Fiji Showcase 2008

The Fiji Showcase 2008 is back, starting on the 5th of July to the 12th of July, 2008. The 8 day event will start at 10:00am and end at 6:00pm. For more information, pls call Loretta Jackson or Elizabeth Lal at the Total Event Company on telephone (679) 3314766.

Fiji Institute of Accountants Workshop

The Fiji Institute of Accountants is pleased to have Peter Sheahan, an inspiring speaker and the author of four books, including the bestseller “Generation Y: Thriving (and Surviving) with Generation Y at Work”, deliver a presentation on Friday, the 18th of July, 2008 at 9:00am to 1:00pm at the University of the South Pacific AUSAID Lecture Theatre, Suva. The topics of his presentation are Understanding the Mindset of Generation Y and Flip Mind Blowing Success In an Upside Down World. The levy is $175(vip) per person and registration will be closed at 4:30pm on Monday the 7th of July, 2008. For more information, pls call the Secretariat of The Fiji Institute of Accountants on telephone (679) 3305807, or fax (679) 3305588 or email fia@connect.com.fj.

Health Care Assistant Training

PRN Foundation, is launching an Age Care course where participants will be taught on how to tend to the needs of the elderly as taught in New Zealand by industry standard. For more information, pls call on telephone (679) 9345359.

Esquires Coffee House Ride

Esquires Coffee House has organized a weekly fun cycle around the Suva sea wall, Nasese and Muanikau, every Saturdays. The fun cycle will start at 7am, from the Esquires Coffee House, Loftus Street, Suva. For more information, pls call Dom on telephone (679) 9922123 or email velocityfiji@gmail.com

Jazz At The Holiday Inn

The Holiday Inn Suva, showcases Tom Mawi and friends Jazz Band every Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays evenings. For more information, pls call the Holiday Inn Suva on telephone (679) 3301600.

Tsulu Tour

The Arts Village in Pacific Harbour has organized a Tsulu face to face tour. The tour will be held every Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 10:45am. This includes Boat or Temple Show, Fire walking Show, First hand Pottery Making and Mat and Basket Weaving. For more information, pls call on telephone (679) 3450065.

Capital Toastmaster

There is a learning exercise for ‘Successful Public Speaking’ held at the JJ’s Boardroom, Sukuna Park, Suva. This event takes place every Tuesdays, at 5:30 to 6:30pm. For more information, pls call Alex on telephone (679) 9998113 or email douglasalw@yahoo.com.

Wai Tui Cycles

Velocity Fiji is organizing an after work bike ride every Mondays and Wednesdays. The ride starts at 5pm, from the Esquires Café, Dolphins Plaza, Loftus Street, Suva, and goes around the Muanikau, Nasese area, for about an hour. For more information, pls call Dom on telephone (679)9922123 or email velocityfiji@gmail.com

Suva Bridge Club Night

This is held every Mondays, from 6:30 to 9:30pm at the Fiji Club, Selbourne Street, Suva. For more information, pls call Philip Arnfield on telephone (679) 3361479 or email arnfields@connect.com.fj, or Marielle Krujier on telephone (679) 3309421, (679) 9208466 or email brunokruijer@connect.com.fj.

Dance Lessons and Spiritual Activities

The Von Dance Studio, has Dance Lessons and Spiritual Activities held at the Studio on 30 Desvouex Road, everyday. The Dance Lessons includes Hip Hop, Jazz, Modern Dance, Latin Dance and Pacific Dance. For the Spiritual Activities, they have Meditation and Oneness Blessing,Pilates and Yoga. The Schedule for the Dance Lessons are as follows: · 3:00- 3:30pm 5 years old and under · 3:30- 4:30pm 6-12 years old · 4:30- 5:30pm 13- 18 years old · 5:30- 6:30 pm Adults · 6:30- 7:30pm Jazz Lessons and Fijian Meke Lessons Admission is $5 per class. For more information, pls call Sachiko on telephone (679) 9999966 or Sinu on (679) 9976777

Cultural Performances

The Raintree Lodge, in Colo-i-Suva, showcases Island Dances, Fijian Mekes, and Indian Dances every Tuesdays and Sundays from 7:30 to 9:00pm. For more information, pls call (679) 3320562.

Holiday Inn Sunday Breakfast Ride

There will be a bike ride held every Sundays. This ride will end at the Holiday Inn with a buffet breakfast. The event will start around 7am and will last for 2 to 3 hours. The Entry fees are $22 for Adult, $11 for Teens and free for children below the age of 12. For more information, pls call Dom on telephone (679) 9922123 or email velocityfiji@gmail.com for start venue.

Southern Zone Schools Rugby

The Southern Zone Schools Rugby games continue on Saturday, 28 June 2008, at teh National Stadium, Bidesi and Buckhurst Parks, Laucala Bay, Suva. Games scheduled include :

• at the National Stadium - 8.30am SGS-MBHS (U14), 9.20am SGS-MBHS (U15), 10.20am SGS-MBHS (U17), 11.30am LBSS-MBT (U19), 12.40pm NAB-MBHS (U19), 2.00pm JR White Cup Challenge: NSS-MBHS (U18), 3.20pm Uluinaceva Shield Challenge: SGS-NSS (U19);
• at Bidesi Park - 9.00am AMC-LDS (U15), 10.00am MBHS-DHS (U16), 11.00am NAB-AOG (U17), 12.10pm GHS-Lami (U18), 1.20pm NAB-SGS (U18);
• at Buckhurst Park - 9.00am LBSS-GHS (U15), 10.00am CSS-RSMS (U16), 11.10am Lami-GHS (U16), 12.20pm SSC-LDS (U16), 1.30pm JWC-LDS (U18).

Admission fees are F$5.00 per person to the Grandstand, and F$3.00 per person to the embankment. Children in school uniform pay F$2.00 per student.

Kids Baseball Clinic

A Kids Baseball Clinic will be held on Saturday, 28 June 2008, from 9am to 11am at Veiuto Grounds, Suva. Events include :

• Under 10 & Under 16;
• Tee-Ball games for children between the ages 8yrs-10yrs old;
• Under 15 "A" games for boys between the ages 11yrs-15yrs old.

Athletics Meet

A National Athletics competition will be held today, Friday, 27 June 2008, from 6pm at the National Stadium, Laucala Bay, Suva. Events include :

• 6pm, 3000m Women's final, 3000m Men's final, Shot Put Men's final, Long Jump Men's final;
• 6.30pm, 100m Women's final, 100m Men's final, High Jump Men's final;
• 7.00pm, 400m Women's final, 400m Men's final;
• 7.30pm, 800m Women's final, 800 Men's final, Discus Men's final, Discus Women's final, Long Jump Women's final;
• 8pm, 200m Women's final, 200m Men's final, High Jump Women's final.

Mr Suva Bodybuilding Competition

The Mr Suva Bodybuilding Competition, organised by the Fiji Bodybuilding Federation and sponsored by a former Fiji family now residing in Canada, will be held on Saturday, 16 August 2008 in Suva. For more information, pls contact Mr Ben Saqata on telephones (679) 9935491 or (679) 3477781.

Suva Activities, Events and Accommodation (Updated 22.6.08)

The following events are scheduled for Suva: One-off Events:

• Arts for Kids by Kathy Oyagawa, starts from 5 April 2008, Fiji Museum, Suva;
• Fiji Second School Term, from Monday, 12 May, to Friday, 15 August 2008;
• Annual FAME awards - call for entries, check out http://www.fijimediacouncil.com/ for more details, entries close 5pm, 18 July, 2008;
• Term 2 Alliance Francaise's organised French, Fijian and Hindi lessons, from 19 May to 8 August 2008, Alliance Francaise, Suva;
• Book launch of "Media and Development : Issues and Challenges in the Pacific Islands", edited by Shailendra Singh and Professor Biman Prasad, Monday, 23 June 2008, 12pm to 2pm, at the Senate Conference Room, University of the South Pacific, Laucala Bay, Suva;
• Fiji Boxing Federation's monthly competition, starts from 24 June 2008, Raiwai Youth Club, Raiwai, Suva;
• 2008 International Game Fishing tournament, from 26 to 28 June 2008, Pearl South Pacific Resort, Pacific Harbour;
• Basic Computing Skills for Office Workers course, from Tuesday, 1 July, to Friday, 11 July 2008, 5.15pm to 8.15pm daily, School of Computing Post Graduate Computer Lab, University of the South Pacific, Laucala Bay, Suva;
• Fiji International Kids Triathlon 2008 tournament, from 6 July, 2008, Hobie Cat Aquatic Centre, Laucala Bay, Suva;
• Artists resident in Fiji, working in 2D and 3D to submit original works for the Fiji Arts Club Annual Art Exhibition and Competition by 1 August 2008, 10am and 5pm; The Playhouse, Selbourne Street, Suva;
• Fiji Arts Club Annual Art Exhibition and Competition (sponsored by ANZ Bank), 4 to 9 August 2008, The Playhouse, Selbourne Street, Suva;
• Hibiscus Festival, Friday, 15 August, to Saturday, 23 August 2008, Albert Park, Suva; Swimming Grand Prix 1, 16 August 2008, National Aquatic Centre, Laucala Bay, Suva;
• Mr Suva Bodybuilding Competition, 16 August 2008, Suva;
• Third School Term, from Monday, 1 September, to Friday, 28 November 2008;
• Swimming Grand Prix 2, 13 September 2008, National Aquatic Centre, Laucala Bay, Suva;
• Fiji Rugby League World Cup match - Fiji vs France, 1 November 2008, WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia;
• Rugby League World Cup match - Fiji vs Scotland, 5 November 2008, Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast, Australia;
• Fiji National Age & Open Short Course Swimming Champs, 21 and 22 November 2008, National Aquatic Centre, Laucala Bay, Suva.

Recurring Events:

• Horse Riding, Mondays to Fridays, 8am to 5pm and Saturdays and Sundays, 7am to 4pm, Suva Pony Club, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Suva;
• Fiji Museum displays, daily at The Fiji Museum, Suva;
• Oceania Centre Gallery, opens daily, at the Oceania Centre for Arts & Culture, University of the South Pacific, Laucala Bay, Suva;
• Bridge night, every Monday nights, from 6.30 to 9.30pm, The Fiji Club, 1 Selbourne Street, Suva;
• Suva Taekwondo Classes, every Mondays and Wednesdays, 4.30pm to 5.30pm - Junior Classes, 5.30pm to 7pm -Senior Classes, Suva Civic Centre;
• Waitui Cycle Rides, Mondays and Wednesdays, from 5pm, Waitui Cycles, Garden City, Raiwai, Suva;
• Hapkido Self Defence Classes, every Mondays and Wednesdays, 6.45pm to 7.45pm, Hyundai Fitness Centre, National Sporting Complex, Laucala Bay, Suva;
• Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), meets every Mondays and Thursdays, at 5.30pm, Mitchell Clinic, 83 Princes Road, Tamavua, Suva;
• Capital Toastmasters, every Tuesday (beginning 29 January 2008), from 5.30pm to 6.30pm, JJ's Boardroom, Suva;
• Karate classes, Tuesdays, 4pm to 5.30pm, Thursdays, 5.30pm to 7pm, and Saturdays, 2pm to 4pm, Suva Civic Centre;
• Hapkido Self Defence Classes, every Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, China Club, Nasese, Suva;
• Jazz at the Holiday Inn with Tom Mawi, every Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 6pm to 10pm, Holiday Inn;
• Arts Village Firewalking Show, 11am to 12pm, every Saturday, Grandstand, Arts Village, Pacific Harbour;
• Arts for Kids, 2 or 3 Saturdays every month, starting 5 April 2008, Fiji Museum, Suva;
• The Roc Market, every third Sunday of the month, outside Dolphins Foodcourt, FNPF Plaza, Victoria Parade, Suva;
• Waitui Cycle Rides, every Sundays, 6am to 6.3oam, from Waitui Cycles, Garden City, Raiwai, Suva;
• Sunday Church Services, 8am or 10.45am, Wesley Church, Butt Street, or 9am at Calvary Temple, Samabula, Suva.

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Media & Development : Issues and Challenges in the Pacific Islands

The Faculty of Business and Economics, School of Economics, School of Language, Arts and Media and the Fiji Institute of Applied Studies, University of the South Pacific will hold a book launch on Monday, 23 June 2008, 12pm to 2pm, at the Senate Conference Room, USP, Laucala Bay, Suva. The book is called "Media and Development : Issues and Challenges in the Pacific Islands" and is edited by Shailendra Singh and Professor Biman Prasad. A panel discussion on the topic "The state of the media in Fiji" will also be held with panellists including :

• Dr Ganesh Chand, Director, Fiji Institute of Technology;
• Mr Matai Akauola, Pacific Islands News Association;
• Ms Merana Kitione, Manager News and Current Affairs, Fiji TV; and
• Mr Samisoni Pareti, a freelance journalist.

For more information, pls contact Ms Bhavna Ram on telephone (679) 3232547 or e-mail ram_b@usp.ac.fj.

Basic Computing Skills for Office Workers

A Basic Computing Skills for Office Workers course is being organised by the Continuing and Community Education Centre, University of the South Pacific, from Tuesday, 1 July, to Friday, 11 July 2008. Classes run from 5.15pm to 8.15pm at the School of Computing Post Graduate Computer Lab, University of the South Pacific, Laucala Bay, Suva. The course will cover :

• Microsoft Windows XP;
• Microsoft Word;
• Microsoft Excel; and
• Microsoft PowerPoint.

The fee for the course is F$210.00. For further information, pls contact Amitesh Kumar on kumar_at@usp.ac.fj or call telephone (679) 3231982.

Signal for new TV launched in Suva

Mai TV has launched its test signal for the Suva, Nausori and Navua areas. For those that live in that area, watching the new TV channel is free. A UHF antenna is, however, needed to be able to catch the signal. Equipment prices range from F$25.00 to F$100.00. For more information, pls call telephone (679) 327 5051 or e-mail info@tv.com.fj.

The ROC Market

The ROC Market is on again this Sunday, 22 June 2008, from 10am to 3pm in front of the Esquires Coffee Shop, FNPF Dolphins Plaza, Victoria Parade, Suva. For more information, pls contact the Market Master on telephones (679) 3300828 or (679) 9267847.

2008 Fiji Music Fest

The 2008 Fiji Music Fest will be held on the 20th of June, from 4pm till late and on the 21st of June from 10am till late. This musical event will be free and venues for Friday include Holiday Inn, Ratu Sukuna Park, Esquire, Dragon Music, Golden Dragon, Birdland, O’Reillys, Traps. For Saturday, the main show will be the 2008 VTY Fijian Idol, followed by free big concerts with major Fijian Bands and Dance Groups (including hip-hop). The Guest Artist for the day will be the “Simple Roots” from New Caledonia.

2008 Olympic Day Run

The 2008 Olympic Day Run will be held on the 21st of June, 2008 at 7:30 am from the Suva National Stadium Car Park. The event will feature 7 categories:

• Primary School Individual
• Secondary School Individual
• Family Groups
• Open Individual
• Masters Individual
• Athletes with disability
• Teams

Entry Fees are $1 for students and $2 for adults. For more information, please contact FASANOC on telephone (679) 3303525.”

Fiji Awards for Media Excellence 2008 - Call for Entries

The Media Council of Fiji created the annual FAME program to honour the achievements of the many media professionals in Fiji. The awards, which cover all categories of media communication, provide for recognition of insight, analysis, creativity and entertainment. They are open to all organisations that publicly present information to the general public through any form of print or electronic format. Now in its fourth year, FAME 2008 promises to be bigger than ever with more categories and more awards. To find out more and download the entry form and details on how to enter, log on to http://www.fijimediacouncil.com/. Entries close at 5pm, 18 July, 2008.

Fiji Boxing Monthly Competition

Fiji Boxing Federation's monthly competition starts with effect from 24 June 2008 at the Raiwai Youth Club, Raiwai, Suva. The competitions will serve as a trial to select the national team to participate at the South Pacific Mini-Games to be held at the Cook Islands in August 2008. For more information, pls call Paula Raqeukai on telephones (679) 3321946 or (679) 9206310.

International Game Fishing

The 2008 International Game Fishing tournament will be held from 26 to 28 June 2008 at the Pearl South Pacific Resort, Pacific Harbour. Nighly weigh ins start at 5pm. Visitors welcome. For more information, pls call Liew on telephone (679) 3450924 or (679) 9923056.

Triathlon Event

A Triathlon event will be held on 22 June 2008 at the Suva Point Hobie Cat venue, Laucala Bay, Suva. Events scheduled include :

• Half Distance (Swim, Run, Bike);
• Swim (Ocean) and Bike/Run;
• Half Tri;
• Super Sprint; and
• a Junior event.

Upcoming Swimming Events

The following swimming events are scheduled :

• 16 August 2008, Swimming Grand Prix 1, National Aquatic Centre, Laucala Bay, Suva;
• 13 September 2008, Swimming Grand Prix 2, National Aquatic Centre, Laucala Bay, Suva;
• 21 and 22 November 2008, Fiji National Age & Open Short Course Swimming Champs, National Aquatic Centre, Laucala Bay, Suva.

For more information, pls e-mail dennismiller@connect.com.fj.

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Blog Readership : April 2008 vs May 2008

Here are the readership statistics for our Promoting Suva blog for the months of April and May 2008. Data for April is given first followed by data for May. April 2008

• total number of visits - 1,911;
• total number of page views - 2,713;
• top 15 countries of origin of readers and no of visits per country - Fiji, 559; United States, 448; Australia, 266; New Zealand, 152; Canada, 76; United Kingdom, 64; Ivory Coast, 45; Germany, 20; India, 20; France, 18; Nigeria, 18; Malaysia, 13; Senegal, 13; Japan, 13; Benin, 10;
• top 10 referring source - google / organic, 1,552; yahoo / organic, 92; (direct) / (none), 43; images.google.com / referral, 19; blogger.com / referral, 18; live / organic, 16; tripadvisor.com / referral, 12; google.com / referral, 10; aol / organic, 9; mytelus.com / referral, 9;
• top 20 keywords used in searches - tappoos fiji, 15; tappoos, 11; suva, 10; fiji activities, 9; suva fiji, 9; activities in suva, fiji, 7; activities in suva fiji, 5; promoting suva, 5; suva fiji activities, 5; activities in suva, 4; fiji shopping, 4; fijian recipes, 4; lenora qereqeretabua, 4; mhcc suva fiji, 4; suva, fiji activities, 4; 2008 wai tui cup, 3; activities in fiji, 3; adi cakobau school, 3; cherie oyagawa, 3; connect fiji discount ovreseas calls, 3.

May 2008

• total number of visits - 1,865;
• total number of page views - 2,607;
• top 15 countries of origin of readers and no of visits per country - Fiji, 556; United States, 448; Australia, 257; New Zealand, 154; United Kingdom, 77; Canada, 60; Ivory Coast, 31; India, 23; Nigeria, 20; France, 16; Japan, 16; Germany, 16; Senegal, 15; South Africa, 13; Ghana, 10;
• top 10 referring source - google / organic, 1,539; yahoo / organic, 86; (direct) / (none), 45; blogger.com / referral, 23; images.google.com / referral, 18; live / organic, 17; aol / organic, 9; msn / organic, 8; bulafiji.blogspot.com / referral, 7; search / organic, 7;
• top 20 keywords used in searches - activities in fiji, 19; fiji activities, 16; tappoos fiji, 11; tapoos, 7; tappoos, 7; dinesh lal yadav, 4; fiji celebrations, 4; idc 2007 fiji in suva, 4; shopping in suva, 4; suva, 4; suva fiji activities, 4; http://www.connect.com.fj/, 4; accommodation in samabula suva, 3; adi cakobau school, 3; events in fiji, 3; fiji tappoos, 3; fijian recipes, 3; mhcc fiji, 3; miss fiji, 3; morris hedstrom, 3.

Observations

• Readership of the blog fell slight in May 2008 compared to the month earlier;
• Readers from Fiji, USA, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and Canada continue to form our largest readership group being 83% of our blog readers. Readers from these countries can best be targeted for marketing from this blog;
• Our top referring site, google.com, continues to take off and remained the site with the highest number of referrals. Our site's search ranking on Google continues to do well with most searches, e.g. for 'Suva activities', 'Suva events', 'Suva Sports', 'Suva art', 'Suva craft', 'Suva tourist activities', 'Suva shopping', our site usually appears on Page 1;
• Keyword searches indicate that readers are searching for a broad range of issues from individuals, to activities, to places and sights, to shopping and art. Most notable is the increased searches for 'Fiji activities'.

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FUTSAL Soccer Qualifiers

The FUTSAL 5-a-side Soccer Oceania World Cup Qualifiers will be held at the Vodafone Arena, Laucala Bay, Suva from Sunday, 8 June, to Saturday, 14 June 2008. The match schedule is provided below :

• 8 June, 5pm, Solomon Islands vs New Zealand;
• 8 June, 6.30pm, Tuvalu vs Vanuatu;
• 8 June, 8pm, Fiji vs New Caledonia;
• 9 June, 5pm, New Zealand vs Vanuatu;
• 9 June, 6.30pm, Solomon Islands vs New Caledonia;
• 9 June, 8pm, Tuvalu vs Tahiti;
• 10 June, 5pm, Vanuatu vs New Caledonia;
• 10 June, 6.30pm, New Zealand vs Tahiti;
• 10 June, 8pm, Solomon Islands vs Fiji;
• 11 June, 5pm, New Caledonia vs Tahiti;
• 11 June, 6.30pm, Vanuatu vs Fiji;
• 11 June, 8pm, New Zealand vs Tuvalu;
• 12 June, 5pm, Tahiti vs Fiji;
• 12 June, 6.30pm, New Caledonia vs Tuvalu;
• 12 June, 8pm, Vanuatu vs Solomon Islands;
• 13 June, 5pm, Fiji vs Tuvalu;
• 13 June, 6.30pm, Tahiti vs Solomon Islands;
• 13 June, 8pm, New Caledonia vs New Zealand;
• 14 June, 5pm, Tuvalu vs Solomon Islands;
• 14 June, 6.30pm, Fiji vs New Zealand;
• 14 June, 8pm, Tahiti vs Vanuatu.