Fiji Coupfourpointfive: Further suffering ahead for cane farmers

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Friday, September 25, 2009

Further suffering ahead for cane farmers

The extension of the European Union's sanctions on Fiji is a death knell for cane farmers and the sugar industry.

The EU has extended its sanctions for another six months to March 2010.

Cane farmers have already lost $172 million in direct financial assistance to boost their cane crop.

The EU had earmarked $350 million for assistance to farmers to boost their crop so that the effects of EU preferential price reduction is minimal.

But the farmers are now missing a golden opportunity to cultivate more cane because the price of sugar on the world market is the highest ever, fetching as much as US$2000 a tonne.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Anyone can go broke in a recession
but its a unique talent that does it during a boom.

Prevailing situation within the sugar industry simply defies logic?; September 26, 2009 at 10:11 AM

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Analogies by Coup 4.5 bloggers

"Like trying to get rid of the smell of a skunk off your clothing is like trying to make MPC go away."

"Like asking Madigan to make his own decision."

"Like asking Saneem to think for himself."

"Like asking Gates to ignore Khaiyum."

"Like asking Graham Davis to write something when he is sober."

"Like asking Aslam Khan to protect your mobile email and texts."

"The Dracula guarding the blood bank is more like Fiji Sun running an election poll."

"Like entrusting RFMF Commander Bainimarama to guard the Government and Constitution of Fiji."

"Like naming Sayed-Khaiyum Minister in charge of Elections!"

"Like asking Ratu Epeli to guard a 100-year old Scotch."

"Like asking Tony Gates to protect a greased and slumbering Ceylonese bunghole."

"Like asking Shaista Shameem to be Commissioner for Human Rights."

"Like asking Esala Teleni to watch over your donut shop."

"Like asking Premila Kumar to keep her mouth shut."

"Like putting John Samy in charge of airport luggage."

"Like giving Bainimarama some home brew and the keys to your Nissan Pathfinder."

"Like hiring Graham Davis to be your lecturer in media ethics."

“Like asking Chaudhry to guard 1.5 million dollars."

“Like asking Felix Anthony to tell another story apart from being bashed up.”

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Unwise Quotes

January 22, 2015

Dr Mahendra Reddy speaking on the removal of the scaling of marks system "Of the last 40 years a major problem has arisen ...if you look at the raw scores mean marks have been declined. "

Nice English Education Minister. Pong!

January 14, 2015

Frank Bainimarama while opening a girl's domitory in Taveuni "Today there is no excuse for our children not to reach the tertiary level, the changes to our education system is the biggest achievement for this government in the history of Fiji."

Yet just days ago, it was revealed that the FSLC pass rates for 2015 has dropped to 66.4% compared to 75% in 2013. In fact the pass rates has dropped dramatically since the 'historic' changes to the education system. Pong!

Veena Batnaghar speaking on the 'free' medication scheme "Apparently there is a ...committee looking after this part of work."

Apparently? Do you know for sure or not Assistant Minister for Health. Pong!

What Bainimarama and Khaiyum have done:

1. Removed the GCC

2. Removed the Bose Levu Vakaturaga

3. Removed the history of Ratu Sukuna

5. Made a Constitution that was not put to Referendum for the people to add, delete or give an opinion

8. Allowed Muslims to take up all strategic positions in Fiji

9. The blatant misuse of public funds

10. The Matua Taxi advertisement of Fiji First Party etc.

11. The delegation to the UN, we see no Indigenous Fijian significantly involved

12.The continued psychological tormentation by Bainimarama on the citizens of Fiji: "You did not vote for me, I will not look after you" syndrome

13. The election of the President no longer done by the GCC

14. Immunity to all the deeds that was done after the coup.

Fiji Airways

Fumes force Fiji Airways flight on way to NZ to turn back

Post by Duniya Ke Samachar.

A passenger plane travelling from Fiji to New Zealand was forced to turn around when its cabin filled with fumes and an oil smell overnight.

The airline, Fiji Airways, said this afternoon the Boeing 737-800 was on its way to Auckland from Nadi.

"This morning at 0017 we had an air turn back on one of our B737-800s ..... due to fumes and oil smell reported in the cabin," Fiji Airways managing director and chief executive Stefan Pichler said.

One person was seen by a doctor when the flight landed.

The aircraft landed safely without incident.

The aircraft is currently in the hangar and our engineers are investigating what may have caused the defect," he said.

Passengers were booked on the next available flight, Mr Pichler said.

- NZ Herald