The Jet Volume 7 Number 10

FIJIS FIRST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
JULY 2015. ISSUE 69
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Bula
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
2014 Digicel Bula Festival Queen with major sponsor and Nadi Bula Festival Trust President
Mohammed Hafiz after the crowning night last year. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
By
ANUSHIL
KUMAR
Nadi, the tourism capital of Fiji
and the fastest developing township in the South Pacific will once
again be a hive of activity as the
55th Digicel Bula Festival is all set
to roll out for the residents and visitors of the country.
Dubbed as Fijis only unbroken festival and the biggest public event in the entire western
division, Bula Festival has always
stood for people and organizations
of our beloved country in times of
great need.
And since its inauguration by
a number of Nadi business entrepreneurs in 1960, the festival has
made a remarkable difference in
the lives of thousands of people
and contributed towards projects
which leave everlasting impacts
on the society.
The festival has also helped put
food on the tables of thousands
of needy families and educated
many children who have broken
out of the poverty cycle through
education.
Nadi Bula Festival Trust president Mohammed Hafiz said like
the resilient people of Nadi, the
festival has never deterred from its

objectives and this year the Trust
will continue its charity work with
focus now shifting to victims of
house fires.
He said they would also be assisting the Foundation for the Education of Needy Children (FENC)
financially to identify students who
needed support.
We will be assisting fire victims
of Nadi who lost their homes, students who need financial help for
school (FENC), the Nadi childrens
park, local schools and a new project to buy a property and build an
office for the Bula Festival Committee to help in their operations, Mr
Hafiz said.
We hope that the local businesses will support the festival to
help unfortunate families who do
not receive enough to cater for
their needs.
Media liaison officer of Nadi
Bula Festival Trust, Tagimeucia Koroivuki said healthy living remains
a focus for them as a range of activities has been planned for the
cultural nights.
We have the various cultural
nights leading up to the crowning
night as well as baby shows and
fun activities to include children,
she said.
However, this year we are
looking to include fun physical activities to encourage healthy living
for the local community.
The fun-filled week-long festival
begins on July 31.
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Be Cautious of
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
Chickenpox:
Public Advised Contact District Taskforce
Members of the public
are advised by the Ministry
of Health and Medical Services to take precautions in
preventing and controlling
the spread of chickenpox.
This issue came into concern following 53 cases of
chicken pox that were reported in the Suva subdivision last month.
Chickenpox (varicella)
is a viral illness caused by
the herpes zoster virus (also
known as the Varicella-Zoster virus).
The infection is contagious and anyone who has
not had chickenpox or has
not been vaccinated in the
past is at risk.
The symptoms of chickenpox occur two weeks
after people are exposed to
the virus. Chickenpox may
begin with a sudden slight
fever, running nose, feeling
generally unwell and a skin
rash. The rash usually begins
as small red lumps that turn
into little blisters that usually
break leaving scabs.
The Ministry is advising
people with chickenpox to
avoid attendance to childcare, school, work and to
avoid public places.
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Officers: Public
Urged
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
People facing water
disruptions in the Western Division are urged to
contact their respective
district officers.
Issues were brought
up by the public that they
are facing intermittent
water supply or have dry
water sources due to the
current weather conditions.
Commissioner Western Manasa Tagicakibau
said consulting the right
person will facilitate
members of the public
who have been affected
to access water for free
from the Water Authority
of Fiji (WAF).
The district office
will then provide these
communities with a slip
that will enable them to
receive free water from
WAF and assist them in
their supply, he said.

The slips would be
provided for those that
have transportation to
transport the free water
from the WAF supply bases to their communities.
Mr Tagicakibau said
this practise is currently
being carried out on
mainland Viti Levu while
those in the maritime islands of Yasawa and Mamanuca Group have a
barge carting water to the
villages and settlements.
He said they are also
working with the Government Shipping Services
(GSS) for a barge to be
based in Lautoka to assist
in improving the rate in
which water is carted.
He urged members of
the public to refrain from
abusing the service provided by WAF.
Meanwhile, all dam
levels around the country
are reported safe.
Government of Workers
By IVA DANFORD NAISARA
This is a government
that is on the side of the
workers, doing things to
actually improve their
conditions rather than
just talking about it.
These were the words
of the Hon. Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama while officiating as chief guest during
the R.C Manubhais
awards night held at the

Vodafone Arena in Suva
on July 11.
Bainimarama
believes that the current
government
understands how to take into
consideration and balancing all factors, such
as the rights of workers, encouraging new
investment, sustaining
jobs, giving opportunity
to make profits, creating
new jobs, while ensuring working conditions
and living conditions im-
prove.
My government introduced and passed
a new law that will significantly improve the
amount payable under
workers
compensation, he said.
He adds so if you have
an accident at work, the
compensation amount
that you will now receive under the workers
compensation act will
be more than double
then what it was before
and his amount had not
THE JET - FIJIS FIRST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
been changed for over

21 years.
Bainimarama says
in the event of anyone
being killed at work the
amount of compensation doubles from
$24,000 to $50,000 and
in the event of disability from an accident at
work the amounts have
increased to almost
$70,000.
Initiated for
Dry Spell
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
As a result of the prolonged dry spell which

is currently being experienced in the country, a
Divisional Taskforce has
been activated in the
western division.
This is headed by the
Commissioner Western
Division Manasa Tagicakibau.
The taskforce is focused on ensuring minimal disruptions to services especially water in
the homes of Fijians in
the division.
Mr Tagicakibau, while
speaking to heads of
departments in the division, highlighted the
about work which started earlier this month.
Currently water carting has already begun
and we are currently
carting water to people
in the Yasawa Group,
the Mamanuca Group
and also to some communities in the division, he said.
There are 10 districts that are being assisted through water

carting and this includes
3, 964 homes and five
schools.
Government
agencies such as the health,
education, sugar, police, provincial development, agriculture, water
authority, Fiji Electricity
Authority, Fiji Metrological Services and Women among others were
also given opportunity
to highlight on the plans
that is already in place.
Mr Tagicakibau said
the FEA has recorded
dam levels at Monasavu
dams to be at 735, 500.
The critical level for
Monasavu is at 715, 000
showing that levels are
currently healthy.
FEA has also purchased a 40MW generator as standby should
the need arise.
As for WAF, all dams
around the country have
been reported healthy
levels.
A village boy shows the effect of dry spell on land.

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Statement by the We Now Need to Take

Prime Minister on our Beloved Nation
the Flag
to the Next Level: PM
I believe the mood

for change is strong. The
challenge is to find a design that speaks to everyone. And that is what we
will achieve in the coming
weeks and months. To
hone in on a flag design
that we can all hoist with
pride. That speaks to everyone. That embodies
our nation and its values.
We have had feedback
teams visiting a range of
communities. Our feedback tells us that the Fijian
people definitely agree on
the need to change the
existing flag. We also estimate that Fijians viewed
the 23 existing designs
more than 70-thousand
times on the national flag

website. Thats actual
participation in the process.
Broadly speaking, what
the Fijian people are saying is this: Yes, we agree
on the need for a new national symbol. But show
us a design we like. Give
us more choices. Give us
more time to consider
them. And that is what
they are going to get.
I passionately believe
that we need a national
flag with symbols that
represent the Fijian spirit
today and into the future.
That speaks to us all as
Fijians, not as a people
once ruled by the British.
True leadership is having the courage to stand

up and see the future.
And the future I see is of a
modern nation state with
a national flag that represents the present and future, not the past.
We now have until the
end of the year December 31st - to complete this
process. So the Fijian
people have the time to
fully consider new alternatives.
We have listened.
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OF FIJI
Ministry Launches
Priority Seating
The Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty
Alleviation has ventured
into a partnership with
the Fiji Bus Operators
Association (FBOA) to
meet the needs of the
disadvantaged in the society.
This follows the
launching of the project
on priority seating with
a messaging platform
in buses on Saturday,
July 11, by the Minister
for Minister for Women,
Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs Rosy Akbar.
This initiative for
designated seating for
the elderly and disabled
in buses came about
through the many consultations that my ministry carries out with the
people of Fiji, Minister
Akbar said.
This is a great way to
show our senior and disabled citizens and even
expectant mothers that
we care for them.
The FBOA accepted
the opportunity to use
buses as a medium to
get the message of care
and protection of children by advertising the
child helpline number
1325 on the backrest
of designated seats in
buses.
Fiji Bus Operators Association President, Mr
Parmod Chand encouraged bus operators to
get on board and be part
of this government initiative.
We are have advertisements to raise
awareness on social is-
sues such as child abuse

and domestic violence
through notices on the
back seat, Mr Chand
said.
These advertisements will mean thousands of travelling people will be made aware
of the services available
to reach out to the Ministrys Child Helpline and
information for domestic violence survivors.
This initiative is one
of the ways to create a
more inclusive society
for the people with disabilities in the country.
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By ANUSHIL KUMAR
To educate more of our

people and provide them
with skills. To work harder
and smarter to improve
our economy and fulfill our
vision of Fiji becoming a
modern nation state.
These were the words
of Prime Minister Voreqe
Bainimarama to the R.C
Manubhai employees and
all the nations workers
during the R.C Manubhais
awards night at Vodafone
Arena in Suva on Saturday,
July 11.
He said his Government
intends to do so by strengthening the grand partnership
they have with employers
and workers to move Fiji
forward together.
that is on the side of the
workers, doing things to actually improve their conditions rather than just talking
about it.
that understands how to
take into consideration and
balancing all factors, such
as the rights of workers, encouraging new investment,

sustaining jobs, giving opportunity to make profits,
creating new jobs, while
ensuring working conditions and living conditions
improve, Mr Bainimarama
said.
On Thursday, July 9, the
government
introduced
and passed a new law that
will significantly improve
the amount payable under
workers compensation.
So if you have an accident at work, the compensation amount that you
will now receive under the
workers compensation act
will be more than double
then what it was before
Thursday. This amount had
not been changed for over
21 years.
In the event of anyone
being killed at work, the
amount of compensation
more than doubles from
$24,000 to $50,000.
In the event of disability
from an accident at work
the amounts have increased
to almost $70,000.
Earlier this year, the government also increased the
FNPF contributions of employers to 10 per cent while
leaving the workers contribution at 8 per cent.

The Prime Minister said
part of their education revolution gives workers the opportunity to improve their
skills in a variety of disciplines at the new network of
technical colleges.
We of course are providing free education for your
children and families and
free medicine, free water,
subsidized bus fares and
electricity for those earning
below a particular income
level.
The opposition members including some big
name trade unionists have
no idea how a modern
economy works but we do.
They dont understand how
to balance all considerations.
He advised everyone
to work together as one
nation, as one people, as
Fijians. Government, employers and workers to increase the productivity.
Produce more by working harder to grow our national cake so that everyone
can get a bigger slice.
Minister Rosy Akbar with stakeholders at the launch of Priority and Courtesy seating for the
disabled, senior citizens and pregnant mothers. Photos: SUPPLIED.
Xavier College Wins Eco-Contest

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Xavier College defeated

Nadis Sangam SKM College (SSKMC) in the final
to win the 2015 UniFijiMcDonalds Eco-Contest
held at the University of
Fiji, Saweni campus in
Lautoka.
The Ba-based school
received a trophy, a laptop for the school while
each participating student
received a cash prize of
$250.
SSKMC received a cash
prize of $300 while the
participating students received $200 cash prize.
Certificates of participation were presented to
4
all the participants who

made it to the pool games
and above.
Eco-Contest
Coordinator, Priyatma Singh
said they hope to create
awareness through this
quiz competition on environment and natural
resources as well as build
strong collaborations and
provide a platform for a
healthy environment for
competitions
amongst
the youngsters. .
The number of participating schools has
increased over the years
and students have developed a strong liking for
Eco-Contest, she said.
The teachers work
hard and the team effort
amongst the different
schools have enhanced
over the years.

The questions in the
quiz are based on Environmental issues, Ecosystem, Renewable energy, Biodiversity, climate
Change and Natural Resources.
Eco-Contest is part of
McDonalds Global Environmental Commitment
to reduce solid waste,
conserve and protect natural resources.
Priyatma said this
contest will help create
Youth Ambassadors of
Natural Resources and
Environment among the
secondary school students.
The University of Fiji is
indebted to McDonalds
Fiji for their kind sponsor- Participating students of Xavier College with teachers, officials and organising committee of UniFijiMcDonalds Eco-Contest. Photo: SUPPLIED.
ship and support.
LOCAL NEWS
Prepare Your Head, Heart and

Hands: Tudreu advice Firefighters
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Airports Fiji Limited

(AFL) general manager Air
Traffic Management and
Aviation Training, Isei Tudreu highly motivated the
Nauru fire-fighters currently undergoing aviation firefighting courser in Nadi.
Tudreu urged the firefighters to be prepare their
head, heart and hands in
order to tackle any fire incident.
You need to engage
your head for knowledge,
your heart for the right attitude and your hands
with the right skills to be
in a state of readiness to
meet any situation that will
arise, he said.
I want you to strengthen your grip.
The goal of your training is to ensure that youre
prepared.
When you go to Nauru,
youre prepared to meet

this global demand but effected locally in Nauru.
Your role as a rescue
fire-service officer is to be
in a state of readiness.
He instructed the Nauru
recruits to know their rules
of engagement.
Tudreu said the International Civil Aviation industry contributes $2.2trillion to the global domestic
product and it carries more
than 2.9 billion people per
annum.
The environment that
we operate in, its a highrisk environment.
Peoples lives are at
stake.
What youre going to
do, you must know how to
do it effectively, he concluded.
AFL acting training officer fire Semi Banuve is
training the five first-year
recruits from Nauru that
will last for two weeks.
Airports Fiji Limited (AFL) Communications & Public Relations Officer, Christopher Chand (1st from left), general manager Air Traffic
Management and Aviation Training, Isei Tudreu (5th from left) and Manager Airport rescue fire services, Abdul Shaheed (6th from
left) with the five Nauru recruits undergoing training in Nadi. Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
Pandit Vishnu Deo

Memorial College
Marks International
Drug Abuse Day
By IVA DANFORDNAISARA
Pandit Vishnu Deo

Memorial College celebrated
International
Day Against Drug Abuse
and Illicit Drug Trafficking (IDADAIT) at the University of Fiji Hall on July
1 and was addressed by
the Vice-Chancellor of
the University of Fiji Professor Prem Misir on its
importance.
In his keynote speech,
Professor Misir said the
National
Substance
Abuse Advisory Council
(NSAAC), Ministry of Education, Heritage & Arts
of the Government of
Fiji celebrates this International Day to advance
prevention efforts now
and throughout the year
to safeguard the health of
teens and young adults in
Fiji.
The National Substance Abuse Advisory
Council (NSAAC) continues to be the champion
against drug abuse and
illicit drug trafficking, he
said.
The fact that you can
be here in this hall today participating in this
fight is testimony to the
pioneering and patriotic
work of the NSAAC.
Professor Misir added
Calls for More

Dialysis Centres
Calls have been made
to Government to increase the number of dialysis centres around the
country and supplement
the current five which
are located in Lautoka,
Suva and Labasa.
During the National
Development consultation at the Namaka Public School in Nadi , members of the public also
requested for a reduction
in charges at the centres.
Currently there are
dialysis centres at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Lautoka Hospital,

Labasa Hospital and two
private centres in Suva
and Nadi.
We have only a few
centres around the country which is also very expensive, he said.
We would like to see
Government
providing
this critical service in all
major centres around the
countries in the next five
to ten years.
Mohammed Mustapha
of Waqadra in Nadi said
that he understood that
resources were limited to
Government.
I understand it is very
costly to set up a dialysis
centre but maybe government could start taking
into consideration the
establishment of these
centres.
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Vice-Chancellor Prof. Prem Misir addressing the students of

Pandit Vishnu Deo Memorial College. Photo:SUPPLIED.
the whole point of the

event is to raise consciousness because it is
a conscious-raising exercise that requires daily
attention which is the exactly the purpose of the
exercise.
The Fiji Police Force
found that 300 drug-related crimes were committed in 2014, largely among
the 15-26 age groups, he
said.
He stressed young people who continue with
this drug-related behavior from their early years
in school and beyond are
setting themselves up to
become victims of noncommunicable diseases
as well as communicable
diseases.
The drug world is a
friend of both communicable and non-communicable diseases, said
Professor Misir.
He concluded by saying that this type of school
activity has to be linked
with community-based
efforts through youth,
parents, educators, government officers, among
others, to strengthen support systems that would
discourage Fijis young
people from drug consumption and enhance
equally academic performance and workforce
readiness.
LOCAL NEWS
Motibhai Group Announces

Distributorship of Friends Fiji
Style Products
Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and

Development (FRIEND) - a
development Non-Governmental Organization producing and promoting local
goods for sustainable livelihoods has entered into a
distributor agreement with
Motibhai Group of Companies.
FRIEND is very thankful to the Motibhai Group of
Companies for this agreement of distributorship as
they understand the gourmet nature of our products
and its target markets with
its strong and long history
of dealing with quality gourmet products, FRIEND
Founder and Director Sashi
Kiran said.
Its a proud moment for
all our local farmers and
rural women producers of
the Friends Fiji Style range
of delicacies made from traditional recipes as they now
sit with other prestigious
brands associated with the
Motibhai Group, Ms Kiran
added.
The new agreement
does not come as a surprise
as the Motibhai Group has
been a longtime supporter

of FRIEND.
Ten-years-ago when I
was struggling to introduce
the products into the market, an appointment with
the then CEO Mr Mahendra
Motibhai Patel proved positive as he saw the quality
of the products and the attempts at improving livelihoods. Mr Patel at the time
did not think twice in giving
his commitment and support to FRIENDs work, Ms
Kiran recalled.
She said the meeting resulted in Prouds being the
first duty free and travel retail store to sell Friends Fiji
Style range of products.
Since then the company
has been carrying the range
on its shelves. The ten-year
partnership has now been
further strengthened with a
distribution agreement.
According to Ms Kiran,
more and more health conscious customers are reaching out to Friends Fiji Style
range of products that are
free from artificial preservatives and colours and Motibhai Group having a strong
customer reach blends in
well with their aim of taking such healthy products

closer to consumers.
She says the partnership
will allow FRIEND to work
in communities as Motibhai
Groups strong distribution
network will help expand
markets for local gourmet
products and a strong market presence will mean local farmers have a steady
market for sustained income.
This will also freethe
organizational time and resources for more focus on
new products and development of enterprises in the
communities as part of their
ongoing poverty alleviation
initiative, Ms Kiran said.
Motibhai Group Marketing and Business Development Manager Abraham
Gomes said they are delighted to be appointed as
the distributor of Friends
Fiji Style range of products
which will now become
part of their well established distribution network.
Our group with this new
arrangement with FRIEND
is now committed to further strengthen the mutual
business relationship, Mr
Gomes said.
He said the group has
been
associated
with
Friends Fiji Style range of
products from their humble
beginnings and recognizes
the good work they have
been doing amongst the
less fortunate.
Friends Fiji Style range
of products will now form
an integral part of our business and we expect the
range of products to become a household name in
time to come, Mr Gomes
said.
Friends Fiji Style range
includes a wide range of
products which are 100%
locally made assisting in
livelihood
improvements
and income generation of
hundreds of local farmers
and producers. Handmade
cards made by youths including people with disability are creative art pieces on
recycle paper made from
residue of yaqona (kava paper).
Their range of herbal
teas include famous kava
tea, traditional home remedies including layalaya,
Dr. Jone Vuli Hawea of FRIEND Fiji gifting a handmade card as

token of appreciation to Motibhai Group Director Mr Rajesh
Patel. Photo: SUPPLIED.
cinnamon, lemon grass,

rosella and basil (Tulsi).
Local home tasting jams
feature mango, guava and
much loved marmalade.
Pickles and chutneys utilize
various fruits in season to
offer customers tangy delicious mango, lime, chilli
pickles, ambrella kuchla,
chilli and famous tamarind
chutney cooked in pure virgin coconut oil. Abundance
of papaya and bananas are
now available as dried fruits
for snacks and the baking
range includes traditional

seven grains - satwa, range
of gluten free flours as well
as local desiccated coconut, cassava flour, grated
cassava and honey. All the
products have emerged
from FRIENDs economic
empowerment programs in
communities that include
planning, financial literacy,
utilizing local skills and resources to develop quality
local goods for the market.
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EDUCATION
Beauty of Language and Literature
Manpreet Kaur
Co-Director
Foundation Studies
Lecturer in Liguistics
The University of Fiji
Saweni Campus
Imagine a world without
a word, a world without
conversation, a world void
of language, a world annulled of speech. Imagine,
prime language forming the
basis of conversation. This
scenario is not only complicated to comprehend, but
rather impracticable. In this
era of swift industrialization
and technological enlargement, language has fashioned the premise of progress, of survival, of career
advancement, of communication. Thus, a lot of prominence is given to the two
pertinent disciplines namely
Language and Literature. All
schools in Fiji through the
Ministry of Education has
continued in its pursuit to
embark on the significance
of language and literature

and ways in which these
disciplines can be inclusive
in their curriculum considering Fijis diverse population.
As an intellectual, I ask
the readers a question.
What is one element that
makes us distinct or unique
from the person right next
to you and truly defines us
as human? The answer is
our language. On the onset,
language is our identity, it is
our soul and our being, our
existence as a person marking our race and ethnicity, language is sustenance.
Imagine a world without
language. Language makes
us distinct from animals.
In Fijis context, language
makes us a pluralistic nation. We are one people,
one nation with multiple
languages, and dialects. We
speak languages such English, the two widely spoken
Vernaculars: i-Taukei and
Fiji Hindi. Arent you proud
to be a bilingual or multilingual? Bilingual is one who
speaks two languages and
in Fiji many of us are multilingual meaning speaking
more than two languages.
In addition, the Ministry of
Education has made it mandatory through Fiji National
Curriculum Framework to
make the curriculum inclusive, meaning giving equal
importance to English, the
compulsory language and
our two leading vernacular languages: through their
conversational Hindi and iTaukei classes. So the next
question is:
Where to
from now? How best can we
teach our three important

languages?
First Language Acquisition is from 0-5 years. By the
time a child is five years old,
s/he has fully acquired his or
her mother tongue through
listening, observation and
imitation. The child is never
taught the mother tongue.
The child hears the parents
and caregivers speak and
they emulate the speakers.
However, 2nd Language
Acquisition is structured
learning unlike the mother
tongue. The child acquires
the language in a formal setting, like the school, under
the guidance of a Language
Teacher. Though acquiring
2nd Language is life-long,
one will still never be as
proficient as in their mother
tongue. Research show,
if one is proficient in their
mother tongue, he/she will
be able to learn and master 2nd language with ease.
Thus, we must begin to take
pride in our mother tongue,
and not being ashamed to
speak in vernacular. However, in school children should
continue to speak in English
which is the medium of instruction but never let go of
your 1st language, which is
your identity.
Back to the initial question. How best can language
be taught? George Bernard
Shaw, a playwright aptly
said: he who has nothing to
read has nothing to write.
Simply, the more one reads,
the better one becomes in
both oral and written language. Also, do not take
English, Hindi and i-Taukei
as subjects but appreciate

it as a language. We need to
change our mindset about it
being a subject. It isnt. It is
a language and there is no
beauty greater than acquiring another language. So,
why do we continue to address these as subjects? Delete the word subject, and
then you will begin falling in
love with these languages,
and proficiency will come
automatically.
Added to that, we can
also become better language speakers by beginning to love reading, reading
anything and everything that
interests the reader. While
traveling to school, read the
billboards, while in school,
hop into the school library
and grab a newspaper, read
your favorite section. I am
certain children love to read
horoscope and sport section
and movies, so be it. At least
they are reading. We also
have the tendency to read
what is printed on other
peoples shirts and tops, go
for it. The more you read,
the better you will become
as speakers of language and
ultimately your writing will
improve.
What then is literature?
Literature is the mirror image of life. Our life enfolds
like literature, like each episode in a series. Watching a
movie is literature, our holy
books are epic literature,
reciting a poem is literature,
drawing and art is literature,
enacting a play is literature,
humming a song is literature, falling in love is literature, breakup is literature,
anything and everything we

do in life is literature. It is our
imagination, our creativity:
both visual and in written
form. So, when one reads a
book, a short story, a novel,
a poem, the readers learn
powerful messages, messages relating to our life,
our everyday living. Even
while watching a movie it is
a common practice of wiping off tears during intense
and emotional scenes, for
instance watching Pavitra
Rishta. This is literature. It
has the power to move our
very being; self awaken us
and makes us empathize
with the reality of life. Only
literature makes us truly human.
Hence, literature can be
taught to students through
an integrated teaching,
meaning, while reading a
short story, facilitators or
teachers in the class can kill
two birds with one stone.
Assign a child to read a paragraph, explain the content
in detail, relate the story to
everyday situation, highlight
the themes, underline difficult vocabulary, quickly look
it up in the dictionary for its
meaning and usage, make
a sentence using the new
word you have leant, also
know its part of speech,
and at the end of the reading, write your response to
the story in no more than
five lines. There you go: you
have read, spoken in class,
listened to someone reading it aloud in class and finally, icing on the cake by
practicing writing. So just
in one class; all four skills
have been practiced. Listen,

Speak, Read and Write. Language and literature is not
about teaching a subject,
but practicing four essential
lifelong skills and they are:
Listen, Speak, Read and
Write. Listen with patience,
speak with endurance, read
with love and write with passion and one will never go
wrong in life.
In summation, I am leaving the readers with a challenge: begin to love language, adore the fact that
we live in a country that has
diverse ethnicity, giving us
an opportunity to learn each
others language. It is always
a gratifying scene to see an
i-Taukei child speaking fluent Fiji Hindi and the vise
versa. Begin reading, take a
first step toward making an
effort to read, continue reading, begin writing, continue
writing, take pride in your
languages you learn and
with Gods grace upon you,
you all will outshine at the
end of the year. My hats off
to the Ministry of Education
for embarking on the significance of creating awareness and individual schools
taking the onus upon themselves in organizing myriad
activities,
departmental
weeks, extracurricular activities and calling guest speakers who also contribute their
thoughts on these pertinent
issues and making Fiji a
knowledge based society.
In retrospect, together we
can, we will and we must.
FNU Launches Cooking

Competition
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The Fiji National University (FNU) launched

the Schools Cooking
Competition on Friday,
July 10, at Namaka campus in Nadi.
The theme for 2015
International Food Festival (IFF) is Home
Garden and Backyard
Farming Food for All.
This is a unique cooking competition as participating students will
be required to use 7080% of produce from
their school backyard in
their cooking.
Competition co-coordinator Ateca Yavaca
said the main objective
of this cooking competition is to exude the very
core of the message to
our community and that
is to appreciate and eat
homegrown vegetables,
meat and marine resources.
Our local hotel and
resorts are going LOCAL incorporating our

local edible flora and
fauna into menus and
delectable cuisines,
Ateca said.
The involvement of
our local students during this festival is imperative as they will be
our Food Ambassadors
in championing the importance of local foods
to our societys wellness and good health.
FNU is taking a
leading role being a
major sponsor in advocating for a healthy and
wellness society.
She said FNU will
be assisting schools by
providing agriculture
expertise to schools
that will be participating, and further agriculture assistance will
be provided through
the provision of seeds
of various chosen vegetables free of charge.
The three-day cooking competition will be
targeting various levels
of the education system but with a slight
twist whereby schools

need to grow and also
utilize existing edible
flora and fauna in their
respective school compounds.
IFF chairlady Aqela
Cakobau said the overall points of a school or
institution will be based
on preparation, cultivation, cooking and presentation proper.
Part of the judging criteria will include
things like land preparation, drainage, crop cultivation etc. This is all inline with the promotion
of backyard farming.
Primary, secondary
and tertiary students
from Sigatoka to Rakiraki and the interior of the
Western Division are expected to participate,
Aqela mentioned.
The 2nd FNU International Food Festival will
be held from October
10-17 at Namaka campus in Nadi.
Tanoa Hotels group development chef Sainivalati Tavaga (4th from

left) and First Landing
Resort executive chef
Darren Braddock (6th
from left) with cooking
students of Fiji National
University during the
cooking
competition
launch at Namaka campus. Photos: ANUSHIL
KUMAR.
First Landing Resort

executive chef Darren
Braddock
entertains
the invited guests with
cooking
demonstration during the cooking
competition launch at
FNU Namaka campus.
LOCAL NEWS
Building a
House in One
Day
sumed to build a house
in Fiji.
Gleb said labour and
supplies proved difficult
at times.
These are unfolding
houses that are assembled in a day and there
is no labour and supply
issues, he said.
We believe that
heaps of properties are
facing the same issues
and afraid of building
or still waiting in line
for construction, and
we believe that through
this product concept,
we can bring better services.
He said they can fit
five of these houses in a
Samantha Back
with Fiji Properties
40-foot container.
Gleb mentioned the
aluminium steel structures, which contains
two bedrooms, one
Ukraine-based Green
open-room and a bathLeaf Supply Solutions
room, would be marketcan build a house in
ed at $24,000 each
one day.
This is ideal for
Director Gleb Zhebusinesses wanting to
loudkov
introduced
build accommodation
about the building a
for staff or develop their By ANUSHIL KUMAR
house in one day conpremises such as small
cept to the guests who
laundries.
were present during the
It is multipurpose,
launch at Narewa, Nadi
saves time and monon Friday, July 3.
Samantha Elbourne
ey, and contains a full
He said the idea
package with electric- is the new Director
came up when he and
ity, plumping, windows, of Sales for Sheraton
his business partner
doors and a shower.
& Westin Resorts Fiji
Slavik Ilnytsky realised
based in its Sydney ofthe amount of time confice.
Shane
Cunning,
General Manager, Fiji
Complex said they are
pleased to have Samantha back working
for Fiji.
We are delighted
to welcome Samantha back working for
the Fiji properties and
who else better to sell
not only Sheraton and
Westin Fiji resorts but
also Fiji as a destination than one of Fijis
own, Shane said.
He said this role will
The aluminium steel structured assembled house. Photo: SUPPLIED
be held by a Fiji CitiBy ANUSHIL KUMAR
LTA Announces New Board

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Land Transport Authority (LTA) has announced a new Chairman and Board.
This is done to preside
in the wake of the recent
LTA inquiry and the removal of the previous
Board.
Vijay Maharaj, a lawyer by profession, is the
new Chairman and he
is joined by four other
Board members.
The four board members include the LTAs
former General Manager
of Operations, Aptinko
Vaurasi,
businessman
Ashok Patel, the Chief

Financial
Controller
of Vodafone Fiji Limited, Divik Deo, and the
RFMF Land Force Commander, Colonel Sitiveni
Qiliho.
The announcement
was made by the Minister for Infrastructure and
Transport, Hon. Parveen
Kumar.
Mr Kumar said he
was delighted with the
announcement as LTA
now have a board capable of presiding over
the reform of the organisation.
Each of these distinguished
individuals brings a particular
set of skills to the table
and I am confident that
the LTA is now in good

hands.
I also want to thank
them for their contribution to the nation on
behalf of every Fijian,
Minister Kumar said.
The Permanent Secretary for Infrastructure
and Transport is also
a member of the LTA
Board under the relevant legislation and
the CEO is an ex-officio
member.
The new board will
take up a two-year term
with immediate effect.
zen for the first time as

it was previously held
by expatriates based in
Sydney.
This is something
we are very proud of
and shows that the Fiji
properties are defiantly
making its mark within
Starwood as we see
more and more Fijians taking up key roles
overseas.
It has been a fiveyear plan to get Samantha to where she is now
and its our continuous
goal to develop the
local talent to senior
management roles.
Samantha
started
her Starwood journey
with Denarau Golf &
Racquet Club in 2001.
She joined the sales
team at the end of 2004
as a coordinator and
was promoted to Business Development Ex-
ecutive in 2007. This

growth within the Fiji
properties shows Samanthas dedication
and ambitions and with
the help of Starwoods
training programs Samantha
advanced
within the company.
Samantha was again
promoted to Business
Development Manager
to Four Points by Sheraton Perth and moved to
Australia in 2012 and
has now completed
a full circle returning
to the Fiji properties
based in Sydney.
She brings back
many years of experience and learnings
from Perth and Starwood is confident Samantha will excel and
fit perfectly back into
the Sales & Marketing
team.
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LOCAL NEWS
First National Helpline for Women to be

Established Soon
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Plans are in the pipeline to establish Fijis

first National Helpline
for women.
The Ministry for Women, Children and Poverty
Alleviation is working towards establishing this
that will help address
issues like domestic violence.
Minister Rosy Akbar says the womens
helpline and the National Child Helpline, that is
proving to be a success,
would work parallel.
The Ministry launched
Fijis National Child
Helpline in April this
year in partnership with
Medical Services Pacific,
Vodafone, Digicel and
Telecom Fiji Limited.
Plans are in the pipeline to develop a similar
helpline for the women,
so that they can report
cases and seek information and assistance
when dealing with cases of domestic violence.

There is a need
for such a platform to
be created. Once the
helpline is in place,
women can just pick up
their phone and dial the
toll free number to get
advice, assistance of the
professional
counsellors.
The child helpline
that was launched three
months ago has to date
received positive reports, well over 1800
calls were made by the
children and parents,
seeking for information
and advice on child welfare issues, Minister Akbar said.
The Minister for Women also reiterated on the
need for a collaborative
approach to address the
issues of violence.
She said to battle domestic violence in Fiji
requires a coordinated
effort and partnership
between Government
Ministries and Depart-
ments,
Non-Government
Organizations
and Faith Based Organisations along with the
communities.
There is a need to
understand the existing
legislations and laws
like Domestic Violence
Decree, Child Welfare
Decree which is in already place. Its also
important that communities are made aware
of the procedures to access legal services.
With this the Ministry works in partnership with existing
stakeholders to provide
information and training
programs to stop violence, Minister Akbar
explained.
The Ministry also
aims to intensify efforts to tackle issues
like domestic violence
and child abuse after a
strengthened partnership with Fiji Police
The Ministry in cooperation with Fiji Police and other agencies
Ministry Embarks
on Male Advocacy
Awareness
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Ministry of Women,
Children and Poverty Alleviation in partnership with
Fiji Womens Crisis Centre
(FWCC) has embarked on
Male Advocacy awareness
programs throughout the
country.
This is done in the effort to eliminate violence
against women and children.
Minister for Women,
Children and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Rosy Akbar highlighted this while
making a presentation in
parliament on the Male
Advocacy program.
Hon. Akbar said a collaborative approach between Government, NonGovernment Organisations
and the communities is required to address the issue
of Gender Violence.
She said the Ministrys
Male Advocacy Program is
a new program which began this year.
It creates a need for a
concerted effort in educating communities, providing them with appropriate information and
guidance on all aspects
of life thereby, increasing
a sense of responsibility
amongst every member of

the community, including
the women, children, men
and youths.
The main objective of
the program is capacity
strengthening through gender sensitization training of
the male members of the
Gate Keepers Committees
of those communities that
have declared themselves
violence free after undergoing a 10-phased process
of the Zero Tolerance Violence Free Programme.
Minister Akbar said to
build a pool of gender sensitized male community
leaders in communities,
towns, settlements and villages who will be able to
provide the right information to other men within
their groups of influence.
And to build a pool of
male leaders who can be
further trained to provide
initial counseling to male
perpetrators of violence
within their communities
by utilizing the concept of
buddy system.
The Gender Sensitization Training is also meant
to build on the younger
men to be more responsible also about their sexual behavior and therefore,
being more responsible
about gender issues, she
explained.
She also outlined the

number of Male Advocacy
Awareness programs that
has been conducted so far.
The program at the
moment consists of 3 days
training for communities
organized by Ministry officials and the technical
Gender Based Violence
training is provided by the
Fiji Womens Crisis Centre.
So far, there have been
two trainings, one was
held in Nadave earlier in
June that trained 23 men
from the central and eastern divisions. The one in
northern division was organised for the gatekeepers from declared violence
free communities represented from the provinces
of Cakaudrove, Bua and
Macuata.
Theres another training scheduled for the western division from the July
27-30, 2015.
We believe that these
programs will complement
the Ministrys 10 phase
program towards creating
violence free communities
in Fiji.
She said we intend to
take these programs as far
as we can to ensure that
we expand our reach out
to many more communities to combat gender
based violence.
10 THE JET - FIJIS FIRST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Rosy Akbar while meeting with
the senior citizens of Chanel Home of Compassion in Tamavua, Suva. Photo: SUPPLIED.
have successfully declared 39 communities

as violence free while
50 other communities
are working towards the
declaration phase.
There will be an
evaluation of the Zero
Tolerance Violence Free
Community Campaign
to further enhance the
program.
She said a Memo-
randum of Understanding will be signed later

this year between the
Ministry and the Fiji
Police which will ensure greater urgency is
placed when responding to cases of domestic
violence and to ensure
that the No Drop Policy
is complied with at all
times.
Minister Akbar added
the Ministry is reaching

out to women by educating them on the reporting procedures as
more awareness would
result into increased reporting.
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New Glass Investor in Market
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Samma Glass and Aluminium has stamped

their name in the glass
industry in Fiji.
The newly built factory, located in Waimalika Nadi, was officially
opened by the Minister
for Local Government,
Housing and Environment, Infrastructure &
Transport, Praveen Kumar.
Company
director,
Marcus Nand said they
came into this market
to fulfill their three basic
goals; ; quality products,
good service and meeting customer demands .
He said the company
has certified cyclonerated glass made to Australian and New Zealand
standards.
Mr Nand said their list
of glass products include
coloured,
patterned,
float, toughened and
laminated glass. The Aluminium stock includes
anodised bronze and
silver and alternatives
of powder-coated wood
grain or single colours,
while hardware extends
to door handles, locks,

hinges and sealants.
The Jet managed to
talk to the director Marcus Nand after the factory was officially opened.
1) What was the process involved in starting up this business?
The project started
three years ago. Initially
we talked about what
can be the driving factor and the driving factor is basically three
things; quality products,
good service and meeting customer demands.
These three things seem
to be missing with businesses in Fiji. So we
want to address these
three things in this particular industry.
2) Why did you
choose glass and aluminium
specialized
business?
I can see there is
a void in this market
from the supply point of
view. There was influence from my brother
Sam Nand and nephew
Karnesh Bala saying
there is a lack of service and supply in this
market. Because of the
background and experience of these guys, we
decided that this is the
industry we want to deal
with.
3) Can you elaborate
on the products you
have in your company
and where do you get
it from?
All the products we
have are from China and
all our laminated glass is
to Australian, New Zealand safety standards
(AS/NZ1170.2:2011,
AS4040.3
and
AS/
NZ2208:1996). It is also
supplied to Australian
market and so it has
to be of good quality,
which it is. We thought if
we bring the same glass
to Fiji and provide that
same level of quality and
support, it should be a
success here. This product is the first in 13.8mm
with Australian and
New Zealand standard
AS1170.2:2011 for Fiji
region for both impact
and wind-load tests.
These shop-front glasses are uniquely compliant for the Fiji region
and approved by a NATA-accredited cyclone
testing station, with current AS1170.2:2011 and
AS4040.3 standards.
4) Can you tell us
about the investments
made?
Well there is a lot of
personal time invest-
ment into this and in

monetary terms, our
current investment is
just over half a million
Fijian dollars and with
all the stock coming in
which is on its way, I say
it could be reach about
one million Fijian dollars.
5) How you planning
to get your name out in
public?
As I said, Im vouching for three things;
quality products, good
service and meeting
customer demands and
I think if we deal with
those things correctly,
we will automatically
have word of mouth
spread all over the place
and we will have a good
name in the market.
6) Fiji being hit by cyclones in recent years,
are you confident that
this product would
bring something to the
market?
Absolutely.
Our
STORMGUARD glass is
based on the current
2011 standards and I
believe this product is
superior to any product
available in the market
for 13.8mm. It is the only
glass rated to the current
2011 standard for Fiji region and as I said, it is

approved by a NATA-accredited cyclone testing
station. Our competitors
are still supplying NONCompliant glass which
is based on outdated
2006 standards.
7) Any message to
the customers who are
looking forward to access your services?
Even though we are
a new company, if you
give us a go, we can assure you, our customers
a pleasant experience.
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which is representing
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Virtuoso has been
conducting a Travel
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past nine years, where
some of the worlds
wealthiest
travellers
share their bucket list of
travel destinations and
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5,800 Virtuoso travellers took part in its 2015
Travel Dreams survey
and Fiji made the list of
the Top 10 Dream Destinations. The list also includes destinations like
Australia, New Zealand,
Italy, France, Greece,
Ireland, the Caribbean,
England and the Antarctica.
According to Virtuoso,
the breath-taking sea life
and luxurious accommodations of Fiji drive
it onto the Top 10 list
year after year. Tourism
Fiji Executive Chairman,
Mr Truman Bradley welcomed the announcement by Virtuoso as it
places Fiji amongst the
best travel destinations
in the world.
The results of the
Virtuoso survey gives
us a good insight into
the kind of destinations
luxury travellers want

to visit and we at Tourism Fiji are glad that the
Fiji brand is top of mind
for these affluent travellers, Mr Bradley says.
Fiji is the only South
Pacific Island destination on the list this year,
which is reflective of the
innovative
marketing
strategies and tactical
campaigns which Tourism Fiji has been implementing in our key markets, Mr Bradley adds.
The results of Virtuosos annual survey was
published in the July
issue of Virtuoso Life
a flagship magazine
which provides savvy
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Other factors surveyed, pinpointing their
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the travellers rated cultural/historical as most
important (42%), cruising came in a close second (40%), followed by
adventure/nature (37%),
beach 31%, family (25%),
food & wine (24%), river
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straw green edges. This
wine displays aroma of
peach and nectarine
with fragrant highlights
and softly spiced oak.
Lindemans Premier
Selection Shiraz Cabernet (Shiraz 60%, Cabernet Sauvignon 40%)
Brilliant ruby red colour. The nose consists
of bright red berries
and subtle spicy pepper
and as elegant, medium
bodied wine with soft
tannins juicy acidity and
a lengthy finish.
Food and Wine are
best buddies
Food and wine go together because of the
complements and contrasts they offer to each
other. Food tastes better with wine because
wine offers another set
of aromas, flavours, and
textures that act as a foil
to the aromas, flavours,

and textures of the food
being eaten. Think of
the first bite you take of
a slice of Roast Lamb.
With that first bite you
smell the rich aromas,
taste the full flavour of
the meat, and experience the full range of
tactile sensations in
your mouth. While the
second bite is good, it
cant be as good as the
first because your nose
and mouth are already
used to the sensations
the roast lamb provides.
The senses of taste
and smell are easily fatigued. The way to refresh them is to offer
an alternative set of
aromas, flavours, and
sensations. A drink of
wine does just that. This
is the most basic way in
which food and wine go
together.
Many people are content to say that if the
food and wine are both
good, then the match is
good. They are right but

only in that the match is
good; it isnt excellent,
outstanding, sublime, or
heavenly. These levels
of enjoyment and appreciation only can be
reached when the wine
does more than act as a
contrast to the food. In
the best matches, the
wine compliments the
food at the same time as
it offers a contrast.
Lindemans special
offer which will be valid
until Friday, July 31 has
already had wine lovers
beaming with joy.
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$20k Boost for

New Classroom
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Andrews
Primary
School will now have
a new classroom for
Urdu classes following a
$20,000 timely donation
by New India Assurance
Company Ltd.
New India Assurance
Company manager Lautoka Branch, Devendra
Prakash Saxena presented the cheque to the
school on Monday, July
13, following the groundbreaking ceremony of
the proposed classroom.

Head Teacher Anasa
Vateitei said the donation was a timely one
as the demand for the
Urdu curriculum has
greatly increased due to
the increase in the number of Muslim students
in school.
In the past years
of its existence in this
school, Urdu students
have been using the
basement
storeroom
near the canteen, Mr
Vateitei said.
Im thankful that they
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were able to survive the

unfriendly
classroom
environment
during
these past years.
We have with us a
very important team
from our major sponsor
New India Assurance
Company to bless us
with their offer to fund
the new classroom for
our Urdu students.
He thanked the company for the funding.
New India Assurance
managing director Gopalan Srinivasan said
they were pleased to
assist the school for the
benefit of the students.
New Indias presence in Fiji dates back
to 1954, he mentioned.
And many general
insurance companies in
Fiji have come and gone
but New India have
attained strength by
strength serving Fiji and
its people through thick
and thin, in their good
and bad years.
New India Assurance Company
manager Lautoka Branch, Devendra Prakash Saxena and
school board members lays the
foundation of the new urdu
classroom.. Photo: SUPPLIED.
TOURISM
Fiji Airways to Fly Tongan Routes

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Fijis International Airline, Fiji Airways has been

granted permission to offer air services in Tonga.
This was confirmed after the terms of an agreement between the Fijian
and Tongan Governments
was signed.
A Memorandum of
Understanding opening
up the Tongan market to
the national airline was
signed between the Attorney-General and Minister
for Civil Aviation, Hon Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, and
the visiting Tongan Minister for Civil Aviation, Hon
Etuate Sungalu Lavulavu.
Fiji Airways has already
been operating a flight
within Tonga between
the capital, Nukualofa,
and the island of Vavau,
however, this service was
based on a charter basis to the Tongan airline,
Real Tonga.
The new agreement
allows for this flight to be

now designated as a Fiji
Airways service with a Fiji
Airways flight number.
This also opens up the
possibility of the Fijian
national airline operating
services to other Tongan
destinations and beyond.
The Attorney General
said it was a timely agreement between Fiji and
Tonga as it is expected to
benefit both Pacific Island
countries.
I would like to thank
the Tongan government
for their forward looking
aspects to this where we
both can be able to mutually assist each and benefit from the services that
will be provided.
The Tongan Government has asked Fiji Airways not only to fly domestic routes but also
examine the feasibility
of operating services between Tonga and Samoa,
Niue and the Cook Islands.
Fiji
Airways
has
agreed to assess the
Tongan request and will
make a commercial decision in the near future,

the AG said.
According to the Tonga
Minister for Civil Aviation
Hon. Etuate Lavulavu,
Tonga was really in need
for airline services.
At this point, we really
need help from Fiji especially the domestic airline
is not reliable at the moment in Tonga so we are
looking for Fiji Airways to
help, he said.
He thanked the Fijian
Government for making
the agreement possible.
He said the Tongan
Government looked forward to a fruitful relationship with Fiji Airways.
Attorney-General and Minister for Civil Aviation, Hon Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and the
visiting Tongan Minister for
Civil Aviation, Hon Etuate
Sungalu Lavulavu duing the
signing of Memorandum of
Understanding.
Photos: SUPPLIED.
FTE Dates Confirmed

for 2016
By IVA DANFORD NAISARA
The dates of the Fijian

Tourism Expo (FTE) are
confirmed to be held
from May 3-6, 2016.
FTE is a uniquely Fijian tourism experience
for international buyers
of tourism product. It is
a showcase for all that
the tourism industry in
Fiji has to offer.
Truman Bradley, Executive Chairman for
Tourism Fiji said the
feedback from international buyers and partners in the tourism industry from this years
expo have been fantastic.
FTE is a solid plat-
form for encouraging

meaningful interactions
between buyers from
our key markets and
further developing our
industry to meet international traveller demands. It is an avenue
to strengthen existing
partnerships and forge
new business relationships.
FTE has grown by
30% with over 600 participants taking part at
the expo over three days
with only in its second
year.
A record 358 local
tourism operators had
the opportunity to sell
their products to more
150 international buyers and 18 international
media.
This year FTEs focus was Community

and Tourism, which
was evident through the
culmination of the various events which were
held over the three-day
period, illustrating the
support from corporate
sponsors which enabled
innovative
displays
such as the moving cultural performance at
the opening ceremony
coordinated by Pacific
Destinations, the Victoria Wines Food and
Wine Festival, the FijianMade Craft Market and
the FTE Coffee Lounge
by Fiji Coffee who donated all proceeds from
their booth to the Fiji
Cancer Society.
Truman Bradley, Executive Chairman for Tourism Fiji making his openning remarks at the 2015
FTE. Photo:SUPPLIED.
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BUSINESS NEWS
Realtor Promotes Fijian

Properties Abroad
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
As the real estate market continues to grow

in the market, a local
realtor has taken a step
further to promote local
properties abroad.
Praneel Dass, managing director of Inglewood Realtors, recently
made a business trip to
New Zealand marketing
Fijian properties on its
availability and how one
could own it.
Besides residential,
commercial and beachfront properties, Mr Dass
said the local Fiji residents living abroad has
shown more interest
in the agricultural farm
land.
The Jet got an opportunity to talk to Mr Dass
more about his recent
business trip.
1) Promoting local properties abroad,
how had your recent
New
Zealand
tour
been?
The tour was great
as I was able to meet a

lot of local Fijians who
are now based in New
Zealand. The radio talk
show was really good
with my TV ads and
many more.
2) Do you see
potential abroad? In
which areas?
I see a lot of potential abroad, even after
migrating people still
wants to invest in Fiji.
3) What is your
target market?
Local Fiji residents living abroad
4) Some of the
challenges you face
both
locally
and
abroad?
Stronger laws are
needed to protect both
the real estate agent or
realtor and the client.
The people must have
confidence in the industry players and at the
same time both parties
must be protected by
strong laws in place.
Another
important
point that needs to be
stressed is that real estate agents work on
commission
mostly
and that means that we

need to be able to make
a sale to get our commission. Making a sale
includes a great deal of
work. Sometimes after
all the hard work in setting up a sale, the sale
does not go through for
some reason. Nobody
pays the real estate
agent at this point so it is
a challenging situation.
Sometimes after potential clients sign a
contract agreeing to
sell their property, they
may break the contract
at some point and this
leads to a lot of frustration on both ends. It
is very important that
potential clients understand the contract very
clearly before signing up
to sell a property.
It is best for a potential client to fully understand the contract
before putting pen to
paper.
5) Besides
your
recent New Zealand
tour, you have already
made business trips
to countries like USA,
Dubai, Australia and
Changes to the Fuel and

LPG Prices
Fijian consumers will
be paying less for LPG
and Auto Gas, but the
price of fuel is on the rise.
Both changes are
due to international market forces beyond our
control, said Acting Minister for Industry, Trade
and Tourism, Hon. Aiyaz
Sayed-Khaiyum.
The cost of LNG on
the international market
has fallen, leading the Fiji
Commerce Commission
to extend the trend of declines in the price of LNG
for the third quarter.
However, high demand and stagnant supply of fuel, and higher
rates for shipping, have
led to increased international costs. The global
market price of fuel is directly related to the price
at the pump, and that
increase will be passed
along to Fijians for the
third quarter.
Both changes were effective from July, 18.
The reductions of the
LPG/Auto Gas prices are
as follows:
4.5 kilogram
cylinder is reduced by
5 cents from $13.45 to
$13.40;
12 kilogram
cylinder is reduced by
14 cents from $35.87 to
$35.78;
Bulk LPG is
reduced by 1 cent from
$2.41 to $2.40; and
Auto Gas by is
reduced by 4 cents from
$1.70 to $1.66.
The increase in Fuel
prices are as follows:
Motor Spirit
is increased by 31 cents
from $1.90 to $2.21;
Premix is increased by 24 cents

from $1.85 to $2.09;
Kerosene is increased by 9 cents from

$1.27 to $1.36; and
Diesel is increased by 12 cents
from $1.67 to $1.79.

As we have stated in
the past, Fiji is a price
taker and we have no
control over what happens in the international
marketplace.
The Government encourages all Fijians to
conserve energy, use
the fuel wisely and plan
accordingly to adjust
to the changes in fuel
prices.
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Vanutu. Looking forward to make more

business trips abroad?
Yes, I am looking forward to make more trips
where our local people
are residing and am also
looking at overseas investors to invest here in
Fiji.
I am looking forward
to make my next marketing trip to UK.
6) Any
further
comments.
We just need good
properties as we got
large clients who are
willing to buy from us.
Managing Director Praneel Dass. Photo:SUPPLIED.
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Minister Koya Launches

Exporter Awards
The Prime Ministers Exporter of the Year Awards

has provided the encouragement needed to
achieve maximum growth
and success, says Minister for Industry, Trade and
Tourism Hon. Faiyaz Koya.
Launching the awards
on Friday, July 3, Minister
Koya said in its 22 years
history, the Prime Ministers Exporter of the Year
awards had led the exporters towards innovation,
creation and enthusiasm
to reach new markets and
improve products.
The Exporters of the
Year Awards is not just a
celebration for achievement, it is a symbol of the
dynamism and boldness
that has taken hold in our
business community, he
said to the captains of industries gathered for the
launch.
Minister Koya commended the theme of this
years awards Partnering
for Global Success as it
fits well with Fijis publicprivate partnership that
has elevated the country in
both regional and international trade.
He said while the exporters have the ideas and
the drive to export, to find
markets, it is Governments
job to create a conducive
environment to facilitate
business growth.
Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Hon. Faiyaz Koya.

The fact that Government
has done just that can be
attributed to the unprecedented growth experienced
by the Fijian economy in the
past six years, Minister Koya
highlighted.
He said it was projected
that the Fijian economy will
grow by 4.3 per cent and foreign reserves are at a strong
position as it stands at $1.997
billion which was sufficient
to cover five months of imports of goods and non-factor services.
Similarly for exports, the
trade minister said it had risen by 11.5 per cent in 2014
or $2.1b and this is expected
to grow further in 2015.
The conditions are perfect for our exporters to invest, reinvest, expand and
diversify further and take

advantage of the various
manufacturing and export
incentives provided by the
Government, Mr Koya said.
Westpac Bank is the major sponsor and contributed
$100,000 to the awards that
will be presented to 12 of
Fijis foremost exporters in
various categories.
The awards will be administered by Investment
Fiji and also present during
the launch were Investment
Fiji chairman, Truman Bradley and chief executive officer, Mr Godo Muller-Teut as
well as Ministry of Industry,
Trade and Tourism permanent secretary Mr Shaheen
Ali.
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LOCAL SPORTS
Referees Development Champs Rewa to Face

Blooming in Nadi
Tough Battle in BOG
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The Nadi Referees

Association is currently
running a development
program to train and
produce quality referees in Nadi.
Association president
Andrew Achari said serious development is
taking place in Nadi.
He said he is proud to
see young talents coming up to take part in the
development program.
We are looking into
bringing new people
into refereeing because
the ones who have
been doing this are
about twenty years in
refereeing now, Achari
said.
We are getting some
school boys, thanks to
Mr Sunil Narayan for
running the refeering

club at Sangam SKM
College.
And out of that club
in SSKMC, we are slowing fitting the Nadi referees Association.
Fiji FA referees director Rajendra Sharma
said he is pleasantly surprised to see the number of young-trained
referees turning up to
officiate games in Nadi.

This is the stepping
stone, he said.
This is where we
find and train referees
who then goes on to officiate at national levels.
For some time, Nadi
did not have any development program and
looks like this year they
are doing very well.
Fiji FA referees director Rajendra Sharma (sitting 3rd from left)

with the members of Nadi Referees Association.
Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Inkk Battle of Giants (BOG) defending

champions Rewa will
face an uphill battle as
they meet 4R Electric
Ba in their first match at
home 7.30pm on Friday,
July 31.
Last years runner-up
Lautoka kick-starts the
tournament
meeting
minnows Tailevu Naitasiri in the opener at 1pm
before National League
champions Nadi battles
league runner-up Suva
at 3pm.
2015 Fiji Factt champions Labasa meets
Nadroga straight after
the official opening at
5pm.
Day 2 and 3 fixtures
are as follows:
Day 2- Saturday Au-
Action from the 2014 Inkk Battle of Giants between Rewa and
Labasa . Photo SUPPLIED
gust 01: 1pm- Nadroga

vs Ba, 3pm- Tailevu Naitasiri vs Suva, 5pm- Nadi
vs Lautoka, 7pm- Rewa
vs Labasa.
Day 3- Sunday August 02: 11.30am- Tai-
levu Naitasiri vs Nadi,

1.30pm- Rewa vs Nadroga, 3.30pm- Suva vs
Lautoka, 5.30pm- Ba vs
Labasa.
Cricket Fiji Women Defeat Weve Always

Done More with
Vanuatu to Claim Bronze Less, says PM
A big hitting Fijian lineup have beaten Vanuatu
in the play-off for bronze
just a day after going
down to them in the final
pool game of the Pacific
Games.
Cricket Fiji went in
to bat first in the do or
die match, but struggled
early with a top order collapse leaving them 7-57
in the 13th over.
Enter Cricket Fijis not
so secret weapon Ruci
Mariyalo, the top ranked
bowler and equal top
ranked batter in the Pacific Games.
By the time Mariyalo
had been caught in the

final over, Fiji had raced
to 8-118, with Mariyalo
smashing an almost unbelievable seven 6s and
four 4s.
The innings left her on
72 off just 36 balls, and
an early jubilant Vanuatu
in the nervous position
of having to chase down
118 in the last innings of
the tournament.
Vanuatu started strongly and seemingly had the
game in their grasp as an
innings of 43 from Andrew, 15 from Chilia and
15 from Tarimiala had
them cruising to victory at
86-3 in just the 11th over.

However Ruci Mariyalo having recovered
from her big innings was
brought into the bowling
attack, taking three quick
wickets and leaving the
Vanuatu squad in trouble,
entering the last over 1059.
Despite having every
chance to win the game,
the final run-out of Vanuatus Chilia by 16 year
old Fijian Waqavakatoga
gave Fiji the win, securing the Bronze medal and
sending the Fijian Cricket
community into celebrations.
Team Cricket Fiji after winning the bronze

medal at the Pacific Games in PNG.
Photo: SUPPLIED.
The Gold medal match

proved equally as thrilling as an unbeaten PNG
Lewas took on Samoa
infront of a home crowd,
a team they had cruised
to victory over in the pool
game. Samoa batted first,
but after some strong
bowling by PNG found
themselves on 103 at the
end of the twenty overs.
PNG kept on target, but
lost too many wickets,
finishing their 20 over just
3 runs short.
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By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Over the years, weve

always done more with
less.
Weve
always
punched above our
weight. And the proof
of that is the fact that
our Sevens team are the
current world champions and will represent
us for the first time at
the Olympic Games in
Rio De Janeiro next year.
Prime Minister Voreqe
Bainimarama
made
these comments during the Fiji Rugby Lunch
for Maori All Blacks at
Grand Pacific Hotel in
Suva on Friday, July 10.
However, he said we
need to do more with
more.
We need to keep
punching as hard as
we can to maintain our
place in world rugby,
said the PM.
So I appeal to all of
you who can afford it to
dig deeper. To tie your
corporate fortunes to
our nations fortunes on
the rugby field.
To give your name an
honoured place in Fijian
rugby. To ride the wave
of enthusiasm among
our people for the game
we all love and play so
well.
Spread the word
among the business
community
in
Fiji.
Your country needs
you to keep Fijian rugby

healthy.
Mr Bainimarama said
to assist the private sector to assist our national
rugby team in their preparations for the World
Cup, his Government
on Thursday, July 9, approved amendments to
the Income Tax Act to
give sponsors of the national team a 150 per cent
tax rebate.
Meanwhile, the Prime
Minister said he was very
glad to be able to draw
attention to the important
nature of the Fiji versus
Maori All Blacks gathering for Fijian rugby.
It is a fundraising luncheon and I want to thank
the various corporate
bodies and individuals for
giving it your support.
We very much appreciate the efforts you are
all making to support the
game in Fiji.
But, he said, the truth
is that we need to raise a
lot more money to keep
rugby strong and, especially, to maintain and improve the high standard
we need to meet in the
21st century to stay internationally competitive.
Maori All Blacks narrowly escaped with a
27-26 win over the Flying
Fijians in a fun-filled exciting encounter at ANZ
Stadium in Suva.
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More Fijian Teams to

Feature in Coral Coast
Sevens
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The 2015 Bayleys Fiji

Coral Coast Sevens will
see more Fijian teams
participating than ever.
Qualification chances for Fijian teams got
high after the successful Great Eight qualification tournament was
expanded to a series of
four qualifying events.
These tournaments,
with each accommodating up to 24 teams, will
be held in Ra, Draiba,
Nadi and Labasa in August and September respectively.
Almost 100 clubs from
all corners of Fiji will
have the opportunity to
win their way to Lawaqa
Park and challenge for
the $30,000 first prize
from October 29-31.

Tournament founding chairman Jay Whyte
said the Fijian teams
should make the most
of this opportunity given
to feature in the sixth
edition of the tournament.
We are delighted to
give more Fijian teams
the opportunity to become part of the Bayleys
Fiji Coral Coast Sevens,
said Jay Whyte.
The Qualifying Series
will support the growth
of the game as bringing
the tournament to different locations means
each host club gets to
share in the success of
the Coral Coast Sevens.
With the winners
gaining a direct entry to
the Coral Coast Sevens,
it also gives players and
teams a competitive advantage for the Road to
Nadro Ends Nadis

Unbeaten Run
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The BLK Nadroga

rugby side shattered
Jacks Nadi ending
their seven rounds of
unbeaten run in the
Skipper Cup Competition at Prince Charles
Park on Saturday, July
11.
The
Stallions
bounced back to winning ways and downed
Rio.
The Qualifying Series
tournaments are hosted
by the top finishers of
last years Bayleys Fiji
Coral Coast Sevens, Uluinakau, Yamacia, Westfield Dragons and Wardens.
Ra Sports ground will
host the first qualifying
series from August 1415 with Draiba hosting
the second qualifiers
the following week from
August 19-20.
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The players have made us proud. First it was

our Under-20 team and now its the Under-23
side who has qualified to the Olympic Games.
Patel added this is result of Fiji FAs development works.
This is what we have been telling our soccer fans. This is the result of the development
works that were carried out. This is the future of
Fiji football and critics can say what they want
but the results are showing and this is what we
have been talking about.
He assured the team would be rewarded for
the historic qualification.
He thanked the players and team officials for
their hard work and commitment to the task.
Third qualifiers will be

played at Prince Charles
Park from August 28-29
before Labasa host the
fourth tournament from
September 11-12 at Subrail Park.
The Bayleys Fiji Coral
Coast Sevens features
16 mens and 16 womens teams and participating teams will be announced in due course.
Vodafone Fiji U23 in action. Photos: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
Actions from the Nadi versus Nadroga Skipper Cup challenge at

Prince Charles Park. Photos: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
Jetsetters 17-15 after

trailing to Naitasiri 1718 in round six.
With over 12,000
fans packing the pavilion and embankment,
the game lived up to
expectations as everyone enjoyed every bits
of the mouth-watering
clash.
Nadi manager Jeff
Tamata said some decision making contributed to their loss.
He also congratulated Nadroga for the win.
Blazing
Banuve
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
As the popular saying goes in Fiji, Fly like
a Fiji, Banuve Tabakaucoro showed what it really
means.
And he is still the fastest
man in the Pacific.
The Bau, Tailevu-lad
Banuve blazed the track in
Port Moresby to win his first
gold medal in the 2015 Pacific Games clocking 10.55
seconds in the blue-ribbon
event.
He finished first ahead of
Rodman Tetull of Palau who
clocked 10.98 seconds to

win silver while Kupun Wisil settled for bronze with a
time of 11.04 seconds And a
day later, he broke his own
record in the 200meter final. Banuve clocked 20.53
seconds, breaking his own
old record of 21.13 seconds
claiming his second gold
medal in PNG.
Banuve told Times Sport
he was happy with his performance.
I am happy with my performance.
I stumbled at the start a
little bit but that is something
that can be worked on, Tabakaucoro said.
Banuve Tabakaucoro hoisting the Fiji Flag. Photo: GOOGLE.
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BOG
Fixtures
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Road to
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Banuve
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The Vodafone Fiji under-23 players and officials celebrate after winning the Rio Olympic qualifiers against Vanuatu 4-3. Photo: OFC MEDIA.
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The Vodafone Fiji under-23 side has
confirmed their flight to Rio Olympics
next year.
And it is yet another milestone
achievement for Fiji as they continue
the history in the making trend.
Just a month ago, the national under-20 side made the FIFA U20 World
Cup debut with a historic outing in New
Zealand, and now its time for the Olympians to prove themselves in Brazil.
The Carlos Buzzetti-coached side
outclassed Pacific rivals Vanuatu 4-3 in
a nail-biting Oceania Football Confed-
eration Olympic Qualifier at Sir Hubert

Murray Stadium in Port Moresby.
The winner had to be decided in the
penalty kicks as both teams were locked
nil-all after an exciting 90 minutes of football with 30 minutes of extra spell.
Fans, players and officials of both
teams had fingers crossed during the
penalty kicks as the first five kickers ended in a 3-3 draw.
Vanuatus Kaltack brothers, Brian Kaltack, Jean Kaltack and Tony Taltack, only
managed to beat the Fijian goalkeeper
Tevita Koroi while Antonio Tuivuna, Kolinio Sivoki and Iosefo Verevou registered
their names on the score-sheet.
Penalty kicks was then forced into
sudden death which saw Vanuatus Remy

Kalsarap missing his shot.
It was then left on captain Jale Dreloas
shoulder to seal the win for Fiji. The captain handled the pressure with aplomb
and fired Fiji to their first Mens Olympic
Football Tournament.
Fiji coach Carlos Buzzetti was ecstatic
to have overseen another historic performance from Fiji.
It was an incredible feeling and so difficult to describe, Carlos told FBC Sports
from Papua New Guinea.
Everyone was jumping and while we
just promised to be quite, but you cant
confine yourself with the situation and
feeling.
To qualify for the Olympic Games

is a double history because Fiji never
qualified for the Olympics and also no
island team has ever qualified, because
its always been Australia and New Zealand before and its a big history for us.
Meanwhile, Fiji Football Association
president Rajesh Patel commended the
Olympians for creating history by qualifying for next years Olympic Games in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
This is the second time in history
where we have qualified for another
world event- first was the Under-20
World Cup and now we are going to the
2016 Rio Olympics, he said.

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FIJIS FIRST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

JULY 2015. ISSUE 69

festival has never deterred from its

Fiji - the way the world should be

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their supply, he said.

awards night held at the

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been changed for over

As a result of the prolonged dry spell which

There are 10 districts that are being assisted through water

A village boy shows the effect of dry spell on land.

SHELLTAILS: Ready to Drink

ans. The English labeled

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Statement by the We Now Need to Take

I believe the mood

times on the national flag

True leadership is having the courage to stand

q HON PRIME MINISTER

sues such as child abuse

To educate more of our

as the rights of workers, encouraging new investment,

leaving the workers contribution at 8 per cent.

Xavier College Wins Eco-Contest

Xavier College defeated

all the participants who

over the years.

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Prepare Your Head, Heart and

Airports Fiji Limited

youre prepared to meet

Pandit Vishnu Deo

Pandit Vishnu Deo

Calls for More

dialysis centres at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital, Lautoka Hospital,

Vice-Chancellor Prof. Prem Misir addressing the students of

the whole point of the

Motibhai Group Announces

Foundation for Rural Integrated Enterprises and

been a longtime supporter

well with their aim of taking such healthy products

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Dr. Jone Vuli Hawea of FRIEND Fiji gifting a handmade card as

cinnamon, lemon grass,

range includes traditional

Beauty of Language and Literature

of language and literature

teach our three important

as subjects but appreciate

anything and everything we

have been practiced. Listen,

FNU Launches Cooking

The Fiji National University (FNU) launched

resorts are going LOCAL incorporating our

twist whereby schools

Tanoa Hotels group development chef Sainivalati Tavaga (4th from

First Landing Resort

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LTA Announces New Board

Ashok Patel, the Chief

the LTA is now in good

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zen for the first time as