The Jet Volume 6 Number 8

DECEMBER 2014.
ISSUE 2
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Simply Delicious
PM opens new $25 million biscuit factory

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The newly built Punjas state-ofthe-art Biscuit factory was officially
opened by the Prime Minister Honourable Voreqe Bainimarama in Navutu, Lautoka on Saturday, December 13.
Honourable Bainimarama, during
the opening ceremony, said he was
impressed with the new facility.
There is much to be impressed
about this new facility. It is a 25-million dollar investment in the latest
food production technology from
Italy. It will immediately create 100
new jobs and another 200 over the
next two years.
But for me, the really impressive dimension about this project is
that more than half of the biscuits
produced here will be exported. The
quality of those biscuits demonstrates how far weve come as manufacturers in Fiji.
Were no longer merely exporters of cabin crackers for the Pacific
market which we have been for
many years but of high-grade biscuits destined for the morning and
afternoon tea tables of Australia,
New Zealand and other countries.
He thanked the company and the
Punja family for the tremendous contribution towards the Fiji economy.
I want to thank Punjas as a company and Punjas as a family for the
wonderful contribution they have
made and are making to this effort. As an expression of confidence
in our economy and our export future, this really takes the biscuit to
use an old saying. Its an exciting day
not only for Punjas but for Fiji as a
whole and Im very pleased to be
here to celebrate it.
Punjas Biscuits Managing Direc-
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama officially opens the new Punjas state-of-the-art Biscuit factory in Navutu,
Lautoka. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
tor Nitin Punja said the factory will

boost the Fijian made products.
This state-of-the-art factory we
are inaugurating today represents
a major statement of confidence in
Fiji and the Fijian made products,
he said.
The popularity of our Fijian
made biscuits will help boost the export sector and Fijis long term prosperity in the expert world.
The entire manufacturing line for
the factory, which features the latest in food manufacturing technology and food standards, has been
purchased from a globally reputed
Italian manufacturer with a 70-meter
long hybrid-oven and packaging
system.
The inside view of the new $25 million Punjas biscuit factory.
Photo: SUPPLIED.
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Seasons greetings from

The Jet and Yourspace Ltd
It is this time of the year when
friends and families unite to
share the joyous moments and
great achievements.
During the festive season
more than ever, our thoughts
turn gratefully to those who
have our progess possible.
In the spirit of Christmas
which is peace, the miracle of
Christmas which is hope and
the heart of Christmas which
is love, the staff and manage-
ment of The Jet and Media

Partners extend sincere appreciation and well wishes for a
safe festive season.
During this season of giving
let us take time to slow down
and enjoy the simple things.
May this wonderful time of
year touch your heart in a special way.
Wishing everyone a cheerful
Christmas and blissful New
Year.
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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
Early Christmas cheer

By LEANNE EDWARDS
of Denarau Corporation
Ltd
At this time of the year
we all reflect on those, who
through circumstances beyond their control find themselves in difficult situations.
The Sofitel Fiji Resort &
Spa, Denarau Island, for the
third year running, made the
dreams of so many children
come true as they visited the
Lautoka Hospital Childrens
Ward and Loloma Home in
Sabeto on Friday, December
5.
Approximately 40 Ambassadors led by Sofitels General Manager, Mr Alan Burrows took an early Christmas
cheer for the children, singing
Christmas carols and taking
with them morning tea and
gifts which were donated by
staff and guests of the resort.
The children at the Lautoka Hospital Childrens ward
were taken by surprise as the
team walked through the ward
singing carols and handed out
soft toys.
Tears filled the eyes of
family members as for some;
all hope in Christmas has
been dampened with their
child being admitted this time
The children at Loloma eagerly waiting to open their gifts while the staff of the Sofitel
Fiji Resort & Spa mingles with them. Photo: SOFITEL FIJI RESORT & SPA.
of the year.
Many of the staff experienced different emotions as
they handed out gifts to the
children they had never met
before.
After the Lautoka Hospital,
the team headed to Loloma
Home which is nestled in the
interiors of the sleeping giants
of Sabeto.
Being their third annual
visit to the home brought
about joy from the orphanage
as most of the staff remembered the names of the chil-
dren which meant so much

to them. Morning tea was
shared, carols were sung and
gifts handed out to the children.
At this time of year we all
reflect on those, who through
circumstances beyond their
control find themselves in difficult circumstances, said Mr
Burrows.
As a significant business in the tourism sector,
we wanted to give some additional Christmas cheer to
some places that we help all
year round.
For me, experiencing
my first Christmas in Fiji, it
was a humbling but uplifting
experience to go to Loloma
Home and see the joy our visit
brought to the mothers & children at the home.
The Fiji Loloma Orphanage is a refuge for desperate
mothers and their children.
Loloma Home also cares for
orphans, the homeless and the
elderly.
Making a difference
The Western Charity Alliance in conjunction with Vodafone ATH Fiji Foundation
has contributed again towards
the rural farming community
through their Nursery Project.
The Project started in Ba
where local farmers have
gained by receiving portable
nursery of their own to nurture
their plants during this humid
weather conditions and to
propagate seedlings for local
farming community.
This project is not only for
farmers but also for vulnerable
and destitutes in the rural community to sustain their livelihoods.
A 57-year-old farmer
Krishna Naidu from Veisaru,
Ba was overwhelmed to receive the nursery and 15 types
of vegetable seeds from Vodafone to start up a new livelihood.

He could not stop thanking
Vodafone for its continuous
support to the people of Fiji,
especially to those poor and
needy in the community who
are vulnerable in many ways.
He added the seeds and the
nursery supplied to him will
change things to his life and
his families as he is unable to
get in to employment due to
his unstable health condition.
Vodafone ATH Fiji Foundations Project Officer and
Western Charity Alliance executive director Mr Jitendra
Naidu elaborated they will not
stop here, instead this will be
seen throughout the western
division as their main objec-
tive is to sustain peoples livelihoods through healthy living

and eating fresh foods from
their backyard.
Vodafones World of Difference (WOD) program is
for its people and they would
go to extreme heights to make
a difference in peoples lives.
Mr Naidu said early next
year they will be partnering
with Ministry of Youth and
Sports and Ministry of Agriculture which will boost assistance to its people in local
community.
Our youths are the change
agent and can bring in a
greater change towards development and change to our
environment. The mentality
of youths needs to be changed
and they need to be involve
The portable nursery given to the farmers in Ba. Photo: SUPPLIED.

in farming vigorously, especially backyard gardening to
sustain our livelihoods not
only by planting and eating
fresh chemical free vegetables
from our backyard but also to
contribute towards increasing NCD problems, which is
a major concern in our country at the moment. By doing a

backyard garden people will
also save money and will indirectly boost the economy for
a better and brighter future.
(killing 3 birds with 1 stone),
he said.
Mr Naidu added year 2015

will change many peoples
livelihoods and eating style
which will have a direct effect
the NCD issues and unemployment issues in our country.
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APTC trains over 300 females in trades and technology

Over 300 Pacific women
have graduated with Australian-standard trades and technology qualifications from the
Australia-Pacific Technical
College (APTC) since its establishment in 2007.
APTC is a development
initiative funded by the Australian Government to deliver
training in order to increase
the supply of skilled workers
in targeted sectors in the Pacific region. It has campuses
in Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea and Solomon
Islands.
While trades and technology are male-dominated
sectors, APTC continues to
encourage applications from
females who have chosen this
as a career path.
Victoria Mopio from Papua New Guinea is an example
of a female trades graduate
who successfully completed
a program at APTC. Mopio
always had an interest in a career as a professional painter.
With no formal training, her
options for expanding in this
career path were limited. All
that changed when she was
accepted into the Certificate
III Program in Painting and
Decoration.
Studying at APTC was a
good learning experience for
Mopio, who said the practical sessions taught by highly
qualified and internationally
accredited trainers helped her
learn the technique and skills

of painting and decorating.
After completing her studies, Mopio returned to PNG
and took up a career as a fulltime painter in a construction
and building company.
Mopio says the most exciting part of her job is to be
working out in the field and
to be able to earn more than
before.
Another female graduate,
Siteri Rasousou who completed a Certificate III in Mechanical Engineering (Diesel
Fitting), said she found the
level of training at APTC to be
of very high standards. These
standards have allowed her to
find employment overseas.
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Now working in New Zealand, Rasousou said she has

been applying the things she
learnt in class to her everyday
work dealing with heavy vehicles and related technology.
The training helped me to
broaden my knowledge and to
upskill myself to keep abreast
with the changing technology
especially with mechanical
tasks that have evolved to include electronic technology,
she mentioned.
APTCs acting director for
School of Trades and Technology, Bede OBrien explained
APTC helps develop skills
needed for the relevant trade
regardless of gender, adding
that for female graduates, this
empowers them to be able to
demonstrate their skills and

abilities in what is traditionally a male dominated area of
employment.
Our female trade graduates
have
demonstrated
through the respective training program that they have
exactly the same skills and
knowledge as their male
counterparts and that they can
be just as successful in their
chosen trade career, he said.
Similar comments were
shared by Roslyn Magalu,
who holds the position of
APTC Work tutor at the
APTC campus in Papua New
Guinea. Roslyn has been
teaching students employability skills for the workplace.
She said female students are
very competitive with their

male counterparts in class,
even though there are generally fewer female students.
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Construction works Enhancements expected for

gets underway for Denarau in 2015
Remand Centre
The Westin Denarau Island
Resort and Spa has announced
the commencement of development of its Westin Spa Studios and Suites.
The sumptuously designed
Spa Studios and Suites, located adjacent to the Heavenly
Spa by Westin, aims to elevate
guest experience and cater for
the growing spa retreat seeking tourism market.
This will allow guests to
escape to a retreat, unwind
and relish the highly personalised service that will nourish
the soul.
Each ground floor studio

will feature a private plunge
pool while a total of 36 private
spa baths will be placed on the
balconies of the top floor studios.
The enhancement of the
entire Village 700, which is
earmarked to become the Spa
Studios and Suites, is planned
to be completed by the end of
February 2015.
Meanwhile, the Sheraton
Resort and Spa Tokoriki Island has found the solution of
the sound proofing issues they
had been facing.
The resort is thankful to
the continued support of the
guests and the feedback from
them has helped the manage-
ment identify the issues with

the guest room floors and between the rooms.
With minimal disruptions
to the guests, the project,
which is currently underway,
is expected to be completed
by the end of January next
year.
Renovations also continue
at the Sheraton Denarau Villas.
A refurbishment of another 14 villas is anticipated
by March 14 next year while
the rehabilitation works are
currently underway for the
12-by-two bedroom villas.
The newly completed

Cuvu health centre is expected to benefit close to 7000 residents in the Nadroga/Navosa
district.
Acting divisional commissioner Luke Moroivalu said
services that would be provided at the centre would take
over some of the workload
provided at the nearest main
hospital, the Sigatoka hospital.
With this new health cen-
tre, people living in the tikina

of Malomalo, Nadromai and
Tuva will be able to access
this health facility.
He added establishing
health facilities in the area
would also compliment governments reforms in the tourism sector by providing basic
essential services.
When investors come to
invest in this place, their focus is on the essential services
like hospitals, good roads and
water supply, Mr Moroivalu

said.
Assistant Roko Nadroga/
Navosa Rusiate Raidaveta
said the new centre would be
welcomed by those Fijians
who had to travel long distance to access basic health
services and facilities.
The health centre cost $1.3
mllion and includes residential quarters for staff that will
work there.
The Financial Intelligence

Unit (FIU) would like to advise officials of religious organisations who collect and
receive funds on behalf of
their organisations to comply
with the relevant laws and
regulations.
The Director of the FIU,
Mr Razim Buksh said a
number of cases have been
brought to the attention of the
FIU involving diversion and
abuse of funds by officials of
religious organisations in Fiji.
Most of the cases involved
the collection of funds outside
of Fiji, the manner in which
the funds are brought into
Fiji, and subsequently how
the funds were deposited and
used.
Some cases that were reported to the FIU involved
funds collected locally for the
religious organisations were
deposited into the personal

bank accounts of its members
and officials instead of the
bank account of the organisation.
In another case, an expatriate religious worker received
international payments for
the organisation from other
overseas donors into his personal bank account without
the knowledge of the organisation. The religious worker
withdrew the funds and remitted it to his family members in
his home country.
In a recent case, a religious
worker received numerous
overseas remittance transactions. The religious worker
paid off his loan on an expensive residential property, has
a number of properties, travelled overseas frequently and
has sent his child to an expensive private training school.
Mr Buksh said as part of

FIUs awareness and outreach
program to combat financial
crimes, members and officials
of religious organisations
are advised to exercise prudent and transparent financial
transaction practices.
Mr Buksh also acknowledged that some religious
organisations already have
sound internal controls with
adequate measures against financial fraud and abuse.
Members of religious and
charitable organisations and
the general public are also
advised to report suspected
fraudulent activities to the Fiji
Police Force and to the FIU.
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The groundbreaking ceremony for a new remand centre

in Lautoka will improve correctional and judicial services
in the western city.
Scheduled for completion
in 2015, the new facility will
be located at the Natabua Corrections Facility.
The Fiji Corrections Services Deputy Commissioner,
Superintendent Akuila Namakadre says the groundbreaking ceremony in Lautoka on Wednesday, December
10, was a turning point for
the safety of those remanded
pending their cases.
This is a milestone project
as it not only puts Fiji on par

with international law under
the United Nations corrections facilities but also internally to ensure that the safety
of those in remand continue to
be dealt separately than those
that are convicted, he said.
This is the first ever facility to be built in Lautoka
and underpins governments
efforts in ensuring that the
department is well equipped.
We are also planning to build
a similar facility in Labasa.
The 1.9 million dollar facility will be a two-storey
building with dormitory type
facilities and will cater for 96
persons.
District Officer Nadi, Mr
Jiuta Waqavonovono who
was the chief guest on behalf
of the Acting Commissioner
Western said the new facility
would improve services at the
corrections facility.
Not only will it assist Fijis reputation in meeting the
UN minimum standard rule
which Fiji is a signatory to but
also it will significantly reduce overcrowding in the cell
blocks, Mr Waqavonovono
said.
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New western health centre

to benefit 7,000 residents
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Religious organisations advised to comply

with the FTR act
District Officer Nadi, Mr Jiuta Waqavonovono officiating at the ground-breaking ceremony for a new remand centre in Lautoka Photo: SUPPLIED.
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Farm manual for agriculture sector and farmers

With the introduction of
a new Fiji Farm Management Budget manual for the
agriculture sector, farmers in
Fiji are expected to benefit
immensely from the Ministry of Agricultures efforts in
developing and disseminating
relevant information and appropriate technologies.
The Honorable Minister
for Agriculture, Rural and
Maritime Development, National Disaster Management
Inia Seruiratu made the statement at the launching of the
manual in Nadi on Friday, December 5.
Mr Seruiratu said the manual contains both the technical
and financial information for
farming.
This manual is part of our
commitment to making a difference in the livelihood of the
people. And it should be used
as a tool by extension officers
and farmers in the formulation
of Proposed Farm Business
Plans and Better Farm Plans,
Mr Seruiratu said.
There are 61 crops and 10
livestock and fisheries com-
modities provided. As for the

financial gross margin analysis, only 48 crops and seven
livestock commodities are
provided and it is expected
that users will use those examples to work out commodity
combination of their choices.
He said the gross margin
analysis should be used to develop Farming Systems Budgets or Whole Farm Budgets
to show the profitability of
different Farming Systems.
This, he said, should be representative of the household
income level in the different
farming localities.
Mr Seruiratu added that a
farmer in making the choice
of crops and livestock to cultivate must have long term security of land tenure in order
to encourage investment.
Farm plans must have
long, medium and short term
commodities which will help
spread risks and ensure sustainability.
The challenge is in making the right choice of commodity mix that is not only
viable but sustainable in the
long term and within the context of what the market opportunities will allow.
The manual would help
farmers and planners in making the right choices of investment. It is vital that farmers
are aware of the changes and
the existing opportunities that
are shown in the manual and
they should be responsive in
order to reap the benefits.
Mr Seruiratu highlighted
the manual will also help
the Ministry of Agricultures
Crop and Livestock Extension in developing farming
systems in Fiji that will finally
result in improving total productivity and increasing Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) contribution of the Agricultural
Sector.
The agricultural sector
used to be the backbone of
the country in the past and the
biggest contributor of around
20 per cent of GDP as opposed to around 9 per cent that
are seen to date, he said.
He added the sector has
now been overtaken by the
manufacturing and the tour-
ism sectors as the biggest

source of foreign exchange
and employment generation
in the country.
Mr Seruiratu also said
poverty in rural areas is at a
higher rate and there is a need
to concentrate on agriculture
in order to bring people out of
poverty.
However, he mentioned
with the increasing rate of unemployment with over 12,000
youths entering the job market annually, government recognises that there is no other
sector that could absorb and
provide employment opportunities better than the agricultural sector.
Government is committed
to alleviating poverty and improving the livelihood of the
rural people of Fiji as stipulated in the Peoples Charter and
the Strategic Framework for
Change, Mr Seruiratu said.
He said according to the
latest Household Income and
Expenditure Survey (HIES)
report, most of our rural people are living below the poverty line.
Minister for Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development,

National Disaster Management Inia Seruiratu (first row, first
from left), MP Prem Singh (center) with agriculture officials
during the launch of the Farm Manual. Photo: SUPPLIED.
It is an anomaly that needs

to be reversed given the abundance of unutilized land and
untapped resources in rural
Fiji. There is no poor Fijianonly lazy Fijian- and there is
no reason why any rural Fijian should be cash poor. Rural
people are only poor because
they are treating farming as
just a way of life rather than a
business with clear goals and
targets.
Mr Seruiratu expressed his
gratitude towards the Farm
Management Section for co-
ordinating the preparation of

the manual and all other the
divisions within the Ministry
for contributing to the review
of the technical and financial
parts of the Fiji Farm Management Budget Manual 2014.
The Ministry will continue
upgrading the manual to help
improve the quality of service
delivery to the rural farmers
and assist in efforts to fully
develop semi-commercial and
commercial farmers in Fiji.
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16 days activism campaign for violence against women

experiences while in abusive
relationships.
Ms Singh also mentioned
the Nadi Womens Crisis Centre receives about six cases in
a week and would be dealing
with almost 30-50 domestic
violence cases, however the
Crisis Centre also handles
sexual harassment, child
abuse, rape cases as well as
other issues where women
usually seek legal advice.
The Nadi Womens Crisis
centre also provides immense
assistance in terms of moral
support and counselling services which is a great platform
to help empower women.
She said school holidays is
usually the period where the
number of cases increase as
children are usually spending
time at home,and this is often
when the perpetrators strike.
We get invited by schools
when they have pre-school
week for the kindergartens,
we talk to the kids, girl guides
and also offer counselling in
some of the secondary schools
around Nadi, Ms Singh concluded.
Fiji Womens Rights movement activists march through the streets of Suva protesting against violence against women.
Photo: SUPPLIED.
A survivor of a 14-year
abusive marriage, Acalia Nai
Dakua spoke of her survival
during the turbulent times
of her marriage and how she
managed to open up about her
abusive marriage.
An active member of the
Nadi Womens Crisis Centre and pioneer member of
the Elimination of Violence
against Women (EVAW) committee which was established
in 2011 after the Fiji Womens
Crisis centre national workshop Acalia first learnt about
the womens activist group
(Fiji Womens Crisis Centre)
in 1994 while she was a community worker for the Young
Womens Christian Association (YWCA) Lautoka.

Back then there was no
support group in my church
and the belief was to commit
and submit to your husband.
When I ran away with my
children to mum and brothers
house, I was usually told to
go back to my husband, said
Mrs Dakua.
She had immersed herself
in programmes conducted by
the Fiji Womens Crisis Centre and has helped set up the
Lautoka Crisis centre branch
in the early 1990s.
Mrs Dakua said she has become a vibrant member of the
crisis centre as this was where
she first discovered a sense of
empowerment.
I faced verbal abuse com-
monly, I could take the physical abuse but the verbal abuse
had hit my self esteem hard,
both the church and my family turned me away. When my
husband passed sway I realized verbal abuse doesnt hurt
me anymore and my children
never experienced any repercussions as I always talked to
them and involved them in the
programmes that I took part
in, Mrs Dakua said.
The Womens Crisis Centre normally organises programmes such as the Vigil
night which is mainly for
the purpose of remembering
those who died at the hands of
abusive spouses and also the
International Womens day,
the 16 days activism was the
conclusion of activism pro-
grammes for this year. This

has been a contributing factor
in women being able to come
forward in terms of reporting
cases.
My message to women
out there who are facing any
form of abuse is to come out
and speak out because there
are people are around you
who are willing to help you
and it will feel good to share
what you are going through,
you are not alone , she added.
Mrs Dakua concluded the
Nadi crisis centre was pleased
that the Prime minister Voreqe
Bainimarama has ensured his
government will not condone
violence against women and
perpetrators will be taken to
task.
The Australian High Commission hosted a pre-departure briefing on Thursday, December 11, for the 42 Fijians
who will study in Australia on
Australia Award Scholarships
in 2015.
The Awardees will study
at various Australian universities for Bachelors Degree,
Graduate Diploma and Masters qualifications in Agricultural Science, Agribusiness,
Biomedical Science, Business
and Human Resource Management, Commerce, Eco-
nomic Policy, Engineering,

Environment,
Geographic
Information Science, Governance, Inclusive and Special
Education, International Public Health, Occupational and
Environmental Health, Learning Sciences and Technology,
Science, Social Work, Project
Management, and Urban Development.
Funded by the Australian
Government, the Australia
Awards Scholarships will
contribute to the long term
development needs of Austra-
lias partner countries, in line

with bilateral and regional
agreements.
In 2014, the Department
of Foreign Affairs and Trade
invested AUD362.2 million
in Australia Awards globally,
enabling over 4,400 recipients
from more than 100 countries
to undertake study, research
and professional development.
Counsellor for Bilateral
Development
Cooperation
Joanne Choe commended
awardees on their selection
and encouraged them to apply

their learning towards Fijis
development.
Hopefully you are full of
excitement and anticipation
for the adventure that is to
come. We know that you will
do very well and come back to
do amazing things to contribute to your workplace, your
country and your countrys
development, Ms Choe said.
Australian awardee Sameer Chand, 26, of the Reserve Bank of Fiji looks forward to pursuing his passion
By SALOTE QALUBAU
Centre collectively made a
stand against the issue of violence against women through
a mass-march beginning from
the Namotomoto road junction to the Nadi Civic Centre
on Wednesday, December 10.
Nadi Womens Crisis Centre senior counsellor Reshmi
Singh was happy with the
high number of turnout present on the open day function.
centre hosted an open day and
we had a good turnout. This is
when we showed the videos of
violence against women and
extensive work the Womens
Crisis Centre has done and today (December 10) we ended
the sixteen days.
We started off with a
march and I would say there
was a turnout of probably
close to a hundred people who
showed up to be part of this
event.
Females from different
aged groups, who were part
of the march, also voiced their
Dakua encourages women to speak out

By SALOTE QALUBAU
Survivor of abusive marriage Acalia Nai Dakua.

Photo: SALOTE QALUBAU.
42 Fijians to Study Abroad in 2015

for financial inclusion through
a Masters of Economics and
Public Policy at the University of Queensland.
My Masters has a public
policy element to it and its so
important to have very simple
and to-the-point policies
policies that eliminate financial barriers, Chand said.
The challenges we face
being a youth and understanding, I really want to focus on
how youth can get access to
finance and then start being
entrepreneurial, he added.
The Australian Government has committed around 5

million Fijian dollars for the
new scholarships as part of
its development assistance in
Fiji for 2014-2015. It is therefore critical that employment
agencies public and private
sectors factor these skills
into their future human resource planning.
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NFA reminds of fire safety in the workplace

The National Fire Authority (NFA) is again reminding
members of the community
on the importance of fire safety as we look forward to the
festive season.
The NFA is reminding
members of the community
especially business owners,
employees and as well as the
home owners to be mindful
of fire safety at work and at
home.
In the work place, there
will be a lot of activities organised and held as we look
forward to the festive season.
Therefore NFA is reminding
employers and all employees
to be mindful of fire safety
during this time of the year.
NFA CEO John OConnor
highlighted the need to take
extra care in the workplace to
avoid fire incidents.
The NFA is also urging the
business owners to ensure that

their businesses comply with
NFAs fire safety requirements
to avoid the risk of fires occurring in their properties.
Before closing the business or office for the day, it is
also very important that employers and employees check
their business and offices to
ensure that all fire sources in
the business and offices are
taken care of properly.
The month of December
is that time of the year where
distractions are bound to occur as everyone will be in
a festive mood but it is very
important that everyone be
mindful of fire safety.
Not switching off the
lights properly, other fire ignition sources like flammable
materials and substances
which can heat up and ignite a
fire as well as decorations and
lights to light up the business

during this festive season can
lead to a major fire.
Business owners are encouraged to follow the following fire safety tips during this
festive season;
Ensure that power points
and power boards are not over
loaded.
Ensure that you consult
a licensed electrician when
installing any new electrical
decoration or equipment to
ensure there is no overloading
of the power system.
Ensure that thorough
checks are conducted after the
close of business each day to
ensure that all unused power
points are switched off.
Ensure that all ignition
sources such as stoves, etc are
put off.
Ensure that all gas cylinders are closed off.
Ensure that all the supply of flammable liquids are

properly closed off and stored
away from any flammable
material.
Ensure that air conditioners are switched off.
Always ensure good
housekeeping
Advise security officers
to be alert and to alert NFA
on 910 or 911 in case they see
smoke or suspect there is a fire
in the building.
Fire in workplaces and
business can be controlled
and even eliminated, but it
must start with businesses and
organizations recognizing the
disastrous impact of a fire to
their business and being committed to implementing mitigation strategies to minimise
the risk of a fire occurring
in their organisation or business, Mr OConnor said.
NFA is also urging members of the community to be

extra vigilant during this festive season and ensure that
they take extra care every day
to minimize any chance of a

fire occurring.
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LOCAL NEWS
Nadi man wins

Vodafones 4th
Pick-6 lottery
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
It was an early Christmas
gift for an elderly man as he
was announced one of the seven lucky winners of the Vodafone Pick-6 lottery fourth
draw.
Prakash Reddy of Namaka, Nadi could not believe
his ears when Vodafone Fiji
value added sales assistant
Karishma Pratap gave him a
phone-call to congratulate and
inform of his win.
I was very happy after getting the news that I was one of
the seven lucky winners and
I was also surprised to know
that my six lucky numbers did
win something for me, Mr
Reddy told The Jet.
I was sitting under the
mango tree and started putting
in the six numbers that came
into my mind within a minute
and then I decided to take part
in the lottery draw.
The 53-year-old winner,
who had never won a competition, said it was a great return for his $1.50 investment.
I played only once and
picked my numbers, I never
thought that I would win. This
win is a great return on my
$1.50 invetsment. I will use
the money to start building my
house, he added.
Vodafones Chief Marketing Officer, Mr Sanjeewa Perera said Fijis first ever mobile
lottery service has gained a lot
of interest of their customers
since its launch in August this
year.
There have been winners
after winners since Fijis first
ever mobile lottery service
was launched in August this
year. We are glad to see happy
faces of our customers when
they are announced winners,
said Mr Perera.
The next round of pick-6
lottery has started and will be
drawn on December 28. Customers can either select their
own six numbers or quick
pick from *888#. Each entry
costs $1.50 and customers can
play more than once to try
their luck. Maybe the coming
year becomes lucky for someone on the jackpot prize of
$100,000, he mentioned.
Meanwhile, from all the
four Vodafone pick-6 lottery draws, Mohammed Fareed of Nadi is the only winner (from the second draw)
that has walked away with
full $30,000 cash while Sunil
Chand, who is the marketing
manager of Island Pacific Apparel in Nadi, won himself
$15,000 cash from the first
lottery draw.
Mr Prakash Reddy (left) receives his cheque after the fourth draw of Vodafones Pick-6 lottery Photos: VODAFONE FIJI.
220 Graduands ready to

join work force.
By PATRICK LAL
A total of 220 students
graduated from the Fiji National University Namaka
campus on Friday, December 19, with the Honourable
Chancellor and Minister for
Education, Heritage, Culture
and Arts, Dr Mahendra Reddy
as the chief guest.
Todays graduation will
oversee the collective dreams
of you all being fulfilled. The
Bainimarama government had
assured the population of the
people of this country that it
is primarily responsible to see

each and every household,
each and every member of Fijis population making progress, said Dr Reddy.
Vice Chancellor Dr Ganesh Chand also congratulated the graduands for their
hard earned achievements and
advised them not to be discouraged if they would not be
able to secure their dream jobs
during the first attempts but to
remain patient and focussed
on their goals.
Your graduation today is
a testament that you have fulfilled your side of the partner-
ship, he said.
It is also a proud moment
for those who have stood firmly by your side your family,
friends, guardians, sponsors
and benefactors, who must be
commended for the encouragement and sacrifices they
have made in helping you
reach your goals.
The
graduation
also
marked Fiji National University bidding farewell to the
former Minster for Education
and University Chancellor
ambassador Filipe Bole.
sweet tweets
How will you be
spending your festive
season?
Phillipa Steele
(Trump model) , Sigatoka
I will spend as much time as
i can with my friends and family at home
Eroni Delai, Mountain View.

Have fun with friends and
party all night
Mr Mohammed Fareed with wife and daughter after winning
the $30,000 from the second lottery draw.
Saivora Rabune, Namosau Ba.
Munil Shiva Gounder getting his graduating certificate in Bachelor of Information

Systems from University Chancellor Dr Mahendra Reddy. Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
During Christmas, i will be

with family in Rakiraki and
spend New Years with my
Dad
Mr Sunil Chand poses with his $15,000 cheque after the first
lottery draw
Manoj Kumar, Korovuto Nadi.

I will be working in this fes-
tive season
The graduands during the Fiji National University graduation ceremony at the Namaka campus in Nadi. Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
ViliameTuimavana,
Rifle
Range
Lautoka.
Attend prayers and spend
quality time with family and

friends
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LOCAL NEWS
New corporate bula wear for FNPF Staff

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) launched
its new corporate bula wear
on Friday, December 12.
Made in four different colours, the bula wear design
incorporates the FNPF logo
together with other Fijian artifacts.
According to the CEO Mr
Aisake Taito, the corporate
bula wear symbolises a well
cultured working environment
and embrace the key values of
teamwork and commitment
towards the fund.
Having a corporate wear

will also foster a sense of
unity among our staff and is
expected to enhance confidence and boost the quality of
service being rendered to the
members.
These bula wear will also
be an important part of our
staffs work identity with the
hope that members will recognise them as reliable and professional staff who are here to
assist you.
Staff members of FNPF in
their new Bula wear.
Photo: SUPPLIED.
Safety paramount this

festive season
Message from the
Assistant Commissioner of
Police (ACP)
Rusiate Tudravu
With the festive season
upon us, the Fiji Police will be
stepping up its operations.
The Fiji Police Forces
festive operations began on
the second week of December and will run for a month.
Our mission is to ensure every
Fijian and its visitors enjoy a
peaceful and safe festive period. However this can only be
achieved in cooperation with
members of the public.
Some issues of concern
are;
Supervision of Children
Coupled with the end of
another school year, our children will need to be closely
monitored in everything they
do. Their safety must always
be prioritised and who they
spend their time must also be
looked into. During this time
there is always an increase in
reports of missing children
as their whereabouts are not
closely monitored. Parents
and guardians should take
time to discuss pertinent issues about personal safety and
steps to take when in need of
assistance.
Protection of Property
We are expecting a lot of
people to be away from their
homes as is the norm during
the festive season. The onus
is on everyone to ensure their
properties are well secured
and it does not provide opportunities for criminal elements
to act.
The most common cases
of burglary are as a result of
homes not being properly secured thus providing thieves
easy entry. This is why putting aside a few extra minutes
to thoroughly check that your
homes security is paramount.
This also applies to ensuring all fire hazards are
checked thoroughly. Switching off appliances that are not
in use could potentially save
one from losing their homes.
It takes minutes to literally
see everything youve worked
hard for go up in flames,
which is why conducting a
thorough check is of paramount importance.
Traffic
Speeding continues to be
the number one traffic offence on our roads and is also
a leading contributor to road
fatalities. Plan your day well
and you wont find yourself
speeding to and from destinations. Drink driving is also
an area of focus and with the
zero tolerance policy in place,
offenders will be arrested on

the spot. This is something we
want to avoid, however it will
be up to every individual that
gets in the drivers seat to be
mindful that there are consequences if they chose to ignore the law.
Pedestrians also have an
equally vital role to play in
keeping our roads safe. Unfortunately this is a point that
still has not been taken seriously. If we are to prevent further loss of life on our roads,
attitude and behaviour on our
roads must change.
Drowning
Despite the numerous
awareness campaigns conducted on water safety, the
issue continues to be falling
on deaf ears. As stated during
the launch of a partnership between the Fiji Police and Water Safety Council in October,
drowning is preventable.
We will continue to issue
the advisories as we hope to
change the mind-set of Fijians
when it comes to water safety.
Safety measures such as keeping children at arms length
when near water and creating
a buddy system where someone watches all those who
swim should be adopted at all
times.
November to April accounts for 71 per cent of our
countrys drownings and according to the water safety
council its because people
are not keeping watch on toddlers, children, friends and
family when they are in and
around rivers, creeks and the
ocean.
Alcohol consumption
An increase in alcohol
consumption is always the
case during the festive season.
With it comes an increase in
serious cases such as aggravated assault as judgement is
often clouded. In some cases
lives have been lost with families spending the festive season in mourning.
Moderation is key when it
comes to the consumption of
alcohol as it can prevent tragic incidents from occurring.
When one chooses to drink,
they must also be responsible
for their actions. Officers will
also be monitoring popular
night spots by conducting consistent checks on restriction of
minors into night clubs.
The Fiji Police Force is
requesting members of the
public to also do their part by
taking ownership of their individual safety. We are often
caught up with the festivities
and overlook the issue of personal safety and the safety of
our property so that we can
all enjoy the true meaning of
Christmas without incident.
Warwick wishes Merry Christmas

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The staff of Warwick Fiji
Resort and Spa brought smiles
to the staff and management
of The Jet and Media Partners
as they gave a surprise visit at
the office in Martintar, Nadi
on Thursday, December 18.
Director of sales and marketing Kushend Kumar said
the resort members planned to
give a surprise visit to thank
their business partners with
gifts and the singing of Christmas carols.
Mr Kumar said the staff

were from different departments of the resort and their
main mission of their visit
was to acknowledge The Jet
for the continuous coverage
throughout the year.
The Warwick Fiji, according to Mr Kumar, have
achieved a lot which seems
to be a positive impact on the
resort.
The resort staff and management wishes everyone a
safe and a pleasant festive
season.
LOCAL NEWS
My seven days in Sydney, Australia
Touched down at the Sydney International Airport on

Tuesday, November 25 at
around 11am, the journey of
seven days began with a long
ride from the Airport to Stanhope Gardens where we (me
and Shalendra Prasad) stayed
for six nights and seven days.
Attending a funeral of a
well-known person was the
first experience.
Paying the last respect of
a very renowned personality
of Nadi and Fiji as a whole,
Mr Dewendra Prasad, at the
Pinegrove Memorial Park, a
sea of mourners in black and
white came to bid farewell to
a very respected person and
the man who won peoples
heart through his jokes.
Pacific Cup coverage was
the main reason for our Sydney trip.
Controversies and dramas
were witnessed at the Edensor
Park (Sydney United Football Stadium) as tournament
defending champions Nadi
along with Ba and Rewa were
bundled out in the pool plays
while Suva, who did qualify

for the semi-final, had to say
goodbye to the tournament after another dramatic encounter. New Zealand All Stars
won the tournament beating
the hosts AFFA All Stars 4-3
in the final.
A trip to Sydney is not
worth calling a good trip if
you do not have a visit to the
Harbour Bridge and the Opera
House.
Train ride from Blacktown Train Station going past
Strathfield, Granville, Parramatta, Seven Hills, Richmond
and finally crossing over the
Sydney Harbour Bridge to
the City after an hours ride. A
20-minute walk from the City
Train Station down a sloppy
hill in the 37c scotching
sun, just to get a feeling of

how the Harbour Bridge and
Opera House looks in reality.
For more entertainment, we
then had a short visit to Lunar
Park, which is located near the
bridge.
We spared a day just for
shopping.
Parkleas Market is a onestop shopping place where everything could be found within just one shopping arena.
This was our main shopping
destination. Coles, Big W and
Aldis are some of the leading
supermarkets in Sydney and
observing some of the local
products (Fiji exports) were
indeed a smile on our face.
Karenjit Kaur Vohra, better known by her stage name
Sunny Leone was also in Syd-
ney during our stay as she had

a live-on-stage show at the Selinas Coogee Bay Hotel.
Tour around the North
Pole and Manly to have some
greater experience of New
South Wales (NSW) in my
first ever visit to Sydney.
A spectacular region spanning from Manly, Sydneys
premier beach resort, through
to the northern coastal peninsula of Palm Beach. Indulging senses as we experienced
Australias golden sand and
the refreshing ocean breeze.
Northern Beaches attracts
over 8 million visitors a year,
being the perfect location for
exploring the best that NSW
has to offer. Discovering
coastal towns, National Parks
and experience Sydneys
best view from the top of the

mountain. We also had a visit
to the Saint Andrews Church
in Manly which is recognized
as being one of the best examples of the Romanes-quebuilding style in Australia.
At last but not the least, I
need to thank few people.
Big and hearty thanks to
Fiji Airways for sponsoring
our Sydney trip with two return airline tickets. Brother
Shameel Prasad for accommodating us in a grand way,
satisfying our hunger with
tasty dishes for the entire
seven days and taking out for
cruise and shopping as it was
my first ever visit.
Goodbye Sydney.
In Airbus FJ910, we
touched down back in Fiji.
The National Fire Authority (NFA) has teamed up with

the Fiji Police Force to create
awareness on fire safety in an
attempt to stop property fires
as we look forward to the festive season.
In a meeting between the
heads of the two forces, NFA
Chief Executive Officer John
OConnor and the Commissioner of Fiji Police Force Major General Ben Groenewald,
both showed their concern
on the increasing number of
property fires.
The Commissioner of Police and the CEO of the NFA
expressed concerns at the increase in the number of fire
but more importantly were
concerned since 51% of the
124 property fires reported
until the end of October 2014
have been attributed to carelessness and negligence by
property owners.
According to the fire trend
over the previous years, the
NFA CEO said December

has been the month where
we have recorded the highest
number of property fires and
going forward with Fiji Police
and NFA working together to
ensure the fire safety messages reach all the communities
around the country.
NFA and the Fiji Police
will also work together to ensure members of the community who are careless or negligent and arson fire rebellers
who deliberately set either
their home or someone elses
home on fire are properly addressed in accordance with
relevant legislation.
We have also seen a
growing trend in arson fire
cases where family problems,
domestic violence cases and
personal grudges have resulted in a begrudged party
setting someones house on
fire to take their revenge and
such are some of the concerns
which NFA hopes will be ad-
dressed with this partnership

with the Police in order to
curb particularly residential
fires, Mr OConnor said.
During the school holidays, there is a strong message by both Heads to parents
and guardians on the importance of children fire safety.
It is very important that
parents/guardians and adult
family members always ensure that the children are
closely supervised at home to
avoid any form of incident or
fire cases involving children,
Mr OConnor said.
The NFA CEO highlighted
five lives have been lost so far
as a result of property fires.
It was fortunate that no lives
have been lost so far as a result
of recent fire cases started by
children playing with matches. It can be very disastrous if
parents and adults do not pay
close attention to ensure the
safety of their children from
fires and other emergencies.
In the recent fires caused by

children playing with matches, we have seen that children
as young as three years old are
involved. This is really unacceptable and parents are again
reminded never to leave children unsupervised even for a
few minutes. Parents are also
reminded that fire ignition
sources such as matches and
lighters must be stored out of
the reach of their children.
During this school holidays, parents, guardians and
adult family members at home
are reminded on the need for
fire safety especially on the
need for the supervision of
children.
We hope that parents and
guardians do take heed of the
fire safety message seriously
and ensure that their children
are always under close supervision at home during the
school holidays to avoid their
children becoming a victim of
a fire or any other incident at
home, Mr OConnor said.

The authorities are again
reminding home owners to be
mindful of fire safety during
this festive season especially
with the use of fire appliances
at home.
Parents must sit and discuss the importance of fire
safety with their children.
Children must be made aware
of the dangers of a fire and
the importance of not playing with the ignition sources
which can start a fire.
Commissioner of Police
Ben Groenewald said both
organisations hopes to work
together in engaging the community through joint community awareness programs to
ensure the importance of fire
safety is highlighted to the
members of the community.
The Police Commissioner
said their partnership with
NFA comes at an important
time along with their festive
season operation and they will
be addressing fire safety seriously with the members of the

community.
We will ensure that we
assist NFA in its Fire Safety
Awareness Programs and ensure fire safety is not compromised during this festive season and we will work together
with NFA to address fire safety to all the communities, Mr
Groenewald said.
We are really concerned
with the number of property
fire cases and we hope that
this collaboration with NFA
will help tackle this issue and
keep all properties in Fiji safe
from fire destruction especially during this festive season.
Going forward from here
onwards, the Fiji Police Force
will see that this collaboration
with NFA is strengthened to
enable us to reduce the number of property fires in the
country.
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
NFA and Police team up to tackle fire
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Secret of success
PUNJAS NEW BISCUIT FACTORY
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The secret behind Punjas

success in the market is in
grandmothers teachings and
philosophy, said the managing director of Punjas Biscuits
Ltd, Mr Nitin Punja during
the opening ceremony of their
$25 million investment.
Mr Punja, while giving his
welcome address, said it was
indeed a milestone venture for
the company, the nation and
the wider pacific region as he
started reflecting back to the
days in 1934 when the business started.
Eighty years ago, we
humbly began with a small
grocery store in Cuvu (Siga-
toka) where my grandfather

and grandmother worked very
hard.
My grandmothers job
was to make tasty lemon juice
for those who travelled near
and far to shop at our grocery
store. My grandfathers job
was to get ice for the tasty
lemon juice. Together they
would serve fresh lemon juice
to their customers.
My grandmother would
then nobly tell me that it was
her lemon juice that worked
and made customers wanting
to buy our products.
She picked fresh lemons
every morning and took no
short cuts in making her famous lemon juice and she did
this with love, 7 days a week.

An emotional Mr Punja
mentioned his grandmothers
hardwork with love and dedication was the motivating factor which has led to a greater
success for Punjas.
It is easy to recite this
philosophy, but to practice it
every day, 24 hours a day, 7
days a week is a much harder
endeavor.
I am proud to say that our
Punjas team which comprises
of over a thousand people,
is a family of dedicated employees and dedicated family
members, and together, we are
on a mission to provide the
best biscuits with top quality
service.
Proud Punjas thanks

stakeholders
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The Punjas Biscuit factory
was officially by the Prime
Minister Voreqe Bainimarama
on Saturday, December 13 and
Director Mr Rajesh Punja had
a list of acknowledgement for
their $25 million investment.
I would like to start by
thanking for joining the Punjas family to mark this auspicious occasion. I am sure you
will join me in thanking our
chief guest, the Honourable
Prime Minister for accepting
our invitation, Mr Rajesh
Punja said.
Mr Prime Minister, thank
you for your kind words.
Mr Punja also acknowledged the presence of three
other Ministers who were
present to witness the opening ceremony of the Biscuit
Capital of Fiji as mentioned
by Honourable Bainimarama
during his address.
I would like to AttorneyGeneral and Minister for Finance Honourable Mr SayedKhaiyum who gave us the
confidence and support to do
this project. I would also like
to thank the Minister of Industry and Trade the Honourable Mr Faiyaz Koya and the
Minister for Local Government Honourable Mr Praveen
Kumar.
This Government has
created an environment that
gives businesses like ours the
confidence to continue investing and contributing towards
the growth of our economy.
Our bankers ANZ have
been with us every step of the
way and we say thank you to
Mr Vishnu Mohan, CEO ANZ
Pacific and his team for their

confidence in Punjas. Our Pacific region growth is largely
due to the support of ANZ
Bank. Thank you Vishnu.
We have had fantastic
encouragement from our customers, not just the big retailers but also corner shops and
community canteens to embark on this project.
He mentioned the opening
of the biscuit factory will also
boost the export sector of Fiji.
A significant percentage
of biscuits produced at this
factory will be exported contributing to the export earnings for Fiji. The distribution network Punjas has built
across the Pacific will contribute to achieving this goal.
I would also like to acknowledge and thank the following people and companies
who played a significant role
in this project; Firstly, Sanjay
Kaba of HLK Jacob who has
been the project manager and
driving force for the successful completion of this biscuit
factory. Secondly, Shailen
Kumar of Tulsi Construction,
the local lead contractor of the
Project, for his determination
and commitment.
A special thank you to
the committed and dedicated
team at Punjas who have put
this project together. You will
appreciate that a project of this
size could not have been possible without the involvement
and commitment of many others who we will acknowledge
in a slideshow during lunch.
Finally, I would like to
thank all of our visitors who
have travelled from abroad.
PUNJAS NEW BISCUIT FACTORY
www.punjasbiscuits.com
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TOURISM
The Warwick Fiji launches new brand

The Warwick Fiji has undertaken a soft re-launch of
its new brand. This re-launch
represents a culmination of
months of work put in by
The Warwick Fiji team to reposition this reputable holiday
destination as a luxury resort
synonymous with elegance
and class and revered for its
ability to deliver beyond guest
expectations whilst holding
true to its value for culture, the
environment and its people.
A member of The Warwick
International Hotels, The
Warwick Fiji brand re-launch
will also align the five-star
Fiji property to the standards

of its sister hotels around the
world including locations
such as San Francisco, New
York, Paris, Brussels, Seattle
and Geneva.
To embrace this change,
the resort has, as at September 1, 2014 changed its name
from Warwick Fiji Resort and
Spa to The Warwick Fiji.
The new Warwick Fiji
brand will build on the understated sophistication and an
appreciation of class and elegance which our guests have
come to expect of us, said
Warwick International Hotels
Regional General Manager

South Pacific, Dean Swaagman.
These enhancements in
the areas of accommodation,
dining, guest activities and
staffs development and appreciation programs will help
steer us towards the position
that we aspire to enjoy in the
market, he added.
A large part of this new direction is The Warwick Fijis
commitment to the community. As a brand and a part of the
Fijian community, The Warwick Fiji will continue to fulfil
its obligation in improving the
ADDITIONAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR MEMBERS
Effective 1 January, 2015, compulsory members

(those in employment) can choose to pay more
than the mandatory 8% contributions from their
wages to increase their retirement savings. The
additional contribution that one can deduct is
capped at 12% based on members gross wages.
The mandated maximum contribution from a
compulsory member is 30% (10% from employer
+ 8% from employee + 12% of additional and/
or excess contributions). Excess contribution is paid by
some employers as part of their employees benefits paid above the

mandatory employer contribution.
Members, who opt to pay additional contributions,

need to decide which account these will be paid,
Preserved or General Account.
For more information call 3238252, 3238214, 3238259 or 3307811.
You may also email Emp_TeamL@fnpf.com.fj
livelihood of its people.

These include education,
rural communitys health and
safety standards and as well as
trade skills training for local
youths which will be the core
focus in 2015.
The visual presentation
of the resort via collaterals,
menus, brochures, guest information and other printed materials also reflects the opulent
elegance that the resort now
symbolizes.
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The new Warwick Fiji brand logo.
Fijian women put smiles on

faces of patients in PNG
Christmas came early for
the patients at Papua New
Guineas only mental facility,
Laloki Psychiatric Hospital,
as the women of the Fijian
community living in PNG donated them beddings and toiletries.
Fijis High Commissioner
to Papua New Guinea Romanu Tikotikoca said the hospital had a special place in the
hearts of those Fijians living
in PNG capital, Port Moresby.
High Commissioner Tikotikoca, who was there to present the donation, said the relations between Fiji and the
facility began when the Fiji
Police Dance Band performed
for patients there last year.
Since then, other Fijian musicians visiting PNG have been
encouraged to perform there
as well.
The Fijian envoy to PNG

said the donation was timely
during this festive season.
He added that Christmas
was a season to give and the
Fijian mothers, though far
from their homeland, were
there to put a smile on the
faces of the patients.
Their donation included
The Warwick Fiji launched

the Warwick App on Monday,
December 15, an innovative
mobile app that will equip
guests with useful and practical information during their
stay at the resort.
Named The Warwick Fiji
E-Xperience, the new Warwick App includes information about the resort such as
facilities, resort offers, links
to the website booking engine, social media links, a
resort map and many more.
In essences, it is an extension
of the resort directory on an eplatform.
Warwick
International
Hotels regional general manager South Pacific, Mr Dean
Swaagman said the new Warwick app will be a part of
what the resort refers to as the

comprehensive Warwick Fiji
E-Xperience.
This communication device will allow us to engage
with our guests prior to arrival
and have our guests orientated
with our main resort facilities
and restaurants through this
informative awareness platform.
The Warwick App is
available for free download
on apple store and play store
and it will be compatible with
all smart phones and android.
We have worked with our
telecommunication partners
to have our airport transport
vehicles equipped to provide
tablets loaded with our orientation device app also as a
form to enhance the customer
Fijis High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea Mr Romanu Tikotikoca with Laloki Psychiatric Hospital patients
in PNG. Photo: SUPPLIED.
beds, mattresses, pillows, bed

sheets and toiletries.
HC Tikotikoca said the
visit to Laloki reinforced the
existing relationship between
the Fijian community and the
hospital as well as with the
two governments of Fiji and
PNG.
q DEPTFO
New Warwick Fiji app to enhance

guest E-Xperience
experience prior to their stay.

A key advantage of this
innovative app is that there
is no need for internet access
in order for guests to use the
application as all the information is located in the guests
smart phone once the app is
uploaded.
The influence of technology in generating excellent
guest experiences is a phenomenon that The Warwick
Fiji is embracing as it relaunches its new brand in the
Pacific.
The app is available for
download from Google Android Play Store while the
Apple App will be available
soon.
q WARWICK FIJI
LOCAL NEWS
Family Christmas
carnival a success
Shangri-Las Fijian Resort

and Spa held a two-day Christmas Carnival for colleagues
and their families at the Cuvu
College grounds on December
12 and 13 December.
Welcoming colleagues and
families, Shangri-Las Fijian
Resort and Spa General Manager, Mr Craig Powell said
the Christmas Carnival was
organised to thank as well as
acknowledge the support of
families.
We would like to recognise each and every family
member who has been with us
every step of the way, as well
as remember in our prayers
those less fortunate than ourselves and give thanks for the
gifts we have living in a beautiful place like Fiji, Mr Powell said.

He also thanked those
present for their loyalty to the
company and said the best
was yet to come.
Our time is now and I
would like to thank everyone
for the warm homecoming
that has been accorded to me.
Providing this treat for
our colleagues and families is
a small token of our thanks to
them for being so supportive
throughout the year.
We usually hold a staffonly party but this year we
wanted to organise a more
family-oriented event that
would include everyone.
More than 800 staff took

advantage of the two-day carnival that was held to allow
for rostered staff to be able
to enjoy a day out with their
families.
The Cuvu College grounds
were set up with carnival staples including a ferris wheel,
bouncy castle, candy floss,
snow cones and popcorn
stands, face painting and a
photo booth. Staff teams also
organised a variety of games
including Fijian pani, sack
races, lawn twister and Simon
Says. All activities, lunch, refreshments and all rides were
provided by the resort.
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LAUNCHING OF MOMI BAY RE-DEVELOPMENT
Momi Bay re-development launched by Prime Minister

The Momi Bay Resort Redevelopment Project was launched today
by the Prime Minister, Rear Admiral
Voreqe Bainimarama. The launch
marks the resumption of the construction stage of the Resort.
Momi Bay Resort is fully owned
by the Fiji National Provident Fund
and the project is part of its investment rehabilitation program.
The contractor is Fletcher Buildings Fiji Limited, a construction
company renowned for its reputation
and involvement in the local construction industry and has a proud
history in Fiji and the Pacific. The
company is part of a major New Zealand corporation listed on the stock
exchange.
Hotel management operator,
Marriott International will manage
the 250-key Fiji Marriott Resort at
Momi Bay and it will operate the
resort under its flagship Marriott
Hotels & Resorts brand. Marriott
is one of the worlds largest hotel
management with over 4,000 hotels
around the world under its various
brands with a history of over 85
years in the tourism industry.
FNPF Chief Executive, Mr. Aisake Taito said the project development team are ready to steer the project to completion stage.
The project is a critical part of
FNPFs investment rehabilitation under the current reform program and
the Fund will ensure that the objective of the project is met and members funds invested into this project
is fully recovered, Mr. Taito said.
Upon completion, the Resort will
offer 114 free-standing bures and 136
standard rooms. The bures, of which
22 are overwater in the lagoon, they
are unique in the market. The Resort
will have three signature food and
beverage outlet sand, 360 square meter function room that is divisible by
three, as well as meeting rooms for
wedding ceremonies and events.
The project is expected to boost

the growth in the construction industry, adding over 2 per cent to the
countrys
Gross Domestic Product in the
next 2 years. It will generate over
400 new employment opportunities
during construction and create an
additional 500 more jobs when the
hotel is opened for business. A significant number of employment opportunities and economic activities
will be generated in the economy of
Fiji by sub-contractors.
The Resort presents a number of
opportunities for the use of Fijian
products, including timber like mahogany, pine, furniture and fittings
manufactured in Fiji. When the hotel
opens, opportunities are created for
the purchase of local farm produce,
food and beverages, garments manufactured in Fiji and many other Fiji
manufactured products or products
produced in Fiji.
The Resort will also create significant opportunities for number
of other industries and businesses,
including air transport, and particularly to Fiji Airways and Airport
Fiji Limited, tour operators, leisure
and tourist activities, duty free and
tourist outlets and general shopping
activities Handicrafts and souvenirs,
Restaurants and entertainment centres and Cultural programmes and
activities.
It is expected that the resort will
bring a totally new holiday experience to the country, with its premium overwater bungalows. The new
5-star 250-rooms accommodation
will add over 91,000 room nights to
the hotel inventory.
The Resort is expected to be completed in late 2016.
q PRESS RELEASE
Glimpses from the Momi Bay

re-development project
17
BUSINESS NEWS
Kia Sorento wins the Best

SUV title again
The award winning Kia Sorrento. Photo: SUPPLIED.
Taro exports to Tuvalu

poised to grow
Plans are now underway
to increase the export of taro
from the island of Rotuma to
the island nation of Tuvalu.
Tuvalus Prime Minister
Honourable Enele Sopoago
said a group from Tuvalu will
be in the country to hold talks
with various stakeholders to
look at increasing the export
of taro between Fiji and Tuvalu.
We understand that the
Fijian government has been
undertaking major developments on the island of Rotuma
and we would like to improve
the transportation of taro from
Rotuma to Tuvalu, Mr Sopoago said.
We look into the consistency of transportation of the
taro but in terms of supplies
there, it is a well-established
market already in place.
Honourable Prime Minister Sopoago pointed out that

Tuvalu continues to face challenges on environmental security particularly the areas of
climate change and sea level
rise both the technological
side.
We believe that Fiji has
quite strong capacity to us
small island countries to help
us, the Hon. Prime Minister
said.
Earlier this year, the Fijian
Prime Minister Hon. Voreqe
Bainimarama, during a visit
to Rotuma said people on the
island need to improve food
security and do everything
to boost Fijis current export
trade with Tuvalu.
q DEPTFO
Kias most popular and

best-selling SUV, the multiaward
winning
Sorento
turned out to be the best beating some of the worlds top
brand competitors to claim
the prestigious Australias
Best SUV Over A$40,000
in Drives Annual Car of the
Year awards for the third year
in a row.
As defending champion,
the Kia Sorento diesel took
on finalists from Porsche,
BMW and Toyota to emerge
triumphant in one of the most
competitive segments in the
Australian new car market.
It has been a great achievement for the Kia Sorento to
have retained its position
as Drives best SUV over
$40,000 for the third year in
succession especially in a
year that was dictated by rap-
id changes in the automotive

industry.
The Drive judging panel
praised the Kia Sorento for
its generous use of space, efficient and smooth turbo diesel
powertrain, good overall dynamics and its level of equipment.
What sealed the deal beyond its value is the peace of
mind offered by its industry
leading warranty period and
affordable servicing costs,
the judges said.
It is an honest, seven-seat
family car that is well suited
to our local conditions and requirements.
Winning such a prestigious award three times in a
row, and against such a quality field of finalists is clear
evidence of Kias all-round
strength and family friendly
qualities to meet todays modern world customer demands,

especially the award winning
designs, fuel efficient engines,
hi-tech and user friendly features and above all the familylike after sales service, said
Mr Madhu Tappoo, the CEO
and executive director of Kia
Motors Fiji, a Tappoo Group
Company.
It is an endorsement of the
Kia brand as a whole and the
attention to detail and value
that Kia offers its customers
right across the range. We are
so delighted to represent Kia
in Fiji and offer our Fijian
customers with award winning Kia vehicles at value for
money prices, said Mr Tappoo.
The multi award winning
Kia Sorento along with Kias
full line up of vehicles are
now available at Kia Motors

Fiji Showrooms, located in
the corner of Grantham Road
and Carpenter Street, Garden
City, Raiwai Suva, and on the
Main Street in Nadi town.
Kia Motors Fiji Service
Centers are located on Carpenter Street in Raiwai Suva, and
on the Khan Jan Drive, Wekamu Sub-division in Nadi, opposite the Nadi Temple. All
brand new Kia vehicles are
backed by a 3year/100,000km
warranty in Fiji.
q PRESS RELEASE
$1 million for micro and small businesses

The Fiji Development
Bank will administer the grant
allocation of one million dollars set aside for the development of micro and small enterprises.
Applications will be accepted from Monday, December 15, 2014 to Friday, January 30, 2015.
This grant is to enable
emerging and existing micro
and small entrepreneurs to
start up or boost their existing
businesses to encourage small
scale economic activities and
generate income, FDB Chief
Executive Officer Mr Deve
Toganivalu said.
All individuals with particular skill sets, including

but not limited to handicrafts,
small scale fruits and vegetable sellers, farmers, market
vendors, crop sellers, tailors
and any other legitimate
form of micro and small businesses will be eligible to apply
for the grant.
As a development financier, we understand that one
of the greatest difficulties of
establishing a business is the
lack of start-up capital to do
so. Loans require a deposit
and or a form of security.
This grant is certainly going to be very useful in over-
coming the barriers to starting

up a legitimate business.
The grant can also be used
by existing micro and small
businesses to expand and secure new markets for their
business. Similarly, the grant
can also be used as equity for
loan from any lending institution.
The basic criteria of the
grant includes; open to all
Fijians 18 years and above,
start-up micro and small business purposes, preference giving to businesses with annual
sales turnover of $30,000 or
less, not a current recipient of
a similar government scheme
and must have a valid

business license, hawkers
or other approval.
Application forms for the
grant are now available at
any of the 12 FDB branches
in Suva, Nausori, Sigatoka,
Nadi, Lautoka, Ba, Rakiraki,
Nabouwalu, Seaqaqa, Labasa,
Savusavu and Taveuni.
q FDB

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LOCAL SPORTS
Creating exposure and opportunities for

Fiji through golf
Golf has been an untapped
niche that can now provide leverage for the growth of Fijis
tourism industry, says the Hon
Minister for Industry, Trade
and Tourism Faiyaz Koya.
He said golf has not been
a prominent sport locally but
by the foresight of the Fijian
Government, the country is
hosting the Fiji International
that has won the nation accolades and provided exposure.
Speaking at the launch of
the 2015 Fiji International
tournament, he said this is
not counting the opportunity
presented to Fijians providing
ancillary services during the
tournament.
The Fiji International has
not only contributes towards
the development of golf in
Fiji, but it has stimulate the

growth of our tourism industry through golf tourism.
This was untapped niche
market that will further leverage our tourism industry.
He said tourism was one of
the main contributors to the
Gross Domestic Product with
as much as 34 per cent of its
input to the total while at the
same time employing one in
every three Fijians.
The event was broadcasted to over 300 million people
across 27 countries internationally, increasing Fijis presence in the international market ten-folds. Brand Fiji got
exposure in the international
media to the tune of $25million, he said.
The Hon Attorney General
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum added

the allocation of the $12 million by the Fijian government
from the 2015 budget not only
provides exposure by branding Fiji through the 350 million viewers the tournament
gets but also encourages the
sport.
We have an agreement
to work with you for the next
five years and from next year
onwards you can put up committees that can work at better synergise and I think this
is work in progress to reap
the maximum benefit from
the tournament, the Attorney
General said.
q DEPTFO
Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Faiyaz Koya (first from left) and Attorney
General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum (second from right) with the officials of PGA during the
launch of the 2015 Fiji International tournament. Photo: SUPPLIED.
Minister calls for more opportunities

for athletes with disabilities
There is a need to create more opportunities and
opening for athletes with disabilities and create a stronger
sense of common purpose
among all stakeholders.
These were the comments
made by the Assistant Minister for Youth and Sports Mr
Iliesa Delana as he opened the
2014 Fiji Deaf Games at the
Pacific Theological College in
Suva on Thursday, December
4.
These disabled athletes
are those that are among the
most vulnerable in the world,
Mr Delana said.
Events such as these will
always raise awareness about
their abilities rather than their
disabilities.
Through sports, they can
always showcase their skills
with dignity and display
the transformative power of
sports in their lives and their
participation in athletics or
any form of sport can be the
only place where they get to
develop belief in themselves.
The two-day Fiji Deaf
Games was made possible
through the support of the
Australian Sports Commission and the Australia Sports
Outreach Program.
The theme for the program
is Breaking down the barriers
to allow full participation for
the Deaf.
q DEPTFO
Tournament sponsor Mr Govind Goundar (4th from left) of Island Pacific Apparel with the officials during launching ceremony and handing over of sponsorship cheque. Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
Civic wins NCC
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Suvas Civic soccer team

is the new club champions
of Fiji after the side edged
Namaka FC 3-2 in a nail biting Kriz Signs National Club
Championship final at Ratu
Cakobau Park on Sunday, December 14.
The Nadi based club started the match on a high as
district rep Samuela Drudru
missed some early sitters in

the first half.
Striker Benaminio Mateinaqara nailed-in the first
goal in the 13th minute for his
Namaka side with his powerful drive that gave the diving
goalie Ulaiasi Tamanisau no
chance at all.
Laced with district reps
Kolinio Sivoki, Antonio Tuivuna, Inia Boko, Pita Rabo,
Dave Radrigai, Napolione
LOCAL SPORTS
Qasevakatini, Ulaiasi Tamanisai, Emori Raqata, Noa Vukica, Jale Dreloa, Nickel Chand
and Abdul Mosheen, Civic
equalised seven minutes later
as Vodafone Fiji U20 defender
Sivoki took advantage of the
penalty spot after veteran Pita
Rabo was fouled in the 18yard box.
Mateinaqara struck his
second goal just a minute after the equaliser following a
perfect through pass from his

fellow mate Samuela Drudru
as the westerners enjoyed a
2-1 lead at the breather.
Civic came firing into the
second half as hardworking
striker Emori Raqata headedin the second goal after connecting well with Napolione
Qasevakatinis cross to keep
the hopes of the Southerners
alive.
It was all left for the Vo-
dafone Fiji U20 marksman

Nickel Chand, who only appeared in the final, to prove
his worth.
Nickel outclassed Namaka
stopper Vereti Dickson in the
dying stages of the final and
scored the winner to give Civic the much awaited victory
as they walked away $3000
richer.
Namaka coach Pranesh
Amarsee was happy with his
boys despite losing out in the

final.
In the 58 years since Namaka first came about, we
won the local league for the
first time, made it past the
NCC play-offs and went into
the finals, Amarsee told Sun
Sports.
Regardless of our loss to
Civic, we achieved a lot and I
am proud of the boys.
The victorious New Zealand Fiji Football Inc (NZFFI) All Stars during the 2014 Pacific Cup at the
Sydney United Football Stadium in Australia. Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
Civic players, fans and officials celebrate after winning the 2014 Kriz signs National Club Championship at Ratu Cakubau Park in Nausori. Photo: FIJI FA MEDIA.
Fiji FA announces
tournament venues
for 2015
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The Fiji Football Association has decided the major
tournament venues for the
next season during the board
meeting in Ba on Saturday,
December 13.
President Rajesh Patel said
the tournaments will continue
to be played 90 minutes.
Fiji Fact defending champions Nadi will be hosting the
first major tournament of the
year (Vodafone Fiji Fact) as
the first round of games will
be played at different venues.
The Inkk Mobile Battle of
the Giants tournament will be
hosted by the reigning champions Rewa at Ratu Cakobau
Park while the opening round
of games will again be played
at different venues.
The Courts Inter-District
Championship will be played
at Churchill Park in Lautoka,

depending on the availability of the ground, otherwise it
will be hosted by Ba at Govind Park.
The Board also decided
Vodafone Fiji U20 teams
tour to Myanmar, Indonesia
and Malaysia to play build up
matches in preparation for the
World Cup next year.
Yogeshwar Singh, vice
president south, is the new
chairman of Fiji FA National
League Board which was left
vacant by late Mr Ibrahim.
Jitendra Kumar, vice president west has been appointed
as the new Chairman of Fiji
Football Referees Committee
which was previously served
by Yogeshwar Singh.
Meanwhile, the transfer
window for next year will
open on March 9 and will
close on March 31, lasting for
only three weeks.
Pacific Energy Junior

team aims high.
By PATRICK LAL
A total of 20 players from
Fiji departed to Vanuatu for a
two-week Tennis Tournament.
The team which is called Pacific Energy Team to Vanuatu
is determined to give their
best performance in the TVL
Under 16 Regional Champi-
onship. Coach krishneel said.

This tournament will
build confidence for the local
players and most importantly
it is to gain experience, said
team coach Krishneel.
This experience will also
be a great enhancement for
the players for the upcoming
South Pacific games.
Pacific Energy Junior Tennis team to Vanuatu.

Photos: SUPPLIED.
Managed by Aaron Dutt

and Tony OConnell, the team
was accompanied by their
Captain Krishan Raju who is
currently at the first position
of Group B for the U16 team
with a total of 36 points while
Mulan Kamoe, who participated in the recent Cairns
Tournament in Australia, is
also part of the team.

The players will participate in U10, U12, U14, U16
grades. Tennis Fiji is set to
send another team to Australia
early Next Year.
Mulan Kamoe in action during the TVL Under 16 Regional

Championship in Vanuatu.
23
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CIVIC WINS
NCC
Page 22
ATHLETES WITH
DISABILITIES
GIVEN MORE
EXPOSURE
Red Devils reigns

DECEMBER 2014. ISSUE 2
50 CENTS
The victorious Red Devils celebrate with fans and officials after winning the inaugural Island Pacific Apparel Futsal tournament. BELOW: The hardworking tournament officials and volunteers
pose for a group photo. Photos: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Red Devils from Nadi is the
champions of Fijis biggest 5-a-side
soccer, the Island Pacific Apparel
Futsal tournament, as they defeated
Navakai 4-1 in the grand final at
Nadi Muslim College ground on
Sunday, December 14.
Laced with district reps like
Shafim Buksh, Mohammed Shalmeen, William Valentine and Lekima Gonerau, the champs started
on a high with Shalmeen getting the
opener before Navakai levelled the
score minutes before the half time
break.
Experience played a key factor
which showed Red Devils playing
with more urgency and determination as Shalmeen scored a brace of
goals in the second half while the
current Nadi midfielder Valentine
sealed the win as they went home
$750 richer with the Late Moham-
med Rafique cup.

Team manager Hiten Kumar
praised the boys for the win and
commended Navakai for giving a
hard-fought battle.
Hats off to the boys as this was
the first ever tournament of this Futsal tournament and we will be happy
to be back again next year. I would
also like to thank opponents Navakai
for the tough challenge, Kumar
said.
He dedicated the win to Lekima
Gonerau and his family.
The team dedicates this win to
Lekima and his family as it was just
after our quarter final when we received the death news of his father.
Our deep condolence and sympathy
is with his family.
Tournament coordinator Nadeem
Mohammed said the major sponsor
Island Pacific Apparel has confirmed
an increase in the prize money as the
tournament will become an annual
event.
Island Pacific Apparel has

praised the success of the event and
has confirmed they will make this an
annual event with an increase in the
sponsorship and the prize money of
a minimum of $1000, said Mr Mohammed.

This inaugural tournament
achieved a great success and as we
promised, football was the winner at
the end.
We have already started working
the sponsors and officials as we are
planning to have this tournament be
played in May next year.

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PM opens new $25 million biscuit factory

tor Nitin Punja said the factory will

Fiji - the way the world should be

PICK OF THE MONTH

Seasons greetings from

ment of The Jet and Media

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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

Early Christmas cheer

dren which meant so much

of vegetable seeds from Vodafone to start up a new livelihood.

tive is to sustain peoples livelihoods through healthy living

The portable nursery given to the farmers in Ba. Photo: SUPPLIED.

a major concern in our country at the moment. By doing a

Mr Naidu added year 2015

APTC trains over 300 females in trades and technology

learn the technique and skills

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Now working in New Zealand, Rasousou said she has

demonstrate their skills and

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Construction works Enhancements expected for

Each ground floor studio

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The newly completed

tre, people living in the tikina

water supply, Mr Moroivalu

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deposited into the personal

Mr Buksh said as part of

The groundbreaking ceremony for a new remand centre

as it not only puts Fiji on par

New western health centre

Religious organisations advised to comply

Farm manual for agriculture sector and farmers

modities provided. As for the

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16 days activism campaign for violence against women

Womens Christian Association (YWCA) Lautoka.

grammes for this year. This

nomic Policy, Engineering,

lias partner countries, in line

and encouraged them to apply

Dakua encourages women to speak out

Survivor of abusive marriage Acalia Nai Dakua.

42 Fijians to Study Abroad in 2015

The Australian Government has committed around 5

NFA reminds of fire safety in the workplace

business owners to ensure that

lights to light up the business

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Ensure that all the supply of flammable liquids are

NFA is also urging members of the community to be

to minimize any chance of a

Nadi man wins

220 Graduands ready to