Time to Make A Stand

Are you sick of the latest happenings in the corridors of power? I’m sure everyone had more than their fair share of Interim Regime’s illegal activities, criminal behaviour and ignorant as well as arrogant antics after January this year. This suggestion by Fijian Black has been forwarded to all Fiji Freedom Bloggers to encourage people to voice their displeasure and disgust at the way the country is being dragged into the ground. Please read on and act on your conscience.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Time To Make A Stand

 

Ni Sa Bula,

Watching the events unfolding in Fiji, I’m sure that most of you are feeling (as I am) a sense of despair, of disbelief, of disgust at the things that are now happening in this nation of ours.

The question that is really staring us in the face is “What are we going to do about this?” Yes..you and I, because there is no one else who is going to do anything about it. People will critique, praise, slander this regime, but it seems that none of this is getting through. So in light of this, we need to do something, instead of sitting on our hands while Fiji sinks.

These are a few things that you can do….to vent your frustrations, to have your say. Maybe nobody will listen. Maybe, nobody will care. I doubt that however. I think there are a multitude of us, who are fed up to the gullet with the crap we have to endure under idiots who have no mandate, who are destroying this paradise we call home.

Post A Letter

Write a letter to the Government of the day telling them how you don’t agree with what is going on. Sign your name if you feel brave…this is not a suggested course of action.

Email Your Disgust

Email Bainimarama at telling him about your disgust at his handling of the affairs of our nation, his presumption at knowing what is best for us, and how he has screwed everything up. Copy the email to the media/NGOs/embassies etc, as Bainimarama will definitely deny receiving any email from you. For convience, I have included a list of email addresses you might want to use.

Please use a HOTMAIL, GMAIL, Yahoo address. Do not use your real name, as this will leave you open to retaliation from the junta. It’s very easy to hide from this regime, I have been doing so for months, and despite their much vaunted intelligence, collectively, I think their IQ is still in the double digit range. Trust me on this one, if you take the effort to remain anonymous, you can spam this regime until it collapses under the weight of our virtual pressure.

The following is a list of email addresses that you can cut and past before you send.
INFO@FIJI.GOV.FJ

and copy the email to the following email addresses (so that the fact that you spoke out against this regime cannot be denied)
timesnews@fijitimes.com.fj
delegation-fiji@ec.europa.eu
delegation-fiji@ec.europa.eu;
margaret.eastgate@undp.org;
richard.dictus@undp.org;
usembsuva@connect.com.fj;
peterf@forumsec.org.fj;
gregu@forumsec.org.fj;
nzhc@connect.com.fj;
pacificjournalist@gmail.com;
alave@fijitimes.com.fj;
aliti@fm96.com.fj;
Dubravka.Voloder@radionz.co.nz;
amotufaga@fijitimes.com.fj;
Ben.Lowings@bbc.co.uk;
brganilau@connect.com.fj;
brganilau@govnet.gov.fj;
cheerieannw@sun.com.fj;
timocivula@gmail.com;
Dennis.Rounds@dfat.gov.au;
selai.fa@dfat.gov.au;
XLaCanna@aap.com.au;
editor@ibi.com.fj;
editor@sun.com.fj;
ebaselala@ibi.com.fj;
emilym@fbcl.com.fj;
kavai@fijilive.com;
ltaga@ibi.com.fj;
mjfield@clear.net.nz;
news@fijitv.com.fj;
nrika@fijitv.com.fj;
pacnews@connect.com.fj;
Rory_Callinan@timeinc.com.au;
mawdsomething@gmail.com;
samisoni_p@yahoo.com;
vijaynarayan@fm96.com.fj;
Walter.Zweifel@radionz.co.nz;
angie.heffern@gmail.com;
Christine.Gounder@niufm.com;

Again PLEASE DO NOT USE AN EMAIL ADDRESS THAT CAN BE TRACKED TO YOU!!!! think carefully about this if you choose to do it.

Tell your friends

Tell your friends, family,colleagues that this coup is wrong. One thing I have noticed is that the supporters of this coup are very vocal. Those of us who oppose it must be as vocal, if not more. We need to stand up and voice our concerns, because this time is was Ballu, Rt. Inoke, Mua etc. The next time, it could be your father, mother, son, daughter, friend. Don’t kid yourself that by keeping quiet, you will be safe, Rabaka was someone who was minding his own business until that fateful day.

Tell them that you do not support the coup, that you oppose any government that builds itself up illegally on the bodies of it’s people. Tell them that you are one person who does not agree with the course Fiji is being dragged down and will not suffer this foolishness any more.

Do something or this evil will continue to prosper.

God Bless Fiji,
FijianBlack

Do Ya Reckon So Felix?…..Don’t Think So Mate!!

Wednesday’s evening news on Fiji One reported Felix ‘The Cat’ Anthony’s press conference where he stated that the FNPF Board are now working in conjunction with the landowners of Natadola Hotel Development to move the project ahead. Funnily enough Felix ‘The Cat’ made no mention of the current legal action being undertaken against FNPF by APRIL, the ousted Project Managers and rightful Developers of Natadola.

One National News

FNPF Board out to convince landowners to participate in Natadola Hotel project 31 Oct 2007 00:43:50 The Board of the Fiji National Provident Fund is out to convince landowners to participate in the multi-million dollar Natadola Hotel and golf resort project, currently under construction. Seven landowning units own land on which the project is being undertaken. And while some some have joined FNPF, others are keeping away. Landowners, members of the media, FNPF board officials and developers of the Natadola hotel and golf project today visited the site, to witness first hand the progress of the project. This project is owned by seven yavusa, while the some have joined the development, the FNPF Board says one of its priorities is to get all landowners involved in the project. One of the landowners part of the project says they are happy to be involved. The hotel project which is delayed by six months is under construction, with 600 people working on both the hotel and golf projects. The hotel is 40 percent complete, while the golf green is more than halfway done. The 275 room hotel which will have rooms along the beach front and hill top will be managed by the Intercontinental Group. Its expected to employ more than 500 staff. The company will target tourists from the U-S, Australia, New Zealand and Europe.

One thing I found odd was the fact that there are a number of Yavusas whose land will be used for the Hotel development. But Anthony said that those that are being led by Ratu Osea Gavidi are not part of the landowners in support of FNPF continuing with HLKJ as the Project Manager. The strange thing was the Fiji TV online report stated are seven Yavusas who own the land where the Natadola Resort development is situated, during the press conference there was only one Turaga Ni Yavusa who spoke out in support of the FNPF and HLKJ. Where were the other six??

The Fiji Times online reported this morning that a majority of them, four out of the seven Yavusa, led by Ratu Osea Gavidi are in support of APRIL continuing its role as Project Manager and Developer. They also wish for the land to be returned to the landowners so they can seek their own financiers. Adding further insult to injury those landowners who have raised their hands in favour of APRIL have been terminated from Yatule Resort.

 Landowners want land returned

TIMOTHY NAIVALUWAQA
Friday, November 02, 2007

FOUR of the five landowning units of the Natadola Resort Development Project are demanding the return of their land.

The members of Yavusa Ketenamasi, Ehiga, Tacini and Nalotawa have delivered their demands to the Native Lands Trust Board so they would be able to search for project financiers.

The landowners, who created the Vanua Nahoqo Trust, insist that Asia Pacific Resort International Limited (APRIL) remain as project managers despite the interim Government dismissing and replacing it with HLK’s Jacobs.

During a press conference at Natadola yesterday, landowners’ spokesman, Ratu Osea Gavidi said on August 29, they wrote to NLTB requesting they be handed the development lease so they would be able to search for financiers abroad.

Ratu Osea said even though they appreciate the contributions made by the members of the Fiji National Provident Fund, they felt it would be in their best interests if APRIL remained as project managers.

Ratu Osea said the landowners first agreed to hand over their land of 600 acres for the project to APRIL after a thorough review of the master plan.

“We did not sign the lease to FNPF but we gave it to APRIL so as far as we are concerned ARPIL is the company that should be managing our land,” he said.

“We wrote to NLTB on August 29 demanding that our land or the development lease be re-issued to Vanua Nahoqo Trust so that we would be able to search for a financier abroad.

“We did not sign over our land to this newly appointed FNPF board so we do not want them managing our land.”

Ratu Osea said the letter demanding the return of their land was in response to a letter from NLTB on June 29 that they cooperate with FNPF on the development.

NLTB general manager, Semi Tabakanalagi said he would respond to issues raised by the Ratu Osea and his faction today. Ratu Osea said under the lease agreement signed with APRIL, all landowners were benefitting as they were offered jobs at Yatule Resort to prepare them for the opening of the Intercontinental Resorts in Natadola.

However, he said following the FNPF takeover, their members had lost their jobs with Yatule Resort. 

Methinks that Felix Anthony has gotten himself into an even bigger mess than the one he originally created. As we all well know that when land disputes arise you need to have a person at the helm who is able understand the cultural sensitivities and manoeuvre the minfield of Fijian landowning politics. It does not augur well for the Resort if the landowners are split in their decision as to which developer they should be throwing their weight behind.

A word of advice from Fuggedaboutit, considering the serious ramifications of the pending legal actions by APRIL they should all be united and put their faith and support in the people who originally came up with the vision and established a close relationship with them.

………Not these Johnny come lately wannabe Professionals like that Imbroglione Felix ‘The Cat’ who are better off leading a picket line.