Coupfourpointfive: Machinery and three million for North

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Machinery and three million for North

According to the Fiji Sun the Works Ministry says at least three million dollars will be needed to repair infrastructure damaged in the Northern division in the wake of Hurricane Tomas.

Ministry spokesperson Sainiana Waqainabete is quoted as saying that machinery is also ready to be delivered to the North for restoration works.

“We’ve got machinery ready that is on standby to travel up to the North on Monday. This is 3 diggers and additional graders that will be sent up to compliment the current fleet that is operating in the North.”

Some machinery is also ready to go to Lau.

“We also like to assure you – the islands in the Lau Group namely – Vanuabalavu, Cicia and Lakeba - that were affected will also have a fleet of machinery sent to their various places on board the Vatulawa – this evening if all goes to plan – if not – the vessel leaves tomorrow. The full operation that we’ve earmarked is two weeks exactly after Tomas."

The Works ministry says it will take at least month for permanent restoration to the cyclone devastated areas.

1 comment:

mark manning said...: Imagine what the results would be for the sugar industry, had Frank returned Fiji to Democratic Elections !; March 22, 2010 at 3:13 AM

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST

While flags were flying high and the illegal PM prancing around Natadola entertaining G77 high flyers, a naval officer's family was in mourning.

During an exercise off the MV Kiro, anchored just off the Intercontinental Resort, a 51 yr old naval officer drowned under very mysterious circumstances.

Cranky Franky was not informed of the death until well after the meeting was over - and he proceeded with fanfare and fireworks - with no regard to his men or their fellings about their fallen comrade.

The diplomatic community gathered at the event would have understood if Frankly Bananas would have informed them of the incident and conducted a muted farewell - befitting an officer and a gentleman.

Police higherarchy confirmed the incident but were unable to offer a plausible explanation as to how the incident could have happened.

The country's oldest and now timid daily ran a short piece in Thursday May 19 on page 7 where Tuidravu said the naval officer was swimming to shore as part of a security detail exercise when the incident happened.

Is this an omen perhaps ? Something to think about especially since it happened within weeks of regime supporter Tui Macuata's mysterious drowning incident.