Fijileaks: Copies of Beddoes exchange with Natadola Golf on the tournaments, with a list of questions he sent their event management company some 76 days ago, remains unanswered. Other then the brief responses, saying they will get back, there has not been any communication back, nor has there been any attempt to at least 'try' and answer some of Beddoes questions
"I am a Fiji Taxpayer and your organization has been spending millions of our tax dollars and I am entitled to be given answers to my questions.
I am still waiting?" - Mick Beddoes
14 December 2016
3rd Follow Up to Harmony Thomas
Bula Harmony,
Its now been 62 days since I sent that letter to Mr Basil Scaffidi [twice] and followed up with you twice as well. I understand that Mr Scaffidi is the Event Manager and your email address suggests you are the Fiji International Manager.
So if he is avoiding my questions can you please answer them:
* How much of the $22.6 million given so far has been used per year for 2014 - 2015 - 2016:-
1: Prize Money
2: Accommodation
3: Airfares
4. Appearance Fees who gets it and how much
5. Meals & Entertainment
6. Marketing & Promotion
7. Spectator Attendance per year
8. What is the cost per Sponsor [state if cash or kind] for Premium Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze?
9. What is the stated return for each category of Sponsor from the Organizers?
10. What contribution in cash or kind does the PGA Tour Australasia and Europe Tour give the event?
11. What is your company's costs for Managing the event?
12. What are the costs of Vijay Singh and other golfers assisting in the event?
13. Who owns the event?
The non-response from my legitimate questions for 62 days despite repeated follow ups is not how I expect professionals operate and this starts to raise many more questions in my mind about the integrity, ethics and practices of an event that exists because of Fiji taxpayer funds.
I would like a detailed response from you or your event Manager within 7 days from today.
Feel free to pass this on to all your sponsors and financial backers to see if anyone of them is willing to provide the answers you and Mr Scaffidi have not.
Thank you
Mick Beddoes
