THE JET Volume 8 Number 4

Inside
TOP STORIES
More Air Traffic controllers

for AFL
Page 2
Diabetes is a major NCD:

Konrote
Page 7
World Rugby delegates meet

in Nadi
Page 22
New helpline to benefit

women
Page 4
Stoeckel is new Tourism

Fiji CEO
Page 8
FNU students to experience

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Bigfoot in Nadi
Lots selling fast at the Legalega subdivision, says NLDL

By
SERELISONI
MOCEICA
A total of 140 lots will be completed by August this year at the new Bigfoot Subdivision in Legalega, Nadi.
This was confirmed by Nadi Land
Development Limited recently after
a $7milion investment on developments for Stage Two.
Managing director Kamal Sen
said sales for the lots for Stage One
have all been completed which
comprised of four residential lots
and two agricultural blocks.
One commercial lot is left and 22
residential lots to be completed by
August, Mr Sen said.
Stage One had six lots which
were divided up into four residential
and two commercial properties.
Stage Two has 140 lots comprising of 100 residential lots, 20 commercial, 10 light industrial and nine
tourist apartments.
Mr Sen said this was the first major project in the country by the NLD
Limited and the lots were at high
costs as they were of quality standards.
We are grateful of the support of
the government and the approvals
for the project to go ahead, he said.
Big Foot Subdivision lots include
The new Bigfoot subdivision in Legalega, Nadi. INSET: Directors Shyam Sundaran (left) and Kamal Sen (right). Photos: NADI LAND DEVELOPMENT LTD.
full utility services such as water,
electricity, street lights, tarsealed
roads and the sewer.
The subdivision has a total of 232
lots and divided into Stages One and
Two.
The government is also in sup-
port of housing development in the

jet set town especially with plans to
become a city by 2017.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama had earlier said that new housing settlements mean more follow
up developments in terms of medi-
cal care, schools, infrastructure and

more.
NLD according to Mr Sen was set
up for the sole purpose of land development in the town in 2014.
The company is co-owned by Mr
Sen, an accountant by profession
and quantity surveyor and draftsman

Shayam Sundaram.
Future developments of NLD include a 16 acre development close
to the Nadi International Airport for
which the development is expected
to commence from January 2017.
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FROM THE DESK
Road to Rio
And its pressure time now.
The Vodafone Fiji 7s squad
is not leaving any stones untouched in preparation for
Rio.
While the players are trying
every bit to get a ticket to Brazil, head coach Ben Ryan is
really struggling to determine
his best 13 to Rio.
Ryan has made it crystal
clear that the team is now on
performance-based both on
and off the field, and any player could be dropped from the
squad at any time should he
rupture Ryans set of codes.
It was also a long-time
dream for player Isake Ice
Katonibau to represent Fiji
in Rio, unfortunately he had
been released from the camp
due to chronic injuries as he
will not be able to recover on
time.
Ryan confirmed that there
would be no replacement for
Katonibau and he would continue working with the current
players in camp.
The current squad include:
Alivereti Veitokani, Amenoni Nasilasila, Apisai Domolailai, Emosi Mulevoro, Jarryd Haynes, Jasa Veremalua,
Josua Tuisova, Josua Vici, Kitione Dawai, Leone Nakarawa,
Masivesi Dakuwaqa, Nemani
Nagusa, Osea Kolinisau, Pio
Tuwai, Samisoni Viriviri, Savenaca Rawaca, Semi Kunatani,
Seremaia Tuwai, Sevuloni Mocenacagi, Vatemo Ravouvou,
Viliame Mata, Waisea Nayacalevu
We wish Ryan and his
team all the best for Rio.
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More Air Traffic Controllers for AFL

By SERELISONI MOCEICA
A total of 35 air traffic controllers have graduated within
the last eighteen months from
Airport Fiji Limiteds (AFL)
aviation academy.
Graduating from the three
months Air Traffic Control
course, 14 graduated late 2014
and 21 recently received their
certificates after AFL decided
to increase the number of air
traffic controllers to ensure
safe operational levels.
AFLs Executive Chairman
Faiz Khan said the increases
will allow for more systematic
release of traffic controllers
into advanced training.
Airports Fiji Ltd aims to be
the leader in the Pacific in air
traffic surveillance.
Our message to the controllers is to work hard to continue to build their capacity
and grow, Mr Khan said.
Out of the recent 21 graduates, 11 were females and Mr
Khan said the women were all
picked on merit.
We did not go out and
deliberately make choices to
create gender balance, Mr
Khan said.
However, the selection
criteria that we went through
about 6 months ago yielded
these results, he added.
He said AFL was blind
when it came to gender issues
or similar biases.
AFL Executive Chairman Faiz Khan (left) presents the Basic ATC Certificate to Katalaini Kalougata. Photo: AFL.
The graduates will begin
the second phase of their programme by undertaking practical work over the next few
months.
Airports Fiji Ltd looks after
the airspace spanning an area
of six million square kilome-
tres covering Kiribati, Tuvalu,

Vanuatu, New Caledonia and
Fiji.
Chamber desires Nadi as Special Tourism Zone

The Nadi Chamber of Commerce and Industry wants
Nadi town to be declared as
Special Tourism Zone.
This is part of its submission to the 2016 2017 national budget.
In a statement sent, the
Chamber said business houses were in support of the idea
as tourists will take more time
out to shop in town and other
areas.
The town is the most active area that is well policed
and protected but the activities tend to die out by 10 or
11pm, said NCCIs president
Dr Ram Raju.
Tourists and locals alike
are denied the privilege of
entertainment and other business activities and we feel this
is discriminatory.
He said the declaration
of Nadi town into a city next
year will encourage increased
productivity and investments
particularly regarding tourism which has contributed
immensely towards the Nadi
economy and the country as
a whole.
The Chamber also requested that roads be upgraded to
allow for easy access to popular rural backpacker resorts.
Dr Raju said there were
many tourist related attrac-
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and Momi gun sites, Sigatoka
River Safari, Abaca Village and
Waterfall, etc.
All these accessible roads
should be tarsealed to allow
maximum patronage and
economic activities, increasing productivity and vibrant
economy, the president said.
The Chamber said such
incentives were needed for
untapped potential in the rural areas.
The submission also included a request to review
taxes paid by tourists which
amounted to 25 percent.
We are competing with
many other South Pacific Island countries who seem to
be winning many potential
visitors that could have chosen Fiji but the high taxes bites
their pockets, the statement
said.
This also includes Airport
Departure Tax which the
Chamber believed also needed to be reviewed.
Nadi Chamber of Commerce

and Industry desires Nadi
town to be declared as the
Special Tourism Zone.
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LOCAL NEWS
AFL Makes Largest

Recruitment for
Engineering Services
Eleven trainee aeronautical technical officers (ATOs)
have been chosen by Airports
Fiji Limited, the largest recruitment so far to join its Air Navigation Engineering Services.
Newly appointed ANES
Manager, Kelepi Dainaki said
the trainees will undergo 12
months training which was in
line with the ICAO Doc 1792
training manual for Air Safety
Electronics Personnel followed by practical on-the-job
training.
During this 12 months
training they will go through
five phases before they get
their Aeronautical Facility
Technician License and rating
from CAAF, Mr Dainaki said.
This rating will allow them
to become qualified ATOs
and work on the complex
CNS/ATM systems, he added.
The manager said this was
an opportunity for the recruits
to gain extensive knowledge
and skills in the maintenance
and support of air traffic management systems and other
relevant areas.
Mr Dainaki reminded the
trainees of the challenges that
lay ahead.
We welcome our new
trainees to the AFL family
but at the same time remind
them of the challenges that lie
ahead.
AFL Executive Chairman
Faiz Khan welcomed the
new recruits and emphasised
AFLs philosophy of teamwork
and delivery through effective
communication and understanding of roles.
We want to be a world
class airport operator. How do
we achieve that? We achieve
that by having good systems
and processes; and good people, Mr Khan said.
Mr Khan said continual
capacity building and growth
has become part of the work
culture at AFL.
Trainee ATOs: Amitesh
Gounder, Lorna Bure, Anusheel Chand, Akariva Rabakewa, Muritikei Navuki, Ravneel
Naidu, Mitchell Metusela,
Samuela Vadei, Ashifa Dean,
Arieta Colamoto, Timoci Katamotu
Rotuma Runway
Extension in the Pipeline
Contractor selection for the
new extension for the Rotuma
Runway will be finalised in the
next two months.
According to Airports Fiji
Limited, pre-tender due diligence and selection process
is now well underway.
AFLs Executive Chairman
Faiz Khan said two chartered
flights carrying AFL staff,
shortlisted bidders, consultants and a representative
from the Department of Environment flew to Rotuma for
site inspection.
He said AFL looks forward
to working with the Rotuman

community for the success of
this project.
Government has a vision
of better connecting Fijians
in outer islands to our main
land and boosting their local
economies.
In Rotuma we will be able
to land the ATR 42 aircraft after the runway upgrades.
Mr Khan said a compliant
runway that allows for the
landing of bigger aircrafts will
result in greater frequency
and lower air fares.
He said the present air
fares were very high citing
the chartered travel for site
inspection as an example
New helpline to benefit women
Domestic Helpline to provide counselling and support for Fiji women. Photo: SUPPLIED.
The new Domestic Violence helpline will be up soon
as the first of its kind for the
country.
This is also a priority for the
Ministry of Women, Children
and Poverty Alleviation according to the ministrys permanent secretary Dr Josefa
Koroivueta.
The Ministry is committed to the establishment of the
Domestic Violence Helpline.
It has a budgetary allocation of $170,000, and we are
almost in the final stages now,
where we are going to award
the tender to the appropriate
successfully build our airport

infrastructure to world class
standards. Governments vision is to improve our airport
facilities; our network connectivity throughout Fiji and
globally; and improve our service standards. Thus we are
carrying out the multi-million
dollar upgrades at Nadi International Airport. We hope all
Fijians will be proud of this
iconic landmark once completed. We are also spending
millions in improving our air
traffic surveillance capabilities; lengthening the Rotuma
runway; planning a new terminal and longer runway at
Nausori; exploring the possibility of a new airport in Vanua
Levu; extending the Matei
runway; building new terminals in Koro and Vanuabalavu
that were destroyed after TC
Winston; etc. We have a busy
schedule over the next few
years, explained Mr Khan.
Mr Khan has thanked the
great effort and team work by
AFLs entire staff.
Khan stated that the one
point we would emphasize
above most is that infrastructure cannot be built with money alone. We need people for
their ideas, contributions,
hard work, dedication and vision in order to build. AFL has
service provider, Dr Koroivueta said.

The Permanent Secretary said that the Domestic
Violence Helpline would also
strengthen the partnership
between government agencies and non- government organisations who directly and
indirectly deal with domestic
violence cases.
The ministry said counseling services will be free
through the helpline and qualified personnel will be available to give relevant advice
and support to those seeking
it.
Other concerned members of the public would also
be able to get advice on how
to deal with problems on behalf of the victims.

Statistics from the Fiji
Womens Crisis Centers
Somebodys Life, Everybodys
Business Report, highlighted
that Fijis rates of violence
against women and girls are
among the very highest in the
world.
Around 64 percent of
women who have been in intimate relationships have experienced physical and or sexual
violence by their husband or
partner according to FWCC.
Meanwhile the ministry
also applauded the success
of the National Child Helpline
which so far has dealt with
922 genuine callers.
Main
issues
reported
through the helpline included child physical and sexual
abuses, child neglect, child
emotional abuse, gender
based violence and other issues regarding family welfare.
Dr Koroivueta added that
the Ministry also looked forward to the upcoming budget
allocation.
For us it is the rearrangement of our business priorities, rearrangement of our services but not losing out on the
rationale behind it because
we are dealing with services
for women, children, people
living with disabilities and senior citizens, he added.
where after calculations a return ticket for each person in

the flight cost $2,703.
Some may argue one can
get a round-the-world air fare
ticket for $2,703.
With these runway upgrades we will be able to
boost our outer island local
economies in line with the
Governments vision, the
Chairman said.
The RESA Project works have commenced near Runway 27. Photo: AFL.
AFL Records Unprecedented

Financial Results
Airports Fiji Limited (AFL)
released its record breaking
audited financial results for
the year ending 31st December 2015.
AFL Executive Chairman
Faiz Khan announced that
AFL made record operating
profits before tax of $46.04
million in 2015, compared to
$18.02 million for the same
period in 2014. The results
include interest income of
$1.02m from term deposits
compared to interest expense
of $0.63m.
This meteoric turnaround
in profits was made possible
through a successful restructure of our revenues and expenditure. 2015 was a year in
which we recorded highest
operating revenues and lowest operating expenses over
the past 5 year period, advised Mr Khan.
The full effect of the revenue restructure will be seen in
2016 and beyond. Our EBITDA
(earnings before interest taxation depreciation and amortisation) in 2015 was $44m.
2016 EBITDA is forecasted
at around $80m. Only as far
back as 10 years ago we were
breaking even or making losses, said Mr Khan.
Having strong fundamentals is critical if we are to
a great team that believes in

effective communication and
delivery. We believe in continual improvement and growth.
We believe in the ability to
make courageous decisions
and overcome challenges.
We believe in the value of
time. We believe in humility and respect. Without our
team we will neither achieve
these meteoric profitability
turnarounds nor be able to
build infrastructure to world
class standards.
AFL is going through a human resource evolution. We
have managers in 30s who
contribute exceptionally. We
also have managers in their
60s who perform remarkably.
Age is no barrier. We are really
excited about the many future
leaders we see all around us.
Historical net
profits before tax:
2015 -
2014 -
2013 -
2012 -
2011 -
2010 -
2009 -
2008 -
2007 -
operating
$46.04m
$18.02m
$16.02m
$14.13m
$12.24m
$11.62m
$7.15m
$5.25m
$780k
AFL
Once Upon a Time

Buddy and friends take
the routine bus route from
Votulaevu to Martintar every
morning. So far, within this
month, there have been three
breakdowns, tyre punctures
and some buses have just refused to work. Buddy thinks
that maybe the buses that follow this route are cursed. Or
maybe, just maybe, the buses
need to be changed. Food for
thought for bus companies. it
is no wonder then that illegal
hiring of cars is a booming
business around this area.
Buddy thinks that maybe
a new car will probably bring

her travelling expenses down.
And she now wishes that man
who offered her a loan at a
local bank appears like Tiks
from the Crest Chicken advertisements. The four hours travelling every weekend from
Nadi to the capital is taking a
large chunk out of her budget
and very soon she may start
walking like a chair in the
Sunset bus, if that was possible. Now she understands
why some come and never go
back after a while.
Buddy and her friends
brave the cold Nadi night to
talanoa over a basin and
the topic revolves around the
very picture perfect rugby sevens stars and their uniforms.
Buddys friend reckons that
having just shorts on, with
the Fiji flag on them would be
enough for the team, no need
for the jerseys. This encourages a roar from the rest of the
gang who come up with their
own ideas of skimpy outfits

for the boys. Go Fiji Go! And
we havent even got to Rio yet.
A phone conversation inside a minibus on its way
down to Suva goes like this.
Are you the boy that knocked
up Lusi? Let me tell you something, I am Lusis cousin and I
will come and find you wherever youre hiding and I will
beat you up. And the ranting
goes on before the receiver
finally switches off his phone
from the other end. Buddy
then sits quietly and sympathises with the lady as she vents
about Lusis problem. Buddy
turns and asks, Are you Lusis mom? . The lady with an
incredulous look says, No my
goodness, do I look that old?
I am Lusis neighbor! Buddy
then learns that said Lusi is
living with the same man that
lady was calling. Well, a life
without comedy we would
have without the busybodies
of this world.
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LOCAL NEWS
Thomson is first for

the Pacific for UN Seat
Fijis Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Peter Thomson has
been elected as President of
the General Assemblys 71st
Session making him the first
Pacific Island national to be
elected to the position in the
history of the United Nations.
A statement sent by the UN
confirmed that his candidacy
was put forward by Fiji with
the support of eleven other
Pacific Small Island Developing States.
The presidency was contested with Cyprus candidate,

Andreas Mavroyiannis of Cyprus who had 90 votes, four
less than Ambassador Thomsons 90.
Fijis Foreign Affairs Minister, Inoke Kubuabola said the
election was a proud moment
for Fiji and acknowledged the
team at the Fiji Mission in New
York.
Congratulations to Ambassador Thomson for being
elected as the President of the
71st General Assembly.
We are proud of this
achievement, well deserved
for Ambassador Thomson and

for Fiji as a whole, the minister added.
Ambassador
Thomson
acknowledged the support
shown by Fiji and other Small
Island Developing States and
also specially thanked the
hundreds of Fijians serving
in the blue helmets and blue
berets of UN peacekeeping in
the worlds trouble-spots.
He also promised to bring
the 71st sessions attention to
issues of importance to small
island nations and the General Assembly as a whole.
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Fijis Ambassador Peter Thomson (1st from left) , the newly elected President of the General
Assemblys 71st Session in New York. Photo: DEPTFO.
Smugglers Cove, Nadi
USP NEWS
Asset Meet, a Success USP students awarded scholarships to China
USP MEDIA
The University of the South
Pacifics (USP) Pro-Chancellor and Chair of Council Mr
Winston Thompson officially
opened a symposium on
Public Financial Management
organised by USPs Pacific Islands Centre for Public Administration (PICPA) at Novotel in
Nadi from 30 to 31 May 2016,
which was a huge success.
Mr Thompson was pleased
to see the level of participation from public officials from
Fiji and Pacific island countries including representatives
of various development partners.
He said in the economic
and financial context, asset
management has two general
definitions one relates to
the advisory services where
an advisor or financial services company are engaged
to provide a range of professional services to manage and
coordinate a clients financial
portfolio.
Mr Thompson said the
other definition which is more
relevant in the context of the
symposium describes it as a
process of organising, planning, acquiring, disposing off
or the care and maintenance
of assets using a whole-of-lifecycle approach.
As public officials, it is
this latter definition, which is
more applicable in our day
to-day work, he noted.
Director PICPA Parmesh
Chand said the symposium,
which focused on issues,
challenges and opportunities
on Asset Management, was
well attended by 20 delegates
representing 13 Pacific Island
Countries (PICs) and New
Zealand.
There was also excellent
representation from partner
organisations like the Asian
Development Bank (ADB), Pacific Association of Supreme
Audit Institutions (PASAI), Pacific Regional Infrastructure
Facility (PRIF), and Pacific Fi-
nancial Technical Assistance

Centre (PFTAC) including USP.
As well, there was an excellent range of resource personnel drawn from industry
locally and abroad who provided resource inputs at the
symposium.
Mr Chand said the objectives of the symposium were
fully accomplished.
The objectives were to
provide an avenue where relevant senior officials involved
in asset management in the
PICs have an opportunity to
share experiences, hear from
experts and learn international best practices in public
sector asset management,
he noted.
Following comprehensive
discussions and a well-coordinated exchange of information and views, it was agreed
by participants of the symposium that there be continued
emphasis on human resource
capacity development for
those involved in asset management.
Scholarship awarded students with staff of Confucius Institute and Director of USP
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USP MEDIA
Three students from The
University of the South Pacifics (USP) Lautoka campus
have secured a life time opportunity to visit China.
USP Lautokas Confucius
Institute advance level stu-
dents Manasa Vakalalabure,

Mere Vuda and Pritika Archana have been awarded a four
week scholarship to further
their knowledge about the
Chinese language.
The trio will be in Beijing
from 14 December 2016 to 14
January 2017.
Career accountant Ms
Archana said she was excited about going and learning

more about the Chinese language.
She stated that being selected out of 200 applicants
from all over the world is a
major achievement in itself.
Participants at the Asset Management symposium at Novotel, Nadi. Photos: SUPPLIED.
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LOCAL NEWS
Diabetes is a major NCD: Konrote Insurers Add $35k
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Diabetes in itself is a major
NCD, which accounts for the
second-highest rate of NCDrelated deaths in Fiji.
These were the opening
words of the President of Fiji
His Excellency Major-General
Retd) Jioji Konrote during
his address at the 2016 Diabetes Foot Care Symposium
in Suva.
In fact, the three leading
causes of disability and deaths
in Fiji are ischemic heart diseases, diabetes and stroke.
Diabetes is caused by four
main lifestyle factors: Smoking, poor Nutrition, Alcohol
and Physical Inactivity. The
acronym is SNAP. Additionally,
poor diabetes control causes
complications, which our
health experts have termed as
SNAKE, Mr Konrote said.
SNAKE stands for compli-
cations to the Skin, Nerves,

Arteries, Kidneys and Eyes.
His Excellency said the
main strategy of the Fijian
Government through the Ministry for Health and Medical
Services is to control SNAP to
prevent SNAKE!
For this to happen, all Fijians must choose a healthy
lifestyle.
We need to eat healthy
and balanced diets. We need
to be physically active by doing regular exercises on a
daily basis. We need to quit
smoking and reduce our
consumption of kava and alcohol. We also need to have
enough rest including having
adequate sleep. Choosing a
healthy lifestyle is the only
way we can reduce the risk of
contracting NCDs.
Mr Konrote acknowledged
the work of the Diabetes Fiji
for their leadership in the im-
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By ANUSHIL KUMAR
plementation of the project.

A multi-sectorial collaboration model like this offers
hope in our fight against this
deadly scourge.
As Fijis Champion in the
campaign against NCDs, I
pledge to do my part and to

lead by example in taking
every opportunity to encourage all our people to choose
a healthy lifestyle so that we
can live longer, healthier and
happier lives.
Marsh Limited, an insurance company, boosted the

Prime Ministers National Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Fund with a $35,000 donation.
The leader of the Marsh
Fijian Practice and company
vice president, Ilyaz Koya
presented the cheque to the
Attorney-General and Minster
for Finance, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
Mr Koya said the amount
had been collected by Marsh
staff from Fiji and in the wider

Marsh and McClennan Group
in Australia, New Zealand and
Singapore.
According to Mr Koya, all
had wanted to be part of the
rebuilding process in Fiji in
the wake of Cyclone Winston.
Minister Khaiyum thanked
Mr Koya for the donation.
On behalf of the Fijian
people, I want to thank Marsh
and its staff for their generosity and assure you that the
funds you have raised will be
put to good use in the rebuilding effort, the AG said.
His Excellency the President Major-General (Retd) Jioji Konousi Konrote at the first-ever Footcare Symposium by Diabetes
Fiji and Wellness Unit of Ministry of Health and Medical Services. Photos: DEPTFO.
Attorney General and Minister for Finance, Hon. Aiyaz

Sayed-Khaiyum receievs a cheque from Vice President of
MARSH, Mr Ilyaz Koya. Photo: DEPTFO.
APTC partners with Fiji National University

A new partnership agreement has been signed between the Australia-Pacific
Technical College (APTC)
and the Fiji National University (FNU) to allow the two
institutions to work collaboratively over the next two years
(2016-2018) on the delivery of
APTCs Painting and Decorating and Applied Fashion Design and Technology qualifications.
The programs will be accredited and delivered by
APTC for the first three semesters, with the view that FNU
will establish an equivalent
program from 2018. This will
enable continuation of the
courses at FNU with the ability
for graduates to also achieve
an Australian qualification
through the process of APTCs
Recognition of Prior Learning.
APTC is an innovative development project funded by
the Australian Government,
delivering Australian-standard
skills and qualifications for
a wide range of vocational
careers for skilled workers
across the Pacific.
Under the partnership, a
major focus is on the capacity
building of FNU trainers to ensure sustainability of the training in Fiji.
APTC will also improve the
Fashion Design and Technology facilities at FNU Nabua
campus to ensure the training
area and equipment is current
and compliant with the Aus-
(From left) Counsellor, Regional Health, Education & Gender, Ms Sheona McKenna, APTC Chief Executive Officer, Ms Denise
OBrien, FNU Chancellor, Mr Ikbal Jannif and the Managing Director of Mark One Apparel, Mr Mark Halabe at the signing
ceremony. Photo: APTC.
tralian training package and
the Health and Safety requirements.
The agreement was signed
on 10 June at the FNU Nasinu campus by APTC Chief
Executive Officer, Ms Denise
OBrien, and the FNU Chancellor, Mr Ikbal Jannif.
Ms OBrien said that highly
skilled trades people are in

demand across Fiji in a large
number of industry sectors.
She added that APTC is
delighted to join FNU and industry to support the training
requirements of local enterprises in Fashion Design and
Technology and also Painting
and Decorating trades.
APTC is committed to
working with the garment
manufacturing and broader
fashion industry in Fiji. To
date, we have delivered very
successful work-based training programs to upskill existing workers in companies in
the Suva area and in the West.
This industry is poised for
growth and relies on a skilled

workforce to ensure quality
and efficiency. A dedicated
training facility will support
the skills requirements of the
industry, both now and into
the future, she elaborated.
In his remarks, Mr Jannif
said that the signing of the
MOU with APTC reaffirms
FNUs commitment towards

providing quality education,
tailor-made to meet the demand from the industry.
This MOU comes at an
important time for FNU and
the Fiji Fashion and Garment
Industry, as this sector is set to
become one of the key drivers of our economy. FNU has
been working for some time
now with industry partners to
assist in developing the Fashion industry and we are happy
to partner with APTC to take
our programmes to the next
level.
This is a historic occasion
for FNU and the Fashion Industry in Fiji. We are excited to
partner with APTC to enhance
this important sector with support from the industry leaders.
This MOU lays the foundation for other new and exciting things and Im confident
that APTC and FNU together
will be able to transform this
industry and strengthen Fijis
footing on the world fashion
stage, he added.
The Counsellor, Regional
Health, Education and Gender, Ms Sheona McKenna
and APTCs Executive Director, Training Delivery, Marian Wilkinson and APTC Fiji
Country Manager, Mr Jonathan Todd were also present
at the signing.
APTC
LOCAL NEWS
More Civil Marriage Celebrants Appointed

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The appointment of two
more civil marriage celebrants
have been done to meet the
growing demand from international visitors looking forward to get married in Fiji.
And from Fijian couples,
these celebrants want to get
married outside traditional
settings.
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Aiyaz SayedKhaiyum handed Alipate
Bolavatonaki and Kalesi Senikavika their certificates which
allows them to conduct civil
marriages anywhere in Fiji at
any time.
Alipate and Kalesi join seven other celebrants who have
already been appointed after
they received their certificates
from the Attorney-General.
According to Minister Khaiyum, Fiji has become a top
wedding destination for international visitors and it is critical to have an adequate number of celebrants available at
resorts and hotels around the
country to meet the growing
demand.
More and more foreigners
are wanting to get married in
Fiji because of the romantic
setting, the friendliness of our
people and the increasing
number of specialist services
being provided for the wedding market.
It is becoming an increasingly important sector of our
tourism industry and we need
to do everything we can to cater for it. More Fijians are also
choosing to marry at home or
in other settings and we want
to provide them with alternative options as well, he said.
Alipate and Kalesi thanked
the AG for the opportunity to
become celebrants.
It as an honour and a privilege to be able to marry couples visiting the Mamanucas.
I am based at Plantation
island so this will allow me
to conduct marriages on the
island for the increasing number of people wanting to get
married there, Alipate said.
Kalesi Senikavika said becoming a civil marriage celebrant was enabling her to con-
What do you think

about Jarryd Haynes
inclusion in the Fiji
team to Rio?
Siteri Soko,
Nadi Airport
Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum presents certificates to Civil Marriage celebrants.

Photo: DEPTFO.
tinue to be of service to others
after her retirement from the
Civil Service.
Marriage is a very important and happy event in peo-
Taxi 2000 Tours

Company on a Roll
The Taxi 2000 Tours company is on the up and up.
This was the comment
made by Alim Mohammed
(pictured), the companys
Rental Manager.
The taxi company which
started off with only one taxi
in 2000 now has a total of 63
cars operating 24 hours, seven
days a week.
The company is currently
based in Nasilivata Road, Namaka and was founded by Legalega residents Aslam Khan
and his son Azim Kham.
We have 60 taxi drivers
and another 4 transfer drivers
which will be increasing to 10

soon, Mr Mohammed said.
The business is currently
divided up into three sectors with 30 cars for 2000 Taxi
Tours and 30 for AAK Rental
and Tours and Go Local Fiji
Tours and Transfers has 3 cars.
The manager said plans
were in the pipeline for a
35-seater and 15-seater buses
with a baggage trailer for the
company.
There is also a new office
complex soon where all the
features and fittings will be
brought in from Malaysia, he
added.
The company is waiting for
approval from the Airports Fiji
Sweet Tweets:
ples lives and I am very much

looking forward to my new
role, she said.
Civil marriage celebrants
pay a $3000 application fee
and are subject to background

and criminal checks before
they can be issued with a license to serve for a term of
three years.
He is a great addition
to the team though I think
that there are many players available that would be
as good as him but kudos
to Jarryd for making a play
for Fiji.
Stoeckel is New
Tourism Fiji CEO
Limited for a new office at the

Arrivals Section for rentals and
tours.
Nemani Waqa,
Legalega
I think that there are
so many other players that
could have made it into the
team and are more experienced than Jarred but if
hes there, then he must
have the potential to be
better than all these players, lets just wait and see.
Matther Stoeckel is new Tourism Fiji CEO
Taxi 2000 Tours driver Riyaz Hassan showing the company vehicle parked at their yard in Nadi.
Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
Rotuma Runway Extended Soon

Contractor selection for the new extension for the Rotuma Runway will be finalised
in the next two months. According to Airports Fiji Limited, pre-tender due diligence
and selection process is now well underway.
NCCI Submission to Budget

The Nadi Chamber of Commerce and
Industry wants Nadi town to be declared
as Special Tourism Zone. This is part of its
submission to the 2016 2017 national budget. In a statement sent, the Chamber said
business houses were in support of the idea
as tourists will take more time out to shop in
town and other areas.
Tourism Fiji announced

their new Chief Executive Officer recently in Nadi.
Australian national Matthew Stoeckel has taken up
the top post after it was left vacant by Rick Hamilton in 2014.
Mr Stoeckel finalized his
new contract with Tourism Fiji
recently and was excited and
looked forward to working
with industry stakeholders to
moving tourism forward, particularly in driving visitor arrivals into the country.
The CEO said he was well
versed with the countrys tourism industry having worked
with the Ministry of Tourism
in the development of the Fiji
Tourism Development Plan.
The Fiji Tourism Plan 2014
2020 was in consultancy
with the Ministry of Tourism.
Tourism minister Faiyaz
Koya said Mr Stoeckels experience was invaluable and his

appointment was at a critical
time for the industry.
Matthew has a lot of experience and he is quite aware
of what Tourism Fijis plans
are and we are looking forward to working with him,
the minister added.
Mr Stoeckel has a background in economics and
marketing with a Masters of
Tourism Management.
Fiji Airways managing director, Andre Viljoen was also
appointed Tourism Fijis executive chairman replacing the
former Truman Bradley.
Im quite excited for the
new role and I am grateful to
the minister for his show of
confidence and I also want
to thank Truman for what he
has done for Tourism Fiji and
he has done a great job here,
he said.
Meresiana Buna,
Sabeto
Well I guess if Ben Ryan
saw potential in him, then we
should too. I mean, the coach
has developed a winning side,
we should all support whatever decision he makes.
Ropate Leitabu,
Votualevu
I think that he is a great
utility player and could be
a star player for the sevens
team once his fitness is up
to par.
Stage 2 Denarau Waters Sells Fast
World Rugby Committee in Fiji
The second residential stage of the new

Denarau Island development, Denarau Waters
is now selling fast after 59 lots of Stage 1 were
sold in less than four months. Stage 2 comprises of a total of 21 spacious waterfront lots each
measuring 1000 square meters with 20 metres
of water frontage on the unsettled, quiet side
of Denarau.
The Prime Minitser Voreqe Bainimarama

welcomed the World Rugby Committee on
their first ever meeting held in the Pacific
at Nadis Sofitel Resort recently. The Committee led by Chairman Bill Beaumont was
hosted to a cocktail night where the PM acknowledged their visit.
PUNJAS BISCUITS SUPPLEMENT
From left: Punjas General Manager sales and marketing A.V.S Subrahmanyam, General Manager operations Patrick Kumar, Operations manager Ariff Mohammed and Group Marketing
manager Gopal Jadhav during the lauch of the new biscuits. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
Perfect your next cuppa with Punjas Biscuits

By ANUSHIL KUMAR and
SERELISONI MOCEICA
Punjas Group of Companies has once again invested
in two new range of biscuits.
Seventeen months after
the launch of the new stateof-the-art $25million biscuit
factory, Punjas are extending
their biscuit range with the addition of the new Nice and
Milk Coffee varieties.
Group marketing manager
Gopal Jadhav said a lot of
product research is done to
perfect the biscuits recipes
and customer feedback is taken both on the taste and flavor
parameters to understand the
requirements of the end customer.
We do a lot of product research plus testing to perfect
our biscuit recipes, he said.
We listen to our customers when they tell us what
they want both in terms of
taste and flavor and variety of
product they prefer.
That is why we invite

groups to participate in taste
testing to fine our flavours before taking them to market.
Gopal said Punjas are continually developing new products to add to the growing
range and the customers will
see some exciting additions
to the biscuits and crackers
stables in the very near future.
These new sugar sprinkled Nice coconut biscuits
and the creamy Milk Coffee
biscuits, we believe, compliments the existing Scotch
Finger and Milk Arrowroot varieties.
And Im sure youlll agree
they are the perfect companion to your next cuppa of tea
or coffee.
Punjas also produces biscuits such as Scotch Fingers
and Milk Arrowroot that was
launched early this year and
the new flavoured crackers
Onion & Chives and Poppy &
Sesame that also came into
market recently.
Punjas Group Marketing manager Gopal Jadhav explains

about the biscuits during the lauch.
Punjas General Manager sales and marketing A.V.S Subrahmanyam during the lauch of the new biscuits.
LOCAL NEWS
For Family and Art
It is simply a matter of makings things happen for potter
Taito Lawakele as he lays out
his Ka Beci pottery for display at his booth.
The Matuku family man
said contemporary pottery
making was his passion and
the ability to make a finished
product out of clay was a skill
that he was proud of.
I started off at Martintar
and then from there moved to
Votualevu where we live now
to set up the business with my
family, Mr Lawakele said.
He said pottery making
was a skill that had to be perfected over the years as clients
were very particular about the
kind of materials that were on

sale.
We have all kinds of materials that we make including
pottery, incense stick holders,
ashtrays, wall hangings and
some clients would even request for articles such as footwear and business card holders,: the potter said.
Mr Lawakeles Ka Beci
necklaces, rings and ear rings
were a sight to behold, a far
cry from the Fijian named collection which means trash
or downtrodden.
The only reason why I
named this collection Ka
Beci was because normally
one would not take a second look while theyre just
on display so I would always
encourage interested people
to wear it and see how beautiful it transforms and looks on

their necks, he said.
President of the Fiji Crafts
Society, Niqa Tuvuki said potters such as Mr Lawakele encouraged the use of natural
resources to set up their businesses.
She said such craft practitioners also promoted Fijian
traditions through their craft.
These skills need to be
developed and promoted or
they will die out, Mrs Tuvuki
said.
Thus the more we showcase their finished products
and how they have developed
themselves as artists, the better it is for their business and
also for us as promoters of this
traditional art.
Tevita Lawakele with his crafts on display. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
Photography in a Photo Booth

Local photographer, Isoa Tokalautawa with

one of the Blackbox Photobooth at the recent
Tourism Expo. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
Exit the booth, wait for a

few seconds and collect your
photo strips from the side.
This is the magic of the latest craze, the new Blackbox
Photobooth, a must have for
weddings, birthdays, graduation parties, reunions and
more.
Proud owners of the two
black photo booths currently
available, husband and wife
team, Isoa and Leilani Tokalautawa say that the photo
booth has been in demand
since the first box was brought
in almost two years ago.
The boxes were both imported from China and probably the first of its kind to be
Training Critical Part of Industry

Development: NCCI
Training plays a vital role in
the enrichment of human capital through continuous capacity building and development.
This was the comment
made by the Nadi Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
president Dr Ram Raju at the
recent 2016 Industry Discussion Forum in Nadi.
The forum was organized
by the National Training and
Productivity Centre of the Fiji
National University where the
NTPCs Acting Director, Peni
Taoi was chief guest.
From employers perspectives, it is obvious that we all
are contending with human
resource
challenges
that
require a more holistic ap-
proach than ever before, Dr

Raju said.
Given the fundamental
importance of training and upskilling in any organisation, it
is intuitive to expect that successful management of human capital plays a significant
role in achieving organisational goals, he added.
The president said training was a critical part of employment and encouraged
employers to take it as an investment and utilize the one
percent wage bill every employer pays.
I believe that through alliances like this, we all can and
will do more and factor our
needs in the design of programs that would meet our
needs, Dr Raju said and commended the NTPC for organizing such forums to discuss the
needs of the industries.

He said that such forums
enabled the re-designing of
courses that meet the relevance of todays industry
needs.
I commend NTPC for
maintaining its standards to
date and continuously contributing towards industry capacity building, up-skilling and
equipping employees with
relevant and contemporary
skills for a sustainable career,
Dr RAJU said.
NTPC has also been doing
excellent work in promoting
in-service quality training and
productivity and business excellence in the country; this
has led to multiple benefits in
a diverse range of organizations both in the private and
public sectors, he added.
Courses undertaken at NTPC commended for relevance to todays industry needs.

Photo: SUPPLIED.
10 THE JET - FIJIS FIRST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
hired out at local events, said

business manager, Mrs Tokalautawa.
She said the idea was first
initiated when they noticed
that photo booths were a
must-have at events they had
attended overseas.
Thus we thought since
there was no local one, we
would start a business ourselves, she said.
The Blackbox Photobooth
has three backgrounds that
clients can choose to take pictures against and can be hired
for $1250.00 for three hours.
During these three hours,
people can take as many photos as they want as there is
unlimited printing, Mrs Tokalautawa said.
The photo booth has been

in popular demand and the
duo said this was through
word of mouth as of now.
We have yet to launch a
Facebook page but through
travel agents and the grapevine we have been getting
many requests for hire.
It is fun and youthful and
the in-thing right now, we encourage everyone to come
have a look and take a few
photos , the business manager added.
For interested event organisers, the Blackbox Photobooth has its own website
on www.photoboothfiji.com
where the pricing list can be
accessed and contact for hire
is also available.
Sympathy Plans More

Improvement for Mortuary
Nadis only mortuary has
plans to open a new dignified
crematorium soon.
Sympathy Funeral Services
Funeral Director Atish Chand
said the cremation of bodies was an integral part of a
funeral service that was still
missing in Nadi.
Sympathy Funeral Services has been in charge of
the mortuary since the tender
was awarded to them by government.
Mr Chand said in addition
to looking after the mortuary,
his family business also li-
aised with government in improving services to the public.

We also have contracts
with embassies, we transfer bodies from the airports,
clearance, packaging, we
even pack ashes to send overseas, the funeral director
said.
The business began operating fifteen years ago and
now has 15 facilities or freezers.
I wanted to provide a service that was more affordable
to the public because I lost my
mother 15 years ago and the
expense of funeral services
was way too high, Mr Chand
said.
The mortuary now has
changed under the watchful
eyes of Mr Chand who has
also beautified the gardens
and he encourages the public
to provide inputs or ideas as to
how the mortuary can be improved further.
We are open 24 hours so
I invite anyone interested to
come visit the mortuary and
tell us what more needs to be
done.
Mr Chand has acknowledged the government for
enabling private companies to
look after previously government owned facilities.
Beautified and improved Nadi Mortuary. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
Fiji Beaut
launch
LOCAL NEWS
By MARGARET NAQIRI
Panda W from China
launched its Fiji Beaut facial
spray product recently at Sheraton Fiji on Denarau Island.
Panda Ws main business
is cosmetics and the company has chosen mineral water from Fiji as the essential
ingredient to be used in their
products .
Mengs International Trade
General Manager William
Mengs who is the representative of the Fiji Beaut facial
product to Fiji said that Fijian
mineral water is the best in
the world.
Fiji is the last piece of pure
water on earth as the mineral
water has never been in contact with man-made pollution.
The important minerals found
in the water is from the water
being filtered from the volcanic rocks for thousands of
years and we call this the water of the earth, said Mengs.
We are very thankful for
the Fijian Governments support towards the product
launch. We thank the business
houses and local government
personnals that attended as
this is the first from Panda W
to lauch their product here in
Fiji. he added.
Hopefully more Chinese
firms will purchase our products and this is a great opportunity between the two countries for business partnership.
concluded Mengs.
Fiji Beaut is a high quality
product that will be sold in the
Chinese markets.
Mengs International Trade CEO Lina Wang,

Director for Immigration Nemani Vuniwaqa, Panda W CEO Jessica Wong,
Lautoka City Council CEO Jone Nakauvadra and
Mengs International Trade general manager William Mengs during the launch.
Lautoka City Council CEO Jone Nakauvadra

and Mrs Nakauvadra (left) with Panda W
CEO Jessica Wong
Panda W Marketing Manager Yi Ru Fan

with VIO.com CEO Maggie Hung
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President Konrote Praise Arya Sabha
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The President of Fiji His Excellency Major General (retd)
Jioji Konrote together with the
First Lady Sarote Konrote officiated at the Arya Pratinidhi
Sabha of Fijis 2016 convention and its 99th Annual General Meeting at the University
of Fiji Saweni campus in Lautoka.
During his address, Mr
Konrote said this was his first
formal engagement with the
Arya Samaj community and
he was very grateful to join
the Sabha on such an important occasion in the Arya
Samaj calendar.
He said the Arya Samaj has
a rich history that is anchored
in the Indenture Labour System of the colonial era that
brought the first batch of 463
Indian labourers to our shores
on 14 May 1879.
Allow me on this occasion to pay homage to the
Girmitiyas who committed

themselves to the welfare of
the then Fijian colony, Mr
Konrote said.
His Excellency also expressed the Nations appreciation for the immense contribution of the Arya Pratinidhi
Sabha of Fiji and its members
to nation building through
education.
With the inception of the
first Indian school the Gurukul Primary School in 1918
- the Sabha formalized its venture into the field of formal
education and took a lead
role in educating people of all
ethnicities.
It is pleasing to note that
the Sabha today owns and
manages 15 kindergartens,
16 primary schools and 6 secondary colleges accommodating some 10,000 students
this year.
To commemorate its centennial, the Sabha in 2004
took a decision to establish a
university and named it The

University of Fiji. I also note
that The University of Fiji became the first privately owned
local university that opened its
doors in March 2005 attracting
as many as 174 students.
The theme for this years
convention was Human Beings and Humanity.
Your theme recognises
the need for all of us to embrace the values of harmonious coexistence and respect
for human dignity, which also
happen to be the foundation
of Fijis Constitution, His Excellency concluded.
Sabha president Arun
Padarath thanked the President and the First Lady for
their presence on a splendid
occasion.
He said this platform is the
start of the rekindling process.
In view of the escalating
racial and religious conflicts
around the globe and noting
that the human beings them-
His Excellency Hon. Jioji Konrote raise the Arya flag during the 2016 Arya Convention at the
University of Fiji Saweni campus in Lautoka. Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
From left: Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji President Arun Padarath, His Excellency Hon. Jioji
Konrote and the First Lady Sarote Konrote during the 2016 Arya Convention at the University of Fiji Saweni campus in Lautoka. Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
selves are the contributors to
the conflicts, social disorder,
misunderstandings and discriminatory factors, the Sabha
chose the theme Human be-
ings and Humanity for this

years convention to rekindle
the universal awakening that
we all are part of the human
race and that we need to re-
spect Gods creation, the

Sabha president said.
Sabha members during the 2016 Arya Convention at the University of Fiji Saweni campus in
Lautoka. Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
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Celebrating Service at InterCon
InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa Celebrate Service Week. Photo: SUPPLIED.
InterContinental Fiji Golf
Resort & Spa recently celebrated IHGs Celebrate Service Week, recognizing and
thanking the resort teams during a weeklong event.
The week long celebrations included special activities centred on the team, their
welfare, achievements and
providing essential services
on site such as medical, dental
and business appointments to

ensure their personal welfare
and needs were taken care of.
Celebrate Service Week,
held from June 6-10 was created in 2010 as a way to recognise the more than 345,000
employees who work at the
Intercontinental Hotel Groups
(IHGs) Hotels and Resorts
worldwide.
IHG is the management
company behind the InterContinental Fiji and has over

5,000 hotels in over 110 countries and territories.
All week long across the
globe, IHG properties acknowledged and thanked
their teams for their engagement and dedication to service.
The week kicked off with
the leadership team wel-
coming team members to

work with entertainment and
serving special morning and
afternoon tea. The leaders
served the teams in the staff
restaurant, taking on service
roles in order to show appreciation to the work that each
team member contributes to
the overall InterContinental
experience. Complimentary
health checks and business
Tourism Fiji Announces Winners of

Fiji Matai Social Campaign
Tourism Fiji has announced Ms Andressa Fanganiello from Australia and Ms
Maia Hiini from New Zealand
as the winners of its #FijiMatai
Social Media Campaign.
The two travel agents,
who are part of the Fiji Matai
Programme, have won themselves a return trip to Fiji with
Fiji Airways. The #FijiMatai
Social Media Campaign ran
from 27 February until the end
of April.
The campaign was initially
organised to populate the Matai page with images taken
by Tourism Fijis Matai Agents
when they were in Fiji for the
annual Frontliners Famil earlier this year.
However, due to the impacts of Cyclone Winston,
Tourism Fiji partnered with
Fiji Airways through the Tourism Action Group to take advantage of the campaign and
send out the message that despite the destruction caused
by the natural disaster, Fiji
was still open for business.
Tourism Fijis Regional Director, Ms Carlah Walton says

the annual Frontliners Famil
is a much anticipated event
on the Australian agent calendar.
I congratulate all the
agents who participated in
the social media competition
as there were some amazing
shots taken reflecting Fijis
beauty, but a special congratulations to Andressa Fanganiello it was an outstanding
photo!
The campaign also served
as a platform for the Fiji Matai Agents to share with their
networks the diverse tourism
products and services that Fiji
has to offer and promote the
hashtag, #FijiNow.
Vodafone Fiji provided the
Matai Agents free SIM-cards
for the campaign, which included; 2GB Free Data, free
$10 recharge (local/international calls), free 100 minutes
call and 100 SMS on the same
network.
services were also arranged

and provided on site for all
team members.
The five day celebrate service programme was created
to acknowledge our employees, celebrate their invaluable contribution to our success; and thank them for their
hard work and their genuine
dedication to the service they
provide our guests which contributes to the overall guests
experience, said Area General Manager South Pacific,
Andrew Davidson.
Being recognised for doing great work is motivating,

and we hope the team understand just how much we appreciate their hard work.
Through Celebrate Service, we want to positively
influence the pride of employees, their sense of accomplishment and their engagement, while developing
goodwill throughout the resort and IHG, Mr. Davidson
concluded.
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Treasure Island: First of the Fiji

Islands to take up Google Street View
Treasure Island is now the
first to have an official Google
Street View Tour installed directly onto Google Maps.
With the age of technology
we feel that it is important to
offer as many options as we
can for the consumer to get
a feel for our island paradise
home.
Having this virtual tour on
Google maps means more
great exposure for the resort
as well as giving the consumers more in terms of what they
can expect when they arrive
on the island.
When users search for
Treasure Island Fiji on Google,
they will see an option on
the Treasure Google Business Listing to SEE INSIDE /
STREET VIEW.
This will take them on a
virtual tour of the island at the
click of a mouse (or with their
fingertip if using a phone).
Treasure Island Resort is
one of Fijis most popular island resorts.
Treasure Island is a four
star resort offering 68 traditionally-styled and recently
renovated bures, along with a
sophisticated restaurant and
bar, impressive three-tiered
swimming pool and a highly
acclaimed kids club.
The Treasure Island Environment Program allows you
to get involved with our ever
growing family of rare and
threatened species; including the Critically Endangered
Hawksbill Turtles and Fijian

Crested Iguanas.
The island is also a haven
for rare birdlife such as Red
Shining Parrots and Buff Band
Rails not often seen in Fiji!
Our house reef offers fantastic
snorkeling just meters from
your Bure.
Treasure Island has that
truly authentic Fijian experience and this genuine hospitality is contagious and the
main reason we have so many
return guests.
We pride ourselves on our
quality product and service
and we look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful
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PRESS RELEASE
TVNZ Breakfast Crew

Showcase Fabulous Fiji
Tourism Fiji hosted a successful media project bringing

in the TVNZ Breakfast Show
crew to attract more New
Zealanders to holiday in the
country. The week-long media initiative, from 21-28 May,
was strategically planned to
showcase that Fiji is back in
business fabulous as ever
to receive more Kiwis to its
shores.
Tourism Fiji Regional Director New Zealand, Mr Wayne
Deed says, The show was a
great success and with winter
really setting in here in New
Zealand, it was perfect timing
to showcase the warmth and
happiness of Fiji and at the
same time showing it is business as usual and encouraging Kiwis to book a holiday in
Fiji.
The key objectives of hosting the TVNZ Breakfast crew
was to highlight how the
tourism infrastructure most
popular with New Zealanders
was up and running, as well
as have the Breakfast Show
weather presenter, Mr Sam
Wallace, do daily morning live
weather broadcasts plus daily
pre-recorded stories around

specific themes e.g. food, water activities, school and village visits with the kids.
Mr Wallace broadcast
live daily from the Hilton Fiji
Beach Resort, Yatule Beach
Resort, Musket Cove Island
Resort, and for two days from
Paradise Cove Resort in the
Yasawa Islands.
A series of other stories
also ran throughout the week
with the first featuring Adrenalin watersports at Denarau
beach and finishing off the
day with a local meal at Tus
Place. Fishing off Namotu
Island Resort followed next,
with Mr Wallace and the resort chef cooking up the catch
on the barbeque back at the
resort.
The crew then boarded the
Sigatoka River Safari, which
turned out to be a favourite
for Mr Wallace after he joined
a very enthusiastic grandma
on the dance floor at Navula
Village.
Once the crew reached
the Yasawa Islands it was
swimming with manta rays
and a visit to Soso Village and
primary school where rugby

balls donated by Silverdale
Rugby Club were a hit with the
kids. Mr Wallace also chatted
with the Vinaka Fiji Volunteer
team and volunteers about
their work.
Rosie Holidays transported
the crew and their 27 bags of
heavy and odd shape luggage
throughout the week with Mr
Wallace chiming in on the microphone as tour guide along
the way!
The average daily viewer
numbers for Breakfast TV is
427,500 people nationwide
so the Fiji is open messaging
reach throughout New Zealand daily was huge. The project also included coverage on
the TVNZ website, Facebook
and acquisition of the competition database for a further
reconnect by Tourism Fiji.
During
the
broadcast
week, Breakfast viewers also
had the chance to win a trip
for two to Musket Cove, a
huge 12,000 entries were received for the competition.
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TVNZ Breakfast Show host Sam Wallace (sitting front left) with Tourism Fiji Marketing Manager short haul, Luisa Finiasi on set at Paradise Cove in the Yasawas. Photo: TOURISM FIJI.
Treasure Island. Photo: GOOGLE.
Denarau Waters Launch Stage 2 Lots

The second residential
stage of the new Denarau Island development, Denarau
Waters is now selling fast after
59 lots of Stage 1 were sold in
less than four months.
This has been confirmed
by a media statement by Denarau Waters recently.
Stage 2 comprises of a total
of 21 spacious waterfront lots
each measuring 1000 square
meters with 20 metres of water frontage on the unsettled,
quiet side of Denarau.

The prices begin from
$609,000, a resort-style living
which comes with 24 hours
tight security and privacy within a gated community.
Buyers will have ample
room to build their dream residences and getaway retreats.
People feel they missed
out on the first Denarau development and now theyve got
a second chance, said Anath
Reddy, director of Avoser Limited and developer of Denarau
Island.
Civil works are now well

underway and settlement for
purchasers of Denarau Waters
is on-track for 2017.
There is increasing interest
shown for Denarau properties
and the lots are open to many
who have missed out on previous developments.
Surronded by water, Denarau Island will showcase
international resorts such as
the Holiday Inn with a large
marina and commercial and
industrial precincts with its
own residential land release.
Stage 2 of Denarau Waters selling fast. Photo: SUPPLIED.
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New Waimaro Nursing Station
DEPTFO NEWS
The people of Waimaro
can once again enjoy adequate medical services following the opening of the Waimaro Nursing Stations new
transitional building in Ra.
The Minister for Health
and Medical Services, Hon.
Jone Usamate jointly opened
the new transitional building
together with the Australian
High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms
Margaret Twomey.
As part of the Australian
Governments support to assist Fiji recover from TC Win-
ston, the Fiji Health Sector

Support Program (FHSSP)
engaged Habitat for Humanity
to construct two specifically
designed transitional health
clinics and one staff quarters.
These robust shelters are
designed to withstand Category 4 cyclones and will provide
health workers with temporary and secure facilities until
longer term reconstruction
solutions are achieved, Minister Usamate said.
The Waimaro nursing station looks after a population of
2129 which includes 8 villages
and 18 settlements.
Minister Usamate said the

health ministry is grateful to
the Australian Government
and FHSSP who have played
a key role in restoring the affected health facilities.
Following TC Winston,
the health ministry and the Fijian Government immediately
worked towards rebuilding infrastructure, homes and lives
and I applaud the efforts put in
by everyone to establish this
transitional
infrastructure,
Minister Usamate said.
This initial support by the
Australian Government is part
of a longer term plan to pro-
vide ongoing assistance to

Fijis health sector in repairing and reconstructing health
facilities damaged by TC Winston. The Australian Government will continue to work
closely with the Ministry of
Health and Medical Services
to restore health facilities.
The Communities of Kese
in the Yasawas and Nasau in
Koro are organizing similar
events simultaneously to celebrate the opening of transitional facilities in support
of health services. All three
transitional facilities are now
operational.
LEFT: Minister for Health and Medical Services, Hon. Jone Usamate with Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms Margaret Twomey at the opening of the the new transitional Waimaro Nursing Station in Ra. RIGHT: Minister for Health Hon. Jone Usamate with the Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Ms Margaret Twomey. Photos: DEPTFO.
New Degree Program for Nurses

DEPTFO NEWS
The introduction of the
new nursing science degree
program is yet another milestone achievement for the
nursing fraternity in Fiji.
This was highlighted by the
Minister for Health and Medical Services Hon. Jone Usamate at the launch of the new
curriculum at the TISI Sangam
school of Nursing in Labasa.
Nurses in Fiji will now acquire a three year degree,
compared to the diploma
program that was offered at
the Sangam School of Nursing
and the Fiji National University
prior to the introduction of the
course at degree level.

Minister Usamate said this
will increase the competency
and skills of nurses enabling
them to broaden their career
prospects.
In line with upgrading the
skills and competencies of
nurses, the Ministry has been
looking at developing specialized nurses and I am sure that
through this program that will
be accomplished, Minister
Usamate said.
Minister Usamate also
emphasized that upgrading
nurses qualifications remains
a priority of the Ministry.
The Chairman of the Board
of Trustees of the TISI Sangam
School Mr Amraiya Naidu said

that they had been working
toward this program since
2014.
It took a lot of consultations and preparatory work to
introduce degree-level courses, and I am glad that due to
such vigilant planning since
2014, we have been able to
facilitate such a program, Mr
Naidu added.
Meanwhile, college director Eleni Kata said more
than 60 nurses had already
enrolled in the program and
were expected to graduate
next year.
Minister for Health and Medical Services Hon. Jone Usamate at the Nasea Health Centre.
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Affordable Housing for all Fijians, REALB urged
Government has encouraged the real estate sector
to find avenues to address
affordable housing in the
country, according to a recent
statement.
Minister for Industry, Trade
and Tourism Faiyaz Siddiq
Koya made the comments recently during the Real Estate
Agents Licensing Board National Workshop at the Tanoa
International Hotel.
The minister said the government has taken the initiative towards this issue including rental freeze on residential
properties, the Help for Homes
project amongst others.
Hence, whilst the Government is taking steps to make
affordable housing available

for Fijians, it is also your duty
as real estate agents to work
within the ambits of the law
and ensure that your industry
is clean of unscrupulous dealers, Minister Koya said.
The minister said growth
of the industry was important
but affordable housing as is
provided in the constitution
was a key priority for the government.
We are aware of the rising
demand for housing, especially in the major urban centres,
therefore, over the past year,
various policy changes have
been undertaken to ensure
that affordable residential
properties are available to ordinary Fijians.
The theme for the first
Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Faiyaz Koya (seated 6th from left) with members of
the Real Estate Agents Licensing Board at Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi. Photo: DEPTFO.
ever workshop of its kind was
Recognising your roles and
responsibilities in the real es-
tate industry and a result of

consultations held between
stakeholders.
Real Estate Agents Licensing Board chair Dr. Abdul Hassan said the workshop pro-
vided real estate agents with

platforms to further explore
laws and policies in the sector.
The vision of the board
is to develop and administer
a more vibrant real estate in
Fiji with a mission to create
and sustain an environment
of professionalism, expertise,
integrity and quality in the
sector.
A total of 355 sales worth
over $180 million were made
in the first three months last
year in the western division
alone.
Minister Koya also noted
that in the western division
alone for the first three months
of 2015, 355 sales transactions
were worth over $180 million.
MPL Appoints
New Customer
Services Manager
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Media Partners Ltd (MPL)
is delighted to announce the
appointment of their new
Customer Services Manager,
Taziana Hanif.
Speaking to The Jet, Taziana said her new role makes
the customers her number
one priority.
She said she will ensure
that the needs of customers
are being satisfied and provide excellent customer service.
My main aim would be
to maintain customer satisfaction by providing problem

solving resources, she said.
Ensuring that all customer
queries are answered at the
earliest, I will be closely liaising with the production team
and the customers to make
sure all deadlines are met.
MPL is a well-established
company and i am here to
maintain this establishment
and take the company forward in terms of increasing
our customer database.
Media Partners Ltd welcomes Taziana to the team.
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Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama (2nd from right), players representation Richie McCaw (3rd from right) together with the World Rugby delegates during the committee meeting in Nadi.
Photos: DEPTFO.
World Rugby delegates meet in Nadi

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The World Rugby Committee led by Chairman Bill Beaumont and his team including
Agustin Pichot, Brett Gosper,
David Carrigy and chairman
John Jeffrey held its meeting
in Nadi on Monday, June 13.
Prime Minister and the
President of Fiji Rugby Union
Voreqe Bainimarama was
grateful to host the World Rugby delegates meeting for the
first time in Fiji.
It is a great honour to have
played host to you in Fiji for
the first ever meeting in the
Pacific Islands of the World
Rugby Committee.
Just as it is an honour to
host the union representatives
from Tonga and Samoa, Fijis

rivals in the Pacific Nations
Cup but above all our neighbours and friends.
While we all play to win
as individual nations, it is the
health of rugby in our region
that ultimately binds us together and is our main priority, the PM said while welcoming the guests.
He said this renewed emphasis on the needs of the
players is reflected on the
committee itself with the
choice of Richie McCaw as
the players representative.
Rugby greats dont come
any greater than Richie and
its been wonderful to again
welcome him to Fiji.
The Prime Minister said it is
a great era for rugby in the Pa-
cific in both the 15s and the 7s

and the game has never been
stronger or more popular.
My Government has contributed 2-million dollars towards bringing the Super 15s
to Fiji for the first time and we
all look forward to the Crusaders and the Chiefs going head
to head at the ANZ Stadium on
July 1.
Beyond that, every Fijian,
of course, is hoping our World
Champion 7s team can bring
back our first gold medal from
the Rio Olympics in August.
Wed like to eventually
host the World Sevens competition here in Fiji.
And we all look forward to
the first Rugby World Cup in
Asia in 2019.
Hon. Bainimarama also
thanked the World Rugby for

their support in numerous
ways.
I want to thank World
Rugby for financing the Pacific Nations Cup and for everything else you are doing to
strengthen the game, including improving our standards
of governance.
I can assure you of the full
support of both the Fiji Rugby
Union and the Fijian Government for this program of reform.
Because whatever the
challenges it has brought, it is
ultimately good for the code,
good for the players and good
for everyone who loves rugby.
Jacks and Nadi Soccer

toasts re-sponsorship
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Jacks of Fiji has once again
come on board with Nadi
Football Association boosting
with a $35,000 re-sponsorship.
In a statement released to
the media, Jacks has pledged
$25,000 cash and $10,000 in
kind.
Chief Executive Officer
Bhavin Khatri said with Nadi
soccer having an impressive
list of accomplishments in
the local soccer scene, Jacks
of Fiji feels it is imperative to
continue its sponsorship to
help Nadi Soccer achieve its
potential.
We are delighted to be
able to sponsor our home-
town soccer team, an important part of the community,

especially at grass roots level,
the CEO said.
We look forward to supporting Nadi Soccer and to
creating awareness of local
soccer development in larger
community, he added.
With a busy soccer season
ahead, Jacks of Fiji hopes that
the sponsorship will keep the
players motivated, and lead
to a successful season on the
pitch.
Ever since Jacks announced their first sponsorship few years back, the
Jetsetters accomplishments
include winning the Pacific
Cup for the third time in New
Zealand last year before winning the Champion versus

Champion series for the first
time ever in February this
year.
The team also won the
National League last year ending its 18-year drought and
booked their spot in the OFC
Champions League, finishing
third in the group stages.
Nadi also won the Vodafone Fiji Fact back-to-back in
2013 and 2014.
The Jetsetters were currently playing in this years
competition as they were yet
to play the semifinal against
Labasa when this edition
went to press.
From left: Nadi Football Association Team Director Javed Ahmed, official Pranesh Amarsee,
president Navneeda Gounder, Jacks of Fiji CEO Bhavin Khatri and general manager Avinesh
Prasad. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.
LOCAL SPORTS
Ice out of Rio squad
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
Isake Katonibau (pictured), Ice as called by his

teammates and fans, has
been released from the Vodafone Fiji 7s in preparation for
Rio due to injury.
This was confirmed today by Vodafone Fiji 7s team
coach Ben Ryan.
Ryan said chronic injuries
led to Katonibaus exclusion
from the squad and would no
longer be considered for the
2016 Rio Olympics Team.
Ryan will continue the
preparations with the current
players in camp as there will
be no replacement for Katonibau.
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The countrys largest international sporting event, Fiji

International received a major boost after Victoria Wines
came onboard with a new
multi-year relationship.
The new affiliation designates Victoria Wines as the
Official Wine Supplier of the
Fiji International until 2018.
Managing Director of Victoria Wines, Liam Hindle said
they plan to continue engaging wine consumers through
the Fiji International and is excited by the tournaments cosanctioning relationship with
the European Tour.
The Fiji International in
now going into its third year
partnership with Victoria
Wines and we are very happy
with the way that the event is
developing, Hindle said.
The recent announcement of the Fiji International
becoming part of the European Tour makes it bigger
and better and increases the
events footprint into Europe
and other parts of the globe.
As such we feel that the
Fiji International is the perfect fit for us to showcase our
Victoria Wines partners to a
larger audience both globally

and domestically, and we look
forward to a long lasting relationship.
Head of Commercial for
the Fiji International, Matt
Porm said Fiji International
has enjoyed the support of
Victoria Wines since the inaugural tournament in 2014 with
many synergies existing between the two stakeholders.
The demographic of our
fan base represents an ideal
fit for Victoria Wines. We see
a very strong alignment between our brands, Matt mentioned.
Golf and the Fiji International is all about excellence
and so too are the brands
displayed by Victoria Wines
throughout the tournament.
The past two years we
have enjoyed working with
the team from Victoria Wines
to ensure both the Fiji International and the wine labels
carried by Victoria Wines continue to enjoy strong growth.
The 2016 Fiji International,
which is sanctioned by the
PGA Tour of Australasia and
European Tour, will be played
from October 6-9 at Natadola Bay Championship Golf
Course.
Fiji National University students will volunteer at the Fiji International. Photo: SUPPLIED /
ROLAND KOROI.
European Tour which offers a
unique experience for our students to be a part of.
Fiji International event
manager Harmony Thomas
said the sixty university students will be a part of the Fiji
International crew which will
take them both inside the
ropes and behind the scenes
of the tournament.
She said they will gain
wide and varied experience
from roles such as caddy bib
and TV wardrobe registration,
carry board marshals, drink
delivery marshals, hole marshals, leaderboard marshals,
mobile marshals, registration
marshals, scoring centre attendants and walker scorers.
Being a volunteer at a
world class professional golf
tournament like the Fiji International is a great experience
but will prove even more valuable to the development of
practical work skills for the
Tourism and Hospitality students at FNU, Harmony said.

It will provide them the
opportunity to work alongside
industry experts from Australia and Europe providing
them an inside look at a major
sporting event.
All FNU students who volunteer their time to assist in
the successful staging of the
Fiji International will be rewarded with a completion of
work certificate from the PGA
of Australia, the tournament
organiser, which will be valuable in their CV of achievements when they are applying
for their first roles out of University.
The Fiji International will
provide the FNU volunteers
with an incredible opportunity
to learn on the job. We believe they will gain some great
knowledge and practical skills
on how major events operate. This type of experience
becomes invaluable when

students first launch their careers, added Thomas.
While the students will
gain a huge benefit from volunteering so too will the Fiji
International.
A world class tournament
the size of the Fiji International requires in excess of
200 volunteers and 100 paid
industry experts to deliver the
event each year, continued
Thomas.
With the students building their skills whilst at University by volunteering at the Fiji
International, we hope to contribute to a talented pool of Fijian tourism experts who one
day might work year round
on the delivery of the tournament.
Each student will receive
training ahead of the 2016 Fiji
International to ensure they
understand the roles they
have been assigned to.
Sporting donation boosts school

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
It was a schoolboy-inspiration that empowered the
donation of Kiwi sports equipment to the Sigatoka-based
Koroinasau District School.
The donation included
balls for different sports together with inflatable football
goals and rugby posts from
pioneering Wellington-based
sporting goods supplier Packaworld International.
School Head Teacher Loata Finau said the equipment
was received with festivity
and song by the children and
teachers of the school.
She said the 93 students at
the school were immensely
grateful, and the goals would
provide their community with
better opportunities for structured play.
This is the only school in
our community, and we also
host community groups and
youth groups, Mrs Finau said.
Victoria Wines build

three-year partnership
with Fiji International
By ANUSHIL KUMAR
FNU students to experience Fiji International
A total of 60 Fiji National

University (FNU) students
from the Business of Hospitality and Tourism faculty, Namaka campus, will provide their
volunteer service during the
countrys largest international
sporting event, Fiji International.
The selected students will
be getting a lifetime opportunity to be involved in a globally
recognised golf tournament,
working alongside industry
leaders to gain experience in
their areas of study.
FNU Head of Department,
Food and Beverage, Eric Jiojie
said it is as honour for them to
be involved in countrys major
sporting event.
We are very excited to
partner with the Fiji International in this exciting volunteer program, Eric said.
We have pre-selected 60
students to participate and
earn work experience in this
world class international professional sporting event.
Eric said they have selected the students from their
Bachelor of Hospitality and
Hotel Management (Levels
2-4) and Trade Diploma in
Hospitality and Hotel Management (Levels 3 and 4) areas.
The criteria for them to be
selected was based on their
punctuality, oral and written
skills, customer service skills,
product knowledge, ability to
apply academic knowledge
to pratical situations, team
player skills, health and safety
knowledge, attention to detail
and computer skills.
The Fiji International is
one of the nations biggest
events and is now part of the
Children and teachers at Koroinasau District School celebrate the donation.

Photo: SUPPLIED.
This equipment will enable the children in our district to get some more enjoyment in their play, and will
really help us in our sports
programmes.
The idea to supply sports
equipment to the school
came from Riley Witts, a primary school student at St Theresas school in Karori, Wellington.
After collecting $82 from
the sale of cheese rolls in a
homework challenge, he
chose to donate the money to
children in need.
Following Cyclone Winston, he decided to raise money for children in Fiji as he had
seen news of the cyclone on
TV and wanted to help them,
and thought having sports
equipment could be one way
Liam Hindle of Victoria Wines and Harmony Thomas of the

Fiji International. Photo: SUPPLIED.
Beating Nawai 3-0 , drew

against SVC and then we had
a reflection of where did we
go wrong that we couldnt
score in that 60 minutes
(against SVC) and thats how
the boys responded on a very
high note beating Votualevu
College 4-0 in the semis.
Nadeem said next up for
them is the zone competition.
We have won it two years
in a row and were now looking for a hatrick in the zonal
playoffs.
Also at stake for us is to
defend the national under 17

title.
SSKMC coach Sanjeet Ram
was disappointed with the result but thanked his boys for
playing their hearts out.
The boys really played
well, but luck was not on our
side.
Im really happy to see our
own set of boys and we are
trying to build them as our focus now shifts on the under 19
competition.
Nadi Muslim College sensational striker Tito Vodowaqa
was named the best player of
the tournament.
for them to take their mind off

things.
Packaworld CEO Peter
Roberts said Packaworld was
proud to support Rileys gift,
and had great respect for initiatives that provided young
people with the opportunities
to play sport.
Its really important that
people, especially the young
ones, have the opportunity to
play.
Ensuring people around
the world can play sports like
football is a big part of what
Packaworld stands for, and
Im proud to help these young
people.
Mr Roberts said Packaworld believed in sharing the
New Zealand sporting lifestyle
in locations around the world
where sports would not otherwise be possible.

The reason Packaworld
had been able to help on short
notice was due to the fact inflatable football Packagoals
and rugby Packaposts could
be easily transported in the
boot of a car or by air, so were
ideal for extending the reach
of sports to remote communities, he said.
The equipment was presented to the primary school
on Monday by volunteer
teacher Dalen Pilitati and her
mother Newlands College
Bursar Rikki Pilitati, who had
transported the goals to Fiji on
a visit to her daughter. Air New
Zealand also assisted by waiving extra baggage charges for
transport of the equipment.
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delegates
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Ice out of
Rio squad
3 in a row
By
ANUSHIL
KUMAR
Fiji Secondary Schools under 17 champions Nadi Muslim College (NMC) started their
2016 campaign on a high after coming from
behind to beat the rivals Sangam SKM College (SSKMC) 3-1 in a scintillating final during the district playoffs at Nadi Muslim College grounds.
NMC made their way into the final thrashing Votualevu College 4-0 in the first semifinal while SSKMC edged Nawai Secondary
School 1-0 in the second knockout encounter.

The Nadeem Mohammed-coached national
champions got a tremor in the final as SSKMC
took advantage of a defensive blunder by the
opponents and netted-in the opener as they led
1-0 at the breather.
A totally diverse structured Boys in Green
entered the second half as they fired in the
equalizer with Aisea Tabua scoring directly
from a corner kick.
The hosts totally meant business from there
as Adarsh Sharma got them into a 2-1 lead before nippy Amini Tivasa Tava blasted-in from an
acute angle to seal the win.
Speaking to Jet Sports, three-times winning
coach Nadeem Mohammed was ecstatic with
the win and commended his boys for a hard
fought victory.
This win is great and just special for the
reason that majority of our players are first year
under 17 and winning it three years in a row
We did it again Nadi Muslim College players and officials celebrate after winning the
Nadi Secondary Schools under 17 title for the third consecutive year.
Photo: ANUSHIL KUMAR.
together with remaining unbeaten throughout
the tournament was a really huge task and I
commend the boys for it, a smiling Moham-
med said.
Continued on page 23
The Hayne Plane appointed as Global Ambassador for Fiji Airways

By ANUSHIL KUMAR
The famous Fijian-Australian, Jarryd
Hayne, has been announced as a global
ambassador for Fiji Airways following his
touchdown in Fiji.
Hayne Plane, popularly known as in Fiji,
said the appointment sees him not only act
as an ambassador for the airline, but also for
the destination that he also calls home.
This is an exciting week for meI have
returned to the country half my family is
from, Im training with the best rugby team
in the world, and Ive been appointed an
ambassador for Fijis national airline, said
Jarryd, speaking from Fiji.
As it continues to grow and represent
Fiji across the globe, the country is very
proud of the airline, and I feel honoured to
be part of it.
Of course, I love this country and its
people, so I hope that I can help encourage
more people to travel to Fiji, and experience
all that it has to offer, he continued.
The announcement was made in Nadi
ahead of the airlines inaugural flight from
Fiji to San Francisco.
Fiji Airways Managing Director and CEO,
Andre Viljoen said they are delighted to
have Jarryd on board, and have him fly like
a Fijian on Fiji Airways.
As well as being loved in Fiji, he has a
global following and as we launch a new
route to and from San Francisco today, we
hope more Americans will choose Fiji as
their next stop.
The new San Francisco route provides
our Fijian customers a direct connection to
the popular city of San Francisco, and for
those in Australia and New Zealand, the
perfect opportunity for a pre- or post-trip
Newly appointed Global Ambassador for Fiji Airways, Jarryd Hayne. Photo: FIJI AIRWAYS.
stopover in beautiful Fiji.
Jarryd speaks very highly of both destinations, so we hope he will help us encourage
more people to travel to both. With the new
route expanding our reach in North America,
with onward connections to most US and Canadian cities, we expect the route will prove
very popular, he continued.
Ive been telling all the boys in San Francisco about Fiji, so now theres this direct service,
hopefully they will come and check it out, said
Jarryd.
In his role as ambassador, Jarryd will feature on the airlines promotional material and
help promote their network destinations to
their relevant markets.
Meanwhile, the Vodafone Fiji 7s team continues its preparations at the Uprising grounds
in Navua.
The Beast Semi Kunatani along with Leone Nakarawa, Samisoni Viriviri and Waisea
Nayacalevu has joined the camp.
Viriviri, Nakarawa and Nayacalevu were

with the Flying Fijians side participating in
the Pacific Nations Cup and the trio have
been granted release while Kunatani arrived from France recently.
Josua Tuisova is the only player left to
join the training squad.
Coach Ben Ryan will name his final 13 to
Rio on July 16.

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