FIJI’S HONORARY CONSUL MR JAY SINGH DONATES $32000 FJD TO PM’S CYCLONE FUND
05/01/2021
Fiji’s Honorary Consul in San Francisco, Mr Jay Singh today donated FJD$32,000 to the Prime Minister’s National Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Fund for TC Yasa.
On behalf of the Hon. Prime Minister, Fiji’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Satyendra Prasad thanked Mr. Singh for this generous and timely support.
Ambassador Prasad acknowledged Mr. Singh for his efforts in mobilizing the Fijian diaspora and friends of Fiji, through the Fiji-American National Association (FANA) to support the relief and rehabilitation efforts currently underway.
Tropical Cyclone Yasa left destruction in its wake at Daku Primary School.
Fijians in New Zealand, collecting relief supplies for villages devastated by Tropical Cyclone Yasa, are worried they may miss out on a special duty concession if their shipment arrives late in Fiji. The Fijian government placed an exemption on importations and donations of all disaster relief goods on December 16, for 30 days, relieving them of duty charges to benefit Fijians genuinely impacted by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. The exemption expires on January 15 and there has been no indication from Fiji’s National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) of whether it will be extended.
LifeFlight Fiji and partners assist NDMO in delivering relief supplies
LifeFlight Fiji and partners assist NDMO in delivering relief supplies
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LifeFlight Fiji, a registered charitable trust in Fiji and its partners have been assisting the National Disaster Management Office in delivering relief supplies to the maritime areas in the Northern Division.
LifeFlight Fiji Founder, Anthony Blake says one of their partners, YACHTAID GLOBAL provided 2 vessels and a sea-plane that they offered to NDMO to deliver relief items.
Blake says following TC Yasa, they made a call for assistance to its partners to support the government in delivering relief supplies to communities. Blake adds the immediate assistance the government needed was an aerial survey of Vanua Levu and the Lau Group which they were able to conduct within the first 24 hours after Cyclone Yasa.
Moce villagers share the little things they have left to celebrate Christmas
Moce villagers share the little things they have left to celebrate Christmas
[Image: Kay Fomale Rokodreu FB]
Villagers of Moce in Lau are sharing the little things they have left to celebrate Christmas this year.
A villager from Korotolu in Moce says Christmas Day this year is different because most the food they had stored for the celebrations, has been used in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
She says this year they are celebrating Christmas as a whole village.
Yalosi Raratabu of Nasau village says even though food rations are in short supply, they are still celebrating Christmas Day.