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There are 11 key pillars for rebuilding Fiji proposed in the draft People's Charter that people would have the opportunity to support or reject when consultations start. The pillars include ensuring sustainable democracy, good and just governance, developing a common national identity and building social cohesion. There will also be moves to ensure effective, enlightened and accountable leadership, enhancing public sector efficiency, performance effectiveness and service delivery. Another move is to achieve higher economic growth while ensuring sustainability. Also high on the agenda is making more land available for productive and social purposes as well as developing an integrated development structure at the provincial level. The pillar aims at reducing poverty to a negligible level by 2015 allowing Fiji knowledge-based societies. The charter will improve health service delivery and enhance global integration as well as international relations. (FT)
BP South-West Pacific Limited is investigating the possible sale of its assets and operations in the South West Pacific. Company general manager Matt Elliott said they had not announced a sale of the business which had been operating in Fiji for almost 60 years. (FT)
The Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma hopes Fiji will move towards elections in March 2009 to restore parliamentary democracy. Fiji has been suspended from the councils of the Commonwealth since December 2006 following a military overthrow of the government. Mr Sharma said parliaments and parliamentarians were at the heart of the democratic process. (FT)
The National Council for Building a Better Fiji is optimistic that two thirds of the voting population will agree to the charter. This was expressed by members of the NCBBF at a press conference in Nasova on Tuesday. The NCBBF communiqu says they had received feedbacks from over 1000 villages and settlements. (FT)
The Methodist Church may discuss the proposed People's Charter, which was made public yesterday. Church general secretary Reverend Ame Tugaue said the matter would only be discussed if ministers raised it as a motion. The Methodist Conference starts next Thursday. (FT)
The NCBBF hopes international communities will provide monitors to go out with their teams to witness people expressing their views on the draft charter for change and progress. Technical and Support Secretariat head John Samy said they were trying to send copies of the draft charter overseas. The secretariat wants every household in Fiji to have a copy of the document. He said it would be good for international communities to support a process similar to a referendum as they were pushed for time and resources. (FT)
The Interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama will lead a delegation to the Pacific Island Forum Meeting later this month. (fijitv.com)
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