Former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase responds to Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum's comments about the Great Council of Chiefs in Saturdays Fiji Sun (12th July 2014)
@keletoralagi95879 years agoYes Sir i do salute you for that Hon. Qarase .. 2
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@nusitatola494710 years agoGod is with us fiji from the start right to the end of time. God bless fiji and all around the world with his mighty love and peace. Loloma yani to you all. Kerea era na masulaki. 3
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@benjamin7.5447 years ago" if the people fear the government there' s tyranny but when the government fear the people there' s liberty" 5
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@nanchu2151last yearHe should have been grateful for what god had given him. Vinaka mr qarase. Fiji n it' s people will keep their culture till the end of tyme.
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@paularaqeukai737910 years agoA good speech and in my personal opinion i would add that the abrogation and the reinstatement of the gcc should be left alone with the indigenous people. ...Expand4
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@DOMONAKIBAUS10 years agoThank you for the great speech, mr. Qarase. God bless sodelpa. 6
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@itsfakegenesis6 years agoAll these comments were 4 years ago. Its now after 4 years and fiji is now in debt more than ever, employees fighting for their rights and wages, corruption e fiji will never change unless the government changes. Some of you reading this will disagree but before you do, think about the country and our future, our kids future. Do you really want a future with a corrupted government? let me tell you a fact, if you are still paying off something which you have bought from example a tv or a fridge or a phone from courts but you need to travel outside of the country? You cant! Immigration will stop you. So for students out their who voted for this ffp and think tels is a good idea, news flash! It is not. Say if you finally get your degree and you are looking for a job but you offered a job in nz or aus? Dont bother! You will never leave the country until you pay or your $30k or $40k student loan. I have seen this happen many times. anyways to all strong ffp supporters out their who thinks that what im saying is just bullshit? Then you are just dumb and narrow minded and just selfish as any other supporters out their. ...Expand7
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@puahelava10 years agoWow, people talk about the progress that this regime has brought to fiji in the last 8 years. point 1: what changes? Have and will these changes 2: where is all the funding for this coming from? Who is paying for it, and at what cost? 3: this regime has had 8 years to make changes, more time than any other govt term would allow (so definitely, changes should be visible) 4: due to the coup, fiji has made some affiliations with other countries and govts that the rest of the world cautious about (e. G. North korea, iraq) how does this benefit the country? free - at what cost to the economy? What is the cost of repayment? What are the conditions of repayment? - what are the people really paying in v. A. T? - how much longer can fiji survive in a deficit? land 1. The itaukei are owners of the land, no disputing that - even the geneva convention states the ownership of land rights belong to the indigenous: it is their entitlement. 2. Taking away indigenous land rights only fuels fires of the racial war. i totally agree that there needs to be a paradigm shift in the way we respond to one another, in our difference and in our approach to our country. There is no perfect party, because all parties are made up of men(and women) who are, unfortunately imperfect (broken to some extant) and tend to operate out of that brokenness. we need to critically, and analytically question and reflect upon our history, and decide who will help fiji move forward (in the right direction that is). ...Expand2
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@melissanaleba402110 years agoIf we do it all, then how can god act on our behalf, let god do his thing and all we can do is worship, god is god no man or religious is powerful then god, learn . ...Expand1
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@IsikeliKini10 years agoI agree fully except for the bit that khaiyum should be the last person to comment on the gcc. That unelected ag should just shut up and let us fijians decide. 24
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@68DELAI10 years agoI totally agree with you mr qarase on this topic. The gcc is an important institutation for the fijian people and a source of stability in the country. ...Expand6
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@fjhawkr13710 years agoVinaka saka. We all have to stand up for the truth. God bless fiji! 3
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@yabibi10210 years agoI have just listened to mr qarase' s reply to the ag. As an indo-fijian, now living in the uk, i totally agree with what mr qarase has to say. The g . ...Expand21
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@brijrajprasad60626 years agoNothing belongs to the natives as they never paid a penny to buy any land. The indians paid for land and sustained the economy! 5
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@ronalkumar954910 years agoVery interesting and honest opinion. I agree that gcc is pivotal for fiji. however, gcc needs a rigorous culture change for the people of fiji putting too much power into one unit restricts opportunity for people born in fiji. for instance, when you were born in fiji, different rules applied if you are- perhaps still does. If you want to debate this then you were not born in fiji) if gcc had been open minded, situation would have been different by now. where is the meeting minutes on the discussions since gcc formed? How much has been spent? What is the outcome so far? Who has benefited so far from this initiative? Provide us the value each gcc meeting has made for the people of fiji - not just for a particular population. gcc needs to earn the trust of the people and work for the people to sell their idea, so far its all just noise. ...Expand2
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@tevitatubuna88136 years agoMe dua tale mada na coup, sa matua vei kada ya. 1
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@macvatu6 years agoBula vinaka braca. I don' t think debates about great council of chiefs will ever die out. As you clearly say there, it was set up by our ancestors. ...Expand4
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@efrayimefrayim89892 years agoKayum, your party should bring unity, not division. We want the different race to come together starting with celebrating special holidays of the efrayim. ...Expand
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@georgemafi32019 years agoI just hope that kaiyum n bainimarama will keep their promise for the sake of our people struggling bck at our home island. People vote for em n they won. ...Expand1
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@kingdombanner58710 years agoThey say that chiefs are from the almighty doesn' t give them the right to be unrighteous or unjustlyto the commoners or any other races. Everyone. ...Expand1
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@robertmanoa906310 years agoI strongly feel that this man single handily cost sodelpa alot of votes in the general election. It was a bad strategy on sodelpas part to have allowed. ...Expand2
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@jacklum45316 years agoPoor qarase if you had listened to frank in the begining you will be in power. 2
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@senivonokulatiko174910 years ago@ashwin singh don' t be so quick to judge we are protecting what is rightfully ours! You call that racist! Define racist! As far as it looks that is. ...Expand2
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@seralanyon96223 years agoForget the gcc. Focus on covid 19 and it' s impact. Rip.
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@BudsRitova10 years agoBring back the great council of chiefs. O rau sega ni lewai keda na i lala qo. 7
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@meretsamisoni10 years agoGreat pmlq. Our markets and human values are determined by the people not the state. This is also devine law a lesson from our bible that no one can erase. ...Expand12
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@aaron_fjx10 years agoBringing back the gcc is like bringing the aboriginal tribal leaders to the australian parliament! They are good for running the villages, not the entire country! 4
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@ratumaibure61664 years agoDina au kerea me duri tale na bose levu vaka-turaga, we want the great council of chief back!
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@meretsamisoni10 years agoIt is interesting to analyse the comments below. 80%28 positive comments along with their thumbs up replies) support pmlq' s speech; id="hidden19" 17%6 negative comments along with their thumbs down replies) do no support for pmlq. 4 comments were made by the same person; and 3%or 1 comment) was neutral. what does this mean from these numbers, fark banks' subjective comments below on racism are biased. Pmlq, made sense that the indigenous fijians are aggrieved with a mind-set, that if political and economic stability is not addressed objectively andit will cost fiji dearly. ...Expand4
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@onikirwin383410 years agoVinaka vakalevu mr qarase, for this bold and representative and most timeresponse! Certainlydays are numbered! Malo. 2
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@bobbyyunus40882 years agoIsa rip, may the angels let you know that ffp is still in power and feaudelpa is almost kaput as well.
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@robertmanoa906310 years agoActually i think mr kaiyum in my opinion has got to be the best ag that fiji has ever produced. He has played a darn good job in assisting bainimarama sorry mr qarase its time you retired peacefully. You had your time and you blew it. Its just sour grapes with you. Give it a rest. ...Expand15
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@malelinauluvula354810 years agoGcc is a colonial construct and was established to suppressthe itaukei resistance. 15
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@frederickkado77636 years agoFormer pm, former director - fijian holdings and advisor to the gcc; can you please clarify if the allegations against your corruption case for buying. ...Expand2
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@MrShiraz198110 years agoSdl has always divided fjij people like to ask qarase one question if he is saying its for all people of fiji then why he is call india' s not fijians? 2
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@BeddoesM10 years agoPlease feel free to comment. If you disagree with the statements in this video or any others we post please comment and tell us why. Discussion and debate. ...Expand9
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@eddietomasi6164last yearBula, i' m proud of my fiji because fiji first built a dumb robots. Khaiyum built bainimarama to be his robots. Oh well, that robots run out of power and brains.
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@ElesiVerenakadavu10 years agoVinaka mr. Qarase and mick beddoes, let democracy speak. 7
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@jacklum45316 years agoWhat happened to all our part european and chinese mps are there still around. 1
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@vishalkamal63652 years agoLmao it' s been 5yrs from 2017. Nd fiji first will keep winning kama.
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@annacarter386510 years agoI agree with you sir. Kaiyum should just shut it and take a hike. God bless you sir and god bless fiji. 10
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@rusiladivere854010 years agoMalo vakalevu former pm laiseniasaid andsodelpa!
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@ilaivunibola10 years agoI dont think there is a problem with having a structure like gcc the principles of having structure and leadership i think is godly. I think chiefs areruler and 1 way traffic system and serve me attitude. If the chiefs really want the gcc back. Easy serve your people. Jesus the king of kings served in his time. Wanna create a revolution chiefs stop wanting to be served #1go down to the kava mixer and mix kava. Serve the nursers / doctors / teachers that are in your village. Rugby coaches /go to government officers (rural development) regarding ways to bring about community transformation serve them come ago side them attend to their needs and bring change. Now thats gcc beast mode. If #1- doesn' t work repeat #1 again!. ...Expand
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@athena180010 years agoYour day are number, it will come to thethat bit. Lol.
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@rizar285910 years agoWhat the bainimarama government has done for this country no other party will ever come close. its 2014 fiji needs to change with time for the better and fiji first promises that and we trust them. 9
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@rakeshprasad1926 years agoYou were the one who supported military coup. Wanted australian troops to invade fiji. When u did not got u way, u started speaking against clean up campaign by the fiji military in 2006.
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let me tell you a fact, if you are still paying off something which you have bought from example a tv or a fridge or a phone from courts but you need to travel outside of the country? You cant! Immigration will stop you. So for students out their who voted for this ffp and think tels is a good idea, news flash! It is not. Say if you finally get your degree and you are looking for a job but you offered a job in nz or aus? Dont bother! You will never leave the country until you pay or your $30k or $40k student loan. I have seen this happen many times.
anyways to all strong ffp supporters out their who thinks that what im saying is just bullshit? Then you are just dumb and narrow minded and just selfish as any other supporters out their
point 1: what changes? Have and will these changes 2: where is all the funding for this coming from? Who is paying for it, and at what cost?
3: this regime has had 8 years to make changes, more time than any other govt term would allow (so definitely, changes should be visible)
4: due to the coup, fiji has made some affiliations with other countries and govts that the rest of the world cautious about (e. G. North korea, iraq) how does this benefit the country?
free
- at what cost to the economy? What is the cost of repayment? What are the conditions of repayment?
- what are the people really paying in v. A. T?
- how much longer can fiji survive in a deficit?
land
1. The itaukei are owners of the land, no disputing that - even the geneva convention states the ownership of land rights belong to the indigenous: it is their entitlement.
2. Taking away indigenous land rights only fuels fires of the racial war.
i totally agree that there needs to be a paradigm shift in the way we respond to one another, in our difference and in our approach to our country. There is no perfect party, because all parties are made up of men(and women) who are, unfortunately imperfect (broken to some extant) and tend to operate out of that brokenness.
we need to critically, and analytically question and reflect upon our history, and decide who will help fiji move forward (in the right direction that is)
however, gcc needs a rigorous culture change for the people of fiji putting too much power into one unit restricts opportunity for people born in fiji.
for instance, when you were born in fiji, different rules applied if you are- perhaps still does. If you want to debate this then you were not born in fiji)
if gcc had been open minded, situation would have been different by now.
where is the meeting minutes on the discussions since gcc formed? How much has been spent? What is the outcome so far? Who has benefited so far from this initiative? Provide us the value each gcc meeting has made for the people of fiji - not just for a particular population.
gcc needs to earn the trust of the people and work for the people to sell their idea, so far its all just noise
your party should bring unity, not division. We want the different race to come together starting with celebrating special holidays of the efrayim
80%28 positive comments along with their thumbs up replies) support pmlq' s speech;
17%6 negative comments along with their thumbs down replies) do no support for pmlq. 4 comments were made by the same person;
and 3%or 1 comment) was neutral.
what does this mean from these numbers, fark banks' subjective comments below on racism are biased. Pmlq, made sense that the indigenous fijians are aggrieved with a mind-set, that if political and economic stability is not addressed objectively andit will cost fiji dearly
may the angels let you know that ffp is still in power and feaudelpa is almost kaput as well.
its 2014 fiji needs to change with time for the better and fiji first promises that and we trust them. 9