Monday, June 30, 2008
Fiji Muslims in Pakistan Madrassas
Friday, June 20, 2008
My brothers friend has done a coup
My brothers friend has done a coup
He has said there is a job for you
He is looking for people to serve in the new IG
Oh my God, Oh my God, I cant believe he will pick me
Oh Lisa Oh Lisa, Don't you worry
You too will be in the money
I will create a new organisation
It will be no work and so much fun
This new organisation I create from scratch
I will call it FICAC
Oh Lisa Oh Lisa, don't you despair, don't you drop your lovely chin
For you I will create a brand new job
You will be the new Manager Admin.
So he thinks he can do what he wants because of his kin
Before long we will have his skin
His thinks his daddy is invincible
He doesn't know how much he is in trouble.
Oh Lisa Oh Lisa, Together we shall be the "A" team
Please Please Don't leave me for him !!!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Hypocrites.........
This comes after the Australian Navy recruited 8 Fijian navy personnel .
Bit on the other hand, they continue to welcome with open arms the qualified and skilled people who make up for the lanbor shortage in skille dprofessions in their country. Hypocrisy indeed.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Fiji Loses Out on Guest Worker Program
Steps such as deporting the High Commissioner of NZ, deporting the publisher of Fiji Times and more recently the death threats sent to the Australian High Commissioner and the refusal by Fiji authorities to allow Australian investigators from assisting in the investigations. Read more here
More than 38% of Fiji population live below the poverty line and with the economy in dire straits, the prospect of new jobs being created locally is very low. That only leaves Fiji Islanders the choice of seeking employment overseas. Thousands have joined the British Army while others risk their lives in countries like Kuwait and Iraq working as drivers and security guards.
A Guest Worker program has been the No.1 item on the wish list of Pacific Island leaders at the Pacific Forum since the days of Ratu Mara. Leaders of countries like PNG, Solomons, Vanuatu and indeed Fiji have asked our wealthy neighbours to let the unemployed in on temporary work visas. Till now this has been denied.
Now that the Australian Government has decided to introduce a Guest Worker program, Fiji will miss out. What a Shame. A Betrayal of the thousands of unemployed people who are struggling to make ends meet.
Under the plan workers from up to five nations - Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa, Kiribati and Tuvalu - will be involved.
But Fiji will be "black-listed" from participating in the trial - a move likely to further inflame relations between Canberra and Suva.
Known as Regional Seasonal Employment (RSE), the scheme has been successfully trialled in New Zealand, with Pacific islanders restricted to working in horticulture and viticulture. Read more here
Monday, June 2, 2008
Training for FMF Officer
Lieutenant-Colonel Mosese Tikoitoga, who is on a study assignment overseas, is attending a course at the Defence Services Staff College in India . His first task should be to read the thesis which is maintained in the Vamilki College library along with all the thesis prepared by visiting students.
One wonders what topic Lt. Col Tikoitoga will be choosing for his mandatory thesis.
The Defence Service Staff College (DSSC) is one of the oldest military institutions in India. It was set up in India in the year 1905 as the Army Staff College at Deolali (near Bombay). The DSSC is located at Wellington (yes, the British name still persists), in the Nilgiris (literally meaning Blue Mountains), in the trijunction of three Southern states - Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. Viewed from the plains, the Nilgiris appear enveloped in a blue haze, and hence its name.
Every student officer carries out research on a given topic relating to military subjects, international relations or important socio-political aspects of national significance. A research paper on the assigned subject is submitted by every officer on the course.
It is customary for foreign student officers of the Staff Course to give a presentation on their respective countries. It normally takes the form of script reading supported by a film, video clips, transparencies and so on. During the presentation, they normally cover the history, culture, political set up, economy, higher defence organisation, broad structure of the armed forces etc. The presentation is for one hour duration.
A delegation from the DSSC was recently in Fiji as part of their Foward Area Tour to understand the challenges and opportunities that exist in the Pacific Rim. India , fast an emerging superpower is now training its sights further afield as it builds up a blue water navy and looks to project its power and counter China's growing influence.
Best of luck to Lt. Col Tikoitoga. Now that Australia had stopped sending invitations to attend the Duntroon Military Colege in Canberra, and the invitations to Sandhurts are far and few in between, the much looked foward to training opportinities and the recipeints have become a significant "talking point" in the Delainabua.