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Fijian style
Indian couple get engaged in traditional Fijian ceremony
By ASHTOSH SINGH
Sweet smell of frangipanis,
screeching sand between toes and
the soft sound of lapping waves
breaking ashore.
This was the order of the day on
Wednesday, July 10 when Avinesh
Goundar and Rajeshni Gounder
exchanged rings to tie the knot for-
ever in an extra ordinary way.
The young Indian couple got
engaged in a Fijian traditional cer-
emony by pastor Eremasi Rova at
the Fiji Beach Resort & Spa man-
aged by Hilton on Denarau Island.
Surrounding the couple were
friends, family and loved ones who
shared happiness and witnessed
such a ceremony for the rst time.
For the couple Avinesh and
Rajeshni who got introduced by
their families in June last year, the
feeling of getting engaged in a tra-
ditional Fijian ceremony was over-
whelming.
When I visited her in Califor-
nia during my vacation, on Febru-
ary 14 this year (Valentines Day),
we were ying to Las Vegas and I
proposed to her in air, she was ab-
solutely amazed with my proposal
style and said yes. To our excite-
ment, the pilot announced it on-
board so everyone cheered for our
union, Avinesh Goundar said.
Before I ew back to Fiji in
March we made plans to get mar-
ried and decided to do something
different and this is when we
planned to get engaged in the Fi-
jian style on the beach at the Hil-
ton Resort and later performed the
traditional South Indian wedding
on Sunday, July 14 in Raviravi, Ba
at her parents place, Mr Goundar
added.
Rajeshni has been living in Cal-
ifornia, USA for the past 13-years
and is in a nance team in an IT
rm while Mr Goundar is an ex
Housekeeping manager at Hilton
Fiji. Originally from Navoci, Nadi,
Avinesh has now joined his wife in
California.
Mr Goundar said they have
plans to settle in US but are also
thinking of returning to Fiji where
they would like to start up some
business and retire on the beautiful
lands of Fiji in future.
Above: Avinesh and Rajeshni dur-
ing their wedding day. Right: The
couple during their engagement at
Hilton Resort. Photos: SUPPLIED.
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Donors reach out to Loloma Home
By TAGIMEUCIA
KOROIVUKI
By LYDIA ONEILL
A young girl was well-
known for her generosity in
a small neighborhood in Ba.
She was a caring person and
would share her comb, spray,
gel and even food for those
neighboring children who
could not afford it. Her fam-
ily called her Teresa as she
was as loving and sharing
like the late Mother Teresa.
Today that young girl is now
the founder of Loloma Home
Care Centre, a small orphan-
age located near the moun-
tains of Sabeto, Nadi. Her
name is Adi Laite Kubunada-
kai and she was overwhelmed
and grateful to receive a total
of ve thousand dollars, from
anonymous donors to help
with the daily running of the
care centre.
I was overjoyed with the
donations. We are more than
grateful for the support and
appreciate all those who have
contributed to the donations.
We have come a long way and
we are moving ahead with the
help of these donors.
We have purchased a
computer and printer with the
funds as it is a great need for
us. We stay far away from the
town so this will help us check
our emails and manage every-
thing from Home. We thank
God for His provision, she
added.
Ms Kubunadakai said
that a trust committee for the
Loloma Home has also been
conrmed.
There is also an estab-
lished Trust Committee to
help with the management of
the Home. We were able to
set up an account where the
funds will be kept.
Nadi Bula Festival Asso-
ciation President Mrs Titilia
Vuataki said the funds were
from donors and hope its suf-
cient to take care of their ex-
penses in the meantime.
The funds were given by
interested companies who
wish to remain anonymous
along with the Nadi Bula Fes-
tival Association. We hope
that the funds will help give
them the boost needed in the
meantime to cater for the chil-
dren and mothers.
The Home is currently
housing twenty three children
and nine mothers. Two of
these children are newborns,
one of whom was named Te-
resa by Ms Kubunadakai.
Loloma Home chairman of trustees Jim Edwards is anked by founders Laite
Kubunadakai, left, and Va Waqa. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
Australian tourists donate generously
The program aims to help
the homeless and raise aware-
ness about the cause.
Children of Treasure Home
were on cloud nine on Tues-
day, August 20 as Loan Mar-
ket brokers led by director
Mr. Mark DeMartino donated
AUD$5,000.00 together with
much needed groceries and
toys.
Two days later another
group of brokers brought more
groceries and supplies. On the
same Thursday night during
its awards ceremony at Sotel
Resort on Denarau Island, the
company and its brokers raised
another FJD$43, 000.00 to
build a new home.
The group of 200 delegates
stayed at Sotel, Denarau for
the two day conference. Rosie
Holidays looked after the arriv-
al and departure transfers and
themed dinner for the group.
Loan Market is a Home Fi-
nance Company that has over
1, 000 Mortgage brokers across
Australia and New Zealand.
Loan Market has a Charity
program called HOPE which
stands for Help Open People
Eyes.
Western Dialysis
Centre a relief to
many
The establishment of the Western Dialysis Centre by Doc-
tor Zen Low has brought relief to many patients who had to
previously travel all the way to Suva for treatment.
The centre would not have existed if it was not for the
vision of Dr Zen Low and the Smith family of Musket Cove
Island Resort.
Late Dick Smith who was a pioneer of Fijis tourism in-
dustry suffered from renal failure and the centre was estab-
lished to take care of his needs together with many other
patients for whom treatment would have been out of reach
otherwise.
A special salute also goes to ANZ for funding the project
in its infant days.
On Wednesday, September 4, the Western Dialysis Centre
achieved another milestone.
The centre has now partnered with the Ministry of Health
to provide treatment for twenty patients from the western
division.
The ministry has given a grant to Western Dialysis Centre
for one year to cover the cost for 20 new patients to have
dialysis treatment for three months.
At this stage the minister for health Dr. Neil Sharma
should be thanked for his support towards this worthy cause
and his endeavor to bring about the best services for the peo-
ple of Fiji by decentralizing health care services and taking
them closer to people.
God bless Fiji and her people.
Its a deal...Health Minister Dr Neil Sharma, left, with Dr Zen
Low. Photo: ASHTOSH SINGH.
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LOCAL NEWS
Local author
encourages
aspiring writers
By TAGIMEUCIA
KOROIVUKI
By SHALENDRA PRASAD
Local author Kitione Vuataki who recently launched his rst
book Softly Fiji, strongly believes there is a serious need for
more writers in Fiji.
I believe we need more writers from Fiji so that records can
be kept of our moments, our loved ones and whatever inspired
us, so our children may learn from our mistakes and build on
our strengths or even not to cast away what once was precious
and could still be precious to us.
Retired teachers should be encouraged to write because
they are well educated and they have the time to write. My late
brother Apolosi Seiya was an ex-teacher and he started writing
a book but passed away after the fourth chapter. So I took his
work and reformatted the book into story form and completed
it.
The book Softly Fiji entails Fijis history with the intro-
duction of Christianity, historical legends that take us back to
tribal wars during our ancestral period, along with the personal
experiences of the author.
The book is simply about Christianity coming into the lives
of a barbaric and a cannibalistic people and the difculties they
faced in keeping to that in later modern age, Mr Vuataki said.
In writing Softly Fiji, I did not avoid mistakes made but
recorded them for future learning. The book includes a legend
of how there was a war over a chicken by my ancestors. So
the remedy of a soft answer is chosen as the theme of the book
which is where the title Softly Fiji comes from, he added.
The renowned lawyer described his biggest challenge was
writing about his personal experiences and choosing what need-
ed exposure and what didnt.
I also tried to take a walk through the theme of the book
based on my own life and making choices as to what dirty linens
are hung out in public and what are not and trying to follow the
admonition of Paul to the Colossians that one ought to be wise
and salt ones conversations. This was the most difcult part.
Mr Vuataki was grateful for his ancestors advice as it gave
him a perception on how to write his rst book.
A lesson I had learned from one of my ancestors is to al-
ways watch and learn. I had watched Native Fijian women
weave pliable voivoi (Pandanus leaves) into mats. I use the
same tactics with pliable events. Even seeing different clothes
on clothes lines was like hanging different chapters of the book
on the one long theme I had chosen for the book, which is a soft
answer turneth away wrath from the book of Proverbs.
However, he feels that Fiji has potential for future writers
who must be nurtured from a young age.
Our younger generation should be nurtured well at a
younger age in developing writing skills, so they can become
our future authors and produce local books not just for Fiji but
globally.
Author Kitione Vuataki, left, with social advocate Allen Lock-
ington during the launch of the book titled Softly Fiji at Tanoa
International Hotel. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
Timely wheelchairs from Vodafone ATH Foundation
The Vodafone ATH Foundation continues to make a differ-
ence in the lives of thousands of people through its philanthrop-
ic work throughout the country.
In a recent initiative, the foundation is in the process of dis-
tributing 110 wheelchairs working very closely with NGOs
and organizations which deal directly with members of the
public.
Out of the total number of wheelchairs, 21 pieces were
handed over to organizations in Nadi by foundation executive
Ambalika Devi last month.
While handing over seven of the wheelchairs to the Rota-
ry Club of Nadi, Ms Devi acknowledged the donation of the
wheelchairs by the Wheelchair Foundation USA.
The wheelchairs worth $330K have been donated to us and
we have paid the freight and clearance costs for it, Ms Devi
said.
She also thanked Chetan Singh Heyer of the Wheelchair
Foundation for coming in to help in the distribution as well.
We are empowering charity organizations in each district
to identify and handover the wheelchairs to those who need it,
Ms Devi said.
These organizations are our hands and legs on the ground.
Rotary Club of Nadi president Hemant Kumar saluted Vo-
dafone ATH Foundation for the timely donation stating the club
is looking forward to a cordial relationship with the foundation
to help those in need.
Seen from left during the wheelchair hand-over are Rosan Lal of
ACATA Trust Fiji, Rotarian Krupesh Patel, Vodafone ATH Foudna-
tion executive Ambalika Devi, Rotary Nadi president Hemant Ku-
mar and Rotarians Ripal and Sanjit Patel. Photo: SHALENDRA
PRASAD.
Sushila supports
new constitution
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
The Constitution released
by the Government of Fiji is a
historic document which en-
trenches Fiji's cultural diversity
in the preamble of the constitu-
tion says social advocate Su-
shila Ramesh (pictured).
More importantly, perhaps,
the descendants of indentured
laborers are acknowledged and
this is a very signicant and
emotional for Fijians of Indian
descent. The Fiji Government
is to be congratulated for con-
stitutionalizing Fijian as a com-
mon name, Mrs Ramesh adds.
She believes a cohesive,
strong nation requires a com-
mon name and practices of the
past of ethnic labeling have
caused divisions and conict.
It is also great that dual
citizenship is allowed and this
will enable former Fiji citizens
to establish their citizenship
and bring in expert knowledge
from abroad to support in the
economic development of the
country.
It is also noted that i-taukei
culture is fully protected under
the new constitution and Indig-
enous landowners have a rights
to equitable share of royalty
from exploitation of indigenous
resources.
More over the basic rights
and freedoms section guaran-
tees fundamental freedom con-
sistent with the United Nations
Conventions and proportional
voting will ensure that a wide
cross section of the commu-
nity is represented in govern-
ment. I am looking forward to
cast my vote in the September
2014 elections under the new
constitution, Mrs Ramesh con-
cluded.
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LOCAL NEWS
Foreign students volunteer
in holiday school activities
By ASHTOSH SINGH
Tell me and I forget, teach
me and I remember, involve
me and I learn Benjamin
Franklin
With their third year in
bringing volunteer student
teachers from overseas coun-
tries for internship programs,
Projects Abroad Fiji this year
has brought 15 foreign student
teachers from Europe includ-
ing Norway, United Kingdom,
Germany and France.
The Jet newspaper on
Thursday, September 29
took a visit to Namaka Pub-
lic School where 15 of these
young, bright and energetic
volunteer teachers were carry-
ing out holiday activities with
50 students including children
from the Treasure Home in
Nadi.
The foreign students teach-
ing Maths, English, history
and Fun activities like Sports
and Dancing were all involved
in their tasks.
We have been taking out
these programs mainly in
the second term of holidays,
since 2011 and this helps us
as teachers and our children
to learn more from these stu-
dents that are here and willing
to share what they know and
in return it builds their con-
dence to be future teachers,
Project coordinator for Proj-
ects Abroad Fiji Mere Gauna-
vou said.
These students come on
a three months basis teaching
various subjects at different
schools allocated to them be-
fore they head back home in
October, she added.
Lisbeth J Ossang, 21,
from Norway a student doing
her Bachelors in Social Care
from the Diakon-hjemmet
University said: Fiji is a very
nice place to live in, its warm,
the people and children are al-
ways smiling and polite, and it
feels like I am being cared for
very well.
Ms Gaunavou also took
time to thank the management
of Namaka Public School for
giving their space and facili-
ties to use for the program to
be successful and the team is
planning to get a larger num-
ber of students next year if
other schools do step in.
Namaka Public Schools
class 7 student, Caroline
Ruth a pioneer of the Holi-
day School programme said:
these teachers teach us many
new things which also gives
us a chance to improve on our
Maths and English during the
holidays so that we can get
good marks in the exams.
Project Abroad volunteers with students at Namaka Public School. Photo: ASHTOSH SINGH.
TALK BUSINESS
By PRANESH
AMARSEE
Bula everybody.
Its a question universally
pondered by people who hate
their jobs - how to be happy at
work and enjoy it. But if you
think it just involves a very
healthy pay check, awesome
parties and a cool boss, chances
are you're probably not quite
there. I wonder how many of
you remember the hit song of
1965 sung by James Brown
Whoa-oa-oa! I feel good, I
knew that I would, now I feel
good, I knew that I would, now
So good, so good, I got you
,Whoa! I feel nice, like sugar
and spice, I feel nice, like sugar
and spice, so nice, so nice, I got
you. So how many of you wake
up everyday and feel good about
going to work. I know it sounds
confusing as to how do I love
my job or how do I look forward
to going to work everyday? This
is not a question for employees
but employers as well.
We are familiar with terms
such as Blue Monday or
Thank God it's Friday, sug-
gesting that we feel happier
when we are not at work. And
indeed a recent study showed
this to be the case. If our aim
is to increase happiness and re-
duce misery, then happiness at
work is an important issue for us
as individuals and as groups or
Do you love your job?
organisations. Research shows
that happier workers are more
liked by their colleagues and
co-workers, earn more money,
are seen as performing better
and as having more fresh ideas
than their less happy colleagues.
They stay with their employers
for longer, are more likely to
contribute beyond the require-
ments of their job and help out
colleagues, have fewer sick
days and are more punctual.
While on a trip to China via
Hong Kong recently I came
across an article written by
Leung Kwok. Professor Leung
Kwok obtained his Ph.D. in so-
cial and organizational psychol-
ogy from University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign, and is cur-
rently a chair professor of man-
agement at City University of
Hong Kong. His research areas
include justice and conict, cre-
ativity, international business,
and social axioms. The topic
was How to be Happy at Work?
Four Traps and Five Strate-
gies. Why I liked this article
because it somewhat related to
us in Fiji and let me share this
article. Not too long ago, people
in Hong Kong used to believe
that if they worked very hard
for some years, they would be
able to enjoy a full life in a later
stage. Work was like a 10,000
meter race, which required
full concentration, total com-
mitment, and a bite-the-bullet
attitude towards its hardship.
Such concepts as wellness
and psychological well-being
at work were regarded as issues
for the fainthearted. Happi-
ness would come after dashing
through the nishing line. In
this new millennium, work, too
many people, has transformed
from a 10,000 meter race into
a monster that could eat them
alive. Now how it relates to us?
Think about it. Not going far
away I remember my parents
worked hard all their lives with
one common goalto save
money for their children. In do-
ing so they hardly enjoyed work
and even life. I am sure there
would have been many parents
like mine. Later on in todays
cruel world came a virus called
stress. Jobs today demand high
performance, excessive work
load, and instability of the busi-
ness environment.
How do we survive the re-
lentless workplace that con-
stantly demands more for less?
In an era where workloads can
increase at the speed of thought,
stress management is obsolete
because of its defensive tone.
Wellness management, an
offensive approach, is the an-
swer to our plights. We need
to be happy at work because it
is such a signicant part of our
lives that we cannot afford to let
it become a drudgery. Wellness
management involves avoiding
depressive traps and building
up your happiness proactively.
Let me begin with two common
traps that chain many people to
a nail bed of stress and strain.
1. One who constantly
badmouths other people or
things cannot be a happy per-
son. If you suffer from a terrible
job, or a terrible boss, how come
you do not move to a new one?
The truth is: If you could, you
would. Those who whine con-
stantly do not realize that they
are already getting the best deal
they possibly can. To get out of
the pit, the rational course of ac-
tion is to improve ones market
value and hence the chance to
hop to a more pleasant place.
Constant whining consumes en-
ergy, distracts you from produc-
tive actions, and worst of all,
makes you feel even worse.
2. People who are un-
happy, pessimistic, and self-
defeating are likely to befriend
those who share these charac-
teristics, and as a result make
each other feel even worse. Peo-
ple who enjoy cynical gossips
often share their juicy stories
with each other, deepening their
conviction that the world is a
big conspiracy, human nature is
decadent, and they are trapped
in anguish eternally. It is sad
that even when people have
choices, they prefer friends who
make them feel worse.
Many people fall into these
traps and drift helplessly in a
downward spiral of anguish and
demise, and I hope you are now
wise enough to avoid them.
I will now turn to ve strate-
gies for promoting happiness at
work.
Be Optimistic. An optimist
is a person with a positive out-
look on life or in simple words
the belief that good things will
happen to you and that negative
events are temporary setbacks
to be overcome. Optimists are
happy people, because they can
see a failure as the removal of
a hurdle to success, and a prob-
lem as a challenge. How can
we become optimistic? Stick
around optimistic people, seek
out successes and celebrate
them, look for areas that you
can score points, and learn from
failures to confront your current
challenges. You will also need
to develop integrity. Integrity,
as I would dene it, is doing
the right thing, at the right time,
for the right reason despite
any consequence. When you
combine those two qualities
what you have is a person who
seeks out the best outcome in
every situation, while still being
honest and forthright about the
facts of situations as they exist.
Manage your happiness.
Happiness usually does not
come naturally when you need
it most. Make sure you are hap-
py a few times a day. Manage
and plan for your daily events
so that you have a stream of
happiness running through your
otherwise boring and dreadful
day.
How do we do that? Have
a cup of very nice tea in the
morning, make an effort to have
lunch with a pleasant person,
take a glance at the nice pot-
ted plants that you have been
caring for on the ling cabinet,
look at the family photos that
bring back happy memories (do
update the photos regularly),
stare out of the window (if you
are lucky enough to have one)
to appreciate the blue sky, and
so on. Dont be shy to celebrate
your successes, and engineer
some successes to cheer your-
selves (and your colleagues) up
in times of immense difculties.
We all need a cheering team to
make our work life enjoyable.
Find your true love. You
cannot be happy if you hate
your work, and you should nd
reasons to like your job. Jobs
are multi-faceted and there
must be elements that you like,
and elements you hate. Identify
all the key elements of your job,
and within the boundaries set by
your boss or the company, ex-
pand the positive elements and
reduce the negative elements.
In other words, take a proactive
approach to manage your job
content. Engage in win-win dis-
cussions with your colleagues
and your boss in terms of who
should do what. Remember that
the objective is not to negotiate
for less work, or less responsi-
bility, but to look for acceptable
trade-offs that enable you to en-
joy your work life more.
Be generous. Generous
people are happy people. To
give is more fortunate than to
receive, and to forgive is more
satisfying than to be forgiven. If
colleagues or customers offend
or insult you, give them the ben-
et of the doubt. Dont get upset
until they are proven guilty,
because a lot of people hurt
others without any intention.
You probably would have heard
the famous saying love thy
neighbour as thyself
Improve everyday. Noth-
ing is perfect, and everything
can be improved. The sense of
achievement that arises from
doing a good job can make you
a very happy person. I am a
rm believer that there are al-
ways new ways for achieving
more with less. For the same
reason, those who do not invest
in themselves have no future.
Small improvements can add
up, and consider the follow-
ing simple suggestions. Spend
a few minutes every morning
to set up the key targets for the
day and work towards these tar-
gets rigorously. Dont go home
without nishing them, and you
will gradually master the art of
goal setting. Instead of kicking
off the day by checking the e-
mail or the in-tray or Facebook,
spend the rst hour of your
workday on tackling a ma-
jor task. There are many more
tricks that can help you save
time and produce better results.
Dont repeat the same routine
day in and day out; do it better
everyday!
It is not easy to stay happy
at work, but we dont have any
choice. For this generation, we
are looking at forty years of
work life. It is up to you to go
through this long journey hap-
pily or miserably.
God bless Nadi, Fiji.
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
A new series of articles with challenging perspectives for your businesses
By CLAIRE-DIANE
GIRALDEAU
Contact: emgji@connect.com.fj
Mobile 925 8050 or 707 8050
Values and ethics in business
I just came back from
leave, enjoyed a great trip to
France visiting some friends.
During my trip I met two
extraordinary people; a lady
who is 86-years-old still so
active, traveling on the train
with me from Paris to Laro-
chelle. She was so vibrant and
alive sharing stories. Then I
met the father of my friend,
he is 98-years-old and again
still lively, cooking wonder-
ful meals for us. I was so im-
pressed and touched by their
lives. I thank God for putting
such great examples of life in
front of me - what a blessing
it was to realize that I can live
that long and do great things
like they do, totally amazing.
Traveling certainly opens
your mind having conversa-
tions with people from other
cultures gave me the opportu-
nity to look at the way we live
in Fiji. I am a bit of a mixed
salad with Canadian, French
and Fijian taste in me.
In this article I will look at
values & ethics in business,
which is also a reection of
our personal values. I was dis-
cussing with a friend the con-
cept of respect and I think at
times too many people associ-
ate respect to letting people
do whatever they want and
be accepted. I always thought
that if what you do will disturb
the better good or security of
the community then it should
not be accepted even less re-
spected. I am thinking here
of the problem of guns in the
U.S. for example, people who
kill each other for the sake of
their beliefs somehow have
strange beliefs or are fanatics.
To me respect is something
one earns not demands, how
can I respect someone who
has no ethics, cheats, lies or
even kills.
My own attitude towards
respect is simple, if it is ac-
cording to my God or biblical
principles I can easily give
you respect, but I cannot re-
spect a person who is acting
against my God and loving
one another. There is a dif-
ference between accepting
what you do and respecting
it.
Without getting into a reli-
gious debate, I simply believe
that at one point we all should
care enough for each other to
observe what the various reli-
gious books recommend. I ad-
mit I do not know much about
other religion than Christiani-
ty, but I am certain of the com-
mon principles, like praying
and doing good. If anyone
knows a religious book that
promotes evil let me know.
It is disturbing to see
churches in the list of cor-
rupted organizations and I
wonder how such a thing can
be, off course we all have the
best excuse: they are only
human well I dont buy that,
to me it is a lack of integrity.
In one of my trainings I
have asked participants if they
know the difference between
loyalty and integrity and
many give it the same de-
nition in terms of honesty.
Yet when you are loyal it is
always to someone or some-
thing, it is outside of you so
if you happen to be loyal to
a gang group you will end up
killing your own brother for
the sake of belonging to the
group. I recall having such a
discussion in my work with
the police few years ago. Why
was it that certain les disap-
peared from the investigation
room, well clearly some of-
cers had loyalty towards fam-
ily/clan members and would
protect them by destroying
evidence. We used to joke that
there was a ghost in that room.
Now when you have in-
tegrity it is within you so you
cannot really do anything
more than look at your own
conscience about a situation.
I call it my relationship with
God and if I do something
wrong I know I do not need
anyone to tell me. It bothers
me - there is a feeling of guilt
or discomfort because I know
deep down in my heart that
it is wrong. So whether it is
cheating on your allowances,
or stealing from a customer
or your taxes these thoughts
come to haunt you. That is
what integrity does; you can-
not go against your own prin-
ciples and values when you
honor God. If you do then you
are just acting and lying to
yourself.
In order to have ethics
in business we must be true to
ourselves and it will be very
easy to act and behave accord-
ing to some basic principles.
Of course the challenge is to
be caught up with others who
cheat and dont care, they do
not have any conscience that
guides them, lost souls if I
may say so. Now what are
we supposed to do? Well I
say stand rm on your values,
pray to be guided to always do
everything with integrity. It
is amazing how things work
out when you have that spiri-
tual guidance that opens or
closes doors for you. I believe
that whatever people do in life
will come back so you may as
well do good!
In working with commu-
nity groups and donor agen-
cies, I have experienced some
alarming situations where
committee members play up
with the donors money, they
do not report properly, they do
something other than what the
funds were requested for and
they liu muri each other for
their own benet. Too many
people allow their ego to get
in the way of helping others,
they must get recognition or
they will put down others with
their little games.
The situation is similar in
the corporate world, so much
internal politics and games, a
lot of the TV shows are actu-
ally quite real of what is going
on in the working environ-
ment. When we conduct or-
ganizational culture audit we
assess the beliefs and values
by comparing what people
say and what they do and it is
really surprising to top man-
agement to nd out that they
actually are the cause of the
troubles in their organization.
Once they see it in paper with
proofs they then realize how
important it is to practice what
you preach, otherwise people
do not believe you and they do
as you do.
How can you expect ethics
to be passed down customer
service when you dont have
it with your own staff? Like I
say you do not need a doctor-
ate in management to know
that, it is common sense yet
many organizations focus
solely on budget, money, -
nance that is their God and it
only takes you to hell.trou-
bles come along in a sneaky
way.
Allow me to share a small
quote from a book called
Do you have a Moment by
Maynard & Leanne Dolderis.
This is the way they de-
scribe Principles for Integrity
starting with Respect and it
greatly inuenced me: To
have respect you must give
it. It is with deepest humility
that you approach all of your
brothers. Respect goes be-
yond mistakes. Respect sees
beyond all controls. Respect
sees completeness. Respect
desires a coming together
above all else, a resolution of
Peace. Respect is the willing-
ness to open rst without con-
ditions. Respect will forgive
everything. If you would wish
respect, see your brother as
worthy of it. Respect is an ex-
tension of gratitude you have
for your Creator. Respect is
seeing all things worthy of the
Son of God. There is nothing
that your brother is not worthy
of. To him I would wish all
good things, all blessed things
I would wish complete salva-
tion for him.
Reading this I think only
Jesus can show us what re-
spect truly is. Just imagine
if each and every one of us
would consider this kind of
attitude about respect with
each other, at work at home
and with friends or even bet-
ter with strangers or enemies.
To me respect should never
be about imposing your ways
to others, rather showing by
example that your ways are
worth respect.
ANIMALS FIJI MONTHLY FEATURE
Animal Care and Health from the veterinarians at Animals Fiji Nadi Clinic
What should I feed my puppy?
By ANGUS BLACK
BVSc, MACVSc
Veterinarian
Animals Fiji, Nadi
Puppies are mainly meat
eaters, but will also eat some
non-meat foods e.g. sh and
vegetables. Puppies will natu-
rally wean off their mother's
milk at around 8-12 weeks of
age. Note that puppies should
not be taken away from their
mothers before they are 8 to
10 weeks old.
Puppy feeding guide:
Always feel free to talk to
your veterinarian at Animals
Fiji Nadi Clinic for advice.
If possible, feed a balanced
commercial puppy food that is
appropriate for the life stage
and health status of your pup-
py. However, you can always
offer food from the home as
an alternative and to provide
some variety. These foods in-
clude fresh raw meat such as
diced up pieces of raw lamb
or, alternatively, meat dust.
Avoid feeding too much raw
meat while the pup is grow-
ing. This is important to avoid
certain nutritional deciencies
during growth. Natural foods
also include meaty bones
however, bones must be raw!
Ideally choose tin sh and
rice, meat dust and rice and
raw meaty bones. Be aware
that some adult pet food rolls
can contain preservatives that
can be detrimental to the pup-
py's health.
Between four to six months
of age puppies cut their per-
manent teeth and grow rap-
idly:
Introducing fresh
raw meaty bones at around 12
weeks of age ensures they are
chewing actively around the
time their permanent teeth are
erupting.
This chewing is im-
portant to alleviate "teething"
issues and also provides sev-
eral important health benets
including keeping teeth and
gums healthy.
Raw bones should
be introduced gradually. The
bone must be large enough so
that the puppy cannot t the
whole bone in its mouth or
swallow the bone whole.
'Meaty' bones are
better.
Always supervise
your puppy when eating raw
bones.
Puppies like bones
very much and sometimes be-
come protective. Do take care
and discourage young chil-
dren from approaching pup-
pies that are eating.
NEVER feed
cooked bones as these can
splinter and cause internal in-
jury.
Cooked meat such
as boiled chicken/lamb may
also be offered occasionally.
Please ensure there are no
cooked bones, curry or onion
sauces or other toxic sub-
stances present (please see
below).
Tinned sh or
cooked sh may also be of-
fered as a treat occasion-
ally (take care with any sh
bones). Please avoid feeding
sh all the time and always be
aware of the risks of sh poi-
soning.
A small amount of
vegetable matter may be of-
fered - particularly cooked
rice and/or cooked pumpkin
and carrots.
Allow access to
grass (avoid chemically
treated grass, particularly
paraquat, and toxic plants) -
puppies will sometimes eat
grass which may be a source
of vegetable matter and micro
nutrients.
Puppies should be
offered food at least 4 times
per day to begin with, gradu-
ally reducing the number of
meals as they grow (adult
dogs should be fed at least
twice per day to help avoid
stomach twisting and bloat
which can be fatal).
It is important not
to underfeed or overfeed pup-
pies. Overfeeding puppies
(particularly large breeds) can
cause musculoskeletal prob-
lems. Your vet can always
weigh your pup, assess your
pup's body condition score
and provide advice.
Please ensure fresh
water is available at all times
What to avoid:
Please NEVER feed the
following : onions, garlic,
chocolate, coffee or caffeine
products, bread dough, avo-
cado, grapes, raisins, sulta-
nas, currants, nuts including
macadamia nuts, fruit stones
(pits) e.g. mango seeds, apri-
cot stones, avocado stones;
fruit seeds, corncobs; green
unripe tomatoes, mushrooms,
cooked bones, small pieces
of raw bone, xylitol (a sugar
substitute), aspirin, nurofen or
panadol.
For any questions on the
above or if you need assis-
tance with your animal please
contact Animals Fiji. Our
Animals Fiji Nadi Clinic is
on Queens Road (between
McDonalds and Sitar), Mar-
tintar, Nadi. Phone number is
670-1012 or 993-6647.
Email: info@animalsji.
org Website: www.animalsji.
org & Facebook: www.face-
book.com/animalsji
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LIFESTYLE
By SUNILA KARAN
Infertility is a crisis
A fertility problem may
be one of the most difcult
challenges you'll ever face.
Acknowledging this is a key
to coping.
It is normal to feel a
monumental sense of loss,
to feel stressed, sad, or over-
whelmed, dont chastise
yourself for feeling this way.
Facing and accepting your
emotions can help you move
beyond them.
From that day you nd
out that you cannot have a
child, there will be constant
reminders of your infertil-
ity and childlessness, which
brings periods of grief. As
the visible sign of not be-
ing pregnant arrives each
month, this will bring a new
realization that this wasnt
the lucky month. Alongside
this brings a regular feeling
of being down and sad as
each month arrives.
Hearing from family and
friends, usually in an embar-
rassed way that they were
expecting the latest family
addition provides another
reminder of your childless-
ness.
There are many complex
feelings associated with
infertility. The beginning
comes with surprise, then
denial and disbelief.
When you rst hear the
news of your infertility, you
will feel both surprised and
somewhat shocked. Sur-
prised and shocked because
everyone you knew could
get pregnant easily. You may
feel numb, have trouble be-
lieving that the loss really
happened, or even deny the
truth. Everyone assumes that
they will be able to have a
family when you are ready
to do so. After all everyone
in your family seem to have
been able to have children,
and so should you. In addi-
tion, a lot of us have always
believed and many of you
may have been brought up
with the concept of work
ethic, that if we work hard at
things, we can overcome any
obstacles.
But the problem of in-
fertility is not like that. Sur-
prised and shocked, with an
element of indignation, is
part of a brief stage which
quickly moves to denial and
disbelief.
The conrmation of a
fertility problem then brings
about the rst crisis of in-
fertility. It happens when
the normal process of deal-
ing with this problem is not
working and you start to feel
overwhelmed. Through de-
nial and disbelief, you are
ensuring that you are able to
continue to be able to cope
in other areas of life. These
emotions allow you to get
used to the idea gently.
There are frequent times
of anger as you proceed
through the investigations
and treatments. It feels that it
was more than just your re-
productive life that was out
of control. Even if the loss
was nobodys fault, you may
feel angry and resentful. You
may feel the need to blame
someone, for the injustice
that was done to you.
The whirlwind of emo-
tions that infertility brings
can feel overwhelming.
Sometimes knowing that
your feelings are normal can
help. Loss may make you
feel a sense of loss for the
child or children you imag-
ined having one day.
You may also feel that
you're missing out on the
experience of parenthood or
the act of having a biologi-
cal child with the feeling of
loss, there is sorrow. But this
sadness and sorrow are an
important part of healing. In
feeling sad you allow your-
self to move towards resolv-
ing the loss.
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AIR NEW ZEALAND CARGO
Management and staff of Air New Zealand seen with freight agents during their 23rd awards night at Trans International Hotel on Friday, August 8. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
Air NZ leads cargo race
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
Freight forwarders in
Fiji are blessed to have an
alternative carrier says Ma-
hendra Singh, Nadi branch
president and national vice-
chairman of the Customs
Brokers & Forwarders
Council of Fiji.
Mr Singh who is also the
country manager of DHL
Global based at Nadi Inter-
national Airport was speak-
ing at the 23rd awards night
of Air New Zealand Cargo
last month.
He said the local freight
fraternity is deeply appre-
ciative of the reliable ser-
vice provided by Air New
Zealand Cargo.
We as freight agents are
lucky to have such great ser-
vice and routes available to
us at our door-steps, thanks
to Air New Zealand Cargo,
Mr Singh said.
Air NZ Cargo sales man-
ager Pradip Singh said the
airline continues to provide
great service to its clients
and continues to look for in-
novative solutions.
He said Air New Zea-
land has gone beyond its
traditional routes to serve
customers by carrying their
cargo across the globe.
Air New Zealand Cargo in an ongoing development of
Fijian Airfreight Industry and commitment that it made after
winning Best Service Provider that was sponsored by Bank
of Baroda during the 2012 Prime Ministers Exporter of the
Year Award took ve Fiji Air Cargo Agents to Vancouver,
Canada on familiarization and educational trip this year.
In Canada, agents visited Swissport - Air New Zealands
Cargo Handling Agent, Network Cargo System Air New
Zealands General Sales Agents for Canada, Air Canada,
West Jet, customers who import cargoes from Fiji and other
business associates.
Ram Rajen Managing Director of Corporate Freight Fiji
also attended the fth International Trade Awards Lunch on
February 19 that was held at the Sheraton Guilford in Sur-
rey. The event was organised by Surrey Board of Trade and
it brings the Surrey business community together with In-
ternational Trade Organizations, Consulate General Ofces,
export/import industry professionals and international busi-
ness people.
At the event the keynote speaker was Don Thompson,
Executive Advisor, Sustainability and Oil Sands Outreach,
Canadian Oil and Sands Limited and his topic was Global
Investment Opportunities in Oil Sands what this means for
business in Canada.
Ram Rajen and Air New Zealand cargo sales manager
pacic islands Pradip Singh met with Anita Huberman, the
CEO of Surrey Board of Trade and Tony Singh CEO of
Fruiticana - 2013 Large Business Award Winner.
The group jetted out of Fiji on February 15 to Auckland,
New Zealand meeting Air New Zealand Cargo management
team in Auckland and left for Vancouver, Canada a day later.
The group consisted of Ram Rajend Managing Director
- Corporate Freight, Santokh Kumar Singh, Manager West-
ern Williams & Gosling, Fabian Vikash Verma Manager
Western - Carpenters Shipping, Kamal Reddy General Man-
ager Gibson Freight Fiji and Yogendra Prasad, Director
of International Freight together with Pradip Singh Cargo
Manager Pacic Islands for Air New Zealand.
Following their return to Fiji on February 24, the hope
and enthusiasm to increase exports from Fiji to Canadian
markets has taken a lead with numerous business opportuni-
ties already established so far.
Canadi an
trip a great
success
From left are Anita Huberman, the CEO of Surrey Board of Trade, Ram Rajen of Corporate Freight, Santokh Singh of Wil-
liams and Gosling, Pradip Singh of Air NZ Cargo, Fabian Vikash of Carpenters Shipping with Surrey Board of Trade chair-
man during the fact nding and business trip to Canada. Photo: SUPPLIED.
At Air New
Zealand Cargo,
we focus on our
customers needs and pro-
vide the airfreight industry
and shippers the delivery
solutions they require. Our
team of friendly cargo pro-
fessionals with specialised
knowledge ensure your
shipments are handled
with the
utmost care.

PRESS RELEASE
AIR New Zealand cargo
sales manager, Pacic, Mr
Pradip Singh says It is a
time to recognise growth
and achievements of our
customers.
It is an important part of
any partnership to recognise
the achievement and support
of the other party.
Air New Zealand cargo
has changed from its regular
Fiji/New Zealand destina-
tion carrier to a global car-
rier to support the growing
needs of our Fijian custom-
ers.
We have carried more
cargo beyond New Zealand
for the last two years as we
are now more focused on
opening up Fijian exports to
the world, by using Auck-
land as a hub we are able
to open up global destina-
tions for the local exporters
and businesses to get Fijian
products into the worldwide
market.
From Fiji we are the pre-
ferred air freight carrier for
cargo to Japan, South East
Asia, London, Australia and
greater US and Canada,
added Mr Singh.
We see ourselves as lead-
ers in designing and deliver-
ing excellence in cargo solu-
tions in partnership with our
customers and Fijian export-
Singh is king at
Air NZ Cargo
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
ers. We take pride in provid-
ing superior cargo solutions
that will enable the success
and protability of our cus-
tomers.
Air New Zealand wants
to create a culture around
being customer centric, that
being we create partnerships
through focusing on our cus-
tomers wider business and
how we can in term grow
revenue for all parties in-
volved.
Mr Singh left Air Pacic
in June 1990 to join Air New
Zealand as Cargo Sales su-
pervisor Fiji.
He took charge of sales of
Air NZ cargo Fiji, Tonga and
Samoa in 1993.
Today he is cargo sales
manager for entire Pacic
Islands where Air New Zea-
land ies into. These are
Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Tahiti,
Cooks, Niue, Norfolk Island,
Vanuatu & New Caledonia.
Air New Zealand manager cargo pacic islands Pradip Singh.
Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
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MAMANUCA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY
Marsh and MES team up
By FILOMENA SERENIA
By MARICA VAKACOLA
The Mamanuca Environ-
ment Society (MES) and
Marsh have announced an
annual partnership aimed at
funding the core activities of
the organisation.
Mr Geoffrey Shaw, the
Chairman for the Mamanuca
Environment Society ap-
plauded Marshs commitment
that is to the benet of Fijis
environment and the on going
work of the Society.
By lending this support,
Marsh has demonstrated its
afnity to Fiji. We will use the
annual grant to fund our core
activities which will ensure
locals and visitors alike can
continue to enjoy the pristine
natural environment that our
islands are famous for, MES
Assistant Project Manager
Mrs Marica Vakacola stated.
Such support by Marsh
will no doubt help us achieve
our goals and expand our
work in the region, she add-
ed.
About MES
The Mamanuca Environ-
ment Society was formed in
2001 to promote awareness of
the need to protect the marine
and terrestrial resources of the
Mamanuca Region and to as-
sist, through partnerships with
local communities, tourism
operators, government and
nongovernment organisa-
tions, in the environmentally
sustainable development of
these resources.
Because of the foresight of
our founding members, today
we are a strong, proactive or-
ganisation - proud guardians
of our stunning natural envi-
ronment.
We actively seek opportu-
nities that stand out, that will
best benet of the communi-
ties we serve and its environ-
ment for the benet of present
and future generations.
About Marsh
Marsh is a world leader
in delivering risk and insur-
ance services and solutions,
working with clients to build
resilience and protection, to
nd opportunity in risk and,
ultimately, to help them grow
with condence and certainty.
They provide risk man-
agement and consulting and
insurance broking services
for businesses, public enti-
ties, public listed companies,
state owned enterprises, asso-
ciations, professional services
organisations and private
clients. This is supported by
industry expertise and prac-
tices in areas such as tourism,
power and utilities, mining
and resources, construction
and education.
Marsh has been operating
in Fiji since 1969 and has over
40 experienced staff in two of-
ces. On a global scale, they
have over 26,000 employees
and provide advice and trans-
actional capabilities to clients
in over 100 countries.
Marsh and its parent com-
pany, Marsh and McLennan
share a proud history in meet-
ing its corporate social re-
sponsibility.
This is achieved through
various programs and engage-
ments under the banner of
Helping People and Com-
munities at Risk. The core
elements of Marsh corporate
social responsibility program
include philanthropy, employ-
ee volunteerism and sustain-
ability.
Marsh makes donations to
a wide range of charitable and
not-for-prot organisations
and also encourages its em-
ployees to engage with, and
contribute to the well-being of
their local communities.
Mamanuca Environment
Society is honoured to be
sponsored by a company that
recognizes its responsibility
to conduct business in a way
that protects and improves the
state of the environment for
future generations.
That is not all, Marsh have
also gone as far as to creat-
ing and integrating environ-
mentally friendly policies and
practices into their organiza-
tion by operating in a man-
ner that promotes energy and
materials conservation, waste
reduction, as well as assisting
clients in analysing, reducing,
and managing their own envi-
ronmental impact and risks.
(Source: www.mmc.com)
MES chairman Geoffrey Shaw. Photo: SHALENDRA
PRASAD.
From a classroom setting
to the exploration of nature,
Class 702 students of Mount
Saint Marys Primary School
were given the opportunity to
do an off island tour visit to
the Mamanuca group.
Mana Island Resort Envi-
ronment program provided
them the learning background
on how a particular island
community interacts with its
environment and how they do
their best to restore it.
Basic Science and Social
Science lessons normally cov-
er our immediate environment
and helps us interact with
our community respectively,
however with the present en-
vironmental issues of Global
Warming and sea rise, we
need to be part of our future
that may or may not comply
with our interests and inspira-
tions, Mrs Narayan, the Ex-
cursion Coordinator stated.
As a classroom teacher I
feel it is a great opportunity
for pupils to move out of their
desks and chairs and explore
the world around them. Thus,
we decided to do an excur-
sion tour to allow our students
to be open minded and more
exposed to real life situations.
We often learn about the 3Rs
- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
How often we feel there is a
great need to restore what we
take from our environment?
Mana answered our ques-
tions, said Mrs Narayan.
Mrs Narayan added: I had
recently learnt about Manas
great efforts in restoring the
environment for its sustain-
ability. I had been to Mana
23 years ago and remembered
it as an unspoilt paradise. I
wished to see a new Mana of
course, and how it was car-
rying on its duty towards its
people. Mana Island showed
us few of its initiatives. Firstly
the students were so capti-
vated in the Environment
presentations by Mamanuca
Environment Society (MES).
All eyes were on the MES
presenter when we teachers
continue to ask for attention
when in the classroom! The
presentation was a very orga-
nized and clear one with great
information and the students
remembered well what to
write in their task sheets.
The students have a no-
tion that a resort means swim-
ming pool, buffet meals and
water sports. Mana let us see
more to that. Even the accom-
panying parents appreciated
the fact that Mana really goes
out and does coral planting.
Many of these students learnt
that coral can be planted and
there is the crown of thorns
removal program.
The marine sanctuary and
the turtle breeding is an excit-
ing piece of information for
the students. The tour to the
hydroponic, organic farm and
the desalination process and
how recycle was used was just
too good.
Mount Saint Marys
Mana Island excursion
The semi submarine ride
for coral viewing and the
projects done under water was
mostly well taken by students
who said, Wow, Wow, and
Wow! as the boat moved into
these areas.
Mrs Narayan added that
Mana has really interacted
well with its environment and
the teamwork is unbelievable.
Mana is achieving a mile-
stone in a sustainable environ-
ment so we all can become
contributors in some way or
the other.
This writer took 30 stu-
dents to explore this aspect of
sustainability at Mana. They
are now our ambassadors to
this great undertaking and
given the opportunity to come
out of classrooms and be part
of your Project E for a day!
Mount Saint Marys Primary School
students watching coral reefs in a
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Mission takes
education to
next level
PRESS RELEASE
On Wednesday, August 14,
Swami Vivekananda College
of Nadi hosted the launch of
an exciting partnership be-
tween the Vivekananda Tech-
nical Centre and the Australia
Pacica Technical College
(APTC). This partnership will
deliver the technical and vo-
cational skills training quali-
cations underpinned by the
Australian quality system.
APTC is an Australian
government funded initiative,
managed by Australian Agen-
cy for international Develop-
ment (AusAID).
Distinguished guests at the
launch included His Excellen-
cy Glenn Miles, Acting Aus-
tralian High Commissioner,
Dr Richards Wah, executive
Chairman of Fiji Higher Edu-
cation Commission (FHEC)
and Mr Renato Mele, First
Counselor, head of Opera-
tions, Delegation of the Euro-
pean Union for the Pacic.
His Excellency Glenn
Miles was pleased to an-
nounce that, The FJD490,
000 partnership will mean that
more Fiji citizens can give
valued professional and tech-
nical qualications and a path
way to higher learning with
APTC or other institutes that
provide international standard
qualications.
It is estimated that for
every 100 children entering
primary school in the Pacic
region only three (3) enter a
university and another three
(3) enter other post-secondary
training. We all want to see
these gures change. Working
together, APTC trainers and
Vivekananda Technical Cen-
tre management and teachers
will also focus on ensuring
enhanced training options for
students that are recognized as
higher quality nationally (and
internationally). This partner-
ship, like several others across
the Pacic, will see APTC
trainers working together with
Vivekananda Tech manage-
ment and teachers to upgrade
the knowledge and skills of
the Vivekananda Tech local
trainers, as a priority, said
His Excellency Glenn Miles.
The nationally and inter-
nationally recognized train-
ing standards will be achieved
through APTC supporting the
development of VTC teaching
staff to, map the curriculum of
exciting VTC content and de-
livery methods of Australian
Quality Framework Certi-
cate II level qualications in
Automotive, Mechanical and
Cookery and develop educa-
tional recourses for the TE-
VET Pathways Pilot.
Capability development
will be supported through,
the provision of up to four
scholarships for VTC trainers
in areas of Automotive and
Cookery, coaching and men-
toring by qualied trainers for
teachers employed at VTC to
deliver the TVET Pathways
Pilot program, and up to six
VTC trainers accessing the
APTC teacher education pro-
gram a certicate 4 in Train-
ing and Assessment.
As Pacic economies con-
tinue to grow, these skills will
be crucial in supporting new
workforce needs.
I am pleased that we are
partnering with Vivekananda
Technical Centre a much
admired college of teaching,
learning and training, here in
Fiji,His Excellency Glenn
Miles added.
I thank Swami Tadan-
anda, Director VTC and his
team for their strong commit-
ment to the highest levels for
this region. I wish all current
and prospective students the
best of luck for their studies
and I urge you all to embrace
the opportunities that have
been presented through this
partnership.
APTC CEO Denise
OBrien and Ramakrish-
na Mission Fiji president
Swami Aparokshanan-
da sign the agreement
while Acting Australian
High Commissioner His
Excellency Glenn Miles
and chairman of the Fiji
Higher Education Com-
mission Renato Mele look
on. Photo: MARGARET
NAQIRI.
Stakeholders and guests take a tour of the construction site of the Vivekananda
Centre for Human Excellence and Meditation Centre. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
TRAVEL AND TOURISM
Sotel Fiji celebrates historic win
To celebrate U18 Ratu Na-
vula High Schools win of the
much coveted Deans Trophy,
the Sotel Fiji Resort & Spa
management hosted the rugby
team and their managers to a
celebratory lunch at the luxury
resort.
Simon Jinks, General Man-
ager said, It was a great plea-
sure to be able to host the team
after their historic win in bring-
ing the trophy to the west after
75 years, and also the fact that it
is our local school, makes their
win even more of a reason to
celebrate.
The team under the guidance
of coach Josaia Rokomarawa
has won 30 consecutive games
since 2010 and had won the
National Championship U15 in
2010, U16 in 2011, U17 in 2012
and U18 in 2013.
Since its inception 75 years
ago, this is the rst time that the
U18 secondary schools division
competition for the Deans Tro-
phy has been won by a school
in the west.
The favourite, Ratu Kadavu-
levu School (RKS) was beaten
in the semi-nals by Ratu Na-
vula Secondary School and
Queen Victoria School (QVS),
the defending champions in the
nals on Saturday, 17 August
2013 at the ANZ Stadium in
Suva where the match was held.
I am very proud of my
boys, said coach Josaia Roko-
marawa.
For their commitment and
sacrices that they made and I
am also grateful for the support
from the boys families which
has resulted in this historic
win.
Mr Rokomarawa went on to
add that he has been fortunate
to be offered the opportunity
to coach the Fiji U18 national
team, who will tour Australia
in September. Eighteen of the
boys in his team will also be
part of the tour group.
PRESS RELEASE
Sotel Fiji general manager Simon Jinks with the victorious Ratu Navula
U18 squad. Photo: COURTESY OF MOIRA LEE.
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But there never came to them a Prophet but
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Then We sent Our Messengers one after an-
other. Every time there came to a people their
Messenger, they treated him as a liar
(Ch.23 v.45)
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Messenger to them but they mock at him.
(Ch.36 v.31)
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The Holy Quran presents a comprehensive
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PRESS RELEASE
Wedding on Fijis
First Submarine
By ASHTOSH SINGH
A wedding company has taken weddings in Fiji to the next level.
Fiji Bridal Services and I Do Fiji are nding innovative ways for those yet-to-be couples who
want something extra from the ordinary for their big day.
A wedding was setup on the deck of the countrys rst submarine on Thursday, September
28, saw an Australian couple from Adelaide exchanging rings and marital vows on a yet-to-be
launched submarine - The Sea View.
Built right here in the country, the submersible submarine is 18 meters long and 4.2 meters
wide and can cater for 50 people on board. It will be operated from the Port Denarau Marina by
South Sea Subs.
Justin Schaller and Alita Milton the newly wedded couple who met on the social networking
site, Facebook six years ago, were overjoyed on the occasion.
We have been planning for such a paradise wedding since 14-months and what a way to end
it , we certainly are overwhelmed, we love everything about this country, the people, the beaches
the food, Its truly heaven, Alita said.
Fiji Bridal Services and I Do Fiji are a fully edged wedding agency based in Australia which
sets up dream weddings for couples who want their special day to be captured and remembered
always.
Director Sam Prasad said that the idea was very simple.
People want a getaway from everything, ofce, work, sticking to one routine and what better
way to then Fiji? Our weddings are planned in Australia and executed in Fiji location is based
on wherever the couple wants their big day to be celebrated.
Newly wedded couple Justin and Alita Schaller on board The Sea View Subma-
rine with Fijian warriors at the Port Denarau Marina in Nadi. Photo: ASHTOSH
SINGH.
Introducing a brand new
culinary adventure to
Tourism!
Flavours of Fiji is proud to announce the
opening of its cooking school on Denarau
Island on Friday, May 24, 2013.
Taught to cook the Fijian way, guests
will be shown the art of cooking traditional
local cuisine at their own fully equipped
cooking stations. Offering fun, interactive
half day cooking classes in a modern cus-
tom design air conditioned cooking facility,
lessons will cater to experienced cooks, be-
ginners & children 8-16 years during school
holidays. Classes will include a selection of
Fijian Feasts, Indian Thali, Tropical Sweets
and Kids Kitchen.
Menus are anchored locally in the seasons
and will be changed daily ensuring the fresh-
est unrened organic produce is available.
With our team starting each day at the local
markets sourcing fresh fruits and vegetables
and seafood caught that morning, guests will
enjoy the nest dishes our islands have to of-
fer.
Our aim is to showcase delicious local
home-style cuisine to visiting tourists and lo-
cals alike and we developed Flavours of Fiji so
they could enjoy a fun activity, share our love of
local food, learn about local culture and enjoy a
special and unique culinary experience along the
way, said director Malisa Raffe.
In addition to daily scheduled classes from
Monday to Saturday, Flavours of Fiji will also
be focusing on the Groups and Incentive Markets
offering a unique experience for both private and
special events. With the versatility of the cook-
ing facility, specic event requirements can be
catered to.
As well as our skilled home-styled cooks,
our warm and engaging hosts will share their tra-
ditional cooking techniques, helpful hints and en-
tertaining stories highlighting the medicinal and
nutritional value of ingredients used throughout
the day. All classes are inclusive of lunch, re-
freshments and take home recipes, Ms Raffe
added.
We invite guests to join us on a culinary ad-
venture exploring the diverse avours of Fiji!
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SPORTS
Eid golf a great
success
By SHALENDRA
PRASAD
Fiji Gas wins 2013
ANZ Business House
Bowls Tournament
By ASHTOSH SINGH
The nals of the 2013 ANZ
Business House Bowls Tour-
nament was held at the Nadi
Sports Club on Wednesday,
August 28.
With a tough challenge
throughout the round of plays,
team Fiji Gas skippered by
David Aitchieson with se-
nior bowler Keegan Jaduram
came out victors against team
Nagsun Apparel led by San-
tokh Singh with senior bowler
Som Padayachi by 22 points.
The Nagsun Apparel side
came out to be the runners up
with 14 points in their bag,
while Nadi Sports Club stood
in third place with 16 points
and the Portion Pak side at the
fourth place with 9 points dur-
ing their third spot battle.
P. Meghji, Fiji Airways and
ANZ took out the Top Plate
winners position while Prop-
erty Experts, Jacks of Fiji and
Gibson Freight won the Bot-
tom Plate.
Apart from the winners
above, all other teams also
took away prizes. The best
dressed team was awarded to
ATS team B.
History was created dur-
ing the rst rounds of games
when Kim Hudson of Higgins
Mens team had cracked a
bowling ball into pieces with
his drive shot. He was also
awarded a prize for that.
The games coordinator
Santokh Singh was happy
with the tournament which
ended on a high note with
great interest shown by all the
participating teams.
The club also appreciates
the support of sponsor, ANZ
for their continued sponsor-
ship for over 26-years.
Santokh Singh in action during earlier play. Photo:
SHALENDRA PRASAD.
Lautoka Golf Club chair-
man of trustees Raymond
Singh took out the Western
Solar Systems sponsored Eid
Celebrations at the Golf Links
course in the Eid weekend last
month.
The former Nadi Airport
Golf Club captain and cham-
pion recorded a gross score
of 42 to claim the overall title
while veteran Gaffar Ali cel-
ebrated Eid in style to take out
the nett title on 34.
Club vice-captain Surend
Pillay won the A Grade net
on 35 while the second spot
went to Anthony John on 36
with Prem Chand claiming the
third spot on 37.
In the B grade, Umend
Reddy claimed the rst spot
with nett 36 while Abdul Jalal
claimed the second spot with
37. Geoffrey John settled for
the third spot on 38.
In the C grade, rst place
went to Subhash Chand (36),
second to Shamal Ram (37)
and Lawrence Benjamin set-
tled for third on 39.
In an interesting twist,
FNU vice-chancellor Dr Ga-
nesh Chand pipped Lautoka
Chamber of Commerce and
Industry administrator Mo-
hammed Salim to claim the
rst spot on 42 while Salim
settled for the second spot
on 43. Managing director of
Amalgamated Pest Control
Mohammed Tazim took out
the third spot on 44 followed
by Remington Fiji Limited
boss Sajid Raza on fourth spot
with 45.
LGC chairman of trustees
Raymond Singh conrmed a
lot of emphasis is now being
placed on the development of
the sport with junior golfers in
mind.
We are also inviting new
members into the club as
well.
LGC chairman of trustees
Raymond Singh.
FNU vice-chancellor Dr Ganesh Chand has switched to golf. He has created history by
claiming victory in the beginners category of the Eid tournament at the Lautoka Golf Club last
month. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.
SPORTS
Swimmers
feel Fijian
warmth in
Arab
By KELEPI ABARIGA
in United Arab Emirates
The young Fiji contingent
to the 4th World Junior Swim-
ming Championships at the
iconic Sheikh Hamdan bin
Mohammed bin Rashid Sports
Complex in Dubai must be
highly commended for their
enthusiasm and pride for
country says Fiji Swimming
Team Ofcial Epeli Rabua.
Mr Rabua said that the
young athletes needed the
full support of both govern-
ment and the people of Fiji as
for some, this was their rst
exposure to such a high level
competition.
With Ratu Meli Malani,
Gordon Thompson, Mateli-
ta Buadromo and youngest
swimmer Ella Rasau having
pulled off impressive personal
times during the meet, it was
also inspiring to note that
Cheyenne Rova (Nadi Bar-
racudas) and William Clark
(Nadi Makos) had been of-
fered scholarships at Iowa
Lakes Community College
under the Samsung Oceania
Foundation Scholarship Pro-
gramme.
But Mr Rabua added that
despite the intense post-sum-
mer heat in this bustling city
of the United Arab Emirates,
it was the warmth and hospi-
tality of the host nation, Am-
bassador Robin Nair and staff
of the Fiji Embassy in Abu
Dhabi and the Fijian Commu-
nity in the UAE that had really
made the team feel at home.
We were so privileged
to have been visited by the
President of the Fijian Com-
munity in Al Ain Mr Timoci
Camaivuna and members of
the community there who to-
gether with Emirates Airlines
First Ofcer Jim Qaranivalu
and fellow Fijian pilots in
Dubai had welcomed the team
in the traditional Fijian man-
ner, and that the presence of
the Fiji Embassy in the UAE
was indeed of great assistance
to us all.
We would like thank the
support of all fellow Fiji na-
tionals that had made our trip
a memorable and successful
one and look forward to at-
tending the National Champi-
onships in Dubai in 2014, Mr
Rabua concluded.
Mr Emosi Rakai of the Fiji Embassy in UAE together with Mr and Mrs Timoci Camaivuna of
the Al Ain Fijian Community meeting the Fiji Swimming delegation. Photo: KELEPI ABARIGA.
Fiji wants to host a leg of the Profes-
sional Golfers Association (PGA) tour
next year at the renowned Intercontinen-
tal Golf and Spa Resort at Natadola says
the Minister for Youth and Sport Com-
mander Viliame Naupoto.
He made the comments while open-
ing the Nadi Inter Primary School Golf
Competition at the Novotel Golf Course in
Nadi last month.
We are going to meet with the PGA
next week to put our bid to host a leg of
the PGA Tour which will see the top golf-
ers playing for the very rst time in Fiji,
he told the students.
Golf is a very big sport around the
globe and we are very proud to have the
Fiji ag also ying high in the golng
world thanks to our very own former
World number 1 Vijay Singh.
The golf course in Natadola was de-
signed by Vijay Singh himself.
The Minister who is a golng enthusiast
himself told the students some important
lessons that the sport of golf teaches.
It teaches you to be honest, discipline
Fiji to bid
for PGA tour
and instills in you integrity. Its not a
noisy sport and it also promotes good
sportsmanship as you will see competi-
tors acknowledging good shots, the
Minister said.
However, winning is not on the
cards it is a bonus what you need to
do is to give your best every time you do
something just like in school.
MINFO
Former World Number One Vijay Singh of
Fiji.
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
Plantation Island and rugby great Mat Rogers team up to raise money for autistic kids
Rugby legend helps
Fijis Plantation Island Resort and
Australian rugby legend Mat Rogers
have combined to help raise aware-
ness and much needed funds for
families with children battling Au-
tism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
The popular family resort has do-
nated a Fiji holiday for a family of
four which the dual rugby league and
union international has given away
as part of a fund raising day for his
4 ASD Kids charity at Queenslands
Gold Coast Turf Club.
Plantation Island Resorts Direc-
tor of Sales and Marketing, Hannah
Raffe said she was delighted to be
able to be involved with Mat and
Chloe and the 4 ASD Kids charity.
The Plantation Island resort prize
is based on a three-day stay at the
resort for a family of four complete
with two nights at the Rafes Gate-
way Hotel in Nadi and return Ma-
lolo Cat transfers from Denarau
Marina to Plantation Island.
About 4 ASD
Mat Rogers and Chloe Maxwell
launched 4 ASD in 2009 after going
public about their son Maxs battle
with autism.
The couple said they felt by tell-
ing their story they might be able to
assist families facing similar chal-
lenges.
The goal of the charity is to be
able to change the lives of families
with children battling with an Au-
tism Spectrum Disorder by assisting
them to access the early interven-
tion treatment that is critical to giv-
ing these children the best chance at
leading a normal life and reaching
their full potential.
For more information on Planta-
tion Island Resort visit www.planta-
tionisland.com.
For more information on 4 ASD
visit www.4asdkids.com
The lucky winner of the family holiday prize, Jason Smith, is pictured receiving his prize from Mat (pictured on right) and his wife, high prole model
Chloe Maxwell at the Gold Coast event. Photo: SUPPLIED.
Nadi set to explode with three-day
Touch Bonanza!
The 2013 Trans-Pacic Touch
Tournament is setting up to ignite a
Touch rugby frenzy in the Burning
West this coming September with
Australia, New Zealand, Samoa
and Fiji conrmed in the to match-
up in the three-day tourney.
Organizers have conrmed a to-
tal of 37 teams that will take part
in the three-day tournament. Fiji
has conrmed 12 teams, Australia
has conrmed 13 teams, New Zea-
land has conrmed nine teams and
Samoa has conrmed three teams,
with each of the teams vying for
the top spot at the Prince Charles
Park, Nadi.
The Opening Ceremony will
kick-off with the Fiji Police March-
ing Band leading the participating
countries in a march that will end
at Prince Charles Park, where the
Honourable Minister for Youth and
Sports in Fiji, Mr Viliame Naupoto
will ofcially open the tournament.
Touch rugby a Sport for All
and organisers invites the public
to come and watch top-class touch
rugby action at Nadis Princes
Charles Park from the 19 21
of September, 2013. Tickets are
Adults - $3, School Children - $1
and Kids under 12 years - Free.

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