It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.

I have been sustained by cane field, the cane plantation I have.

I received my money from the treasury, I used to very early to go the clubs, but when the burden of looking after my children came upon me I tried to live a quite life, and save as much as I could.

I suspect the psychological pressure associated with that crisis caused the first mental blackout I had ever suffered. It contributed to a deterioration in my health that later required the insertion of a heart pacemaker.

In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order.

Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups.

It is from the traditional family that we absorb those universal ideals and principles which are the teaching of Jesus, the bedrock of our religious faith. We are taught the difference between right and wrong, and about the law, just punishment and discipline.