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Robin is back!By SHALENDRA PRASAD

Nadi Town Council Special Adminis-Nadi Town Council Special Adminis-trator Robin Ali in his offi ce. Photo: trator Robin Ali in his offi ce. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.SHALENDRA PRASAD.

One of the longest serving staff of Nadi Town Council has been recalled by the Fijian Government to put things back on track in the bustling tourism capital of Nadi.

Robin Ali who started his civic career with the council in 1974 rose to the rank of chief executive offi cer and town clerk in 1991 and continued with the top job until 2010 when he retired from service.

However, three-years after retirement, Ali has been recalled to guide the council back to prosperity as special administrator.

I am in a different seat now and this new position will enable me to serve our citizens and ratepayers to a greater extent, Mr Ali said.

I need to review all the current policies, get everything back on track and move the town forward together with the assistance of my team at the council and the people of Nadi at large, Mr Ali added.

Mr Ali who enjoys a very good rapport with residents and ratepay-ers said his ultimate dream is to see Nadi declared a city in the near future.

As a matter of fact, in 1999 we were aiming to get Nadi declared the fi rst city of the new millennium in the world by getting all docu-ments and requirements in order so that the announcement could be made on January 1, 2000, Mr Ali informed.

The declaration would have also boosted tourism as many visi-tors would have loved to come and visit the place.

He said the dream to declare Nadi a city remained only a dream back then as the township failed to meet the population requirement of 20,000.

Nadi has grown more ever since and with the proposed extension of the town boundary which is now being look at, I hope the city status is not far away from us as the requirement is still the same.

He said right now, service delivery and transparency is the main objective he has in mind and faces a mammoth task ahead to pave the best way forward for Nadi.

Very soon the council will be forming a consultative committee which will act as a think-tank team which will be able to advise the council on key areas of need. I also wish to work very closely with all stakeholders to make sure things start moving in the right direction.

Mr Ali is now waiting on the appointment of a chief executive of-fi cer so that all operations can be carried out smoothly.

Meanwhile the Nadi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has wel-comed the appointment of Mr Robin Ali as special administrator.

In a statement released to media, chamber president Dr Ram Raju said Mr Ali has a wealth of knowledge and experience and his acu-men in the affairs of the town council is an asset for the township.

Im sure he will be able to turn the town around and bring back the confi dence that the business community is looking for, Dr Raju said.

We look forward to working closely together and proactively in making Nadi one of the proudest towns in Fiji. Nadi has a noble and rich history and is the most robustly growing town in Fiji.

Robin obviously has a mammoth task ahead of him but given some time, I am certain that the outlook will be brighter in due course, Dr Raju said.

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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

Fiji - the way the world should be Being the hub of the Pacifi c, Fiji has everything that a spectacular tropical paradise has to offer - from private island resort accommodations, top class restaurants to white sandy beaches, inbound tours, jet boat rides, hot air balloon rides, mountain trekking, inland tours, eco tourism, sky diving, helicopter rides, cruise trips, scuba diving, massage and beauty parlours, vibrant night life and a lot more than any other

destination in the world offers

COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARDEMPOWER PACIFIC (Formerly PCSS) provides private, confi dential counsel-ling on depression, family/marital, stress, grief, abuse, suicidal thoughts, STIs, drugs, alcohol & be-havior lifestyle changes. Opens 8am 3pm, Monday Friday. Call us on 6708169 Located at Nadi old hospital road.

ROTARY CLUB OF NADI is on a membership drive to increase members who repre-sent all sections of the com-munity. Nadi Rotarians meet every Wednesday at Sitar Restaurant in Martintar at 6.30pm. Interested people can call club president Hemant Kumar on 9990677

SOROPTIMIST INTER-NATIONAL is a vibrant, dynamic organisation for to-days professional and busi-nesswomen, working through projects to promote equality, development and peace. We are seeking members to join our club. Interested ladies can call SI Nadi president Zeaba Rahiman on 9977058

FIJIAN WRITERS ASSO-CIATION which has been established to form the fi rst ever formal body represent-ing writers, poets, journal-ists and everyone who has a passion for writing is seek-ing new members. Interested people can contact Professor Subramani via email:- [email protected]

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Hemant is Rotarian

number one Bula Queen shares life changing experience

By TAGIMEUCIA KOROIVUKI

The Vanuabalavu lass ex-pressed relief as she spoke about the week-long memora-ble festival that made her the Vodafone Nadi Bula Festival Queen for 2013.

Miss Nadi Town Council Crystal Vadiga said it was an honour to be a part of the Vo-dafone sponsored Nadi Bula Festival.

Im honoured to be a part of this festival. I live all the way in Suva and I came to Nadi to participate in this festival which I knew nothing about. I had to learn every-thing about Nadi and become an ambassador for Nadi. I already feel like a Nadi girl.

Ms Vadiga added that the charity visits were a life changing moment for her.

During our visit to Lolo-ma Home, I was saddened to hear that the government had denied their grant applica-tion. It really hit me because I saw how they lived with my own eyes. Its always easy to talk about charity but to actu-ally come down to their level and see their need is a total different story. It was a life changing experience and its because of that, that I want to further my involvement in charity.

The 22-year-old Bula queen said that the funds raised for charity wasnt up to expectation.

We could have done bet-ter with charity. We need

more involvement from the tourism and corporate indus-tries to help the Bula Festival organization reach out to the needy.

Leaving all that aside, Ms Vadiga was asked about her life away from the spotlight. Leaning back onto her chair, she smiled and explained her career path and love for sports.

Well Im a netball player. I represented Suva in the In-ter District Competition and I love sports. Apart from that, Im pursuing a career to be-come a lawyer. But I wanted to become a doctor at fi rst and that didnt turn out well. I once vomited when I saw blood splashed on the kitchen fl oor, I thought, wrong career path. I then chose to become

a lawyer and am still pursuing my studies at the University of the South Pacifi c.

Her last words for those aspiring younger generation is to stay confi dent in working towards their goals.

Follow your heart. Dont let anyone tell you that you cant make it. Stay confi -dent and strive towards your goals.

Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum who was the chief guest at the Vodafone Bula Festi-val crowning night on Saturday, July 20 wraps the sash around Miss Vodafone Bula Festival 2013 Crystal Vadiga who was sponsored by the Nadi Town Council. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.

The Rotary Club of Nadi has a new president.Architect Hemant Kumar succeeds Krupesh Patel to

lead this august club which has made the difference in the lives of thousands of people and helped numerous educational and charity organisations over the years.

At the changeover dinner on July 11 at the Sitar Res-taurant, Mr Kumar mentioned that the biggest hurdle for the club was membership retention. He said there seems to be a resurgence of interest as a result of the great work carried out by the team led by Krupesh Patel in the last Rotary year.

Rotary Nadi has provided assistance for school children in Nadi and other areas and will continue with this program.

Another project to be executed will be the Buruwa Youth Memorial School toilet block. The school is located some 30 kilometres inland from Nadi.

The club intends to raise funds for such worthy causes with a golf tournament at the prestigious Natabola Bay Golf Club similar to what they did last year.

The club has also inducted Davishna Pillai as its newest member.

Over to you mate...Krupesh Patel, left, congratulates He-mant Kumar on his appointment as the new president of the Rotary Club of Nadi. Photo: SUPPLIED.


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LOCAL NEWS

Caireen keeps family tradition intactBy SHALENDRAPRASAD

Caireen Erbsleben with her brother Brosnan and parents Margie and Caireen Erbsleben with her brother Brosnan and parents Margie and Gerald at their family home in Votualevu, Nadi.Gerald at their family home in Votualevu, Nadi.

Miss World Fiji Caireen Erbsleben who hails from the tourism capital of Nadi will be leaving the country to partici-pate in the 63rd Miss World Pageant at the end of this month in Indonesia.

The Jet had an opportunity to meet the twenty-one-year-old University of the South Pacifi c Bachelor of Science student at her home in Votua-levu recently.

While meeting her parents Gerry and Margie during the visit, it was interesting to note the great family background Caireen possesses.

Her parents have kept all their family memories very close to their hearts and are proud of their daughters re-cent achievement.

We were at the Pearl on Saturday, June 1 and were very excited, just like the parents of the other nine girls would have been. The feeling of seeing our daughter select-ed to represent the country at a world stage is just amazing, offered Gerry Erbsleben who is a pilot with Pacifi c Sun.

Apart from being a young and talented girl, Caireen has a very colourful family back-ground.

She is the great grand-daughter of late D.M.N Mc-Farlane who was the Lord Mayor of Suva from 1950 53 and was one of the found-ing members of the then Fiji Amateur Sports Association (now FASANOC) in 1949.

Interestingly, Gerry still carries a copy of the minutes on the formation of the na-tional sports body.

Caireens grandfather the

late Peter Erbsleben arrived in the country from Germany in 1958 and was also very heav-ily involved in sports and the tourism industry.

Her maternal grandfather the late Kwong Nai Ming was a prominent Chinese leader

and a pioneer Nadi business-man. Kwong was a very keen fan of sports and also support-ed the Nadi rugby team for many years serving in various roles.

Caireen attended Nadi Air-port Primary School and Nadi

Muslim College where she served as head girl during her fi nal year. She also served as assistant and deputy head girl in the previous years of the secondary school days.

After fi nishing her degree, Caireen wishes to attend the

fl ying school following her dads footsteps and is keen on studying meteorology as well.

She is a certifi ed (ad-vanced) PADI diver, loves swimming and is also a mem-ber of the Takia Outrigger Ca-noe Club in Suva.

Caireen has a younger brother, Brosnan who is also an active sportsman who shares great passion for swim-ming.

The Jet newspaper team wishes her all the best in the 63rd Miss World Pageant.



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LOCAL NEWS

Bula Festival gives back to charityBy TAGIMEUCIA KOROIVUKI

By SHALENDRA PRASAD

The Nadi Bula Festival has become an annual event for the families and communities of Nadi. After the week-long event, the Bula Festival Asso-ciation conducted a post-mor-tem meeting to discuss their objectives and performance.

The outgoing Nadi Bula Festival Association Presi-dent, Mrs. Titilia Vuataki, said that this year alone Bula Fes-tival raised $140,000 in total.

We managed to raise $140,000 from this years Vo-dafone Bula Festival but our total expenses including pre-vious pending ones amount to $112, 000. So the Bula Fes-tival charity money is raised

by the contestants themselves amounting to $6, 902 which will be distributed to those who need the funds here in Nadi.

Mrs. Vuataki said that she is also grateful for donors to the Loloma Home.

I am thankful to those who have decided to donate funds to Loloma Home which so far has totaled $2,500. Big thanks to Higgins and Prop-erty Experts for their dona-tions.

Nadi Bula Festival Asso-ciation Vice President, Mr. Mohammad Hafi z, commend-ed everyone for the positive feedback.

We are happy about the positive feedback from the general public and contestants about the funds raised for charity.

Mrs. Vuataki has done a great job over the past four years. We had a lot of ups and downs as well as bad com-ments from outsiders but she took up the challenge and did a wonderful job. We only hope for her continuous sup-port towards the association, he added.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Vuataki hopes for more support from the local community and busi-ness houses to raise the bar for the next Bula Festival.

I plead to the community, business houses and tourism sector of Nadi to unite for this festival so this festival can be raised to an interna-tional level. We want visitors from overseas to take part in the Bula Festival and make it an annual event for all, every year.

Johnny Singh of Property Experts Johnny Singh of Property Experts hands over a cheque of $1,500 for hands over a cheque of $1,500 for the Loloma Home to Bula Festival As-the Loloma Home to Bula Festival As-sociation president Mrs Titilia Vuataki sociation president Mrs Titilia Vuataki while festival trustee Mrs Sushila Ra-while festival trustee Mrs Sushila Ra-mesh looks on. Photo: MARGARET mesh looks on. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.NAQIRI.

From Norway with love

Seen from left during the offi cial launching of the new play centre at the Nadi Centre for Special Education are head teach-Seen from left during the offi cial launching of the new play centre at the Nadi Centre for Special Education are head teach-er Shiromani Felix, board chairman Dor Sami Naidu, Fiji Stiftelsen (Foundation) manager Sara Ringe, board member Lilly er Shiromani Felix, board chairman Dor Sami Naidu, Fiji Stiftelsen (Foundation) manager Sara Ringe, board member Lilly Hansen, chief guest and divisional education offi cer west Lorima Voravora, foundation board member Emmeline Krogh, Hansen, chief guest and divisional education offi cer west Lorima Voravora, foundation board member Emmeline Krogh, school board members Dr Wahab Ali and Lalesh Sharma. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.school board members Dr Wahab Ali and Lalesh Sharma. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.

Children of the Nadi Centre for Special Education have every reason to be happy thanks to the generosity of Fiji Stiftelsen, a charity foun-dation based all the way in Norway.

The foundation which is run by four friends, three of whom have previously served the country as volunteers had raised funds for the construc-tion of a play centre at the school.

The fi rst phase of this proj-ect was to get the structure ready and we will be now working on loading the centre with lots of toys and stuff, of-

fered foundation manager and board member Sara Ringe.

Being a small foundation, all donations collected back in Norway are directly chan-neled towards needy projects in Fiji.

According to Ms Ringe, the foundation will continue to work with the special school for the next two years on other small projects.

Our immediate next proj-ect is in Wainibuka where we will be working on building a library for the local school and a solar project for the village as well, Ms Ringe said.

Divisional education offi cer western Lorima Voravora was the chief guest at the launch-ing of the new play centre.



TALK BUSINESS

Healthy habits boost productivity

Bula everybody.I wonder how many of

you wake up every day and measure your weight on the weighing scale or measure your waist around just to see if youre keeping fi t. One book on fi tness I read said to jump in front of a mirror af-ter waking up and that will show your health position. Your daily routine will decide how fi t you are. After many observations around my shop and speaking to workers from various industries I saw a very common trend in the daily lives of a typical work-er in Fiji. In many families around the country roti and curry are prepared early in the morning for lunch parcel and thus the breakfast is also the roti and curry. Once its 10.00am at work some lady or boy will bring bags full of most unhealthy food such as bhajia or bara or some oily snack. This will be consumed with great interest. Lunch will be the parcel from home but in some instance its con-sumed during the 10.00am snack and they head for a res-taurant. At 3.00pm its again tea time with lots of sugar to keep them awake. They will feel sleepy after all the un-healthy food consumed dur-ing the day. After work once

they reach home the ladies start making dinner and men as usual will mix some grog and later end up with alcohol and chaser. Dinner for men is usually around 11.00pm thats when he is full mateni. This routine will guarantee to shorten your life. However not only it affects your age du-rability, but it has been proven that unhealthy workers lower productivity at work place.

The recent studies have proven the following:

Healthy employees are nearly four times more productive than unhealthy employees.

Unhealthy employ-ees take up to nine times more sick leave than their healthy colleagues.

Poor employee health and absenteeism is costing businesses billions ev-ery year.

What is a healthy work-place?

Any defi nition of a healthy workplace should encompass WHOs defi nition of health: A state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of disease. Defi nitions of a healthy workplace have evolved greatly over the past several decades. From an al-most exclusive focus on the physical work environment (the realm of traditional oc-cupational health and safety, dealing with physical, chemi-cal, biological and ergonomic

hazards), the defi nition has broadened to include health practice factors (lifestyle);

psychosocial factors (work organization and workplace culture); and a link to the community;

all of which can have a profound effect on employee health.

The WHO Regional Offi ce for the Western Pacifi c defi nes a healthy workplace as fol-lows:

A healthy workplace is a place where everyone works together to achieve an agreed vision for the health and well-being of workers and the surrounding community. It provides all members of the workforce with physical, psy-chological, social and organi-zational conditions that pro-tect and promote health and safety. It enables managers and workers to increase con-trol over their own health and to improve it, and to become more energetic, positive and

contented.Businesses recognize the

link between poor employee health, absenteeism and pro-ductivity; although many are unaware of the signifi cant impact presenteeism can have on their workplace. New research shows that presentee-ism, the loss of productivity that occurs when employees come to work but are not fully functioning due to illness or injury is costing businesses billions every year, four times

as much as absenteeism. There is a strong link between ill health and presenteeism - high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking and be-ing overweight contribute sig-nifi cantly to the prevalence of presenteeism. But it is not just major health problems that lead to a decrease in employ-ee productivity, headaches and migraines, lack of sleep, anxiety and stress are all ma-jor contributors to a reduction in performance and effi ciency at work.

So what are the modern business houses doing to solve this healthy workplace problem?

After going through many articles and books on healthy workplace solutions, the fol-lowing strategies have been practiced by companies to tackle and make workers healthy and thus leading to productivity.

1.Establish a health and wellness program most people fail to achieve recom-mended minimum activity levels let alone undertake vig-orous physical activity at least three times a week, however studies have found a clear link between vigorous physical activity, increased brain func-tion and reduced stress levels at work.

Health and wellness pro-grams can also include:

Physical and general health assessments;

Free fruit basket;

Subsidised healthy food options provided at work;

Health insurance paid for or subsidised by the company;

Lifestyle and nutri-tion coaching and seminars; and

Weight management programs

2. Movement is key en-couraging health and wellbe-ing isnt just about the big initiatives like gym member-ships and exercise groups, its also about encouraging small changes in the normal work routine. Encourage employees to take short breaks through-out the work day to grab a glass of water, take a brief walk outside or have a healthy snack. Research shows that regular short breaks act like a recharge for our brains, help-ing to improve focus and per-formance.

3. Promoting a healthy work-life balance it has been noted the growing trend of employees who work long hours, dont utilise their annu-al leave entitlement and skip lunch breaks. Implementing work-life balance initiatives is a positive step toward reduc-ing workplace stress and ill-ness, and increasing return on human capital investment.

4. Lead by example it is easier for employees to make healthy lifestyle changes if they observe management leading by example, therefore

is it essential that senior lead-ers partake in health and well-being programs and initia-tives. Participate in exercise groups, go for a walk during the lunch hour, take regular breaks and make healthy food choices while at work and your employees will be more likely to do the same.

5. You are what you eateven at work. Do you ever feel like cup cakes and other sweet treats are taunting you as you enter your offi ce? Its really hard to resist them. Workers who ate healthful meals and exercised regularly have better job performance and lower absenteeism. Fiji is well blessed with mouth watering fruits such as paw-paw, bananas, water melon and pineapple. Also we have abundant supply of green ve-gies such as lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and cabbage. The more you eat these fruit and vegies the healthier you are.

6. Engage in sports. join a soccer or rugby team or join a gym or simply take time out for a 30 plus minute walk. Be-lieve me you will feel much younger and fi t.

Improving the health and happiness of your employ-ees by adopting a few simple health and wellbeing initia-tives will lead to a more pro-ductive and committed work-force who are motivated to succeed.

God bless Nadi, Fiji Stay healthy.

By PRANESH AMARSEE



WOMEN IN BUSINESS

A new series of articles with challenging perspectives for your businesses

By CLAIRE-DIANE GIRALDEAU

Contact: [email protected] Mobile 925 8050 or 707 8050

What is the Business of Healthy Food?

Lately we hear a lot about health in fact as I am writing this article I am watching FBC mid-day talk show and it is the same topic again. So it inspired me, why not give you my per-spective? I guess the fi rst thing to do is to start paying attention to your food intake habits. I would like to suggest that you note down everything that you eat every day. A while ago, I went on some diet plan where we had to do this recording down for two weeks, wow how revealing it was. I had been un-der the impression that I was eating healthy, salad, pasta, muffi ns on break and skipping breakfast if not other meals. The hectic life of business in Montreal was quite different than the easy going style of Fiji.

I realized that I did not truly know much about nutritive val-ues and distinguishing what was good or not, I guess we must all admit that unless we get a clear picture of all the various ingre-dients, contents reading labels dos and donts, starch, sugar, salt, oil etc we can get easily overwhelmed. We have a Doc-tor (Dr. Finau) in our Women Network group, and she has been very interested in nutrition and focused on learning on that topic. We will get her to give us as business women a presenta-tion on some basics. There is a difference between eating healthy and going on a diet to

lose weight, usually if you eat healthy, losing weight becomes irrelevant.

By the way, did you know that there is a book call French women dont get fat - it is writ-ten by Mireille Guiliano CEO of Veuve Clicquot Champagne in New York - very interesting. I read that book and it made so much sense, I quickly recog-nized things I would naturally do. It is summarized as: Dont diet, eat chocolate, drink wine, take long walks, and enjoy life stay slim the French way. Of course it is all about portion, quality, combination and plea-sure all this will make the dif-ference. I am just leaving for France and do look forward to the pleasure of great food.

Now to keep it easy and simple I will just use some ba-sic example of mixing various ingredients or foods. I was fa-cilitating some workshop lately and observed what was present-ed for lunch; plates were served in advance for faster service. There was fried battered fi sh, 2 big pieces of dalo, big steam rice scoop, big friend rice with sausages scoop, and chicken curry with potatoes I could not believe it, fi ve starches in one serve not even looking at the huge portions.. It is of-ten like that in many occasions where a meal is served for spe-cial guests or workshops. Yet unfortunately even with good intentions how unhealthy that was, as I had to point it out nicely to the wonderful ladies. No wonder all want to sleep af-ter lunch!!!

The same applies when you eat out, we had curry the other day and again in my plate I had dhal soup, 3 rotis, papadam, po-tato and beans and almost for-got a small portion of chicken. It came with a scoop of rice but

I did not want it. So combina-tion of too many starch is defi -nitely wrong it would have been better to have some salad and greens to replace the pota-toes & rice. The problem in res-taurants is that even if we want healthier choices they do not al-low it, in hotels often when you ask for something different you get told sorry cant do that.

Now what about sugar I just love these new ads with the guy eating spoons of sugar to show how much there is in fi zzy drinks. If the Fiji Consumer Council had the power to really control prices I wish they could double and triple the price of these products destroying, dam-aging health and reduce the price of healthy products.

I like soya and skim milk yogurt; its healthier then why is it that these products are more expensive than the full cream milk? In fact it is very expensive to eat healthy, buy lettuce, veggies and fruits and you will see how much it costs. Yet people buy fi zzy drinks on special and happily give it to their kids slowly infl uencing their taste for these unhealthy food/drinks. We need to shift the way we think about food especially in developing coun-tries, it is strange how big com-panies end up sending their unhealthy products to develop-ing countries. What does not respond to healthy food abroad gets shipped here.

It is all coming back to Change what I enjoy the most. In order to Embrace Change in our life we have to make a commitment and take a stand. I personally do not be-lieve in waiting for government to do something, to change the law or to convince many food stores to change their prices. I praise the Ministry of Health

these days with the very im-portant awareness and actions they are taking to at least get the public to wake up. The rate of diabetes is so high and some-thing must be done.

I think it is a question of tak-ing responsibilities for our own life. I enjoy being healthy and I thank God every day for that, yet I also know that I have to do my own part in avoiding things that are damaging.

So I can eat the chocolate in small portion only - Fiji Adi Chocolate 74% cocoa, no sugar. It is so much better and you eventually acquire the taste for good food. Do not get the choc-olate bar you get at the grocer-ies and eat it all at once. I can drink wine, one or two glasses with a meal, not the whole bot-tle without food, I know people here have to see the empty bottle. If you want to empty a bottle then drink a lot of water instead, I make it a point to get my 2 bottles of water per day. When you are having tea or cof-

fee, try NO sugar or maybe just one small tea spoon instead of 3-4 table spoons, and get rid of the cakes and sweets.

Walk walk walk! It amazes me to see how people do not walk even a block when they get off the bus which will stop anywhere just to let people off. Wonder why they did bus stops in Nadi? Start reducing your portion and you will see the dif-ference. If you only eliminate all the junk food not only will you be healthier but you will save a lot.

I see friends with children and they feel obligated to buy the junk food. What will it take to reverse the publicity and this world of consuming anything? Fiji is such a blessed country when I see all available fruits free out there in the trees, just on my own compound I had (before the cyclone) bananas, orange, passion fruits, man-goes, two avocado trees, noni and planted cassava, banyan my God everything grows so

well and its all available free, fresh from the trees. In Canada if we want to eat that, we have to get the imported ones, usu-ally bananas are green, taste bit-ter, mangoes are very expansive and avocados even more. Why dont you just enjoy natural gifts from nature!!!

In order to change some-times people wait for an alarm-ing medical result and it is of-ten too late. When we run our own business it is demanding physically and psychologically, you must be fi t and able to deal with stress and pressure. Being healthy can make the differ-ence for your success. There is no magic solution, you have to do all that yourself and for us women it is even more demand-ing.

Members of the Nadi Businesswoman Network seen with FRCA Members of the Nadi Businesswoman Network seen with FRCA National Manager Revenue Collection Makereta Ledua (seated National Manager Revenue Collection Makereta Ledua (seated left), during their taxation awareness workshop at the Tanoa Inter-left), during their taxation awareness workshop at the Tanoa Inter-national recently. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.national recently. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.



ANIMALS FIJI MONTHLY FEATURE

Animal Care and Health from the veterinarians at Animals Fiji Nadi Clinic

Pet neutering has huge benefi ts - Do it NOW!

By ANGUS BLACK BVSc, MACVScVeterinarianAnimals Fiji, Nadi

Whether youve recently adopted a pet or youre con-sidering it, one of the most important health decisions youll make is to spay or castrate (neuter) your cat or dog.

Spaying preventing a female cat or dog from hav-ing kittens or puppies - is a surgical procedure that re-quires one visit to the vet-erinary clinic and offers life-long health benefi ts.

Castration preventing a male cat or dog from father-ing kittens or puppies is a quick and simple surgical procedure that will vastly improve your male pets be-havior and keep him close to home.

Still not convinced?

Check out our handy and persuasive list of reasons why you should have your pet spayed or castrated.

1. Your female pet will live a longer, healthier life. Spaying helps prevent uterine infections and breast cancer. Breast cancer can be fatal in about 50 percent of dogs and 90 percent of cats. Spaying your pet early of-fers the best protection from these diseases.

2. Castration pro-vides major health benefi ts for your male pet. Besides preventing unwanted lit-ters of pups, castrating your male dog prevents testicular cancer and reduces the risk of prostate gland problems. Another form of cancer, ca-nine transmissible venereal tumour, is also prevented by castration. Male cats are less likely to spread feline immu-nodefi ciency virus (similar to human AIDS) if castrated.

3. Your spayed fe-male pet won't go into heat. Unwanted male cats or dogs will not be attracted to your home.

4. Your male dog won't want to roam away from home. An intact male will do just about anything to fi nd a mate! That includes digging his way under

the fence and making like Houdini to escape from the house. And once he's free to roam, he risks injury in traf-fi c, other injuries and fi ghts with other males.

5. Your castrated male will be much better behaved. Castrated cats and dogs focus their attention on their human families. On the other hand, entire dogs and particularly cats will mark their territory by spraying strong-smelling urine all over the house. Many ag-gression problems in dogs can be avoided by early cas-tration whilst not affecting their ability to protect your property and family.

6. Spaying or castra-tion will NOT make your pet fat. Lack of exercise and overfeeding will cause your pet to pack on the extra kilos - not being spayed or cas-trated. Your pet will remain fi t and trim as long as you continue to provide exercise and monitor food intake.

7. It is highly cost-effective. The cost of your pet's spay/castration surgery is a lot less than the cost of having and caring for a lit-ter of pups or kittens. It also beats the cost of treatment when your entire male cat or dog escapes and gets into

fi ghts with the neighborhood stray or gets hit by a car! Currently at our Animals Fiji Nadi Clinic you can get your dog or cat spayed / neutered for only $25!

8. Spaying or castrat-ing your pet is good for the community. An unwanted population of stray dogs and cats pose a real problem in many parts of the country. They prey on wildlife, cause car accidents and frighten or even hurt children. Spaying and castration reduces the number of unwanted ani-mals on the streets.

9. Your pet DOES NOT need to have a litter for

your children to learn about the miracle of birth. Letting your pet produce offspring you have no intention of keeping is not a good lesson for your childrenespecial-ly when so many unwanted cats and dogs end up in shel-ters. There are many books and videos available to teach your children about birth in a more responsible way.

10. Spaying and cas-tration helps fi ght pet over-population. Many cats and dogs suffer as strays. These high numbers are the result of unplanned litters that could have been prevented by spaying or castration.

Animals Fiji Nadi Clinic offers a low-cost spay/cas-tration program that makes either of these surgical pro-cedures easily affordable and accessible.

For any questions on the above or if you need as-sistance with your animal please contact Animals Fiji. Our Nadi Clinic is on Queens Road (between Mc-Donalds and Sitar), Mar-tintar, Nadi. Phone number is 670-1012 or 993-6647. Email: info@animalsfi ji.org Website: www.ani-

malsfi ji.org & Facebook: www.facebook.com/ani-

malsfi ji

Dr Angus Black carries Dr Angus Black carries out the neutering opera-out the neutering opera-tion. Photo: SUPPLIED.tion. Photo: SUPPLIED.



NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK CELEBRATIONS

This year the National Li-brary Week was celebrated from 6th 13th July with the theme for the week being Communities matter @ your Library.

In order to celebrate this annual event in Nadi, the Nadi Town Council Library was chosen as the centre from which activities were orga-nized.

Library week a great successBy ANITA NAIDULibrarianNadi Town Council

The library week involves students of all levels from schools around Nadi area and the community also gets involved in this great educa-tional event.

Manager Markets Mr Anand Raju was the chair-person and together with council staff, the committee members organized the vari-ous programs at Civic Cen-tre and Prince Charles Park throughout the week. Nadi Town Council management, sponsors with the parents and

children made this Library Week successful.

The various activities organized included Poster Competition, Character Pa-rade and Multicultural dance for both Primary and Kindy, Oratory and drama by Pri-mary and Secondary School students respectively. The week ended on a high note with a prize giving ceremony and the Acting Administrator Mr. Praveen Balas presence boosted the confi dence of the children of Nadi.

Photos by Margaret NaqiriPhotos by Margaret Naqiri



LIFESTYLE

By SUNILA KARAN

The art of conversation

It is the need for and the emphasis on discussion and dialogue that distinguishes mature adult learners from adult learners in general. In a skillfully facilitated or moder-ated adult learning class, the roles of teacher and learner are interchangeable.

The facilitators primary role is to provide a comfort-able context and climate with-in which people engage freely and passionately in discussion about matters of personal in-terest or concern. The empha-sis is on discussion that is lib-erating and empowering, that puts people fully in charge of their own thoughts and feel-ings.

Through discussion, peo-ple develop their own ideas more fully and come to un-derstand different points of views. Through discussion that is based on mutual respect and a genuine interest in what others have to say, people gain greater respect for themselves. In addition, a desire to express ones own beliefs, values, and opinions, one must also be a good listener. How many people do you know who like to monopolize conversations but dont seem to be really interested in what you have to say?

When someone is truly

interested in your point of view, it is a gift. Listen with your ears, with your heart, and your mind. When some-one is presenting an idea, you dont need to be gathering your thoughts for a response, or looking for an argument to prove you are right. You dont need to be threatened by someone elses knowledge, and you dont need to fear that you will not sound intelligent, just listen, take it in, relax. Maybe all you need to do is ask a few questions never mind your own story. Con-sider what you could learn from the other persons point of view. What is he or she try-ing to tell you? Give them the gift of true listening, and you will see them glow. Then, on a different day, at a different time, speak your mind and seek out someone who will do the same for you.

Discussion and DialogueA discussion group brings

people together to process new information, reinterpret-ing it in the context of life ex-perience. How do you know when you have had a success-ful discussion? Is it because people think you are brilliant? Is it because everybody was listening? Quite simply, you will feel good more specifi -cally and more importantly, you will have more energy. And what could possibly be a greater gift than the gift of life-giving energy? When people give each other energy, exciting things happen.

From experience, I believe that at the present time, there is a great need to go beyond discussion to a much deeper form of communication, so that people from different cul-tures, backgrounds, and even countries can live together

harmoniously.Similarly, in a business set-

ting, there is a need for real dialogue as well. The need to dialogue comes as a result of many factors, such as the fol-lowing:

The steady erosion of authority in the workplace.

The trend towards alliances between organiza-tions that bring different cul-tures, structures, and tradi-tions to new partnerships.

The need to repair the damage to morale that re-sults from downsizing.

The need to stimu-late creativity and innovation.

Dialogue is a highly spe-cialized form of discussion that imposes discipline on participants. When dialogue is done skillfully, the results are extraordinary: stereotypes dissolve, mistrust is over-come, mutual understanding is achieved, a common ground for new insights is established, new perspectives are discov-ered, new levels of creativity are reached. Ultimately, the bonds of the participants are strengthened.

Why use dialogue? Be-cause it builds trust. Dia-logue helps different groups to become more familiar and comfortable with each other. Cooperation develops natu-rally; people develop a sense of identity with those with whom they share community. Many of the strategies for suc-cessful dialogue may improve the quality of discussions and relationships between people in a variety of context where people come together to dis-cuss common interest.

There are numerous forms of conversations in the world today, including new ways of using computers to discuss

and consult with others. At the same time, we are witnessing the revival of traditions like the philosophers caf, where a group of people come to-gether in a public forum over food and drink to share their views. The caf begins with an introduction to a topic the

person moderating the discus-sion may be a teacher, profes-sor, college instructor who fi nds it refreshing to leave the ivory tower behind and swap ideas with the general public.

In the modern world, expe-rience is mediated much of the time. Information is handed to

us, and we are largely passive. Today, there is a longing to create real discussion within a time frame. With a lifetime of experience to share, its im-portant for people to come to-gether to use their minds and to speak out the things that re-ally matter to them.

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Matthew Gillespie, left, of Tanoa International Hotel and David Green of Fiji Airways having Matthew Gillespie, left, of Tanoa International Hotel and David Green of Fiji Airways having a conversation during the launch of the 17th AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards at the a conversation during the launch of the 17th AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards at the Tourism Fiji boardroom last month. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.Tourism Fiji boardroom last month. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.



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U SAVE SUPERMARKET

Investment boost in NadiPeople of Votualevu in

Nadi can now fi nd all their shopping needs at one place in their suburb after the open-ing of the second branch of U Save Supermarket in the area on Friday, July 5.

This investment by man-aging director, Bobby Khan, is in addition to a $3.5million shopping complex in the area, which was opened by the Prime Minister in November last year.

Mr Khan, who returned to invest in Fiji after living in New Zealand for more than 22 years, had bought the com-mercial property recently and renovated the small shop into a modern U Save Supermar-ket.

The two supermarkets owned by Mr Khan caters for about 10,000 people of the area.

Mr Khan said he is ap-preciative of the opportunities provided to investors in Fiji and looked forward to more investments in areas lacking in good facilities.

A lot of people are mov-ing towards Votualevu and I believe that this area holds a big population. Weve decid-ed to do some investment in this area because if you go to Australia and New Zealand, youd see complexes and shopping malls in all suburbs but we do not have that here. We have decided to start in Votualevu, Mr Khan said.

Mr Khan said there are oth-er bigger investments planned for Nadi with plans of build-ing a convention centre and a fi rst class amusement park in the pipeline.

The convention cen-tre will hold about 600-800

people at a time. It could be used for weddings, church ceremonies, or any other big event. It would be convenient and affordable and it should be ready by December. Con-struction works have already started.

We are also going to have a fi rst class amusement centre in Votualevu. I was in Hong Kong where we got, not 3D, but 4D gaming machines. The machines would arrive at the end of the month and hopeful-ly open next month. It is go-

ing to be really good for our children, Mr Khan added.

He has already purchased an acre of land in Cuvu, Si-gatoka where he would build another shopping complex.

The earthworks for the complex has started. Hope-

fully next year, well be ex-pecting another big complex in Cuvu. Sigatoka is also a tourism town and we need some good complexes there too. We are trying to invest in places where facilities like these are lacking, Mr Khan

highlighted. Mr Khans brother is also

going to open a new plaza in Nadi in a couple of months time.

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The new outlet of U Save Supermarket. Below: More pictures The new outlet of U Save Supermarket. Below: More pictures from the opening. from the opening.



on the opening of your Supermarket in Votualevu, Nadi

While offi cially opening the new outlet of U Save Su-permarket last month, Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khai-yum encouraged other former Fijians living abroad and lo-cals as well to invest in the country as the Government is providing incentives for investment here.

One of the attractive things about Mr Bobby Khan and investors who have returned to Fiji, is that they have in-vested in areas where there was a lack of investment, Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said.

Votualevu is a growing suburb of Nadi and there is de-mand for services and better roads. There is a demand for consumer, hardware items and entertainment in this area. The idea of getting services available at your doorstep is something that we must all get accustomed to.

Mr Sayed-Khaiyum said the Bainimarama Government has created an investor friendly environment which is now seeing good results and economic development.

He said the dual citizenship initiative has seen many for-mer residents returning to invest in their motherland.

Government creates investor friendly environment

By SHALENDRA PRASAD

U Save Supermarket managing director Mr Bobby Khan, right, gives Attorney-General U Save Supermarket managing director Mr Bobby Khan, right, gives Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum a tour of the new supermarket. Below: Customers taking advan-Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum a tour of the new supermarket. Below: Customers taking advan-tage of the new outlet which is fully air-conditioned. Photos: SHALENDRA PRASAD.tage of the new outlet which is fully air-conditioned. Photos: SHALENDRA PRASAD.

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Khan creates history

Branch manager Artika Lal, centre, with staff members.Branch manager Artika Lal, centre, with staff members.

Votualevu residents in a jovial mood during the opening.Votualevu residents in a jovial mood during the opening.Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum with staff of U Save Supermarket.Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum with staff of U Save Supermarket.

By SHALENDRA PRASAD

Children enjoying the ride at the fi rst ever four-day carnival Children enjoying the ride at the fi rst ever four-day carnival held at the Votualevu Shopping Complex last month.held at the Votualevu Shopping Complex last month.

Close to a thousand people gathered to witness the open-ing of the new U Save Super-market outlet in Votualevu last month.

And to top up the cel-ebration, U Save boss Bobby Khan created history by or-ganizing a four-day carnival at the Votualevu Shopping Complex which houses the fi rst branch of the U Save Su-permarket along with many other different outlets.

This is the fi rst time such a carnival has been brought to Votualevu and it is to say

thank you to the people of the area who have supported us ever since we opened the complex in November last year, Mr Khan said.

He said there are more good things to come and looks forward to the contin-ued support of the residents.

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OPENING OF THE LOUNGE BAR AND RESTAURANT

New outlet to boost tourism in Lautoka city

Lautokas newest attraction opened its doors for residents and visitors of the city on Thursday, June 20.

The Lounge Bar and Restaurant which is part of the P. Meghji Group was offi cially opened by the special adminis-trator of the Lautoka City Council Praveen Bala.

While opening the new bar and restaurant, Mr Bala com-mended the P. Meghji family for their continuous invest-ment in the city.

The council is very proud of its association with the P Meghji Group and we have bigger plans in place for the future, Mr Bala said.

We will be working in partnership with P. Meghji for the development of bigger projects in the city, Mr Bala said while keeping fi ner deals close to his chest.

Lautoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry adminis-trator Mohammed Salim shared similar sentiments and con-gratulated the P. Meghji Group for creating a major tourist attraction in the city.

Our aim is to bring in tourists to Lautoka and we are in the process of working with all stakeholders to have all such facilities in place and the opening is one step forward for us in making the city a tourist friendly one, Mr Salim said.

By SHALENDRA PRASAD

Opening of The Lounge in pictures. Photos: SHALENDRA PRASAD.Opening of The Lounge in pictures. Photos: SHALENDRA PRASAD.



OPENING OF THE LOUNGE BAR AND RESTAURANT



FIJI ISLANDS CLASSIC GAME FISHING TOURNAMENT

Game fi shing ends on high noteThis years Fiji Islands

Classic Game Fishing Tour-nament organized by the Denarau Game and Sports Fishing Club (DGSFC) was another great success with 14 boats and 15 teams reg-istered in the competition the greatest number we have had yet.

Day one on Friday, July 12 was an exciting one with many strikes, hook-ups and fi sh landed with a good pro-portion of the fi sh landed qualifying for the weigh-ins each evening.

Fishing on Saturday was cancelled for safety reasons, due to a strong wind warn-ing issued by Fiji Meteorol-ogy Department with very rough seas prevailing over the day.

Fishing resumed on Sun-day, anglers were advised to exercise extreme caution and small boats were ad-vised to remain within the main reef as the sea was still very rough.

There was plenty of Ma-himahi and Wahoo caught over the weekend with four Sailfi sh tagged and released.

One sailfi sh that died was brought back to Denarau

By YVETTE HOOKof DGSFC

By SHALENDRA PRASAD

for weigh-in, caught by Mi-chelle Voss.

New members to the club this year, the Voss family did extremely well in this event.

This years winning male was Rhyan Huselton (Voss family) for tagging and releasing the fi rst sailfi sh caught in this years event.

Winning female angler was Michelle Voss for her 39.2kg Sailfi sh this is a pending womens Fiji re-cord awaiting confi rmation from FIGFA (Fiji Interna-tional Game Fishing Assco-ciation).

The previous record holder Beverley Bower at-tended the weigh-in and prize giving on Sunday and congratulated Michelle Voss for the milestone achieve-ment.

Champion Angler for the tournament was Rhyan Huselton (Voss family) from team Fillet and Release. Rhyan extended his holiday from the USA to join our club and participate in his fi rst fi shing competition.

Champion big boat was Protector. Team Protector consisted of the Turner fam-ily who all came over from New Zealand to participate.

Champion small boat was Oktermokti with team Fish Militia onboard.

Club thanks sponsors

The Denarau Game and Sports Fishing Club is thank-ful to all sponsors and partici-pants for making the annual Fiji Islands Game Fishing

Classic Tournament a great success.

Club president Marc McElrath said special thanks goes to Professionals, Blue-gas, DevCorp, McDonalds, Imported Marine Accesso-ries, Port Denarau Marina, Tradewinds Marine and ev-

eryone who has given support to make the event a great one.

He said more than $35,000 worth of prizes have been given away this year.

Ever since the tourna-ment started in 2006, it has been growing bigger and bet-ter each year.

Left: Michelle Voss, Rhyan Huselton and Adam Voss of team Fillet and Release caught in a jovial mood. Above: John Andrews, Marc McElrath, Mark Ellison and Jarrod Wood count up the scores.

Beverley Bower congratulates Michelle Voss for breaking Beverley Bower congratulates Michelle Voss for breaking the national ladies sailfi sh record which she previously the national ladies sailfi sh record which she previously held. held.

WINNERS...Team Protector are the overall winners of this WINNERS...Team Protector are the overall winners of this years tournament. Photos: SHALENDRA PRASAD.years tournament. Photos: SHALENDRA PRASAD.

Team Fish Militia celebrate their win under the small boat Team Fish Militia celebrate their win under the small boat category. From left are Simon Deakin, Wayne Latter, Patrick category. From left are Simon Deakin, Wayne Latter, Patrick Allen and Catherine ODonnell. Missing is Captain Nathan.Allen and Catherine ODonnell. Missing is Captain Nathan.



CRAIG McELRATH MENS CANCER FOUNDATION

The Craig McElrath Mens Cancer Foundation V1 Outrigger and Standup Paddle Board Race Event which was held on Saturday 13th July, 2013 at Vuda Marina is an annual event used as an opportunity to raise awareness on mens cancer while also raising funds for the noble cause.

This year the cost of ticket /donation was $50.00. This was inclusive of BBQ lunch and soft drink and exhibition fun races as well as seeing the Outrigger and Paddle board races.

The attractive lucky door prizes with the main prize of Tahitian Outrigger Canoe donated by Varua Vaa went to Mr Deveraux Talagi.

Secretary of the Craig McElrath Mens Cancer Foun-dation, Mrs Beverley McElrath was very pleased with the days outcome and thanks all the sponsors who helped make the day a success.

There were over 50 entrants in the race events and the winners of various events were as follows:

Mens Standup Paddle Board 1st Bruce Climo2nd John Philp3rd Adam WadeWomens Standup Paddle Board1st Michelle Philp2nd Cathy Joyce3rd - Florence OudhinMens Stock Standup Paddle Board1st SanilaWomens Stock Standup Paddle Board1st Cathy JoyceMens V1Outrigger1st Pierre Guyot2nd - Tehau Guyot3rd - Kelikeli LausiWomens V1 Outrigger1st Salome Tabuatalei2nd Maryanne Moss3rd Megan Miller

Cancer fundraiser a great success

PRESS RELEASE

PRESS RELEASE

Cancer Facts for MenThe cancers that most fre-

quently affect men are pros-tate, colon, lung, and skin cancers and how they can be prevented or found early can save your life.

Prostate cancerThe chance of getting pros-

tate cancer goes up as a man gets older. Most prostate can-cers are found in men over the age of 65. For reasons that are still unknown, African Ameri-cans are more likely than white men to develop prostate cancer. Having one or more close relatives with prostate cancer also increases a mans risk of having prostate cancer.

What you can doThe American Cancer

Society recommends that men make an informed deci-sion with their doctor about whether to be tested for pros-tate cancer. Research has not yet proven that the benefi ts of testing outweigh the harms of testing and treatment. The American Cancer Society suggests that men should not be tested without learning about what we know and what we dont know about the risks and possible benefi ts of test-ing and treatment.

Starting at the age of 50, talk to your doctor about the pros and cons of testing so you can decide if getting tested is the right choice for you. If you are African American or have a father or brother who had prostate cancer before

age 65, you should have this talk with your doctor starting at age 45. If you decide to be tested, you should have the PSA blood test with or with-out a rectal exam. How often you are tested will depend on your PSA level.

Colon cancerAny adult can have

colorectal cancers (cancers of the colon and rectum), but most of these cancers are found in people aged 50 or older. People with a personal or family history of this can-cer, or who have polyps in their colon or rectum, or those with infl ammatory bowel disease are more likely to have colon cancer. Also, eat-ing a diet most of high fat foods (especially from animal sources), being overweight, smoking, and being inactive can make a person more like-ly to have colon cancer.

What you can doColon cancer almost al-

ways starts with a polyp. Test-ing can save lives by fi nding polyps before they become cancer. If pre-cancerous pol-yps are removed, colon can-cer can be prevented. Eating a low-fat diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables may also make you less likely to have this cancer.

The American Cancer So-ciety recommends one of the following testing options for all people beginning at age 50:

Tests that fi nd polyps and cancer

- Flexible sigmoidos-copy every fi ve years, or

- Colonoscopy every ten years, or

- Double- contrast barium enema every fi ve years, or

- CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) every fi ve years

Tests that primarily fi nd cancer

-Yearly fecal occult blood test (FOBT), or

-Yearly fecal immuno-chemical test (fi t), or

-Stool DNA test (S DNA), interval uncertain

*If the test is positive, a colonoscopy should be done.

**The multiple stool take home test should be done. One test done by the doctor is not adequate for testing. A colonoscopy should be done if the test is positive.

The tests that are designed to fi nd both early cancer and polyps are preferred if these tests are available to you and you are willing to have one of these more invasive tests. Talk to your doctor which test is best for you.

Lung CancerSmoking is the cause for

more than 80% of all lung cancers, but people who do not smoke can also have lung cancer.

What can you do? Lung cancers is one of

the few cancers that can of-ten be prevented. If you are a smoker, ask your doctor or nurse to help you quit. If you do not smoke, dont start, and avoid breathing in other peo-ples smoke. If your friends and loved ones are smokers, help them quit.

For help quitting, Call the American cancer society at 1-800-227-2345 and ask about our tobacco- cessation service.

Skin cancerAnyone who spends time

in the sun can have skin can-cer. People with fair skin, es-pecially those with blond or red hair, are more likely to get skin cancer than people with darker colouring. People who have had a close family mem-ber with melanoma and those who had severe sunburns be-fore the age of 18 are more likely to get skin cancer.

What can you do?Most skin cancers can be

prevented by avoiding the midday sun. When in the sun, wear hats with brims, long-sleeve shirts, sunglasses, and use sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher on all exposed parts of the skin. If you have children, protect them from the sun and dont let them get sunburned. Be aware of all moles and spots on your skin, and report any changes to your doctor right away. Have a skin exam during your regu-lar health check-ups.

Early detection- fi nding a cancer early before it has spread- gives you the best chance to do something about it. Knowing about these can-cers and what you can do can save your life.

Take control of your health and reduce your cancer risk

*Stay away from tobacco*Stay at a healthy weight*Get moving with regular

physical activity*Eat healthy with plenty of

fruits and vegetables

*Limit how much alcohol you drink (If you drink at all)

*Protect your skin*Know yourself, your

family history, and your risks.Have regular check-ups

and screening test.For more information on

how to reduce your cancer risk and other questions about cancer, please call us any-time, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit us online at www.cancer .org

Cancer survivor and activist Doctor Fred Merchant delivers a speech during the annual general meeting of the Western Cancer Society recently. According to Dr Merchant, every men should get checked for cancer. He said many men think that they are Bullet Proof when it comes to cancer. Photo: SHALENDRA PRASAD.

Action from the event at Vuda Marina. Photo: BULA TIME PHOTOGRAPHY.Action from the event at Vuda Marina. Photo: BULA TIME PHOTOGRAPHY.



NADI IN PICTURES BY MARGARET NAQIRISaint Michaels Parish fi rst communicants.Saint Michaels Parish fi rst communicants.

Vodafone Bula Festival winning contestants with their queen mother Shirlee Devia.Vodafone Bula Festival winning contestants with their queen mother Shirlee Devia. Vodafone Bula Festival Priscilla Queens.Vodafone Bula Festival Priscilla Queens.



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MOTORING

The Legendary RX-7

Abdul Naseem, 26-year-old Director of Empire Au-toparts is the proud owner of a legendary vehicle in Fiji.

This legendary ride is no other than the FD3S series Mazda RX7 registered as INOCNT. This brand has enormous respect all over the globe and has featured in vari-ous movies as well, one of the fa-mous ones being The Fast and The Furious.

Fast and famous cars is no sur-prise to Mr. Naseem as the passion for cars runs in his blood. Empire Autoparts is well known for bring-ing in most of the famous perfor-

mance/sports cars in Fiji. His broth-ers also own the most respected rides in the country.

Without further a due, lets jump to the specs of the car. The vehicle is powered by the mighty 13B Ro-tary engine and is one of the most powerful racing engines around. As DPDWWHURIIDFWLWZDVWKHUVWWZLQturbo charged mass produced system to be exported out of Japan. Mr. Nas-HHPKDGDQHZHQJLQHWWHG LQDQGwas rebuilt by RX7 Heaven (New Zealand). It has been changed from a twin turbo to a single turbo setup. It has a TD4Z HKS Turbo, Trust In-tercooler, HKS Waste gate and also has complete 4 inch Trust Exhaust System running from the manifold. Another interesting fact would be

the max speed of 300kmph on the dash speedometer.

As for exterior, the car wears an orange paintjob with company de-cals together with a C West Body kit. It also has a set of 18inch deep dish PDJZKHHOVZLWKORZSUROHW\UHVWRgive it a niftier look. The ride has the famous RX7 pop up headlamps and projection tail lights.

Looking at the interior, since the vehicle is a 2 seater and main con-cern is performance; the car houses a roller cage/bar setup and has bucket seats on both driver/passenger side. It also has a Momo steering wheel with Turbo, Water Temperature, Oil Temperature and Oil Press gauges.

The car is rarely driven and most-ly parked as it is not your everyday

Nitin with his ride - TOPGUN Photo: Krishneel Chand

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Financial boost for FENCBy SHALENDRA PRASAD

Lina Robanakadavu Vuniwai, left, and Kriti Karti of FENC (Foundation for the Education of Needy Children in Fiji) receive the donation cheque from Mr Azeem Sahu Khan. Photo: MARGARET NAQIRI.

Fijis Ambassador to United Arab Emirates His Excellency Robin Nair who is also one of the co-founders of Foundation for the Educa-tion of Needy Children in Fiji (FENC) was recently in the country.

While spending a short time in his hometown, Nadi, Dr Nair had the opportunity to meet up with lawyer Azeem Sahu Khan who is an avid reader and philanthropist.

Dr Nair commended the Sahu Khan family for con-tinuing their support towards education and for pledging a donation of $20,000 towards FENC which looks after the

educational needs of hundreds of needy children throughout the country.

Khan has already handed over $7,000 of the total to FENC recently.

My late father (MK Sahu Khan) and I were adamant that education was the way to properly lift people out of poverty, Mr Sahu Khan said.

We were also concerned that funds be made available to all needy cases without bias but strictly for education.

More money will be made available at a future date. The money provided is less in-dicative of a fl ourishing law practice and more about giv-ing back to society, Mr Sahu Khan concluded.

Ambassador Robin Nair, left, with Prime Minister Baini-Ambassador Robin Nair, left, with Prime Minister Baini-marama who launched FENC in Suva a few years back. marama who launched FENC in Suva a few years back. Photo: KELEPI ABARIGA.Photo: KELEPI ABARIGA.



TRAVEL AND TOURISM

The Trustees and Organising Committee of the AON Fiji Ex-cellence in Tourism Awards are pleased to announce the launch of the 17th AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards Season.

The Award could not happen without the support of our gen-erous sponsors to whom we would like to extend our sincere thanks; AON Risk is again on Board as the Platinum Sponsor, and Gold Sponsor Fiji Airways is joined for the 2013 season by ANZ (previously Silver). Our Silver Sponsor AFL contin-ues to be long term supporter of the Awards, as does Bronze Sponsor Crest Chicken. We again welcome our Awards night Event Sponsors; premier Event Sponsor Tappoos who will be expanding their sponsored selection of premium international beverages, Fiji Water, Pure Fiji, Five Star Foods and our Media Partner, the Fiji Sun.

New in 2013 is the partnering of the Awards with popular FBC program Jukeworld. Jukeworld will be hosted from pre-vious years winners location for the next few months to bring the best of Fijis wonderful tourism products into the lives of those Fijians outside of the industry, who may not get a chance to personally experience these special experiences.

With the opening of the AON Fiji Excellence in Awards to the public nominations for the fi rst time, 2012 saw a record number of applications and many fi rst-time entrants. With in-clusivity being a key focus, 16 Awards were presented, includ-ing the introduction of the Accommodation Unique category and additional presentations in the Restaurants and Dining and Marketing Categories. The Trustees again elected to pres-ent Visionary and Lifetime Achievements Awards; in 2012 to Mr. Tony Whitton and Mr. and Mrs. David and Lorraine Evans respectively.

In 2013, categories and criteria have been extensively re-viewed, and the burgeoning Spa and Wellness sector, and the crucial role of transportation providers has been recognized. With the large volume of entrants into the ever-popular Front-liner individual category, a new Back-of-House category has been included for those that provide excellent personal service but not necessarily in a traditional meet and greet role. All entrants will be judged on their performance in their own par-ticular niche market, recognizing product types may vary within a particular category.

Destinational marketing has been increasingly included into standard core marketing activities of many operators and as such, this category is not being continued in 2013, however a new category Services and Support to Industry is being in-troduced for those operators that dont necessarily fall into the traditional sectors of tourism.

Following are the 2013 Awards Categories open for nomina-tion:

1. Frontliner of the Year2. Back of House Individual3. Transport Facilitators4. Spa & Wellness5. Services & Support to Industry

Tourism awards launched

6. Fiji Experience7. Tourism Sustainability8. Restaurants9. Accommodation Budget10. Accommodation Quality11. Accommodation Deluxe12. Accommodation Luxury13. Accommodation UniqueNominations close on Friday 6th of September 2013, at

which time application forms will be issued to nominees. Sub-mission of applications closes on Friday 25th of October 2013.

For those wishing to participate in the Awards for the fi rst time in 2013, the Trustees and Organising Committee recom-mend they take guidance from previous winners and review these individuals and products, and the superior standards of service they offer; all 2012 winners demonstrated excellent business and environmental sustainability initiatives, and a strong use of local products and services.

Participating in the Awards process not only gives an appli-cant media exposure and industry recognition, but many new applicants have found that in addressing the stringent criteria in the application form, this process has led to a better appreciation

of their own business practices, identifi cation of new areas of opportunity and untapped potential areas for growth.

Judging will again be done by an independent panel of judg-es, all of whom will have a tourism background and who are experts in the various criteria of the application forms. Judges are unable to have a personal vested interest in any of the ap-plicants, are not remunerated and are appointed by the Private Trustees of the Fiji Excellence Tourism Awards (also a non-remunerated position).

In 2013, the Trustees welcome to the Board Mr. Rick Ham-ilton as CEO of Tourism Fiji. The Awards have enjoyed the support of Tourism Fiji for many years Tourism Fiji acts as a distribution and collection point for nomination forms and applications, delivers Awards information to the wider industry and assists with any enquiries from the industry, general public and visiting guests about the Awards process.

The AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards looks forward to a successful 2013 Awards season, with the winners to be an-nounced at a gala dinner on Friday the 21st of February 2014.

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Organisers and sponsors of the AON Excellence in Tourism Awards pose for a group photo at the Tourism Fiji boardroom dur-ing the launch of the 17th awards. INSET: AON Fiji Associate Director Vinod Patel, right, hands over the sponsorship cheque of $25K to chairman of trustees Mr Gerald Barrack. Photos: SHALENDRA PRASAD.



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This religious celebration is observed on the day following the last day of fasting which is observed daily by all able-bodied Muslims from dawn till sunset throughout the Islamic month of Ramazan. It is a day of much re-joicing and happiness especially by those fortunate persons who observed the fasts and reaped the spiritual fruits of this holy exercise in accordance with the directions of God in the Holy Quran. Fasting has been prescribed in one form or an-other by all the revealed religions of the world. The Bible tells us that Prophet David declared I humbled my soul with fasting (Psalms 35:13) and we read in the New Testament that the disciples of Jesus and the Pharisees used to fast (Mark 2:18). We are also told that Je-sus fasted forty days and forty nights (Mat-thew 4:2). One does not only feel happy on Eid-ul-Fitr because through exercising self-discipline one has successfully complied with the command-ment of God to observe the fasts, but also on account of a feeling of spiritual exhilaration which glows within the heart and soul. No doubt on Eid-ul-Fitr much pleasure is derived from wearing new clothes, meeting friends and relatives and eating specially pre-pared food. These are all ways of celebrating the occasion. The main event, of course, is the religious service when one offers prayers and listens to the inspirational address of the Imam on relevant matters concerning the sig-QLFDQFHRIWKHRFFDVLRQ$VWKHPDLQSXUSRVHof fasting is to develop righteousness and self-SXULFDWLRQ4XUDQWKHPRVWDWWUDFWLYHgarment one should be wearing is the one mentioned by God in the Holy Quran:

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EID CELEBRATIONS 2013

Committee members of the Eid Mela celebration have been working tirelessly to make the fi rst ever public event as such a great success. Photo: COURTESY OF MOHAMMED SALIM.

First ever Eid Mela for LautokaHistory will be created in

Lautoka on Sunday, August 11 when people from dif-ferent religious and cultural backgrounds gather to cel-ebrate Eid-Ul-Fitr the most auspicious festival in the Islamic calendar marking

By SHALENDRA PRASAD

the end of the holy month of Ramadhan.

After observing fasting for a month during Ramad-han, Muslims from all over the world unite to celebrate Eid which is also referred as the festival of happiness.

Traditionally the celebra-tions begin with the sight-ing of the moon on the night

before followed by morning prayers in the Mosque where bonds of friendship are re-newed with great pomp and pride.

And in the Sugar City, the Lautoka Chamber of Com-merce and Industry in col-laboration with the Indian High Commission and the Indian Cultural Sub-Centre

Lautoka will for the fi rst time celebrate EID Mela as a public event.

The theme of this histor-ic event is celebrating EID with all, offered chamber administrator Mohammed Salim.

We will have free sa-mai and food for all invited guests which will include the

underprivileged members of the community.

Residents of the Golden Age Home will also be part of the celebrations. There will be fl ea markets organ-ised by LOL (Labour of Love) Markets, amusement rides and bouncy castle.

Other activities during the day will include sweets

competition, reciting of Nazams, quiz competition, fashion shows for women, Mr Salim added.

He said a special com-mittee has been formed to ensure the fi rst ever event runs smoothly and attracts members of the public from all the cultural and religious backgrounds.



TRAVEL AND TOURISM

New island airbus for

resorts

By LANCE SEETOTour operator Pacifi c Is-

land Air recently took deliv-ery of their new De Havilland DHC-3T Otter seaplane, visit-ing Castaway Island resort to

pick up its fi rst customers. Fitted with the latest GPS

system and inter-cabin com-munication headsets for each passenger, the ten-seater plane now offers a modern, fast and more comfortable transfer op-tion to the island resorts.

Young passengers Liam and Luca Gasmus from Syd-ney were thrilled to be the fi rst to board the inaugural fl ight from the popular island resort.

With its spacious interior, enormous 18 metre wing span and 14 metre length, resort staff have affectionately nick-named the seaplane the is-land airbus.

Castaway Island Duty Manager Aseri Shimo congratulates pilot Cameron Castaway Island Duty Manager Aseri Shimo congratulates pilot Cameron Hoyle. INSET: Liam and Luca Gasmus from Sydney were thrilled to be the Hoyle. INSET: Liam and Luca Gasmus from Sydney were thrilled to be the fi rst to board the inaugural fl ight.fi rst to board the inaugural fl ight.

Pacifi c Sun to add new ATR72-600 to fl eetPacifi c Sun, Fiji Airways

regional subsidiary has today announced that it will lease an ATR 72-600 aircraft, to add to its fl eet of two ATR 42-500 and three DHC Havilland Twin Otter aircraft. Pacifi c Sun has signed a formal Letter of Intent (LOI) for this leased aircraft with Singapore-based aircraft leasing company Avation PLC.

Pending the signing of the formal contract, the brand new ATR 72-600 is expected to ar-rive in Fiji in April 2014. The aircraft would be acquired on an operating lease for 12 years and funded without the need for any external fi nancing. Pa-cifi c Sun intends to use the new aircraft on its domestic and re-gional (Pacifi c Islands) routes,

which it operates on behalf of Fiji Airways.

Nalin Patel, Pacifi c Suns Chairman said the intent to ac-quire an additional, larger air-craft stems from the airlines confi dence in the growth of do-mestic and regional travel.

Pacifi c Sun provides an invaluable link between Fijis main and outer islands, as well as between Fiji and its Pacifi c neighbours, Mr. Patel said. With the growth in domestic and regional traffi c experienced in the past years and a restruc-ture of Pacifi c Suns operations under the leadership of General Manager Shaenaz Voss now complete, the time is now right for the airline to expand its fl eet. This will provide a boost

to travel between Fijis larger domestic ports (Nadi, Suva and Labasa), as well as encourage further travel and trade between Fiji, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga.

Voss says the decision to acquire the larger ATR 72-600 aircraft, which can carry 68 pas-sengers was done after a careful and independent assessment of Pacifi c Suns route network and the traffi c it carried year round.

What this acquisition will allow us to do is match demand with the right capacity. Due to its size, our new ATR will op-erate between Fijis larger ports Nadi, Suva and Labasa, and from Fiji to other Pacifi c is-land destinations, so naturally we will increase frequency of

fl ights between to our Regional Ports. While we look forward to announcing what our schedules will look like, we can safely say that the increased capacity and frequency will allow us to offer more convenient services with even better connectivity opportunities with Fiji Airways international schedules.

Pacifi c Suns ATR pilots will undergo a difference course and will be certifi ed to operate both ATR 42 and ATR 72 air-craft types when the new air-craft joins the fl eet.

While we have the required number of pilots to operate the new ATR 72 once its inducted into the fl eet, we will also pro-mote from within our existing national pilot complement.

Aubrey Swift, Fiji Airways Acting CEO says the new air-craft acquisition is the start of further investment the parent company will make in Pacifi c Sun.

Now that Fiji Airways has been launched and all continues to go well for the national car-rier, the Board and Fiji Airways Management now turn the fo-

cus to our regional subsidiary. As part of the Fiji Airways re-vitalisation and turnaround, Pa-cifi c Sun has already undergone operational restructuring. The work going on now is fl eet and network optimisation to ensure that Pacifi c Sun adds valuable capacity to the domestic and re-gional markets.

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