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HOPE: Beddoes and Pita Waqavonovono unveil political party NAME

7/1/2017

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PROPOSED NEW POLITICAL PARTY

Peter Waqavonovono and I [Mick Beddoes] issued a statement today to announce the name of the proposed political party we are establishing.

The name agreed to for the proposed political party is HOPE.

The name represents the key aims of the proposed political party which are to restore Honor, Opportunity, Prosperity and Equality for all, H.O.P.E. The color green represents the environment and the proposed party’s intentions to preserve it.

We also confirmed that Peter Waqavonovono has agreed to be one of the 3 Interim Vice President’s on the National Executive. Other officials who have been identified, will be named shortly.

The Interim Executive will manage the proposed party until the first AGM following its successful registration.
Discussions with other individuals, groups and political parties’ are continuing and will be ongoing.

If you are interested in being part of our crusade please email your personal details to: hopefiji2018@gmail.com

Coups do not contribute to our economic growth and well-being, they destroy it - Mick Beddoes

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By Mick Beddoes

We have been subjected to many claims of record economic growth rates by the Fiji First Government, and knowing Fiji First’s addiction to spin, exaggeration and plain misinformation, I decided to do some research of my own to try and establish the facts.

I decided to go back to our post-Independence era, from 1970 to 1986 and compare its average annual growth rate to each of the post-coup recovery periods of the Rabuka Coup - 1987 to 1999, Speight -2000 to 2006 and Bainimarama – 2007 to 2016 and I also listed all of the Cyclones over the same period to allow us to factor in their impact on growth rates.

What I found was that after each of the 3 coups the average growth rate over the recovery period before the next coup occurred, never returned to the growth rates we enjoyed before coups.

For example the average post-Independence growth rate from 1970 to 1999 (16 years) was 4.17%. The average growth rate post Rabuka coup from 1987 to 1999 (13 years) was 2.57%, the average growth rate post Speight Coup (7 years) was 2.25% and the average growth rate post Bainimarama coup from 2007 to 2016 is 2.0%

Of course Fiji First claims of a 4.4% growth rate relates only to the last 4 years from 2013 to 2016 and completely ignores, their first 6 years from 2007 to 2012 when the average growth rate was 0.33%. That’s when they decided to create the NRA and pumped $1.5 billion into infrastructure pushing the average growth rate up to 4.4%. But despite this the actual average growth rate from 2007 to 2016 is just 2% and as most people know that state sponsored growth such as we have, is not sustainable in the long term.

Therefore 29 years after the Rabuka coup, 16 years after the Speight coup and 10 years after the Bainimarama coup our average growth rate today is still less than half of what we once enjoyed before coups disrupted our lives.. Add to this the more than $10 billion in lost incomes, growth and opportunity of our people and the message becomes very clear.

Coups do not contribute to our economic growth and the well-being of our people. They destroy it.

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10 Comments
Lets Hope
7/1/2017 09:46:59 am

Lets hope that the very minister having the jurisdiction over the registration of political parties (ASK) will not put his own legal spin to derail the new political party of Beddoes and Peter. And there's every chance that he will. After all, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The Saneen saga is a classic example
that in Fiji, ASK is the real law......

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Them in sex
7/1/2017 11:18:31 am

Mick , you need to remember that citizens of Fiji remember you as a snake in the grass when you turned against them and went to bed with Qarase in the early 2000's . We will remember them, as the returned soldiers say.
You are an opportunist and wait for the main chance you Liu Muir coward.
You're just looking for a retirement income you bankrupt loser.

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Peni Waqa
7/1/2017 02:24:11 pm

Thank you Lets Hope and absolutely correct. Until and unless Bai and Kai are forcefully removed from power, there will be no HOPE in Fiji comes 2018...

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M14walu7
7/1/2017 06:18:54 pm

Congratulation Mr Beddoes. I hope you carry on producing similar research that is relevant to the current situation we are facing. Respective coup led govt have been peddling the same bull over and over again for the last few decades without providing relevant data which compares figures prior to the first coup.

Hopefully now we have a party that will argue against the govt armed with facts and not just hearsay.

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Fiji First Party
7/1/2017 07:34:50 pm

We wish Beddoes and Waqavonovono all the very BEST in their new and much needed political endeavour - which is set to challenge this CHOR Sarkar. We have not forgotten the good gesture of Beddoes acknowledging the existence of our Party and indeed strongly objecting to Bainimarama and Aiyaz STEALING our Party name by bullying and shameless stealth. Thank you!

As a lesson learnt, dealing with these shameless and pitiable IP Chors like Aiyaz and Bainimarama, Mr. Beddoes, quickly register your Party – just in case Aiyaz and Bainimarama split before the elections and CHOR Aiyaz is in need to STEAL another good-name Party –like HOPE.

And remember his lackey, nephew, appointed by shameless nepotism, remains the SOE. Ha..! Saab ke Saab Sala CHOR !!!

Good Luck Pita and Mick – from the original Fiji First Party.

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Fred C
8/1/2017 03:17:29 am

I love this - HOPE :-)

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Samuel Dakai
8/1/2017 03:19:03 am

AWESOME - vinaka Peter, and vinaka Mr Beddoes. I was losing hope in all other parties, but this one I am going to support for real

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Concerned
8/1/2017 10:38:26 am

1st coup in 1977 by then President against NFP / S.M. Koya. Growth drops the following year result. 1981-82 -ve growth led to wages freeze, perhaps sugar politics and mill breakdowns. Wage Freeze led to also 1st Hunger Strike.

Rambuka's 1997-98 poor results was due to severe drought. 1999 then as one of largest growth was due to Hindu Priests praying for mercy from rain god - Lord Indra that poured rain and caused sugar recovery bringing about huge surplus.

Speight's coup did not let him rule...he went to jail so cannot blame him for the economic results. Results reflect Qarase's administration for he allowed sugar cane farmers to be evicted turning cane land into bush. Then Qarase's coup to oppose Chandrika Prasad Case, thus Speight's coup was taken over by Qarase with agriculture scam and FHL handout/ w/off to illegal STAY IN POWER. Then continued Qarase coup for not allowing multiparty cabinet. So coups are many in this context.


Franks' early days post 2007-2011 results appears to be Finance Minister's cancellation of drainage budget via Sugarcane levy caused river blockages and on-going floods.

Proper analysis should be done for understanding mitigating factors.

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M14walu7
8/1/2017 03:41:20 pm

Let's HOPE it's not all the fault of the rain god.

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paul sean
26/5/2017 03:00:08 am

Mick Beddoes you bloody con man
Stop using pita waqavonovono to pull voters to u. You should retire and start focusing on ure here after. U con liar, waste time. I want to vote for hope but if this con man was not there

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