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"WE'RE ALL FIJIANS" Viam Pillay, the FFP chairman of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, arrogantly told Rotumans on their island but he was shouted down; told bluntly and plainly: "WE'RE ROTUMANS"

22/1/2017

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Dr Fatiaki Speaks Up
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Rotuma from space

The Standing Committee did not want Dr John Fatiaki but the chairman of the Rotuma Council to make the submission but the Rotumans refused to oblige. "Imagine! If their mission was to promote the Bills (Mr Pillay & Veena Bhatnagar) appear to be doing that then they should have learnt a bit of the custom & tradition. The 3 Fijian males showed understanding of the cultural & customary concerns. That came across very clear."
The Rotumans also told the visiting Committee members to take their controversial Rotuma Bill and Rotuman Lands Bill away; Bainimarama had promised to withdraw the Bills but Khaiyum pressed on with them

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Aiyaz Khaiyum also neither acknowledged nor replied to letters sent to him, as far back as 2015. He was informed in no uncertain terms in a letter in June 2015:

In respect of the ROTUMA BILL 2015 (Bill no. 6 of 2015):
 
  1. The definition of Rotuma now differs from the current law in that the new definition does not include “its dependencies, rocks, reefs and fisheries lying between the twelfth degree and the fifteenth degree of south latitude and between the one hundred and seventy-fifth degree and the one hundred and eightieth degree of east longitude from the meridian of Greenwich”;
  2. The administration and governance of Rotuma differs from the current law in that the new law proposes administration and governance by a new body called the FORUM OF THE ROTUMAN PEOPLE and a differently constituted Council of Rotuma;
  3. The appointment and dismissal of Rotuman Chiefs in the proposed law does not accord with Rotuman customs and traditions and differs significantly from the current law;
  4. A Review Committee was appointed to review the existing Act but the appointment of the members of that Committee and its deliberations have not been publicised; and
 
In respect of the ROTUMA LANDS BILL 2015 (Bill no. 7 of 2015):
 
  1. The provisions of s 26 dealing with the transmission of land rights on the birth or death of Rotumans in respect of hanua ne kainaga (clan owned lands) do not accord with Rotuman customs and traditions, discriminates against Rotuman women, do not comply with your Constitution or International Law and are arbitrary;
  2. The other provisions dealing with the transmission of land rights in respect of other types of land tenure in Rotuma do not accord with Rotuman customs and traditions, are discriminatory and arbitrary;
  3. The provisions of s 31 denying the lawful rights of legally adopted children are discriminatory, unconstitutional and arbitrary; and
  4. A Review Committee was appointed to review the existing Act but the appointment of the members of that Committee and its deliberations have not been publicised.
 
These proposed laws have far reaching cultural, social, economic and legal implications to us and our future generations.  The current Rotuma Act and Rotuma Lands Act (having been passed in 1959) do need changing as they too have similar provisions which do not accord with the customs, traditions and wishes of the Rotuman people.
 
But the changes should truly reflect our wishes and aspirations so that they give hope, peace and prosperity to our people and future generations.

21 Comments
noni
23/1/2017 09:41:51 am

....tyranny and arrogance, and the rule of law today ......pretending to care.......

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Fiji First Party
23/1/2017 01:34:07 pm

Ah..Ha...ha! The Rotumans Refuse to be called Fijians !!


Aab Kha Hoi ? The Minister of Everything (including Rotuma) must be fuming at these rebellious Rotumans !

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Eliesa Kaitu'u C.M link
24/1/2017 12:12:35 am

Qarauna na viavia levu, de na qai robai kemudrau na nomudou marama levu tawana tiko na yanuyanu lailai duadua e vuravura. This is not a joke.........

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Fiji First Party
23/1/2017 07:12:21 pm

It is frankly funny, forcing a name, onto a People, who are proudly known as another? Calling Rotumans Fijians is like calling Bainimarama Poppet Ali.

Equally funny, in another instance, is like STEALING a name for oneself – a name which clearly belongs to another.

The most pitiable IP thieves (Ever) Bainimarama and Aiyaz –intellectually speaking, have long lost it man...long lost it.

Thank You Dr. Fatiaki for pointing it out to these duo-coces – one a puppet, the other who thinks he is “the Minister of Everything in Fiji”. Sala Chor! Rua Rua.

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Alexander
11/5/2017 04:03:04 am

Why did the Fijian people allow s.khaiyum to dictate their council,culture and their land??????

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Alifereti ULUISUVA
12/5/2017 11:04:49 am

Good question and probably no answer to it.Rotuma did well in confronting those reps from FFP that came to the island.Probably no ones has balls to tell it them...like what Rotumans did on the island by saying it in their face...take your bill away...thats the kind of things FFP and its crooks need to be told in their face.

Lulu
23/1/2017 09:15:23 pm

You are who you are. You can't be Fijian if you're born Rotuman can you? At least the Rotuman community are clear on this aspect unlike the brainwashed majority. You simply cannot tarnish or hogwash Truth!

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Kelly
23/1/2017 10:12:02 pm

If they dont wanna be called Fijians than send all Rotgumans to the Island so they can for a Govt of their own

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Carl
11/5/2017 12:46:04 am

Kelly you are stupid like them govt don't own rotuman land try nd think before you cooment on it idiot

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Carl
11/5/2017 12:46:43 am

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Keli
11/5/2017 04:02:13 am

They're quite right. They are Rotumans, and im Fijian as well as Kaiyum is Indian

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Sia
11/5/2017 04:29:16 am

We're proud of who we are thats our birth right and our indentity what's yours if you have one

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WatchyourmouthKelly
11/5/2017 10:28:17 am

Watch your mouth Kelly. Do not interfere if you are intellectually challenged. Rotumans and Fijians are fighting for their rights. If you not Fijian or Rotuman sit down and shut up😊

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Jack
12/5/2017 08:16:53 am

Kelly,if you are a fijian than open your eyes and see what s.khaiyum is doing to the fijians thru bhainimarama...

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Chur
23/1/2017 11:25:41 pm

Pathetic....

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The PROUD People of Rotuma...
24/1/2017 08:26:42 am

The former FBC Con-woman, Bhatnagar Trump could not fool the Rotumans. The proud people of Rotuma know who they are...they don't need this Con-Lady or Pillay to tell them that.

The President should charge Pillay and the former FBC Con-Woman Bhatnagar Trump for insulting his People,

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Alexander
11/5/2017 03:56:31 am

You talk about the president of fiji,,,,can the president speak out and tell the Rotuman people or whole of fiji "which side is he in?".He is very quite about the "Rotuman Bill".And can the president tell the Rotuman people about his conversation with the queen during his last visit? Well ????whats behind his sudden visit to Buckingham palace after the Rotuman Bill surface ...????????

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Tatti-On-His-Face
24/1/2017 08:33:10 am

The Rotuma Bill is a Joke and there is lot of stinking tatti on King Khaiyum's face.

Good on Rotuma to tell these clowns where to Go. Proud of You !

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Sia
11/5/2017 05:03:00 am

With all the money Fiji government owes what better way to repay steal from a little paradise

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Ben
11/5/2017 10:36:56 am

Hats off to the people of Rotuma...

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Knox
12/5/2017 09:12:32 pm

I would like to know who this Kelly is...she speaks exactly like an FFP advocate. She also doesn't sound indigenous... Calling you out Kelly, tell us who you are and what you're all about based on your 'immature comment'.

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