PM lays down the gauntlet $123m to fix sugar industry Selfless hero

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Welfare of Govt
Printer staff a
top priority
THE sale of Government Printery is
expected to be done by March next year.
The good news is that workers
livelihood is safeguarded in the purchase.
Public Service permanent secretary
Parmesh Chand said they had options on
the issue of the 133 Government Printer
staff.
“The thinking at the moment is that we
expected that 50 per cent of the staff will
be taken by the purchaser,” he said.
“We are working out the details of the
staff. Those who are not transferred with
the sale and how are they going to be
handled?
“The remaining 50 per cent can either
be redeployed based on their skills and
vacancies in other ministries or they
can be made redundant subject to a
Cabinet approval. We have to follow that
process.”
An information memorandum on the
sale awaits ministerial approval after
which an expression of interest will be
done.
Economist backs
stand on Fiji Water
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Rays of hope ... Government Printery staff at their Vatuwaqa complex.
FIJI cannot afford to go
down the road of Nauru
where they did not properly
manage the extraction
of phosphate and thus
today have depleted all its
phosphate reserves and is
facing serious economic
hardship.
Economist Dr Mahen
Reddy made the comments
in support of the Prime
Minister’s commitment on
investments in Fiji in light of
the Fiji Water issue.
“Water is a scare resource
and unless the unit extraction
cost is correctly determined,
the resource can be quickly
diminished,” Dr Reddy said.
PM lays
down
the
gauntlet
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Dr Reddy said the
imposition of water resource
tax is one way of ensuring
that resource extraction is
smoothened over a much
longer period.
He said the tax money
obtained by the Government
could not only be used for
the overall development of
the country but also a portion
could be placed in a trust
account for future use.
“Fiji Waters complaint
that the tax is exorbitant is
misplaced,” Dr Reddy said.
“The fixed rate imposed
can easily be passed on
the consumers by raising
the retail price with
minimal impact on quantity
demanded.
“This is because, unlike
a normal good, Fiji Water
has created its own place in
the bottled water market and
thus changes in retail price
cannot really lead to change
in aggregate demand.”
Prime Minister
Bainimarama’s stand on
Fiji Water’s threat to close
operation has been seen as
light at the end of the tunnel
for the 400 workers.
“Let me again reiterate
that Government is
committed to encouraging
investment in Fiji,” he said.
“The Fiji Government
$123m
to fix
sugar
industry
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remains firmly committed to
both international and local
investment in Fiji.
Fiji Water adopted tactics
that demonstrated it did not
care about Fiji or Fijians and
refused to pay the new tax
levy stating the 15 per cent
Water Resource Tax imposed
by Government for 2011 is
untenable.
Fiji Water has had a
corporate tax holiday since
its inception until only
two years ago; it has paid
less than a million dollars
in total corporate tax and
only in the past two years
(2008 and 2009); it receives
approximately $FJ4-5
million in VAT refund
annually given it is exportdriven; despite being a
premium boutique water
product.
It declares the selling price
of a carton of water at $US4
when at the same time other
relatively unknown brands
from Fiji like Aqua Pacific
declare their selling price
to the US market at $US10
a carton; Fiji Water sells its
water to a US sister company
and therefore is engaged in
transfer pricing.
The PM said given the
positive feedback from
the recent Fiji-Australia,
Australia-Fiji, NZ-Fiji and
Fiji-NZ business councils
meetings, on the Budget and
the new investment inflows
and interest is indicative
of the affirmation of and
confidence in Fiji and the
Fijian economy by the
private sector.
“If Fiji Water is no longer
interested in Fiji then
the Fijian Government,
following cancellation
of the leases will call for
international tenders from
credible and reputable private
sector companies to extract
this valuable resource,” the
PM said.
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FIJI FOCUS
CORRESPONDENCE
Congratulations
Flying Fijians
Proactive
2011
Budget
Government
recognises that the
Sharon Smith-Johns.
implementation of right
Permanent Secretary for
policies is essential for a
Information, National Archives and
peaceful and prosperous
Library Services of Fiji
Fiji.
This was spelt out in the 2011 Budget delivered by
the Acting Minister of Finance, Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum
at the FIRCA complex on Friday.
It provided the thrust to grow the economy, create
jobs and generate income needed to enable people to
prosper and escape the jaws of poverty..
The Government allocated a massive $522million
for capital expenditure, which is inclusive of the
development of better roads, water supply, electricity
and other amenities needed for sustainable
development projects to steer Fiji forward.
There is good news for the Sugar Industry, which
has $123.5m set aside; Social Welfare’s allocation is
up 14.per cent to $33.3m; Tourism up 0.1 per cent to
$27.49m, of which $23.5m has been granted to Tourism
Fiji for marketing; Education, National Heritage, Culture
and Arts, up 2.5per cent to $245.1m; and the Fisheries
and Forests sector up 18.9 per cent to $13.1m.
There is an ongoing commitment by Government to
invest in the education of children through the provision
of free text books, bus fares and tuition fees.
The Budget ensures a more equitable distribution of
wealth. Any real progress must ensure, equity, access,
and fair distribution of the benefits of development
More than $70m has been allocated for
programmes that assist the poor.
The private sector, engine room for economic
growth, has been provided various incentives and
platforms. Government believes the private sector
must lead the way through increased investment and
opportunities.
And the business community has welcomed the
commitment by Government to grow the economy
describing the 2011 Budget as “proactive”.
A key part of the 2011 Budget is Government’s
commitment to ensure these policies are implemented
through Department of Strategic Framework for
Change Coordinating Office (SFCCO) - an arm of
Government set up by Prime Minister Commodore
Voreqe Bainimarama to monitor government policies
and programmes – which reports directly to the PM.
The Budget highlights critical issues that need to be
addressed and emerging challenges.
Areas of importace are efficiency and productivity
needed, particularly in the area of public sector
reform. Higher quality productivity in the public sector
will improve effectiveness and positive image in the
provision of services throughout the country.
A lot of achievements had also been accomplished
through the timely implementation of the policies and
plans in the previous budget.
Some major achievements were announced just
before the Budget announcement, which include - the
$209m surplus recorded by the Fiji National Provident
Fund, drop in telephone charges and the success
stories of small businesses.
Small businesses play a vital role in our economy,
and as Adi’s Handicraft Centre proprietor, Imroz Khan
said during the Fiji Development Bank awards night.
“We are small people with small businesses
and to be appreciated for our hard work is very
touching. For 2011, the Government has allocated
funds for development of small business and other
income generating opportunities to encourage selfemployment and promote entrepreneurship amongst
our community,” Mr Khan said.
In the 2011 Budget, Government has made rural
development a top priority. More than $67m have been
allocated to programmes that will develop rural areas
2011 is set to provide exciting opportunities. The
onus is on everyone of us to make the Budget work
The Government believes the 2011 Budget
has provided valuable insight to stakeholders on
benchmarks we have set ourselves., We need to
perform against these benchmarks. We need to work
together, as a united team, pushing forward to fully
implement these policies and plans, so we have a
better Fiji for all.
Dear Editor,
The acting PM’s
comment on Fiji’s
performance against Wales
was an inspiration for the
nation.
The Flying Fijians were
gallant again in holding the
Welsh 16-all and it is a good
sign for Fijians.
After such a long time
Fiji is again a topic for
discussion in the world. The
acting PM’s comments have
captured the attention of
rugby fans.
Apart from
congratulating the team he
relayed a timely message
of unity and how we can
exercise teamwork to
overcome hurdles that come
our way.
I liked his comment that
nothing unites our nation
more than rugby. So true!
I hope we start working
along those lines in whatever
we do. We need to be
determined in our efforts to
win. It takes us far and helps
us to be high achievers. As a
nation we should not forget
that united we stand and
divided we fall.
So once again, wake
up Fiji and show the world
we have to face a lot of
challenges but we will not
give up.
In the face of our
difficulties we haven’t lost
hope. We use God as a
platform and continue to
work till we reach our goal
no matter what we do.
So once again ‘vinaka
boys’ for a job well done.
Congratulations!
Samuel Singh,
Lautoka.
Variation in prices
Dear Editor,
The Commerce
Commission’s move
to regulate the price of
medicine is long overdue.
Why is the commission
so slow in dealing with this
issue?
The price of medicine in
Fiji is soaring everyday and
it is difficult for ordinary
people to buy medicine.
The poor people are
suffering and the high costs
of medicine are making the
situation worse.
Another issue of concern
is the difference in prices in
the different pharmacies.
A pharmacy in Samabula
for example sells Diclofenac
tablets at one dollar a card
and other pharmacies sell the
same tablets at five dollars
a card.
This is just an example
of what happens at our
pharmacies and it is an
everyday story. Everyone
seems to be complaining
about the difference in
prices, apart from the high
costs.
So I appeal to the
Commerce Commission
to do a good job and make
sure this problem is solved
once and for all. Also heavy
penalties should be imposed
on those pharmacies, which
do not follow regulations.
Sharon Singh,
Suva.
Budget 2010
Dear Editor,
Everyone is looking forward
to a good Budget – one that
is pro poor.
Also the various sectors
of the economy are looking
forward to a boost in terms
of funding.
I read the Fiji Focus,
which highlighted the
different aspects, which
Government will look.
I was delighted to
read that it will focus
on the seven key areas.
Particularly interesting was
the objective, which will
provide assistance to the
marginalized and the poor.
I wonder what the
Government will do in
regards to this objective.
I do believe that there is a
big gap in our societies and
some people are very poor
while some are very rich.
Good initiatives by
Government will bridge the
gap and help raise standards
of living of all people.
I was also curious
about how the Government
would facilitate the prudent
management of government
finance. A lot of money
is being wasted and a lot
more could be saved if all
civil servants show more
accountability and not kill
time at work.
This will be in line with
improving government
services. Certain things have
not changed in the Civil
Service. When you ring for
some information they will
either hang up or they will
not be able to help you and
give excuses. This is unfair
in terms of service delivery.
Civil servants should not
forget they are paid for work
they do and they should do it
to the best of their ability.
So basic aspects need
to be kept in control if we
want the new budget to help
benefit everyone.
Saten Singh,
Nausori.
Police
Commissioner
Dear Editor,
I wish to comment on the
letter written by Krishneil
Maharaj where he talked
about the new boss for the
Police department as one
having forward thinking
leadership.
I hope that he does
something good to improve
the services we are getting in
terms of protection from the
Police.
I hope he does something
to reduce the crime in our
country. Also, he should
be making sure that the
public feels safe when they
walk on the streets. The
children also need to feel
safe on their way from
home to school. Basically
the forward thinking
Commissioner should
implement programmes so
Police officers on the ground
doing work.
The presence of officers
is a sure way to decrease
the crime rate. And Mr
Commissioner please create
a difference in the Police
Force.
We have heard of you
doing that in prisons and we
want to see what you do to
the Police Force. We know
you can make the difference!
Taniela Seruivatu,
Nadera.
Help farmers
Dear Editor,
The Sugar Cane Growers
Council is always looking
for funds. I hope it is putting
the funds to good use.
While I think that
the Government should
be helping the farmers I
question the role of Mr
Sundresh Chetty and his
team in helping out farmers,
who are in dire need of help,
and whether the council
looks into their concerns.
The farmers are facing
a lot of difficulties. They
need assistance in farm
husbandry, renewal of land
leases and milling problems.
I think the council members
should play a more active
role in reaching out to
farmers in the rural areas.
A lot can be done
and the role of council
representatives is
questionable. The council
should not forget that the
farmers pay them and the
service delivery is very poor.
It is the duty of the
SCGC to work for all
farmers in Fiji and if it fails
to do that then the officers
should resign and the body
should be abolished.
It is no use getting things
published and little or no
groundwork done. The sugar
industry was very healthy at
one time but it is not so now.
All because the
associated bodies
responsible for looking after
the farmers were not helpful
enough and did not feel the
need to reassure farmers that
sugar had good prospects.
We must not forget that
organisations like SCGC
play a crucial role in the
choices and decisions
farmers make.
Sachin Sharma,
Nadi.
Budget 2011
Dear Editor,
The editor’s note on the
platform for economic
growth is questionable.
What is the platform for
economic growth? Do we
have platforms for economic
growth? What is economic
growth?
Do people understand
the basics of economic
growth?
We need to do a lot of
homework in terms of these
subjects.
We need to understand
the term sustainable
development. Ordinary
citizens who may be
engaged in economic growth
do not know the ingredients
of good sustainable
development.
We can progress but if
we do not understand the
basics of economic growth
we will fail because we will
keep seeing things in a shortterm perspective.
We will have
programmes in rural areas
and it will not be sustainable
because the people who
are directly involved in
sustaining those programmes
do not see it in the right
perspective and do not act
in the right manner to help
sustain such programmes.
So all in all, it is
important for people to
understand the platform for
economic growth for it to be
a reality.
Iowane Malakai,
Lautoka.
Low quality items
Dear Editor,
I was watching the TV
programme where a National
Fire Authority officer was
advising viewers how to
prevent fires.
He highlighted not to
buy low quality appliances
and switches. He said some
hardware companies sold
low quality switches, that
was a cause of fires in
homes.
This was a bit surprising.
I do buy switches and I buy
a cheap one because that is
what I can afford to buy.
While I may get a gang
switch for six to seven
dollars a high quality one
will cost me twice that
amount.
What I fail to understand
at this point in time is how
can the relevant authority not
sanction the sale of inferior
electrical products. Why
aren’t relevant authorities
taking action to ban inferior
electrical items, which can
cause fires in our homes?
It is really surprising.
While fires in homes
are because of negligence,
today I can assert that some
are caused because of the
irresponsibility of relevant
authorities, which should be
banning inferior items from
hardware shelves.
Lives of innocent people
are lost and families lose
everything in a fire and all
the fire authorities can tell
us is not to buy low quality
switches. I think this is
outright irresponsible.
Can the relevant
authorities look at items
hardware companies sell
and make sure these items,
which are hazardous to our
health, are removed as soon
as possible?
Seini Waqa,
Lautoka.
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FIJI FOCUS
PM lays down challenge
GOVERNMENT officials may
be surcharged if capital projects
funded in the 2011 National Budget
are not implemented successfully
and without good reason.
The Prime Minister Voreqe
Bainimarama reminded cabinet
ministers and permanent secretaries
of Government’s seriousness to
developing the poor.
In a letter dated November 29 Commodore Bainimarama said he
intended to initiate surcharges under
the Financial Management Act - if
projects funded in 2011 were not
implemented and without good
reason. The letter was addressed to
all Cabinet ministers. A circular to all permanent
secretaries followed two days later.
Strategic Planning permanent
secretary Peter Wise said the letter
showed Government was serious
about the implementation of capital
developments.
“The 2011 Budget carried
the theme “Enhancing
Economic growth and Inclusive
Development,” Mr Wise noted
in the circular to all permanent
secretaries on December 1.
“The Budget has been formulated
against the backdrop of low
economic growth.
“You will note from the 2011
Budget that our capital expenditure
allocation has increased from
$383m in 2010 to $525m in 2011.
“This is an increase of 37 per
cent across the board. Despite our
average performance in terms of
implementation, the allocations for
capital project have increased.
“The rational for this increase
is in line with Government’s
commitment to grow the economy
in the short term.
“Capital projects to be
implemented in 2011 emanate
from the Public Sector Investment
Programme which was prepared in
consultation with your respective
ministries.
“The funding of your respective
projects in 2011 is based on the
premise that they are ready for
implementation.
“The Prime Minister has also
directed that the possibility if
initiating surcharge under the
PSC will
explore
options
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“Staff will continue
working until the new buyer
is known and may want to
keep the staff. But should
they not require all staff,
then it will be a case like
the Water Authority of Fiji
where staff are put in other
ministries and departments,”
Mr Chand said.
“The decision is subject
to a due diligence study
undertaken by Earnest and
Young and the Ministry
of Finance. We are having
consultation processes and
examining options because
there are sufficient private
companies in the same line of
business.
“Government sees it fit that
we do not pour money where
we feel the private sector is
doing very well.
“The draft of the due
diligence study has been
received and the PSC, the
Ministry of Finance and
Ministry of Public Enterprise
are going through it.
“The printing of
government business
will continue but will be
done through the open
market process of tender
and acceptance of the
best proposal after the
Government Printery is
sold.”
Mr Chand said
Government had got
interested parties in Fiji who
could do the job.
The standard of printing
in Fiji has improved over
the years and some local
companies do printing for
other Pacific Island countries
like Papua New Guinea as
well.
His Excellency the President Ratu Epeli Nalatikau shares a light moment at Government House.
Inset: Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Judges.
$5m increase
for Judiciary
The 2011 Budget allocation
for Judiciary will be utilised to
support the increase in number of
judges and magistrates who have
been appointed says the Solicitor
General, Mr Christopher Pryde.
Mr Pryde said the Government’s
contribution to enhance the court
standards was a pleasant sign.
“The funds will also support
refurbishment of court building and
updating of court rooms,” Mr Pryde
said.
There is an increase of $5million
for the judiciary.
In the budget announcement,
the Attorney General Mr Aiyaz
Sayed-Khaiyum said the increase
was to cover the full operational
and staffing needs of the judiciary,
in view of new appointments of
magistrates and judges.
He added increases had also
been facted into the budgets of the
Attorney General’s chambers and
the Director for Public Prosecutions
office to improve service delivery.
“The increase is in respect of
having a full compliment of the
establishment,” said Mr SayedKhaiyum.
“So if you look at the DPPs
office, there isn’t enough funding
for the full establishment of staffing
numbers and similarly that is the
case with AG’s chambers.”
The allocation increased from
$11m in 2010 to $16m for 2011.
USA denies Fiji’s right as a member of the UN
The refusal of visas to our government officials by
the Embassy of the United States of America has
denied Fiji’s voice at internationally sanctioned
United Nations meetings.
Chief Justice, Anthony Gates was to attend the
9th Session of Assembly of States Parties to the
Rome Statute of the International Criminal court- a
meeting held at the United Nations headquarters on
December 6-8.
And Environment Minister Samuela Saumatua
was to have represented Fiji at the UN Climate
The Diplomacy and International Affairs
programme will be offered at USP from 2011
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Financial Management Act be
explored if all projects funded
in 2011 are not implemented
successfully without good reasons.”
All ministries have been given
a December 17, 2010 deadline by
when they must submit all their
programmes of implementation
to be supported by a realistic cash
flow. These documents must be
submitted to the Strategic Planning
ministry and iit will aid the ministry
in better cash flow forecasting
and the timely release of funds for
capital developments.
Change meeting in Mexico.
Fiji actively participated at the COP15 meeting
of world leaders in Copenhagen in December 2009,
in an attempt by world leaders to reach agreement
on responding to the challenges of climate changes.
Given the Copenhagen Accord failed to lay out a
concrete plan to maintain global temperature rises
and legally binding reductions to CO2 emissions,
the involvement of all countries and Governments
including Fiji at COP16 in Cancun, Mexico was
crucial.
Minsitry of Information permanent secretary Ms
Sharon Smith Johns said such actions by the US
begs to question the equal sovereignty accorded
to all UN member countries as part of the UN
Charter.
“It is nothing but short of squeezing the life out
of every Fijian,” said Ms Smith-Johns.
The denial of Fiji’s voice at this important
UN meeting begs the question of the USA’s
international obligation to the UN Charter.
USP develops competent negotiators
The new Diplomacy and International
Affairs programme at the University
of the South Pacific will assist the
Government have more trained capacity
for negotiations says the USP Vice
Chancellor, Professor Rajesh Chandra.
“Major need in the Pacific Islands
is for the Government to have
more trained capacity to negotiate
competently and confidently for
their interest and this is where this
programme will make a major
contribution,” said Professor Chandra.
When he initially joined the USP,
he indicated to the Dean of Faculty
of Business and Economics the
importance for USP to develop very
quickly programmes that would address
the needs in the area of diplomacy,
international relations, and negotiations.
“I am pleased that through the hard
work of the school, the dean and other
members, these programmes have been
developed, and they have been thru
the quality assurance processes of the
university, approved by senate and very
happily approved by the council,” he
added.
This new programme will also
address the regional demand. He hopes
that USP will through its commitment
sustain and expand these programmes.
“I would like to see that as
the announcement by USP of
its commitment to sustain these
programmes, to expand these
programme and to find opportunity
with the forum secretariat with the
national government and with other
organisations to ensure there is a rapid
movement in providing the support the
Pacific Island countries need.”
“These programmes will be made
available in-country so that people don’t
have to leave their jobs,” he added.
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$123m for sugar reform
BEFORE the year ends and
stakeholders look ahead to the next
crushing season, they can be rest
assured work is now underway by
Government and the Fiji Sugar
Corporation to draw up strategies
for the future.
During his delivery of the 2011
National Budget the Attorney
General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
announced that Government would
now closely oversee all income
and expenditures for FSC to reduce
further contingent liability risks.
And as such Ministry of Finance
acting permanent secretary, Mr
David Kolitagane will be in
Lautoka to discuss how FSC will
spend the money.
Government has allocated
$110million to support FSC and the
Seeking technical assistance
... Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
sugar industry reform.
In addition, $6m has been
allocated for cane replanting, $1m
for cane quality payment, $5m
to South Pacific Fertilizers and
$1.5m for the Committee for Better
Utilisation of Land.
In total, $123m has been
allocated for the support of the
sugar industry.
The Sugar Unit responsible for
development of the industry has
been allocated $1.5m, this is a
decrease from the 2010 amount by
$20m.
The Sugar Unit budget also
gives $0.9m to the Sugar Research
Institute. A grant of $0.5m still
remains for the Sugar Tribunal.
The money allocated for
sustaining FSC will go towards the
reforms and restructure that FSC is
undergoing and the sugar industry
as a whole.
“Government is also actively
seeking technical assistance from
development partners to assist its
‘Mere words cannot
express State’s help’
A knowledge-based society
means ensuring access to
quality education for all and
among others improving the
financing of education for
our children.
As such Government in
2011 will continue with
the bus fare initiative and
fee-free education classes
initiative with injections
of $12million and $6.6m
respectively.
Mother of three Anita
Chand, 38, of Saru in
Lautoka has praised the
Government for assisting her
children’s education.
“I send my twin sons to
the village school, about a
kilometer away from home
while my daughter attends
Tilak High School,” said
Ms Chand, who tends to a
vegetable garden for a living.
“Before the assistance,
we had to pay $2.60 a day
for bus fare, which was a bit
hard for us.
“But we are now able
to save this money for
things like food and for our
children’s future.
Ms Chand has welcomed
the decision to extend free
text books assistance to
secondary schools from next
year.
“It is a big relief to us.
We are very grateful to the
Government. This is the first
time for a Government to
provide this sort of assistance
in schools,” Ms Chand said.
“First they provided books
for primary schools and from
next year assistance will be
given to secondary school
students too.
“This assistance will go a
long way for my children.”
Ms Chand said that due
to the continued assistance
from Government, her sons
received the ‘best attendance
prize’ in their class this year.
She said that sometimes
a little assistance goes a
long way but in this case,
Government has helped so
much that mere words cannot
express it.
Budget consistent
with Peoples Charter
THE 2011 Budget is
consistent with the Peoples
Charter for Change Peace
and Progress, the principal
document of Government.
Strategic Planning,
National Development
and Statistics permanent
secretary, Peter Wise said
the total budget component
saw an increase in capital
programs and capital
expenditure for central
government.
“This has increased
substantially from 2010 to
2011 while operating budget
increases marginally,” he
said. “This is in line with
Government’s approach to
create confidence because the
private sector is not investing
so much. Government has to
take some re-growth, create
confidence in the economy
by improvement in capital
infrastructure.”
“The Budget is targeting
rural and the disadvantaged.”
The latest forecast for
poverty has been reduced
from 35 percent to 31 percent
despite the fact of the slight
increase of rural population
so the budget also takes that
into account.
Reform plan specifies
strategies ... Manasa Vaniqi
reform efforts for FSC,” Mr SayedKhaiyum said.
The sugar taskforce, which was
set up early this year, has developed
a comprehensive reform plan that
specifies strategies for reorganising
critical facets of the industry.
Ministry of National Planning
and Sugar permanent secretary Mr
Manasa Vaniqi said the Government
was adamant in reviving the sugar
industry. More than 200,000 people,
or 20 per cent of our population,
depend on it for their livelihoods.
“Earlier this year, Government
commissioned a fact-finding
mission of FSC’s financial status.
FSC is a key component of the
sugar industry,” said acting Finance
Minister Mr Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
“The review confirmed
FSC’s weak financial position.
Subsequently, Government has
taken an active and inevitable role
to engage with the company to
ensure continued operations and
future viability.”
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama with students of Saint Vincents College in Natovi during
their prizegiving day.
Education assistance reduces dropouts
EDUCATION Minister, Filipe Bole
says the State is committed to provide
further assistance to help move Fiji
forward.
“A total of 540 primary and 166
secondary schools have been assisted
under its education scheme this year,’
Mr Bole said.
“This assistance was introduced in
late October, 2009 to improve school
attendance and performance and help
reduce the number of school dropouts.”
Mr Bole has seen a remarkable
increase in school attendance with more
children being punctual.
To date 94,761 students from a total
of 706 schools have been covered under
this scheme.
In 2009 the ministry spent $3.7m
on this assistance and for next year
Government has allocated a sum of
$12m to help in the bus fare provision
for students.
The assistance has extended to cover
students travelling by mini-buses,
carriers and boat operators, who have to
register under a Rural Service License.
Mr Bole said the e-ticketing would
soon replace the voucher system used
for bus fare assistance.
The free text book initiative has
$18.3million for 2011.
“Books by private authors (14 titles)
have been purchased for the eastern and
northern divisions and bookshops have
delivered these books to Education
Resource Centre or ERC,” Mr Bole
said.
“ERC has distributed these books to
schools through its normal system of
dispatch of books and should reach all
schools before the end of term one.”
Books for western and central
divisions were purchased from
bookshops.
The two titles purchased from New
Zealand should be arriving soon and
will be dispatched to schools by ERC.
Government Printing printed 39 titles
at a total cost of $942,770 while books
bought from bookshops (14 titles) were
purchased for a total of $228,431.
Government Supplies printed a
variety of titles with the total cost of
$89,755.
All 736 primary schools have been
supplied with textbooks.
Work together to implement budget policies, says Seeto
GOVERNMENT departments,
ministries and agencies have
been urged to work together to
ensure policies outlined in the
Budget 2011 were implemented.
Pricewaterhouse
Coopers
managing
partner
Jenny
Seeto made the comment in
response to the Budget 2011
announcement.
“Too often investors, who
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go to government departments
to try and set up businesses,
take advantage of a particular
policy.
“They get road blocks put in
their way, we need to change the
whole mentality of government
agencies and civil service. They
are there to serve us the people,
the taxpayers, we do pay them,
and sometimes we remind them
from time to time that we do pay
them. Ms Seeto said the functions
of agencies should really be to
ask the question. How can we
assist? rather than putting up
road blocks all the time.
“They are there, they should
be seeking solutions in order to
ensure the economic activity that
Goverment is trying to generate
does take place,” she said.
On the new capital gains tax
Ms Seeto said it was expected but
more consultation needed to be
done with relevant agencies.
“You know the continuing
debate that everyone has over
capital gains tax, I do ask that
Inland Revenue when it does put
out legislation, there’s adequate
consultation,
In terms of base values, Ms
Seeto hopes there’s an indexing
system that will come into place
and that there is no double
taxing.
“With the amendment to the
budget last year retail earnings
get taxed on sale so how shares
get sold, get profit, there’s a risk,
you’ll be paying 1 on capital gain
tax on sale of shares and also 15
per cent withholding tax.”
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Budget a stimulus
package: Dr Reddy
The 2011 budget is no less than a
stimulus package for promoting
growth and development says a
renowned economist, Dr Mahendra
Reddy.
His analysis follows criticism made
after the announcement of the 2011
budget on the level of expenditure,
method of financing the expenditure
and composition of the expenditure.
According to Dr Reddy, given the
state of the economy, Government
had no choice but to deliver this
budget in the manner which it had
done.
The 2011 Budget announced
by Government intends to spend
F$1,961.7m next year to ensure that
public sector’s role is met in order
to meet its objective of enhancing
economic growth and development in
Fiji. Dr Reddy said this expenditure
comes with a plan and a desired
allocation and the government had
adopted a number of means of
financing this expenditure.
He said Government had
positioned to Keynesian economics
argues that private sector decisions
sometimes lead to inefficient
macroeconomic outcomes and
therefore advocates active policy
responses by the public sector.
“The 2011 Budget represents a 14
per cent increase of expenditure over
2010 period. While this increase is
quite substantial, as stated earlier,
during times of depression, it is
expected that Government will take
a lead role in providing stimulus for
growth and development,” Dr Reddy
said.
The economist stressed that
previously the Government was never
able to raise its capital expenditure
over 25 per cent, however for the first
time this year, the capital expenditure
has been increased to 27 per cent of
the overall budget.
“Capital expenditure is very critical
to raising the productive capacity of
the economy and thus government’s
ability to raise this composition of
the budget significantly, despite
numerous other demands, must be
applauded,” Dr Reddy said.
“Furthermore, Government has
indeed reduced admin expenses
for social services and general
administration category this year.
However, the savings from this had to
be channeled to meet debt repayment
and debt servicing obligations.”
Private
sector told
to come
clean
Dr Reddy said despite the
budget tabled as a deficit budget,
Government still meets its operating
expenditure commitments from the
operating receipts.
He said the real challenge for Fiji
was to raise its economic growth rate.
“What is needed is a real annual
growth rate of at least 5 per
cent. People cannot expect the
Government to deliver on to this.
The Government can provide the
framework and it is the private sector,
which has to lead growth in the
country,” Dr Reddy said.
“The private sector has to take
cue from this and raise growth in the
country. The sustainable solution to
social and economic challenges can
only be solved from a vibrant and
growing economy.”
Economy
on track
THE Fiji economy is quite
in a pleasing position at the
moment says Reserve Bank
of Fiji Deputy Governor
Barry Whiteside.
“We’re quite in a pleasing
position at the moment,” he
told the Post Budget 2011
Forum.
“ Our reserves are at a
$1.3 million dollars with
about 4 months of imports
and this has been a steady
growth from last year as you
know when we were down
to a total of one or one and
a half months of imports so
we’re pleased with this.”
Mr Whiteside said
government needs to relax
some of the exchange
mechanisms in particular the
commercial banks.
“ Also the renewable
energy business, we’ve
included renewable energy
business in our import
substitution facility,’ he said
“ You might know that
there’s about 40 million
dollars in that facility,
through the commercial
banks, the FDB and some
other financial institutions.
“ The point is raised, our
GDP, our economic growth
is extremely low, for 2010
the forecast was 0.1 per
cent, just coming back of
my mind is the -3 per cent
contraction so looking at
the budget and seeing how
expenditure is going into
capital area. Someone I
guess needs to start the ball
rolling in terms of driving
economic growth.”
Mr Whiteside said
Government could take a
leading role and the private
sector could follow given
that it seems very little was
coming from the private
sector.
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Rural and outer island agriculture programmes get $1.5m. Inset: Participants at Budget 2011 address.
Attorney General and
Minister for Justice, Mr
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
said the revelation by
Commerce Commission
of non-disclosure by some
companies does not mean
that government does not
want the private sector to
make money.
“We want them to make
more money because
obviously if they make more
money they pay more taxes,”
he said at the post Budget
forum.
“I think Government has
been quite generous with
respect of the decline in
corporate taxes 20 per cent
for those companies listed
now but at the same time
the economy is not going
to work if one end of the
economy is not going to
come to the table with their
hands.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum
said not all private sector
companies are like that but
there are some and some that
play a significant role in the
economy need to come with
full disclosures.
“ Go off and make your
money, contribute to society,
we collect our taxes, you
drive the economy and
if there’s aid provide the
assistance that needs to be,
that’s essentially in a nutshell
put very simply.
“I think the moment we
get that sort of collaboration,
between the public and
private sectors, I think the
economy will do very well,”
he said.
Mr Sayed-Khaiyum
said the state has an
administrative commitment
to divesting shares in various
entities and to actually
participate with the private
sector.
A classical example is the
leasing of vehicles which has
never done before and which
this government has done.
He said another is
collaboration with the banks,
with new vehicle companies
and this provides new
incentives and companies are
able to turnover their stock.
“We are able to then give
full complement vehicles
to the Police Force, this is a
multiplier and spin off effect.
I think we all need to think
along those lines.
Government stays true to social obligations
THE Government has maintained a
fair balance of helping the needy in
society says Permanent Secretary to
the Office of the Prime Minister, Col
Pio Tikoduadua.
“ On trying to maintain a fair
balance in terms of keeping heed
of those social obligations that we
have targeted approaches where we
have helped those who have needed
Government’s assistance in the
different areas of their own needs,”
he said.
Government in 2011 will provide:
nHousing Assistance grant of $10
million for families earning less that
$15,000 to apply new houses.
nSocial Welfare assistance in
terms food vouchers - $11m.
nFamily Assistance programme
-$15.
nNational employment centre to
help the unemployed-$1m,
nRural Housing- $1m
nEducation assistance of free
bus fare-$12m and free text books
assistance-$18.3m.
nCare and protection allowance$4.4m.
nFree education - Multi-Ethnic
scholarship -$5.5m, PSC scholarship
$4m, Itaukei scholarship -$10m.
nRural and outer island agriculture
developments programmes -$1.5m
On top of that there is a price
control introduced for basic food
items which means low income
earning families get to benefit from
this allowances.
The VAT increase will not be
subjected to these basic items which
again helps the poor and needy in
society.
Col Tikoduadua said they intend to
continue with the assistances as they
have done so far.
“ We’ve been doing that for the
last three years, this year you will
find that we continue to address
these areas in a more bigger way
particularly with resources and
efforts of assistance to the poor and
the needy,” he said.
“On the same token we also note
that we try as well to create that
environment where it is still investor
friendly but being mindful as well of
the present community …… to keep
the balance right.”
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FIJI FOCUS
Tougher
laws for
tobacco
users
Qualified
people to
solemnise
marriages
THE Tobacco Control Decree
2010 will restrict smoking
and selling of cigarettes
in certain public places
including bus stations and
Internet shops.
The decree restricts
advertising, sponsorship,
and promotion of tobacco
products, regulates
labelling of tobacco product
containers, restricts the
nicotine and tar content
of cigarettes and bans the
sale of cigarettes to persons
under-18 years.
The decree also calls for
the mandatory registration
of wholesalers, retailers,
and distributors of tobacco
products in Fiji, and
the licensing of tobacco
manufacturers, importers,
including suki vendors to
prevent illicit trade in all
tobacco products.
Different sections of the
decree will be implemented
in stages. The Minister
for Health will determine
the effective dates of the
different sections of the
decree. Cabinet based its
decision on a submission by
the Minister for Health, Dr
Neil Sharma.
The minister said
the decree provided for
mandatory registration of
wholesalers, retailers and
distributors of tobacco
products.
Registering all tobacco
retailers will provide
Government with a
reasonably accurate and upto-date database of all venues
that sell tobacco products.
Through the registration
process, those who wish to
be registered to sell cigarettes
should comply with tax
registration requirements
and have valid business
license including company
registration, without this
a business will be denied
registration and cannot sell
tobacco products.
All manufacturers and
importers of tobacco products
including suki vendors must
obtain an annual license from
the and pay a licensing fee.
The Prime Minister says the increase in
the VAT rate to 15 per cent will enable
Government to expand and protect its
revenue base.
Cabinet has approved the Value Added Tax
(Budget Amendment) Decree 2010, which
effects policy changes relating to VAT as
announced in the 2011 National Budget.
Cabinet based its decision on a submission
by the Prime Minister and Minister for
Finance, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama.
The Budget address on November 26
and its associated supplement contained the
following revenue policies relating to VAT.
Increasing the VAT rate from 12.5 per cent
to 15 per cent; allowing tourists to claim
VAT refunds for shopping in any number of
days under the Tourist VAT Refund Scheme
(TVRS); and exempting the supply of fish
by foreign and local fishing vessels directly
hen you enter
Savusavu Market, it
is hard not to miss Ravindra
Kumar Lal’s stall.
Packets of dried peas,
lentils and spices are
arranged in a colourful
assortment across the table.
It beckons you to stop and
take a look. That curious
peek soon leads to buying –
something.
Along the bottom of the
stall stacked in neat rows
like levees along the mighty
Mississippi during typhoon
season, are folded empty
sacks that once held mill
mix, rice and flour.
Ravin, 45, as he is
affectionately called, is a
nifty entrepreneur, having
dabbed a hand or two in
different business ventures
over the years and with much
success.
Business at the stall is
brisk and concluded quickly
over the usual pleasantries.
“I get my spices from Ba, I
repackage and sell them here
at the market,” Ravin says
as he seals off a 500 gram
packet of dhal.
“I have been in business
for myself since 1999
starting out with a taxi
business. From there I got
a stall here at the market
to sell dalo, yaqona and
assorted vegetables that I was
growing on my farm.”
A client of the Fiji
Development Bank since
1999 when he took a loan for
working capital, Ravin has
over the years, taken several
more loans including that
for the purchase of a private
vehicle, a taxi, land and
building as well as additional
working capital.
“With my first loan I
bought a piece of land and
built my home in 2000,”
Ravin said adding, “at that
time I was also buying
and selling beach-de-mer
(sucuwalu).”
At the height of the yaqona
boom during the late 90s
and the earlier parts of 2000,
Ravin took an additional loan
for working capital so he
could buy and export yaqona
overseas.
Since then he has also
purchased another taxi and a
four-wheel drive to help with
his yaqona business.
“What I do now is buy
yaqona from farms around
Vanua Levu and I export it
to Nadi, Lautoka and Ba to
other market vendors and
with each shipment I can
make about $10,000,” Ravin
said.
Ravin said that his long
history with FDB stems
from the friendly and helpful
service that he has received
from the Bank over the years.
In addition to his market
stall and the taxi, dalo and
yaqona venture, Ravin
Processors will need to declare the volume of fish for local consumption and
exports
VAT increase protects revenue base
to local fish processors. The increase in the
VAT would enable Government to expand
and protect its revenue base.
The total revenue gain for increasing VAT
rate to 15 per cent in 2011 will amount to $80
million.
On the TVRS, the Prime Minister said
that currently, a tourist can only claim a VAT
refund for minimum spending of $500 in a
day. Now the number of shopping days will
be opened to allow tourists to claim VAT
refunds for many days of shopping.
Uunder VAT (Budget Amendment) Decree
2010, companies contracted to supply fish
directly to processors based in Fiji for the
production and export of fish loin from Fiji
will be exempted from VAT and fiscal duty.
To ensure transparency, registered
processors will need to declare the volume of
fish for local consumption and exports.
Cabinet has approved the
Marriage Act (Amendment)
Decree 2010 to allow the
Registrar-General to appoint
and license suitably qualified
people of good stature as
Civil Marriage Celebrants to
solemnise marriages in Fiji.
Cabinet based its decision
on a submission by the
Attorney-General, Mr Aiyaz
Sayed-Khaiyum.
The Attorney-General
said that the Marriage
(Amendment) Decree 2010
will allow a person who
is not a public officer to
apply to be a Civil Marriage
Celebrant in Fiji.
Under the Decree, the
Attorney-General can
also appoint and register
celebrants,who have been
vetted by the permanent
secretary for Justice similar
to how Justice of the Peace
applications are processed.
The AG may specify
conditions applicable to the
licence issued to a celebrant.”
In addition, under the
decree, the AG may make
regulations that will specify
further conditions such as the
requirement to pay an annual
fee and the requirement to
file monthly returns as well
as provision to revoke a
licence if any of the terms of
the licence or the Regulations
are breached.
The AG said outsourcing
of this service would also
mean people were able to
contract with a celebrant to
solemnise their marriage at a
time and place of their own
choosing, and without a need
to attend a public office.
FDB
client
turns
sacks
to
riches
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Will power ... Ravindra Kumar at his stall in Savusavu Market
discovered a market for
empty sacks by copra millers
and villagers who need
them to fill their produce for
transportation.
Not one to let an
opportunity like that pass
him by, Ravin has a standing
arrangement with a supplier
in Suva for the direct
purchase of these sacks
which he retails at $1.50 each
to fellow vendors and millers
– turning only as he can,
sacks into riches.
At the time of conducting
this interview, Ravin was the
only supplierof these sacks in
Savusavu Market.
Ravin is also the biggest
buyer of honey from FDB
clients who produce honey
for a living. He retails 750g
bottles at his stall for $8
each.
Ravin always has a will
to prosper and somehow he
also finds a way to get what
he wants.
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Seaman
shows
greatest
love
A
72-year-old survivor
from a yacht that
sank off Australia in
appalling weather conditions
last year, was reunited with
his rescuer in an emotional
ceremony held on November
24 at the the International
Maritime Organization
(IMO) headquarters.
Dr Jerome Morgan, of the
United States, was on hand
to personally thank Fijian
seaman James Fanifau when
the latter received, from IMO
secretary-general Efthimios
E. Mitropoulos, the 2010
IMO Award for exceptional
bravery at Sea for his part in
plucking Dr Morgan from
the sea in a highly dangerous
rescue operation.
Dr Morgan, who was
accompanied at the ceremony
by his two sons, said: “I
would not be standing here
before you today if it were
not for the courage and
bravery of James Fanifau.
James braved the violent
storm that dark night to
reach out for me and deliver
me from the certain jaws of
death, so that I would be able
to see my beloved family
again.”
Mr Fanifau, who was,
at the time, Fourth Engineer
of the Singapore-flagged
general cargo ship Scarlett
Lucy, received the award
for his part in the dramatic
rescue of two survivors,
including Dr Morgan, from
the yacht Sumatra II, in May
2009, amid severe weather
conditions in the Tasman
Sea.
A panel of eminent
maritime professionals
adjudged Mr Fanifau to
have displayed extraordinary
bravery and humanitarian
concern far beyond the
normal call of duty.
Finally, Mr Fanifau,
placing himself in great
danger and exhibiting little
regard for his own personal
safety, went over the side of
his ship to pull the exhausted
elderly man from the water
and carry him to the safety of
the vessel.
Having been nominated
for the award by the
Government of Australia,
Mr Fanifau accepted it with
heartfelt thanks and said that
it was wonderful to see Dr
Morgan again.
“I had no idea that it
would come to this when I
climbed down the side of
our ship to give Dr Jerome
a helping hand. I just acted
instinctively, like anyone
else, and I would do the same
all over again if I had the
chance,” he said.
Secretary-General
Mitropoulos said that
presenting the award to
Mr Fanifau had particular
resonance in 2010, during
IMO’s “Year of the
Seafarer”, adding: “May
James’s act inspire others
who may find themselves
faced with the same dilemma
he was put to: to risk or not
to risk.
Let him become a role
model for young people:
for his decisiveness, his
gallantry, his sense of selfsacrifice, his professionalism
and his modesty.
And let those who aspire
to make a career at sea
be motivated by James’s
example when honouring one
of the highest and noblest
traditions at sea: to risk your
life so that others may live!”
Moldova, Fiji set up
diplomatic relations
The Republics of Moldova
and Fiji have established
diplomatic relations.
The establishment
occurred by way of a
ceremony in New York
on December 7, 2010,
officiated by the Permanent
Representatives to the United
Nations of Moldova and Fiji.
The respective Permanent
Representatives executed
a Protocol establishing
diplomatic relations. They
also jointly signed a letter to
the Secretary-General of the
December 11, 2010
United Nations informing
him of the establishment of
relations, and requesting the
circulation of the letter to all
UN Member States.
The Protocol expresses
the mutual desire of the
Republics of Moldova
and Fiji to promote
understanding and strengthen
friendship and cooperation
between their peoples,
guided by the principles of
the Charter of the United
Nations and international
law.
FIJI FOCUS
James braved the violent storm that dark
night to reach out for me and deliver me from
the certain jaws of death, so that I would be
able to see my beloved family again.
James Fanifau receives the 2010 IMO award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea from IMO Secretary-General
Efthimios E. Mitropoulos. Behind him are (left) His Excellency Mr John Dauth LVO, Australian High
Commissioner and Permanent Representative of Australia to IMO, (right) His Excellency Mr Pio Bosco
Tikoisuva, Fijian High Commissioner
Navua lad tops the lot at Boys Town
First Lady Adi Koila Nailatikau prersents Shivneel Nand the dux award. Right, Nand and his family
S
wami Sivananda said: “Put your
heart, mind, intellect and soul
even to your smallest acts. This
is the secret of success”.
This phrase fits the story of a Navua
lad, who lifted the Monfort Boys Town
Dux award.
Shivneel Nand, the youngest in
the family of two, toiled day and night
practising and cramming everything
that was dished out from his teachers
for the last two years.
Now he is a qualified mechanical
engineer.
“It was tough, the toughest two
years of my life but I kept going
because nothing comes easy these
days,” Mr Nand said.
“But today, I am very happy that I
am able to show my parents that their
money and upbringing has not gone to
waste.” Mr Nand said life was not an
easy ride for him as he had to help his
family in the holidays and also take up
any holiday job that came his way.
“I have a farm at home, which
I really miss but there is a time for
everything. I will return home now and
work on it until I find a job.”
He hopes to enter the work force
with all the knowledge gained and
many good values the institute instilled.
“This institute has moulded me to
be the person I am today. I know how
hard our parents workedc to make sure
we got the best but as young people, we
need to stand up and say, it’s our time
now.”
His Excellency the President Ratu
Epeli Nailatikau was chief guest at
the graduation ceremony and thanked
the teachers of Monfort for instilling
discipline, skills and knowledge to
Fiji’s future leaders. Be proud and
never let go of the good values that
have been instilled in you wherever you
go was the sound advice.
“Keep the words and good values
instilled by your teachers close to your
chests,” Ratu Epeli said.
“Do not let them down, especially
your family who have persevered
during your time here.
“You are about to enter the outside
world where you will fend for yourself,
there are many that depend on you.”
The 52 young men, who graduated
have completed two years of training at
the institute.
School principal Brother George
Palakal said Monfort was always happy
to nurture young men to be better and
caring citizens.
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Centre will raise
level of eye care
S
Sister Alumita Ravono, left, examining the eyes of Amelia Waka with the new eye equipment-slit lamp at the
Pacific Eye Institute
IXTY-three-year-old Peter
Moore is suffering from
cataract - a clouding that
develops in the crystalline
lens of the eye, varying in degree
from slight to complete opacity and
it obstructs the passage of light.
Visually impaired for some
years now, the battle against
blindness has been difficult for the
retired plant engineer.
Two years ago Mr Moore had a
new set of lens placed in both of his
eyes to help improve his vision.
Many today face a similar
predicament and more seriously
because of the limited resources and
facilities available for treatment.
The new Pacific Eye Institute
on Brown Street in Suva, opened
by Prime Minister Commodore
Voreqe Bainimarama, makes
available better facilities and much
improved eye treatments to battle
such diseases.
It shows government’s
commitment to “ensuring quality,
affordable and efficient health
services for all”.
Commodore Bainimarama said
people must have access to quality
secondary and tertiary clinical
services.
“We must have the essential
Fact File
n Pacific Eye Institute, which was built by Pacific
Building Solutions, was completed in
seven months, which is a record.
n The institute has almost 20 staff including personnel
from the CWM Eye Department. They will be working in
the PIE.
n The institute will run training programmes as well as
deliver clinical facilities to the people.
n Services include: general-eye clinic facilities where
patients will be seen, test eyeglasses and those who need
surgery because it has a big operating theatre.
n A first regional training centre for eyes in Pacific in
collaboration with the Fiji School of Medicine.
nMore rooms, facilities and adequate equipment to cater a
more patient load of 60 per day.
n About 30 to 40 operations per week about 60 to 80 eye
operations per week are conducted.
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama in
discussions with Director
Pacific Eye Institute, Dr John Szetu , center, and
Health Minister Dr Neil Sharma
Sister Konio szetu with the A scan machine for eye cataract procedure. Inset: Peter Moore
building blocks of adequate
his eyes.
said.
and properly trained healthcare
This involved cataract removal,
“The replacement of lens took
professionals and appropriate
a procedure to remove a clouded
only 20 minutes and the procedure
infrastructure including modern
lens (cataract) from the eye to
was not difficult.”
equipment and technology,” the
improve vision. The procedure
Doctors advised Mr Moore
Prime Minister said.
almost always includes placing an
not to dive in water, go near fire or
When Mr Moore developed
artificial lens in the eye.
smoke with the lens in place.
a cataract, he sought treatment at
“I was wearing spectacles for
“They also they gave me solar
Colonial War Memorial Hospital
sometime and now with the new
eyeglass which protects my eyes
(CWM) and was given new lens for lens I can see properly,” Mr Moore
from the sunrays as well as smoke,”
Mr Moore said.
He is thankful though that
this new eye institute will make a
difference in the lives of people like
him and prove there are people and
equipments to do the job.
The Pacific Eye Institute will
address the challenges of acute
shortage of trained eye care
professionals, which includes both
doctors and nurses for Fiji and the
region.
It will reduce our dependency
on visiting overseas teams to clear
the backlog of patients needing
treatment and surgery.
The partnership between the
institute, the colleges of medicine,
nursing and health sciences of the
Fiji National University and the
University of the South Pacific, in
delivering the necessary training is
commendable.
Mr Moore had one last check at
CWM in November but for now has
decided to visit the new eye centre.
He said the establishment of
the eye centre would allow for
efficiency and people to get treated
with professional services.
Days of reliance on kerosene lamp are over for Nataleira
E
lders of the 11
villagers in the
northern coast of
Tailevu will no
longer buy kerosene to light
their lamp at night.
The recent
commissioning of
the $1.2million rural
electrification in Nataleira
was a dream come true for
540-households in Tailevu
North.
The electrification project
took 20 years to complete.
Nataleira district
consist villagers of Nabau,
Qelekuro, Luvunavuaka,
Driti, Delakado, Naboulau,
Tadradave, Vorovoro, Talaira,
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Silana and Nasinu.
The project also benefited
students of Dawasamu
Secondary School and two
primary schools.
These students will
be able to have access to
Internet in the nearby future.
Mr Mohammed Feroz,
45, a first year head master
at Navunisea Primary School
said more than 150 students
and teachers would soon
have access to computers
He said students of
Navunisea had been
neglected for sometime.
“Students in urban
centres have the privilege
and the advantage in using
computers,” he said.
With the provision of
electricity in the northern
coast of Tailevu it will allow
our students of Navunisea
and Dawasamu secondary
schools in Tailevu North to
access computers and other
high-tech equipment that will
enhance their education.
Mrs Vani Dakuwaqa,
93, from Silana Village, said
since 1917 she has been
buying kerosene to light her
lamp.
She was emotional as
she recounted, how the days
were gone when she had to
fetch kerosene at night for
her children to study.
“With the provision of
electricity we should expect
to improve education and
provide a better quality of
life for the rural population,”
Mrs Dakuwaqa said.
She remembers vividly
those days when she had to
walk to buy kerosene for the
family.
“Kerosene is very
important to us in those days,
without kerosene we cannot
light our lamp at night so we
had to sleep early,” she said.
Mrs Dakuwaqa always
encouraged her children to
work harder so that they
could move and reside in
urban centers.
Government is
committed in supplying
electricity to the 14 provinces
before 2014.
Dawasamu Secondary
School principal Mr Marika
Dakuwaqa said while
students would no longer rely
on kerosene lamp they must
use electricity wisely.
He said students were
excited about the new
developments but they
must also consider the
disadvantage and misuse of
electricity during the day.
“The disadvantage is
students can watch TV
during the day and miss out
on their school work. They
must be taught on how to
better utilise electricity,” Mr
Dakuwaqa said.
“Students in the
northern coast of Tailevu
were unfortunate for the
last few years because they
had to rely on power from
a generator. Fuel for the
generator is very expensive,”
he said.
Mr Dakuwaqa added
students and their future
generation of Nataleira
would no longer carry
kerosene lamp to school.
“We are fortunate
Government has provided
development that is critical to
rural dwellers,” he said.
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FIJI FOCUS
Building bridges in aotearoa
T
HE main purpose
of the Fiji High
Commission in
Wellington is to promote
and protect Fiji’s interests in
New Zealand through cordial
bilateral relations.
This general focus has
not changed ever since the
mission was set up in 1978
in recognition of the mutual
advantage to be gained from
the long existing relationship
between the two countries in
terms of political, economic,
trade and people to people
interests.
Wellington was one of
the three earliest missions
to be established after Fiji
gained independence in
1970, besides Canberra and
London.
A total of eight high
commissioners have served
at the mission in its first 30
years, the last appointment
being in 2008. The current
staff comprises two
diplomats and three locally
engaged support staff.
In 2010, the aim of
theFiji High Commission
in Wellington is to improve
relations with the host
Government.
It has been encouraged by
some positive developments
in the early part of the year
resulting in the strengthening
of diplomatic staff capacities
for both countries in
their respective posts in
Wellington and Suva.
This evolving
relationship is reflected in
the increasing engagement
between the High
Commission and officials
of the host Government
mainly in presenting and to
seek understanding on Fiji’s
position.
For the first time in four
years, the mission has been
invited to state events such
as Remembrance Day and
Waitangi Day.
Whilst the political
relation is evolving, the
mission has focused on trade
issues particularly building
and consolidating relations
and networking with people
who invest and do business
in and with Fiji.
One such group is
the New Zealand - Fiji
Business Council with whom
the Mission has a good
Members of the Fijian community in Wellington.
Inset: Acting head of mission Sakiusa Rakai, right,
with MFAT Director Maori Affairs at Waitangi Bay of
Islands.
government basis.
working relationship and is
Taro is of special
represented at its monthly
interest because it is Fiji’s
meetings as a co-opted
major export to New
member.
Zealand earning around
Another group includes
NZ$10million annually.
enquirers on trade and
The Pacific Trade and
investment related interests.
Invest in Auckland is an
The High Commission
important link between New
plays a facilitative role in
Zealand buyers and the
this regard referring business
Pacific exporters.
interests to relevant agencies
The High Commission
in Fiji and linking them with
keeps in close contact with
the appropriate contacts
PT&I and benefits from
or providing information
market information in its
requested.
regularly updated database.
The importers of Fiji
There is also a very good
fresh produce, particularly
working relationship with Air
taro, are also an important
Pacific and Tourism Fiji both
part of our network and are
based in Auckland.
subjects of our Auckland site
The mission benefits
visits.
from information on updates
While these importers
received from these offices
have direct access to
on industry trends as we
government ministries and
complement their tourism
departments, the mission
promotion role.
works alongside them
We are always on
and follows up on issues
the lookout for business
raised with Fiji on an intra
Bright future looms for young Fijians
MANY young Fijian people could soon be
heading for greener pastures should the Japan
Exchange and Teaching (JET) programme
expand.
Japan’s Ambassador to Fiji, His
Excellency Mr Yutaka Yoshizawa bought the
issue to light.
“There is a possibility of expanding
the JET programme to the Pacific and
this was made known to the Minister for
Foreign Affairs Ratu Inoke Kubuabola,” Mr
Yoshizawa said.
“I hope that once the JET programme is
extended to include Fiji, many young Fijians
will consider joining the programme.”
In the Jet programme, Japan invites
young people from all over the world as
teaching assistance for language education at
secondary school.
Some 58 JICA experts and volunteers
were working in various areas in Fiji.
“On the other hand, some 59 Fijians
participated in JICA training programmes
held in Japan in 2010 alone.” Mr Yoshizawa
December 11, 2010
said. JICA is also working with the Lautoka
City Council and the Nadi Town Council on
waste management.
JICA recently launched the initiatives for
community preparedness for river floods and
other disasters in the Ba River basin.
Japan’s Ambassador to Fiji, His
Excellency Mr Yutaka Yoshizawa
opportunities for Fiji.
One major event that will
have such opportunities is
the Rugby World Cup hosted
by New Zealand next year
which is estimated to bring
an additional 85,000 visitors
to New Zealand.
The mission is now
exploring with other Pacific
Island stakeholders, trade and
tourism promotion activities
around that event.
There is real gain to be
had from well coordinated
marketing prior to RWC
targeting Northern
Hemisphere visitors as much
as Kiwis.
In Wellington, the
mission has set up a
community support group
for the Fiji team and to
coordinate the promotional
activities during the team’s
seven-day stay in the capital.
Another area of focus
for the mission this year is
the Fijian diaspora in New
Zealand - number around
40,000.
They make up part of the
large New Zealand market
for Fiji fresh produce as well
as visitors to Fiji besides the
very important connections
to their land of birth that
many hold dear.
As many are still Fijian
citizens, the mission also
provides consular services to
them.
It is for these reasons that
it is important for the High
Commission to be in touch
with the Fijian community in
New Zealand.
In addition, there has
been negative publicity and
misinformation in the NZ
media on the situation in Fiji
that needed correcting.
The First Secretary
therefore visited Fijian
communities in the main
centres of the South Island
plus Auckland, Hamilton
and Rotorua in the North
Island to update them on
government reforms and
initiatives under the Strategic
Framework for Change.
The Fiji Day celebration
this year was a community
affair. In Wellington, the
mission celebrated with
the community on Sunday
October 10 in a church
service followed by a Fiji
Day dinner.
According to attendees,
it was the first Fiji Day
community celebration that
they have had for some time
and it was well enjoyed by
all attendees.
The gathering was also
an opportunity to update the
Wellington community on
the Government’s Strategic
Framework for Change.
Fiji visitors are always
welcome to the Wellington
office including the much
anticipated annual outing of
the Fiji Sevens Team on the
Wellington leg of the IRB
circuit.
This year was no
exception as the staff at the
High Commission hosted
the team to an afternoon
tea joined by leaders of the
Fijian community. It was
a bonus the team won this
tournament.
Senior students from
Ratu Kadavulevu School,
who were on a social
science field trip to NZ also
visited in August and were
hosted to a lunch at the
High Commission office in
Wellington.
The Wellington mission
is working as best as it can
to promote Fiji’s interest in
New Zealand.
Forum leaders set up unit
to monitor, disburse funds
Pacific Islands forum leaders have established
a project management unit at the Pacific
Islands Forum Secretariat in Suva to
manage and monitor the multi-million
dollar Pacific Leaders Meeting (PALM 5)
Pacific Environment Community (PEC) fund
negotiated with the Government of Japan in
2009.
The PEC fund is a US$67million
contribution by Japan to support forum island
countries’ projects in solar power generation
and seawater desalination.
The joint committee comprises of Pacific
Islands Forum and Japanese government
representatives, which will provide oversight
and make the necessary decisions with
respect to the implementation of the PEC
Fund.
The PMU established within the Forum
Secretariat assists the secretariat manage,
monitor and disburse funds as agreed to with
the Government of Japan under the Project
Procedures approved by the joint committee.
The committee has agreed that each
country be allocated US$4million under the
fund.
The Pacific Islands Forum recently
appointed the PMU team which comprises
Mr Jonathan Mitchell as the project manager
and Mr Leonaitasi Taukafa as the technical
officer.
A Technical Advisory Group (TAG)
has also been established in line with the
agreement with Japan to assist the secretariat
to provide the technical and evaluative
assessment of concept notes and project
proposals for the consideration of the joint
committee.
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FIJI FOCUS
CIVIL SERVICE VACANCIES
Applications are invited for the following Permanent
Secretary positions in Government Ministries.
Permanent Secretaries are heads of Government Ministries
and are responsible to their Ministers for the proper and
effective management of their Ministries and for policy advice
and support. They are also responsible for implementing
Government policies and programmes in a cost effective and
efficient manner. The remuneration and benefits for the positions
includes a base salary ranging from $73,640 to $96,276 with
8% of base salary as superannuation, 12.5% of basic salary as
housing allowance, the provision of a government vehicle with
driver for official business, telecommunication expenses on
a reimbursable basis, business class air travel with per diem
allowance that includes a 10% loading and other civil service
terms and conditions including annual leave etc.
The principal accountabilities of these roles include:
* Knowledge, skills, personal qualities
* Ability to provide leadership and personally contribute to
shaping the strategic direction of the Ministry and develop
strategies on how to achieve objectives using a wide range of
sources of information and consultation.
* Ability to identify and grasp complex issues, critically analyze
and evaluate issues and apply intellect and sound judgment to
arrive at conclusions
* Must be able to work closely with other Government Permanent
Secretaries and stakeholders to develop productive working
partnerships that facilitate the achievement of results.
* Steer the process of planning through to implementation
and ensure that intended results are consistently delivered by
building an organisational capability that inculcates a culture of
achievement and improvement.
* Exemplify professionalism and integrity in personal behavior
and takes personal responsibility for getting things done.
* Clear communication skills and ability to negotiate with others
in a credible and persuasive manner that takes into account the
views of others.
* Must have an Academic Degree in the relevant field.
All applications must state the Permanent Secretary position
being applied for, the vacancy number as advertised and to be
accompanied with updated Curriculum Vitae.
Applications are to be sent to:
The Chairman,
Public Service Commission,
P O Box 2211,
Government Buildings,
Suva.
Applications will close at 4.30pm on the 29th December,
2010.
The roles of the positions are as stated below:
MINISTRY OF LANDS AND MINERAL RESOUIRCES
PS 23/2010 - PERMANENT SECRETARY
The Permanent Secretary is responsible to the Minister for Lands
and Mineral Resources the formulation and implementation
of policies and strategies relating to the effective and efficient
administration, management and development of all state
land and the mining and quarrying sector. Specifically, the
post is responsible for providing high quality, professional and
expedient services in the areas of land surveying, mapping,
valuation, land information through the national Geographic
Information System, and the development and maintenance of
State Land. The post is also responsible for studies in relation
to geological hazards, minerals and groundwater development
and the overall development of the Mining and Quarrying Sector
with a mandate under the Mining, Petroleum (Exploration and
Exploitation), Quarries, Explosives and Continental Shelf Acts.
Additionally, the post is responsible for aligning the Ministry’s
activities and resources to meet Government’s expectations
as explicitly stated in the People’s Charter for Change, Peace
and Progress, the Strategic Framework for Change, and the
Roadmap to Democracy and Sustainable Socio-Economic
Development. The six critical outputs for the Ministry include
the land reform, national land register, roadmap for mining,
review of the Mining Act, development of a ground-water policy
and the establishment of a monitoring and warning system for
earthquakes and tsunamis. As the Public Service Commission’s
“Delegate” and “Chief Accounting Officer”, the incumbent is
also required to effectively and efficiently manage the Ministry’s
human and financial resources. He/She must ensure the
development of a competent and motivated workforce and
the provision of policy advice to Government including the
coordination of statutes and regulations that are applicable
to the lands and minerals sector. The Permanent Secretary
is required to exercise prudence and accountability in the
management of the Ministry’s finances and assets and adhere
to all reporting requirements. The focus on customer services
and public relations is essential and must be a primary concern
in the delivery of services.
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, ELECTORAL REFORM, PUBLIC
ENTERPRISES
&
ANTI-CORRUPTION,
INDUSTRY,
TOURISM, TRADE & COMMUNICATIONS
PS 24/2010 - COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES [RE-ADVERTISED]
AND
The Commissioner of Prisons is responsible to the Minister
for the formulation, coordination and implementation of the
policies and strategies of the Fiji Prison Service in terms of
proper treatment and safe custody of prisoners and welfare
of its officers. The incumbent should be a highly motivated
individual with vast and proven experience in manages large
organizations. The applicant must be visionary, able to think
strategically and have vibrant personality to influence and charter
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the way forward for the Fiji Prisons Service. The appointee must
be able to conform and fulfills the requirements of al legislations
directly affecting the running of the Fiji Prison Services. Ensure
that good relationships with stakeholders and communities are
developed and maintained to enhance the implementation of
the correctional and Rehabilitation Act. Provide leadership to
strengthen the capacity of the Prison institution leaders through
coordination, collaboration and partnership with government
organizations and non government organizations.
As the Public Service Commission’s ‘”Delegate” and “Chief
Accounting Officer”, the incumbent is also required to effectively
and efficiently manage the Department’s Human and Financial
Resources. He/She must ensure the development of a
competent and motivated workforce and the provision of policy
advice to government including the coordination of statutes and
regulations that are applicable to the sector. The Permanent
Secretary is required to exercise prudence and accountability in
the management of Ministry’s finance and assets and adhere to
the reporting requirements. The focus on customer service and
public relations is essential and must be a primary concern in
the delivery of services.
For further enquiries of the advertised vacancies please
contact: Mr. Keverieli Ratusaitadra on telephone 3314588
extension 287, Public Service Commission. or email
[email protected]
Applications on completed GP 142 for the following posts
should be addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary
Public Service Commission
P O Box 2211
Government Buildings
Suva
MINISTRY OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
764/2010 - DEPUTY SECRETARY
(AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT) [RE-ADVERTISED]
The Deputy Secretary (Agriculture Development) is responsible
to the Permanent Secretary for Agriculture for the development
and management of programmes to achieve the objectives
of the Ministry. This involves determining priorities through
research, setting development goals, informing, motivating and
working with agriculture stakeholders, including the farmers and
private sector, to take advantage of opportunities and measuring
success through evaluating growth/export achievements. The
incumbent must balance the needs of the sector with that of the
nation in general, and the proper and efficient use of available
resources. The post holder plays a major role in formulating
policies, giving direction to the relevant Divisions and interpreting
and updating, where necessary, existing agriculture legislations
to meet the changing role of the Ministry. The Deputy Secretary
is expected to monitor and evaluate the implementation of
policies and programmes of the various Divisions of the Ministry
based on the annual corporate plan and business plans. He or
she is expected to lead a team of professionals by motivating
and encouraging personal and professional development.
Qualification: Previous experience with policy matters
and the assessed ability to give advice to the Permanent
Secretary at political level is required and experience in
negotiations/ discussions with senior staff of government and
Non-government Agencies. The officer should have shown
evidence of well rounded and forceful personalities with proven
intellectual capacity and the willingness and ability to take far
reaching decisions. Proven ability to manage manpower and
physical resources effectively is required. The best graduate
with specialist degree entering the service at SS03/04 or
equivalent may achieve this level with no less than 16 years
and 21 years of service respectively unless specialized training
leading to appropriate higher level qualifications has been
completed during the career.
Salary: US02 $58,793 - $73,757
765 /2010 - DEPUTY SECRETARY (CORPORATE SERVICES
AND PLANNING) [RE-ADVERTISED]
The Deputy Secretary [Corporate Services and Planning] is
primarily responsible for providing the necessary timely and
sound policy advice and executive support to the Permanent
Secretary for Agriculture on all corporate services matters,
relating to human resource management and development,
financial management, and planning. The incumbent is also
responsible to the Permanent Secretary for Agriculture for
the efficient and effective management, control, direction,
supervision and development of the corporate services and
planning functions for the different functional/technical Divisions
of the Department, including the Fiji College of Agriculture. He/
she will be expected to direct and monitor the various reform
programmes as part of the wider Civil Service Reform, Financial
Management Reform and the Public Enterprises Reform. The
Deputy Secretary will also be required to provide a high level
of administrative services for the Department to ensure quality
customer service is provided to the various stakeholders. He/
she is also required to provide timely advice and support to the
senior managers with regards to the overall operation of the
Department, to ensure that staff morale and high performance
rate are maintained at all times and value for money on outputs
is achieved. The Deputy Secretary is expected to monitor and
evaluate the implementation of policies and programmes of
the various Divisions of the Department based on the annual
corporate plan and business plans as these relate to Corporate
Services. He/she is expected to lead a team of professionals
by motivating and encouraging personal and professional
development.
Qualification: Previous experience in handling policy matters
and assessed ability to give advice to the Permanent Secretary
and at political level is required and experience in negotiations/
discussions with senior staff of Government and non-Government
Agencies. The Officer should have shown evidence of wellrounded forceful personalities with proven intellectual capacity
and the willingness and ability to take far-reaching decisions.
Proven ability to manage manpower and physical resources
effectively is required. The best graduate with specialist degrees
entering the Service at SS03/04 or equivalent may achieve
this level after not less than 16 years of service including at
least 3 years at US03/04 level in their respective disciplines.
Non-specialist graduates and non-graduates may achieve this
level with not less than 18 and 21 years of service respectively
unless specialized training leading to appropriate higher-level
qualifications has been completed during their career.
Salary: US02 $58, 793 - $73, 757
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
766/2010 - DIRECTOR COUNSELLING
Responsible to the Chief Justice through the Family Court
Judge of the Family Court for the establishment of an effective
counselling service as part of the new Family Division of the
High Court and Magistrates Court; establish relationships with
a range of key stakeholders in both Government and Civil
Society groups in the planning and delivery of counselling
services. The Director is required to provide professional,
supervision, leadership and direction to Court counsellors,
draw up procedures and guidelines and develop standards
to ensure the delivery of efficient and effective services of
high standard to the judiciary and the community. A degree in
social work, psychology or related discipline with registration of
membership eligibility of the relevant accrediting professional
body is essential. An internationally recognized qualification
in child and/or family counselling or equivalent. Post graduate
qualifications will be desirable.
Qualification: Previous experience with policy matters and the
assessed ability to give advice to the Permanent Secretary at
political level is required, is experience of negotiation/discussion
with senior staff of Government and Non-Government Agencies.
Officers should have shown well-rounded forceful personalities
with proven intellectual capacity and the willingness and ability to
take far-reaching decision. Proven ability to manage manpower
and physical resources effectively is required in positions at this
level, which have a bias towards Senior Management rather than
policy and considerate work. The best graduate with specialist
degrees entering the Service at SS04/03 or equivalent levels
may achieve this level after not less than 13 years of service
including at least 3 years at Principal level in their discipline.
Non-specialist graduates and non-graduates may achieve this
level with not less than 18 and 21 years service respectively
unless specialized training leading to appropriate higher-level
qualifications has been completed during the career.
Salary: US04 $45,198 - $54,776
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
767/2010 - HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR
- LABASA [RE-ADVERTISED]
Responsible to the Medical Superintendent, Labasa Hospital
for the co-ordination, implementation, evaluation, supervision
and control of the medical and general management of all
health services and facilities including the delivery of planned
services in the Divisional Hospital within agreed budgetary
parameters and compliant with standards of service developed
by the Ministry of Health. The incumbent would have overall
responsibility for the preparation and monitoring of the annual
Divisional hospital budget; plan, co-ordinate and implement a
Hospital Development Plan for the management and operation
of the Divisional hospital; promote and develop community
involvement in the provision of hospital care; oversee and
provide advice on the implementation of clinical standards
in sub-divisional hospitals and the exercise of inter-hospital
referral protocols; oversee the supervision and evaluation
of the activities of all medical and allied professions, support
services, government wages earners and volunteer staff within
the Divisional Hospital. The incumbent is also required to plan
and direct a hospital-wide Risk Management programme with
particular emphasis on Clinical Risk Management;. To promote
a quality customer service approach and ensure that Quality
Assurance/Management activities are operational and monitored
in the hospital and develop programmes to improve the quality
and care together with the customer services provided at the
hospital ensuring that they are in accordance with OHS policy.
Ensure that health education programmes are organised in the
hospital and that disease outbreak surveillance, disaster and
other emergency issues are appropriately handled; collect and
consolidate specific returns, health reports and other information
for Division and Headquarters use; attend relevant workshops
and conferences as approved by the Medical Superintendent
or the Deputy Secretary at regional, national and international
levels. Ensure that all staff in the divisional hospital are
appropriately instructed on the requirement for confidentiality.
The incumbent should have an extensive experience in the
successful management of complex operations, staff and
budgets; have excellent communication (verbal and oral) skills;
reputation for the exercise of discretion and sound judgment in
sensitive political and personal matters; demonstrated ability for
strategic planning.
Qualification: Previous experience with policy matters and the
assessed ability to give advice to the Permanent Secretary at
political level is required, is experience of negotiation/discussion
with senior staff of Government and Non-Government Agencies.
Officers should have shown well-rounded forceful personalities
with proven intellectual capacity and the willingness and ability to
take far-reaching decision. Proven ability to manage manpower
and physical resources effectively is required in positions at this
level, which have a bias towards Senior Management rather than
policy and considerate work. The best graduate with specialist
degrees entering the Service at SS04/03 or equivalent levels
may achieve this level after not less than 13 years of service
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including at least 3 years at Principal level in their discipline.
Non-specialist graduates and non-graduates may achieve this
level with not less than 18 and 21 years service respectively
unless specialized training leading to appropriate higher-level
qualifications has been completed during the career.
Salary: US04 $45, 198 - $54, 776
768/2010 - HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR
- CWM HOSPITAL [RE-ADVERTISED]
Responsible to the Medical Superintendent for the planning, coordination, implementation, evaluation, supervision and control
of the medical and general management of all health services
and facilities including the delivery of planned services in the
Divisional Hospital within agreed budgetary parameters and
compliant with the standards of service developed by the Ministry
of Health. The incumbent would have overall responsibility for
the preparation and monitoring of the annual hospital budget;
plan, co-ordinate and implement a Hospital Development Plan
for the management and operation of the Divisional hospital;
promote and develop community involvement in the provision of
hospital care; oversee and provide advice on the implementation
of clinical standards in Sub-divisional hospitals and the exercise
of inter-hospital referral protocols; oversight the supervision and
evaluation of the activities of all medical and allied professions,
support services, un-established and volunteer staff within the
CWM Hospital. To promote a quality customer service approach
and ensure that Quality Assurance/Management activities
are operational and monitored in the hospital. To develop
programmes to improve the quality of care and customer
services provided at the hospital and to ensure that they are in
accordance with OHS policy. To ensure that health education
programmes are organized in the hospital and that disease
outbreak surveillance, disaster and other emergency issues
are appropriately handled; collect and consolidate specific
returns, health reports and other information for Division and
Headquarters use. Attend relevant workshops and conferences
as approved by the Deputy Secretaries, at regional, national
and international levels; and ensure that all staff in the hospital
is appropriately instructed on the requirement for confidentiality.
The incumbent should have an extensive experience in the
successful management of complex operations, staff and
budgets; have excellent communication (verbal and oral) skills;
reputation for the exercise of discretion and sound judgement in
sensitive political and personal matters; demonstrated ability for
strategic planning.
Qualification: Previous experience with policy matters and
assessed ability to give advice to the Permanent Secretary
at political level is required and an experience of negotiation/
discussion with senior staff of Government and nonGovernment Agencies. Officers should have shown evidence
of well-rounded forceful personalities with and ability to take farreaching decisions. Proven ability to manage manpower and
physical resources effectively is required. The best graduate
with specialist degrees entering the Service at SS03/04 or
equivalent levels may achieve this level after not less than 13
years of service including at least 3 years at Principal level in
their discipline. Non-specialist graduates and non-graduates
may achieve this level with not less than 18 and 21 years service
respectively unless specialized training leading to appropriate
higher-level qualifications has been completed during their
career.
Salary: US04 $45, 198 - $54, 776
Applications on completed GP 142 for the following posts
should be addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Provincial Development, Multi-Ethnic Affairs,
Disaster Management and Sugar
P O Box 2219
Government Buildings
Suva
769/2010 - SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER
[RE-ADVERTISED]
The position is responsible to the Deputy Secretary to plan,
organize and co-ordinate the work of the Accounts Section and
through effective resources management ensure compliance
with the Finance Act and other relevant legislations as well as
approved policies and procedures on revenue and disbursement
of public funds; ensure timely efficient and effective delivery
of all financial services and functions such as salaries and
wages payments, settlement of accounts, associated record
keeping and maintenance of relevant statistics; co-ordinate
the preparation for the annual operating budget estimates
and allocation of approved budgetary provisions to Divisional
Commissioners and other vote controllers; provide advice on all
financial matters including cash flow positions and expenditure
trends.
Qualification: A degree in Accounting, Finance/Business
Studies and preferably a member of the Fiji Institute of
Accountants or a recognized/ equivalent professional body.
Must have experience in managing staff and resources
and have served at least 2 years as an Accounts Officer; or
relevant experience in any other organisation; or without the
2 years requirement, has demonstrated intellectual capacity,
drive, determination and fair in existing grade or position. OR
Qualifications required for appointment as an Accounts Officer
and at least 2 years service in that grade or equivalent and must
have demonstrated intellectual capacity, drive determination
and fair in existing grade/position. Consistently good reports
and assessed potential and ability to progress beyond Senior
Accounts level.
Salary: AC02 $29,935 - $37,982
Applications on completed GP 142 for the following posts
should be addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Justice and Anti Corruption
P O Box 2213
December 11, 2010
Government Buildings
Suva
JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
770/2010 - PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTS OFFICER
The Principal Accounts Officer reports to the Chief Registrar
through the Director Corporate Services. The appointee will
be responsible for providing financial and accounting services,
including advice and support to senior management on all
financial matters. Preparation of budget estimates for the
Department and processing of Virements, RIE and additional
provisional applications, dealing with matters arising out of
Central Audit reports, Audit queries and Public Accounts
Committee, updating management on the Department’s
financial positions Develop, implement and management
of guidelines and procedures for the efficient and effective
operation of the Department’s Accounts Section. Supervise,
train, guide and assist subordinates in the performance of their
duties. Responsible for the preparation of the annual budget and
relevant financial statements/returns with timeliness. Respond
to enquiries and queries with information and sound advice.
Accountable for compliance with financial rules, regulations and
instructions in the exercise of functions of the position.
Qualification: Appointee must have a degree or post graduate
degree in accounting, or Finance and a member of Fiji Institute of
Accountants or an equivalent/recognized professional body. He/
She should have also served at least 2 years as Senior Accounts
Officer or relevant experience in any other organisation, or
without the 2 years requirement, has demonstrated intellectual
capacity drive, determination and flair in existing grade or
position. OR An officer of high caliber. Qualification required
for appointment as Senior Accounts Officer for at least 2
years and must have demonstrated intellectual capacity, drive,
determination and flair in existing grade/position.
Salary: AC01 $40,201 - $51,302
771/2010 - SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
The position is responsible to the Director Corporate Services
through the Principal Administrative Officer for quality policy
advice and to be able to offer leadership and direction to staff for
the efficient and effective operation of the administration matters.
The incumbent will be responsible for the compilation and
review of Section/Registry Business Plan and Individual Plan
and Individual Work Plans. The review of Position Descriptions
and to assist the Director Corporate Services in the formulation
and compilation of the Department’s planning documents,
Annual Corporate Plan, Annual Report and Budget Submission
and Board of Survey Report. He/She will also be responsible for
the implementation of the Management Performance System
(PMS) and Civil Service Excellence Award Framework
Qualification: Qualifications required for appointment as
Administrative Officer and at least 2-3 years service in that
grade or equivalent or relevant degree and/or relevant skills
and experience in this particular field in any other organisation.
Assessed potential and ability to progress beyond Senior
Administrative Officer.
Salary: SS02 $26,063 - $33,154
772/2010, 773/2010 - REGISTRAR/CONCILIATOR
[2 POSTS] - LAUTOKA, - LABASA
These positions are based in the Family Division of the High
Court and the Family Division of the Magistrates Court in
Lautoka and Labasa. The appointee may also serve in other
centers of the courts jurisdiction and is responsible through
the Registrar to the Chief Registrar. The family Division deals
with a range of family law matters, including, but not limited to,
the dissolution of marriage, child and spousal maintenance,
property disputes and issues relating to children. Assistant
Registrars will assist Registrars but are expected to conciliate
in property and financial matters, and therefore, applicants
will have to demonstrate by qualification and/or experience
that they have the ability to undertake conciliation work, have
a high level of written, oral and interpersonal communications
skills, administrative experience, have the ability to work in a
multi-disciplinary environment, have the personality suited to
deal with family court matters and demonstrate a willingness
to undertake personal professional training. Knowledge of the
Family Law Act will be essential.
Qualification: An officer of high calibre. Qualifications required
for appointment as Senior Legal Officer and around 2-3 years
service in that grade or equivalent and/or relevant skills and
experience in this particular field in any other organisation.
Assessed ability to manage blocks of high-level work
effectively. Must have demonstrated intellectual capacity, drive,
determination and flair in existing grade, and ability to manage
and motivate staff.
Salary: LG03 $44,203 - $56,762
774/2010 - DEPUTY REGISTRAR - LEGAL [SUVA]
This position is based in the, Family Division of the High Court
and the Family Division of the Magistrates’ Court in Suva.
The appointee may also serve in other centres of the courts
jurisdiction and is responsible through the Registrar to the Chief
Registrar. The Family Division deals with a range of family law
matters, including, but not limited to, the dissolution of marriage,
child and spousal maintenance, property disputes and issues
relating to children. Deputy Registrars will assist Registrars but
are expected to conciliate in property and financial matters, and
therefore applicants will have to demonstrate by qualification
and/or experience that they have the ability to undertake
conciliation work, have a high level of written, oral and
interpersonal communication skills, administrative experience,
have the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment,
have the personality suited to deal with family court matters and
demonstrate a willingness to undertake personal professional
training. Knowledge of court operations, processes, procedures,
policies and protocols including a working knowledge of the
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Family Law Act will be essential.
Qualification: An officer of high calibre. Qualifications required
for appointment as Senior Legal Officer and around 2-3 years
service in that grade or equivalent and/or relevant skills and
experience in this particular field in any other organisation.
Assessed ability to manage blocks of high-level work
effectively. Must have demonstrated intellectual capacity, drive,
determination and flair in existing grade, and ability to manage
and motivate staff.
Salary: LG03 $44,203 - $56,762
775/2010 - ASSISTANT REGISTRAR [LAUTOKA]
This position is based in the Family Division of the High Court
and Family Division of the Magistrate’s Court in Lautoka.
The appointee may also serve on other centers of the courts
jurisdiction and is responsible to the Chief Registrar. The Family
Division deals with a range of family law matters, including but
not limited to, the dissolution of marriage, child and spousal
maintenance, property disputes and issues relating to children.
As Registrars are expected to conciliate in property and financial
matters, applicants will have to demonstrate by qualification and/
or experience that they have the ability to undertake conciliation
work. Other requirements include a high level of written, oral and
interpersonal communication skills, administrative experience,
have the ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment, a
willingness to undertake personal professional training and
have the personality suited to deal with family court matters.
Knowledge of court operations, processes, procedures, policies
and protocols including a working knowledge of the Family
Court Act will be essential
Qualification: Qualifications required for appointment as Legal
Officer and around 2-3 years service in that grade or equivalent
and/or relevant skills and experience in this particular field
in any other organisation. Assessed potential and ability to
progress beyond Senior Legal Officer, and be able to manage
and motivate staff.
Salary: LG04 $31,267 - $41,784
776/2010 - LEGAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT
The Associate will work closely with the Chief Justice and take
responsibility for research and some writing at the direction
of the Chief Justice. The Associate will liaise with Court staff,
the legal profession and other government Departments as
required. In addition, the Associate will assist the Officer-inCharge Supreme Court registry in the efficient and effective
conduct of the biannual Supreme Court Sessions. This includes
ensuring the availability of facilities, staff and reference
materials, the listing of matters, recording and safe custody of
exhibits, custody of court files, attending Court and recording
Orders made. Other duties include maintaining transcripts of
the Chief Justice’s chamber proceedings, maintenance of the
library in the Chief Justice’s Chamber, attending to routine
correspondence. Maintaining the Chief Justices personal/official
diary, confidential filing and indexing and filing judgments;
attending to travel arrangements, accounting for public moneys
used in connection with circuits and travel, accompanying the
Chief Justice when traveling on Court business as required.
Attending to travel and other logistical arrangements whenever
the Chief Justice is away on circuit or travels abroad.
Qualification: Professionally qualified under the provisions of
the Legal Practitioner’s Act.
Salary: LG05 $24,013 - $29,923
777/2010, 778/2010, 779/2010 - SENIOR COURT OFFICER I 3 POSTS [SUVA, LAUTOKA]
Responsible to the Chief Magistrate for overall supervision of
the Suva and Navua and Lautoka Magistrates Court, Resident
Magistrates and Criminal, Civil and Domestic Court Registries.
The appointee will be responsible for all support staff and
services allocated to the above registries; movement of case
files; timely preparation of court records and statistics on all
cases; administer and finalize court cause lists; supervise
Sheriff Officers for execution of Court Warrants and liaise with
stakeholders on matters of the courts.
Qualification: Qualifications required for appointment as Court
Officer and around 2-3 years service in that grade or equivalent
and/or relevant skills and experience in this particular field in any
other organisation. Assessed potential and ability to progress at
least one grade beyond Senior Court Officer.
Salary: SS02 $26,063 - $33,154
780/2010, 781/2010 - SENIOR COURT OFFICER II
[2 POSTS]
- LAUTOKA
- LABASA
Responsible to the Chief Magistrates and Resident Magistrates,
Magistrates Court, Lautoka and Labasa for the overall
supervision and In-Charge of the Magistrates Court, Lautoka,
Criminal, Civil, Traffic Court Registries including the Small Claims
Tribunal. Control of all support and service, unestablished staff
allocated to the above Registries. Ensuring total control of case
files and movement, timely preparation of Court records and
statistics on cases registered, disposed and pending. Providing
sound advise to the Chief Registrar on the operations of the
Magistrates Court, Lautoka and Labasa. Ensuring adequate Clerk
allocations to the respective Courts. Administering and finalizing
the Court cause lists in liaison with the Resident Magistrates.
Arranging adequate stationery and other office machines,
equipment, furniture, consumables for the Magistrates Court,
Lautoka from appropriate authorities. Supervision of the Sheriff
Officers for the execution and prosecution of cases. Liaison
with the Police for warrant execution and prosecution of cases.
Liaison with other stakeholders, clients of the Courts on issues
relating to the Magistrates Court, Lautoka and Labasa. Liaison
with DPP’s Officers. SG’s officers and other Government/Non
Government agencies on matters of the Courts.
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Qualification: Qualifications required for appointment as Court
Officer and around 2-3 years service in that grade or equivalent
and/or relevant skills and experience in this particular field in any
other organisation. Assessed potential and ability to progress at
least one grade beyond Senior Court Officer.
Salary: SS03 $20,335- $25,990
782/2010 - SENIOR COURT OFFICER II
[TRAINING]
Responsible through the Principal Administrative Officer to
coordinate, liaise and facilitate with training providers in the
proper execution of Courses for Judicial Staff. Arrange and
facilitate training venues and payment method – Report,
evaluate and research into relevant courses for Judicial staff
development. Recommended improvements and ensure
that allocated courses are effectively and efficiently delivered
by coordinating it. Facilitate the promotion of training in the
Department by providing and liaising with Deputy Registrars,
maintaining proper records and appropriate documentations in
order to facilitate TPAF Assessments in the timely submission of
reports to the Centre for Training and Development – PSC and
in the further development of training materials for references.
Coordinate with relevant stakeholders on the implementation of
a Training Plan. Assist in the conducting of appropriate courses
in accordance and in line with the Department’s Training Plan.
Qualification: Qualifications required for appointment as Court
Officer and around 2-3 years service in that grade or equivalent
and/or relevant skills and experience in this particular field in any
other organisation. Assessed potential and ability to progress at
least one grade beyond Senior Court Officer.
Salary: SS03 $20,335- $25,990
783/2010, 784/2010, 785/2010 - COURT OFFICER
[3 POSTS]
- SUVA
- LAUTOKA
- NAUSORI
Responsible to the Resident Magistrate through the Senior Court
Officer, Magistrates Court, Suva, and Lautoka for supervision
of staff and management of activities of the Domestic Court
Registry. Supervision and Management of imprest money
and maintenance payment. Ensure that correspondences are
attended to immediately. Ensure preparation of Court records
and reciprocal are on time. Direct daily case flow management
for cases ensuring procedural compliance with statute. Ensure
efficient customer service, processing of legal documents,
formulating, generating, checking, registration sealing, issuing
of case documents, date scheduling of fresh cases. Proper
revenue collection, payments, and lodgment in accordance and
compliance with current financial regulations. Maintenance and
update of case registers, case files, court dairies, filing rooms.
Ensure safe custody, storage and confidentiality of case files.
Interpretation in court, preparation and submission of periodic
case returns to the headquarters for statistics purpose, prepare
court case list in liaison with the Resident Magistrate and Senior
Court Officer, Magistrates Court, Suva and Lautoka. Liaise with
the Administration Division and Accounts Section for staffing
and other requirements of the court as appropriate including
other respective stakeholders and general public in relation to
the operations of the Domestic Court.
Qualification: A pass in Service Examination X (1), X (2) & X
(3) and around 2-3 years service as an Assistant Court Officer
or equivalent and/or relevant skills and experience in any
other related organisation. Assessed ability to contribute in a
management role; OR A good degree and assessed at interview
to have potential to reach senior level in a service career.
Salary: SS04 $15,689 - $20,018
786/2010, 787/2010, 788/2010, 789/2010, 790/2010, 791/2010,
792/2010, 793/2010, 794/2010, 795/2010, 796/2010, 797/2010,
798/2010, 799/2010, 800/2010, 801/2010, 802/2010, 803/2010,
804/2010, 805/2010, 806/2010, 807/2010, 808/2010, 809/2010,
810/2010, 811/2010, 812/2010, 813/2010 - ASSISTANT
COURT OFFICER [28 POSTS]
- SUVA, LAUTOKA, NAUSORI, NASINU, NADI, LABASA.
The Judicial Department invites written applications from suitably
qualified persons for the position of Assistant Court Officers to
work in the Family Division, Domestic Court, Magistrates Court,
High Court and Court of Appeal/Supreme Court. The duties will
include dealing with a range of family law matters, including
but not limited to the dissolution of marriage, child and spousal
maintenance, property disputes and issues relating to children.
Liaise with stakeholders on matters of the courts on behalf of
supervisor. Assist Supervisors in the compilation of monthly
statistics, conduct court interpretations and ensuring efficient
customer service, processing of legal documents, formulating,
generating, checking, registration sealing, issuing of case
documents and date scheduling of fresh cases. Candidates may
be given revenue collection duties if required. Candidates will
also be given a translation/interpretation potential assessment
and a departmental X(1) examination to be confirmed in the
position. Essential criteria also includes an ability to interpret
and translate in open court; ability to perform independently and
with supervision; have good written and oral communication
skills, public relations and customer service skills; planning and
organization skills and the ability to work as part of a team. The
ability to interpret legislation, knowledge of legal procedures,
terms, principles, court etiquette and knowledge of the Public
Service rules and regulations and counseling techniques will be
desirable.
Qualification: A pass in Fiji School Leaving Certificate, Form 7
or equivalent
Salary: SS05 $8,092 - $15,001
814/2010, 815/2010, 816/2010, 817/2010, 818/2010,
819/2010, 820/2010, 821/2010, 822/2010, 823/2010 - SENIOR
SECRETARY [10 POSTS]
- SUVA, LAUTOKA, LABASA
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Responsible to the Puisne Judges, High Courts, Suva, Lautoka
and Labasa for general secretarial duties. Typing case
judgement and other correspondences for the Hon Judges.
Answering telephone, filing and arranging meetings for the Hon.
Judge. Maintaining daily schedules and diary for the Hon Judge.
Liaise chamber matters with respective Court Registries, Staff,
Administration Division and Accounts Division for requirements
of the Hon Judge.
Qualification: Qualifications required for appointment
as Secretary and at least 3 years service in that grade or
equivalent. Consistently good reports and proven discretion
and ability to work effectively under pressure. 60wpm typing
on manual typewriter or 70wpm typing on electronic /electric
typewriter.
Advanced word processing knowledge and
Computer Management Skills is essential. Shorthand skill is
advantageous.
Salary: SS03 $20,335 - $25,990
824/2010, 825/2010, 826/2010, 827/2010, 828/2010, 829/2010,
830/2010, 831/2010, 832/2010, 833/2010 - SECRETARY [10
POSTS]
- SUVA, LAUTOKA, LABASA, NAUSORI, SIGATOKA
Responsible to the Designated Magistrate for providing
Secretarial support, typing of Magistrates Judgments, Court
Records on Appeal, Court Cause lists and other official
documents including dictation and transcribing of judgments.
Answering telephones calls and responding to queries.
Arranging/Organizing Magistrates Court schedules in liaison
with the Resident Magistrates. Filing and maintaining official
documents.
Qualification: Diploma in Secretarial Studies and assessed
as having considerable potential OR 60wpm typing on manual
typewriter or 70wpm typing on electronic/electric typewriter
and at least 3 years service as a typist or Stenographer typist
or equivalent. Consistently good reports and considered to
have discretion and ability to work effectively under pressure.
100wpm shorthand and word processing knowledge is essential.
OR 60wpm typing on manual typewriter or 70wpm typing on
electronic/electric typewriter and at least 3 years service as a
typist or Stenographer typist or equivalent. Consistently good
reports and considered to have discretion and ability to work
effectively under pressure. Word processing knowledge and
Computer Management skills are essential. Shorthand skill is
advantageous.
Salary: SS04 $15,689- $20,018
834/2010, 835/2010, 836/2010, 837/2010, 838/2010, 839/2010,
840/2010, 841/2010, 842/2010, 843/2010 - STENO TYPIST/
TYPIST [10 POSTS]
- SUVA, LAUTOKA, LABASA, SAVUSAVU
Responsible to respective Registry Head for typing of legal
documents, forms, evidence sheets, correspondence, return,
judgments, orders, decisions, rulings, cause list, reports,
vouchers and any other official document. Transcribe notes
of evidence and dictation notes. Compile records for approval
purposes, answering telephone calls and other duties as
assigned by the Supervising Officer.
Qualification: Fiji School Leaving Certificate of Completion
(English at 30 % and at least 50% in 2 other subjects] or New
Zealand School Certificate [English plus 2 other subjects] and
at least 35wpm typing on manual typewriter or 40wpm typing
speed on electronic/electric typewriter. Knowledge of word
processing and Computer Management Skills are essential.
Shorthand skill is advantageous.
Salary: SS05 $8,092 - $15,001
844/2010 - CLERICAL OFFICER
The position reports directly to the Senior Administrative Officer
and to ensure the timely, secure and confidentiality of inward/
outward correspondences and files for the efficient running for
the Judicial Administration. Efficient dissemination of official
publications to all Judicial Officers, courts and registries. The
incumbent is to ensure proper maintenance of court support
files, subject files and frequent update of records. The position
is also accountable to serve the counter and assist the members
of the public and to do other duties assigned from time to time.
Qualification: A pass in Fiji School Leaving Certificate or Form
7 or equivalent. Note: Officers must have passed the Service
Exam H (1) before confirmation of their appointment.
Qualification: Advanced Social Science Degree or a
recognised qualification and at least 2-3 years experience
as a Senior Welfare Officer and/or Analytical/Report Writing/
Presentation skills and experience in this particular field in any
other related organisation with consistently good reports and
assessed potential and ability to contribute at Senior level. OR
A Degree in Social Services or related discipline and at least
5 years experience as a Senior Welfare Officer and/or similar
level of skills and experience in this particular field in any
other related organisation with consistently good reports and
assessed potential and ability to contribute at Senior level. OR
Diploma in Social Services or its equivalent with at least 7 years
experience as a Senior Welfare Officer and must demonstrate
intellectual capacity, planning skills, drive, determination and
flair in the existing grade.
Salary: HW01 $37,654 - $46,037
846/2010 - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
[FAMILY SERVICES-HQ]
Responsible to the Director Social Welfare to developing policy
regarding family services and manage and implementation of
these programs and procedures to a team of casework- trained
social workers who will provide a range of services for families
including protection, family group conferences and family
assistance. The social workers will access, make referral to
and if necessary provide support for other services such as
specialized counseling by non government organization. They
will operate in conjunction with family and criminal courts..
Manage family assistance allowance, implement and monitor
poverty alleviation projects, care and protection allowance, food
allowance and NGO Grants.
Qualification: Advanced Social Science Degree or a
recognised qualification and at least 2-3 years experience
as a Senior Welfare Officer and/or Analytical/Report Writing/
Presentation skills and experience in this particular field in any
other related organisation with consistently good reports and
assessed potential and ability to contribute at Senior level. OR
A Degree in Social Services or related discipline and at least
5 years experience as a Senior Welfare Officer and/or similar
level of skills and experience in this particular field in any
other related organisation with consistently good reports and
assessed potential and ability to contribute at Senior level. OR
Diploma in Social Services or its equivalent with at least 7 years
experience as a Senior Welfare Officer and must demonstrate
intellectual capacity, planning skills, drive, determination and
flair in the existing grade.
Salary: HW01 $37,654 - $46,037
847/2010 - PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Providing an effective and efficient corporate services to the
Permanent Secretary through proper planning, managing,
controlling and monitoring of human and financial resources
and assets through adoption of the best management and
stringent and prudent financial management practices and at
the same time to improve on existing work processes but within
the parameters of rules, regulations, legislations and current
policy guidelines as stipulated. The position must strive to make
improvements in the Human Resources, Financial and Asset
Management to enable the Section to achieve it’s deliverables
as outlined in the Corporate Plans. The position must also
ensure that it’s core outputs are aligned to the Ministry’s Strategic
and Corporate Plans and the Roadmap to Democracy and
Socio-Economic development document. The position plays
an integral part in decision making in terms of HR, Financial
and Assets as it provides policy guidelines to the Permanent
Secretary from time to time. It also provides executive support
to the Minister and the Permanent Secretary as and when
the need arises. The position must ensure strict compliance
to current rules, regulations and policy guidelines by creating
and maintaining a work environment which encourages public
service values and work principles and a continued search for
improvement, efficiency and effectiveness by applying elements
and underlying principles of the Human Resource framework.
Qualification: An officer of high calibre. Qualifications required
for appointment as Senior Administrative Officer and at least 2-3
years service in that grade or equivalent or relevant degree or
Postgraduate qualification and/or relevant skills and experience
in this particular field in any other organization. Ability to manage
staff and resources. Must have demonstrated intellectual
capacity, drive, determination and flair in existing grade and
proven to be a meritorious performer.
Salary: SS01 35,466 - $44,787
Salary: SS05 $8,092 - $15,001
Applications on completed GP 142 for the following posts
should be addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Women and Social Welfare
P O Box 14068
Government Buildings
Suva
845/2010 - ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
[CHILD SERVICES-HQ]
Responsible to the Director Social Welfare for developing policy
regarding childrenand children’s services and manage the
implementation of these programs and procedures to a team
of casework- trained social workers who will provide a range of
services for children including protection and residential care,
adoption and family group conferences. The social workers
will access, make referral to and if necessary provide support
for other services such as specialized counseling by non
government organization. They will operate in conjunction with
family and criminal courts. Probation services may be offered
by a specialist section of the Division. Manage the care and
protection allowance.
For further enquiries of advertised vacancies
please contact the respective Post Processing
Managers of Ministries and Department.
However, should you require additional
information, do not hesitate to email
[email protected] or call salote Keteiwai on
331 4588 ext 238 of the Public Service
Commission.
You can download GP 142 Form and the
Fiji Public Service Official Circulars
from our website: www.psc.gov.fj
CLOSING DATE: 14 days from 15th of
December, 2010/ the date of the Fiji Public
Service Official Circular.
December 11, 2010
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6 
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 aOr
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6 
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  
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  
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5,8415 
3,2698 
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 8.6   
4.2
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 

  
  Rp sy 
 

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 -b  7I
 
 -
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 
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 
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 
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  
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 
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
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   
d
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 
        
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 a[id my\
 
 
aN8 
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 
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  
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 
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  
k  
   

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
0\


  

 
 1,97,243 3olr,  
 793644 3olr a
[772832
3olr b


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
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

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

y  

~

 
a hY,
   
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


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

sy
  
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
 
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



    




   
 

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

   
 
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



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 

 
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     
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    
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ky  
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 


    


 . 
 i
 ,
 



, 

 
.
  

ky i  
i   
o 
  
    
 

,

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

r


   

 




 
v
 
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


  kI 
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
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
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 
j[tI 
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  
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  
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v s   
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December 11, 2010
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December 11, 2010
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       
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 
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: 
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  
 

I
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
  
 
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 
    
     
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
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hm 
 






 
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
 
   
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
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 

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

-  
   
  
 


Esy    
 E ,
 ao 
 ,  
   ,   

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


   


  
  k   
 

h 

 

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
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   
 
iv  g8[ t 


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
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 
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

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
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 , 
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y

 
>
>I
I 

   > 
>
#>
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>

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    >  

o\o    >
  
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>
 
>     
 
>>p> 
     

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      

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
t 

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
      

R
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R
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
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#>
HI>
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>
 
>
> 
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 
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 
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INVITATION TO LEASE STATE LAND
Applications are invited from members of the public to lease the following State Land:
AGRICULTURAL LEASE
LOT 8-MOUTA TIRI (FARM NO. 1248) LABASA, MACUATA - {4/9/2584}. Area of 3 acres
[1.2140]
LOT 3 on BA 2423 RAVIRAVI (PT OF) VUDA, BA - {4/7/1646}. Area of 5319m?
LOT 10 ON SO 3559-NAICEGULEVU STATE TIRI LAND, SERUA. {4/12/192-21}
LOT 2 ON SO 162 PART OF NAUSORI. {4/14/2268}
A plan showing the exact locations of the afore-mentioned lots can be viewed at the Ministry of
Lands and Mineral Resources headquarters at Government Buildings in Suva, the Divisional
Surveyor Western’s office at Tavewa Avenue, Lautoka, or the Divisional Surveyor Nothern’s
office, Macuata House, Labasa.
To qualify for consideration for the agricultural leases, the applicant should be a Fiji citizen, be
married, have farming experience and neither the applicant nor the spouse should have any
other agricultural holdings. The successful applicant will be issued with a lease for Agricultural
purposes for a term of 30 years. The lease will be subject to the Crown Lands Act and
Regulations made thereunder.
Applications must be made on the prescribed forms available at the Ministry of Lands and
Mineral Resources offices and should be addressed to:
Director of Lands
Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources
P.O. Box 2222,
Government Buildings
Suva.
OR
Divisional Surveyor Northern
P O Box 96
Macuata House
Labasa.
i.e. for crown leases in Labasa
OR
Divisional Surveyor Western
P O Box 335
Lautoka.
i.e. for crown leases in the Western Division
Application close on 11th January 2010. Late or incomplete applications will not be
considered.
Filimone Kau (MR)
Acting Permanent Secretary for Lands and Mineral Resources
December 11, 2010
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FIJI FOCUS
Kalawa
vou na
minisitiri
ni bula
O ira na gonevuli ni vuli bisinisi ni vakacavarai na nodra tauri ivola mai Nadave.
Bolei na itaukei ena cicivaki bisinisi
E na ika 30 ni yabaki ni veiqaravi ni
koronivuli ena CATD e Nadave sa
cavuikalawa tale na koronivuli ena
nodra sa mai tauri ivola tale e 91 na
gonevuli.
Mai na iwiliwili oya e 52 na
gonevuli era tauri ivola ena vuli vula 6
ni Veiliutaki kei na Bisinisi.
A vulagi dokai ena soqo mai
Nadave ena Vakaraubuka (Tiseba
3) na Vunivola Tudei Vakatawa ni
Tabana ni Teitei o Suliasi Tawake ka
vakacaucautaki ira na gonevuli kei na
qasenivuli ena vuku ni cavuikalawa
levu oqo.
“Au sa uqeti kemuni na tauri ivola
edaidai mo ni vakayagataka na nomuni
kilaka mai na vuli e Nadave mo ni
rawata kina na nomuni bula vakataki
kemuni me vaka beka na teitei kei na
vakaduri ni nomuni bisinisi,” a kaya o
Tawake.
“Ko ni sa vakarautaki vinaka
vakavuli ka soli vate kei na so na iyaya
ni cakacaka.
“Sa sega kina ni dua na iulubale
me dua me laki tu wale tu ga ka sega ni
cakacaka ni sa oti yani na vuli.
“E dodonu mo sa cakacaka saumi
tiko vua e dua se o sa cakava sara
tikoga na nomu bisinisi vakataki iko.”
Marautaka talega o Tawake
na kena sa mai yabaki va na kena
vakavulici tiko e Nadave na Vuli ni
Bisinisi kei na Veiliutaka ni sala uasivi
era vukei kina na itaukei ni yaubula
mere dui tauyavutaka ga nodra bisinisi
vakataki ira.
Kaya o Tawake ni dua talega
na inaki levu ni Matanitu me
vakatorocaketaki na nodra bula na tu
ena taudaku ni veikoro vakavalagi.
“Oqo edua na tikina ka rawa ni
veivuke sara kina vakalevu o Nadave
ena nona vakarautaka na ituvatuva ni
vuli eso me rawa ni ra vakauqeti ka
vakaukauwataki kina o ira na noda
lewenivanua ka tu ena taudaku ni koro
vakavalagi.”
E vakaraitaka na nona
vakavinavinaka cecekia na ivukevuke
ni Vunivola Tudei ni Tabana ni
Teitei kei vei ira na tauri ivola ka sa
vakacagau tiko ena gauna na nodra
susu manumanu, teitei kei na bisinisi.
“Au gadreva meu vakaraitaka ni
gaunisala ni qaravi bisinisi e tadola
tu ena tabana ni teitei kei na susu
manumanu. E daumaka vei kemuni na
qaravi bisinisi ena teitei kei na susu
manumanu mo ni veitaratara kei ira na
ivakailesilesi ni tabacakacaka ni teitei
ena vanua o ni vakaitikotiko kina ka
taro ivakasala mai vei ira.”
“Au gadreva meu vakavinavinaka
vei kemudou na veiliutaki kei na
qasenivuli e Nadave ena nodra
vakarautaki na noda itabagone ki na
vuravura ni cakacaka kei na bisinisi,” a
tinia o Tawake.
E dua vei iratou na taura na icovi
ni gugumatua ena vuli bisinisi o Iliesa
Fiu yabaki 21 ka cavutu mai Lomati e
Nabukelevu mai Kadavu ka sa cicivaka
tiko ena gauna oqo edua nona sitoa
lailai mai Vunimono e Nausori.
“Sa yaga sara vakalevu na vuli
bisinisi e Nadave ena kena tauyavu
ka cicivaki tiko oqo noqu bisinisi kau
volitaki yaqona tiko kau voli yaqona
sara tiko mai noqu koro e Kadavu,” a
kaya o Fiu.
E matalia talega na nona
vakacaucautaki edua na goneyalewa
mai Naila o Lice Rabitu ena nona
gugumatua ena teitei ka veitokoni
vua na Tabana ni Teitei ka sa kunei
ni sa yaga sara vakalevu na nona vuli
bisinisi mai Nadave.
“Au sauma ga edua na ‘tractor’ ni
kai Idia ena $50 dua na nawa me cukita
noqui teitei kau raica ni levu cake na
qele e cuki kina ni vakatauvatani ke
vakayagataki na mataiva,”a kaya o
Rabitu.
“Na vuli bisinisi e Nadave sa qai
vakaiyaragitaki au me maroroya na
iyau ka kakua ni vakasabusabutaka.”
“Au volitaka tiko noqu ivoli ena
makete mai Nausori kau sa taleitaka
dina sara ga na vakayagtaki qele.”
Vakaraitaka na iliuliu ni koronivuli
e Nadave ni sa vakavinavinakataki
talega na nodra cau mai na veitabana
me vaka na Tabana ni Navunavuci
ni Matanitu, na IHRDP na veitokoni
kina dinau ni tauyavutaki bisinisi mai
na Baqe ni Veivakatorocaketaki, vaka
kina mai baqe na Baroda kei na Tabana
ni NCSMD.
Kaya o Bola ni sa nanumi talega
ke rawa ni tekivutaki na vuli teitei
e Nadave ka sa lisitaka kina na
koronivuli edua na tiki ni qele mai
Mokani ka sa tei tiko kina na tavioka
kei na kumala ni koronivuli.
“Sa vukei keitou na Tabana ni
Teitei ena kena keli na salasala ni wai
ena iteitei oqo ka sa mamaca sara na
qele ka sa rawa ni tei na kakana ka sa
kania sara tiko na gonevuli na tavioka
mai na iteitei oqo.”
Kaya o Bola ni sa tiko talega na
gagadre ni koronivuli ke rawa ni vukei
ena $467,000 me qaravi kina na iteitei
mai Mokani kei na kena tara edua na
nodra bure na goneyalewa.
Vei kemuni na via laki vuli ki
Nadave ni veitaratara yani kina nomuni
vale ni volavola ni yasana oni dau
qaravi kina ka sa tiko talega kina na
fomu mo ni vakalewena.
Sa konitarakitaka na
Minisitiri ni Bula eso na
tabana ni nona veiqaravi
me uasivi cake kina na kena
ivakatagedegede.
A kaya na Minister ni
Bula o Dr Neil Sharma ni
oqo e dua na iwalewale vou
ni veiqaravi ni Minisitiri ni
Bula e Viti. Sa vakarautaka
na Matanitu ena ituvatuva
vakailavo ni 2011 e $2.5 na
milioni me baleta na kena
konitarakitaki eso na kena
veiqaravi.
“Na inaki ni kena
konitarakitaki eso na
veiqaravi sai koya me
toroya cake cake na
savasava ni veivale ni bula
ka vakatotolotaka talega
na veiqaravi,” a kaya o Dr
Sharma.
“Ni kua, sa konitarakitaki
edua na kabani ni yadra ka
26 na kena dau yadra me ra
yadrava na veivalenibula.
“E na gauna oqo sa
cakacakataki tiko na kena
konitarakitaki na tabana ni
savasava (laundry) e Labasa,
Lautoka kei Suva.
“Sa sagai me tosoi
cake na ivakatagedegede
ni tabana ni savasava ena
kena vakayagataki ne misini
ni savasava, misini ni
vakamamacataki isulu, kei na
misini ni yayani kei na nodra
na mai veiqaravi e 70 na liga
ni cakacaka.
“Na kena konitarakitaki
na tabana ni savasasava
ena rawa ni vakabulai kina
e sivia na $1 na milioni
ka ra sa vakauqeti na
neitou ivakailesilesi mera
tauyavutaka nodra kabani ni
savasava mera veisisivitaka
mai na konitaraki.
“Sa uasivi cake sara na
veiqaravi ni tabana ni yadravi
ni vale ni bula ena gauna oqo
kasa vakabula ilavo talega.
“Keitou na dikeva
tiko na tabana ni savasava
ena loma ni vica na vula
ka tu mai ka na sagai me
vakabulai kina e sivia na $1
na milioni na dola.” Kaya na
Minister ni tiko na kauwai
ena vuku ni nodra sa na sega
ni cakacaka eso, ena soli
tiko na ilavo ni vakacegu
vei ira na vakacegui mai na
nodra cakacaka ena vuku ni
konitarakitaki ni veiqaravi.
“O ira era
vakacakacakataki tale era
na sega ni taura na ilavo
ni vakacegu baleta ni ra sa
laki tawana yani na itutu
vakacakacaka era lala tiko.
E dua tale na veisau
vinaka ena Vale ni Bula e
Suva oya na sogo ni vanua ni
raici se ‘out patient’
Sa vakabalavutaki ga na
gauna ni veiqaravi ena vale
ni bula mai Lami, Samabula,
Nuffield Tamavua,
Samabula, Makoi, Valelevu
kei Raiwaqa.
“E sa vakamamadataka
sara ga na cakacaka ena
vanua ni raici ena vale ni
bula levu e Suva.”
Oira mada ga na tamata
cakacaka era marautaka ni
rawa ni solia na gauna mera
vakacegu kina, sasamaki
vinaka ka veiqaravi vinaka
vei ira na tauvimate.”
“Ni oti ga e dua na vula
ni veisau san a sogo vakadua
na tabana ni raici se ‘out
patient’ ena vale ni bula levu
e Suva.”
“Sa na vukei keimami me
keimami solia na veiqaravi
taumada ena veimate era tiko
na kena dau dina.”
“Sa na dola tiko ena 24
na nawa na tabana ni leqa
tubukoso ena vale ni bula
levu e Suva me qarava na
leqa bibi vakasauri ni oti na
10 ena bogi.”
Na tabana talega oqo esa
vakavoutaki tiko ena iyaya ni
veiqaravivovou ni gauna oqo
kei na ivakailesilesi era kena
dau dina.
Na mataqali mate ena
qaravi ena tabana oqo e
oka kina na veilecayaki
ni vakasama, momosi ni
saresare kei na cegu oca
kaukauwa.
Kaya o Sharma ni ratou
sa vaqaqacotaka talega na
veiqaravi ni vale ni wai ena
vei yasai Viti me daumaka
cake kina na nodra qaravi na
lewenivanua ka sa na sega
ni yaga mera gole vakayawa
sara mai kina valenibula levu
e Suva.
Vakararamataki na veivuvale mai Natalaira
Sa na qai oti na voli karaini me
waqa kina na tabu cagi vei ira na 11
na koro ena vualiku kei Tailevu.
Oqo ena kena sa mai
vakalivalivataki na vei koro oqo
mai na tabana ni veivakalivalivataki
ena taudaku ni koro lelevu ka ra
vakararamataki kina e 540 na vale.
E 20 taucoko na yabaki na dede
ni kena qaravi tiko mai na cakacaka
ni veivakalivalivataki oqo.
Na tikina o Nataleira e okati
kina na koro o Nabau, Qelekuro,
December 11, 2010
Luvunavuaka, Driti, Delakado,
Naboulau, Tadradave, Vorovoro,
Talaira, Silana kei Nasinu.
Na cakacaka oqo esa waqa
talega kina na livaliva e na
koronivuli na Dawasamu Secondary
School kei na rua na koronivulu ni
primary.
Sa na rawa talega ni yacovi ira
yani na internet ena dua na gauna
lekaleka ka tu mai. Kaya na qase ni vuli liu main
a Navunisea Primary School o
Mohammed Feroz yabaki 45 ka
150 taucoko nona gonevuli kei
na qasenivuli san a rawa ni ra
vakayagataka na mona livaliva. Kuria o Feroz ni sa bau dua na
gauna balavu e vaka mera guilecavi
tu.
“E ra dau kalougata tu ga na
gonevuli ena vei koro vakavalagi
ena nodra vakayagataka na mona
livaliva.” Vakaraitaka o Vani Dakuwaqa,
yabaki 93, mai Silana e Tailevu ni
tekivu mai na 1917 na nona sa dau
voli karasini voli mai me waqa kina
cina tabucagi.
A luluvu vakalevu o Vani ena
nona nanuma lesu na gauna dredre
sa sivi yani me ratou dau vuli lesoni
ena cina tabu cagi na luvena.
“Na kena sa yaco mai oqo
na livaliva sa na tosoya cake na
rawaka vakavuli vei keimami ka
vakadaumakataka cake na bula,” a
kaya o Vani. “Au dau vakasalataki ratou
na luvequ me ratou vuli lesoni
vakaukauwa me rawa ni ratou laki
cakacaka kina koro vakavalagi.”
Sa tuvalaka tiko na Matanitu me
na vakalivalivataki na veikoro na 14
na yasana e Viti nib era na 2014.
E kaya na qasenivuli liu ena
Dawasamu Secondary School
o Marika Dakuwaqa ni dina ni
san a sega ni vakayagataki na
cina tabucagi, sa dodonu mera na
maninitaka na vakayagataki ni
livaliva.
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FIJI FOCUS
Vakadiloi Chaudhry o Khaiyum
E vakadiloya na Vunilawa
o Aiyaz Saiyed-Khaiyum
na itukutuku e vakaraitaka
o Mahendra Chaudhry nai
iliuliu ni Labour Party ki na
dua na siteseni ni kakaburaki
na Radio New Zealand.
Oya ni vakaraitaka o
Chaudhary ki na Radio New
Zealand ni kena tubu ena 15
na pasede na ivakacavacava
e vaka na cagi vakacevaru ka
na tarai ira na dravudravua
kei ira na lewenivanua e tu
era na ivakatagedegede ni
nodra rawa-ka vakailavo.
E kaya tale ga o Chaudhry
ni oqo tale edua na gauna era
sa baci vakasaurarataki na
lewenivanua mera sauma na
kere dinau vakaveitalia ni
matanitu.
Ia, e qai kaya o SaiyedKhaiyum ni itukutuku e
kaya tiko o Chaudhary
e veivakacalai vei ira na
lewenivanua.
Oya baleta ni a sa
vakaraitaki ena ituvatuva
ni vakayagataki ilavo ni
matanitu na veivuke e
vakarautaka na matanitu me
baleti ira na dravudravua kei
ira era sega ni rawa-ka.
E qai kuria ka kaya ni
dodonu mera nanuma na
lewenivanua na kena sa
vakalutuki na ivakacavacava
ni kakana eso ki na 9 na
pasede ena ruku ni lewa
dodonu ni isau ni yaya mai
na Matabose ni Veivoli na
Commerce Commission.
E kaya ni yavu ni bula
vakaiyau kei na vakayagataki
ilavo ni matanitu sa qai
vakotori vakadodonu ena
gauna oqo.
Kaya o Saiyed-Khaiyum
ni soqosoqo vakapolitiki me
vaka na Labour Party e saga
wale ga me vakayagataka na
ivadi vakapolitiki vakaoqo
me tutaka na nodra ile.
Isevu ni kabani ni
keli uciwai itaukei
Sa ciqoma tiko oqori o Nemani Buresova mai na kabani ni Rewa na ivola ni konitaraki ni keli na uciwai na
Qaraniki mai Nakelo mai vua na Minisita ni Teitei o Joketani Cokanasiga.
Rawata na kabani ni Rewa na konataraki ni kelikeli
Sa soli kina kabani na Rewa Sand
Suppliers Company na konitaraki
ni kena keli vakatitobu na uciwai na
Qaraniki ena tikina o Nakelo mai
Tailevu ena siga Tusiti.
Na kabani oqo e tiko ena ruku
ni kabani levu na Rewa Provincial
Holdings Limited.
A vakaitavi na Minisita ni Teitei o
Joketani Cokanasiga ena kena laki soli
na ivola ni konitaraki ena siga Tusiti
ki na Rewa Sand Suppliers ena koro o
Namuka ena tikina o Nakelo.
Kaya na Vunivola Tudei ni Teitei
o Kanala Mason Smith ni rawata na
kabani oqo na veisisivi ni konitaraki ka
kena isau vakailavo e $2 na milioni na
dola.
Na ilavo ni konitaraki oqo era cau
mai kina mai na veivanuatani ka oka
kina na UNDP Global Funding.
“Sa soli ki na Rewa Sand Suppliers
na konitaraki ni kelikeli oqo ni tiko vei
iratou na misini nikelikeli kei na kila
me baleta na cakacaka oqo,” a kaya o
Smith.
Na kabani ni yasana o Rewa a volia
mai Jaina e dua na misini ni keli uciwai
ka sivia vakalailai na $1 na milioni na
dola na kena isau.
Vakaraitaka na iliuliu ni Land
and Agriculture Water Resource
Management (LAWRM) ena tabana ni
teitei o Lakshmi Mudaliar ni uciwai na
Qaraniki e dua vei ira na uciwai lalai e
laki basika kina uciwai levu na Rewa ka
poidi walu na kilomita na kena balavu.
“Na keli vakatitobu ni uciwai na
Qaraniki ena rawa ni keli mai kina e
22,000 na kiupiti na qele kei na nuku
ka na vakayagataki me bulu kina na
vanua rewa ira ka caka talega kina na
veivakatorocaketaki ni gaunisala kei
na teitei ena tikina o Nakelo,” a kaya o
Mudaliar.
“E na gauna sa nakeli oti kina
vakatitobu na uciwai oqo keitou
san a qai kauti iratou yani neitou
ivakailesilesi ni teitei me ratou laki
dikeva se mataqali itei cava e ganita me
teivaki ena veivanua oqo.”
“Sa tekivu me keli vakatitobu tiko
mai na uciwai levu na Rewa ka sa rauta
ni 3 na kilomita volekati Visama mai
na kabani na Railway Company mai
Jaina.”
Kuria o Mudaliar ni veiveisau ni
draki esa laki tubu kina na iyalayala ni
waitui ka sad au mau luvu totolo kina
na tikina o Nakelo ka sa gadrevi kina
me keli talega vakatitobu na uciwai na
Qaraniki.
Kaya na Minisita ni teitei o
Joketani Cokanasiga ni cakacaka
levu oqo e tiki tikoga ni sasaga
ni matanitu me vakalailaitaka na
kena dau luvu na veivanua vakaoqo
ka me vakavinakataka talega na
ivakatagedegede ni teitei e qaravi kina.
Vakatulewa na matanitu
ki na Fiji Water
A sauma na nodra vakatataro na
dauvolaitukutuku na iliuliu ni matanitu
o Komadoa Voreqe Bainimara me
baleta na kabani na Fiji Water ka
kaya ni dei tu na matanitu ena nona
veiwekani kei ira na dau vakaduribisinsi
e Viti mai vanuatani.
E qai kaya o Bainimarama ni kevaka
sa via sogota na Fiji Water na nona
bisinisi e Viti, e dodonu me vakaraitaka
vua na Dairekita ni Qele ni Matanitu kei
na kabani na Yaqara Pastoral Company,
ni sai rau oqo na vanua a kere lisi
taumada kina.
E qai kuria ni Fiji Water esa
vakayagataka mai vakadede na ivadi ni
nona sega ni via kauwaitaki Viti kei ira
na lewena.
Eratou sa dau vakaraitaka oti eso
na itukutuku lasutaki ni tiko yavavala e
Viti, ia, oqo e sega ni dina.
Ia, eratou sa vakayacora ga baleta
ni ratou sa sega ni rawata ni sauma na
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ivakacavacava vou lavaki.
E kuria o Bainimarama ni sa dua na
gauna balavu na nodratou vakacagicagi
voli ena saumi vakacavacava na
kabani oqo. Me yacova na yabaki rua
sa oti, e lailai mai na $1 na milioni
na ivakacavacava eratou sauma ki na
matanitu.
Ia, ena loma ni yabaki 2008 kei na
2009 e vakasukai tale vei iratou e $4 ki
na $5 na milioni na ivakacavacava ena
veiyabaki ni yavutaki ena ivoli vakau ki
vanuatani.
Me vaka ni dua na ivoli vinaka
duadua na wai, eratou vakaraitaka tiko
ni ratou volitaka tiko edua na kateni wai
ena $4 na ilavo ni Amerika, ia na gauna
vata oqori eratou volitaka tale tiko ga e
dua tale na kabani na Aqua Pacific ena
$10 na ilavo ni Amerika dua na kateni
wai. Na Fiji Water e volitaka kece na
wai e vakauta ki Amerika ki na dua tale
na nona isema ni kabani mai kea ka
kena ibalebale ni na laki taqa tale ecake
na ivodovodo ni vakau ni ivoli kina dua
na tale na isau e cake.
Oqo na iwalewale ni veika dina
e cakava tiko na Fiji Water, a kaya o
Bainimarama.
Kaya na iliuliu ni matanitu na kena
vakalesui mai na itukutuku ena nodra
veitalanoa na matabose ni dauvakaduri
bisinisi mai Ositerelia kei Viti vakakina
o Viti kei Niusiladi e kainaki kina ni
ituvatuva ni vakayagataki iIavo nei
Viti e solia edua na inuinui vinaka
ni vakatubu bisinisi kei na nuidei ni
matanitu e Viti ena vukudra na dauni
bisinisi.
Kaya o Banimarama ke sa sega ga ni
vinakata na Fiji Water me tomana nona
vakacici bisinisi e Viti, ena rawa vua na
matanitu me bokoca laivi na nona lisi
ka vakasaqarai ira na daunibisinisi mai
vanuatani era gadreva mera mai tomana
na cakacakataki ni ivoli vinaka oqo.
Sa teki isausau na yasana o Rewa me isevu ni yasana e Viti
me cicivaka edua na kabani ni kelikeli se vakatitobutaki
uciwai (Dredge). Na yaca ni kabani vou oqo na Rewa Sand
Suppliers Limited.
Sa mai kalougata me konitarakitaki ena kena
vakatitobutaki na uciwai na Qaraniki mai Nakelo e Tailevu
na kabani oqo.
Na Rewa Sand Suppliers Limited e tiko ena ruku
ni kabani levu ni yasana na Rewa Provincial Holdings
Limited.
Na mataqali bisinisi ni vakatitobutaki uciwai vakaoqo
eda kila ni ra dau qarava ga na kabani mai vavalagi me vaka
ni levu vei ira e kena dau ena cakacaka oqo.
Na bisinisi ni vakatitobutaki uciwai e cakacaka sau levu.
E dua na kena ivakaraitaki na konitaraki ni keli uciwai
na Rewa mai ka qarava tiko na kabani ni Jaina na China
First Railway Group ka kena isau e $8.9 na milioni.
Na konitaraki ni keli ni uciwai na Qaraniki mai Nakelo
ki na Rewa Sand Suppliers e $2 na milioni.
Na konitaraki ni keli ni uciwai mai Nadi e $3.7 na
milioni ka qarava tiko na Hall Dredging Company ni
Ositerelia.
Kaya na Minisita ni Teitei o Joketani Cokanasiga ni
sa tekivu oqo na konitarakitaki ni kabani ni Rewa ka sa na
rawa talega ni veisisivi ena konitaraki ni keli ni vei uciwai
tale eso e Viti me vaka na uciwai mai Navua, Sigatoka, kei
Labasa.
Na Rewa Sand Suppliers e sa tu vakarau me volitaka
talega na nuku ena noda vanua vaka kina vei ira na
veivanuatani.
Na bisinisi ni yasana
Na kabani levu ni yasana o Rewa na Rewa Provincial
Holdings Limited a tekivutaki ena 1992 ka yavutaka mai
na vakatutu ni marama bale na Roko Tui Dreketi o Ro
Lalabalavu Mara me tadolova mada yani na yasana na
vuravura ni bisinisi.
E ra kaya kina o Ro Lalabalavu ni bisinisi ni yasana
ena rawa ni vukea na kena vakailavotaki na Matabose ni
Yasana baleta ni dau lailai na soli ni yasana era dau solia
ena veiyabaki na lewe ni 9 na tikina e Rewa.
Na soli ni yasana e rawa mai Rewa e vakailavotaka
walega e 40 na pasede ni ilavo e gadreva na Matabose ni
Yasana.
A tauyavu na kabani ni yasana ena dua na dinau mai na
Baqe ni Veivakatorocaketaki oya e $300,000 ka voli kina
na isevu ni vale nei Rewa ena Cumming Street e Suva.
Sa tarava sara yani na kena sobu na duru ni ikarua ni
vale ni yasana ena 1992 ka kilai tu ni kua me Ro Lalabalavu
House ka koto tikiva na Baqe ni Veivakatorocaketaki.
Na isau ni vale oqo a dinautaki talega mai na Baqe ni
Veivakatorocaketaki oya e $9 na milioni. E ra cau kina na
lewe ni yasana ena nodra kumuni ilavo ena $1.5 na milioni.
Ia, e sega ni yacova na dua na ika tolu ka gadreva na FDB
oya me $3 na milioni.
Oqo e dua na gauna drakidrakita kin a kabani ni yasana
ka sa mani nanumi kina me rau sa cakacaka vata kei dua
na kabani ni keli uciwai ni Ositerelia na Birdon Dredging
Limited ka taukena e 49 na pasede ni sea ni kabani.
Ia, ena 2007 sa vakadonuya kina na Baqe na Westpac
me tokitaki yani kina a dinau ni kabani ena FDB. Me
yacova mai ni kua se qaqaco vinaka tikoga na veiwekani ni
kabani ni yasana kei na Westpac Bank.
E na 2008 sa nanuma kina na kabani ni yasana me sa
tauyavu mada edua na kabani me qarava vakatabakidua na
vakatitobu ni vei uciwai e Viti kei na volitaki nuku ka laki
volia mai kina na kena misini mai Jaina ena $1 na milioni.
“Me vaka ni sa tiko na misini ni kelikeli ni yasana
sa mani vakadeitaka na Matabose ena yabaki oqo me sa
tauyavu na kabani ni kelikeli ni yasana ka vakarurugi ena
kabani levu ni yasana.
“Sa mai vakatokai yani na kabani vou oqo ni yasana me
Rewa Sand Suppliers Limited.
“E na yabaki talega oqo sa tabaka kina na matanitu na
veisureti ki na veikabani ni kelikeli me ra veisisivitaka na
cakacaka ni kena vakatitobutaka na uciwai mai Qaraniki e
Nakelo ka rawata kina na Rewa Sand Suppliers Limited na
konitaraki oqo ka kena isau e $2 na milioni.”
Vakaraitaka na vunivola tudei ni teitei o Kanala
Mason Smith ni digitaki na kabani oqo ena vuku ni kila
vakacakacaka kei na iyaya ni cakacaka ni vakatitobutaki
uciwai ka tiko vei iratou.
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Solia tale na NEC na inuinui vei Ratubola
Ni mai cava koso na vuli
ena vuku ni leqa vakailavo,
sa dau rawa ni vakavuna
na yalo lailai ka laki
vakadredretaka talega na
kune cakacaka.
Oqori sara ga na ka e
sotava na cauravou yabaki
30 ni Beqa oqo, o Timoci
Ratubola.
Ni oti ga na kalasi walu
mai na Draiba Fijian School,
esa mai bese tu na vuli ka
laki tu vakanakoro ena nona
koro ni vasu mai Namacu e
Koro.
Oti vinaka e dua
na yabaki sa mani
vakayaloqaqataki koya o
nona momo me sa laki vuli
tovolei curu ena Koro High
School me Fomu Tolu.
Oti sa dewa sara mai ki
na Nabua Secondary School
ena 2006 me mai fomu ono
kina.
O rau nonaitubutubu
e rau tiko talega e Nabua.
E dina ni pasitaka nona
veitarogi ni Fomu Ono o
Timoci, sa mani sega ni rawa
ni tomana nona vuli ena
vuku ni leqa vakailavo.
“Au mani vaqara
cakacaka voli me yacova
sara niu laki cakacaka tu ena
2007 ena dua na kabani ni
taravale ni itaukei na Baro
Construction Company kau
mani cegu tale mai ni oti
edua na yabaki,” a kaya o
Timoci.
Ia, e sega ni yalo lailai
okoya ena nona vaqara
cakacaka tikoga me yacova
sara ni rogoca ena walesi
ena yabaki oqo na nodratou
kacivaka tiko na National
Employment Centre (NEC)
mera vola yaca kece mai na
vaqara cakacaka tu e Viti.
“Au sega tale ni wawa
niu sa gole yani kina NEC ka
laki vola yaca kina.
“Au marautaka
na vuli keimami lako
curuma ka vaka me sa qai
vakayaloqaqataki au ni rawa
ni vakaibalebale na bula.”
Ia, sa dua na inunui levu
e mai sotava o Timoci ena
NEC ni rawa ni na kunea
edua na nona cakacaka.
Ena vula sa oti eratou sa
digitaki kina me ratou laki
vuli cakacaka ki na kabani
ni buli vava mai Samabula
na Dahia Shoe Comapany
e lewe tini na itabagone
digitaki mai NEC ka dua vei
ira o Ratubola.
Ni tarogi se vakaevei na
nona vanua ni cakacaka vou
oqo a kaya o Ratubola ni
marautaka vakalevu.
“Au taleitaka ni totoka
O Timoci Ratubola (imatau) ena vale ni buli vava na Dahia e Samabula.
tu na veimaliwai ni tamata
cakacaka kei ira na veiliutaki
ena kabani oqo ka sa dua
na vanua vinaka ni vuli
cakacaka,” a kaya o Timoci.
“Au kila ni dua na vuli
levu vei au ka rawa niu
vakanuinui ni na yaco na
gauna meu sa na cakacaka
tudei eke.”
E kaya o Vilimoni
Baledrokadroka ena kabani
na Dahia ka vuli cakacaka
tiko kina o Ratubola, ni
Dahia edua vei ira na kabani
esa saintaka na veidinadinati
kei na NEC me vaka na lawa
sa virikotora na Matanitu.
“Ni oti ga e vula ono
na vuli cakacaka sa na
qai vakatau ki na kabani
na nona rawa ni cakacaka
tudei o koya e laki vuli
cakacaka kevaka e kunei ni
daumaka na ivakarau ni nona
vuli cakacaka,” a kaya o
Baledrokadroka.
“E 20 na vaqara
cakacaka era na laki vuli
cakacaka kina BHP, eso
talega era na laki vuli
cakacaka kina Suva Private
Hospital, dua tale na
lawalawa era na laki vuli
cakacaka kina Foneology.”
“Keitou se ciqoma tikoga
na qiri mai vei ira na vei
kabani era sa via vakamuria
talega na lewa ni Bose
Yaco oya ena nodra mai
sainitaka na veidinadinatai
kei na NEC mera na laki vuli
cakacaka kina eso na neitou
gone era sa lako curuma oti
na neitou porokaramu.”
Tukuna o
Baledrokadeoka ni
takete tiko ni NEC mera
vakacakacakataki e 5000
na qara cakacaka ena vei
yabaki.
“Ena vei yabaki era biu
vuli tiko mai kina e rauta ni
18,000 na gonevuli ka 9000
era kune cakacaka ka tosoya
tale nodra vuli torocake ka
sa qai vo e 8000.”
“Kevaka mada ga keitou
tagavi ira rawa e 5000 mai
na 8000 oya sa na dua na
cavuikalawa levu ena kena
vakalailaitaki na sega ni
cakacaka e Viti.”
Kaya o Baledrokadroka
ni sa vakauqeti ira talega na
qara cakacaka ki 3 tale na
digdigi; na nodra vakaduria
ga nodra bisinisi, na nodra
cakacaka vaka volunteer, kei
na sasaga cakacaka ki valagi.
E dina beka ni ra na sega
ni kune cakacaka kece na
sega ni cakacaka ena NEC,
sa dua mada ga na veivuke
levu na nodra sa bau rawa ni
cakacaka eso vei ira.
Sa levu na dua
vakalelewa kei na dau ni
politiki era vosa ena ulutaga
ni sega ni cakacaka e Viti,
ia eda vakavinavinka ki na
Matanitu ni sega ni vosa
walega, sa cakava sara ga
na cavuikalawa oqo ena
kenaduri na NEC me vukea
na nodra kune cakacaka na
vaqara cakacaka.
Na vuli e
inuinui
vinaka:
PM
Ena nona vosa na iliuliu ni matanitu, Komadoa Voreqe
Bainimarama ena soqo ni Tu-vakaitutu ena St Vincent’s
College e Natovi, Tailevu e kaya ni “vuli e idola ni veigauna
kei na veika vinaka”.
Ena nona vosa vei ira na gonevuli kei na veiwekani era
soqo mai Natovi a kaya o Bainimarama ni sega ni vulagi ena
vualiku kei Tailevu me vaka ni a vuli tale ga e Ratu Kadavulevu
School.
E kaya ni veika e vulica ena nona curu e bure esa sotavi
vinaka kina na veika e bolei kina na nona bula ka kaya ni dua
na iwase levu ni gone era vuli vata era curu taucoko e bure
ka vuqa vei ira oqori era gole mai Vanua Levu, Yatu Lau kei
Lomaiviti.
“Ena noqu itutu vaka Prime Minister e bolei au na noqu itavi
meu vakavinakataka na vuli e Viti,” a kaya o Bainimarama.
“E ituvatuva ni matanitu, na iwalewale ni veiqaravi e
yavutaki mai na Yavutu ni Veisau e kena inaki meda tara cake e
dua na Viti vinaka veikeda kece ka nona itavi na Tabacakacaka
ni Vuli me raica me qaravi ka vakavatukanataki.
“Na raivotu ni matanitu oqo e vonoti tu ena Yavutu ni
Veisau, Sautu kei na Toso ki Liu. Na Yavutu ni Veisau e
yavutaka na yavu kaukauwa ni itavi me qaravi ka na rawa ni
bulia cake e dua na Viti vou kei na kena lewenivanua vinaka,”
a kaya o Bainimarama.
E tomana o Bainimarama ka kaya me yacovi rawa na inaki
oqo, sa tovolea tiko na Matanitu me bulia e dua na Viti vou ka
yavutaki ena noda umani vata na lewena ena dua na yaca me
vakatokayacataki vei keda kece na lewenivanua.
“Na bula ni veiwasei e kena ibalebale ga meda wasea na
veivuke ni vuli me torocake kina na vuli.
“Se vakaevei na yawa ni vanua e tiko kina e dua na gone
se koronivuli, se na kena oso-oso, e dodonu me yaco yani vua
na ivakatagedegede ni vuli uasivi duadua e rawa ni soli ka me
kakua ni vakuai kina e dua.
“Me vakatautauvatataki na soli ni veivuke ni vuli vei ira
kece na noda gone.”
Kaya o Bainimarama ni vuli e sega wale ga ni solia na kila
ka ena cakacaka ia e dodonu me solia vua edua na gone na
digidigi baleta ni sega ni rawa nira loya se idinia taucoko.
E vuqa vei ira na gone e vinaka vei ira na cakacaka vaka
daunifika kei na veika vakailavo, ka so e era vinaka sara ena
vakayagataki qele ka vuqa era na kena dau ena vakavinakataki
motoka, a kaya o Bainimarama.
Se cakacaka cava ga e digitaki ni oti na vuli, a tataunaka
o Bainimarama ni vuli e tauyavutaka na yavu kaukauwa ni
kilaka. E kena ibalebale oya na cakacaka vakaukauwa e yavu
ni kila-ka. O koya oqo ena solia na inuinui ni veisiga nimataka.
“Na vuli e suitu ni nona veiqaravi na matanitu oqo ka
na tomani tiko na kena laveti cake na ivakatagedegede ni
veivakatavulici me dei na kena rawati na isausau vei ira na
gone mera lewenivanua vinaka ka kila cakacaka.
Tomana o Bainimarama ka kaya ni o ira era biu vuli ena
qai tagavi ira na ituvatuva vou mai na Minisitiri ni Tabagone
na National Youth Service Scheme ka na tuberi ira ena vuli
Rekitaka na NPCAC na itavi sa qaravi
E mai vakayacori tale ena
macawa oqo na nodratou
veivosaki na National People’s
Charter Advisory Council
(NPCAC) ka mai rogoci kina na
nodra soli itukutuku na veitabana
vakamatanitu.
Oya ena nodra soli ripote
ena veitavi era dui qarava me
vakatekivu mai na vula o Janueri
ka yacova mai na vula o Tiseba ni
yabaki oqo.
Eratou dabe ka vakarogoci
ira na daunivakamacala mai na
veitabana ni matanitu na lewe
ni matabose ni NPCAC kei na
nodratou vakatarogi ira me
vakamatatataki na cakacaka kece
era sa dui qarava.
Oya me salavata kei na
veiyavutu lelevu (Pillars) ni
December 11, 2010
People’s Charter se na Yavutu ni
Veisau, Sautu kei na Toso ki Liu.
A kaya na iluilu ni matabose
ni NPCAC o Josefa Serulagilagi
ena tekivutaki ni bose siga
rua oqo ni nodra itavi na
veitabacakacaka vakamatanitu a
sega ni dau matata tu na vanua
erau sema kina na cakacaka kei
na navunavuci.
Ia, me mai oqo sa vaka me
matata tiko ga mai na ilakolako
ni cakacaka e sa vakayacori
tiko oya ena nodra qaravi na
lewenivanua.
A kaya o Seruilagilagi ni
sa vaka me qai vinaka tiko ga
mai na veiqaravi sa vakayacori
tiko ena gauna nikua baleta ni
vakayavutaki tiko ena veiyavu
kece ni Charter.
“Kevaka e lako
tiko vakaoqo me
yacova na 2011, ena
matata vakavinaka
sara vei ira na
noda lewenivanua
na idavodavo ni
veika e gadreva
na matanitu me
vakaitavitaki koya
kina me baleta na
nodra qaravi,” a
kaya o Seruilagilagi.
E kaya o
Serulagilagi ni sa
vakavatukanataki
na duidui ni veika e yaco
tiko edaidai me vaka na
veivakatorocaketaki ni
vakatauvatani kei na kena era
dau vakayacora na matanitu ena
veigauna sa oti yani.
“Na itosotoso sa
vakadavora oqo na
matanitu e nanumi tiko
me yacova na 2012.
“Sa dodonu me
matata na vanua eda
sa yaco tiko kina,
ka vakauasivi nida
vakanamata tiko ena
rua na ka lelevu e se
vo me vakayacori oya
na kena vakadaberi na
Yavu ni Vakavulewa
kei na kena
cakacakataki na Yavu
ni Veidigidigi ena 2014.
“E vakabauti ni sa dodonu
me na vakayacori kece na
ituvatuva oqo ena loma ni yabaki
2012 kei na 2013,” a tomana o
Seruilagilagi.
Na nodra soli itukutuku oqo
na veitabana vakamatanitu era
sa dusia sara toka ga na veiyavu
lelevu ni Charter sa taketaka tiko
na nodra dui veitabana.
E matalia na itukutuku era
vakasavuya ni veidutaitaki vata
kei na ituvatuva e namaki me ra
cakacaka kina ena loma ni yabaki
oqo ni vakaveiwekanitaki vata
kei na vakayagataki ni nodra
ivotavota vakailavo.
E vakaraiataka talega na
valenivolavola na Strategic
Framework for Change
Coordinating Office (SFCCO)
ni vuqa na tabacakacaka
vakamatanitu era sa cavuisausau
ena itavi era qarava ka sa laurai
votu na vatukana.
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F I J I ,
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YO U
A N D
F O R
ME
11th December 2010
Namaki e $80 na milioni mai na tubu ni VAT
SA vakadonuya na
Bose Yaco ka vukica na
lawa e vauca na lavaki
ni vakacavacava 2010
me vaka e kacivaki
ena iTuvatuva ni
Vakayagataki Lavo ni
2011 (Budget 2011).
Vakatura na lewa
oqo na iliuliu ni matanitu
ka Minisita ni Lavo
o Komadoa Voreqe
Bainimarama.
Ena ituvatuva ni
vakayagataki lavo oqo
ni 2011, a kacivaki kina
na kena tosoi cake na
ivakacavacava na Value
Added Tax (VAT) mai na
12.5 ki na 15 na pasede.
E kacivaki talega
na vakalesui ni
ivakacavacava vei ira
dausaravanua mai na
nodra volivoli ena ruku
ni Veivakagalalataki
ni vakacavacava, na
vakagalalataki ni lavaki
vakacavacava vei ira
na waqa ni qoli mai
vanuatani se waqa ni
Viti era talaca nodra
ika ena veikabani dau
tawaitinitaki ika e Viti.
Kaya o Bainimarama
ni kena vakalevutaki na
ivakacavacava ena yabaki
mai oqo ena maroroi ka
taqomaki vinaka kina na
itutu ni bula vakailavo ni
matanitu.
Na levu ni ilavo e
namaki mena kumuna
na matanitu mai na tubu
E qaravi rau tiko oqo e rua na saravanua edua na ivakalesilesi ni sitoa na Jacks Handicraft. E vakadeitaka na
Bose Yaco na kena na vakasukai tiko vei ira na saravanua na ivakacavacava na VAT ke sivia na $500 na nodra
volivoli dua na siga ni bera ni ra biuti Viti.
ivakacavacava ki na 15 na
pasede e rauta ni $80 na
milioni.
E na vuku ni vakalesui
ni vakacavacava vei ira
na vulagi dausaravanua,
ena rawa wale ga ni
kerei me vakasukai na
ivakacavacava kevaka e
sivia e $500 nona volivoli
ena dua na siga edua na
dausaravanua.
Kaya o Bainimarama
ni sa vakabalavutaki na
gauna era dola kina na
sitoa ni volivoli me vukei
ira na dausaravanua
ena nodra volivoli, ka
vakakina na vagalalataki
ni lavaki vakacavacava
ena vukudra na waqa ni
qoli kece era talaca nodra
iusana ika ena veikabani
ni qaqi ika se vakau lewe
ni ika ki vanuatani.
E yaga mera na
vakaraitaka vakadodonu
na veikabani oqo na
levu ni ika era qaqia kei
na kena era vakau ki
vavalagi.
Kaya o Jitoko
Tikolevu na iliuliu
ni Tabacakacaka ni
Kumuni Vakacavacava ni
Matanitu na Fiji Islands
Revenue & Customs
Authority (FIRCA) ni na
vinaka ki na matanitu na
lavaki ni vakacavacava.
Oya ni na vakalesui
tale mai na ilavo e
vakayagataka ena
veicakacaka lelevu ni
veivakatorocaketaki
me baleti keda na
lewenivanua.
Sa na levu toka
na ivakacavacava
eratou sa na kumuna
na FIRCA ena yabaki
mai oqo ka wili kina na
ivakacavacava lavaki
vei ira era biu vanua
ena iroro ni waqavuka
vakatokai na Airport
Departure Tax, na
Capital Gain Tax kei na
Stamp Duty Tax.
Vakadeitaka o
Tikolevu ni ratou sega ni
vakatitiqataka ni ratou na
kumuna na $80m na dola
mai na ivakacavacava na
VAT ena yabaki ka tu
mai baleta ni rawarawa
na kena kumuni ka nida
na sauma vakatautauvata
na lewenivanua ena iyaya
era lavaki ena tubu oqo.
E kaya ni sa gadrevi
ga me tiko na ivurevure
ni ilavo ni matanitu me
rawa ni rau veiraurau ena
veika e vakayagataki kei
na ilavo curu mai.
Vakaqaqacotaki na
volitaki, kana tavako
Na lawa vou ni tavako se Tobacco
Decree 2010 ka vakadonuya na
Bose Yaco esa vakatabui kina na
tabaki ni itukutuku ni veivoli, na
veitokoni vakailavo, na kacivaki
raraba, na vakatabui ni nicotine kei
na vakatabui ni kena volitaki na
tavako ki vei ira na yabaki 18 ka
lako sobu.
Sa vakatabui talega ena lawa
oqo na kana tavako kei na volitaki
ni tavako ena ikelekele ni basi, kei
na sitoa ni internet.
Bolei na
itaukei
ena
bisinisi
TABANA E 17
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Na lawa vou ni tavako oqo e
vakarota me ra rejisitataki kece na
dau volitaki tavako umauma kei
ira na kabani dau veivotayaka na
tavako, kabani kece ni buli tavako,
dau voli tavako mai vavalagi, kei
ira na dau volitaki tavako ni Viti se
suki me tarova na volitaki tavako
vakailoa.
Na kena tekivu vakayagataki na
veitiki ni lawa vou ni tavako oqo
ena qarava vaka iwasewase.
Sa na vakatau ki na
tabacakacaka ni bula na gauna me
ra dui tekivu vakayagataki kina na
veitikina e tiko ena lawa ni tavako
vou oqo.
Sa yaco na vakatulewa ni Bose
Yaco oqo ena vakatutu nei Dr neil
Sharma na Minisita ni Bula.
E kaya na turaga minisita ni
inaki ni lawa oqo me vakalawataki
kina na bisinisitaki ni tavako e Viti.
Na nodra laisenitaki na
dau bisinisitaki tavako ena
vakarawarawataka ki na Matanitu
Dua tale
na isevu
ni kabani
itaukei
TABANA E 18
na nodra kilai kei na kedra
iwiliwili.
“E dodonu vei ira kece na
bisinisitaki tavako mera vakamuria
na lawa ni ivakacavacava ka tiko
nodra laiseni ni bisinisi ka ra sa
rejisita talega mera kabani, kevaka
e sega ena sega ni rawa ni ra
bisinisitaka na tavako.”
“Sa vakalawataki talega eke
kin a vei kabani ni tavako kei ira
na kabani dau voli tavako mai
vavalagi mera vakalaiseni ka na
dauvakavoui ena veiyabaki mai na
tabana ni bula, me na saumi talega
na caka ni laiseni oqo.”
Kaya na Minisita ni lawa
oqo esa vakabibitaka talega na
vakatabui ni volitaki ni tavako ki
vei ira na gone kei na vakatabui
ni vakatavako ena veivanua
vakayagataki raraba.
Kaya na Minisita ni ra sa na lesi
talega kina veiyasai Viti na kena
ivakailesilesi mera yadrava na lawa
vou oqo ni tavako.
Raica
nona
inuinui o
Ratubola
TABANA E 19
December 11, 2010