THE JET Volume 7 Number 19

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Consumers lose out!
Consumers right to redress in financial services

By
CHARLES
CHAMBERS
Service providers, including financial institutions were taking advantage of weak laws and poor enforcement forcing many Fijians to
either lose their lifes savings, end up
in bankruptcy or remaining in heavy
debt for decades.
Consumer Council of Fiji Chief Executive Officer Premila Kumar made
the comments during a seminar attended by the Attorney General and
Minister for Finance Aiyaz SayedKhaiyum, Deputy Governor of the
Reserve Bank of Fiji Arif Ali and government officials and invited guests.
She said consumers faced a
range of problems and challenges
when they took credit or loans.
Mrs Kumar, while referring to
mortgagee sales which had resulted
from ordinary people falling behind
in repayments, said in such cases,
lawyers appointed by banks and financial institutions were paid by the
borrower.
Lawyers appointed by financial
institutions tend to protect the inter-
Consumers checking out the products while shopping in a supermarket in Nadi. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
ests of these organisations to remain
on their panel of solicitors.
Longer period for settlement
means more interest earnings for the
banks which chews into consumers settlement amount, Mrs Kumar
said..
According to Mrs Kumar, the purpose of this forum was to discuss the
progress made so far by financial institutions, policy makers and regula-
tors to better protect consumers who

took loans or credit to improve their
quality of life.
The Council has for many years
campaigned for fairer financial services in Fiji.
It has continuously highlighted
the need for regulatory reforms and
the creation of an effective redress
system to address consumer grievances, she said.
Consumers and businesses

around the world face a range of
problems in their dealings with financial service providers, from irresponsible lending practices to unfair
contracts and charges, poor service
delivery and advice given by bank
staff or the financial advisors.
Mrs Kumar said the financial
sector was a target area because
banking and credit had become a
prerequisite for attaining economic

prosperity in our society.
It is about time consumer justice
is seriously given the attention it deserves in the financial sector.
After dedicating four consecutive
years towards financial services, its
time to stocktake reforms in policies
and practices introduced by RBF,
MITT, financial institutions and Hire
Purchase companies for better protection of consumers in the financial
services sector, she said.
As per the various studies and
research conducted by the Council,
and their involvement in complaints
handling, a few issues remain unresolved.
These included:

Out-dated legislation such
as the Consumer Credit Act, Banking
Act and Moneylending Act.

Under the Consumer Credit Act, every inspector appointed under the National and Trade Measurement Decree 1989 is deemed to be
inspectors for the Consumer Credit
Act. How can technical people who
graduated in Science handle issues
related to sophisticated financial
products. The Council strongly believes that they are incapable of enforcing the Consumer Credit Act and
this is where the industry gets away.

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Fiji - the way the world should be

FROM THE DESK
A Blessed Christmas
It is that time when families
get together and spread the
Christmas message of Goodwill to all men and practice
generosity to the poor.
For this is the day when the
Saviour of the World was born
and which is more commonly
known amogst Christians as
the Nativity of Our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.
Second in the Roman Catholic Church calendar only to
Easter, Christmas is celebrated by many as if it were the
most important of Christian
feasts.
The religious observance
of Christmas nowdays is almost entirely replaced by
amusement and reveling over
plum pudding, binge drinking,
feasting including lovo feasts
with decorations of mistletoe
and flickering lights.
Two of the best exemplifications of this new Christmas without Christ are to be
found in the Christmas Stories
of Charles Dickens, and the
Sketch Book of Washington
Irving.
The only thing that may

be said in favor of these wellwritten books is that they do
contain interesting stories upholding a spirit of good will to
men and of generosity to the
poor.
Christ the Saviour and the
King of Kings is indeed very
remote in the background.
Christmas has been commercialised and for that to
change, a more spiritual life is
needed and that only begins
where everything else does in the home.
For if parents can not take
the time to instill in their
children the importance of
their spiritual lives and their
relationship with God, then
Christmas will just become a
another insignificant holiday
in the calendar.
A Blessed Christmas to all
and good tidings for the New
Year.
CHARLES CHAMBERS
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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
Music competition advovates against corruption

By CHARLES CHAMBERS
Youths are being urged to
create music to combat corruption.
Aged between 18 to 35
years, the youths are being
asked to submit original songs
with effective anti-corruption
messages.
Organised by the United
Nations Pacific Regional AntiCorruption (UN-PRAC) Project, the three-day workshop
for Pacific Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) was held in
Nadi last week.
Sound the Alarm, as it is
being called, is open from 1
December 2015 and runs until
15 January 2016.
UN-PRAC Programme Associate, Ms. Luisa Senibulu,
said the competition was not
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Kindergarten graduation in style

The Saint Thomas Kindergarten in Lautoka ended their
year with a graduation ceremony that brought a tear to
some present there.
The 70 children, dressed
in proper graduation gowns
complete with the same bula
attire inside were the center
of attraction during the ceremony last Friday.
Father
VeremoDoverua,
the manager of St Thomas
Kindergarten and St Thomas
Primary School and Parish
Priest of the Catholic Church
in Lautoka was chief guest
during the graduation.
The children surprised

those present with the reciting
of the Ten Commandments
without any help from their
teachers.
Mothers also dressed for
the occasion and were divided into four groups which
each group assigned a different dish to cook.
The children were presented with graduation certificates
and performed a Christmas
play, depicting the birth of Jesus Christ for everyone present.
The children and parents
then sat down to a hearty
meal before the children performed dances and mekes.
St Thomas Kindergarten,
Pacific youth representatives present at the launch

supported the idea as as it
gave them an opportunity to
voice their message through
art.
Corruption is a difficult
concept for young people but
with art like music and dance,
it makes it easier for them to
unpack issues like corruption
because they do it in their
own language, Bua Urban
Youth Network from Fiji, Ms.
Vani Catanasiga said.
In Tonga, it will be good
because the country is already into their creativity
especially the young people
and Sound the Alarm is a
positive way to raise awareness with the youth. Conveying messages on corruption
has been a challenge and this
will get them to talk about the
issues in a way they are comfortable in, ICON Creative

Tonga Board Member Mr. Falakiko Penitani said.
The song selection criterion includes relevance, clarity and responsiveness to the
theme, singing quality, originality and creativity.
The first, second and third
prize winners would have the
opportunity to participate in
the 2016 Pacific Youth Forum
Against Corruption scheduled
for May 2016 in Fiji.
Winners would also be
awarded an iPad as first prize,
a video camera as second
prize and a guitar as third
prize.
Youth applicants should be
a national of the Cook Islands,
Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue,
Palau, Papua New Guinea,
and Republic of the Marshall
Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu
and Vanuatu.
They should have a valid
passport to travel by May 2016
and should submit songs in
English or with English subtitles on YouTube by the closing date.
Youth and CSO representatives
at the Anti-Corruption Workshop for Pacific Civil Society Organisations.
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only searching for talent but

also potential youth advocates
willing to stand up to corruption and be the voice for anticorruption messages.
Youth are creative, energetic and innovative and they
are key in the fight against
corruption.
Through
this
competition, we would like
to encourage Pacific youth to
use their musical and singing
talents to compose songs that
promote anti-corruption messages either as individuals or
groups, said Ms. Senibulu.
We had a successful competition launch that was conducted by Pacific youth who
are part of the CSO Workshop
and we intend to attract more
Pacific youth anti-corruption
champions and advocates
that we can work with going
forward, she added.
under the guidance of Sister

Elena boasts as one of the best
in Lautoka with the demand
for students who come out of
there by primary schools.
Most of the children who
graduate here every year are
taken in by St Thomas Primary
School.
The kindergarten has been
running now for the past 27
years.
Children of St. Thomas Kindergarten during graduation last

week.
Photo: CHARLES CHAMBERS.
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Three drunk guys entered

a taxi. The taxi driver knew
that they were drunk so he
started the engine & turned it
off again. He then said, We
have reached your destination. The 1st guy gave him
money & the 2nd guy said
Thank you. The 3rd guy
slapped the driver. The driver
was shocked thinking the 3rd
drunk knew what he did. But
then he asked What was
that for? The 3rd guy replied,
Control your speed next time,
you nearly killed us!
I was in the public restroom.
I was barely sitting down
when I heard a voice in the

other stall: Hi, how are you?
Me: (embarrassed) Doin
fine!
Stall: So what are you up
to?
Me: Uhhh, Im like you,
just sitting here.
Stall: Can I come over?
Me: (attitude) No, Im a
little busy right now!!
Stall: Listen, Ill have to
call you back. Theres an idiot
in the other stall who keeps
answering all my questions.
Two campers are hiking in
the woods when one is bitten
on the rear end by a rattlesnake. Ill go into town for
a doctor, the other says. He
runs ten miles to a small town
and finds the towns only doctor, who is delivering a baby. I
cant leave, the doctor says.
But heres what to do. Take a
knife, cut a little X where the
bite is, suck out the poison
and spit it on the ground. The
guy runs back to his friend,
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doctor say? the victim asks.
He says youre gonna die.
Husband (watching a video):

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A guy shows up late for
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A lawyer dies and goes
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your time sheets.
New Chairman for Airline

Businessman Rajesh Punja has been appointed Chairman of Fiji Airways.
He replaces Nalin Patel on the board along with Shaheen Ali, Permanent Secretary for Industry, Trade and Tourism.
Merry Christmas
From Staff & Management of:
LOCAL NEWS
Lack of police
vehicles unacceptable
Minister urges
change to survive
By CHARLES CHAMBERS
Enterprises that do not pay

attention to customers and
their requirements, and do
not change with the times,
waste resources, and are simply inefficient have no chance
of surviving in todays competitive markets.
These were the remarks of
the Minister for Employment,
Productivity and Industrial
Relations,Hon.SemiKoroilavesauwhile opening the
Training Course on Industrial
Engineering Techniques for
Productivity Improvement in
SMEs.
The week-long course is
being held at the Tanoa International Hotel Nadi and is
organized by the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO)
and the National Training and
Productivity Centre (NTPC).
The objective of the week
long training is to help participants in the application of
industrial engineering techniques to analyse and control
work processes to increase
productivity, reduce costs,
and improve quality in organisations.
There are 18 international
participants, 6 local, 3 international resource persons and
an APO program officer from
Japan.
MrKoroilavesau conveyed
Governments appreciation to
the APO and NTPC for its efforts in promoting productivity
in our country.
I believe you all will agree
that Productivity, and the stimulation of productivity and
excellence is of crucial importance to the economic future
of any country, the minister
said.
Based on the wave of
success from our Asian counterparts, the Asian Tigers, Fiji
had joined the APO in 1984 to
benefit from the productivity
experiences.
Let me say that our decision to take up productivity
was a just one as the past 31
years on this journey have
been immensely beneficial
and profitable to us.
MrKoroilavesau said a major beneficiary had been the
SMEs which had undertaken
various productivity improvement initiatives and raised
their quality, diversified their
products, increased their profits and expanded their customer base.
Our key learning has been
to maximize output given the
The lack of police vehicles

in Nadi was unacceptable, according to the Nadi Chamber
of Commerce and Industry.
The Chamber said the
Nadi Police Force has to be
strengthened and well supported by resources.
We need more officers
and vehicles to patrol the
town and respond to calls for
assistance speedily and professionally.
Many a times they plead
inability to attend due to lack
of transport which is unacceptable.
NCCI has called for a new
Nadi Police Station to replace
the present one which was
old or for renovations to be
done to bring it up to international standards..
NCCI had contributed
substantially in the past to
complete the Police Bure and
the Crime Branch office.
The Chamber said the ongoing touting and harassment
of tourists was still taking
place despite the best efforts
by NCCI, NTC and Police.
The Chamber said police
mobile units could be relocated at strategic areas and continuing discussions with NTC
for availability of land was still

being held.
Manpower resources are
limited and hopefully with the
increased allowance in the
Budget, more police officers
can be posted to Nadi soon.
Meanwhile NCCI was concerned at reports of dog bites
maiming the tourists as well

as locals.
The Chamber said there
were too many dogs barking
at night and this has prompted tourists to complain about
noise pollution.
Dog trapping and or poisoning must be conducted at
regular intervals to eradicate

this burgeoning problem.
We also see horses, cows
and cats running across roads
or blocking the roads especially in Martintar, Denarau,
Wailoaloa and Enamanu
roads. Many dogs and cats are
also seen dead on the roads.
Rural women showcase talent

By CHARLES CHAMBERS
Karalaini Voreqe, sporting
a smile that could be seen
some distance away probably
never dreamed she would
one day sell her handicraft at
one of Fijis luxurious resorts.
She was part of a group of
women, of Nanuku Village,
from the Tikina Nalotawa, in
Ba who were at the Sofitel
Resort and Spa last week to
showcase their talent in handicraft.
Their dreams to see their
finely crafted handicraft exquisitively have become a
reality - thanks to the kind
gesture from Semi and Janet
Lotawa.
The couples company,

Rise Beyond the Reef, has
been the launching pad, as it
seems, for these women from
rural locations to showcase
their handicraft skills and at
the same time find markets
for their finished product.
Mrs Voreqe said the women were deeply grateful to the
couple who have opened the
door for them to earn some
good money.
She said the sale of their
handicraft has helped the
families financially.
Mr Lotawa said he and his
wife saw the struggles the rural women went through and
decided to help.
Mrs Lotawa said they
started the company in 2013

with one goal and that was to
bridge the gap between the
rural women and those living
in the urban areas.
The couple have lent a
helping hand not only those
on the mainland but also
women from mouter islands.
She said the handicraft
made by the women have
been set at a high standard
because it was being sold in
upmarket resorts like the Sofitel.
We are helping them because not all can own and run
a canteen in the village, she
said.
Sofitel has seen the plight
of the women and at the same
time recognising the quality of

their work, Sofitels Sofitels
Digital Marketing and Communications Executive Ulalia
Macomber said.
The renowned resort have
furnsihed their hotel with
Christmas decorations from
the products made the women.
This includes the Nativity display in the resorts foyer
where the animals are made
from the pandanus leaves
(voivoi) with stuffings.
The resort has even taken
a bigger step towrds helping
the women by offering a place
for the handicarfts to be sold,
at no charge to the women,
Mrs Macomber said.
The women from Nanuku Village in Ba pictured at the Sofitel resort and Spa. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
By CHARLES CHAMBERS
scarce resources and improve

the quality of the goods and
services that we produce and
nurture good customer relationships.
He said improving systems
and processes and complying
to international standards had
been of critical importance
to open markets all over the
world for the countrys goods
and services.
The core value of such a
productivity mind-set is that
it always makes us to want to
better ourselves in terms of
our knowledge, skills, discipline, efforts and teamwork.
It is indeed the belief that
we can do better today than
yesterday, and that we can
still do better tomorrow than
today.
He said SMEs played an
increasingly important role in
the economies of the Asia-Pacific region, and the story was
no different in Fiji.
Our SMEs comprise over
90 percent of our business
and contribute substantially to
employment creation and to
the gross domestic product.
They are also the entrepreneurial engine that continually grows our economy
and adds value to our exports.
Several of the niche products
help with our branding and
identify Fiji in the international
markets.
To mitigate such inefficiencies, it is fitting that we turn to
age old, trialed and tested approaches like industrial engineering to provide a scientific
and a clear-cut method for the
improvement of any production process.
He said he was glad that
APO was returning to the basis through its program mix
adding this was to remind everyone of the significance of
such approaches like industrial engineering which many
economies around the table
and certainly Fiji needed.
Deployment of industrial
engineering techniques can
result in a multitude of benefits.
He said while the manufacturing sector was small
and contributed around 14%
of GDP, it had been the prime
target for the application of
industrial engineering techniques.
The manufacturing sector
comprised of textiles, garments, footwear, sugar, tobacco, food processing, beverages (including mineral water),
chemicals, metal products,
paper and wood-based products.
Mr Moroilavesau speaking with a participant at the opening of

the workshop at Tanoa on Monday November 23.
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LOCAL NEWS
New chairman for

National Airline
Voss appointed to top

post at Fiji Link
By CHARLES CHAMBERS
By CHARLES CHAMBERS
Businessman Rajesh Punja
(pictured) is the new chairman of our national airline Fiji
Airways.
The Director of Punja and
Sons was appointed along
with Shaheen Ali, Permanent
Secretary for Industry, Trade
and Tourism.
They replaced Incumbent
Chairman Mr. Nalin Patel and
Director Mr. Stefan Pichler respectively and who were both
farewelled by the shareholders.
The changes were made
following the airlines Annual
General Meeting.
Retired
executive
Mr.
Aslam Khan, Solicitor General Mr. Sharvada Sharma and
Managing Director and CEO
(MDCEO) Mr. Andre Viljoen
will continue as board members.
Mr. Patel has been a Director of Fiji Airways since 1993,
and Chairman since 2006,
the Attorney General Aiyaz
Sayed Khaiyum said.
He has been part ofthe
airline through some of the
most challenging and rewarding transformations in its history, and we thank him for his
dedication and commitment
to this very important Fijian
company.
Duringhis Chairmanship,
Fiji Airways has rebranded
into a proud National Carrier
which operates profitably.
With the support of

the Bainimarama Government and now the FijiFirst
Government,
a
number
oflegacy issues have been
addressed,the whole fleet
modernised, the working conditions of staff have greatly improved including profit sharing and the airlines network
and footprint has expanded.
Mr. Nalin Patel and former MD/CEO Stefan Pichler
were both key in driving these
changes.
The Fiji Government has
majority shares in the airline
with 51 percent.
Other shareholders are Qantas (46.32 percent), Air New
Zealand (1.94 percent). Government of Kiribati (0.27 percent). Government of Tonga
(0.27 percent), Government
of Samoa (0.12 percent) and
Government of Nauru (0.08
percent).
Shaenaz Voss (pictured)

has become the first local to
become the Executive General Manager of Fiji Link and
Group Corporate, International and Government Affairs.
Prior to this, Ms Voss was
General Manager International, Industry and Government
Affairs at Fiji Airways, and previously headed up Fiji Link as
its General Manager.
She officially assumed her
new role on November 18 following the announcement by
Fiji Airways..
As well as leading the team
at domestic subsidiary Fiji
Link, she will be responsible
for the Fiji Airways Groups
Corporate Communications
Department that looks after
all media, corporate, and public communications, and the
sponsorship and event functions of the company.
She would continue to
manage the companys International and Government
relations.
In 2016, we will focus on
improving Fiji Links market
penetration in Fiji and the
Pacific Islands, Fiji Airways
Managing Director and CEO
Andre Viljoen said:
Fiji Link is well positioned
to grow its footprint and markets it serves
MrViljoen said Ms Voss
appointment would further
strengthen Fiji Links Leadership Team to ensure that set
from page 1
objectives were met.

Shaenaz carries a wealth
of knowledge and experience
across various operations of
our Group and is the first Fijian in so many years to be appointed an EGM, Mr. Viljoen
added:
This is indeed great for our
company and the entire Fiji
Airways team congratulates
her on this appointment.
Another local aviation professional, Pradeep Singh, who
had been Acting General Manager Operations Support, has
also been confirmed to the
senior management position.
MrSingh would continue to
lead the Operations Control
Centre (OCC) and report to
the Executive General Manager Operations.
Descedents organise
Pickering Reunion in Lautoka
By CHARLES CHAMBERS
It was the first time ever for
a majority of the descendants
of Thomas and Fulori Pickering to get together.
The reunion, organisd by
the third generation first and
second cousins was held at
Toma Pickering Jnrs residence at Navutu, in Lautoka
from December 4th to 6th
2015 and attended by over 100
family members.
Thomas Pickering Snrs
children were Kitty Smith (deceased), George (deceased),
Robert (deceased), Thomas
Jnr, Albert (deceased), Charlie
(deceased, Harry (deceased)
and Nora Miller (deceased).
The organising committees, one based in Suva and
the other based in Lautoka
begun prepartions for the reunion almost a year ago and
organised different fundraisers to cater for the cost of catering.
The weekend started off
on Friday, December 4th with
a get-together and a dinner.
Saturday was spent by the
cousins visiting the graves of
the deceased family members, cleaning them and decorating them with materials.
The afternoon was spent
on the big front lawn of the
family home in Navutu with
the children competing in
friendly rivalry in different
sports.
A bbq was organised for
lunch.
Saturday evening was the
main event where a bif feast
was held and entertainment
provided by the cousins from
Suva and Lautoka.

Chief organiser Alfaio Tekavei said they had some
setbacks during the initial
stage but he was estatic that a
majority of the family got onboard to make the reunion a
success.
Mr Tekavei said the main
reason for the reunion was
that most of the cousins did
not know each other.

This reunion has been
a success in that those of us
cousins who attended know
who each other are and this
has brought us close together.
Mr Tekavei said plans were
underway for another bigger
reunion next year with the
aim of bringing those leaving
overseas down.
The reunion ended on Sunday with a farewell lunch.
The organising committee
was hopeful that their next
reunion planned for next year
will be an even bigger event
with more family members
from overseas joining in.
Need specific regulator

for consumer financial services and not Weight and
Measures Inspectors because of increasingly complex nature of this sector.

The application of
financial hardship clause
in the law must be applied
consistently by lenders to
assist borrowers experiencing difficulties in meeting
the repayments on their
mortgage. Most borrowers
receive very little information on relief that lenders
offer when borrowers face
financial hardship.

Default Notice - Default notice sent to borrowers when they miss a payment should be improved
with better and clearer information on options available
for restructure.

Tender Process The tender process called
for mortgagee sale is still not
transparent. A home owner
is not invited or involved
when tenders are opened
and awarded.

Conflict of Interest of
Lawyers

The Councils research report on The Hire
Purchase Industry in Fiji unveiled unethical practices in
the Hire Purchase sector as
well:

HP companies have
been profiteering for decades
through the illegal calculation
and application of interest
rates. Instead of calculating
interest on daily reducing balance, HP companies calculate
interest for the entire duration
of the credit contract on the
basis of the full sum of credit
taken (compound interest applied).

By using Rule of 78,
the hire-purchase company
collects bulk of the loans interest in the earlier periods
of the loan term. It unfairly
penalises consumers if they
pay the debt any earlier than
the expiry of the full term of
the credit contract. The earlier
the debt is paid, the heavier
the penalty is imposed on the
early payments which benefit
the hire-purchase company
generously.

No regulation of resale of repossessed products.
The repossessed items are
sold at a very low price where
depreciation value is shocking. The hirer is unaware of
the actual price his/her repossessed good was sold at

and who the new buyer is.
No evidence or disclosure on
the resale is shown or given
to consumers to verify the
facts. Consumers are often
informed that the resale value
was much lower.

Moreover, a major
issue relating to the terms and
conditions in credit contracts
is that they are in fine print
and dull lettering. An assessment of the actual conditions
in the leading HP dealers
shows that the font size used
is possibly Times New Roman
8 pts or Arial 7 pts.

Many credit providers are not under the regulatory control of the RBF or any
other regulator to oversee
their operations. For example:
There are non-deposit taking
institutions that are largely
unregulated. Its hard to belief
that well established companies like Carpenters Finance,
Handy Finance, Dominion Finance Ltd, Pacific Finance is
not under regulators radar.

The countrys Central Bank did establish the
Complaints Management Forum, however the Forum is
not effective and calls have
been made to review the effectiveness of Complaints
Management Forum. Now 4
meetings has been reduced
to two and in 2015 only one
meeting was held.

Lack of Effective Redress No penalties against financial service providers who
have engaged in unfair or unscrupulous practices.

Loan officers and
other people employed by financial institutions are often
the principal source of information and advice for consumers. Consumers place a
high degree of trust in these
individuals who are deemed
to be experts in this field.
However, consumers often do
not get the appropriate advice
on financial services resulting
in purchasing of inappropriate
products. So why Financial
advisors are not made accountable?

A lot more work is
required in the area of financial education for consumers
because financial products
are complex and the consumers can easily fall victim to
their trusting financial advisor
who are on the payroll of the
financial institution or receive
commissions.
The 1st and 2nd cousins pictured with the only surviving member of the late Thomas and Fuloris children, Thomas
Jnr at the reunion on Saturday night. Photo: CHARLES CHJAMBERS.
LOCAL NEWS
Tappoo adds glamour to new-look Airport Health Ministry gets new blood donor bus
By CHARLES CHAMBERS
The Tappoo Group has
added glamour to the newly
renovated and refurbished
Nadi International Airport departure lounge.
The opening of the $10
millionTappoo Fiji Duty Free
store, and its new restaurant,
Bula Bar & Bistro, featuring
the internationally renowned
Gloria Jeans Coffees at the
new renovated departures
terminal upstairs has given
the airport a truly international feature, blended in with the
new designs.
Tappoo has introduced
MAC cosmetics for the first
time at Nadi International Airport, following its recent success at TappooCity Suva just
two months ago.
MAC is at the forefront of
fashion trendsetting, suitable
for all ages and all races.
In a press release, the Tappoo Group said they were delighted that the travelling passengers from Nadi would now
have the opportunity to get a
sample makeover at their Departures duty free store.
It also features a new
modernized Fiji Market concept within the new store. We
have embraced the Governments vision to promote local
artifacts to the world.
Tappoo said their range in
the Fiji market section show-
cased the vast talent that the

Fijian people had to offer in
their creative artifacts and besides this the outlet featured
Apple and Samsung corners
in the IT section.
The premium Fiji Rum
which features Coconut liqueur, Banana liqueur, and six
other exciting flavours will be
able to be sampled by travelling passengers. All these new
lines are exclusive to Tappoo
Duty Free at Nadi International Airport.
The new Bula Bar & Bistro
features Gloria Jeans Coffees,
and some of the finest foods
Fiji has to offer, including
gourmet pizzas, sandwiches,
juices, drinks and more, catering from breakfast time, to
late night flights.
The $10 million investment
includes tiling, ceiling, lighting
and fit-out puts Tappoo Duty
Free amongst the finest in the
world.
Tappoo boasts the state of
the art store looks every bit
as good as duty free stores
in Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, and New York.
We are delighted that Airports Fiji Limited had a vision
to transform the Nadi International Airport into a modern,
elegant looking airport. This
gave us the opportunity to invest into a new world class
Tappoo Fiji Duty Free store.
We commend Tappoos
for its immense efforts in delivering world class duty free
shopping experience to our
international
passengers,
MrFaiz Khan, Chairman Airports Fiji Limited said.
We also congratulate Tappoo for the internationally renowned Gloria Jeans coffee
products on offer in their Bula
Bar and Bistro. Well done Tappoo Group!
By CHARLES CHAMBERS
The Lautoka Hospital now
has a new addition to their
blood donation efforts.
Thanks to the Government
of Japan, a new blood donor
vehicle was presented to the
hospital by the Japanese Ambassador to Fiji His Excellency
TakujiHanatani.
The donation comes in
the wake of the The Ministry
of Healths aim of achieving a
100 per cent voluntary non
regulated blood donation by
2020.
The new vehicle, to be
used in the western division
will receive blood that is critical for surgeries and saves
lives during operations.
The Minister for Health and
Medical Services, Hon. JoneUsamate received the new
vehicle on behalf of the Fijian
Government at the Lautoka
Hospital from MrHanatani.
This assistance and donation of this blood donation
bus from the people of Japan
campaign in the western division.

This project is again
evidence of the continued
goodwill between both governments and the people of
Japan and Fiji, Minister Usamate said.
MrHanatani
said
the
new vehicle would further
strengthen the work of the
ministrys blood unit.
The specialised technology and inbuilt equipment of
the new bus will also improve
the experience of donating
blood for both the donor and
the medical attendants, Mr
Hanatani said.
Mr Usumate receiving the new blood donor bus from Japanese

Ambassador Takuji Hanatani. Photo: DEPTFO.
Solar is the way

Tappoo staff ready to serve at Nadi International Airport.
Photo: SUPPLIED.
By CHARLES CHAMBERS
Lautoka businessman Don
Bruces resort in Yasawa is a
living testatment of how solar
has drastically saved him over
$25,000 in fuel consumption a
month.
Coralview Island Resort on
Tavewa Island is now fully solar powered except for a few
hours at night when the diesel
generator is turned on.
Mr Bruce is also the managing director of MV Solar Fiji
and is a partnership with the
parent company, by the same
name, in Australia and owner
Michael Valentine.
At the resort, Mr Bruce had
a monthly fuel bill, including
maintenance of $27,000.
This was mainly for the
4200 litres of diesel used to
create 44 kilowatts of power.
Now he uses just 60 litres
of fuel a month which costs
him just $250.
The new solar system cost
him around $940,000 and today he does not pay a single
cent to churn out 50 kilowatts
of power.
Imagine most the cargo I
was shipping through to the
resort was diesel for the generator, he said.
Since opening the resort,
the demand for energy or
power has grown and I could
see it was getting expensive
to run the generators for 24
hours, sometimes with only
one guest, he said.
Towards 1997, I started to
think about solar power and
started off with some solar set
up but this did not work out,
he said.
He then managed to contact mr Valentine in Australia
and met with him to discuss
the use of solar at the resort.
The Australian businesman
is one of the pioneers of the
Australian Solar Industry and
before starting up MV Solar,
he wrote and taught the first
TAFF Training Course for renewable energy in Australia.
He is also a member of the
Clean Energy Council of Aus-
Resort on Solar Power

Coralview Island Resort in Yasawa
is fully run by solar power.
The move has saved resort owner
Don Bruce over $25,000 monthly on
fuel costs.
for clinical service delivery,

especially for the blood donor recruitment programme
is a timely donation and augurs well with the ministrys
endeavour to reach 100 per
cent voluntary non regulation blood donation by 2018,
Minister Usamate said.
The Fijian government
wishes to acknowledge with
great appreciation the goodwill of the government of Japan for this donation.
Minister Usamate assured
the Japanese envoy that the
donation would further enable the blood service unit in
increasing their blood drive
Sofitel Celebrates
10 Years
Renowned Sofitel Resort and Spa
recently celebrated its 10th year
Anniversary.
The resort presented gifts to staff
members who were still working
there since the hotel began.
Don Bruce with solar panels of different sizes. Photo: CHARLES

CHAMBERS.
tralia and is an accredited designer for the both off and on

grid solar PV systems and also
installing such systems to the
same exacting standards.
The solar system, which
is in different sizes is made
to withstand Category C cyclones and the aluminium is
pure so that everything fits
properly and is strong.
The MV Solar systems for
Fiji have been specifically designed taking into account the
salt water, humidity, cylones
and weather.
The solar system is made
in Taiwan with MV Solar certification.
The panels are designed
to last more than 40 years and
can even operate underwater, Mr Bruce said.
The solar system uses sunlight during the day to directly
supply power and at the same
time re-charge each 2 volt battery that is in use at night or
during rainy
days.
Mr Bruce said each battery
weighs 80 kg.
It is not until you ste up

your solar power then you will
realise how much money you
can save, he said.
Besides the solar for resorts, MV Solar also has a
range of other products including a camping light that
has three levels of brightness.
The light also has facilities
on it to recharge your mobile
phones and costs $105.
Also avalable for mainly
rural home is the Eco Box,
which is fitted on the walls inside the homes and has power points and costs $2748 and
has enough energy to work
drills, fridges, television sets
and computers.
Besides this, resorts or
those on outer islands looking
for desalination units, MV Solar have it available and also
powered by solar.
Solar has taken care of
Coralview Island Resorts
electricity needs.
And it has certainly saved
Mr Bruce thousands of dollars
monthly.
Consumers warned
Cocktails in a Bottle
The Consumer Council of Fiji has

warned consumers to beware of
hire purchase items.
CEO Premila Kumar said consumers are being hit with unfair interest
billings on their items.
Davui Distillery in Nadi has come to

the rescue of many cocktail lovers
by making it readily available to all.
The bottled cocktail, in many different flavours are now an attraction
at resort and hotel bars, nightclubs
and supermarket shelves under the
name Shelltail Cocktails.
LOCAL NEWS
Minister Koya proud of his School

By CHARLES CHAMBERS
Trade and Tourism Minister Faiyaz Koya returned to
his former school last week
and expressed his pride
as being a product of the
school.
Mr Koya was chief guest
at the Drasa Avenue School
in Lautoka and officiated at
the annual prize giving night.
I am a proud product of
Drasa Avenue School and
the vision of the school, To
be the most competent primary school that empowers
the child to succeed to succeed in life and contribute to
society has embedded in its
students to strive to be successful whilst being a good
human being, Mr Koya said.
My achievements in life
can be attributed to humble
but solid beginnings that
started here which taught
me to always perform to the
best of my ability, in everything I do, he said.
He said students should
learn, during primary school
years, to respect others and
take responsibility for their
own learning.
He paid tribute to teachers for bringing the best out
of students and could be
rightly called nation builders.
It is their perseverance,
love and sacrifices that provide a child the right path.
Students you must not
forget it is your teachers who
mould your character, your

personality and show you
the right direction that leads
us to our eventual destiny,
Minister Koya said.
The students performed
items for the guests, parents
and friends who had attended the function.
Mr Koya handed out prizes to the different class top
place getters.
Students of Drasa Avenue

perform an item for guests
and parents during the annual
prize giving night. INSET:
Trade and Tourism Minister
FaiyazKoya (centre) with
guests and parents during the
Drasa Avenue School prize
giving night. Photos: CHARLES
CHAMBERS.
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By CHARLES CHAMBERS
Hard work paid off for Justin Naidu when he scooped
the Treppo Westerner Service
Award at the Sofitel Resort
and Spa last week.
The Lautoka-born employee is the restaurant manager
for the V Restaurant at the resort.
He has been with the resort for almost 10 years now
and edged other contenders
for the award. resort .

His main included an overseas trip either Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane
with accomodation at any
Sofitel hotel or a $1500 shopping voucher at Courts.
Mr Naidu said the resort
had looked after him all
throughout his career there
and I love the place and also
enjoy working at Sofitel.
He began working there
as a waiter and worked himself up to Food and Beverage
Captain, Supervisor, Assiatant

Restaurant Manager and now
Restaurant Manager.
Mr Naidu spent his early
years at Drasa Vitogo in Lautoka before his family moved
to Nadi.
The Back of the House Service Star Award was awarded
to Indra Sen from the resorts
finance department.
The resort also honoured
the resorts pioneer staff who
had been there since it was
built.
Sofitel Resort and Spa

general manager Alan
Burrows hands out the
award to Justin Naidu.
Photo: MARGARET
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LOCAL NEWS / ADVERTISEMENT
Bayview Cove for serenity

By CHARLES CHAMBERS
A new resort aimed at
peace, serenity and health
will open before Christmas in
Fiji.
Bayview Cove Health Resort, owned soley by former
Ba resident Imam Buksh has
ventured on a different course
as compared to other resorts
and hotels in the country.
The development is almost
completed and is situated
beside Relax Resort Fiji, on
the mainland side opposite
Sonaisali Resort.
The theme is almost like a
retirement place where you
can buy the villas but the twist
is that health will remain the
priority issue.
Mr Buksh said he was
grateful to the present government for allowing former residents like him the opportunity
to come back and invest in
the country.
I am so grateful to Mr
Bainimarama (Prime Minister
Voreqe Bainimarama) for this
gesture, Mr Buksh said.
Mr Buksh was born in Ba in
1951 and attended Vatulaulau
Primary School.
In 1970 after his family migrated to New Zealand and
six years later they moved to
Australia.
Mr Buksh said he decided
to invest in Fiji and came back
two years ago with his wife
until he acquired the property
through an advertisement.
He described the setting as
a beautiful location.
Mr Buksh said Bayview
Cove will not sell any liquor

keeping in mind the health of
those who would be staying
there.
The meals served up from
his modern kitchen will be
health oriented.
The resort also has
training facilities and a
large swimming pool overlooking the waterway.
The resort is described by
Mr Buksh as an ideal venue
for a rejuvernating retreat
while indulging into the marvellous Fijian landscape.
Each beachfroint villa has
two bedrooms, one a master bedroom with a spacious
open plan living room.
The interior has unique
modern architectural grandeur with exquisite garden
features.
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The exterior view of the newly built Bayview Cove Health Rresort in Sonaisali, Nadi.
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TOURISM
Rosie Holidays Commissions new complex

By CHARLES CHAMBERS
Rosie Holidays is one example of a local family business that has moved from
humble origins to now one of
the most recognized and trusted names in Fijis inbound
travel and tourism industry.
The comments were made
by the Minister for Trade and
Tourism Faiyaz Koya during
the opening of Rosie Holidays
new $2 million state of the
art engineering complex and
fleet depot at Namaka in Nadi.
When operational, the new
complex, with full Swedish
Scania Coach Certification,
would ensure the smooth running of the fleet of 100 vehicles, including the luxury tourism transport fleet and Thrifty
Rental Cars.
As a Fijian owned business,
Rosie Holidays is Fijis largest
consolidated travel company,
with a highly diversified portfolio of tourism investments.
Mr Koya said Rosie Holidays had always promoted
Fiji in most important markets
overseas. They have partnered with the Fijian Government and Tourism Fiji on key
occasions in various international tourism and trade
shows, Mr Koya said.
He said transportation was
an integral part of tourism in
moving tourists safely and

comfortably between destinations.
It is, therefore, important
that the transportation service
providers need to ensure that
their service delivery is of high
standards and with very high
level of ethics are maintainWWed.
It goes without saying that
our Bula spirit makes these
journeys more pleasurable
and memorable.
The depot features a fleet
control center that would
monitor all vehicle movement, maintenance and fleet
cleaning and would also
house Rosies entire fleet of
close to 100 vehicles, including the Thrifty Car Rentals.
We want the Whitton
family to mentor other micro
and small operators in the
tourism sector.
Every dollar earned from
the tourism industry has a
multiplier effect of 3.
This means every dollar
spent by a tourist, generates
income of $3, this equates
to total income generated
through direct, indirect and
induced income of $4.2 billion
from the total tourism earnings of $1.4 billion in 2014.
The number of visitors
from China to September this
year has surpassed the total
Chinese visitors in 2014 by 107
INSET: Rosie Holidays founder Rosie Whitton and Managing Director

Tony Whitton flank Tourism Minister Faiyaz Koya at the opening.
Rosie Holidays staff celebrate the opening the new fleet depot. Photos: CHARLES CHAMBERS.
percent.
Mr Koya said the country has recorded a total of
30,330 Chinese visitors in the
9 months of 2015.
Indian visitor numbers until September 2015 has also

shown an increase of approximately 17 percent compared
to the same period last year.
In 2016 we are looking at

increased rugby enthusiasts
travelling to Fiji, as we will
be hosting the first ever NRL
team - Melbourne Storms
match and the first ever Super Rugby match between the
Chiefs and Crusaders.
Naisoso offers unique deal

By CHARLES CHAMBERS
Interested buyers for idyllic
beachfront lots on renowned
Naisoso Island Resort will
now save more than $150,000
if a purchase was made on a
idyllic beachfront lot and settled before February 29, 2016.
The savings will come
through the refund on all
Stamp Duty payments for
each lot purchased.
The announcement was
made by Naisoso Island developer Bob Lowres.
Accordingly, Mr Lowres
said this exceptional stamp
duty return has already piqued
interest from investors, and
combined with the Fijian Governments recent VAT reduction to nine percent from 15
percent, buyers would be able
to save up to $151,147on idyl-
lic beachfront lots and $88,119

for peaceful riverfront lots.
Now is the time for investors to buy at Naisoso and
build their dream home, Mr
Lowres noted.
There are less than 30
blocks remaining on the private island, with anticipation
for their sell out soon.
For buyers that can service a loan but dont quite
have enough for the upfront
deposit, stamp duty
and VAT costs, this is a
great way to get started and
save tens of thousands of dollars.
In most cases banks
wont lend on the VAT and
Stamp Duty so this is a great
head start Mr Lowres added.
A 24-hour security system
and opulent villas has given
the gated community all the
trappings of an
One of the elegant properties on Naisoso Island. Photo: SUPPLIED.
up market residential precinct, but without the noise

and traffic of commercialized
centres such as
Denarau.
Savvy property buyers have
also taken advantage of favourable markets in the past
few months by
purchasing premium lots
at unmatched prices, and as a
mecca for villa owners leasing
their property,
Naisosos
up
market
homes have received strong
short-term rental returns.
Naisoso is an integrated,
master-planned island resort
that offers unparalleled investment options
for both local and foreign
investors.
The island is located just
off mainland Nadi and several
minutes from Nadi International Airport.
LOCAL NEWS / ADVERTISEMENT
Cocktails to brighten up your Christmas

By CHARLES CHAMBERS
A locally made cocktail is
fast becoming a hit amongst the
people of Fiji.
SHELLTAILS,
produced
and bottled by Davui Distillery
in Wailoa, Nadi, is the name
around the bars at major nightclubs, hotels and resorts.
It is also one of the fast selling liquor products in supermarkets around the country.
Local names have been
given to each different cocktail,
bottled in exquisite designed
coloured bottles, that is both
catchy to the eye and most delightful to the taste buds.
There are eight flavoured
cocktails, each in its unique yet
vibrant colours, depending on
its contents that provide an even
further enhancement to ones
enjoyment.
Perhaps one of its stand-out
features is that, apart from its
shelf life, you have some today,
put the bottle in the fridge and
have more three weeks later
with the same taste and effects.
The brainchild behind the
product, Michael Adams described his product as doing
away with the shakers used by
bartenders and having a classy
cocktail at your disposal.
Mr. Adams, from Australia, is
not new to his association with
liquor having being associated
with liquor since he was nine
years old.
In fact his association came
through his family who spent
many good years in the wine
industry in Australia:
* 1995 - 2002 with seven different vintage
* Experience in liquor shops,
night clubs, live band venues
and pubs.
This has provided him with
firm knowledge on what was
best for people who wanted to
enjoy their drinks, whether it
was wine, cocktails or whatever
drinks one wanted.

I had initially set up a Nadi
Bay Winery here, Mr Adams
said.
But with frozen products imported and inconsistencies in
quality and quantity, Mr Adams
had to abandon the project.
How did he come up with
the cocktails?
Sitting around at bars and
with friends and seeing the
Fiji taki style with jugs when
drinks were being consumed,
he said.
This immediately got his
mind working overtime and the
SHELLTAILS Cocktails is now,
a superb way of serving cocktails because of its ready mixed
content which is best suited for
functions or house parties or
simply great too for wash-down.
I had to cut out the bartenders shaking the cocktails
All you need is some ice in
a glass and pour whichever flavor fancies you in and you have
a classy cocktail within your
grasp, he said
With a few slices of lemon,
or pineapple to garnish your
glass and a couple more in your
actual drinkone will have a
real professional looking cocktail, not to mention the fruity
taste one as well.
This also meant that even
those who did not frequent bars
could still relax in the comfort
of their homes or during picnics, can enjoy one of the finest
cocktails.
The cocktails come in eight
different flavours with the
names given by staff of the distillery during a get-together.
It has been well accepted,
especially the 16-35 years age
bracket but I know this group
will widen once the taste of the
cocktails gets around, Mr. Adams said.
Some locals are even using it as wash-down (local term
used for drinks after a kava
session) and is becoming a hit
there too, he said.
It is also becoming popular
as a pre-clubbing drink amongst
the young people.
Each bottle of cocktail has
11.49 percent alcohol and is a
step up from RTD.
The different cocktails are:
KULA Vodka with strawberry
flavours; MAQO VITI Vodka
with mango flavours; QUWAWA
Vodka with guava flavours;
WASAWASA Vodka, Blue Caracao with lemon flavours; PARATAISI Vodka with tropical fruit
flavours; MARAVU White Rum,
lime and mint flavours; MOLI
KARO Tequila, Orange Curacao with lemon flavours; VITI
KOLA Vodka, Gin, White Rum,
Tequila and Triple Sec with lemon and Cola flavours.
The cocktails in their standout bottles are available at many
major outlets awaiting the people of Fiji to taste a world-class
cocktail made in Fiji.
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LOCAL SPORTS
Cup in Dubai, Plate in Cape Town
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The Vodafone Fiji 7s
side leads the World Rugby
Sevens points table despite
a Plate finish in South Africa.
Following the win in
Dubai a week earlier, the
boys failed to spark in
Cape Town as they were
bundled out of cup quarterfinal with a 14-17 defeat
to the French.
South Africa beat Argentina 29-14 to get their third
successive cup victory on
home soil.
Fiji captain OseaKolinisau said they let themselves down with their performance.
We were disappointed
to go out against France
- we know we gave that
game away.
When we lost the main
quarter final it was all

about trying to get maximum points and how we
react so we can stay on top
of the series ladder points.
The Ben Ryan-coached
side remains on top of the
standings with 35 points
sharing the top spot with
South Africa followed by
USA and Argentina on 29
points. England is on fifth
place with 26 points while
France and New Zealand is
Dramatic night
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Dramas were created
during the Wild West Boxing Promotions program at
Prince Charles Park following the announcement that
the main Fiji heavyweight
title bout between PeteroQica and Napoleon Taumoepeau was not on.
Qica pulled out in the
last minute due to a muscle-pull injury.
Boxing Commission of
Fiji western director Usman Ali said he was informed about Qica a few
fights before the main
bout.
They brought a medical report, Ali said.
Then we appointed an
independent doctor who

also revealed that he had
an injury. In boxing these
sorts of things happen
when boxers train at the
last minute.
According to the doctors reports, Qica had a
pulled muscle and could
not stand up properly.
Challenger
Taumoepeau expressed his disappointments following the
announcement.
I trained very hard for
this fight, he said.
I was at the Suva Private Hospital on Thursday
night feeling sick. It was a
chest infection but I turned
up for the fight.
Taumoepeau said he
already started getting the
rumours days prior to the
match day.
I have been hearing
this all week, that he was
going to pull out at the
last minute, Taumoepeau
said.
This man has been
dodging me since 2013
and I dont understand
how he can still be the
heavyweight champion of
Fiji.
Taumoepeau said the
heavyweight title should
be vacant.
Why did he come
to the weigh in, weighing 130kg, when he fights
at 105kg, Taumoepeau
questioned.
I can tell that he didnt
even train and this was
planned from the beginning.
on sixth and seventh spot

with 25 points.
Meanwhile,
Fiji
is
grouped in Pool B along
with Argentina, Wales and
Japan for the Wellington
sevens next year.
Fiji celebrates winning the
Plate final during day 2 of
the HSBC Cape Town Sevens
at Cape Town Stadium on December 13. Photo: CARL FOURIE/GALLO IMAGES.
New rural playing field for Nadrau

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The residents of Nadrau
in the interior of Navosa received a newly upgraded
rural playing field at Nadrau
Primary School last month.
Permanent Secretary for
Youth and Sports JosefaSania urged all members of the
community to fully utilise
governments rural developments.
This upgraded rural
playing field is part of governments
commitment
to the development of rural communities and you
should know that on most of
our visits to rural communities around the country, one
of the main requests that we
often receive is the request
for a sports ground and today we are here to officially
hand over this sporting field
to you and I urge you to utilise it well because it is now
yours, said Mr Sania while
officiating during the hand-
Permanent secretary for Youth and Sports Josefa Sania

handing Turaga na Tui Nadrau the certificate of completion
of their rural playing field. Photo: SUPPLIED.
ing over of the upgraded
ground.
One of the main reasons
we opted to upgrade this
playing field was because
of our commitment to improving your lives through
sports.
I am very thankful that
now seeing this ground today I am confident that the
future of Nadraus sporting talents can be nurtured
here, Mr Sania said.
He said the Ministry
would continue to build
and upgrade rural sporting
grounds around the country
after an increase in the budget for 2016 which was an-
nounced earlier this month.

District youth president,
JeseNavoroyalewa was full
of praise for their newly upgraded ground as it would
benefit their future generations.
We have seen the development being carried out by
this Government and before
today this playing field was
in a bad condition but now
after its upgrade we can certainly look forward to using
it, said Mr Navoroyalewa.
So far, the Ministry have
formally handed overfive
playing fields to rural communities and schools this
year.
Player Profile
Main bout challenger Napoleon Taumoepeau (right) showing his frustrations while Petero
Qicas manager William Ubitau looks on. Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
Ronal Naidu against Jhonny Singh during the 6x3minute special bout at Prince Charles Park.
Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
Name:Napolioni Qasevakatini
Nick Name:Nep
Occupation:Football
Date of Birth:17/03/1993
Hobbies:Listening to music
Position:Striker
Originally from:Bavu village, Nadroga
Height:191cm
Weight:86kg
Schools attended:
Nawai Primary School,
Lautoka Central College
Current district:Nadi
Last district:Suva
District debut:Nadi
National levels:Fiji U20, Fiji U23,
Fiji National team
Favourite player (local):Alvin Singh
Favourite player (international):
Ronaldinho
Best moment: When I became
the IDC hero for Suva in my
first tournament in white jersey
Worst moment:When we lost the
IDC this year, heartbroken
Toughest opponent:
SamuelaKautoga
Advice for young footballers:Give
your best during the training which
determines your selection
Favourite drink:Fiji Water
Favourite food:Anything mum
cooks
Favourite music:English/iTaukei
Best actress:Katrina Kaif
Best actor:Tom Cruise
Best buddy:IlimotamaJese
Who inspires you:
VuniuciTikomaimereke
Most annoying teammate:IliesaLino
Worst habit:Eating
Proudest moment:When I was
called up in the national team
Cricketers prepare for

World Cup debut
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The Fiji U19 cricket
team is leaving no stones
unturned as they prepare
to make the countrys debut in the cricket world
cup.
Cricket Fiji High Performance Manager, Joe Rika
said the team have been
working hard on strengthening their skill sets with
just under two months
remaining before the first
ball is bowled in the ICC
U19 Cricket World Cup in
Bangladesh.
Rika was impressed
with the level of fitness
the players have shown
over the last few months
and puts it all down to the
commitment these players
have shown since gaining
qualification back in February.
The first five months
of preparations was pure-
ly based on fitness and

strength with the teams
Strength and Conditioning
coach, Henry Elder and
were very happy with the
input from these boys and
as a coach thats all you
can ask for from your players, Rika said.
He said the side will be
focusing on improving the
players individual skill sets
with a string of matches
lined up in December before the side departs for its
pre-tournament camp in
January.
The governments assistance has made a lot
of things possible for the
side and this includes getting December matches
organised, accommodation overseas and so many
other things booked and
confirmed for the team
and were very grateful to
the government for this.
The national side depart
Fiji on January 6.
LOCAL SPORTS
Captain gains sponsorship boost

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Fiji U19 cricket captainSaimoni Tuitoga received a
timely boost ahead of their
preparations for the World
Cup in Bangladesh next
year.
Tuitogahas been offered
a full gear sponsorship by
the Australian cricket company Custom Sports, based
out of Queensland, to assist with his preparations.
The 18-year-old proud
captain will be the first age
grade player to receive a
full sponsorship which
will include cricket bats,
gloves, batting pads, wicket keeping pads, wicket
keeping gloves and clothing.
I am honoured to be
using their brand and
very grateful to Custom
Sports for giving me this
opportunity,Saimoni said.
Custom Sports Director, David Macoun first got
in touch with Cricket Fiji
regarding assisting Cricket

Fiji in purchasing equipment and eventually was
instantly intrigued about
the national side and their
preparations.
Cricket Fiji High Performance Manager, Joe Rika
was thankful to Mr Macoun.
He said that this would
be career changing moments in players lives to
know they were appreciated for their achievements
even abroad.
These boys have been
stuck into training since
June this year, paying their
own bus fares before the
assistance of the government last week, juggling
studies and training and
most of them leave with
family members here
while their parents are
back in the islands and yet
they dont ask for much.
They are true heroes of
the sport who deserve all
the support they can get,
Rika said.
Fiji u19 cricket captain Saimoni Tuitoga.
Aussies to feature in Coral Coast 7s

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Rugby sevens teams
from Australia will kick off
their Olympic year at the
Bayleys Fiji Coral Coast
Sevens in Sigatoka.
The Aussie Thunder-
bolts (men) and Aussie Pearls (women) has

already confirmed their
participation at Fijis premier sevens tournament to
be staged in January 2016.
Mens captain Ed Jenkins said everyone in the
Australian Sevens program

is looking forward to the
challenge in what is the
most exciting time ever to
be a rugby sevens player.
Having qualified for the
Olympic Games our target
is now a medal and we
will be doing all we can to

achieve that next August,
he said.
Playing at Lawaqa Park
against some of the toughest sevens players in the
world will also help the
squads preparations for
Redfern sets new sailing record

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Andrew Redfern set a
new Fijian National Sailing Speed Record of 41.90
knots (78km/hr) during
the recent Luderitz Speed
Challenge in Namibia.
Despite conditions being extremely tough this
year with wind gusts blowing in excess of 60 knots,
Redfern said he gave his
best performance and
the outcome was indeed
sweet.
This is an average
speed over a 500m course
and during the run I hit a
top speed of 44.12 knots
(82 km/hr) faster than the
Fiji National Road Speed
limit, he said.
I am absolutely delighted to have pushed the
record further as well as
promoted the name of Fiji
to the international sailing
world.
He said making the end
of the course in one piece
as well as sailing fast was
really all about timing his
run to make use of the best
wind strength and direction for his own body size
and abilities.
Yet again I received
fantastic help and support from my fellow riders
which included the very
best sailors from counties
all around the globe.
I would like to thank all
those who supported me
back home and of course
especially my sponsors
without whom this new re-
the inaugural HSBC Sydney

7s, the rest of the world series and of course Rio.
Australia, who emphatically qualified for the
Olympics after a string of
impressive performances
at the Oceania Sevens cul-
Fiji Water partners

with Coral Coast
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
cord simply would not be

possible, he added.
Redfern was sponsored
by Handy Finance Fiji,
The Rhum-Ba, Williams &
Gosling, Viti Water Sports,
Jack of Fiji, Ruthless, Beqa
Adventure Divers, Trop-
icx Design Studio, Cardos

Steak House, McDonalds,
South Pacific Electronics,
Architects Asia Pacific Inc,
Spa Denarau, Vomo Island
Resort and Yacht Help Fiji.
Since its inception in
2007,the Luderitz Speed
Challenge has produced

over 70 National records
and 11 world records
and attracts the worlds
top windsurfers and kite
boarders in an attempt to
push the limits further.
minating in a 50-0 Cup Final win, will join 15 other

teams in the sixth edition
of the Bayleys Fiji Coral
Coast Sevens.
Earths finest water, Fiji

Water is now the Official
Bottled Water of the Bayleys Fiji Coral Coast Sevens
following the partnership
signing earlier this month.
Fiji water will supply
the teams, match officials,
VIPs, media and volunteers
at the tournament on 14-16
January at Lawaqa Park.
Founding Chairman of
the Bayleys Fiji Coral Coast
SevensJay Whyte said they
are thrilled to have such
a great brand support the
tournament for the first
time.
The champion of
champions tournament is
shaping up to be the best
ever and we look forward
to a long partnership with
FIJI Water, he said.
The support of Fiji Water will ensure the teams
are performing to their potential at Lawaqa Park in
January.
Whyte says the partnership between two premium brands is a great fit.
Sixteen mens and sixteen womens teams will
contest the tournament including defending champions Police and Uluinakau,
Yamacia and Wardens, all
winners of local qualifying
tournaments, he continued.
The Aussie Thunderbolts and Aussie Pearls,
both winners of the UON
Central Coast Sevens, and

Tabadamu,
champions
of the Samoan Independence Sevens, have also
confirmed.
In addition, Germany
will make their first visit to
Fiji, creating a true international event.
Rugby Sevens is included in the Rio 2016 Olympic
Games and the Bayleys Fiji
Coral Coast Sevens will be
the first major tournament
staged in the Olympic year.
FIJI Water joins a sponsor family that includes
Bayleys Real Estate, Outrigger Beach Resort, Goodman Fielder, TFL/Connect,
Uprising Beach Resort,
Higgins, Tourism Fiji and
almost 30 other local and
international companies
for the sixth edition of the
event.
23
Page 22
Dramatic
Night
Page 23
Fiji Water
partners with
Coral Coast
DECEMBER 2015. ISSUE 78
Siliveni downs King Khan

By
ANUSHIL
KUMAR
It was a night of joy for the Mulomulo
Boxing Club as SiliveniNawai secured
his fifth consecutive win following a
technical knockout (TKO) win over Wahid King Khan during the Wild West
Boxing Promotions 8x3minute main
supporting bout at Prince Charles Park
on December 12.
The Sugar City-based Khan held his
guards up at many occasions as Siliveni
fired-in from the first round.
Khan also came in with few punches
on his determined opponent at times,
however could not face up as he threw
the towel before the fifth round was
called.
The 21-year-old Nawai said he really
prepared well for this fight as a lot had
been said prior to the match day.
Im happy with the TKO win, Nawai
told Jet Sport as his left eyebrow kept
bleeding which according him was due
to a head-butt from Khan.
I did all the hard yards during the
training sessions and it feels great when
the hardwork is paid at the end.
Nawais trainer and Mulomulo Boxing Club manager Chanchal Kumar
Babba tagged the victory as Gods
blessings.
We trained well for the fight, came
for a mission and we did it.
Siliveni is the deserving winner as
he never left any stoned unturned during the six-week preparation phase.
He also thanked the stakeholders behind the clubs success.
I would like to thank Mana Flyer Fiji
Ltd and Shop N Save for helping our
boxing club in every way possible.
Also UliasiNaivogo, father of Siliveni
who also did hard yards along with me
during the training.
Nawai, however, would be charged
by the Boxing Commission of Fiji following his obnoxious behaviour for
punching his opponent after the towel
was thrown.
Results:Main Bout: Super heavyweight 91kg - PeteroQica (champion)
- Napoleon Taumoepeau (challenger)
Siliveni Nawai (left) fires-in a punch at Wahid Khan during the 8x3minute main supporting bout. BELOW: Champions Siliveni Nawai (3rd
from right) flanked by Mulomulo Boxing Club officials, fans and sponsor after his technical knockout win against Wahid King Khan during
the Wild West Boxing Promotions program at Prince Charles Park. Photos: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
(Result) No fight; Main Supporting bout:

Super middleweights 76kg: SiliveniNawai
won by fourth round technical knockout;
Lightweight 61kg: Irfaan Khan won over
Krishna Mudaliarby unanimous points
decision; Super middleweight 79kg: Savenaca Junior Naliva-AtuTuwai (Result)
Naliva won by unanimous points decision; Welterweight 66kg between Ronald Naidu-Johnny Singh ended in a draw;
Super middleweight 79kg: Simon Peter
Whippy-JovesaVocea -Vocea won, referee stopped contest in the second round;
Middleweight 72kg: TomasiKavika won
by split points decision over ; Middleweight 72kg: RatuDaunivava won over
IzazIfraq Khan, referee stopped contest
in the fourth round; Middleweight 72kg:
EroniVaqewawon over LepaniLevatiaby
unanimous decision.

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