinner on Friday the 21st of February 2014.
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This religious celebration is observed on the
day following the last day of fasting which
is observed daily by all able-bodied Muslims
from dawn till sunset throughout the Islamic
month of Ramazan. It is a day of much re-
joicing and happiness especially by those
fortunate persons who observed the fasts and
reaped the spiritual fruits of this holy exercise
in accordance with the directions of God in the
Holy Quran.
Fasting has been prescribed in one form or an-
other by all the revealed religions of the world.
The Bible tells us that Prophet David declared
I humbled my soul with fasting (Psalms
35:13) and we read in the New Testament that
the disciples of Jesus and the Pharisees used
to fast (Mark 2:18). We are also told that Je-
sus fasted forty days and forty nights (Mat-
thew 4:2).
One does not only feel happy on Eid-ul-Fitr
because through exercising self-discipline one
has successfully complied with the command-
ment of God to observe the fasts, but also on
account of a feeling of spiritual exhilaration
which glows within the heart and soul.
No doubt on Eid-ul-Fitr much pleasure is
derived from wearing new clothes, meeting
friends and relatives and eating specially pre-
pared food. These are all ways of celebrating
the occasion. The main event, of course, is
the religious service when one offers prayers
and listens to the inspirational address of the
Imam on relevant matters concerning the sig-
nifcance oI the occasion. As the main purpose
of fasting is to develop righteousness and self-
purifcation (Quran 2:186) the most attractive
garment one should be wearing is the one
mentioned by God in the Holy Quran:
The raiment of righteousness - that is the best.
(7:27)
The real food one should be enjoying is the
spiritual nourishment acquired during the
month of fasting.
Eid-ul-Fitr should remind one of many les-
sons learned from fasting and which, during
the holy month of Ramazan, one should have
endeavoured to keep in mind and to have
practised. One of them is the offering of ones
morning (Fajr) prayer before sunrise and also
oI the oIIering the eIfcacious pre-dawn prayer
(Tahajjud) which is highly recommended. One
realizes that it is not too diIfcult to arise early
and offer these prayers at the proper time. If
one can discipline oneself to do so during the
month of fasting then it is not impossible to
do so during the other months of the year also.
The purpose of taking medicine is to combat
and cure an ailing condition and when it takes
good effect one wants to maintain ones im-
proved condition. Likewise when one reduces
weight after a course of dieting one wants to
maintain ones lower weight and similarly one
wants to maintain ones improved physical
condition after completing a course of exer-
cise. After completion of the holy month of
fasting one is able to gauge ones improved
spiritual condition as a result of ones devo-
tion, conduct, prayers and divine favours re-
ceived during that period. On Eid-ul-Fitr one
should refect one`s condition oI spiritual im-
provement and resolve not to lose what one
has gained but rather, not only to maintain it,
but press forward to even higher spiritual de-
velopment through righteous conduct, prayers
and seeking the Grace of God.
This is the spirit of Eid-ul-Fitr.
KHUDDAMUL AHMADIYYA MUSLIM JAMAAT
EID CELEBRATIONS 2013
Committee members of the Eid Mela celebration have been working tirelessly to make the rst ever public event as such a great success.
Photo: COURTESY OF MOHAMMED SALIM.
First ever Eid Mela for Lautoka
History will be created in
Lautoka on Sunday, August
11 when people from dif-
ferent religious and cultural
backgrounds gather to cel-
ebrate Eid-Ul-Fitr the most
auspicious festival in the
Islamic calendar marking
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
the end of the holy month of
Ramadhan.
After observing fasting
for a month during Ramad-
han, Muslims from all over
the world unite to celebrate
Eid which is also referred as
the festival of happiness.
Traditionally the celebra-
tions begin with the sight-
ing of the moon on the night
before followed by morning
prayers in the Mosque where
bonds of friendship are re-
newed with great pomp and
pride.
And in the Sugar City, the
Lautoka Chamber of Com-
merce and Industry in col-
laboration with the Indian
High Commission and the
Indian Cultural Sub-Centre
Lautoka will for the rst
time celebrate EID Mela as
a public event.
The theme of this histor-
ic event is celebrating EID
with all, offered chamber
administrator Mohammed
Salim.
We will have free sa-
mai and food for all invited
guests which will include the
underprivileged members of
the community.
Residents of the Golden
Age Home will also be part
of the celebrations. There
will be ea markets organ-
ised by LOL (Labour of
Love) Markets, amusement
rides and bouncy castle.
Other activities during
the day will include sweets
competition, reciting of
Nazams, quiz competition,
fashion shows for women,
Mr Salim added.
He said a special com-
mittee has been formed to
ensure the rst ever event
runs smoothly and attracts
members of the public from
all the cultural and religious
backgrounds.
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
New island
airbus for
resorts
By LANCE SEETO
Tour operator Pacic Is-
land Air recently took deliv-
ery of their new De Havilland
DHC-3T Otter seaplane, visit-
ing Castaway Island resort to
pick up its rst customers.
Fitted with the latest GPS
system and inter-cabin com-
munication headsets for each
passenger, the ten-seater plane
now offers a modern, fast and
more comfortable transfer op-
tion to the island resorts.
Young passengers Liam
and Luca Gasmus from Syd-
ney were thrilled to be the rst
to board the inaugural ight
from the popular island resort.
With its spacious interior,
enormous 18 metre wing span
and 14 metre length, resort
staff have affectionately nick-
named the seaplane the is-
land airbus.
Castaway Island Duty Manager Aseri Shimo congratulates pilot Cameron
Hoyle. INSET: Liam and Luca Gasmus from Sydney were thrilled to be the
rst to board the inaugural ight.
Pacic Sun to add new ATR72-600 to eet
Pacic Sun, Fiji Airways
regional subsidiary has today
announced that it will lease an
ATR 72-600 aircraft, to add
to its eet of two ATR 42-500
and three DHC Havilland Twin
Otter aircraft. Pacic Sun has
signed a formal Letter of Intent
(LOI) for this leased aircraft
with Singapore-based aircraft
leasing company Avation PLC.
Pending the signing of the
formal contract, the brand new
ATR 72-600 is expected to ar-
rive in Fiji in April 2014. The
aircraft would be acquired on
an operating lease for 12 years
and funded without the need
for any external nancing. Pa-
cic Sun intends to use the new
aircraft on its domestic and re-
gional (Pacic Islands) routes,
which it operates on behalf of
Fiji Airways.
Nalin Patel, Pacic Suns
Chairman said the intent to ac-
quire an additional, larger air-
craft stems from the airlines
condence in the growth of do-
mestic and regional travel.
Pacic Sun provides an
invaluable link between Fijis
main and outer islands, as well
as between Fiji and its Pacic
neighbours, Mr. Patel said.
With the growth in domestic
and regional trafc experienced
in the past years and a restruc-
ture of Pacic Suns operations
under the leadership of General
Manager Shaenaz Voss now
complete, the time is now right
for the airline to expand its
eet. This will provide a boost
to travel between Fijis larger
domestic ports (Nadi, Suva and
Labasa), as well as encourage
further travel and trade between
Fiji, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Vanuatu,
Samoa and Tonga.
Voss says the decision to
acquire the larger ATR 72-600
aircraft, which can carry 68 pas-
sengers was done after a careful
and independent assessment of
Pacic Suns route network and
the trafc it carried year round.
What this acquisition will
allow us to do is match demand
with the right capacity. Due to
its size, our new ATR will op-
erate between Fijis larger ports
Nadi, Suva and Labasa, and
from Fiji to other Pacic is-
land destinations, so naturally
we will increase frequency of
ights between to our Regional
Ports. While we look forward to
announcing what our schedules
will look like, we can safely
say that the increased capacity
and frequency will allow us to
offer more convenient services
with even better connectivity
opportunities with Fiji Airways
international schedules.
Pacic Suns ATR pilots will
undergo a difference course
and will be certied to operate
both ATR 42 and ATR 72 air-
craft types when the new air-
craft joins the eet.
While we have the required
number of pilots to operate the
new ATR 72 once its inducted
into the eet, we will also pro-
mote from within our existing
national pilot complement.
Aubrey Swift, Fiji Airways
Acting CEO says the new air-
craft acquisition is the start of
further investment the parent
company will make in Pacic
Sun.
Now that Fiji Airways has
been launched and all continues
to go well for the national car-
rier, the Board and Fiji Airways
Management now turn the fo-
cus to our regional subsidiary.
As part of the Fiji Airways re-
vitalisation and turnaround, Pa-
cic Sun has already undergone
operational restructuring. The
work going on now is eet and
network optimisation to ensure
that Pacic Sun adds valuable
capacity to the domestic and re-
gional markets.
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Pacic Sun will soon have a new ATR-72
similar to this one. Photo: COURTESY OF
ATR.
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SPORTS
By RAEVENN BREEN & SHALENDRA PRASAD
Nadi Schools top
South-West zone
for IDC meet
After years of hard work and preparation, Nadi College
has successfully made a place for themselves at the Secondary
Schools IDC nals to be held at Subrail Park in Labasa from
August 15 18 in the under-19 category.
And they have only one mission: to bring back the IDC tro-
phy to the school.
The team members endured plenty of physical training to
prepare for the Schools IDC Tournament. During the lead-up
to the nal rounds, the Nadi College team managed to beat a
top team in the competition, Nadi Sangam, thrashing the side
4-0 which in turn boosted the Colleges condence and allowed
them to continue further into the tournament. The team remain
unbeaten so far.
The team faced challenges during preparation for the cup
competition, and this was not just during the matches they had
played. Nadi College is currently looking at upgrading their
grounds and during the time of training, the team had to nd
other grounds in order to train.
The Nadi Town Council was generous enough to lend their
grounds to the college side in order for their training to prog-
ress.
The team also faces some nancial difculties apart from
the previous difculties that they had. The team management
is looking to raise $7,500 for the boys in order to pay for their
transport, training equipment, meals, rst aid and the additional
supplies that are needed in order to move on to Subrail Park for
the nal stages of the Secondary Schools IDC.
We are looking for any assistance from the general pub-
lic in order to help nance the boys get to the nals. Theyve
worked very hard towards this and they deserve to make it all
the way, Satish Kumar, team manager of the Nadi College
Soccer team said.
Any assistance towards this appeal, either cash or kind will
be highly appreciated.
The team is currently training and making their last prepara-
tions for the nals.
Meanwhile, the second team to qualify for the nals in the
under-19 category from the South-West zone is Nawai Second-
ary of Nadi.
According to Nadi Secondary Schools Football Association
president Pravinesh Mudaliar, the under-17 and under-15 cat-
egories have also been dominated by Nadi schools.
Swami Vivekananda College has qualied to represent
the zone in the under-17 category while Sangam College has
booked a place in the under-15 category in the IDC, Mudaliar
said.
The unbeaten Nadi College Under-19 side. Photo: RAEVENN BREEN. Swami Vivekananda College Under-17 side. Photo: SVC.
Swami Vivekananda College Under-17 players with
referee Dinesh. Photo: SVC.
SPORTS
Tennis Open a huge success
By RAEVENN BREEN
Tennis has become a grow-
ing sport in Fiji ever since
reaching a popular status dur-
ing the Pacic Games held
throughout the years.
The Courts Nadi Open
Tennis Championships, spon-
sored by Courts Fiji Limited,
was established last year and
is planned to run for a further
three years. During the tour-
nament, which had come to
an end on the 28th of July, 72
players had entered to play in
the tournament, an increase in
number compared to the 55
entries that last years compe-
tition saw.
Courts Fiji Limited pre-
sented a cheque valued at
$2500.00 to the competition
in order for the competition to
run smoothly and provide the
necessary equipment needed
for players and the tourna-
ment ofcials. The money
given by the company who
were the sole sponsors of the
tournament enabled a compe-
tition where young children
and adults were able to play
in a fair event, and also pro-
moted the health and tness of
the young kids who played at
the tournament.
There were a number of
different age categories which
were set in order to place the
different participants compet-
ing into their own respective
age groups. Categories ranged
from the Open age category
right down the Under-10s
age category. Certain catego-
ries also included social and
mixed singles and doubles in
order to boost the fun and the
competition.
In the Mens social singles
category, Raynal Singh com-
manded the court and took
home the spoils of victory,
beating Krishan Raju in a 2-1
set victory, scoring 7-5, 1-6,
6-3. Ayana Rengiil aced the
Womens social singles cat-
egory, beating Vienna Kumar
to take the title. Rengiil ew in
especially from the tiny island
nation of Palau to participate
in the Courts-sponsored tour-
nament after hearing about the
event last year.
The Under-16s category
was a particularly exciting
group to watch, where fu-
ture tennis-stars battled it out
against one another to win the
title. Junior Benjamin and Ter-
ry Rush played erce tennis in
the Final on the court, but an
injury to Rush saw Benjamin
win the match, playing only
two sets with a score of 6-3
5-2.
Overall, the tournament
was won by the Nadi Sports
and Social Clubs very own
Tarani Kamoe, beating TJ
Rush from the Federated
States of Micronesia in a tight
match, scoring 6-3, 5-7, 7-6
(5).
Sachin Reddy, the Tourna-
ment Director, said its won-
derful that Courts Fiji Limited
helped towards supporting a
minor sport like Tennis and
give back to the community
like the Nadi Sports and So-
cial Club members and in
addition to the nancial com-
mitment they made, they also
donated magnicent trophies
and gave a heart-felt speech
encouraging and motivating
youths to be active in sports
and in the community.
Both the Nadi Sports
and Social Club and Tennis
Fiji are looking forward to
the continued support from
Courts Fiji Limited in order to
run the event in years to come.
FULL RESULTS
Under 10s Group A: Win-
ner (Maui) Runners-up (Lach-
lan Guba) Score: 10-4
Under 10s Group B: Win-
ner (Tisha Vinod) Runners-up
(Kevin Kapadia) Score: 10-8
Under 13s Singles: Winner
(Vienna Kumar) Runners-up
(Ben Littlejohn) Score: 6-2
6-0
Under 13s Doubles: Win-
ner (Ben/Shyaam) Runner-up
(Sam/Vishal) Score: 8-6
Under 16s Singles: Winner
(Junior Benajamin) Runner-
up (Terry Rush) Score: 6-3
5-2 injury
Under 16s Doubles: Win-
ner (Graham/Laitasi) Runner-
up (Patrick/Shivneel) round-
robin
Mens Social Singles: Win-
ner (Raynal Singh) Runners-
up (Krishan Raju) Score: 7-5
1-6 6-3
Mens/Ladies Social Dou-
bles: Winner (Sumeet/Shon-
eet) Runners-up (Rakesh/
Raynal) round-robin
Ladies Social Singles:
Winner (Ayana Rengiil) Run-
ners-up (Vienna Kumar)
Mens/Ladies Open Sin-
gles: Winner (Tarani Kamoe)
Runners-up (Terry Rush)
Score: 2-6 6-4 7-6 (5)
The younger players who participated
in the tournament. Photo: SHALENDRA
PRASAD.
Love for tennis
keeps couple
on the move
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
Suresh and Shakuntla Prasad with their trophies won in tennis competitions
over the years. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
Apart from being married to each other, Suresh and
Shankuntla Prasad have one more thing which makes them
inseparable.
The love for tennis has kept the couple bonded for more
than two decades and their deep passion for the sport gets
greater each day.
The two can be seen at the Nadi Sports and Social Club
tennis courts every day and even participate in competitions
as partners.
They have taken part in almost all tennis tournaments in
Fiji and have won all the trophies seen in the picture over
the years.
In May this year, Suresh and Shakuntla won their cat-
egory nals after beating ve overseas mixed doubles part-
ners.
Tennis is good exercise and takes out all the stress of the
days work but rst of all it is a great sport, Mr Prasad who
is the director of Consumers Supermarket in Namaka said.
Tea | Coffee | Cappuccino |
Latte | Flat White | Milo/Cocoa
| Hot Chocolate | Iced
Chocolate | Iced Coffee | Iced
Mocha | Milkshake
Sandwich | Chicken Twist |
Chocolate Marble Cake | Cup
Cake | Lamington | Pie |
Samosa | Snacks
Located at Nippon Tyre Centre,
Nadi Back Road (Opposite
Homemaker)
OPEN 7 DAYS | 7am 6pm
Specials on Lunch
on Fridays
Announced at the nal function
and awards ceremony on Friday,
August 2, Sue Robertson (NZ) and
Lynne Gibbs (NZ) have won the
2013 Sheraton Fiji Denarau Wom-
en's Golf Classic by a staggering 11
shots after another impressive round
on the nal day.
Starting the nal round with a
lead of 3 shots over fellow Kiwi's
Jackie Wells and Annie McDowall,
they combined well to have the best
round of the day, increasing their
lead and inevitable win, by 11 shots.
The three day tournament is compet-
ed for by pairs, with scores amassed
by stableford points in foursomes,
4BBB and combined stableford play
at the Denarau Golf & Racquet Club.
Wells and McDowall slipped to
third place overall with a nal round
of 64. Their nal score of 150 was
17 shots off the pace. Second place
Easy win for Kiwi duo
was awarded to the oldest pairing
of the tournament, Glenice Purcell
and Glenis Shearer, also from New
Zealand, who had a nal round of 74
that bolted them up the leader board.
Purcell and Shearer nished with
156 points.
The tournament, now in its 11th
year is managed by PaR nz Golng
Holidays.
Tournament Director Denise
Langdon commented at the awards
ceremony of the camaraderie and
passion that the girls exert into this
tournament.
"It is an event that they all look
forward to, many now returning for
the 8th, 9th and 10th time. There
are many functions outside of the
golf that the girls relish including
themed dinners and events. We hope
to announce dates for the 2014 tour-
nament, in the coming week some
will start planning now."
Just missing out in the top three
was Susan Houston and Karen Mc-
Neill from New Zealand, with a nal
score of 149, just one shot back from
third place. Local Denarau member
Laura Cunning, partnered with Pam
Messervey from New Zealand n-
ished in 10th equal place, while Sulu
Brooks and Edwina Petereson (both
Denarau Golf Club members) n-
ished in a share of 21st position.
There was a total of 39 golf clubs
represented from around the South
Pacic with players traveling from
New Zealand, Australia and New
Caledonia joining local Fijian mem-
bers.
Top places as follows:
167 Sue Robertson (NZ) &
Lynne Gibbs (NZ)
156 Glenice Purcell (NZ) &
Glenis Shearer (NZ)
150 Jackie Wells (NZ) & Annie
McDowall (NZ)
149 Susan Houston (NZ) Karen
O'Neill
146 Gaylene Phillips (NZ) &
Cheryl Simpson (NZ)
145 Barb Caldow (NZ) & Sue
Campbell (NZ)
144 Julie Gee (NZ) & Trish
McBride (NZ); Janice Hesp (NZ) &
Ann Hogg (NZ); Lyn Melody (NZ)
& Pene Trousslet (NZ)
143 Pam Messervey (NZ) &
Laura Cunning (FJ); Pam Grifth &
Sereana Phillips (NZ)
142 Kim Mline (NZ) & Terri
Thompson (NZ).
PRESS RELEASE
From left, Lynne Gibbs, Shane Cunning (Managing Director,
Sheraton Fiji Resorts), Sue Roberston. Photo: SUPPLIED.
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ANZ Nadi Airport Volleyball Festival unites all
By SHALENDRA PRASAD
The ANZ Nadi International
Airport Volleyball Festival which
started in a humble way back in 2004
is today one of the biggest events
which unites people from all walks
of life during its annual tournaments.
This year the tournament was
held at the AFL Grounds on Satur-
day, August 3.
Chairperson of the organizing
committee Joe Gray said the main
objective of organizing the tourna-
ment in its initial days was to bring
together the workers of the airport to
create goodwill relationship between
stakeholders.
This years tournament secured
a total sponsorship package of
$100,000 and the event attracted two
international teams, Warwick Vanu-
atu and Air New Zealand.
The theme for this years event
was Sowing the Bula Spirit in Uni-
ty.
According to the tournament of-
cials, one tenth of the gate takings
will go towards the Treasure Home
orphanage and the committee will
also support the Nadi Kaji Rugby
team.
Winners:- Male Category WAF
Suva, Female Category Lautoka
Medics, Mixed Category Naviti
Resort, Masters WAF (Men) and
Lautoka Medics (Women), Best
Player Francis Williams of Lauto-
ka Medics (Female), Mosese of Post
Fiji (Male).
Team Rentokil poses for our camera. INSET: Action between Western Teachers and
Rentokil. Photos: MARGARET NAQIRI.

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