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Tuesday-27Th November 2018
PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF FIJI PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DAILY HANSARD TUESDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER, 2018 [CORRECTED COPY] C O N T E N T S Pages Minutes … … … … … … … … … … 10 Communications from the Chair … … … … … … … 10-11 Point of Order … … … … … … … … … … 11-12 Debate on His Excellency the President’s Address … … … … … 12-68 List of Speakers 1. Hon. J.V. Bainimarama Pages 12-17 2. Hon. S. Adimaitoga Pages 18-20 3. Hon. R.S. Akbar Pages 20-24 4. Hon. P.K. Bala Pages 25-28 5. Hon. V.K. Bhatnagar Pages 28-32 6. Hon. M. Bulanauca Pages 33-39 7. Hon. M.D. Bulitavu Pages 39-44 8. Hon. V.R. Gavoka Pages 44-48 9. Hon. Dr. S.R. Govind Pages 50-54 10. Hon. A. Jale Pages 54-57 11. Hon. Ro T.V. Kepa Pages 57-63 12. Hon. S.S. Kirpal Pages 63-64 13. Hon. Cdr. S.T. Koroilavesau Pages 64-68 Speaker’s Ruling … … … … … … … … … 68 TUESDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER, 2018 The Parliament resumed at 9.36 a.m., pursuant to adjournment. HONOURABLE SPEAKER took the Chair and read the Prayer. PRESENT All Honourable Members were present. MINUTES HON. LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT IN PARLIAMENT.- Madam Speaker, I move: That the Minutes of the sittings of Parliament held on Monday, 26th November 2018, as previously circulated, be taken as read and be confirmed. HON. A.A. MAHARAJ.- Madam Speaker, I beg to second the motion. Question put Motion agreed to. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CHAIR Welcome I welcome all Honourable Members to the second sitting day of Parliament for the 2018 to 2019 session. -
Passage of Change
PASSAGE OF CHANGE PASSAGE OF CHANGE LAW, SOCIETY AND GOVERNANCE IN THE PACIFIC edited by Anita Jowitt and Dr Tess Newton Cain Published by ANU E Press The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email: [email protected] This title is also available online at: http://epress.anu.edu.au/passage_change _citation.html National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication Entry Title: Passage of change : law, society and governance in the Pacific / edited by Anita Jowitt and Tess Newton Cain. ISBN: 9781921666889 (pbk.) 9781921666896 (eBook) Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Subjects: Jurisprudence--Pacific Area. Customary law--Pacific Area. Pacific Area--Politics and government. Pacific Area--Social conditions. Other Authors/Contributors: Jowitt, Anita. Cain, Tess Newton. Dewey Number: 340.5295 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover design by Emily Brissenden Printed by Griffin Press This edition © 2010 ANU E Press First edition © 2003 Pandanus Books CONTENTS Acknowledgments vii Table of Abbreviations viii Table of Cases x Table of International Conventions xiii Table of Legislation xiv Notes on Contributors xvii INTRODUCTION Anita Jowitt and Tess Newton-Cain 1 SECTION 1: THE CONTEXT OF CHANGE 1. Modernisation and Development in the South Pacific Vijay Naidu 7 SECTION 2: CORRUPTION 2. Corruption Robert Hughes 35 3. Governance, Legitimacy and the Rule of Law in the South Pacific Graham Hassall 51 4. The Vanuatu Ombudsman Edward R. Hill 71 SECTION 3: CUSTOMARY LAW 5. -
Democratic Change in the Arab World, Past and Present
ERIC CHANEY Harvard University Democratic Change in the Arab World, Past and Present ABSTRACT Will the Arab Spring lead to long-lasting democratic change? To explore this question, I examine the determinants of the Arab world’s demo- cratic deficit in 2010. I find that the percentage of a country’s landmass that was conquered by Arab armies following the death of the prophet Muhammad statistically accounts for this deficit. Using history as a guide, I hypothesize that this pattern reflects the long-run influence of control structures developed under Islamic empires in the premodern era and find that the available evi- dence is consistent with this interpretation. I also investigate the determinants of the recent uprisings. Taken in unison, the results cast doubt on claims that the Arab-Israeli conflict or Arab culture or Muslim theology is a systematic obstacle to democratic change in the region and point instead to the legacy of the region’s historical institutional framework. ill the Arab Spring lead to long-lasting democratic change? With WIslamist parties and candidates performing well in elections across the Arab world, many observers have begun to predict that the recent upris- ings will usher in a wave of Islamist-dominated autocracies instead of the democratic institutions many protestors initially demanded. These observ- ers often point to the political trajectories of non-Arab, Muslim-majority states such as Iran and implicitly claim that Islamist-dominated states cannot be democratic. Others note that the emergence of democratic regimes in Indonesia and Turkey demonstrate that Islamists can play a con- structive role in democratic institutions.1 One challenge for those interested in forecasting the evolution of institu- tions in the Arab world is that there is little consensus regarding the factors that led to the region’s democratic deficit before the recent uprisings. -
The Bay Area Muslim Study: Establishing Identity and Community Commissioned by the One Nation Bay Area Project
MAY 2013 STUDY THE BAY AREA MUSLIM StUDY: ESTABLISHING IDENTITY AND COMMUNITY Commissioned by the One Nation Bay Area Project Farid Senzai, Ph.D. Hatem Bazian, Ph.D. Director of Research - ISPU, UC Berkeley Professor, Assistant Professor, Santa Clara University Zaytuna College Co-Founder Institute for Social Policy and Understanding One Nation Bay Area The One Nation Bay Area project is a collaborative funded by Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, Marin Community Foundation and Asian American/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) in partnership with the One Nation Foundation. Over the past two years the One Nation Bay Area project: distributed almost $500,000 to support American Muslims and non-Muslims partnering on community issues to enhance civic engagement in the Bay Area Muslim community; supported convenings to strengthen relationships between American Muslim and non-Muslim community partners and generate knowledge to inform philanthropy; and commissioned the Bay Area Muslim Study—Establishing Identity and Community, a benchmark study to inform philanthropy, public agencies, and the private sector. The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) is an independent nonprofit think tank committed to education, research, and analysis of U.S. domestic and foreign policies issues, with an emphasis on topics related to the American Muslim community. For more information and to view our other reports, please visit www.ispu.org. © 2013 Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding. -
The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims, 2021
PERSONS • OF THE YEAR • The Muslim500 THE WORLD’S 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS • 2021 • B The Muslim500 THE WORLD’S 500 MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIMS • 2021 • i The Muslim 500: The World’s 500 Most Influential Chief Editor: Prof S Abdallah Schleifer Muslims, 2021 Editor: Dr Tarek Elgawhary ISBN: print: 978-9957-635-57-2 Managing Editor: Mr Aftab Ahmed e-book: 978-9957-635-56-5 Editorial Board: Dr Minwer Al-Meheid, Mr Moustafa Jordan National Library Elqabbany, and Ms Zeinab Asfour Deposit No: 2020/10/4503 Researchers: Lamya Al-Khraisha, Moustafa Elqabbany, © 2020 The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre Zeinab Asfour, Noora Chahine, and M AbdulJaleal Nasreddin 20 Sa’ed Bino Road, Dabuq PO BOX 950361 Typeset by: Haji M AbdulJaleal Nasreddin Amman 11195, JORDAN www.rissc.jo All rights reserved. No part of this book may be repro- duced or utilised in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanic, including photocopying or recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Views expressed in The Muslim 500 do not necessarily reflect those of RISSC or its advisory board. Set in Garamond Premiere Pro Printed in The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Calligraphy used throughout the book provided courte- sy of www.FreeIslamicCalligraphy.com Title page Bismilla by Mothana Al-Obaydi MABDA • Contents • INTRODUCTION 1 Persons of the Year - 2021 5 A Selected Surveyof the Muslim World 7 COVID-19 Special Report: Covid-19 Comparing International Policy Effectiveness 25 THE HOUSE OF ISLAM 49 THE -
Mapping the Global Muslim Population
MAPPING THE GLOBAL MUSLIM POPULATION A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Muslim Population October 2009 About the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life This report was produced by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life. The Pew Forum delivers timely, impartial information on issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs. The Pew Forum is a nonpartisan, nonadvocacy organization and does not take positions on policy debates. Based in Washington, D.C., the Pew Forum is a project of the Pew Research Center, which is funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals: Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Communications and Web Publishing Luis Lugo, Director Erin O’Connell, Associate Director, Communications Oliver Read, Web Manager Research Loralei Coyle, Communications Manager Alan Cooperman, Associate Director, Research Robert Mills, Communications Associate Brian J. Grim, Senior Researcher Liga Plaveniece, Program Coordinator Mehtab S. Karim, Visiting Senior Research Fellow Sahar Chaudhry, Research Analyst Pew Research Center Becky Hsu, Project Consultant Andrew Kohut, President Jacqueline E. Wenger, Research Associate Paul Taylor, Executive Vice President Kimberly McKnight, Megan Pavlischek and Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research Hilary Ramp, Research Interns Michael Piccorossi, Director of Operations Michael Keegan, Graphics Director Editorial Alicia Parlapiano, Infographics Designer Sandra Stencel, Associate Director, Editorial Russell Heimlich, Web Developer Andrea Useem, Contributing Editor Tracy Miller, Editor Sara Tisdale, Assistant Editor Visit http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=450 for the interactive, online presentation of Mapping the Global Muslim Population. -
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Islam in the Pacific A paper presented to the European Society for Oceanists’ conference, Munich, 2017. Philip Cass is Senior Lecturer in the Master of International Communication programme at Unitec in Auckland, New Zealand. It goes without saying that this paper will, of necessity, present the merest sketch of an extremely complicated topic. In order to make this manageable, I have concentrated on Melanesia and Polynesia and omitted Micronesia and the metropolitan powers, Australia and New Zealand. Literature on the topic is scarce certainly in comparison with the libraries of books written about the Christian missions and churches. Flower’s work on Islam in Papua New Guinea is a good example of what might be achieved on a country by country analysis, but even a single volume synthesis of the existing work would be welcome. I suggest that we have to consider the idea of Islam in the Pacific of existing in four stages: • The presence of its adherents as individuals or in very small numbers, functioning essentially as individuals expressing their faith through their daily lives and observances of religious customs • As a proselytising religion actively seeking converts outside the Islamic community • As an organised presence centred around a mosque and an Imam • Self-sustaining locally integrated communities with a clear local identity and evidence of interculturation and syncretism. Dutch and British influence The growth of Islam since it was first expounded by Prophet Mohammed in the seventh century was meteoric, yet its presence in the Pacific came relatively late. Its original presence in the Pacific can be traced to the Dutch presence in Indonesia and through the British in Fiji. -
Statement on Covid-19
Rear-Admiral (Ret’d) Hon. J.V. Bainimarama, CF(Mil),OSt.J, MSD, jssc, psc Prime Minister of Fiji and Minister for iTaukei Affairs and Sugar Industry STATEMENT ON COVID-19 Bula vinaka. Thank you to Dr Aalisha Sahukhan, the Head of Health Protection at the Ministry of Health and Medical Services, Dr Iferemi Waiqanabete, the Minister for Health and Medical Services, Dr Jemesa Tudravu, Fiji’s Chief Medical Adviser, and Mr Gordon Penfold, the Executive General Manager of Shared Business Services at Fiji Airways, for joining me today. In the early hours of this morning, Thursday, the 19th of March, Fiji confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19. This is an event we have expected and spent months preparing for – and it is an event we are dealing with decisively. The patient in question was identified, isolated and tested Tuesday evening at the Lautoka Hospital. The patient remains under close medical supervision and he is in stable condition. The case was transmitted while he was travelling abroad; there remain zero confirmed cases of local transmission in Fiji. Upon confirmation of COVID-19, the Ministry's highly-trained contact team –– which effectively contained last year’s measles outbreak with the same contact-tracing methods –– was immediately put into action to identify all those with whom the patient has been in close contact. Those points of contact are currently being sought out and quarantined. The capacity of our contact team has been further strengthened by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and the Fiji Police Force, heightening our capacity to trace and quarantine all those potentially exposed to the virus. -
Islam and Democracy: an Empirical Examiniation of Muslims' Political Culture
Western Michigan University ScholarWorks at WMU Dissertations Graduate College 6-2004 Islam and Democracy: An Empirical Examiniation of Muslims' Political Culture Moataz Bellah Mohamed Abdel Fattah Western Michigan University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations Part of the Near and Middle Eastern Studies Commons, and the Political Science Commons Recommended Citation Fattah, Moataz Bellah Mohamed Abdel, "Islam and Democracy: An Empirical Examiniation of Muslims' Political Culture" (2004). Dissertations. 1098. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/1098 This Dissertation-Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINIATION OF MUSLIMS' POLITICAL CULTURE by Moataz Bellah Mohamed Abdel Fattah A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of The Graduate College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Political Science Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan June 2004 ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY: AN EMPIRICAL EXAMINATION OF MUSLIMS' POLITICAL CULTURE Moataz Bellah Mohamed Abdel Fattah, Ph.D. Western Michigan University, 2004 This dissertation focuses on the following empirical puzzle: Do the attitudes of ordinary educated Muslims stand as an obstacle toward the adoption of democracy? This research question calls for empirical/behavioral methodological tools that bring into focus contemporary Muslims' attitudes rather than ancient jurists' contributions. In other words, the dissertation shifts attention from ancient Islamic texts to contemporary Muslims' mindsets through written and web-based surveys in 32 Muslim societies. -
ON the INFLUENCE of WORLD RELIGIONS on INTERNATIONAL TRADE Matthias Helble
On the Infl uence of World Religions on International Trade 209 11 ON THE INFLUENCE OF WORLD RELIGIONS ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE Matthias Helble As the world economy is integrating, trade between countries is growing rapidly. The exchange of goods not only has an eco- nomic, but also a cultural dimension. This paper investigates the possible ways that religion infl uences international trade patterns. It studies the view of the fi ve world religions, namely Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam, on economic activity, and trade in particular. Analyzing empirically trade fl ows between 151 countries, the paper fi nds an impact of religion on trade. Furthermore, the results indicate that religious openness boosts trade performance of countries. Given these results, the paper derives several policy recommendations.1 INTRODUCTION The individual person is at the origin of all economic activity. The indi- vidual’s personal and cultural traits decide how and with whom he or she interacts economically. Whereas personal characteristics may be assumed to be purely random, cultural traits are not; the latter may have an important impact on economic behavior. The economic behavior we are focusing on in this paper concerns international trade. With an annual growth rate of around 6 percent, world trade is one of the major engines of globalization. Even though the number of trading relationships seems to remain stable (Helpman et al. 2005), more and more goods are being exchanged. The exchange of goods does not stand by itself and always takes place in a cultural context. Therefore, the more goods are exchanged between Matthias Helble is a Ph.D. -
Reflections on the Ebb and Flow of Heritage Regimes in Fiji Guido Carlo Pigliasco
9 The Innovation of Tradition: Reflections on the Ebb and Flow of Heritage Regimes in Fiji Guido Carlo Pigliasco Background Back in July 2008, the session on Cultural Heritage and Political Innovation at the European Society for Oceanists (ESfO) meeting in Verona was slowly moving towards the lunch break. Edvard Hviding, chairing the session, had just finished introducing the last paper of the morning, mine, when a latecomer’s steps echoed on the marbled floor of the Sala Farinati in the old civic library. When I looked up, Marshall Sahlins was taking a seat just in front of me, in the front row. After delivering my paper on cultural heritage policymaking in Fiji, I took the first question. That was when Sahlins, half chuckling, spoke up to say that all these efforts to safeguard cultural heritage were quite otiose, for while traditional symbols, medicinal plants and other such elements of cultural heritage might eventually be safeguarded by the law, in the meantime local genealogies representing the most treasured possessions belonging to the very custodians of that cultural heritage were being lost. I asked him to be more specific, and Sahlins told a little story: a few years earlier, he had begun to research a particular genealogy at the National Archives of Fiji. However, when he returned to Suva a couple of years 295 TIDES OF Innovation IN OCEANIA later the material was gone, and he was never able to complete his study. His conclusion? The same might just as easily happen to the tangible or intangible cultural heritage material they are trying to protect now. -
Fiji's New Flora and Fauna Banknotes and Coins
Barry Whiteside: Fiji’s new flora and fauna banknotes and coins Welcome address by Mr Barry Whiteside, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, at the unveiling of Fiji’s new design flora and fauna banknotes and coins, Lami, 12 December 2012. * * * Your Excellency, The President of Fiji, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau First Lady, Adi Koila Nailatikau The Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama Ministers Members of the Diplomatic Corps Board Directors of the Reserve Bank of Fiji Distinguished Guests Management and Staff of the Reserve Bank Ladies and Gentlemen Bula vinaka and a very warm welcome to you all on this very special occasion. I say “special” because it is extremely rare that we get to change the designs on all our currency denominations at one time! Today, we will unveil Fiji’s new flora and fauna banknotes and coins, a new $2 coin to replace the $2 note and, for the first time, a banknote using the polymer (plastic) substrate. These are the biggest currency design changes the Reserve Bank has undertaken in recent times and we are indeed honoured that you could be here with us today to celebrate this milestone. While we are all eager to unveil our new currency and see what the response is, please allow me to take you back in time for just a few moments and reminisce a little over the old currency with which many of us were raised. For the younger generation, this is a piece of history that I wish to share with you. Our first truly Fijian currency was introduced 78 years ago in January 1934, emulating the pounds, shillings and pence system of our British colonial period.