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Bula fever!
Stage set for Fijis only unbroken festival from August 2 - 9, 2014
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
[email protected]
The Digicel sponsored Bula Fes-
tival is ready to hit the Jet-Set town
of Nadi following the formal intro-
duction of this years beauty pageant
contestants at the Digicel Retail
Shop in Nadi on Saturday, July 5.
And a total of 12 contestants
will be vying for the three distinct
crowns namely Miss Bula, Miss
Charity and Miss Personality, thanks
to the Dominiko family of i54 En-
terprise from USA for donating the
Tiaras (crowns) for the 54th year
of festivities.
Nadi Bula Festival Association
president Mohammed Haz ex-
pressed his heartfelt gratitude to all
the sponsors of the festival and com-
mended Digicel for being the major
sponsor for the rst time.
Firstly, I would like to welcome
everyone to the 2014 Bula Festival
as we ofcially launch the annual
week-long event, said Mr Haz.
On behalf of the committee, I
heartily thank i54 Enterprise for do-
nating the wonderful Tiaras, Projects
Abroad volunteer group for proving
free medical check-ups, Digicel for
being the major sponsor and all other
sponsors who will aid in making this
event a successful one.
Mr Haz also extended his appre-
ciation to the glamorous queens who
are ready to contest for the crowns.
At this juncture, I would also
like to express my sincere thanks to
the beautiful contestants for coming
on-board to take up the challenge in
the 2014 Digicel Bula Festival and I
am sure you all will very much enjoy
the week-long festival, he added.
Digicel regional manager west,
Jiu Daunivalu says they are pleased
to be associated with Nadi Bula Fes-
tival Association as Digicel is not
only for business but to support Nadi
Community and Fiji as a whole.
On behalf of the Chief Executive
Ofcer (CEO) and the management
of Digicel, we are proud to be associ-
ated for the rst time with Bula Fes-
tival of Nadi, said Mrs Daunivalu.
She said the relationship is all
set to further strengthen in coming
years.
Digicel is the major sponsor of the
festival while Hasmat Investments
and Air Pacic are the co-sponsors.
Other sponsors are Nadi Handi-
craft, Jacks of Fiji, Sharmas Music
Centre, Nadi Town Council, Me-
dia Waves, Property Experts, Real
Forex, Coca-Cola, Clyde Equipment
and Laser Electric.
Ten of the 12 contestants who will be part of the Digicel Bula Festival this year.
INSET: Catherine Dominiko hands over the Tiaras to Nadi Bula Festival Association
president Mohammed Haz. Photos: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
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PICK OF THE MONTH
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
Fiji - the way the world should be
Being the hub of the Pacic, Fiji has everything that a spectacular tropical paradise
has to offer - from private island resort accommodations, top class restaurants to
white sandy beaches, inbound tours, jet boat rides, hot air balloon rides, mountain
trekking, inland tours, eco tourism, sky diving, helicopter rides, cruise trips, scuba
diving, massage and beauty parlours, vibrant night life and a lot more than any other
destination in the world offers
COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD
EMPOWER PACIFIC
(Formerly PCSS) provides
private, condential counsel-
ling on depression,
family/marital, stress, grief,
abuse, suicidal thoughts,
STIs, drugs, alcohol & be-
havior lifestyle changes.
Opens 8am 3pm, Monday
Friday.
Call us on 6708169 Located
at Nadi old hospital road.
ROTARY CLUB OF NADI
is on a membership drive to
increase members who repre-
sent all sections of the com-
munity. Nadi Rotarians meet
every Wednesday at Sitar
Restaurant in Martintar at
6.30pm.
Interested people can call
club president Hemant Kumar
on 9990677
SOROPTIMIST INTER-
NATIONAL is a vibrant,
dynamic organisation for to-
days professional and busi-
nesswomen, working through
projects to promote equality,
development and peace. We
are seeking members to join
our club. Interested ladies can
call SI Nadi president Zeaba
Rahiman on 9977058
FIJIAN WRITERS ASSO-
CIATION which has been
established to form the rst
ever formal body represent-
ing writers, poets, journal-
ists and everyone who has a
passion for writing is seek-
ing new members. Interested
people can contact Professor
Subramani via email:-
[email protected]
ANUSHIL KUMAR
By SALOTE QALUBAU
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Nawaicoba farmers get
upgraded health center
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
More than 5000 residents
of Nawaicoba including three
iTaukei villages have had their
prayers answered after their
request to upgrade the current
nursing station to a health cen-
tre was approved by the Prime
Minister Rear Admiral Voreqe
Bainimarama.
On Sunday, July 6, Prime
Minister Bainimarama made
this known during a visit to
the area which is home to
one of the biggest sugar cane
planting sectors in the Nadi
area.
We will make sure that the
nursing station is upgraded to
have a doctor and also a few
nurses, he told the residents.
Currently only a nurse is
stationed in Nawaicoba and
residents highlighted the dif-
culties they face in trying to
access health services.
The Prime Minister also
alluded to the residents that
Government was working to-
wards ensuring that shortages
of doctors are addressed.
Programs such as the TOP-
PERS scheme for fulltime
scholarships for doctors have
seen an increase in the intake
of a large number of students
who have pursued to become
doctors.
Student doctors from the
region have also been inte-
grated and given fulltime jobs
in the Fijian health sector.
Sabeto kids plan Australia trip
Since its inception in May,
2013 the Sabeto Kidz club has
received a number of helping
hands from various organi-
zations and members of the
community who also share
the clubs vision of assisting
underprivileged children from
the ages of 10-14 and in the
process instilling discipline in
an innovative manner whilst
increasing the social activity
between various ethnic groups
living in the greater Sabeto
area.
The idea of this club was
positively received by the
Sabeto community with 67
children turning up on the
rst day for registration; this
exceeded our estimate of 20
children, said Club Director
Pauliasi Natabe.
Lending a helping hand the
Sabeto District School freely
shared its resources to the
club and catered for the clubs
needs in terms of venue and
sporting equipments whereas
members of the club also or-
ganize bake sales or fundrais-
ers for the clubs immediate
needs.
The trip arranged in con-
junction with Queensland
University of Technology is
a chance for the young kids
to expand their views and
knowledge. While fundrais-
ing began last August we
still have more to reach our
threshold of $40, 000 for this
tour and we will need support
from our community to make
this tour possible for the chil-
dren, said Mr Natabe
Though small and budding
the Sabeto Kidz Club hopes
that individual, communal
and national initiatives will be
more inclusive of all children
and assist them in discover-
ing their potential gifts and
talents.
The club which is situated
in Koroyaca Village in Sabeto
plans to take kids on tour this
December.
Farmers and residents of Nawaicoba in Nadi meet with Prime Minister Rear Admiral Voreqe
Bainimarama. Photo: MINFO.
Crushing season
starts
The much anticipated crushing season in the Western and
Northern division got underway in mid-June.
The ve percent pay rise announced by Prime Minister
and Minister for Sugar Rear Admiral (Ret) Voreqe Bainima-
rama has given a much needed boost to the Fiji Sugar Cor-
poration (FSC) workers to produce their best as sugar buyers
will always look to buy good quality brown sugar.
To achieve maximum gains from the years hard work,
FSC has invested 18 million dollars on mill repairs, cane ac-
cess roads, its resources and to strengthen the transportation
of cane to the mills. FSC has also brought in two locomo-
tives to facilitate faster cartage of sugar cane to the mills.
Meanwhile, since the burning of sugarcane elds is a ma-
jor concern, the Fiji Police Force is working closely with the
Fiji Sugar Corporation and advisory councilors to prevent
any further illegal burning of sugarcane farms.
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LOCAL NEWS
Govt
empower
women
The new Namotomoto
Womens Resource Centre in
Namotomoto village in Nadi
was ofcially opened by the
Minister for Social Welfare,
Women and Poverty Allevia-
tion Dr Jiko Luveni on Satur-
day, June 14.
The government-funded
centre is designed to create
employment and income gen-
erating for the Namotomoto
village. The Ministry also
presented the Namotomoto
Womens Club industrial,
overlock and electrical sewing
machines.
In her opening address at
the event, Dr Luveni said that
Women Resource Center is
one of the many programs of
the Bainimarama Government
to help alleviate poverty by
banking on the skills and en-
trepreneurial roles of women.
Women are indeed, con-
vincing agents of change. Na-
motomoto Womens Resource
Center is special as it is cen-
trally situated and accessible
to all women of this commu-
nity to sell their products to
close by markets. It belongs
to a group of extremely enter-
prising women keen to go the
yards to succeed.
Through this project, Na-
motomoto village and the sur-
rounding villages of Nadi at
large will have the opportunity
to contribute to the economic
development of our country.
I have no doubt that the dy-
namic culture of Nadi will
be a business boost to the
women of Namotomoto. With
new ideas, new skills and en-
couragement, we can provide
those opportunities for the
benet of everyone
This demonstrates gov-
ernments commitment to
institutionalize womens pro-
grams and services in com-
munities such as yours. Gov-
ernment is very serious on
empowerment of Fijian wom-
en and todays event is a mark
of this. Through Bainimarama
government, an enabling envi-
ronment for women to be free
to live lives free of violence
and free to pursue economic
and political empowerment is
uplifted, Dr Luveni said.
The new facility will also
be used by other government
agencies and stakeholders to
promote women livelihood
programs, nancial literacy
training, sexual and reproduc-
tive health programs and oth-
ers.
The resource centre opens
the window for women that
will improve their lives and
the lives of their families.
It boosts their morale and it
is indescribable the gainful
benets that will unfold. This
year similar centres have been
opened in Kadavu and Bua.
Macuata, Qarani, Korovisilou
and Ba are near commission-
ing to fully meet the planned
women resource centres for
2014, Dr Luveni added.
While speaking about the
plans for this new Centre,
Mrs Sereima Lutumailagi,
president of Namotomoto
Womens Club says the core
product will be sewing and
selling school uniforms to as-
sist children who come from
disadvantaged families.
Sewing is the major ac-
tivity for our club, however
we were in need of a centre
through which we can oper-
ate in a more organised and
consolidated manner. We
have more than 40 registered
members in the club who will
be sewing school uniforms
that will be supplied to Nadi
District School, Nadi Prima-
ry School and Ratu Navula
School.
We have already taken
some orders for school uni-
forms which will be sold at
prices ranging from as low as
$8 to $10. The club will assist
the women members to open
their savings account so that
once they start earning money
they can also save for rainy
days. This centre is a great in-
vestment into the lives of the
women and children of Na-
motomoto village.
Apart from the uniforms
we also hope to sew items like
table cover, cushion and pil-
low cases. We are grateful to
the government for providing
this much needed facility in
our village, Mrs Lutumailagi
said.
The women resource cen-
tres is a major capital project
for the Ministry and todate it
has built a total of 45 wom-
en centre extensions and 16
women resource centres in
Fiji.
MINFO
TOP: Minister for Social Welfare, Women and Poverty Al-
leviation Dr Jiko Luveni with members of the Namotomoto
Womens Resource Centre. BELOW: Dr Luveni, left, with Mrs
Sereima Lutumailagi. Photos: MINFO.
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LOCAL NEWS
From Navosa to Nadi
Women changes life around after spending time for marijuana cultivation
Karalaini Wati of Vatuba-
lavu, Navosa was given a
second chance to turn her life
around thanks to the Yellow
Ribbon Project and Micro Fi-
nance Nadi.
The Yellow Ribbon proj-
ect which was adopted from
the Singapore model and
launched in 2008 in the coun-
try has seen the successful
rehabilitation of thousands of
former inmates who are now
earning a decent living and
have refrained from getting
into criminal activities again.
Everyone deserves a sec-
ond chance. All inmates have
talents and Karalainis story
is one of the many successful
ones we have witnessed over
the years, said divisional re-
habilitation ofcer western
George Bakoso.
By MARGARET NAQIRI Karalaini was imprisoned
in May, 2010 along with her
husband for cultivating mari-
juana.
She was released from cus-
tody on October 3, 2011 and
nished the rest of her sen-
tence doing community work
at the Nadi Police Station until
February, 2012.
When I was inside for one
year and four months, they
(ofcers) helped me a lot with
the programs they provided
for us, especially with the pro-
gram called Seed of Success
which was organized by the
youth and sports division, and
this program changed me and
thats when I decided that I
will come back and be a good
citizen and open my new busi-
ness, Karalaini said.
I started off my business
with sewing, but then I had to
stop because I did not have the
funds, so I decided to sell mats
as this was easier for me. I got
the mats from Naitasiri from
my family members to sell.
I also travel to Ba to buy
mattresses from the factory
and hire a carrier to Naitasiri.
Sometimes they do not have
the money to buy the mat-
tresses, we exchange with
mats. Now I am planning to
go to Bua to get more mats,
she added.
She said the Micro Finance
Unit in Nadi was very helpful
in getting her business into ac-
tion with nancial assistance.
I would also like to say
that people shouldnt judge
us, God has already made
plans on how your life will
turn out, but we should always
work hard and do good and
everything will be possible, I
would also like to tell my sis-
ters who are still in prison that
that is not the end of life, that
when they get out they should
also do what I did, as there
is a lot of opportunities out
there to make life easy and to
become better citizens, Kar-
alaini said.
Micro Finance is very
happy to help in as Karalaini
is the rst inmate that we
helped to get her business
running, and we are willing to
help others like her who want
to start their small businesses
as well as everyone deserves
to be given a second chance in
life, said Acalia Dakua, eld
credit ofcer of FCOSS Micro
Finance, Nadi.
The Nadi Town Council
has given Karalaini a table
in the market where she is al-
lowed to sell her mats.
MINFO
Residents benet from LTAs outreach program
Governments commitment
to the Fiji Decade of Action
for Road Safety 2011 to 2020,
which was launched by the
Prime Minister Voreqe Baini-
marama in 2011, has seen 506
ordinary Fijians being trained,
tested and presented with driv-
ing licences.
The three weeks community
outreach training and awareness
program conducted by the Land
Transport Authority (LTA) that
began in May was held at Navo-
ci village Hall in Nadi.
In an ofcial event organised
at Namotomoto village in Nadi
recently, the Minister for Social
Welfare, Women and Poverty
Alleviation Dr Jiko Luveni pre-
sented certicates to the new
driving licence holders in Nadi
who had undergone the training
provided by LTA. The licenses
presented ranged from the fol-
lowing categories (5 level 1 De-
fensive Driving Certicates, 40
Public Service Vehicle (PSV)
Defensive Driving Certicates,
64 Group 4 Drivers Licence,
169 Class 2 Provincial Drivers
Licence and 228 Learners Per-
mits).
While presenting the li-
cences, Dr Luveni said that
this initiative has been pos-
sible through the Bainimarama
governments vision to stretch
out the services to the doorstep
of the communities through
awareness and outreach pro-
grams.
Outreach or Community
Engagement operates within
the vision of Bainimarama
Governments ongoing pro-
gram to improve the level of
services to the ordinary Fijians
in the remote and rural commu-
nities. This means that they do
not have to come to LTA ofces
to get their learners permit and
to get the defensive driving or
drivers test. It eases the nan-
cial burden associated with pay-
ing fares to travel all the way
from rural areas to LTA ofces
and all the required trainings
and testing is conducted near
to their locations and in a much
friendly environment, Dr Lu-
veni said.
The Land Transport Au-
thority through outreach pro-
grams have reached out to
thousands of people in the rural
and maritime islands. Outreach
doesnt mean compromising the
standard of service, but is pur-
posely meant to make life easier
to our ordinary Fijians.
Dr Luveni reminded the
drivers to champion the, Safe-
ty on Our Roads at the highest
level.
To all those drivers who
have been certicated today-
our request is that you look af-
ter your drivers licence, it is the
source of income for you and
your family. Respect and follow
the road rules, look after your
safety and the safety of your
vehicle and most importantly
the safety of other road users.
The LTA will gladly renew the
licences when they are satised
that you are capable of main-
taining the safety standards that
they stand for.
While receiving his PSV De-
fensive Driving Licence, Desh
Reddy, a retired worker of FSC
(Fiji Sugar Corporation) from
Malolo Nadi thanked the Baini-
marama government for open-
ing this opportunity to ordinary
Fijians. I am very happy that I
have nally got my PSV Defen-
sive Driving licence which will
assist me start my taxi business.
Currently, I have a carrier busi-
ness in Nadi and I am planning
to start the taxi business soon,
which will become a reality
now that I have nally got the
required licence, Mr Reddy
said.
I thank the LTA for provid-
ing this awareness and training
programs at a venue closer to
our homes, the sessions were
very informative and interac-
tive.
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UNIVERSITY OF FIJI FEATURE
The Department of Lan-
guage, Literature and Com-
munications at the University
of Fiji prides itself once again
this year hosting Creative
Circle on the theme: Artistic
Gifts, on 9th of May, 2014.
Enchanted scores of people in
attendance marvelled various
forms of creativity and this is
a testimony of the success of
the programme. This indisput-
ably provided a meaningful
display of creativity to our
students at Saweni Campus.
We have signicantly con-
tributed in our UniFiji Cre-
ative Circle through a variety
of scholarly and creative writ-
ing and creativity: ranging
from poetry recital, creative
art, drama and singing, to
name a few. UniFiji Creative
Circle is an umbrella which
presents our talented, multi-
skilled and exceptional gifted
students and colleagues to
showcase their myriad skills
and interests. Besides the
academic excellence of our
students, the Creative Circle
gives allowance for such mo-
ments where individuals make
contact with the creative spir-
A rare
grandeur
By KAMALA NAIKER
of Uni Fiji
it, that elusive muse of some-
thing exceptionally dazzling
to present that ash of inspi-
ration as the masterpiece and
allowing our creative imagi-
nations to roam free.
The Master of Ceremony
for this event, Avineel Ku-
mar, led us swiftly through a
power-packed programme.
He expressed that the mem-
bers through this platform
wish to achieve a balance
between modernity and tra-
dition in their creativity. The
members contribution at this
event formed the limelight of
the afternoon.
The programme unfolded
with a lucid and thoughtful
deliberation by Professor Na-
rendra Reddy. He highlighted
that creativity is something
that cannot be measured and
at times creativity comes
into existence by chance. As
teachers, academics and re-
searchers, creativity is crucial
for our jobs. It is not about
bringing ideas down from
heaven to earth, but explor-
ing creative ideas of our own.
These creations assist us to
understand more clearly some
aspect of reality in this present
world and/or give us guidance
as to how to correct negative
aspects of the present reality.
For example, the Russian nov-
elist Leo Tolstoys complex
ctional characters helped
people better understand the
various social types pro-
duced in tsarist Russia.
Professor Reddys en-
lightening speech on creativ-
ity allowed the audience to
view the art of creativity from
various dimensions. Another
thought provoking talk on
creativity by our registrar, PT.
Kamlesh Arya saw the audi-
ence totally imbued on the
slides he shared with us on
making the most of creative
art from discarded items. His
talk on creativity left many
thinking on ways we too can
engage in meaningful cre-
ations. The programme also
heard a brief talk by the coor-
dinator of Creative Circle, Ms.
Kamala Naiker, highlighting
the reasons behind organising
these events. She stressed on
the need for higher education
providers like The University
of Fiji to embrace a variety of
ingenious air of our students
and staff. She emphasised that
UniFiji Creative Circle pro-
vides opportunities for art and
cultural expressions of our so-
ciety and she vouched that this
time the Artistic Creativity by
students will be a surprise and
relished by one and all.
Todays event saw creativ-
ity at its best when with the
curtain raiser; Ashita Ram
performing a spectacular tra-
ditional Indian Bharat Nati-
yaam. Her art of mastering
this momentous Indian dance
saw the crowd steered in prox-
imity with the creator itself.
We also witnessed a classical
dance by Chaya , Ashita and
Deepam. The highlight of the
programme was original poet-
ry recitals in three languages:
English, Hindi and iTaukei
read by Tatoka, Radhika and
Suvishna. It is pleasing to
note that Creative Circle en-
compasses the signicance of
Fijis vernacular languages.
Also, Taina demonstrated
an iTaukei weaving; everyone
present for the function got
their hands on experience in
weaving of Tabua string and
dressing belt. The display of
colourful paintings by Chaya,
Rajnesh and Monsiha thrilled
the audience on their artistic
gifts.
Creative Circle has lived
up to its name by including
yet another form of art, a pen-
cil drawing competition by
staff and students of the uni-
versity. The programme got
better by the hour when the
audience actively entailed in
drawing and colouring.
The audience marvelled
creativity at its best and en-
joyed every minute of this en-
livening and vitalizing work
of talented artists, writers and
designers. The audience was
thrilled when a demonstration
by Chhaya and Kavita got
them involved in designing
greeting cards.
The creative functions here
at UniFiji give mileage to our
talented, multi-skilled stu-
dents to expose their hidden
artistic gifts and share these
productive activities with
their friends.
The Department of Lan-
guage, Literature and Com-
munication is joining dots for
a bigger scope and blanket
coverage for the cultures of
Fiji, appreciating local cre-
ativity.
The programme ended
with enjoyment and lavish re-
freshments.
Chaya Maneklal displays her creative side. Photo: COURTESY OF CITY STAR.
Uni celebrates 135th
Girmit anniversary
Speaking at the 135th Anniversary of Gir-
mit, the Registrar of The University of Fiji,
Kamlesh Arya asked those present on the sig-
nicance of what was being celebrated.
He then responded by stating that the cel-
ebration was about acknowledging: the chal-
lenges the Girmitiyas faced, the social dislo-
cation they encountered, the visionary efforts
they made towards uplifting their standards
and that of the progeny, the level of resilience
they displayed, the heart wrenching stories of
pain and persecution they went through, their
determination to survive against all odds, the
hardships of the unknown terrain the 61,000
girmitiyas faced, the contributions they made
to the development and economy of Fiji and
remembering those who never made it to the
shores en-route their treacherous journey they
were enticed to take.
Landing in Fiji on that fateful day of 14
March 1879 started a new era of life and strug-
gles for the girmitiyas in the hostile wilderness
of Fiji under harsh and degrading conditions,
stated Mr. Arya.
That fateful day and that new era is 135
years old and is entrenched in the annals of
Fiji. However, what needs to be analysed is
Ambassador Kamlesh Arya, right, receives a certicate of recognition for his massive contri-
bution towards nation building from Indian High Commissioner HE Vinod Kumar while Uni Fiji
vice-chancellor Professor Richard Coll and event organiser Mrs Suklesh Bali look on during
the Girmit Diwas celebrations at the Saweni Campus. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
Special recognition for
descendants of girmitiyas
The Girmit Divas Celebra-
tion Committee led by Mrs.
Suklesh Bali organised the
Girmit Divas at the Univer-
sity of Fiji Saweni Campus on
May 16, 2014.
The University of Fiji dur-
ing the celebrations took a
new initiative of recognising
descendants of Girmitiyas for
outstanding contributions to
Fiji in their respective eld of
work and engagement. This
initiative is the rst for The
University of Fiji and accord-
ing to Mrs. Bali this was to
what the celebration held for the present gener-
ation Fijians of Indian Origin? asked Mr. Arya.
Mr. Arya said that the celebration sets the
platform for appreciating our struggles and
opportunities for unlimited successes, ghting
injustices, ensuring our self worth, upholding
human dignity, creating a niche within the di-
verse Fijian society, respecting the ethos and
the culture that has been set through painful
encounters and sacrices made, overcoming
condescending social attitude, moving out of
the past and making new adventures, preser-
vation of moral and ethical values and social
ideals and being law abiding Fijians under all
circumstances.
Mr. Arya stressed that the present generation
needs to learn from the episodes that the forefa-
ther had been through between 1879 and 1916
are our strengths endurance as we continue to
play our role shaping our future and that of our
nation. Future will be determined by what we
make of our present and therefore we must stop
believing in the clich that we are the stolen
generation, stated Mr. Arya. We must stop
pitying ourselves and work towards self worth
and self realisation, said Mr. Arya
become an annual event here-
after.
Those awarded the Cer-
ticate of Recognition on 16
May 2014 at the hands of the
Indian High Commissioner
His Excellency Vinod Kumar
were - Mr. Y P Reddy of Red-
dy Group for outstanding con-
tribution to Fiji in the eld of
Tourism, Pandit Bhuwan Dutt
for outstanding contributions
to Fiji in the eld of Public
Service, Prof. Rajesh Chandra
of USP for outstanding contri-
butions to Fiji in the eld of
Higher Education, Mr. Brij
Dayal and Mr. Prakash Dayal
of Dayal Group of Compa-
nies for outstanding contri-
butions to Fiji in the eld of
Commerce and Industry and
Ambassador Pandit Kamlesh
Arya of Arya Samaj for out-
standing contributions to Fiji
in the eld of Education.
The Recipients contribu-
tions to other signicant areas
of engagement were also ac-
knowledged.
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Brothers Brij and Prakash Dayal of Ba were also recognised for their massive contributions
towards nation building. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD. Students during the open day. Photo: SANGITA PRASAD.
Open day a great success
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
The 2014 Uni Fiji Open
Day was a great success.
Secondary school students
from the entire western divi-
sion visited the Saweni Cam-
pus for the three-day event
from July 1-3 and were given
useful information on educa-
tional opportunities available
at the university.
Ever since its establish-
ment ten-years-ago, the Uni-
versity of Fiji has grown
from strength to strength with
thousands of students already
graduating in different elds
of study.
Last year the university
achieved another milestone
following the inaugural gradu-
ation of medical students from
Dr Umanand Prasad School of
Medicine.
Vice-chancellor Professor
Richard Coll said the open
days are a great way to show-
case the university and its fa-
cilities to potential students.
The Suva campus marked
its open day on July 7.
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UNIVERSITY OF FIJI FEATURE
Professor
Richard Coll
announces
scholarships
By SHALENDRA PRASAD
By SHALENDRA PRASAD
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Fiji has announced the winners
of the inaugural Vice-Chancellors Doctoral Scholarships.
Professor Richard Coll said the University Research Committee, who de-
cided on the winners, was delighted by the response and quality of applica-
tions for the Scholarships.
These Scholarships are a part of the Universitys strategic focus on re-
search, he said.
With support from Fiji Higher Education Commission we are really driv-
ing the research agenda at the University. A key component of any research
programme at a modern University is quality postgraduates.
According to Professor Coll, there are multiple benets for a strong post-
graduate programme.
First we get quality research outputs, and with doctorate students in par-
ticular you can focus on substantial research projects.
Off major importance for Fiji is capacity building; the end result of a
good PhD is a highly skilled researcher who can contribute to Fijis develop-
ment. A pleasing aspect of the Scholarships is that it allows students who
might otherwise be denied access to doctoral level study.
This is a key aim of the University of Fiji; its founders have deep sense
of social responsibility and the University has strived to provide quality edu-
cation that is accessible to all and strongly believes no one should be denied
education because of nancial constraints these scholarships allow capable
Fijians access to higher education while at the same time greatly benetting
the county, Professor Coll said.
The recipients of the inaugural doctoral scholarships are Adarsh Kumar
(IT with Professor Shawkat Ali), Neelesh Singh (Economics / Accounting
with Professor Narendra Reddy), Yogesh Nandan (Accounting with Profes-
sor Kieran James), Dhirendra Prasad (Education with Dr Wahab Ali), Ra-
jnesh Mudaliar (Mathematics with Professor Vishwa Maurya).
Standing from left during the scholarship announcement are three of the ve recipients Dhirendra Prasad, Ra-
jnesh Mudaliar and Adarsh Kumar. Sitting are Dr Wahab Ali, Professor Shawkat Ali, vice-chancellor Professor
Richard Coll, Professor Narendra Reddy, Professor Kieran James and Professor Vishwa Maurya. Photo: SAN-
GITA PRASAD.
VC speaks at Arya Convention
Recipients of Pt. Ami Chandra Hindi Award with Chief Guest Professor
Richard Coll and their parents. Photo: SUPPLIED.
The 2014 Arya Pratinidhi Sabha
Convention which was held in Nad-
roga provided a perfect opportunity
for the University of Fiji to highlight
issues pertaining to Education Re-
search and Vedic Values in Political
Governance.
Vice-chancellor Professor Rich-
ard Coll who was chief guest at the
convention spoke on the theme with
great interest.
Scientic methods of data col-
lection and interpretation are deemed
by many as the best because of the
numerous successes of science,
Professor Coll said.
In such a view religious values
and a humanistic view of the world
is either discounted or even derided.
Research done by scientists is
considered to always follow the so-
called scientic method, which
is hypothesis-driven, always used,
always involves replication of nd-
ings.
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LOCAL NEWS
Special school gets timely boost
By MARGARET NAQIRI
By MARGARET NAQIRI
T&R International Fiji
Limited in conjunction with
Mineral Waters of Fiji re-
cently donated ve thousand
dollars to the Nadi Centre for
Special Education as general
funds for the development of
underprivileged children.
Dr Hari Shankar Lal who is
the owner of Mineral Waters
Fiji and his wife Purnima who
both reside in Los Angeles,
USA visited the school recent-
ly to handover the donation.
It is a pleasure to see all
these wonderful children and
encourage them to push for-
ward in life and we also vis-
ited each classroom and spoke
to the teachers as well and we
are deeply touched, it is a tre-
mendously emotional day in
my life, said an emotional Dr
Lal.
Director of T&R Interna-
tional Toshiaki Hieda says
that they have started dealing
with Mineral Waters of Fiji
and are importing a lot of wa-
ter from Fiji.
My mission is to distrib-
ute water into those countries
where people do not have easy
access to safe drinking water
and in return bring back mon-
ey into Fiji for the benet of
the people here. My company
is going to donate money ev-
ery month as soon as we do
a shipment back to Fiji, Mr
Hieda conrmed.
Head Teacher Shiromani
Felix says that they were
extremely happy by receiv-
ing the huge donation for the
school and their 120 children
as they will now be able to
upgrade the facilities and re-
sources for the children so the
teachers can also help them
better.
We would like to thank
God for bringing these gener-
ous people to our school and
making such a huge donation
and we ask God to bless them
and give them good health and
long life and that they may
continue to share what they
have with others, Master Fe-
lix said.
Head Teacher Shiromani Felix, left, receives the cash dona-
tion from Director of T&R International Toshiaki Hieda and
Mineral Waters of Fiji chairman Dr Hari Shankar Lal and his
wife Dr Purnima Lal. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
Sotel celebrates family day
Sotel Fiji Resort and Spa
treated their staff and their
family members to the 2014
Family Fun Day at the resort
sports ground on Saturday,
June 21. Everyone had a blast
with the fun activities that
were organized.
The Resort also invited a
very special band from the Fiji
National Council for Disabled
Persons complex in Suva
known as the Kidava Abil-
ity Shine Band. Sotels hu-
man resources director Susan
Waqanivere said that it was
Fijis Olympic gold medalist
Iliesa Delana who told them
about the band so they decid-
ed to get them to play and they
sounded really good.
The president of the Kida-
va Ability Shine Band Semiti
Matanitobua said that it was
a pleasure for them to come
to Denarau Island to entertain
the staff at the resort.
We formed this band in
February this year and we
wanted to showcase our tal-
ents. We just want to be in-
cluded in the community and
be treated like normal people
and not be discriminated,
Matanitobua said.
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LOCAL NEWS
Iconic temple
turns twenty
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The prestigious Sri Siva Subramanya Swamy Temple com-
monly known as the Nadi Temple celebrated its 20th Anniver-
sary in Nadi recently.
Apart from being a major tourism attraction and landmark
in Nadi, the temple is one of the largest Hindu shrines in the
southern hemisphere.
Hindus from all aspects of life came in to commemorate the
twentieth year of celebration as three- days of prayer ceremony
was organized from Monday, June 30 to Wednesday, July 2.
Schools were also invited for prayers and students from Sa-
beto Sangam School and Nadi Sangam School performed some
dance items to mark an important event in the temples calendar.
Donations were also received from kind patrons Kirit Kumar
(CIF Construction Limited, Nadi), Suresh Prasad and family
(Consumers Supermarket), Professor Narendra Reddy (Univer-
sity of Fiji) and the Devasthanam Board.
Krishnas new-look in town
A business like an auto-
mobile has to be driven, in
order to get results.
This brainy-quote has
inspired Krishna, an expe-
rienced mechanic in Nadi,
who modied his own 1952
model Morris Minor to turn it
into the coolest looking car in
Nadi.
Krishna said it needed
sheer determination and hard
work in order to accomplish
one of his dreams.
It took me three-years to
fully complete the modica-
tion of the car before xing
the Nissan engine to get it up
and running on road, said
Krishna, who has been oper-
ating his mechanical service
business in Nadi (situated at
the back of Nadi Motor Parts)
for the last 14-years.
I know people really
get attracted when they see
my car and for this reason if
anyone is interested to buy it,
they can make their offers,
he mentioned.
On the inside, the car has a
revised interior with the new
leather covered seats, oor
shift transmission, stereo sys-
tems and metal-look exterior
that gives a more car-like im-
pression.
Students of Sabeto District School being
supervised during the poster competition.
Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
Nadi celebrates National Library Week
It was a week of commit-
ment, dedication and enjoy-
ment as Nadi celebrated one
of its most important occasion
in their event calendar - the
National Library week.
With the national theme
as Lives Change @ The Li-
brary, numerous activities
were organized by the Nadi
Town Council library com-
mittee to engage the students
from all the different schools
in the district.
The week-long celebra-
tions started with a poster
competition at Civic Cen-
ter before moving to Prince
Charles Park for the Kinder-
garten day as a form of char-
acter parade.
Oratory contest was orga-
nized for secondary school
students with the theme In-
uence of media on students
life and for primary division
based on the theme Impor-
tance of Libraries in our com-
munity.
To wrap up the celebration
for the nal three-days, drama
day was organized for primary
school students; multicultural
dance programme was held
on Friday before the charac-
ter parade and prize-giving on
Saturday, July 12.
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CHANS SEAFOOD RESTAURANT FEATURE
Best Chinese restaurant now in town
By MARGARET NAQIRI
Nadis best and leading Chinese eatery - Chans
Seafood Restaurant which is based at Northern
Press Road in Martintar has now opened its doors
on the main street of Nadi Town due to popular de-
mand from the public.
The new restaurant is spacious and can cater
up to two hundred guests and it is a perfect dining
place to relax and to top it all off, there is a great
variety of dishes to choose from.
Many of our customers used to come all the way
from town and Denarau to my restaurant in Mar-
tintar, so now they dont have to go far as we have
a new branch in town. We will be introducing more
varieties of food with reasonable prices, restaurant
owner Moon Chan said.
So if you thinking Chinese, think CHANS Sea-
food Restaurant for the best food you can get in
town.
Pictures from the opening night. Photos: MARGARET NAQIRI.
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DIGICEL BULA FESTIVAL 2014
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TRAVEL AND TOURISM
Fijian hosts program gains momentum
Fijian Hosts continue to receive increasing acclaim and ap-
preciation for their excellent customer service by visitors to
Nadi International Airport and the Fijian tourism industry.
On Tuesday, June 24, ve exceptional frontline staff mem-
bers of Nadi Airport teams received awards at a presentation
ceremony held at the Rafes Gateway Hotel, Nadi.
Ravinesh Kumar (FRCA), Joji Veiqaravi (AFL), Makereta
Sakoro (Evergreen International), George Williams (AFL) and
Sharmila Lata (Border Police) were presented their awards for
Fijian Hosts of the Month for January to May respectively, by
the Permanent Secretary for Tourism Ms. Elizabeth Powell.
Each winner received a FIJIAN HOST of the Month award
from the Attorney-General & Minister for Tourism, Aiyaz
Sayed-Khaiyum, acknowledging their exceptional service, a
$250 grocery shopping voucher, and a dinner-for-two voucher
courtesy of Sotel Resort, Fiji Beach Resort & Spa and Star-
wood Resorts Fiji with ground transfers provided by Tour-
ism Fiji.
Fijian Hosts is a customer training and team-building initia-
tive of the Ministry of Tourism, which includes Nadi Airport
front-line team members from eight individual organizations.
Winners are selected from comment cards that are lled out
by international visitors and posted in Fijian Hosts kiosks that
are strategically located in Nadi International Airports depar-
ture and arrival lounges.
17 specially trained Fijian Hosts instructors were also an-
nounced.
These instructors attended the train-the-trainers session in
March this year and now qualify to conduct Fijian Hosts train-
ing sessions for the eight Fijian Hosts member organizations at
Nadi International Airport.
Permanent Secretary for Tourism, Ms Elizabeth Powell, con-
gratulated the monthly winners and the Fijian Hosts instructors
and said As the competition for international visitors increases
globally and in the region, it is through the personal interaction
of Fijians with our visitors that make their experience special
and memorable.
The Fijian Hosts program unites the Nadi Airport teams in
their efforts to proudly represent Fiji to international travellers.
We are equally proud of their efforts and appreciate how each
Fijian Host increases the wish of our visitors to return to Fiji.
Ms Powell also announced the Fijian Hosts Sports Week
scheduled from 14 to 19 July in Nadi which will be attended by
close to 400 Nadi Airport team members who have been trained
in the program.
In August this year, a refresher course will be held for current
Fijian Hosts where they will share learnings and experiences on
improving visitor experiences.
Ms. Powell also acknowledged the wide support of the lo-
cal tourism industry and explained that without their assistance,
the Fijian Hosts customer service training initiative could not
succeed.
MINFO
Permanent secretary for tourism Ms Elizabeth Powell, second from left, seen with other industry stakeholders and winners
of the Fijian hosts of the month awards. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
Expo dates announced
Following the unprecedented success of the inaugural Fijian
Tourism Expo (FTE) last month, Tourism Fiji has announced
that FTE 2015 will take place in Fiji from 15-19 June 2015.
Tourism Fiji has purposefully selected dates immediately
prior to Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) 2015, to be hosted
in Melbourne, to make it easier for buyers from key long haul
markets to make the most out of their annual visits to the Pacic
region.
"The inaugural FTE exceeded all expectations. It attracted
an excellent number and quality of buyers from Fiji's major
source markets and stimulated working relationships between
complementary businesses here in Fiji, within and beyond the
tourism sector," said Tourism Fiji Acting CEO Ken Freer.
"Our opportunity for 2015 is to build on that success and
enhance the event, to showcase the great diversity and quality
of product available in Fiji to our existing and new international
industry partners.
"By timing FTE to run immediately prior to ATE, we hope
to not only attract more long-haul buyers to Fiji, but also give
them the opportunity to understand and experience the great va-
riety of tourism product we have to offer."
More than 150 international travel buyers from Australia,
New Zealand, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,
Europe, China, South Korea and India participated in the inau-
gural FTE last month. Buyers participated in 16,000 appoint-
ments with more than 230 operators and businesses exhibiting
at the event, which was the rst major event hosted by the new
Denarau Island Convention Centre.
Full details of the event program and registration process
will be released soon..
For more information on FTE and Tourism Fiji, visit www.
jiantourismexpo.com.
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FOODHALL SUPERMARKET NACOVI OPENING
Foodhall brings relief to thousands
of rural consumers
By MARGARET NAQIRI
Foodhall Supermarket directors from left, Pratap Chand, Shama Chand, Pranith Chand and
Ranith Chand. BELOW: The new outlet at Sonaisali junction outside Nadi. The new super-
market has become a popular shopping spot for thousands of rural dwellers in the area.
Photos: MARGARET NAQIRI.
Chief guest Marama Vunaniu Alisi Mere Nataba ofcially opens the new
branch of Foodhall Supermarket at Nacovi (Sonaisali junction) outside
Nadi on Tuesday, June 3.
People who live in and
around Nacovi are on cloud nine
following the opening of a fully-
edged supermarket for the rst
time in their area.
Pratap Investments Limited
which trades as Foodhall Super-
market opened doors to its fth
branch at the Sonaisali junction
in Nacovi on Tuesday, June 3 in
the presence of thousands of res-
idents, suppliers and traditional
leaders of the area.
The new supermarket was
ofcially opened by Marama
Vunaniu Alisi Mere Nataba, the
traditional leader of Yako.
She also thanked the manage-
ment of Foodhall Supermarket
for bringing their services closer
to her people.
We used to travel from
Nawai all the way to town just
to do our shopping. Now we can
save on bus fare and fuel be-
cause whatever we were getting
in town we are getting it here at
the same price, said customer
Aiyaz Ahmed Khan.
Another satised customer
Michael Fernandez said it is
easy and very convenient for
those living close by as there
are many villages near the area
so now people will not have to
travel that far to do their shop-
ping.
The company also has outlets
in Sigatoka Town, Kabisi, Nadi
Town and Namotomoto Village.
The presence of their three
branches in community and ru-
ral based areas clearly demon-
strates the efforts of Foodhall
Supermarket to take its products
and services closer to the people.
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BUSINESS NEWS
World Bank invests
in solar company
IFC, a member of the World Bank
Group, has made a US$2 million in-
vestment in Sunergise International
Limited, a company that supplies
solar rooftop energy across the Pa-
cic. IFCs investment will allow
Sunergise to scale up its business
and expand solar installations across
the Pacic region, with a focus on
Fiji, Solomon Islands and Papua
New Guinea, where a stable and af-
fordable power supply will provide
a boost to businesses and cut house-
hold costs.
Initially operating in Fiji, Suner-
gise owns and operates solar power
systems that are installed on custom-
ers premises. Customers enter into
an agreement for solar power supply
from the company for xed period
and typically enjoy lower costs.
Approximately 50 percent of
the power supply in the Fiji is die-
sel-generated and can readily be re-
placed with solar power, said Ajay
Raniga, an Executive Director of
Sunergise. IFCs support will en-
able us to remain competitive as we
expand our operations in Fiji and
across the region, where the demand
for clean and renewable energy re-
sources continues to grow. PRESS RELEASE
Access to power is a major chal-
lenge across the Pacic region, where
the energy market is characterized by
high electricity costs, heavy reliance
on imported petroleum products, and
unstable supply. The region is almost
completely dependent on imported
fossil fuels, but renewable energy
resources are abundant and most Pa-
cic countries receive an average of
seven hours of sunshine every day.
A key priority for IFC in the Pa-
cic is to increase access to reliable
energy sources and replace the use of
fossil fuels with renewable sources.
"Investing in Sunergise enables
us to support an innovative business
model that brings renewable energy
solutions to commercial operations
across the Pacic, said Sergio Pi-
menta, IFC's Director for East Asia
Pacic. Offering less expensive,
cleaner power to customers, with no
upfront investment required on their
behalf, will provide signicant ben-
ets in countries such as Papua New
Guinea and Solomon Islands, where
access to affordable, reliable and
sustainable power is a major busi-
ness impediment."
World Banks Sergio Pimenta and Sunergise director Ajay Raniga signing
the deal at Radisson Blu Resort. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
Seen during the function from left are:- Punjas Tyre Centre manager
Krishna Naidu, ZRG tyre engineer Ms Wang Rui, Mr Rajendra Prasad,
managing director of Foodtown Supermarket, Punjas Group managing
director Nitin Punja, ZRG sales manager Oceania Mr Benjamin Lou and
Punjas director Rajesh Punja. Photos: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
Reps from Chinas number one
tyre brand WestLake, meet
local customers
By SHALENDRA PRASAD
Guests pay attention during the
presentations.
Representatives from Chinas number one tyre brand WestLake which
has been available in Fiji and the Pacic region for all types of vehicles in
full range for the past ten-years through Punjas Group were in the country to
meet local customers recently.
Riding on the backs of 50-years of experience, Zhongce Rubber Group
(ZRG) has been able to claim the honour of being the tenth largest tyre manu-
facturing company in the world the only Chinese company to be in the top
ten list.
Two representatives from ZRG had the opportunity to meet local custom-
ers during a special function organized by Punjas Tyre and Auto Centre in
Lautoka.
Present were Ms Wang Rui who is a second generation tyre engineer with
25-years of experience and ZRG
Oceania region sales manager Ben-
jamin Lou.
The duo also took this trip as an
opportunity to review technical is-
sues and get an insight on vehicle
and road conditions here.
Customer development and sat-
isfaction is very important to us and
we are here to provide you with the
best tyres you can get locally, Mr
Benjamin Lou told guests during the
function.
Punjas Group managing direc-
tor Nitin Punja said his company is
proud and happy of its association
with ZRG.
We are deeply appreciative of
ZRGs support in helping us make
WestLake one of the leading brands
in Fiji and the Pacic region, Mr
Punja said.
With a history stretching back
over 50-years, ZRG produces full
line of top quality tyres that con-
dently tread the roads of Europe,
North America, Asia Pacic region
and beyond.
WestLake tyres are manufactured
at a state-of-the-art facility in China
and have emerged as a global brand
recognized for superb quality and
value for money.
For more details or to purchase
WestLake tyres, customers can con-
tact Punjas Tyre and Auto Centre
manager Krishna Naidu on phone
6661633.
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Radisson upgrades
school facilities
Children and teachers of
Nadi Primary School were all
excited when the management
and staff of Radisson Blu Re-
sort opened their very own
complete library and comput-
er lab recently.
Head teacher Mala Singh
thanked Radisson Blu for the
generous efforts and contribu-
tions towards the completion
and upgrading of their library
and computer lab.
Now our children will
get access to the library and
computer lab for the rst time.
This will surely enhance our
teaching and learning here at
the school, Mrs Singh said.
Radisson Blu general
manager Gerard Knight said
that they started the Adopt a
School program two- years-
ago where they have been
providing ten schools with
computers, libraries, station-
aries and supplies.
We raised money at the
hotel through our guests by
having frog races and duck
races once a week but most
importantly by voluntary do-
nations from guest accounts,
Mr Knight said.
At the Radisson Blu we
the team are passionate about
community work and our
focus right now is all about
education, to provide these
schools with more equip-
ment and to make sure that
the children come out with
great literacy skills and thats
why we are all about libraries
and computers, Mr Knight
added.
By MARGARET NAQIRI
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
The management and staff of Radisson Blu with the teachers and parents of Nadi Primary
School at the new library and computer lab. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
New computer lab for Andrews
Children of Nadis oldest
and largest primary school
now have access to state-of-
the-art computer facilities.
Permanent secretary for
education Dr Brij Lal ofcial-
ly opened the new facilities at
Andrews Primary School on
Thursday, July 3 in the pres-
ence of students, teachers and
parents.
Head teacher Anasa Vate-
itei said the school had pur-
chased 35 brand new comput-
ers in its effort towards quality
education.
We have also employed a
fulltime computer teacher for
IT education and every child
from classes 1 to 8 are being
offered 60 minutes of com-
puter education every week,
Master Vateitei said.
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SPORTS
Stage set for Mount
St. Marys 7s
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The stage for the Mount
Saint Marys Sevens is all set
after the committee success-
fully did the ofcial launch-
ing of the tournament at the
Mount Saint Marys Parish
in Martintar, Nadi on Friday,
June 6.
Speaking at the launching
ceremony, the secretary of
the Mount St. Marys Sevens
committee, Douglas Fong
said they are expecting a huge
support from all the teams.
This would be the time
for the players to impress the
National Sevens team selec-
tors as well, Mr Fong said.
We are targeting 64-teams
inclusive of eight ladies and
eight oldies participating in
separate competitions to also
be part of this sevens event
with a total prize money of ten
thousand dollars.
This sevens tournament is
held just before the Fiji Rugby
Union (FRU) Sevens calendar
and IRB series and should
attract prominent teams and
players from around the coun-
try.
To provide the best enter-
tainment, there will be give-
aways for spectators and play-
ers as children under 12-years
will have a free entry to the
games.
Fong also acknowledged
the sponsors Nadi Town
Council, Marist Rugby Club,
Fiji Airways, Smugglers Cove
Resort, DRUA/One Proof De-
sign, Fiji Broadcasting Cor-
poration, Fiji Times and ACC
Quantum Energy who have
come onboard as sponsors.
The Mount St. Marys Sev-
ens tournament is scheduled
to be played on 24th and 25th
of October, 2014 at Prince
Charles Park, Nadi.
Ofcials, teachers and students during
the launch ceremony. Photo: MARGARET
NAQIRI.
Nadi Swimmers
stamp their mark
T.A. Learning Centre swimmers made their mark during the
National School Swimming Championships held at the Damo-
dar Aquatic Centre held from May 30-31.
Eight children were selected to represent the school. This is
the rst time for the school to send a contingent of swimmers to
such a meet given the little preparation time we had. T.A Learn-
ing Centre is a private school and is a co-educational institution
since 2004.
The swimmers with the guidance of coach Tuitavua Taniela
- a Fiji rep and the help of the parents: Mr and Mrs Nasir Khan,
Mrs Bose, Mr and Mrs Vakacola, Seini of Amal Restaurant
who worked tirelessly with the coach to achieve this feat.
The school was able to scoop one gold medal by Melania
Bose in the under 6, 50-meter breaststroke, one silver medal
from Rachael Bose in the girls under 6, 50-meter breaststroke
and a bronze medal to Rachael Bose in the girls under 6, 50-me-
ter backstroke.
The school was very excited because we have tasted victory
in all the categories, said Mr Alfred, the Principal and Founder.
We would like to thank all the sponsors for their kind con-
tributions and a special mention to Total Fiji and Khans Service
Station for the fuel.
Mr Alfred also thanked the swimmers for their great efforts
in representing the school and also this is the beginning of great-
er things to come.
This kind of exposure is also a learning curve for our chil-
dren, said Mr Alfred.
To celebrate this great achievement the school had a pot luck
and lovo lunch to thank the Almighty, swimmers, the parents
and everyone who had contributed to the success.
T.A.Learning Centre is also looking forward to next years
competition and is planning to return with greater achievements
to increase in their medal tally in the years to come, Mr Alfred
concluded.
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Champion swimmers of T.A. Learning Centre.
Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
BOG venue
changed
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Govind Park and ANZ Stadium are the new venues for the
2014 Inkk Mobile Battle of the Giants soccer tournament.
Fiji FA had to reshufe the venue after Nadis Prince Charles
Park was unavailable on the dates set by the parent body.
The group stages will be played at Bas Govind Park from
August 22-24 while the knockout stages is scheduled to take
place at ANZ Stadium in Suva the following weekend, August
30-31.
Pool draws for Fiji FAs second major tournament of the year
will be done later as 4R Electrical Ba will be out to win the title
for the third consecutive year after they defeated Lautoka 3-1 in
the nal last year.
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VODAFONE FIJI FACT 2014
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Champions again!
Shop N Save Nadi suc-
cessfully defended their Vo-
dafone Fiji Fact title after
beating South Seas Logistics
Suva 1-0 in a mouth-watering
grand nale at Ratu Cakobau
Park in Nausori on Sunday,
June 29.
As expected, the match
started on a high as both
teams applied early pressure
showing their hunger to grab
Fiji Football Associations
rst major title of the year.
Strike-ace Ravinesh Karan
Singh, Sahil Dave and Sa-
karaia Naisua tried all way
possible but the stubborn
Nadi defenders Ilimotama
Jese, Eliki Ravosai and Ame
Votuniu kept their ways clear
while the best player of the
tournament goalkeeper Be-
niaminio Mateinaqara showed
some brilliant touches to deny
Suva getting past him.
Locked nil-all at break, the
second half became livelier
as Samuela Drudru and Na-
polione Qasevakatini made
Suva defenders work over-
time but they failed to nd the
net as the match was forced
into extra-time after 90-min-
utes of exciting football.
Lanky midelder Amani
Makoe broke the hearts of the
mighty Suva fans in the 104th
minute with his classic 35-
yard pile-driver which gave
the diving Suva goalkeeper
Emori Ragata no chance at all
to stop with Amani becoming
the hero for the Jetsetters in
their second consecutive Fiji
Fact win.
Lucky coach Kamal Swa-
my said the win was not only
his effort but it was the entire
Nadi family as a whole.
It was not just me but in
our Association it is said that
WE did it which includes
all the coaches, the manag-
ers, Mr Filipe who always
came to train the boys early
morning at 5.30am and in
the afternoon, the president
(Navneeda Gounder) who has
always been behind us, and
the loyal Nadi fans, Swamy
mentioned.
We knew that Suva would
come out ring in the extra
time to deny the match going
into penalty kicks and so we
told Amani to play from the
back taking long shots which
we had been practicing and it
paid off.
Swamy dedicated the win
to everyone who supported
Nadi which resulted in the
positive outcome for them.
I dedicate this win to the
loyal fans of Nadi plus the of-
cials, the executives of Nadi
soccer, the die-hard support-
ers namely Shop N Save, Tap-
poos, Dominion Buses, Tatas
who have been catering for
our food, our treasurer, man-
ager, our team director, and
everybody who worked hand-
in-hand thats why we say we
are we then only this win was
possible, Swamy added.
Nadi president Navneeda
Gounder believed the team
would bounce back after a
disappointing OFC Champi-
ons league campaign.
After the O-League ev-
erybody rated Nadi as a low
team as people used to tease
us everywhere but we made
a promise to the boys that we
will come-back in the tourna-
ments and win them, said
Gounder, who became emo-
tional while speaking to The
Jet.
The credit should go to
our boys as well as our spon-
sor Babu Rattan Deo of Shop
N Save because he had faith in
our boys and that led us to the
victory.
The prize-money will be
shared between the players
and after two weeks of rest,
our focus will move back to
the national league, Gounder
added.
Suva coach Gurjit Singh
congratulated Nadi for their
win and said his boys played
well but they badly missed the
service of midelder Nickel
Chand after he was sent-off
during the semi-nal match
against Labasa.
Nadi walked away with the
winning trophy and $15000
prize money while Suva as
runners-up got $4000 while
Labasa defeated Ba 3-0 to
claim the third prize of $1500.
Meanwhile, Nadis Be-
niaminio Mateinaqara was
awarded as the best player of
the tournament while Suvas
Ravinesh Karan Singh got the
golden boot award for being
the top goal scorer.
To commemorate the vic-
tory, a private thanksgiving
function was held for the play-
ers and their families at the
Nadi Civic Center as the team
now gets their focus back to
the national league getting
their mind set in order to qual-
ify for a back-to-back spot in
the OFC Champions League
next year.
Nadi was yet to face Rewa
in the Fiji Sun/ Skipper Tuna
national league encounter at
Prince Charles Park on Sun-
day, July 13 when this edition
went to press.
Nadis ace goal scorer Amani Makoe outclasses Suvas Antonio Tuivuna.
Players, ofcials and fans of the champion Shop N Save Nadi side celebrate their win in the Vodafone Fiji FACT nals against Suva. Photos: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
Its ours...ofcials of Nadi FA with the FACT Cup during the thanksgiving function.
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