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Business BoostBy ANUSHIL KUMAR

Carpenters Finance sta during the opening of the Nadi outlet. Standing from le: Nunia (Collections oicer), Anita (Foreign exchange sta), Manaaz(Moneylink oicer), Anup (Team leader), Reenal (collections oicer), Kunal (Bill of sales oicer). Sitting from le: Mr Raj Deo (Manager West) and Mr AlokMishra (General Manager). Photos: ANUSHIL KUMAR.

Carpenters Finance Opens Business Centre in NadiOne of the leading business en-

tities, Carpenters Finance, openedits doors in Nadi on Wednesday,January 28.

Located in the main street ofNadi town at Westpoint Arcade,the business aims to expand itsoperations with all-in-one service

making it convenient for the Jet-setters.

General Manager Mr AlokMishra said the dream of havingtheir business operations in Nadihas finally come true.

Its a great pleasure being herein Nadi. I was always aiming to behere, but it was tough to get withthe Nadis hard life, it may havebeen costly. Somehow we man-aged to setup here and Im opti-mistic that our business will begreat here, said Mr Mishra.

The thought came into ourmind to open a business centrehere as Nadi being the most im-portant area would certainly boostour business.

Maybe in one months time,we will be opening in Ba so ouroutreach to the customers will bewide.

The outlet provide servicesin terms of bill of sales, hire pur-chase, money link card, payments,money exchange and financial ar-rangements for people who facehardships in doing repayments.

This will give our customersa lot of convenience as we haveeverything in just one place, he

added.Nadi Town Council special ad-

ministrator Robin Ali was the chiefguest at the opening ceremony.

He said there has always beena strong bond between the counciland Carpenters Finance.

The relationship between NadiTown Council and Carpenters hasbeen very strong and I am sure itwill continue to be like this.

Nadi Town Council is a serviceorganisation and its main objectiveis service delivery. We create op-portunities for the people to come

into the business and then we pro-vide them with the services.

Mr Ali also acknowledged thepresence of former mayor Dr. Ab-dul Gani.

Morris Hedstrom (MH) MoneyExpress Ltd has also been a promi-nent corporate in the market andit is their ninth outlet to start its op-erations.

Extended hours of service willbe offered for customers as thebusiness also sends money in-stantly to over 200 countries across334,000 locations worldwide.

Carpenters Finance general manager Alok Mishra (h from le) and Nadi

Town Council special administrator Robin Ali (fourth from le) during theopening of the Nadi outlet on Wednesday, January 28.


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EDUCATION

Scaling of Marks Removed

Minister for Education Dr Mahendra Reddy (le) hands over the signed MOA to the trustee of NadiCollege Mohammed Galib Shah. Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.

Cabinet has approved theremoval of scaling of marksfor the Fiji Year 12 and FijiYear 13 Certificate Examina-tions effective from this year.

The decision by the cabi-net was made on a submis-sion by the Minister for Edu-cation, Heritage and Arts, DrMahendra Reddy.

The Minister, in his sub-mission to Cabinet, saiddespite the good rationalesfor scalings, it concealed theraw marks and did not re-flect students true achieve-ment.

Dr Reddy said with the re-

moval of scaling from exter-nal examinations, the cur-riculums from Years 1-13 willbe revised and standardizedwith specific learning out-comes.

He said the internal as-sessment components willbe strengthened in all sub-jects and moderated inter-nally in schools with strongemphasis on teaching andrevision.

The Minister also statedYear 10 National Examina-tion (formerly known as FijiJunior Certificate Examina-tion) shall be reintroducedand externally prepared fi-nal examinations for eachsubject for Years 6-9 andYear 11 introduced for which

the Ministry will provide de-tailed solutions and markingguide for each of the subjectexaminations.

Measures were also out-lined by the Hon. Ministerto uplift students perfor-mance.

These include the remov-al of administrative dutiesfrom teachers and direct-ing them to spend all theirtime on lesson prepara-tion, teaching and revision,specialized and short-termtraining for teachers, ensur-ing that schools have ade-quate resources for enhanc-ing of teaching and learningsuch as quality class rooms,furniture, adequate amountof stationary and library

resources; boosting IT re-sources and student accessto personal IT resources;and identifying below aver-age students in every classand mounting remedialclasses for these students inthe Schools every day.

In addition, he said em-phasis shall also be placedon improving teacher qual-ity in collaboration withteacher training institutions.

The scaling system wasintroduced in 1979 for theFiji Seventh Form CertificateExamination and in 1989 forFiji School Leaving Certifi-cate Examinations as a prin-cipled method of addressingsubject equivalence.

By ANUSHIL KUMAR

Ministry Signs MOA with Technical College

The Honourable Ministerfor Education, Heritage andArts Dr. Mahendra Reddysigned a Memorandum ofAgreement on Thursday,January 22, for a new techni-cal school based within thepremises of the former NadiCollege which will now bethe Fiji Technical CollegesNadi campus to cater for vo-cational students.

I never thought that Iwould be here on this histor-ic day to transit Nadi College

from offering secondaryeducation to tertiary educa-tion, Dr. Reddy said.

Any effort to developskilled people would notonly immediately deal withthe shortage of skilled la-bour in Fiji but also couldprovide Fiji a rapidly increas-ing and sustained source offoreign exchange shouldwe be able to export skilledhuman resource for othercountries.

The Honourable Ministerstressed that failure to caterfor sectors that relied heavilyon-skilled workers such ashe tourism sector would re-sult in missing out on foreignexchange.

In addition, the govern-ment has provided a total of$7million for the establish-ment of ten technical insti-tutes, three of which will beestablished this year whilethe remaining seven will be

established in 2016.The full list of courses

offered in the Fiji TechnicalCollege Nadi campus will beannounced soon, howevercourses offered will includehospitality, electronics andmechanical studies to men-tion a few.

There is a sizable pro-portion of students in Fijiwhos aptitude does notlie in the higher education

stream for example to be-come an economist, dentistor a chemist but their apti-tude lies in skilled areas tobecome an engineer or anelectrician and by pushingthese students into a highereducation stream we arenot only wasting govern-ment money but we aredoing injustice to them, be-cause they will only fail oncewe screen them for exams.

It is for this reason thatgovernment has decided toestablish technical collegesto provide a pathway to stu-dents whos aptitude lies intechnical areas after year10, so when students com-plete year 10 they will thenhave the option to move tothe technical college or con-tinue to year 11 and so on,there will be no forcing ofanyone.

Students will also be ableto pursue subject areas thatthey are passionate aboutand as such those enrolledin the technical collegewill be elig ible for the TELSscheme in terms of acquir-ing financial assistance andshort courses will also be of-fered for school dropouts forthe time span of one monthor one week and will be ful-ly funded by the Ministry of

Education.Dr. Reddy concluded that

the paramount vision of the

Bainimarama governmentwas to assist students in tap-ping into their hidden talentsby providing them with aquality education regardlessof the race, creed or back-ground.

Minister for Education Dr Mahendra Reddy (sitting third from le) and Assistant Minister for Education Hon Vijay Nath with the Ministry oicials and Board members ofFiji Technical College during the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement. Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.

By SALOTE QALUBAU

Technical College is Not Meant

for Failures: Dr Reddy

This Technical Collegeis not meant for failures, itis meant for people whoseaptitude lies in the techni-cal area, said the Ministerfor Education Dr MahendraReddy during the signing ofthe Memorandum of Agree-ment (MOA) at the Fiji Tech-nical College Nadi Campuson Thursday, January 22.

The governments visionis to provide higher educa-tion to every segment of

the society wherever your(students) interest lies,

on whatever subject areayoure passionate about.

To ensure that thereis no obstacle, we wish toopen Technical Collegesthroughout Fiji. To ensurethat it is not financial obsta-cle, all those students whoare enrolled in the TechnicalCollege will be eligible to getfinanced from the TertiaryEducation Loan Scheme(TELS).

Dr Reddy highlighted theimportance of the Techni-cal College to all the schooldrop-outs.

Apart from the normalaward program 1 and 2, the

college will also offer shortcourses to those studentswho are dropped out, whoare wandering in the vil-lage to come and take shortcourses.

The short courses willbe one week or one monthlong and for them too, theMinistry will pay the fullcost. All they need to do isto come, enroll and complywith the operational rules ofthis institution.

Honourable Minister saidthis is also a vision of theBainimarama government.

The vision of the Baini-marama government is to

look through your eyes, un-derstand you, and make you

realise your dreams.

By ANUSHIL KUMAR

Classroom Teaching Must Start

All schools within thecountry were directed bythe Ministry of Education tobegin classes on the veryweek of school.

While enrolment maystill be happening in someschools, this should not haltthe teachers from classroomteaching.

I am instructing allschools to begin classroom

teaching. Head teachersand school principals mustadhere to the instruction.Whilst you continue withyour enrolment process, youmust ensure that studentsand teachers are in theclassrooms engaged withclassroom work, directedthe Minister for Education,Dr. Mahendra Reddy.

Parents have also beenurged to send their school

aged children to school.I am also requesting par-

ents with school aged chil-dren to send their childrento school. We are workingtowards a knowledge basedsociety and the governmentis providing free education,transport assistance, freetext books to assist parents.An educated population willcertainly assist our nation

achieve better living condi-tions, reduce social ills andboost our economy, Dr.Reddy added.

Meanwhile, parents andguardians who find difficultyin enrolling their childreninto schools are advised toseek the assistance of theeducation offices closest tothem.

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LOCAL NEWS

Top Class Postgraduate Surgery

Programme CommencesOne of Fijis well known

surgeons, Dr Ifereimi Waqai-nabete has been appointedto lead the Postgraduate Sur-gery programme at the FijiNational Universitys Collegeof Medicine, Nursing andHealth Sciences.

Dr Waqainabete, formerpresident of the Fiji Medi-cal Association, said he washonoured to be given this re-sponsibility.

Being a former student,he was privileged to join theinstitution as an academic.

This is a new chapter inmy professional life as I getto join my wife and manyother colleagues from mystudent days at the old FijiSchool of Medicine, he said.

I will be one of the manycogs in the wheel of CMNHS

to help nurture the futurechampions of Health in thePacific, he added.

Dr Waqa said the reviewof programmes and curricu-lum is part and parcel of anyacademic institution.

The program underwenta review last year by the se-nior surgeons in FNU, Min-istry of Health and expertsfrom the Royal AustralasianCollege of Surgeons.

Pacific Islands SurgeonsAssociation president, Lord(Dr) Viliame Tangi from Ton-ga said he was happy withthe new surgical curriculumdeveloped in November. DrTangi is a fellow of RoyalAustralian College of Sur-geons (RACS).

I think it was an excel-lent work and product, he

Ms. Premila KumarCEO Consumer Council ofFiji

said.Dr Tangi said surgeons

from the region trained un-der the College and thenFiji School of Medicine havecontributed significantly tothe region.

The College of Medicine,Nursing and Health ScienceActing Dean, Professor Ra-jat Gyaneshwar said the re-written surgery programmewould deliver quality sur-geons.

He said he was particu-larly pleased with the curric-ulum development process.

It was further reassuringthat senior surgeons fromthe region have been ac-tively involved in the reviewprocess. We expect things tostabilise this year, he said.

Top surgeons from the re-

gion including Lord ViliameTangi from Tonga and DrKiki Maoate from New Zea-land were part of the reviewteam.

Dr. Ifereimi Waqainabete.

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Get Vehicle Valuation Done

Before Renewing Insurance

As consumers aroundthe country contemplatewhether to renew their ve-hicle insurance policies withthe start of the New Year, theConsumer Council of Fiji isurging vehicle owners to geta valuation done.

In Fiji, its a common

practice amongst vehicleowners to insure their ve-hicle at a buying price or bydropping few hundred dol-lars without proper valua-tion with the view that if anaccident occurs, they willnot go out of pocket.

This thinking is not rightwhen the insurance compa-ny will only pay the marketrate and not the sum insuredwithout valuation.

Vehicle owners shouldconsider using the vehiclevaluation services providedby the Land Transport Au-thority (LTA) to establish thecorrect market value of their

vehicle before getting the in-surance cover.

LTA provides vehicle val-uation service at a fee of $17per vehicle and all vehicleowners are encouraged topay and get their vehiclevaluated before taking outinsurance coverage.

The Councils call comesin light of a recent casewhere a vehicle ownerhad insured his vehicle for$18,000 with a well-knowninsurance company.

He was involved in anaccident where he was notonly injured but his vehicle

was badly damaged. Theinsurance company happilyoffered the vehicle owner awrite-off amount of $3,050.

The vehicle owner wasvery disappointed at thepay-out amount. The expla-nation given by his insur-ance company was that the

vehicle was over-valued atthe time insurance policywas finalised.

The primary questionasked by the vehicle ownerwas why was the insurancecompany paying him only$3,050 when his policy wasworth $18,000, and, if hisvehicle was indeed over-valued as claimed by theinsurer why didnt the in-surance company raise analarm then when the policywas purchased and premi-um amount was discussedand paid.

Many consumers maybe caught in such situa-

tions where they may haveinsured their property for asubstantial amount withoutproper valuation.

Consumers should shoparound for insurance com-panies to get a good dealand proper coverage andservice for you.

Also, when insuring yourmotor vehicle, it is importantthat you disclose all informa-tion that may affect the ac-ceptance of the insurance.

FHEC Advises On Validity of ProgrammesThe Fiji Higher Education

Commission [FHEC] is ad-vising students enrolling intohigher education institutionsto fully understand the pro-grammes and courses theyare committing themselvesinto.

The Commission is rais-ing this to avoid studentstaking some programmesespecially short courseswhere they gain unrecog-nized qualifications. Many

such courses are not scruti-nized as thoroughly as aca-demic ones and this is beinglooked into by the Commis-sion in 2105.

The Executive Chairmanof the FHEC, Dr Richard Wahemphasized that studentsand parents have to knowbackground information ofthe courses they have cho-sen.

People have the right tofind out whether the pro-

grammes offered by highereducation providers are reg-istered under the Fiji Quali-fications Framework, de-scribed Dr Wah.

Dr Wah said the publiccan cross check with theFiji Higher Education Com-mission about the validityof programmes offered byhigher education providersin the country.

Accrediting and register-ing these programmes is all

part of the Quality Assuranceof Fijis higher educationsystem, assured Dr Wah.

The Fiji Higher EducationCommission is also advisinghigher education providersto be fair enough in provid-ing valid and quality assuredprogrammes.

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LOCAL NEWS

Punjas Funds $0.5m MedicalCentre in Lautoka

By ANUSHIL KUMAR

The newly built PunjasMedical Centre was offi-cially opened by the PrimeMinister Honourable VoreqeBainimarama in Lautoka onFriday, January 23.

The Medical Centre,built at a cost of $500,000,will ensure more people inLautoka have access to ba-sic medical services. Thiscommunity service drivealso coincides with the 80thanniversary since the found-ing of the first Punjas storeby the late Punja Kara in Si-gatoka in 1935 and Mr KantiPunja celebrating his 80thbirthday this year.

Hon. Bainimarama, whileaddressing during the officialopening ceremony, men-tioned one feature about themedical centre which madeit uniquely different from theother Centres he launchedearlier in the week at Vatu-karasa, Cuvu and the newextension at the SigatokaHospital.

The entire cost of build-ing this facility half a mil-lion dollars has been bornby the Punja and Sons fam-ily through their charitabletrust, Prime Minister said.

It is a wonderful act ofgenerosity on the part of thisfamily and the Punja andSons Group of Companies.And I want to say a heart-felt vinaka vakalevu tothem on behalf of the FijianGovernment and the Fijianpeople.

He said this is also a dayto celebrate a wonderfulpartnership between Gov-

ernment and the privatesector.

Because while the Pun-jas Group has paid for thisfacility, it is the Governmentthat will resource it throughthe doctors and nurses ofthe Ministry of Health.

From today (January 23)the people of Lautoka havea choice in whether to comehere or to go the Lautokahospital, which we all knowis under pressure becauseof the demand on its ser-vices. This facility will do agreat deal to relieve some ofthat pressure, so it is a valu-able addition to the healthinfrastructure of the SugarCity and its citizens.

Punjas managing directorMr Nitin Punja said healthcare and well-being playsa major role in the corpo-rate social responsibility ac-tivities of the Punjas Groupwhich is led by the seniordirector Mr Kanti Lal Punja.

This new centre is theresult of many years of workby many people but morethan anybody, it was a proj-ect that was led and drivenby Mr Kanti Punja.

We believe health careis a universal right, thoughour company, Punjas Char-ity Trust, we have fullyfunded the construction ofthis community medicalCentre. We sincerely hopethis new medical Centre willgive more people in our cityeasier and quicker accessto health care services theyneed.

The Medical Centre, lo-cated at 10 Cakau Street,includes an ambulance bay,two consultation rooms, aramp for bed transfers, a re-

cords room, a pharmacy, astaff kitchen, cleaning andchange room with showerfacilities and amenities forpeople with disabilities.

Sta nurse Sujata Kumarichecks Prime Minister VoreqeBainimaramas pressure af-ter the Punajs Medical Cen-tres opening ceremony. TOP:Prime Minister Voreqe Baini-marama unlocks the newMedical Centre while PunjasGroup chairman Kanti Punjalooks on.Photos: MARGARET NAQIRI.

Tavua Residents Urged to Take PrecautionsAgainst Dengue FeverThe Hon. Assistant Min-

ister for Health Veena Bhat-nagar has reminded theresidents of Tavua to carryout precautionary measuresto avoid contracting denguefever.

During mid January, theMinister for Health and Med-ical Services announced sig-nificant high cases of den-gue fever in the Northern

Division and pointed out theneed for Fijians to take basicprecautionary measures.

This message was alsoreiterated by the AssistantMinister to residents of Ta-vua at a public consultationheld in the town on Wednes-day, January 21.

The Ministry is doing allit can to address denguefever. However we needyou to ensure that you arekeeping your compoundsfree from dengue breedingreceptacles, the Assistant

Minister said.Get rid of dengue mos-

quitos breeding places suchas tyres, empty cans andcoconut shells and whitegoods. Common breedinggrounds for dengue mosqui-toes are pot plants that havecollected water.

She added the TavuaHealth Office will look at vul-nerable areas identified in

2014 as hot spots for denguebreeding mosquitoes.She also said insecticide

spraying will be carried outin these areas to stop thebreeding of dengue mosqui-toes.

Participants at the publichealth consultation werealso advised on the signs,symptoms and prevention ofdengue fever.

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Hon. Assistant Minister for Health and Medi cal Services Mrs Veena Bhatnagar meets with Tavua Hospital sta on Wednesday, January21. Photo: SUPPLIED.


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PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS IN WEST

The Hon. Minister forWomen, Children and Pov-erty Alleviation, Rosy Akbarhas called on Fijians to assistin providing support for thewelfare of women, childrenand senior citizens.

At public consultationsheld in Sigatoka and Nadiearlier in January, the Min-ister said while the Statewould act on its obligationto provide welfare assis-tance, Fijians also need totake responsibility for fam-ily members, especially theelderly.

The Ministry will helpfamilies to walk out of pover-ty, however once their eco-nomic situation improves,we will exit them from thewelfare scheme. So newfamilies can be assisted. Amaximum of six weeks hasbeen allocated to processall the welfare applications,Minister Akbar said.

She also raised concernson the increasing number of

Minister Calls on Fijians to Assist Welfare Recipientssenior citizens and childrenbeing pushed onto streetsfor begging.

Designed to strengthenawareness on Govern-ments welfare program, theconsultations also providean opportunity for the Min-ister to speak on new lawsrelevant to her portfolio.

Through such consulta-tions, we aim to inform peo-ple about the No Drop Policyin relation to domestic vio-lence -there is no room forreconciliation, charges willbe laid and the Ministry willwork with police to intensifyefforts in reducing the rateof domestic violence in Fiji,Mrs Akbar explained.

Fiji Disabled PeoplesFederation representative,Ms Neelam Jyotika Naidusaid she found the consul-tation both interactive andempowering.

I am visually impairedand people like me face alot of challenges out there.

Its encouraging to find thatgovernment recognizesthe rights of persons withdisabilities and such con-sultations are important toaddress our concerns, MsNaidu said.

This is the first timefor us to witness govern-ment Ministers coming outlike this to talk to people;it builds our confidence towork together with the gov-ernment to create an inclu-sive society for all,

Similarly, Mr Jone Nabou,a social worker from Naka-vu village in Nadi acknowl-edged the Bainimaramagovernment for assisting thesenior citizens.

Its encouraging to findthat the government is tak-ing its services right down tothe people at grassroot level.We really appreciate initia-tives like the Food VoucherProgram, the Social Pen-sion Scheme and Bus Fareconcession that is positively

impacting the lives of the se-nior citizens.

I am 74 years old andI can say that in all these

years, THE Bainimarama

government is the first tohave created equal opportu-nities for the poor and disad-vantaged people in Fiji. This

public consultation dem-

onstrates the governmentscommitment to enhance itsservice deliverables, Mr Na-bou said.

Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs Rosy Akbar while attending to the re-quest of a senior ci tizen during the public consultations organised in Nadi. Photos: DEPTFO.

Public ConsultationsReceive Great Response

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Over 900 people werereached through the week-long public consultationsorganised by the Ministry forWomen, Children and Pov-

erty Alleviation around Fijiduring mid January.Coordinated under the

leadership of the Hon. Min-ister Rosy Sofia Akbar, theseconsultations provided im-mediate information onsocial welfare, women andchild empowerment pro-grams.

Minister Akbar explained,to the public, the advantageof holding these consulta-tions.

It is one of the strategiesused by the Ministry, to ex-

pand its reach out and assistas many people, particularlythose residing in the ruraland remote locations, MsAkbar said.

We have received posi-tive feedback from the con-sultations conducted so far

through which have advisedmore than 900 people andgiven them information onthe Ministrys programs andplans.

More importantly, wehave been able to swiftlyprocess the pending socialwelfare applications and atthe same time identify thenew cases.

Women are also able toreport and seek advice oncases of domestic violenceand child welfare.

She mentioned the dis-

cussions with public al-lowed her staff to explainthe different income gen-erating ventures instigatedthrough her Ministry.

The people are also in-formed about the Welfareto Workfare programme

and ways in which the Min-istry is able to empowerthe able bodied recipientsthrough skills training andresources to venture intoincome generating projects.

We are currently iden-tifying 500 families whowould be assisted throughsuch initiatives to help themwalk out of poverty.

Minister Akbar also add-ed more than 20,000 fami-lies were being assisted bythe Ministry and they lookforward to assist more poor

By ANUSHIL KUMAR

The Ministry of Women,Children and Poverty Allevia-tion will now ensure there isno practice of child begging.

The National Taskforceon Beggars will closely mon-itor streets across the coun-try to make certain that no

child is found begging.The taskforce, which is

headed by the Ministry ofWomen, Children and Pov-erty Alleviation, is made upof different interventionsthat identify ways to assistbeggars by providing themwith opportunities to gener-ate income.

An alarming area of con-cern for the taskforce is thepresence of children foundbegging with adults wherein some cases, they are ac-companying their parents.

The Minister for SocialWelfare Rosy Sofia Akbarsaid any child found beggingwill be taken into State careas children begging on thestreets are often vulnerableto abuse and exploitation.

We have intensified ef-forts to ensure that any childfound begging will be takeninto our care. Previously thepolice were just warning theparents, now we have start-ed to take action and its sad

to see that some people usechildren to gain public sym-pathy, Ms Akbar said.

The police will continueto monitor the situation inSuva and other towns aswell. If any family is bur-dened with financial dif-ficulty they are advised tovisit the nearest social wel-fare office for assistance,but we will not compromisethe safety of any child foundbegging.

Underlining a recent casewhere a woman was found

begging with her young in-fant, the Minister said theGovernment has a duty toprotect young children frommistreatment.

She stated the youngchild was taken into StateCare while the Taskforcewill ensure the mother is as-sisted with having employ-ment opportunities.

Minister Akbar met withNadi Special Administrator,Mr Robin Ali to look at how

the Ministry and Nadi TownCouncil can work togetherto assist beggars in Naditown.

The taskforce will alsowork hand-in-hand withmunicipal councils acrossthe country to look at waysof assisting the beggars.

The Ministry is steppingup its work through the Task-force and we will ensurethat no parent or guardianuses their child for begging.

families.Currently, there are more

than 20,000 families assistedthrough social welfare pro-grams and while we wouldlike to assist poor families,there are those who havebeen in the system for quitesome time.

These are people whosechildren have grown up,their life is more securednow and hence they areweaned off from the sys-tem to make way for otherfamilies that are genuinelyin need governments assis-tance.

The vice-president ofNadroga/Navosa Counsel-ling and Social Services, MrPeniasi Vakili, thanked thegovernment for organisingsuch initiatives.

Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs Rosy Akbar (seated in middle) with thesocial workers of Sigatoka during the public consultations in west

No Child BeggingBy ANUSHIL KUMAR

Senior Citizens to be Given More CareThe Ministry for Women,

Children and Poverty Allevia-tion is calling on families toplay a more proactive rolein ensuring the wellbeing ofsenior citizens in Fiji.

This message was reit-erated by the Hon. MinisterMrs Rosy Akbar while speak-ing at public consultationsheld in Nadi and Sigatokamidway in January.

During these consulta-tions, the Ministry receivedreports of senior citizenswho were ill-treated by theirfamily members.

The Ministry is urgingfamilies to demonstratemore care and compas-sion towards the welfareof senior citizens. Familiesneed to make every effort tolook after their seniors, theyshould be respected andrecognised for their years ofcontribution, the Ministersaid.

Through my visit tosome of Fijis residentialcare homes, I have beentold that the number of se-nior citizens in these homesis increasing.

In fact there is a long list

of applications received bythe care homes from fami-lies who no longer want totake care of their elderly par-ents.

Its sad to see that se-niors in some of the carehomes, are never visited bytheir families - they oftenlong to see their children.

The Ministry, she said,would organise awarenessprograms to educate thecommunities on such im-portant social issues.

There is a need tochange the mindset of chil-dren, to instill the values ofrespect and care for our se-niors, who should be lookedafter and cherished by theirfamilies, the Minister said.

Through its Social Pen-sion Scheme, the Ministry isassisting more than 11,000senior citizens.

This Scheme is for se-niors who are 70 years andabove, and dont have anyform of income or accessto superannuation funds sothey qualify for a monthlypension from Government.

Government has al-located $8 million for this

Scheme in the 2015 nationalbudget with a total of 33,000senior citizens expectedto benefit. Its a three-foldincrease in the number ofsenior citizens that are cur-rently assisted through theScheme.

From July this year, theeligibility age for assistancewill also be reduced to 68years and this Scheme isprovided to senior citizenswho are living with their chil-dren who look after them.

However, for those se-nior citizens who dont haveanyone staying with them,they are assisted throughPoverty Benefit Scheme,which has monthly cashcomponent and $50 FoodVoucher.

The Bus Fare Conces-sion for seniors who are 60years and above in age, willalso continue, with a budget-ary allocation of $150,000.Currently 42,475 individualscontinue to be assisted bythis initiative, Minister Ak-bar said.

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NADI TOWN COUNCIL

This is to inform the ratepayers and citizens that Council will be providing collection ofwhite goods, E-wastes and tyres in all three (3) wards as per the schedule.

Please note that all other items should be discharges on recyclable days as per scheduleprovided earlier. Resident are also reminded to compost all green waste and organic wastefrom kitchen.

NOTE: NO GREEN WASTE AND RECYCLABLE ITEMS WILL BE COLLECTED DURINGTHIS CLEANUP CAMPAIGN.

Discharge MannerAll residents are advised to discharge target items by 7.00am on the first day of collec-

tion in each ward. The collection truck will go through the street once only and target itemsdischarged after collection will be considered as litter and will be dealt under Litter Decree2010.

Dated this 7th day of January, 2015. Town Ward Martintar Ward Namaka WardMarch 23rd 24th/25th 26th/27thJune 15th 16th/17th 18th/19thSeptember 21st 22nd/23rd 24th/25thNovember 2nd 3rd/4th 5th/6th

Council Notice Board

Nadi Town Council hascontinued with the separate

collection of recyclables ashas been the practice since2011.

Target Items Paper, newspa-

per, office paper, magazine,cardboard, old clothes (dryand clean)

Pet bottles, plasticbottles, hard plastic (dry andclean)

Metals- copper,brass and iron

Town Warda. Separate collection

service of RecyclablesFrequency: twice a

month (1st and 3rd Wednes-days)

b. Garbage collectionservice

Frequency: twice a week(Monday and Friday)

Martintar Warda. Separate collection

service of RecyclablesFrequency: (Residential):

Twice a month (2nd and 4thWednesdays)

Frequency: (Commer-cial): 5 days per week ex-cept Wednesdays


Frequency: (Residential):Twice a week (Monday andFriday)

Frequency: (Commer-

cial): 5 days per week ex-cept Wednesdays

Namaka Warda. Separate collection

service of RecyclablesFrequency (Residential):

Twice a month

1st and 3rd Thursdays Bountiful, Waqadra Hous-

ing, Namaka Park, WaqadraCooperative, Beddoes andNamaka Industrial

2nd and 4th Thursdays -ATS Stage I/II, Concave Sub-division, Votualevu Lowcost,Deo Street, Matavolivoli, Sa-vuniwai, Tanoa Housing

Frequency (Commer-cial): Every Thursdays


Frequency: (Residential):Twice a week (Tuesday andSaturday)

Frequency: (Commer-cial): 5 days per week ex-cept Thursdays

NO COLLECTION OF

RECYCLABLES ON PUBLICHOLIDAYS

NOTES:How to Discharge Recy-

clables Place the bag onthe curb side by 7.00am.

Do not dischargecartons/clothes on the rainyday.

Home CompostingHome composting is an

effective tool to treat kitchenand garden waste whichis easy to manage. TheCouncil is promoting homecomposting throughout thetown.

If you are interested inhome composting, pleasecome to our office for moreinformation.

Dated this 30th day of De-

cember, 2014.

Separate Collection Service of Re-

cyclables and Garbage Collection

Use of Proper GarbageReceptacles

The Council has ob-served that despite severalreminders people are con-tinuing to use shopping plas-tic bag, cartons, ordinarybuckets and small (20 litre)empty gallons without lid todispose garbage.

Please be reminded that

it is an offence under thePUBLIC HEALTH LEGISLA-TION and LITTER DECREE2010 to dispose garbage inIMPROPER GARBAGE BINWITHOUT TIGHT FITTINGLIDS.

Placing of garbage inshopping bags or any plas-tic bags in the roadside forcollection is not permittedand anyone found placing insuch manner will be treatedas littering.

You are therefore re-quested to dispose your gar-

bage in a proper receptacleas required by the Council.

Be reminded that un-der Litter Decree 2010, thefine ranges from $40.00 to$10,000.00 and the Councilwould not hesitate to issue

on to the offenders FixedPenalty Notices requiring topay on-spot fines.

It is anticipated that allbusiness and residents willco-operate and assist theCouncil in Keeping NadiClean and Beautiful.

Dated this 23rd day of De-

cember, 2014.

Council AdvisesRatepayers and Citizens

Robin AnganuChief Executive Oicer


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Nadi Chamber to Celebrate FirstChinese New Year

Nadi Chamber of Com-merce and Industries (NCCI)have come up with the idea

of celebrating Chinese NewYear later next month.Chamber president Dr

Ram Raju (pictured) saidthis will be celebrated byNCCI for the first time inNadi on Saturday, February21.

Im trying to put togethera program shortly with thehelp of the Chinese Com-munity and others, Dr Rajusaid.

Well have our first busi-ness forum to coincide with Ashtosh Singh,

Viseisei Lautoka.Despite the good advantages

for scaling, scaling under-minds the raw marks anddoes not refect a students

true capabilities.

Milika Kuruilada ,Manoca road, Nausori.

I think its a good thing toremove the scaling, because

its unfair for those who actu-ally study. This will actuallysee who works harder and

who enjoys free ride.

Shamal Segran PillayMountain View road, Nadi.

I think its good becausepeople will know their actualmarks, because the marks of

most of the smart students goesdown because of scaling.

Monika SovagusuMalawai, Nadi.

Its good to remove thisscaling system because it s

totally unfair on students whowork hard while the others are

spoon-fed. It will help them(students) in a way as nothingis handed on a silver platter.

Achuda NandKorovuto, Nadi

Its good because the govern-ment knows whats best.

What is your opinion onthe removal of scaling

from national examina-tions?

Sweet Tweetsthis function focusing onChinese Tourism, Trade andother opportunities.

Dr Raju said invitationswill be sent to the key stake-holders while the new Chi-nese Ambassador to be thechief guest for the first evercelebration in the Jet SetTown.

Meanwhile, NCCI organ-ised a boat cruise on Satur-day, January 17, which wasdescribed as one of the bestevents setup by the Cham-ber.

He said the members en-joyed and had a good social

By ANUSHIL KUMAR

LOCAL NEWS

Prime Minister Hon. Voreqe Bainimarama and students of Nasivikoso Village School infront oftheir new classrooms which was opened by the Prime Minister.

get-together to start off theNew Year.

We had groups of Hash-ers and Doctors from as faras Suva and New Zealand,and quite a good number ofpotential members, said DrRaju.

There were a recordnumber of Ministers andMPs including the Ministerfor Fisheries and ForestsOsea Naiqamu, Minister forHealth Jone Usamate, Min-ister for Youth and SportsLaisenia Tuitubou, AssistantMinister for Agriculture Jo-eli Cawaki, Deputy Speaker

Ruveni Nadalo, AssistantMinister for Youth and SportsIliesa Delana, GovernmentWhip Semi Koroilavesau,Member of ParliamentSamuela Vunivalu, Memberof Parliament and DeputyWhip Sanjit Patel.

I would like to thankVan Meds for their generoussponsorship, he said.

Members are request-ing for another similar boatcruise in the near future forwhich Dr Raju said can beplanned at some stage withthe help of some sponsors.

Prime Minister Hon.

Voreqe Bainimaramabrought smiles to the peopleof Nasivikoso Village in Baafter he opened a new blockof classrooms and teachersquarters on Friday, January16.

While speaking at theopening ceremony, thePrime Minister said he wasdelighted to have the oppor-tunity to meet the villagersface-to-face as his Govern-ment has always been will-ing to invest in the educationof Fijian Children.

My Government has al-ways been willing to investin the education of Fijian

children and as Ive said be-fore, I am more proud of ourfree schooling program thananything else we have everdone, he said.

With the free schoolingwe introduced last year, ev-ery Fijian child now has anopportunity to reach for thestars, to fulfil their dreamsthrough better access tolearning.

The school will provideclasses to 137 students fromYear 1 to Year 8, all thanksto the initiative of the PrimeMinisters Office, Interna-tional NGO Rustic Pathwaysand also the community of

Nasivikoso, Ba who raised$40,000 dollars.

Its also important for thecommunity to play its partwherever it can and the factthat you have done so herehas set a wonderful exam-ple to the rest of the country.I understand that commu-nity-organised fundraisingraised $40,000, which is anincredible achievement.

I would also like to thankRustic Pathways for its gen-erous assistance. This or-ganisation has worked hand

New Classroom and TeachersQuarters for Nasivikoso VillageSchool

in hand with Governmentto improve the lives of thechildren and families here,so a big Vinaka vakalevu toyou all.

Hon. Bainimarama

thanked the teachers of theNasivikoso Village Schoolfor the efforts they are mak-ing to improve the lives ofthe young people.

He said teachers are anintegral part of the educa-tion system and it must beensured that their condi-tions of employment areconducive to them givingtheir best.

He also thanked the par-ents for their support andto the students for their en-thusiasm and eagerness totake advantage of these newfacilities.

My Government is doing

everything it can to addressthis problem not only inNasivikoso but across Fiji.Building more classrooms,especially for Years 1 to 3,to prevent young childrenfrom having to live awayfrom their parents is oneof the chief priorities in ourearly childhood educationreforms.

Thats why Im espe-cially proud that these newfacilities mean that many ofthe children in this commu-nity will no longer have tolive apart from their mumsand dads.

As a father and grand-father myself, I understandwhat a huge relief this mustbe.

Before the school wasbuilt, the children had totravel all along from Na-sivikoso Village to attendMagodro District School inBukuya, Ba and NatutalePrimary School in Wauosi,Navosa, some with the pros-pect of living away fromhome as boarding students.

By ANUSHIL KUMAR

Prime Minister Hon. Voreqe Bainimarama on his way to open classrooms at Nasivikoso VillageSchool at Nasivikoso Village in t he highlands of Ba. Photos: DEPTFO.


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DEVELOPMENT - DENARAU MARINA MASTER PLAN

Denarau Marina AnnouncesNew Development Plan

Nigel Skeggs, Port De-narau Marina CEO, has an-nounced a long-term stra-

tegic plan for the futuredevelopment and growth ofthe Port Denarau Marina.

This plan is currently withthe Government and theLands Department await-ing approval subject to thenew Mangrove ResourceManagement Act due outthis year.

Land in excess of that re-quired for the current planshas been secured by thecompany to allow for furtherexpansion in the future.

Since Port Denarau Mari-na is an important part of theFiji tourism infrastructure,

providing access to all theresorts in the Yasawas andMamanucas as well as theoperators of tourism experi-ences such as tours, cruis-ing, fishing and other marinebased businesses, yachtingand the constantly growinginternational cruise ship vis-its, we believe the time hascome for us to invest heav-ily to further develop theinfrastructure at Denarau,Skeggs said.

The development will bestaged over several years,but to successfully build theinfrastructure to meet the

future demands it is essen-tial to have a long-term planthat provides the services

that will be required in thefuture.

Port Denarau Marina hasalways been very environ-mentally aware and has,from the start of the busi-ness, had a separate envi-ronmental plan in place.

New developmentLocation

The development is sitedon land on the mainland andimmediately adjacent to theharbor. Access is by a roadto the right on Denarau Roadabout 300 meters before theDenarau bridge. There is a

small river running at rightangles to the proposed newroad and the developmentland starts immediately afterthe bridge is crossed.

The Master PlanThe master plan concept

is for the available site tobe developed in a numberof distinct stages. There arenine distinct areas in theinitial stage of the proposeddevelopment, each with itsown specific purpose

The MangrovesThere are extensive

stands of Mangrove on thesite and the scheme seeksto retain large areas particu-

larly along the waterfrontas well as in a MangroveExperience Centre. Raisedwooden walkways will al-low sightseeing deep withinthe mangrove stands with-out the danger of the visitorsdamaging the delicate envi-ronment.

The Sailing ClubA sailing club will be built

at the North end of the ma-rina with a hard stand areaof 5,000 square meters. Thisarea will have a large rampto a sheltered section to theharbor. It is proposed that

this facility will provide sail-ing lessons and more ad-vanced instruction to peoplewho want to learn to sail,particularly children andyoung adults.

The MarinaA marina, protected from

prevailing winds by a barrierof Mangroves, will be builtwith an access from the har-bor. The marina will provide200 berths on four pontoonarms reaching out from themarina village. The marinawill provide the facilitiescurrently available in the

leading marinas overseas.The Marina VillageA village with stores, ca-

fes, restaurants and retailoutlets will be developedadjacent to the marina. Thiswill also include office areasand a large residential unitprecinct with 100 two andthree bedroom apartments,a lot of open space, car park,pool and dedicated parking.

The MaritimeSchoolA Maritime School will

be established adjacent tothe boat yard. This is idealfor the teaching of maritimesubjects and the objective of

the facility is to train peoplein the trades used in boatbuilding and maintenanceof vessels typically used inthe Fiji waters

The Boat YardA very large hard stand

area will be provided by theboat yard with various haulout devices, the largest ofwhich will be a 600 tonnestravel lift capable of liftingany of the vessels currentlyoperating in the western di-vision. There will be work-shops for the different tradesrequired by boat owners,

buildings for small boat stor-age and warehouses forgoods and materials. The

objective is to provide a ser-vice that is equal to overseasyards so the cruising andSuperyachts can have workcarried out in Fiji, adding tothe economy.

The StadiumA football stadium ca-

pable of holding 20,000 peo-ple will be built next to theboat yard. The facility willhave covered stands andopen seating with spaciousgrounds surrounding it onall sides. There will be ade-quate vehicle parking closeto the entrance and accessto public transport.

The Industrial and Com-mercial Zones

Inland from the marinaand boat yard there will be aseries of buildings designedto provide leasing space forboth commercial and Indus-trial use.

The HarborsideApartments36 residential apartments

will be built on the har-bor edge with spectacularviews to the west of boththe harbor and beyond thatNadi Bay. Each apartmentwill have a personal park-

ing place and there will be anumber of nearby places forvisitor vehicle parking.

The futureThe concept of the fully

integrated development isthe culmination of a greatdeal of research on bestpractice worldwide for thissort of integrated tourism,residential and commercialproject, and will significantlyadd to the product varietyavailable in Fiji.

We have been steadilybuilding the business andfollowing our strategicplan ever since we started.There have been some re-ally hard times, events such

as cyclones that causedsignificant damage to theinfrastructure, changes ingovernment policies andissues in the Fiji tourism in-dustry, but we perseveredthrough all these problemsand continued to grow thebusiness. Now, with the re-sults of the general electionsin September 2014, investorconfidence has surged andwe believe that the future ofthe tourism industry is verypositive, Nigel Skeggs said.

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NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE FORUM - AUSTRALIA

Two form seven studentsfrom Nadi based schoolswere given the green-lightto participate in the Na-tional Youth Science Forum(NYSF) in Australia, repre-senting Fiji for the first time.

Neha Shonali Sharma ofKorovuto College and Sho-nal Shivneel Kumar of San-gam SKM College took partin the Australian NationalUniversity hosted ScienceForum from January 5-17.

The Rotary Club of Nadi,Fiji in partnership with theRotary Club of Belconnen inCanberra selected these two

students from Fiji, from theapplications received fromYear 13 students across fivecolleges in the Nadi District,to attend this prestigious sci-entific program.

Rotary Club secretaryMr Hemant Kumar Maisuriasaid it was a proud moment

for the club and country as awhole to see local studentsparticipate in the most pres-tigious science forum.

We are proud to recog-nise and support our youngand bright science stu-dents, said Mr Kumar.

We look forward to see-ing them develop into futurescientists serving our re-gion.

The NYSF is a unique 12-day program held in Januaryeach year that offers stu-dents the opportunity to testdrive in the fields of science,technology, engineering andmaths related careers.

The forum brings togeth-er 200 aspiring youth-scien-tists from countries like NewZealand, Canada, Germany,

South Africa, hosts Australiaand Fiji for the first time.

It prepares students sothat they are able to inde-pendently make informeddecisions about courses andcareers in the sciences andgain professional skills set tohelp them realise their po-

Nadi Scholars Represent Fiji

in National Youth Science

Forum in Aussietential.

NYSF-Pacific ProjectManager at the Rotary Clubof Belconnen, Dr. Padma

Narsey Lal said students inthe Pacific region shouldtake the full advantage ofthese opportunities.

This kind of opportunityis often difficult to come byin Fiji and elsewhere in thePacific, said Dr Lal, whowas the first Gold medalistin Science from the Univer-sity of the South Pacific.

There are also opportuni-ties to see how study leadsinto careers by engagingwith scientists from univer-sities, industry and researchorganizations, whose opera-tions are built around inno-vative science and engineer-

ing.Sessions are run in Can-

berra and Perth, whereparticipants live on the Aus-tralian National Universitycampus while experiencingreal science at a range oflaboratory visits, field tripsand workshops.

By ANUSHIL KUMAR

2015 was the first year inwhich NYSF invited two Fiji-an students to participate inthis marvelous program. Di-

rected by my science teach-ers, I had applied sending allthe requirements based onthe selection criteria of theRotary Club of Nadi. Therewere students who wereshortlisted for an interviewfrom schools in Nadi and Iwas one of them. After aninterview, the next thingI knew was that I was se-lected as one of the two toactually attend the forum inJanuary, 2015.

My ExperienceIt was a privilege to be

given this wonderful op-

portunity and I was indeedproud to represent Fiji beinga student of Korovuto Col-lege and a resident of Naditown.

Prior to leaving for Aus-tralia, I had only wonderedwhat the National YouthScience Forum would belike. I also had certain ex-pectations of the program.However, it was so muchmore than I had expectedand wondered about. NYSFcertainly shows you thingsyouve never considered.

The moment I reachedour host university, the Aus-tralian National University,I was astonished to see 199

more students like me readyto get on board the 12-dayjourney. It was interestingand fun meeting like-mind-ed people where I got thechance to share ideas andeven put them into actionin the form of a lot of groupactivities.

Although we were divid-ed into our interest groups,for example, I was in thechemistry group, we got ataste of all the other areasincluding Biomedicine,Physics, engineering andEnvironment. It definitelyshows you the world outside

the learning classroom andreading whether it be mediaor any piece of written scriptabout Science.

Moreover, I had thechance to go for lab visitswith my group membersand do experiments. It wasbreathtaking visiting Canber-ras sightseeing places likethe Parliament house andthe Royal Australian Mint toname a few. Presentationsof a lot of science expatri-ates as well as representa-tives of NYSF partners werevery informative, interestingand encouraging. Meeting

and talking to them person-ally was more encouraging.

In addition, we as stu-dents got the chance todevelop our intellectualthinking. It was very ben-eficial doing presentations,individually, in pairs and ingroups which has made meeven more confident and Iam 100% sure that I will re-main confident in all aspectsof my life just because of thisexperience.

Its not only about work,work and work. It has tonnes

of fun, fun and fun too! Wehave ample time for breaksand time with friends, floorgroups and staff of the NYSF

who actually bring life to thesession.

Most importantly, you getto realise that making a dif-ference in this world is allthat matters when you areat the top of your scientificcareer. Its not at all aboutonly dreaming about a posi-tive change in this worldand planning your move. Itsabout dreaming and mak-ing that dream come true! Adream of yours, a dream thatbenefits the people aroundyou and the whole world.NYSF is a forum where youabsorb that energy and

come out strong and braveto leave your mark and actu-ally make a difference.

Future Fijian NYSFersIf you have interest in Sci-

ence, it is essential to learnand experience sciencewhole heartedly so that thispassion finally leads you tomaking a positive changewhich benefits all and notonly because it will do yougood. It is also important tofollow your heart and per-form your level best in all as-pects of your school. At theend of the day, you should

consider yourself as not onlyacademically developed,but developed holistically inorder to live the life whichscience offers.

The National youth Sci-ence Forum is hoping to con-tinue inviting Fijian studentsin the forthcoming years. Itsa challenge, so work hard,compete, be yourself, doyour best, prove that you arethe best, get selected andleave a mark internationally.Good Luck!

Youth Scientists Share Experiences of the Science Forum

NEHA SHONALISHARMAFiji Representative

National Youth ScienceForum (NYSF) is an Austra-

lian Science program whichwas founded in 1984 to pro-vide final year High Schoolscience students with anopportunity to discover theworld of science; somethingmore than what they see intheir everyday life.

The program is held insessions whereby studentsin association with theirRotary clubs are able to at-tend this program. In thiscontinuing worthy program,this year was the first timefor the students from Fiji tobe given the opportunity toexplore science more than

what they learn inside theirclassroom.

This grave step was tak-en by the Rotary Club ofBelconnen, Australia whocontacted several RotaryClubs in Fiji for this Program.Through the keen interestwhich Rotary club of Nadihad in this program, stu-dents from Nadi were ableto grasp the golden opportu-nity for a trip of lifetime.

I was one of the luckyone from the two to be se-lected for this wonderful

program in Canberra Austra-lia. The twelve day programwas a great success and at-tending this forum with 200

other students in session Awas a great fun. The schoolsin Nadi were contacted bythe Rotary club of Nadi af-ter which we had to submitapplications to the club.Through this process, theapplications were screenedand students were shortlist-ed, and after that interviewswere conducted.

After some time, I clearlyremember it was during oneof the exams when I wasinformed that I had been se-lected for the program. Thisindeed was a great news forme and for this I would like

to thank my school, SangamSKM College Nadi, my sci-ence teachers and Rotaryclub of Belconnen and Nadi.

Neha and I left for Austra-lia on the 4th of January andreturned on the 20th. Theprogram was from the 5th till17th and during the programwe got to learn more thanwhat we knew ( I would saysomething new everyday).

I was in the medicineand human biology groupbut was so glad that we notonly got to see our interestfields but most of the otherscience fields as well. This

program is truly one of thosewhich actually transformswhat you think, how youthink and most importantlythe perspective which mostof us have about science. Itis a very useful program as itnot only allows us to decideon our career path but get tomeet many of the scientistsand socialize with them,take their advice, and goforth to strive towards a bet-ter future.

The lab visits, lectures,morning and evening ac-

tivities organized by theNYSF are amazing becauseother than science, thereare many other stuff to do

such as having disco nights,swing dance, concert andgoing sightseeing. Most ofthe things which we actuallyhear about in our text andreference books, we actu-ally get to see it in the pro-gram and get to experienceit ourselves.

The long term goal of theorganization is to spread theforum throughout the Pacif-ic Islands and we being thefirst students to the forum isjust a little step forward.

I would like to tell all thebudding high school scien-tists out there and also to all

those students who are plan-ning to take up science, togo forward and take up thechallenge because scienceis not hard, it all depends onyour interest and dedicationwhich you have towards it.Its not only what you learnin books, it is more thanwhat you even see aroundyourself.

I would like to encouragethe students out there that ifyou are given the opportu-nity for such programs, dontlet it go. It is a great step inhelping you achieve whatyou want to be.

SHONAL SHIVNEELKUMARFiji Representative


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TOURISM

The newly rebrandedand refurbished Yatule Re-sort and Spa at NatadolaBeach was opened on Satur-day, January 17, with a softlaunch, introducing touriststo a whole new experiencewith a competitive edge inFijis tourism market.

In opening the resort,FNPF Board Director MrSashi Singh said the newlybranded Yatule Beach Re-sort and Spa will turn aroundthe performance for YatuleResorts Limited and im-prove the returns for mem-bers funds.

The newly renovated

Resort was a critical part ofthe Funds investment reha-bilitation under the currentreform program and theFund will take necessarymeasures to ensure thatmembers funds investedinto the Resort is fully recov-ered, he said.

The property was origi-nally built in 2005.

It was designed to serveas accommodation for con-sultants and contractors in-volved in building the Inter-

Continental Fiji Golf Resort& Spa, next door on Natad-ola Beach.

Upon completion of theInterContinental Resort, theconstruction property wasthen converted to bunga-low-type accommodationand opened as a beachfrontresort.

The Resort sits on aprime location alongsidethe world-renowned Nat-adola beach and given itspotential, the Board made adecision to re-invest into theupgrade of the Resort withthe Fund investing just over$2million for the upgrade.

The reinvestment alsosignifies the confidence inthe economy and will helpin building Natadola as a to-tal destination.

The Resort will now beoperated by Tour Manag-ers Fiji. The company wasnominated as a successfulbidder following a publicExpression of Interest pro-cess. Tour Managers Fiji isa locally-owned destinationmanagement company thatoffers a wide range of ex-

clusive transport services,facilities, and value addingproducts to Free Indepen-dent Travelers (FITs), Con-ferences, and Groups andIncentive Markets.

The company enjoys thesupport of credible and welltrained professional man-agement staff with over 18years of experience, andhas an advanced in-housereservation system with a 24hour turnaround policy onall bookings and enquiries.

It also owns and operatesa fleet of deluxe transportincluding mini-coaches andVIP transfer vehicles and

limousines. This will addvalue to the experience ofguests at the Resort.

We congratulate TourManagers for taking up thechallenge being a local op-erator and bringing to thetable a unique approachin hotel operation that willboost employment for ourlocal Fijian nationals andeconomic activities that willbe generated into the econ-omy and brings to the tour-ism industry a totally new

Soft Opening for Yatule Resort and Spa

experience, said Mr Singh.Yatule Resort and Spa at

Natadola Beach will provideemployment to 70 locals.

The extensive make-over and rebranding willintroduce another level ofcomfort, style and serviceboosting the resort withthe addition of 36 premierebeachfront and pool viewrooms with modern facili-ties.

Mr. Singh added the part-nership with Tour ManagersFiji reflects the companyscommitment to the peopleof Fiji and to the tourism in-dustry by ensuring that theresort is managed with ex-ceptionally high standards,generate returns and pro-vide employment for thelocals.

Tour Managers looks for-ward to steering the Resort

into becoming a renownedand preferable holiday ac-commodation in the Re-gion, Mr Singh continued.

Yatule Beach Resort Lim-ited, trading as Yatule Resort& Spa at Natadola Beach isfully owned by FNPF Invest-ments Limited; a whollyowned subsidiary of the FijiNational Provident Fund.

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Chinese Speaking AssociatesJoin Starwood Fiji

Sheraton & Westin Re-sorts Fiji is happy to an-nounce the increase ofChinese speaking GuestRelations to assist with thegrowing number of visitorsfrom China to its four Fijiproperties.

Within its Fiji portfolioStarwood Fiji consists of thenewly opened Sheraton Re-sort & Spa, Tokoriki Island,Sheraton Fiji Resort, Shera-ton Denarau Villas and TheWestin Denarau Island Re-

sort & Spa.With the Chinese mar-

ket being one of the fastestgrowing in bound tourismmarket and the recent Statevisit of Chinese President XiJingping, Sheraton and Wes-tin Resort Fiji have imple-

mented a number of initia-tives to best embrace theirChinese guests.

Emerging markets re-main a main focus for us,we want to ensure that ourguests are at ease knowingwe are able to communi-cate with them, said PaulYui, Director of Sales & Mar-keting.

We hope that our guestswill then be able to enjoymore of our beautiful coun-try and not miss out on any-

thing that we have on offerby not being able to under-stand anyone, he contin-ued.

A total of four ChineseGuest Service Relations willbe on its four properties dur-ing the much celebrated

Chinese New Year in Feb-ruary, with Lin Zhou (Cath-erine) already on board atThe Westin Denarau IslandResort & Spa this week andthe rest to begin in February.

We are also very excitedto announce that we will beacquiring the services of aChinese chef from one ofour Starwood properties inHong Kong and he will behere for 6 weeks commenc-ing early February, saidPaul Yui.

Yeung Kim Ming Jackyhas been with Le MridienCyberport for 10 years and isthe Restaurant Chef and willspend majority of his time atthe new Sheraton Resort &Spa, Tokoriki Island.

During his visit, he will

be training our local chefson authentic Chinese dishesand how they are prepared.We hope that our chefs willtake away with them a dif-ferent perspective of howthe Chinese prepare theirmeals.

With the added resourc-es, Sheraton & Westin Re-sorts Fiji hopes to build onits solid foundation of its al-ready established brands, togive a better experience toits guest plus a service cul-

ture dedicated to providingguests with enriching expe-riences that builds loyalty.

Sofitel Fiji Thank Local DMC Partners

Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spathanked local DMC partnersfor their continued supportwith a casual Spa Soiree inthe So

SPA Courtyard on Tues-day, January 27.

Guests received a So SPAReception, guided throughto the relaxing patio by SoSPA Ambassadors and re-ceived Express shoulderand neck massages thenmingled with resort man-agement and key ambas-sadors.

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Mr Sashi Singh and Mr Goundar during the so launch at Yatule. Photo: SUPPLIED.

This is a celebrationhosted by Sofitel Fiji Resort& Spa key members of theresort team who work close-ly with the local operatorson a daily basis, said Gen-eral Manager, Alan Burrows.

Its really about nurtur-ing a healthy relationshipwith our local partners, ac-knowledging them for theircontribution in 2014 andlooking forward to their con-tinued support in 2015.

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Sotel Fiji Resort & Spa Ambassadors and guests from RosieHolidays and Southern World Travel. Photo: SUPPLIED.


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TOURISM

FJ$260.00

Superior Oceanside Room

Bonus:

Welcome Drink and Cold Towel on arrivalBuffet Breakfast in Lagoon restaurant

orA La Carte Breakfast in Salt

25% discount offLagoon Seafood Buffet (Saturdays Only) 20% Discount off all Spa Treatments in So Spa

Voucher for 2 Cupids KissRomantic Cocktails in Breeze BarEnjoy our Lagoon Grill & Salad BarDinner

FJD$59 per person VIP (Daily except Saturday)

Conditions: Valid for new bookings only and stays

from 1 February - 28 February.Blackout Dates: 16-19 February inclusive. Offer is available to Local residents only.Local ID must be presented upon check in.

Offer cannot be combined with any other offeror discount card (Advantage Plus etc).

time away for two at the

Sofitel Fiji Resort & Spa

For reservations call 675 1111 or

Email: [email protected]

and quote SFLOVE

MONTH OF LOVE

Bollywood Deal Set to Transform Fijiinto Hub for Indian Film Productions

q ABC NEWS

Fiji could be transformed

into a Bollywood production

hub after a six-film deal was

struck by a Nadi production

house and a Bollywood film

studio.Bollywood films are wild-

ly popular in Fiji, partly due

to its large ethnic Indian mi-

nority.

About 40 per cent of Fiji-

ans are of Indian descent.

Stardom Entertainment

and Promotions director

Mohammed Khan has es-

tablished a partnership with

Indias Once More Studios,

which he hopes will bring

the worlds biggest film in-

dustry to Fiji for the long

haul.

He says he has six pro-ductions in the pipeline with

a view for many more.

Through our partnership

with Once More Studios, we

can do a lot, we can bring a

lot more movies, he said.

Weve got some ma-

jor productions coming up

soon, big banner movies.

Though Bollywood films

have been produced in Fiji

before, Mr Khan says this

deal will establish a long-

running partnership be-

tween Bollywood and Fiji.

West Indian producer-director Jaykishan Patel is

making his next three films

in Fiji.

He said he had always

dreamt of filming in the is-

land nation.

One of my childhood

dreams was to visit Fiji, and

Fiji is the perfect location for

our script and story, Mr Pa-

Neil Diamond Tribute PerformanceSet to Entertain Fans

The Sofitel Fiji Resort andSpa will be organising a trib-ute performance of Ameri-can singer and song writerNeil Diamond by renownedUK Neil Diamond tribute art-ist Gary Ryan on Saturday,August 29.

This the first ever wehave done at Sofitel - weare organising this eventourselves and our plan is to

have a regular Calendar ofEvents throughout the yearoffering something differentto both our guests, as wellas the local market here inFiji, said Sofitel Fiji Resortand Spa Sales and MarketingDirector Michael Bell.

Ticket prices will be cat-egorized into two packagesfor fans, the first one beingthe diamond package andthe second being the stan-dard package.

The Diamond packagewill cost $199 while thestandard package will cost

around $149.00 both willinclude a 3 course dinner,photo opportunity with Mr.Ryan, DJ and dancing tillthe early hours of the morn-ing however the four-hourbeverage deal will only bereserved for the diamondpackage.

We feel there is certainlya demand for locally higherend international acts, andour plan would be to bringmore of these events to Fijiin the future.

By SALOTE QALUBAU

tel said.

Shooting on Mr Patels

film Desi Dhamal - Pagal

Panti began in December

last year.

He was also planning ahorror movie and a roman-

tic comedy in Fiji.

Bollywood is the worlds

biggest film industry, pro-

ducing hundreds of films per

year shot across the globe.

Bollywood industry is

going like anything nowa-

days and more than 300

movies are made in Bolly-

wood [per year], with more

than 1,000 movies made in

India, Mr Patel said.

He said Fijis huge Indian

population made it a natural

fit for Hindu directors.Indian population is

there in Fiji so that is also

one of the good points that

many filmmakers, and I

think many talents from Fiji,

extras and crew members

will get chance to work in

lots of movies, he said.

The deal is set give a

huge boost to the local in-

dustry. Mr Khan said Fijians

will make up 70 per cent of

the cast and crew.

Actually we want to uti-

lise [locals] as much as pos-

sible, we want to utilise ourFiji people who have talents

in these things, he said.

We are also planning to

open an acting school here

soon, so later on well have

our own photographers, as-

sistant directors and stuff.


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Resort Owners Commendedfor Providing Youth Employment

Navutu Star Resort in the

Yasawa Group has been

commended for its com-

mitment in continuing to

provide employment op-

portunities for the youth inneighbouring villages.

At a meeting between the

Hon. Minister for Youth and

Sports Mr Laisenia Tuitubou

and the Resorts manage-

ment team, the Minister said

Government welcomed this

initiative.

On behalf of the Fijian

Government, I would like

to commend your contribu-

tion to the community, Hon

Tuitubou told Navutu Start

Resort manager Jeff Gush at

the resort.

As Minister responsible

for youth development, Gov-ernment recognises your

commitment towards pro-

viding employment to the

young people of Yaqeta and

the whole of Yasawa, said

the Hon Minister.

Government will con-

tinue to provide incentives

and support to investors like

you and we are appreciative

of your contribution to the

Fijian economy.

Navutu Star Resort man-

ager Jeff Gush said the Minis-

ters visit was an opportunity

for him to look at how the

resort and the village have

worked together to createopportunities for the youth.

We are so fortunate that

the Minister accepted our re-

quest for a quick stop over.

We are committed and will

continue to provide employ-

ment for the locals in the fu-

ture, Mr Gush said.

Sta of the Navutu Star Resort and Youth and Sports ministry delegation pose for a photo shootat the resort. Photos: SUPPLIED.

Navutu Star Resort assistantmanager Varanisese Naboutini(le) cuts a cake with Hon. Tui-tubou at the resort.

Koro Island

Gets New Flight

Service from SuvaThe Fiji Airways Group

is expanding its domesticnetwork with the introduc-

tion of a new flight between

Suva and Koro, with services

beginning on the February 4,

by its subsidiary Fiji Link.

To launch the new week-

ly Wednesday service, the

airline is having a special

launch fare of $164 one way,

available for purchase via

the Fiji Airways website and

its Sales Offices.

Fiji Link will operate the

service using its 19-seater

Twin Otter aircraft to pro-

vide a direct flight connec-

tion between Suva and KoroIsland. The flight will depart

Suva at 10.05am for Koro,

taking 35-minutes. The re-

turn flight departs Koro at

11.25am, arriving in Suva at

12pm.

Fiji Airways Managing

Director and CEO Stefan Pi-

chler commented: Were

grateful that the Govern-

ment has encouraged this

service through the provi-

sion of a subsidy, thereby es-

tablishing a direct flight link

between the Capital and

Koro Island.

This will be of tremen-

dous assistance to the peo-ple of Koro to get to Suva,

and will also allow those

originally from Koro to visit

their home island from Viti

Levu.

Because of accessibil-

ity, infrastructure and other

determining factors, some

remote islands may be

more difficult to maintain

profitable services to, but

by working with the Gov-

ernment, we are able to

provide regular air travel to

these normally inaccessible

destinations.

Year-round fares for theroute start from $190 one

way.

Bookings are now avail-

able through any Fiji Airways

sales office, by calling the

reservations centre on +679

672 0888 or +679 330 4388

or online at www.fijiairways.

com

q FIJI AIRWAYS

Fiji Airways Group Opens New Centre of

Excellence Call Centre in SuvaFiji Airways, officially

opened its new Global Res-ervations Centre in the FijianCapital Suva on Wednesday,January 21.

The Reservations (Call)Centre will be operated byPacific CentreCom (Fiji)Ltd, a joint venture betweenPacific Call Comm Ltd, awholly owned subsidiary of

Fiji Airways, and CentreComPacific (PTY) Ltd, an Austra-lian-Maltese call centre pro-vider.

The new Fiji Airways CallCentre Pacific CentreComtakes over from Fiji Airwayscurrent call centre providerMindpearl. The gradualcutover began with the Fijiand New Zealand callsroutes to the new centre,while the rest of the airlinesGlobal markets will cut overby the end of the month.

The new call centre set-up came after the expiry ofthe current call centre pro-

viders contract at the end ofDecember 2014.

We embarked on a glob-al tender process last year to

manage our call centre andreceived good interest fromreputable companies, Ste-fan Pichler, Managing Direc-tor and CEO of Fiji Airwayssaid.

Our vision is to turn theCentre into a profit-makingpart of our business, and weultimately decided that theairline needed to have con-

trol in the ownership in theventure to deliver this.

More importantly,through part-ownership, FijiAirways can exercise great-er customer service by hav-ing its own managers andcoordinators based withinthe centre.

Were fully committed toincreasing our customer ser-vice across all touch points,and the Call Centre is a vitalpart of our service delivery.

It fields some 400,000calls per year from Fiji, Aus-tralia, New Zealand, UnitedStates and Hong Kong. We

will also be able to field callsfrom China and Europe laterthis year by adding multi-language service capabili-

ties into the Centre. So it willbe a centre of excellent ser-vice for all our customers!

The joint venture partner,CentreCom Pacific (PTY)Ltd, expressed its great de-light with the start of its Fijioperations with Fiji Airways.

Anthony Cassar B. Sc.LLB, the Managing Direc-tor of Centrecom Pacific

said the company was veryproud to have won the glob-al tender to partner with FijiAirways in this Joint Ventureto create a Centre of Excel-lence and provide best andcaring service for Fiji Air-ways passengers and otherclients in the future.

45 staff and managementstarted the Centres opera-tions in a purpose-built facil-ity in the heart of Fijis capi-tal, Suva. It can support 24/7operations for up to 150 con-sultants, and theres scopefor call centre services to beprovided to other business

in the near future.

q FIJI AIRWAYS


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Brotherton, Iggy Azaela

GENRE: Action

PREVIEW: Continuing the global exploits in the unstoppable franchisebuilt on speed, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead thereturning cast of Fast & Furious 7. James Wan directs this chapterof the hugely successful series that also welcomes back favorites Mi-chelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris LudacrisBridges, Elsa Pataky and Lucas Black. They are joined by internationalaction stars new to the franchise including Jason Statham, DjimonHounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey and Kurt Russell. Neal H. Moritz,Vin Diesel and Michael Fottrell return to produce the film written byChris Morgan.


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LOCAL SPORTS

Josateki offto 2016 RioO l y m p i c

GamesJudoka Josateki Naulu

(pictured) is one of the six

athletes that were awarded

with the Olympic Scholar-

ship.

The International Olym-

pic Committee (IOC) Schol-

arships for Athletes Rio

2016 program is a unique

opportunity for the local ath-letes to benefit from tech-

nical and financial support

from IOC Olympic Solidarity,

and from the whole olympic

movement.

The olympic scholarship

remains conditional until

the athlete has qualified

for the XXXI (31) Olympic

Games in Rio.

FASANOC Chairman High

Performance Commission

Mr Paul Yee said the schol-

arship program targets to

endorse opportunities for lo-

cal athletes to feature in the

Olympic Games.

The IOC Olympic Schol-

arships for Athletes Rio

2016 program aims to pro-

mote opportunities for quali-

fication and representation

at the Olympic Games and is

targeted at National Olympic

Committees that have tradi-

tionally sent small delega-

tions to the Games, said MrYee.

According to Mr Yee,

scholarship recipients from

Fiji are also regarded as

international-level athletes

and have been assessed in

consultation with the rel-

evant National and Interna-

tional Federations.

Our athletes have a suf-

ficient and promising techni-

cal level to be able to qualify

for the Rio Olympic Games.

Ministry to PrioritisePhysical Educationfor Rural Students

The Ministry of Youth andSports has received requestsfrom schools and youthgroups in rural communitiesfor new playgrounds andsporting assistance.

During the Ministrys re-cent outreach programs tocertain rural communities inthe country, senior ministryofficials advised the schoolsand the youth groups onthe criteria that need to bemet before requests are en-dorsed.

There has been andoverwhelming demandfrom villages and schools re-garding new playgrounds,said the Hon. Minister forYouth and Sports LaiseniaTuitubou (pictured) whowas present at these meet-ings.

This could be the result-

ing influence and impactof the professional sportingera we are currently fac-ing and also from our Fijianprofessional sportsmen andwomen plying their trades inoverseas countries.

Fiji has an abundanceof raw talent but we lackcertain standard amenitiesand technical expertise.Therefore, as the ministryresponsible for sports devel-opment, we will ensure wedisburse our resources tomeet the most urgent andnecessary demand.

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The Ministrys permanentsecretary Mr Josefa Saniatold requesting youth clubsduring the recent outreachand awareness programsthat the ministry will makeschool requests a prioritybecause of the importance

of physical education forstudents.The education ministry

is also working with the FijiNational Sports Commis-sion and other sporting fed-erations, both locally andinternationally, to strengthenphysical education pro-grams so sports develop-ment can begin early, saidMr Sania.

The ministry, towardsthe end of 2014, has begundeveloping and expandingsome existing grounds aswe see it economical. The

cost of constructing a totallynew ground is extravagantand our allocation for theprogram is not much com-pared to the demand com-ing in.

We will assess all re-quests and prioritise urgent,

appropriate and economicalones since carting of equip-ment to maritime areas isvery costly.

Mr Sania said Govern-ment recognises the con-tribution of sports to Fijiseconomy and will ensurethat proper development isconducted all over Fiji.

Fiji Water Partners with FRU

By ANUSHIL KUMAR

Fiji Water will now be the

official bottled water for all

rugby tournaments till 2017.

This is after the Natural

Artesian Water, Fiji Water,

signed a multi-year partner-ship with Fiji Rugby Union.

Under the terms of agree-

ment, Fiji Water will be the

authorized water provider,

ensuring all players are well

hydrated throughout the

seasons.

We are thrilled to part-

ner with Fiji Water. Like our

rugby players, Fiji Water

prides itself on its commit-

ment to excellence as well

as its community. This will

be a strong alliance for both

Fiji Rugby and for Fiji Wa-

ter, said Radrodro Tabua-

levu, Chief Executive Officer

of the Fiji Rugby Union Trust

Board.

Fiji Water Chief Execu-

tive Officer, Mr Rokoseru

Nabalarua said the partner-

ship between FRU and Fiji

Water is a perfect fit.

A partnership between

the governing body for our

national sport and national

bottled water brand, Fiji Wa-

ter, is a perfect fit, said Mr

Nabalarua.

We are proud to work

alongside the Fiji Rugby

Union to help cultivate and

promote the sport through-

out our great country and

around the world.

By ANUSHIL KUMAR

From le - Mr Radrodro Tabulalevu Mr Rokoseru Nabalarua and Mr Baljeet Singh.Photo: SUPPLIED.

Proof of our athletes

technical skill is evident in

the results obtained at re-

cent national and interna-

tional competitions.

While for the Judoka &

IOC scholarship recipient

Josateki Naulu, getting best

results and setting up a good

status for himself is his main

aim.

My goal is to improve

my world ranking and get

results at International Judo

sanctioned tournaments to

enable me to qualify, said

Josateki.

He further mentioned

the IOC scholarship has

empowered his preparation

to attend vital qualification

events and training camps

with leading Judokas.

Josateki represented Fiji

at the 2012 London Olympic

Games and recently at the

2014 Glasgow Common-

wealth Games. He will be

attending qualifying events

that include the Oceania

Judo Championship in April

at Noumea, New Caledonia.


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Ba Back with a Boom

Nadi Thumps Newcomers in League OpenerBy ANUSHIL KUMAR

By ANUSHIL KUMAR

4R Electric Ba made aperfect start of their 2015soccer season after winning

the Pillay Garments Cham-pion versus Champion titlebeating FastKil Pest ControlSuva 2-1 in the second leg ofthe series at Govind Park inBa on Sunday, January 25.

The Men-in-Black, havingthe upper-hand with a 5-3win in the first leg in Suvalast week, started the matchon a high as they appliedearly pressure on the Suvagoal with a bumper crowdof over 5000 fans enjoyingevery bits of the game.

Josefata Neibuli blastedhome the opening goal inthe 17th minute with his 45yard pi le-driving shot whichgave the diving Suva goalieUliasi Tamanisau no chanceat all.

The first goal gave morefire-power to the hosts asthey dominated most of thepossession in the first half asAbbu Zaheed, Shamil Raoand Avinesh Swamy keptthe Suva defenders KolinioSivuki, Leone Damudamuand Waisake Navunigasaubusy on their duties.

Lanky Avinesh Swamyrifled-in the second goal inthe 26th minute with anoth-er pile-driving shot from out-side the 18-yard-box as Suva

defenders and goalie werecaught off their mark as Baled 2-0 at the breather.

The Capital City boystried all possible ways toget the needed goals andclaim the CVC title for thefirst time since it started in1993, however, it was again

shattered by Ba as their onlygoal in the 83rd minute via

Shahil Daves penalty wasnot enough to give them thevictory.

Winning coach ShalenLal was happy with the winand commended the boysfor a job well done.

This win is dedicated tothe hardworking players of

Ba a

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