New passport supplier Oberthur Technologies has breached their contract with the Fijian Government according to Immigration Director Major Nemani Vuniwaqa.
He said they have discussed the issue with the Solicitor General’s office and recommendations have been given to the Prime Minister’s Office.
He added that terminating the contract may not be in the best interest of Fiji.
Vuniwaqa said technical failure has been the reason given to them for the ongoing delay in the passport arrival from France and that there is an issue with the laminate and the paper which was not going well.
Oberthur Technologies is the world’s third largest private security printer specialized in the production of banknotes, checks and security documents in more than 50 countries and won the tender over former supplier De La Rue that Vuniwaqa said was not prioritizing the printing of Fiji passports.
There has been no resupply of Fiji passports since June last year and at present there are over 13,000 pending passport applications.
Story by: William Waqavakatoga
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New passport supplier breaches contract
