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FROM THE DESK
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
Paddle Boarders Want More Local ParticipationPaddle boarders want to help locals who are interested in the sport according to
professional paddle boarder Lori Park. The winner of the womens Corona Stand Up
Paddle Board competition , Lori Hick was adamant that more interest needed to be
developed locally to ensure more local participation
q CHARLES CHAMBERS
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Designer PromotesLocal Label
A long period of dryspell is set to envelope the
western and northern divi-sions.
And the worst case sce-nario is that this dry spell ispredicted to carry on into2016.
The National DisasterManagement Office has
while the whole countrywould feel it, the west-ern and northern regions
would get the brunt of thedrought.
DISMAC director Aka-pusi Tuifagalele said the ef-fects of the dry spell wouldaffect water usage andagriculture, which reliesheavily on rainfall.
Tanks are now drying upin remote areas and someschools in the west are re-lying on water cartage andthe little water remaining
in their tanks.It is time, if no one hadtaken heed earlier, to starttightening our belts andstart being strict on waterusage.
Dry Spell LoomsThe onus really falls on
individuals and their usageof water at home.
As seen in the past,
when water restrictionswere enforced, residentscontinued to wash theircars and water gardens.
People continue to ig-nore these restrictionsand take things for grantedthat the heavens wouldopen up and our problems
would be solved.The Water Authority of
Fiji certainly cannot moni-tor the usage of water inall homes and businessesevery day.
We, the consumersshould now make a standindividually in every homeand educate the family onthe usage of water.
Because if the taps runsdry one day, then people
will think back and say,what if.By then it would be too
late.
Robert Kennedy, a well
known designer from Tap-
poo is embarking on an
international campaign so
that he is able to promote
his label at fashion eventsthis month.
Kennedy will be pre-
senting his Taralala Fash-
ion Collection 2015 on Oc-
tober 11th at Los Angeles
Fashion Week.
Kennedy is one of the
designers out of ten who
have been selected by Fiji
Fashion Week to be part of
this fashion show.
Fashion Council of Fiji
has sponsored Kennedy
to be part of this trip to LA
and he has thanked the
council for the opportunity.
I would like to thank
the FCF for sponsoring me
in my efforts to go to LA
Fashion Week in the Unit-
ed States. It is wonderful to
be a member in a group of
like-minded, passionate in-
dividuals who see the huge
potential that the FashionIndustry has for Fiji. Be-
ing assisted by the FCF in
going to LA Fashion Week
with the Fiji Fashion Week
team means that I have a
rare opportunity to not only
gain international expo-
sure, but also promote the
beauty and talents of Fiji,
he said.
He will later showcase
his designs at the Sunshine
Coast Fashion Festival in
Queensland, Australia on
October 17th.
I am very excited about
Misiki Wants to Revive Customs
By KATHRIN KRISHNA
By SERELISONI MOCEICA
showing in Queensland
as it was where I was
partly educated and I am
very familiar with the life-
style there. I think the
sub-tropical climate and
Queenslanders love of
bright colours is a perfect
match for my label. I am
extremely grateful to Tap-
poo for their consistent
support and vision. I am
very excited to be expand-
ing my label with their full
encouragement and part-
nership.
Kennedy is currently
working with Tappoo and
is trying his very best to
manufacture 100% Fiji
made garments.
One of the garments designed by Kennedy. Photo: SUPPLIED.
Bula Queen Seasea Misi-ki is a lady on a mission.
I want to get our youngi-Taukei to revive our cus-toms and traditions, some-thing we should be proudof and maintain, Ms Misikisaid.
The 21-year-old univer-sity student, who has nowput her studies on holdfollowing her successfulouting at the recent BulaFestival, said her advocacyprogramme focused on Fi-
jian customs and traditions.Our customs, our tradi-
tions, this is something weidentify with as i-Taukeiand slowly we are seeingall this diminish from our
very own eyes.The proud Lauan beau-
ty said she was fortunate tohave been taught the art of
weaving and tapa printingfrom a very young age.
Every afternoon afterschool we were expectedto participate in tapa print-
ing and weaving for aboutan hour before we did ourhomework and that wasthe norm at home, MsMisiki said.
She is thus advocatingfor youths to develop moreinterest in learning i-Taukeiart and maintaining their
customs and traditions.Ms Misiki also encour-
aged workshops and pro-grammes to teach inter-ested young women.
I call on women andthose who already knowhow to weave and printmasi to get together andorganise programmes
where we can teach othersthese skills, she said.
Ms Misiki was at the
Nadi Civic Centre show-casing her masi printingskills recently.
The Bula Queen is alsorepresenting Nadi town atthe upcoming Miss Fiji pag-eant next month.
Bula Queen Seasea Misiki is a lady on a missionPhoto: MARGARET NAQIRI.
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Pacific Agriculture and Fisheries Statistics
A four day meet will be
held at Tanoa Hotel, Nadi
with aims to discuss the
progress on Pacific agricul-
ture and fisheries statistics.
The meeting will be at-
tended by government
ministries and resource
staffs to discuss ways to
enhance the progression
and sustainability of fisher-
ies and agriculture in the
region.
Entitled Strategic Plan-
ning for Agriculture and
Fisheries Statistics in the
Pacific Island Countries
the meeting aims to share
information on global
methodological approach-
es with innovations withparticipants, including in-
formation in the World
Census of Agriculture 2020.
The meeting further
aims to share information
and experiences amongparticipating countries on
ways to improve agricul-
ture in their countries, and
provide sound recommen-
dations to the countries
need for agriculture sup-ported by a regional plan.
A total of 2592 membersof the National Union ofHospitality, Catering andTourism Industries will be
voting for their union rep-resentatives next month.
This was confirmed bythe Fijian Elections Officein a statement sent re-cently.
Fijian Elections Officewill be re-conducting theelection for the NationalUnion of Hospitality, Cater-ing & Tourism IndustriesEmployees for the positionof General Secretary, FEOsaid.
The FEO had previously
Hotel Union ElectionsDates Marked
stopped the elections fromtaking place as informationsubmitted to the office wasdeemed incorrect.
When the election waspreviously run, the Unionsubmitted a list of 1855members. This proved tobe incorrect.
The statement con-firmed the office havingconducted a verificationexercise of the listing
with the employers of theUnions.
The FEO has thus con-firmed a total of 1984 validfinancial members in theUnion.
Quality control mecha-nisms were put in placeto guarantee consistencyand accuracy in the infor-mation that was provided
to the FEO to ensure theelection is conducted in atransparent and account-able manner,
According to the FEO,two names have been sub-mitted after the close forcall of nominations.
At the close of the
nomination process, theFEO received names oftwo nominees who werenominated by 12 membersof the Union. Objectionsand withdrawals of nomi-nations closed on Friday,25 September.
The hotel union elec-tions will be conductedover two days from Oc-tober 6 to October 7 in24 different hotels whilstmembers from 15 otherhotels will vote throughpostal ballots
By: KATHRIN KRISHNA
By SERELISONI MOCEICA
The European Union
supported Pacific Agricul-
ture Policy Project, imple-
mented by the Secretariat
of the Pacific Community(SPC), is organizing the
gathering in conjunction
with FAO which will pro-
mote improved knowl-
edge and the latest devel-
opments from the Foodand Agriculture Organiza-
tion (FAO) of the United
Nations project, the Global
Strategy to improve Agri-
cultural and Rural Statistics
and the World Program ofCensus of Agriculture 2020.
The Chefs Table Charity event is a bi-annual event or-ganised by executive chefs to raise money for charityorganisations and to celebrate the unique taste andauthenticity of local dishes. Top excetuive chefs willparticipate on the November 21 event.
Chefs to Raise Funds
for CharityThe Excitor Fiji is one of the latest attraction based at
Denarau and the ride has been in huge demand for
tourists visiting hotels in Nadi.
FEO Confirms
NUHCTIERe-Elections
The resources available to us can help youths over-
come issues of unemployment according to the Na-
tional Youth Council president, Wiliame Nayacatabu.
Musket Cove RegattaA Success
A child asked his father,
How were people born?
So his father said, Adam
and Eve made babies, then
their babies became adults
and made babies, and so
on. The child then went
to his mother, asked her
the same question and she
told him, We were mon-
keys then we evolved to
become like we are now.The child ran back to his
father and said, You lied
to me! His father replied,
No, your mom was talking
about her side of the fam-
ily.
Reaching the end of a
job interview, the Human
Resources Officer asks a
young engineer fresh out
of the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology, And
what starting salary are you
looking for? The engineer
replies, In the region of
$125,000 a year, depending
on the benefits package.
The interviewer inquires,
Well, what would you say
to a package of five weeks
vacation, 14 paid holidays,
full medical and dental,
company matching retire-
ment fund to 50% of salary,
and a company car leased
every two years, say, a red
Corvette? The engineer
sits up straight and says,
Wow! Are you kidding?
The interviewer replies,
Yeah, but you started
In a Catholic school caf-
eteria, a nun places a note
in front of a pile of apples,
Only take one. God is
watching. Further downthe line is a pile of cook-
ies. A little boy makes his
own note, Take all you
want. God is watching the
apples.
A proud and confident
genius makes a bet with
an idiot. The genius says,
Hey idiot, every question
I ask you that you dont
know the answer, you
have to give me $5. And
if you ask me a question
and I cant answer yours I
will give you $5,000. The
idiot says, Okay. The
genius then asks, How
many continents are there
in the world? The idiot
doesnt know and hands
over the $5. The idiot says,
Now me ask: what animal
stands with two legs but
sleeps with three? The
genius tries and searches
very hard for the answer
but gives up and hands
over the $5000. The genius
says, Dang it, I lost. By the
way, what was the answer
to your question? The idi-
ot hands over $5.
A German asks a Mexi-
can if they have any Jews
in Mexico. The Mexican
says, S, we have orangejews, apple jews, and
grape jews!
China, Russia, and Po-
land venture to space.
China says theyll go to
Pluto because its the far-
thest. Russia says theyll
go to Jupiter because
its the biggest. Poland
says theyll go to the Sun.
Russia and China warn
that theyll melt. They re-
ply, Well go at night.
Make My Day
Bula Queen SeaseaMisiki is a lady on a mis-sion.
I want to get our youngi-Taukei to revive our cus-toms and traditions, some-thing we should be proudof and maintain, Ms Misikisaid.
The 21-year-old univer-sity student, who has nowput her studies on holdfollowing her successfulouting at the recent BulaFestival, said her advocacyprogramme focused on
Fijian customs and tradi-tions.
Our customs, our tradi-tions, this is something weidentify with as i-Taukeiand slowly we are seeingall this diminish from our
very own eyes.The proud Lauan beau-
ty said she was fortunate tohave been taught the art of
weaving and tapa printingfrom a very young age.
Every afternoon afterschool we were expectedto participate in tapa print-ing and weaving for aboutan hour before we did ourhomework and that wasthe norm at home, MsMisiki said.
She is thus advocating
for youths to develop moreinterest in learning i-Taukei
art and maintaining theircustoms and traditions.
Ms Misiki also encour-aged workshops and pro-grammes to teach inter-ested young women.
I call on women andthose who already knowhow to weave and printmasi to get together andorganise programmes
where we can teach othersthese skills, she said.
Ms Misiki was at theNadi Civic Centre show-casing her masi printingskills recently.
The Bula Queen is alsorepresenting Nadi town atthe upcoming Miss Fiji pag-
eant next month.
By SERELISONI MOCEICA
Misiki Wants Old Customs
Vegetable Farm at Sigatoka Valley. Photo: GOOGLE.
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Street Kid to Company Director
His emotions said it all.The memories of grow-ing up as a seven year oldin the streets of Suva wasevident in the tears that
flowed freely down hisface.The tunnel in Toorak
he called home and thewarmth of the friendship of13 other children who hud-dled together on woodenpallets overcame the coldand dampness of the sur-roundings.
A stream flowed underthe pallets on which theylay and potato and onionbags were hung againstthe damp clay walls to givethem some sort of comfort.
John Aitcheson, nowthe managing director of
Althia Tours did not holdback his painful memories.
He wanted to share it asan inspiration for people
who have been left outto fend for themselves byfamilies and friends.
His wife, Fulori, also adirector of the companysat beside him during thisexclusive interview, pro-
viding comfort to John ashe related his childhooddays.
John was born in Tongaand was adopted by a JohnJack k Aitcheson and his
wife MaraiaSilatolu.Mr Aitcheson Seniorwas a copra plantationmanager on Vavau andtook John, only a baby atthat time under his care.
Later the couple, whodid not have any childrenof their own, returned toFiji with their adopted sonand settled in Nausori.
When I was seven, my
By CHARLES CHAMBERS
A local garment factory workers at work. Photo: SUPPLIED
adopted parents died andI was taken in by a couple the man was from Rewaand his wife from a villagein Ra, John said.
Because they had chil-dren of their own, I wasslowly seen as the out-
cast in the family and thatis when the ill-treatmentstarted, he said.
John paused and tearsstarted streaming down hisface and in a halting voicesaid, I cannot tell you thethings I endured.
He was slowly rejectedby the family and pushedout of the home and thenbegan his street life.
When I was finallychased out of the house,at seven years old, I mademy way down to Suva, hesaid.
I saw a boy looking for
food in a stack of rubbishand joined him as I was re-ally hungry, John said, hisface once again crumbling
with emotion.After finding what little
grub they could, John fol-lowed the boy to his home,the tunnel and started anew life with a newfoundfamily.
Boy it was cold in thetunnel as water continu-ously ran below the pal-lets, he said.
At times when it rainedheavily and the tunnel
started to fill with water,we would make our wayto below the Bailey bridgenear the Suva wharf andsleep in the open spaces at least it was warm, hesaid.
An old lady, whom thestreet kids affectionatelycalled Bubu (grandmoth-er), used to come aroundproviding some food for
us.She was from the St
Vincent de Paul Society, aministry which belongedto the Roman Catholic
Archdiocese, he said.
That old lady was myturning point and I wishshe was still around nowbecause I owe a lot to her,John said.
The lady started encour-aging John to school andthis started with pre-schoolin a shed in Toorak.
After school, we wouldreturn to the tunnel, hesaid.
He was then taken bythe old lady and got en-rolled at Suva PrimarySchool.
She arranged uniformsfor us who started schooland we used to take ourclothes to the Hari Krishnatemple and use the waterfrom a tank there to show-er, then changed and off toschool, John said.
The lady also arrangedcasual work for them in su-permarkets to earn somemoney.
With the money weearned, Bubu took someand with that she boughtour school materials andclothes and the remainder
that we had we used onfood.
One thing is that what-ever anyone broughthome, even if it was asmall packet of biscuits,
was shared equally by ev-eryone.
One of the saddest oc-casions that John cameacross was when theylearnt Bubu had passedaway this was after shehad not turned up to theirtunnel for several days.
Soon after those living inthe tunnel started to moveout and find homes withJohn being taken in by afamily in Browning Streetin Raiwaqa.
However after a fewdays he returned to thetunnel but was soon taken
in by a pastor who came bythere one day.
Johns perseveranceto strive for a better lifefor himself earned him aplace at Queen VictoriaSchool where he reachedform six level.
He returned to Suva andcompleted form seven atNasinu Secondary School.
John then moved on tothe former Fiji Institute ofTechnology in Samabulastudying Business Man-
agement in a three yearcourse.
Following this, John wasenlisted in the British armyand was based at Bathurstuntil he was part of a re-
dundancy move that sawhim return to Fiji.
On his arrival, John didnot waste time and triedhis hands on different ven-tures including baking,grass cutting but later man-aged to get into his realmode of work.
He started his career inthe tourism and hospital-ity industry and has neverlooked back.
From a trainee salesmanager at different ho-tels, including those underthe Hexagon Group which
were West motor Inn,Sea Shell Cove and Grand
West.He also became human
resource manager at dif-ferent hotels and resorts inthe west.
During this time he start-ed dating Fulori who wasalso in the tourism industryand they soon found outone common passion theyshared.
We wanted to spendthe rest of our lives helpingpeople in need, poor chil-
dren.I wanted to do this be-
cause the Lord has beengood to me all throughthose tough times andbrought me to where I am
today, he said.Fulori and I have dedi-cated our lives to helpingthose in need just givingback to God the glory hehas given us, John said.
John said his career inthe tourism sector couldnot have come about with-out the guidance of thelate Bruce Mooney of CoralSun.
He was like a father tome and guided me throughmy initial years in the tour-ism sector, he said.
John and Fulori begantheir company on Septem-
ber 30 2014 and the couplehave two children.
He speaks Tongan, Sa-moan, Pigeon English, Fi-
jian and Hindi fluently.He carries out work-
shops and talks to to youthgroups in villages and en-courages them to work to-
wards a better life.He presently has three
vehicles in his companywith a total of five staff.
Althia Tours Directors- John and Fulori AitchesonPhoto: Charles Chambers.
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Toning muscles, losingcalories and keeping fit.
These are just some of
the reasons why running
needs to be prioritized in
a persons life according to
former Fiji representative
to the South Pacific Games,
Abhinesh Kumar.
The former long dis-
tance running rep said his
organisation, known as the
Jet Runners Club is out to
promote running as the
ultimate way of maintain
physical health.
What better way to
lose calories and also tone
muscles than getting your-
self involved in running,
he said.
The Jet Runners Club
has held a total of 64 races
so far and Mr Kumar has
urged everyone to sign
themselves up for the next
organised race.
So far, most of the
countrys long distance
runners are based in the
West and our club wants
to challenge those athletesout in the other divisions to
organise running compe-
titions or come compete
with our runners during
one of our competitions.
Mr Kumar said the club
also had a few athletes
from secondary schools
and even from rural areas.
He said the last com-
petition was held in Serua
where long distance run-
ning enthusiasts partici-
pated.
We were pleasantly
surprised by the number
of unknowns that showed
up and we plan to organise
more of such rural compe-
titions so we can get new
people interested, he
said.
The club, based in Votu-
alevu is headed by Mr Ku-
mar and other former long
distance runners.
For Health andWellness Young Lady at the
Helm for Tours
Althia Tours have taken
another giant leap in their
business - having the only
female driver as a chaffeur
for visitors.
Keasi Qailigana Lewe-
niqila is loving every min-
ute of this and is proud to
be part of the tour opera-
tors who provide comfort
and safe driving for tour-
ists.
The 26 year old lass
from Drekeniwai Village
on Vanua Levu, is modest
in being the only female
driver for any tour opera-
tors.
Having driven now for
eight years without any
blemish to her record, Ke-
asi said she did not regret
the minute she took up the
offer from Althia Tours.
Being the second
youngest in family of nine
Keasi learnt to start work-
ing hard after her parents
passed away.
She spent her early
years, after attaining her
license at 18 years, driving
the family vehicle takingthem around.
In 2014 she joined Digi-
cel and during this time
gained a certificate in Chi-
nese language after taking
up the course.
She wanted to further
studies in mastering the
Chinese language but this
was cut short after a friend
fixed a job for her in a com-
pany that dealt with look-
ing after Chinese travel
agents.Keasi met John
Aitcheson, Althia tours
managing director and
joined the company a few
weeks ago.
I decided to take offer
and I am loving this job
and have also learnt a lot
from John and his wife Fu-
lori, Keasi said.
Tourists were surprised
to see me driving while
staff at different resorts
and hotels were equally
surprised, she said.
Mr Aitcheson said it was
an advantage to the tour-
ist industry and a boost to
women while in the same
text it augered for wom-
ens rights.
By CHARLES CHAMBERS
Sake Brewing at FNU
A Sake brewing dem-
onstration will be a fea-
tured event during this
years Fiji National Uni-
versitys Food Festival.
A statement from the
university said the Japa-
nese brewery demonstra-
tion is part of the variety
of infused international
and home grown flavours
to be celebrated during
the one-week long festi-
val.
FNU said the presidentof the brewery, Takeno-
suke Yasofuku was a 13th
generation sake maker
born in Kobe City, Hyogo,
Japan and succeeded the
family business at the age
of 30 after completing his
studies in both Japan and
the United States.
The KOBE-SHU-SHIU-
KAN Breweries is locat-
ed in the Nada region of
Kobe city in Japan near
the Rokko mountain
which is believed to bring
good fortune to the craft of
making sake.
The north side of the
mountain was ideal for
growing sake rice as the
cold winds blowing down
the south side slows fer-
mentation process which
meant better controlled
brewing for a richer and
smoother taste.
Mr Yasufuku said the lo-
cal mountain streams sup-
plied natural water that
contained the right amount
of minerals.
Weve been making
our signature sake for over260 years, he said.
Our inventive approach
allowed us to pioneer sake
making in the Nada region.
Our location fosters great
sake, while generations of
dedication ensure consis-
tent standards of quality.
Pure dedication to our
craft and pure natural in-
gredients result in a taste
that is fresh and clear, Mr
Yasufuku said.
IFF Organiser Aqela
Cakobau said the festival
would also intensify inter-
action between food pro-
fessionals and foster cul-
tural exchange.
The Food Festival will
By SERELISONI MOCEICA
By SERELISONI MOCEICA
Women are now doing
what men could do, he
said.
Mr Aitcheson said wom-
en in the industry were
mainly seen as working in
hotels and resorts and of-
fices but now his compa-
ny has paved the way for
women in tour driving.
It brings in a new sce-
nario as far as tour opera-
tors go and sees a new era
for women in the tourism
industry, he said.
Its a big boost for my
company in that tourists
see that we also employ
women as tour drivers, he
said.
Everything is possible
for women and Keasi is a
shining example of this,
Mr Aitcheson said.
Althia Tours Managing Director with Keasi Leweniqila.Photo: SUPPLIED
TWENTY-one years old Bula Queen Seasea Misiki is
encouraging youths to organize and help revive and
maintain age old customs and traditions. The univer-
sity student said her advocacy programme revolved
around this issue.
Bula Queen Advocatesfor Culture
be held from October 10
to October 17 at the univer-
sitys Namaka campus.
Althia Tours Managing Director with Keasi Leweniqila.Photo: SUPPLIED
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A total of 2592 membersof the National Union ofHospitality, Catering andTourism Industries will be
voting for their union rep-resentatives next month.
This was confirmed bythe Fijian Elections Officein a statement sent re-cently.
Fijian Elections Officewill be re-conducting theelection for the NationalUnion of Hospitality, Cater-ing & Tourism IndustriesEmployees for the positionof General Secretary, FEOsaid.
The FEO had previouslystopped the elections fromtaking place as informa-
Hotel Union ElectionsDates Marked
tion submitted to the officewas deemed incorrect.
When the election waspreviously run, the Unionsubmitted a list of 1855members. This proved to
be incorrect.The statement con-firmed the office havingconducted a verificationexercise of the listing
with the employers of theUnions.
The FEO has thus con-firmed a total of 1984 validfinancial members in theUnion.
Quality control mecha-nisms were put in placeto guarantee consistencyand accuracy in the infor-mation that was providedto the FEO to ensure theelection is conducted in a
By SERELISONI MOCEICA
A hotel Worker Serving Guests on Laucala Island.Photo: SUPPLIED
transparent and account-able manner,
According to the FEO,two names have been sub-mitted after the close forcall of nominations.
At the close of thenomination process, theFEO received names oftwo nominees who werenominated by 12 membersof the Union. Objectionsand withdrawals of nomi-nations closed on Friday,25 September.
The hotel union elec-tions will be conductedover two days from Oc-tober 6 to October 7 in24 different hotels whilstmembers from 15 otherhotels will vote throughpostal ballots.
Taste for Money
A group of local chefs
are out to get the best taste
out of fundraising.
The Chefs Table Char-
ity event is a bi-annualevent organised to raise
money for charity organ-
isations and to celebrate
the unique taste and au-
thenticity of local dishes.
We do this bi-annually,
we organise a cook off be-
tween the chefs from the
different hotels here and
raise money at the same
time to give back to the
community, said Darren
Braddock, the executive
chef at First Landing Re-
sort.
Chef Braddock said the
fundraising event helped
them contribute to the
Vanuatu appeal as well.
The chefs that will be
at this event have picked
the charity organisations
that we will help, thus the
money raised will be dis-
tributed amongst them,
he said.
The Chefs Table also
promotes healthy living
through the cuisine pre-
pared.
We have fresh food
available to us here that
helps us maintain our
health, and our recipes
aim to promote healthy
living through food, Chef
Braddock said.
Top executive chefs
from hotels around the
country will feature in the
event such as Lance Seeto,
Chef Braddock himself,
Shailesh Naidu, Nilesh
Chand, Sainivalati Tavaga,
Henry Sealmann, Anthony
Healy and Avinesh Sharma.
The Masquerade Ball
held this November 21 at
the Denarau Yacht Club
aims to raise about $80,000
worth of funds.
The executive chef said
the initiative was also an-
other way for the chefs to
promote the use of local
ingredients in the hotel in-
dustry.
By SERELISONI MOCEICA
Chef Darren Braddock of First Landing Resort.Photo: SUPPLIED
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LOCAL NEWS
Land Transport AuthorityNeeds to Act on Complaints.
Prompt and tough ac-
tions are what the pub-
lic wants from the Land
Transport Authority when
dealing with complaints.
Consumer Council of
Fiji CEO Premila Kumar
said LTA needed to stop
highlighting the number
of complaints received by
texting but rather act on
the complaints.
Action is better than
numbers, Ms Kumar said.
The Council is reiter-
ating its earlier call, urg-
ing the LTA to take speedy
and effective action on
the complaints it has re-ceived, she said.
Ms Kumar said the LTA
should not be simply high-
lighting the number of
complaints received from
the public since the set-
ting up of its free texting
service.
She said LTA should
instead be talking more
about outcomes which in-
cluded what actions it had
taken and what kind of re-
dress have the complain-
ants received.
What is more cru-
cial for the members of
By CHARLES CHAMBERS the public is to see some
prompt and tough action
takenby LTA in relation tothe complaints received,
Ms Kumar said.
While, the Council ap-
plauds LTA for its efforts
in setting up a free texting
service, what is more
important is the feed-
back on action taken on
these complaints.
The Council believes
that merely receiving com-
plaints via the free text
code, 582 and analyzing
them will not encourage
people to text complaints
unless LTA provides feed-
back on the action taken.
Ms Kumar said the pub-
lic expected to see LTA
acting on the complaintsand not just using funds to
put out advertisements on
a meaningless analysis of
the complaints.
She said more people
will come forward with
their grievances and com-
plaints once they saw the
regulator in action.
Ms Kumar said LTA
needed to build public
trust in its services and this
could only be realized byeffectiveaction taken on
complaints rather than just
focusing on the number of
complaints received.
The number of com-
plaints it is able to resolve
or successfully take actionon will be the yardstick to-
measure the effectiveness
of LTA.
The addition of the
text platform means that
people will be able to con-
veniently lodge complaints
and provide feedback, it
does not necessarily mean
that complaints are being
successfully addressed.
The Council continues
to receive concerns frommany aggrieved commut-
ers and motorists over
defective public service
vehicles, in particular buses
Family Grateful For Financial
Assistance
and defective second hand
vehicles,overcrowded bus-
es, loud music, and aboveall non - availability of bus
timetable either online or
atbus stations, Ms Kumar
said.
At the end of the day, it
is not about the numbers
but the action taken by LTA
on the complaints that will
encourage public to come
forward, Ms Kumar said.
By CHARLES CHAMBERS
Two families, who re-cently lost everything in ahouse fire in Lomolomo,Lautoka lauded the Minis-try for Local Government
and Housing for assistingthem financially.
Minister for Local Gov-ernment, Housing and En-
vironment Hon. ParveenKumar Bala was on his
way to Lautoka to attenda meeting and droppedby to visit the families andprovided financial assis-tance to them for food andclothes.
The families, who wererenting the same housealong the Queens High-
way, said they were sur-prised by the visit but were
grateful to Government forthe assistance.
We have lost every-thing in the fire and all wehave are some clothesbut the visit by the Minis-ter today is an indicationthat Government remainscommitted to assisting allFijians and we are grate-ful for this monetary assis-tance that the Minister has
personally given us, MereTavukelevu said.
Hon. Kumar, who wasinformed about the firethrough the media, said it
was only right to assist thefamily.
It not about being aGovernment minister butas individuals and livingin a close knit community,
we must all assist eachother for a better Fiji, Min-ister Bala said.
Solomon Airlines to Commence DirectHoniara-Nadi Service
Travellers to and fromthe Solomon Islands are infor a treat with an addedflight should approval begiven by Government.
The new flight, if ap-proved, will begin on No-
vember 4.
By CHARLES CHAMBERS The national carrier willutilise its flagship Airbus
A320 on the route which isscheduled to operate ex-Honiara on Wednesdaysand ex-Nadi on Thursdays.
The new service buildson the national carriersexisting Honiara - Nadiservice which operates viaPort Vila, Vanuatu, on Sat-urdays and returns to Ho-
niara, again via Port Vila,on Sundays.
This new flight path rep-resents a further expansionof Solomon Airlines inter-national network in recentmonths, the carrier hav-ing commenced a directSydney-Honiara service inJune.
Solomon Airlines Gen-eral Manager Operations
& Commercial, Gus Kraussaid the commencementof the new Honiara-Nadiservice held great signifi-cance for the prospect ofincreased trade and busi-ness links between thetwo countries as well as acloser relationship with akey Melanesian neighbour.
As importantly, thisnew direct service opens
up even more opportunityfor international travellersto make seamless con-nections via Fiji into theSolomon Islands, and par-ticularly from North Amer-ica and northern Asia, hesaid.
This new service rep-resents yet another majorbenchmark for Solomon
Airlines in a very proud 53-
year history.Timings as follow:Flight IE 708 operating
Wednesday, departs Ho-niara at 1515 arriving Nadiat 2015.
Flight IE 709 operatingThursday, departs Nadi at1100 arriving Honiara at1200.
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RECIPIES
Chef Darren Braddock BioBy SERELISONI MOCEICA
The Executive Chef atFirst Landing Beach Resortand Villas, Darren Brad-dock, is an English born
Australian living and work-ing in Fiji for the past fouryears. Darren started hisculinary life in England,training at the prestigiousTameside College. Heearned his Level 3 quali-fications in CommercialCookery being coachedin fine French cuisine. Healso perfected Italian, Mor-rocan and some Asian cui-sines during this time. Dar-ren then began his cookingcareer with the JarvisGroup of Hotels workingin four of their propertiesaround the United King-dom.
In 1994, Darren movedto Australia where he be-gan his love affair withmodern Australian cui-sine. He worked on theNorthern beaches of Syd-ney where he part ownedPelicano Restaurant in Nar-rabeen. He later moved tothe Northern New South
Wales coast with his wifeAmanda where he ownedthe Palms Restaurant inHastings. Both businessesbecame very successful.
In 2011, Darren took upthe position of ExecutiveChef at First Landing Re-sort and moved his familyto the country. In Fiji, Dar-ren is able to mix his loveof classical cuisines withtraditional Fijian tastes totry and put a modern twist
to them. Darrens food al-ways portrays the qualityof local produce and theingredients that are in sea-son. The fusion of Darrenscollection of cultures witha modern twist remains abig hit with the local dish-es.
Food philosophy Youare what you eat, and itshould be joy, goodnessand healthy foods that fuelthe mind and the body.Food can be the best medi-cine.
RECIPE COCONUT CRAB1 kg coconut crab cook in
sea water then rest in iced sea
water
1 liter freshly squeezed coco-
nut cream bring to the boil1 cup water infusion
6 lemon leaves
1 large & 2 small lemon zest
and juice
1 lemon grass
3cm fresh ginger
3cm fresh turmeric
1 head garlic
1 red chili
2 tbsp honey
2 thyme sprigs
2 rosemary sprigs
2cm white turmeric
1 pinch saffron
cup coriander leaves
cup basil leaves
cup flat leaf parsley2 sprigs mint
cup chives
cup spring onions
Sea salt/pepper to taste
When coconut cream comes
to the boil, add for 30 seconds
and serve. The infusion in this
recipe can be just about the core
five ingredients garlic, ginger,
lemon, chili and honey. The rest
is for adding layers to the flavor
and better range of boosts for
your body.
Chef Darren Braddock .
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LOCAL NEWS
After fourteen weeks of
training at Motibhai Group,
twelve students graduatedfrom the Technical College
of Fiji (TCF) Dr Shaukat Ali
Sahib Campus in Nadi on
September 24th.
The twelve students
were enrolled under a
one-year course for Cabi-
net Making & Joinery and
did their fourteen weeks of
training as part of their pre-
requisite for the second tri-
mester.
Paulo Daurewa, the
Campus Principal thankedthe Motibhai Group of
companies for the initiative
and expressed his heartfelt
appreciation for accepting
the request of accepting
the students for the train-
ing.
I on behalf of our col-
lege wish to thank Motibhai
Group for giving the boys
an opportunity to transfer
their knowledge into skills
for fourteen weeks, Mr
Daurewa said.
With fourteen weeks
of extensive training, the
boys have come out with
better skills and a thorough
know-how of a fast-paced
Fourteen Weeks of TrainingStories By KATHRIN
KRISHNA
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation, Hon. Rosy Akbar while meeting withthe senior citizens of Chanel Ho me of Compassion in Tamavua, Suva. Photo: SUPPLIED.
Students and teachers from the Technical College of Fiji Nadi Campus in ajovial mood with management of Motibhai Group following their successful
training completion.Photo: SUPPLIED
commercial workplace,
Mr Daurewa added.
Executive Director for
Motibhai Group Bhupen-
dra Patel encouraged the
students to do good and
thanked the University for
a worthwhile training.
I wish to thank the
college for giving us an
opportunity to assist in in-
creasing the pool of skilled
workforce in the country.
This training has
opened new opportuni-
ties for everyone and we
may find many of you back
here in our team in a years
time when we move to our
new complex whereby we
will have full-time joinery
workshop operations.
Experience is bought
in a wallet of time and by
spending time with us, you
all have certainly come out
better skilled in the career
path you have chosen for
yourselves, Mr Patel said.
Library Week CelebrationsA week long program
was organized by the Nadi
Town Council from Sep-
tember 7 - 12 to mark the
Library week celebrations.
Themed Unlimited Pos-
sibilities at the Library, the
program aimed to encour-
age both primary and sec-
ondary school students to
make use of the library in
doing assignments and forgeneral readings.
The one week program
witnessed students from
primary and secondary
category take part in char-
acter parades, multi-cultur-
al dances, poster competi-
tion, oratory competition,
collecting artifacts and old
photos.
The final day of the cel-
ebration saw participants
marching from the town
end to the civic centre in
the morning.
The participants wereeither dressed as one of
their favorite Disney char-
acters or a super hero.
Nadi Town Council act-
ing senior health inspector
Rajeshwar Raj on the final
day encouraged students
to read more and high-
lighted on the importance
of books.
How can one hope to
secure a job without the
relevant knowledge of
the industry or what the
job entails-the answer is
books. Books offer that op-
portunity to equip you with
knowledge, which is sure-
ly the first step to finding
meaningful employment
and free access to the
knowledge that can lead
to employment, he said.
The program ended
with students taking part in
character parade and judg-
ing followed by prize giving
at the Civic Centre.
Students and teachers from the Technical College of Fiji Nadi Campus in ajovial mood with management of Motibhai G roup following their successful
training completion.Photo: SUPPLIED
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MUSKET COVE REGATTA - SUPPLEMENT
Regatta A Success
By SERELISONI MOCEICA
Musket Cove Island Re-
sort was a hive of activities
as the 32nd annual Musket
Cove Regatta took off.
The Regatta saw more
than 85 international
yachts and 300 crew
members from countries
around the world race for
the finish line from Musket
Cove to Beachcomber Is-
land Resort.
Competing teams in-
cluded those from USA,
Germany, Netherlands,
Australia and New Zea-
land.
Local yachts from the
Fiji Royal Yacht Club also
participated in the race.
Sales and Marketing
Manager Akex Raicebe
said the event was popular
and attracted interest from
around the world.
This is something that
Musket Cove looks forward
to as yachtsmen come
from all over the world totake part, they love coming
here, the beautiful weath-
er, the blue seas is a bonus
for the race, he said.
Mr Raicebe said the
Regatta was also an op-
portunity for the visiting
yachtsmen to help local
businesses such as handi-
crafts and more.
The yachtsmen dressed
up as pirates during the
race for the annual Pi-
rates Day that was held at
Beachcomber Resort on
the same day.
The Regatta was an
enormous success accord-
ing to Mr Raicebe.
The beautiful weather
combined with the windy
conditions provided just
the right atmosphere and
environment for the Re-
gatta.
He said the success of
the event was also due
to the continuous level of
support and sponsorship
the Resort has received
from partners.
On behalf of the direc-
tors, management and staff
of Musket Cove we would
like to say a big Vinaka
Vaka Levu all our spon-
sors, Mr Raicebe said.
The sales manager said
the Resort expected more
competitors next year and
the Regatta was on its way
to become one of the most
exclusive yachting eventsin the Region.
Were expecting bigger
and better things in the fu-
ture, Mr Raicebe said.
Super yacht Encore
eventually took out first
prize.
PiratesdayracefromMusketC
ovetoBeachcom
berIsland.
Photos:MARGAR
ETNAQIRI/SERE
LISONIMOCEICA
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TOURISM/ STREET POLL
Proud Supporters of the
Musket Cove Race Week and
Yachting in Fiji
Professionals Want LocalPaddle Boarding Awareness
Paddle boarders want
to help locals who are in-
terested in the sport.
This was the word from
professional paddle board-
er Lori Park.
The winner of the Coro-
na Stand Up Paddle Board
competition that was held
recently from Namotu
Island Resort to Musket
Cove Resort was adamant
that more interest needed
to be developed locally to
By SERELISONI MOCEICA ensure more local partici-
pation.
Rarely do we see local
paddle boarders, its a wa-
ter sport and Fijians should
be naturals in the sport
seeing as most grow up by
the ocean, she said.
The professional paddle
boarder said it was disap-
pointing to see most com-
petitors from overseas and
only a few of the locals.
The locals are mostly
staff of the hotels here so
we need to get this out to
people, Ms Park said.
We try to help some-
how and Ive got some ex-
tra boards and if you guys
have any ideas, just con-
tact Namotu, she said.
Ms Hicks and her group
of professional paddle
boarders competing in the
race were also awed by
the beauty of the Mamanu-
ca group of islands and did
not let windy conditions
dampen their spirits on the
day of the race.
A total of 20 paddle
boarders took part in the
competition which was
included under the 32nd
Musket Cove Regatta ban-
ner.
Musket Coves Sales
representative, Alex
Raicebe said activities
planned also included a
golf competition, a tree
planting campaign and a
quiz night apart from the
main Regatta competition.
Paddle board race from Navutu Island to Musket Cove.
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TOURISM
USP LAUTOKA CAMPUS
Join us for the Health& Wellness Programme
USP Branded caps and t-shirtswill be up for grab as consolationprizes!
Refreshment will be provided!
To register your organisation orindividuals please contact Teresa
Ali on telephone: 6666800 or
email: [email protected] Welcome!
Morning Walk
Free Medical Check up
Clean-up Campaign
Blood Drive
On:
3rd October in Lautoka
24th October in Nadi
7th November in Sigatoka
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WORLD NEWS IN BRIEF
Clinton Breaks Silence on XL PipelineHillary Clinton on Tuesday broke her years-long silence
over her stance on the Keystone XL pipeline, announc-
ing in Iowa that she opposes the controversial project.
US Army rejects appeal from soldierEven as the U.S. military denies reports that American
troops were told to ignore Afghan child abusers, an 11-
year Green Beret who was ordered discharged after he
confronted an alleged rapist was informed Tuesday that
the Army has denied his appeal.
Pope Francis arrives in US for historicvisit -- with historic levels of securityPope Francis, to cheering crowds and a presidential re-
ception, touched down in the U.S. Tuesday afternoon,
beginning a historic visit that also will pose a historic
security challenge for the officers patrolling his itinerary
European Union approves plan torelocate 120,000 refugees across Eu-ropeEuropean Union interior ministers meeting in Brussels
approved a plan to relocate 120,000 refugees across Eu-
rope amid heightened tensions amongst member na-
tions over the crisis.
German woman, 91, charged in260,000 Auschwitz deathsGerman prosecutors have charged a 91-year-old woman
with playing a role in the deaths of 260,000 Jews at the
infamous Auschwitz death camp. The unidentified wom-
an, who authorities say served as member of the Nazi SS
is accused of serving as a radio operator for the camp
commandant from April to July 1944.
Israeli archaeologists may have foundfabled tomb MaccabeesIsraeli archaeologists may be one step closer to solving a
riddle that has vexed explorers for more than a century:
the location of the fabled tomb of the biblical Maccabees.
103-year-old Georgia woman bannedfrom her church
For nearly a century, 103-year-old Genora Hamm Biggs
has attended the Union Grove Baptist Church in Geor-
gia -- even working as the churchs secretary for some
40 years.
But Biggs -- a parishioner since she was 11 years old
-- was banned last month from attending after she dis-
agreed with the churchs pastor over his preaching style,
Fox affiliate WAGA-TV reported.
Husband of Iranian soccer star pre-vents her from competing abroadOne of Irans best female soccer, Niloufar Ardalan --
known as Lady Goal wont compete in an upcoming
international tournament because her husband -- citing
Islamic law -- isnt letting her travel abroad, instead in-
sisting she stay home and take care of their child.
Kim regime expands secret prisoncamp for women forcibly returnedfrom ChinaThe communist regime in North Korea has been ex-
panding space for women in its notorious prison laborcamps to accommodate the number of Koreans forcibly
returned from China, where they had sought the eco-
nomic means to survive.
In Sri Lanka: Home for Disabled ChildrenCarla Browne came to
Sri Lanka from the U.K. tohelp following the Tsuna-mi of 2004. She has livedhere ever since.
With her director,Subodha Liyanage -- andthe support of the localcommunity association-- Carla runs a home andschool for the hearing and
visually challenged.The project is known as
Childrens Hope. With 60live-in children and 14 day-students, the organizationhas matured enormouslysince Carla discovered itfollowing the Tsunami.
We have been able tobuild this beautiful dor-mitory, Carla told me. Ithouses 30 boys on the firstfloor, and 30 girls on thesecond. Each child hastheir own bed and draw-ers.
Our childrens disabili-ties are simply known here
in Sri Lanka as deaf anddumb, Carla said. Thesechildren are learning skillshere, including sign lan-guage.
Childrens Hope be-lieves in children regard-less of their circumstances,gender, race disability, orbehavior, Subodha says.
Activities for the chil-dren include painting, gar-dening, and sports. Playingcricket, so popular amongthe former British colonies,is perhaps the boys favoritepastime.
Depending on their in-
terests and skills, we canmake sure we find the rightvolunteering opportunity tosuit our volunteers, Carlatold the Daily Kos.
Under Sri Lankan law,an able child comes underthe nations Probation andChild Care Department. Adisabled child, however,comes under the SocialServices Department. BothDepartments come underthe Ministry of Social Ser-
vices.Neither the government
Kids and Staff signing the i nternational hand for I love you.Photo: SUPPLIED.
nor non-governmental or-ganizations (NGOs) knowthe exact number or per-centage of disabled chil-dren in Sri Lanka.
It has increased fromthe conflict that has ragedhere for thirty years, justended. The fighting,bombs, mines, and traumaof that conflict finally andthankfully over.
There are many factorsfor underdevelopment ofchildren in the developing
world. These include pov-erty, not enough nutritiongiven to the mother during
and after pregnancy, andnot enough nutrition givento the child.
The Sri Lankan Govern-ment has signed the Con-
vention on the Rights of theChild. These rights are uni-
versal and take into con-sideration all children, thatis to say, able and disabledchildren.
Within Sri Lankan cul-ture, families of disabledchildren - especially themother and the child - aresometimes seen as having
done something wrong ina previous life.
I have witnessed thissame sad phenomenonin Islamic Indonesia andCatholic Haiti.
This wrong doing isthe cause of the disabilitythroughout the developing
world. Sadly, sympathy andunderstanding are hard tofind because of this.
Everywhere I have trav-eled, I have noted that of-ten, families of disabledchildren are often ostra-cized from their communi-ties.
Apart from the emo-tional shock and strain of amother giving birth to a dis-abled child, the underlyingfactors of embarrassment,shame, and guilt are veryheavy burdens on bothmother and child.
These factors very muchhinder the development ofthe mother, family and es-pecially the child.
In developing countries,like Sri Lanka, the disabledand especially the specialneeds/intellectually chal-
lenged are a very disad-
vantaged group. With verylittle access to education,health care, training, andthe job market.
The problems faced bychildren with special needsare basic acceptance intothe human race and thedignity that goes along withthat acceptance. Disabledchildren are another group
who face exclusion anddiscrimination.
Contributions are need-ed. Giving a gift of fundsis one of the best ways you
can help to provide long-
term care and support forchildren who desperatelyneed it, says Carla.
Volunteers are wel-comed to help ChildrensHope in a variety of ways.
Volunteers work directlywith the children andyoung people and/or helpto raise vital funds.
By JIM LUCE OF DAILY KOS
Northcote Librarys Edible GardensFilling the minds and
puku of local children hasbeen the catalyst for thedevelopment of an ediblegarden in the courtyard ofNorthcote Library on theNorth Shore. The librarysregulars reflect the diversecommunity in Northcote,
with large numbers of Chi-nese, Korean, Maori andPasifika families. Its a richand vibrant communitybut also one that faces afew challenges. During the
school holidays staff regu-larly see children spendingwhole days at the library.Many of these kids dontcome with a lunchboxand by mid-late morningstart showing signs of be-ing hungry. Behaviour candeteriorate as a result.Staff pondered on whetherthere was a positive, af-firming, local responsethat tapped into some ofthe strengths of the com-munity and the idea for theedible garden was born.
A passionate team con-sisting of library manager,Trina Roycroft, Homer
Xu from Gardens4Health,Linda Tisch of the WholeHealth Hinemoa Garden,local landscape gardener
Amanda Yates, StephenMcLuckie from AucklandCouncil, Ron Kilham fromRotary Northcote Glenfieldand Cate Thorn from thelocal Anglican Parish cametogether to develop theproject. Exploratory meet-ings developed a visionfor the garden as a sharedcommunity resource, be-ing tended to and lookedafter by local people forthe benefit of the com-munity. An application tothe Evers-Swindell Trust, alocally administered trustfund, was successful andenabled the library gardento progress.
The Mens Shed NorthShore team became in-
volved and have con-structed and assembledthe raised beds and thegarden shed. The SunsetGold Gardeners group, aknowledgeable group oflocal Chinese elders whogarden collectively acrossthe North Shore are excit-ed about the opportunityto be involved in the proj-ect as well as share their
skills and experience withthe next generation of lo-cal gardeners. A number ofother local people includ-ing patients from a nearbydiabetes clinic are keen tobecome involved and growand tend some healthy kai.
Assistance has beenalso been secured from
Auckland Council throughthe provision of compostfor the garden from therecent Northcote organicfood waste trial. Parksand Property staff and lo-cal board members havealso contributed advice,connections and copious
amounts of encourage-ment. The wonderful facil-itators from the Compost-ing Collective have alsooffered their services withcomposting workshopsto be held at the library inthe near future. All in alland it has blossomed intoa wonderful collabora-tive effort between a widerange of stakeholders - lo-cal businesses communitygroups, churches, the localcommunity coordinators,council and elected repre-sentatives. A Garden Construction in Progress at Northcote. Photo: NORTHCOTE LIBRARY
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BUSINESS
A village in Fijis biggest
province, Nadroga has
taken the step to produce
organic coffee beans for
international markets.
This is the first time
such an initiative has even-
tuated.
The participants from
the village have formed
its Participatory Guarantee
System (PGS) and Pacific
Organic and Ethical Trade
Community (POETCom)
has provided training to
these villagers.
POETCom Organic Sys-
tems Extension Officer,
Stephen Hazelman said as
villagers adapt to organic
principles of farming, they
would be able to help grow
green economies.
PGS is a quality assur-
ance system developed by
the International Federa-
tion of Organic Agriculture
Movements (IFOAM) that
actively engages the coffee
community in carrying out
peer reviews of harvesting
processes to ensure organ-
ics principles are main-
tained, Hazelman said.
Its one built on a
foundation of trust, social
networks and knowledge
exchanges,he added.
Hazelman also dis-
cussed the phases of certi-
fication in line with organic
principles.
There are three phases
of certification; the land
where coffee grows to de-
termine through testing,
harmful foreign chemicals,
for example fertilisers, pes-
ticides and weedicides
have not been added;
compliance of individual
harvesters with organic
principles and certification
of Bula Coffee Company
processing and packaging
facilities, he said.
This will involve check-
ing the companys equip-
ment and processes to
ensure compliance with
standards protected by the
Pacific Organic Standards
and food safety standards.
On the completion of
Wild coffee Boosts Income for NadrogaBy KATHRIN KRISHNA
Nadi Sangam School has
taken the initiative to launch
E Learning at the school.
To make a change in the
teaching and learning envi-
ronment, the management
and staff took on the initia-
tive to launch E- Learning
on September 10.Chief Guest, Minister for
Education Dr. Mahendra
Reddy said that the launch-
ing of E-Learning would
positively influence the
students and would create
a successful learning envi-
ronment.
Students can access in-
formation more easily, as a
growing amount of data is
available in digital sources
that are much easier to
access than traditional or
paper based resources for
learning, he said.
Managing informa-
tion is part of E-Learning
component that students
acquire and use in their
private lives when join-
ing online communities
and keeping up with the
diverse networks they arepart of, he added.
Head Teacher Mrs. Ro-
shni Singh said that it was
about time the school
made use of technology in
classroom teaching so that
lessons could be made in-
teresting.
It is envisaged that stu-
dents will henceforth be
captivated with mesmer-
izing lessons that will have
E-Learning at NadiSangam School
By KATHRIN KRISHNA
the certification process,
the Bula Coffee Company
will be allowed to use the
Organic Pasifika mark.
Markets prefer organic
coffee indicative of the
changing habits of coffee
drinkers that are increas-
ingly choosing products
that are not harmful to the
environment and promote
fair labour principles,
company director Luke
Fryett said.
Bula Coffee is com-
mitted to ensuring sus-
tainable livelihoods for
grassroots communities
in Fiji, through harvesting,
processing and marketing
of coffee that grows wild
in remote places for many
years.
We are not only about
a great cup of coffee but
also about giving commu-
nities a better shot at life.
New Zealand, Australia,
New Caledonia and possi-
bly the United Arab Emir-
ates (UAE) are a few coun-
tries to name where Bula
Coffee will be exported.
glorification of concepts,
theories, explanations and
exemplifications directly
into the classrooms, she
said.
A new dimension of ed-
ucation that examines and
extends the frontiers of the
age-old adage that Good
teaching is good teaching,
no matter how it is done
by digitalization of the cur-riculum into the language
of the 21st digital genera-
tion and, thus, greater rate
of retention and global col-
laboration, she said.
With a school mission
to provide quality educa-
tion that would allow stu-
dents to reach their full po-
tential Nadi Sangam aims
to attain this by the launch
of E Learning.
Dr. Mahendra Reddy with the School management at the Launch of E-Learning at the schoo l.Photo. KATHRIN KRISHNA.
Villagers with their PGS certificates delight as wild coffee harvests rake in cash.Photos: SUPPLIED.
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RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 - BY CHARLES CHAMBERS
Happy Ending for Romainian PlayerRomanias matchagainst Ireland might nothave gone their way onSunday, but for one playerthere was a very happyending after the 44-10 de-feat.
Replacement Florin Su-rugiu gave his girlfriend Al-exandra the most romanticof birthday presents. Heproposed to her on thepitch at Wembley Stadium,surrounded by his team-mates. And luckily, shesaid yes.
Surugiu said he haddreamt up the proposal
when he first found outthat Romania would beplaying Ireland on 27 Sep-tember.
Its her birthday andbeing at Wembley was a
very good opportunity tomake it special, he toldreporters after the match.
Surugiu canvassed opin-ion from his fellow play-ers as to whether it was agood idea. They agreed,but when coach LynnHowells found out beforethe match he was less thanconvinced.
I tried to advise himnot to, Howells said. Itsprobably too romantic for
me but Im sure for her itwas very romantic.
The Oaks oppositionwas complimentary aboutRomanias tenacity on thefield, and also about Suru-gius courage afterwards.Ireland second row Don-nacha Ryan said: I thinkhe had a rush of blood tothe head fair play to him,hes a brave man.
Surugiu said Alexandra,who is an accountant, hadcome to accept his careeras a rugby player over thefive years they had beendating.
Even though in the be-ginning she thought it wasa sport like any other sport,now she came to realisethat its a very special anddifferent sport, he ex-plained. Shes always inthe stands.
The couple plan to mar-ry next year, when Surugiugets a break from rugby. Sodespite the 44-10 scorelineagainst Romania, there
was definitely one playerwalking out of Wembleywith a spring in his stepand a broad grin on hisface.
Florin Surugiu proposes to his grirlfriend.Photo: SUPPLIED
De Villiers to Retirefrom Test Rugby
South Africa captain
Jean de Villiers has an-
nounced that his 13-year
international rugby career
has come to an end after
he was ruled out of the rest
of the tournament with a
broken jaw sustained inSaturdays victory over Sa-
moa.
The Springbok centre
played 109 times for his
country at senior level and
three years ago became
the 54th Springbok captain.
When I got injured yes-
terday and I left the field,
I knew that I had played
my last test for South Af-
rica, De Villiers (pictured
above) said on Sunday. I
wont get this opportunity
again.
Having played for the
Springboks for 13 years
now, youve been through
so much, youve made so
many good friends, youve
seen so many good things.
You never think that itwould end like this.
Despite winning more
than 100 caps, De Villiers
has been plagued by inju-
ries throughout his career,
often coinciding with Rug-
by World Cups.
He made his first ap-
pearance for South Africa
in 2002, the year before the
World Cup, but suffered a
major knee injury on his
debut. Then, during the
Sprinkboks opening game
of the 2007 tournament
against Samoa, De Villiers
tore a muscle in his arm
and, while his teammates
went on to claim the Webb
Ellis Cup, he played no fur-
ther part.
In 2011, he missed mostof the competition after in-
juring a rib in the opening
game, meaning that be-
fore this World Cup he had
played only a combined
160 minutes of rugby in the
tournament.
But de Villiers said he
was at peace with how
his test career ended dur-
ing a South Africa win, a
week after the shock loss
to Japan
Princes Support DifferentNations at RWC
Princes William andHarry were on differentsides as England took on
Wales at the Rugby WorldCup.
They may be brothers,but when England meets
Wales on the rugby pitch,Prince William and PrinceHarry are on opposingsides.
Rugby World Cup 2015hosts England played
Wales at Twickenham Sun-day morning (NZ time).
Prince William, Duke ofCambridge, sat alongsidehis wife, Kate at the match.
To show allegiance toWelsh, Wills wore a redjacket, while Kate playedher part with a bright redscarf. Both dutifully sangalong to the Welsh nationalanthem before kick-off.
However, Prince Har-
ry was also in the standalongside the pair ... wear-ing an England rugby sup-porters jersey.
And as tensions roseon the paddock, fraternalbonds saw some friction
up in the stands.England led Wales
at half-time but after anamazing comeback Walespipped England at the post,
winning 28 - 25.
Prince William and Kate celebrate Wales win whilePrince Harry l ooks on deje ctedly. Photo.STUFF.CO.NZ
Flying Fijians prop IseiColati incurred a kneeinjury while training and
will no longer be availablefor Fijis remaining poolmatches in the RWC2015tournament.
This was confirmed bythe Flying Fijians HeadCoach John McKee whosaid that Colati sustainedan injury to his left kneein a training session yes-terday (Saturday 26 Sep-tember) at the SwanseaUniversity Sports Ground
in Wales.Colati was named on
the bench in Fijis first twoRWC2015 pool matches(verses England and Aus-tralia) and will return to hisFrench Club USON RugbyPlus to be reviewed bytheir medical team for de-finitive physiotherapy andhis rehabilitation.
Flying Fijians reserveTaniela Koroi will join theFlying Fijians camp to-morrow in Swansea givenColatisdeparture. Koroi
joins the Flying Fijians fromhis Italian club, Mogliano.
Colati out of Rugby World Cup
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RUGBY WORLD CUP / LOCAL SPORTS
Nadroga Narrowly
Escapes With Win
The BLK Nadroga teamnarrowly escaped with
just 3 points ahead of chal-lenger, Malolo during thelast Farebrother challenge.The Stallions scored the
winning try in extra time toclaim victory 13 10 overa heartbroken Malolo side.
The Aca Ratuva cap-tained island team gavethe defending championsa run for their money asthey forced the Nadrogateam into pressure, com-mitting errors on the fieldand leading with 5-3 athalftime.
Malolo then scored an-other try straight into thesecond half which broughtthe points up to 10 pointsto Nadrogas 3.
With former Nadroga
players in the island team,Malolo looked set to bringdown the rugby giant to itsfeet.
But it was to no availas the champion Nadrogaside slowly picked up inthe dying minutes of thegame.
Nadrogas Tubai Bati-ratu ran away with theball across the field lead-ing Nadrogas charge andscored a try to bring theteams points up to 8, nar-rowing Malolos lead.
By SERELISONI MOCEICA
Malolo team before the game against Nadroga. Photo: SERELISONI MOCEICA
No team has failed tomake the quarter-finals ofthe World Cup having wonthree pool matches and
Wales still have it all to doafter suppressing a second-half revolt by Fiji late onhaving at one stage lookedlike being on course to se-cure a bonus-point victory.It has not been dubbedthe pool of death withoutcause and such is its com-plexity that although Eng-land will be out of the tour-nament if they fail to beat
Australia at Twickenham, itis not a must-win encoun-ter for the hosts.
Waless failure to add tothe two tries they scoredin the opening 31 minutesmeans that England will
still be wriggling if theydraw with the Wallabiesand secure a bonus point,but after Fijis revival there
was more a feeling of re-lief than exhilaration at theend. While Wales, Austra-lia and England have que-ried the value of a pooldraw made three years be-fore the tournament havingall been thrown together,it is Fiji who are most harddone by.
They would have hada more than reasonablechance of finishing in thetop two of any of the otherthree pools, but locked
with the sides rankedsecond, third and sixth inthe world, they have yetto muster a point and willhave to pre-qualify for the2019 tournament.
There were times whenthey overwhelmed Wales
and shredded a defenceregarded as one of theiropponents strengths, buttheir decision-making un-der pressure was suspectand their goal-kicking wasagain wasteful.
Wales have defects aswell as bodies to repair,although for the first timesince August they finisheda match without havingto rule a player out of the
World Cup. The scrumwas again their principalsource of weakness: if be-ing shoved backwards ontheir own put-in 12 min-utes in could be attributedin part to the discomfortof the second row BradleyDavies who had just beentreated, abortively, to stema flood of blood from hisnose, a subsequent penal-ty after Gethin Jenkins puthis elbow on the ground
was down to the pressureexerted by a front rowmade up of second divi-sion players.
Jenkinss ability inthe loose and staminamake him indispensablefor Wales, but since theengagement law at thescrum was changed sothat what matters now is
not getting the hit but hav-ing the power and abilityto outmanoeuvre an oppo-nent, the 34-year-old hasbecome an accumulatorof penalties and yellowcards. It did not appearthat it would matter when
Wales were 17-3 aheadtowards the end of thefirst-half but Fiji changedtheir approach after the in-terval, more discriminatein their attacks from deepand more willing to kicklong and high.
Those in the near-ca-pacity crowd not wearingthe white of England, andthere were a few sportingthe red rose, or Fiji whopictured a bonus point
with their half-time bever-age were, in a few shakesof the hips of all four of Fi-
jis three-quarters, settlingfor a simple victory long
before the end.Wales expressed their
relief at the absence of the20st wing Nemani Nadolobut they would not havefound him harder to stopthan his replacementon the left wing, AsaeliTikoirotuma, the formerHarlequin who will belinking up with LondonIrish later this month.
He made four tellingthrusts from his own halfbut only one resulted in atry, eight minutes into thesecond half when he ranout of his 22, changed di-
Wales Hold off Fiji FightbackTHE GUARDIAN
The champions onceagain took control of thegame and by full time stillhad the ball in their posses-sion.
Trailing by two points,
the Stallions broke Ma-lolos defence and slowlydrove the attack which re-sulted in a Seva Naitoni tryin extra time, breaking thehearts of the islanders asthe referee finally blew his
whistle.The challenge was the
closest loss recorded so faragainst the Nadroga team
who played without someof its big names.
The Stallions will faceNorthland and Namosi inthe next challenges.
Nadroga line-up: 1. Sala-ba Luke, 2. Salawaqavuka
Apete, 3. Bure Alivereti, 4.Navatu Samisoni, 5. Naha-lo Joseva, 6. Moimoi Apisai,7. Navori Jone, 8. Kulavere
Atunaisa, 9. Rabici Rupeni,10. Raiwalui Nemani,11.Batiratu Tuiba,12. Duwai
Aporosa, 13. TabulawakiAporosa, 14. Toga Maikeli,15. Koniferedi Simeli.
Reserves: Navuma Ra-
tunaisa, Vatunitu Kitione,Cakobau Ratu Seru, Tiri-maidoka Luke, RaboniqicaSailosi, Vucago Emosi, Nai-toni Seva, Lotawa Tomasi.
Malolo line-up: 1.Dakun-ibubului Sikeli, 2. RamasiSemesa, 3. CamainakeloNemani, 4. Sorovakatini Tu-ifagalele, 5. Salabogi Kini-
viliame, 6. Turukawa Epeli,7.Vuki Venioni, 8.Davu Ti-moci, 9.Nariva Atonio, 10.
Lutumailagi Jiuta, 11. TereiOrisi, 12. Dora Akuila, 13.Qainiuci Ratu Meli, 14. La-balaba Nacanieli, 15. RokoTemesia.
Reserves: TuragakecePaula, Lumuni Kaliova, So-qeta Peniona, Ratuva Ratu
Aca, Nasove Rusiate, Ku-ricuva Joseva, TuivunilagiSemi, Tavuto Timoci.
rection slightly enough toleave Jenkins clutchingair and took play into the
Wales half before findinghis fellow wing TimociNagusa. Two passes later,
Vereniki Goneva was scor-ing under the posts and 10
points in as many minuteseither side of the half-timeinterval took them to with-in four points of Wales.
As the islanders steppedup the pace of the game,so Wales started to feel theeffects of their victory overEngland five days before.
Wales started in a hurry,knowing that it was thenthat they would be at theirstrongest, and they scoredtheir first try after six min-utes, Gareth Davies, whohad turned the game atTwickenham, taking ad-
vantage of a quickly takenpenalty by Taulupe Faletau
after Wales had twice opt-ed for lineouts rather thankicks at goal and not prov-ing much more proficientat driving a maul than Eng-land had been.
Davies was quick to ex-ploit any gaps around thefringes, earning Dan Big-gar his first penalty after abreak into the Fiji 22, butthe islanders had by thenscored their first points ofthe night through the bootof Ben Volavola after Waleshad been pushed back fivemetres in their own scrum.Had Fiji tested out Mat-thew Morgan at full-back
with some high kicks, theymay not have had to playso much from deep, butdespite winning the aerialbattle when Wales sentthe ball into the air, it tookthem until the second halfto tweak their tactics.
Wales had by then giventhemselves a cushion af-ter their best move of thematch, Biggar dummyinginto space and feedingJenkins for Alun Wyn Jonesand Matthew Morgan totake play to the Fiji line
for Scott Baldwin to reachout for the line.Volavolassecond penalty made theinterval score 17-6, butas Levani Botia, LeoneNakarawa and Dominiko
Waqaniburotu started torampage around, Walesstarted to look heavy-legged, but they made ithard for Fiji to offload andeventually found a second
wind for Biggar to kick twopenalties. Despite a per-fect record so far, they mayneed to beat Australia atTwickenham next week tomake the last eight.
Welsh winger George North makes a break against Fiji. Photo: THE GUARDIAN
We need a change in Fijisoccer.
These were the wordsof former Rewa soccerpresident Pranil Singh ata press conference at theTanoa Waterfront Hotel inLautoka which discussedthe upcoming Fiji FA presi-dential election.
Former Lautoka soc-
Prasad for a Change in Fiji FA Soccercer president, ShalendraPrasad is contesting theelection with an aim toimprove the services pro-
vided to the districts at dif-ferent levels of soccer.
Districts will receive$40,000 each in annualgrant if I am voted in, hesaid.
Speaking at the confer-ence, Pranil Singh said thatthe major problem faced
by districts was their indi-vidual financial burdens.
If you look at Fiji Foot-balls financial report itsnot a true reflection of howmuch money is spent inthe country in football be-cause the district associa-tions spend a lot of moneyfrom their own pockets
which is not accountedfor, he said.
He said that Prasad
would look into this if hewas elected and that thiswould lift the financial con-straints from the differentfootball associations.
A total of $40,000 will beallocated to each premierdistrict of which $30,000
will be cash and $10,000 inkind.
As for the senior divi-sion a total of $15,000 willbe give of which $10,000
will be in cash and $5000in kind.
Singh said that the con-stitution would also belooked into for transpar-ency purposes.
We need to have anopen, transparent and fairconstitution that is opento everybody. Anyone in-
volved with football for thepast 10 years should begiven a chance to contest
for any position in Fiji FA.Nadroga Football As-
sociation president VijaySingh and Tailevu/NaitasiriFootball Association presi-dent Shalend Roy are vy-ing for the position of vicepresident at the electionsas well.
The election will be heldon October 6 in Ba
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This years Fiji International Golf
Tournament is the most attractive everwith $AUD 1.125 million up for grabs.
With its ever growing popularity,
with an expected field of 132 players,
the tournament, in its second year is at-
tracting the big names.
Fijis national hero Vijay Singh is
returning home to compete in one of
the countrys most prestigious sport-
ing tournaments which is being played
from October 15 18..
With the positioning of the tourna-
ment the week after The Presidents
Cup in Korea the Fiji International has
also attracted world number 15 Matt
Kuchar to compete after representing
the United States of America.
Singhs announcement has been
highly anticipated by sports fans in Fiji
who are sure to give their home grown
world star a rousing reception when
he competes in the Fiji International
at Natadola Bay Championship Golf
Course.
Recognising the importance of the
Fiji International to growing golf in his
home country, Singh is delighted to
once again be pledging his support to
the tournament.
I am pleased to be returning home
to play in the Fiji International which
is building the profile of the sport that
I love in the country that I love, said
Singh who finished in the top-10 lastyear.
I enjoyed my time competing in the
inaugural tournament, and this year I
am motivated to try and win.
Singh competing in the Fiji Interna-
tional is a significant result for the tour-
nament and has been an important fo-
cus of the PGA of Australia.
Vijay is an incredibly talented player
but more than that he is a hero to peo-
ple in Fiji, he inspires and interests them
in golf which is why it was so important
for us to secure him for the Fiji Interna-
tional again in 2015, said Stephen Ayles,
Chief Commercial Officer of the PGA of
Australia.
We would like to create a lastinglegacy of golf in Fiji and by having Vijay
participate we are on the path to achiev-
ing both of these goals.
Prime Minister, Hon. Voreqe Bainima-
rama said the government was delighted
to see Fijian Vijay Singh return for this
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