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INTERIM Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has reiterated his call for unity. And he's again criticised the media for opposing the People's Charter for Change and Progress. In a statement to the nation, Commodore Bainimarama said some people had joined the chorus from outside in condemning the interim Government's decision not to attend the Niue Forum meeting. "We were prepared for the Niue meeting," he said. "As asked, we provided extensive written comments on the Ministerial Contact Group Report ahead of the Niue meeting. "However, we were compelled to refrain from travelling to Niue because of one reason alone the action taken by the New Zealand Government to exclude Fiji from the post-Forum consultations." (FT)
THE co-chair of the National Council for Building A Better Fiji, Archbishop Petero Mataca, has called on the people to be open about their views during consultations on the draft of the People's Charter for Change Peace and Progress and The State of the Nation and Economy Report. The interim Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama will launch the consultation and public outreach on the draft in Suva today. Archbishop Mataca said the draft charter is for the people so they can study it and make suggestions. (FT)
Methodist church ministers have been ordered to quit smoking and drinking yaqona. The 500 plus clerics and thousands of lay preachers of the church, the largest Christian denomination in Fiji, were told to discard the traditional practices that affected spiritual lives of the flock. Vice president Reverend Tuikilakila Waqairatu said its 209,958 members should not be misled by the way ministers led their lives. (FT)
LANDOWNERS of Fiji's biggest hotel development project are set to rake in the benefits through shares in the five star resort and employment. The $243million Natadola Intercontinental Beach Resort is set to be completed next month. Project chairman Felix Anthony says negotiations are underway to secure some of the best deals for the landowners. Even before it has opened, the venture is already employing 1000 workers at Natadola, villagers making up a majority of them. (FT)
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