Entries by Kelera Rakavosa
PM Bainimarama’s Statement at the Ocean Mana – One Blue Planet Event (Saturday, 6 November 2021)
Leaders and Heads of Delegation;The Pacific Political Ocean Champion;Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General and PacificOcean Commissioner;Secretaries General of the Commonwealth and the Organisation of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific States;The UNSG’s Special Envoy on Ocean;The General Secretary of the PacificConference of Churches;Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends. Ni sa Bula Vinaka. Greetings to you all. It is […]
PM Bainimarama’s Statement at the Commonwealth Call for Action on Living Lands: Accelerating Action Against Climate Change, Desertification and Biodiversity Loss Across the 3 Rio Conventions (Thursday, 4 November 2021)
Bula Vinaka and a very good afternoon to you all. Much of this COP for Fiji is about securing plans that halve global carbon emissions by 2030 –– which we know is necessary to keep 1.5 alive. But today’s discussion isn’t about “1.5” but rather “1.2” –– the fast-approaching threshold of warming that is already […]
PM Bainimarama’s Statement at the Coral Reef Rescue Initiative (Thursday, 4 November 2021)
Bula Vinaka and good morning. It’s wonderful to be with you to speak on a cause that is deep within the heart of every Fijian. And I thank the Coral Reef Rescue Initiative for keeping our reefs where they belong, at the very heart of our climate action effort. Today, I wanted to share my […]
PM Bainimarama’s Statement at the Launch of the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States Event (Thursday, 4 November 2021)
Bula Vinaka and good morning. Yesterday marked the start of cyclone season in the South Pacific –– a period now defined by record-smashing super-storms that can erase years of infrastructure progress in a matter of hours. I know because I’ve seen it happen. Whether it’s storms, floods or fires, the same hard lessons are being […]
Honourable Prime Minister Bainimarama’s COVID-19 Announcement (10 October 2021)
Bula Vinaka and Happy Fiji Day! I spent this morning at our first Fiji Navy Church Service after five long months of worshipping from home. Sitting among my fellow servicemen and women, along with my loved ones and friends, new and old, I was grateful. Grateful to every Fijian who helped get us here; our […]
2021 Fiji Day Message by His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Jioji Konusi Konrote, President of the Republic of Fiji (10 October 2021)
To My Fellow Fijians, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Happy Fiji Day! Today we celebrate our beloved Fiji, our resilience, our unity and our independence. 51 years ago today, our sovereignty as an independent nation ceased to be an aspiration. It became a reality. Today, throughout our islands and abroad, pride swells in the hearts of […]