The new Laqere market complex worth $4.3 million dollars will be the largest government funded project in the history of Nasinu Town.
This has been highlighted by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama while officiating at the ground breaking ceremony.
Bainimarama says the market will include stalls for 500 vendors, along with ample room for more extensions and upgrades in the future.
He says when this new market is completed, it will serve as a modern and functional hub of economic activity in Nasinu.
The Prime Minister says the years of neglect and uneven development are well behind us and we are in a period of tremendous economic growth.
He says the vision of leadership was unfortunately not shared by past governments in Fiji, who too often only chased short‑sighted development.
Bainimarama says when the Laqere market complex is complete, it will give residents in Nasinu direct access to fresh, local and seasonal produce.
The Prime Minister says the government has set aside a record of $19.4 million for capital projects in towns and cities across Fiji to improve the services, facilities and other amenities that support urban growth, development and modernization.
Bainimarama has also urged farmers, suppliers, vendors and their customers to take full advantage of the opportunity the market will create when it is finished.
Meanwhile Minister for Local Government Parveen Bala says talks for the new Laqere market began late 2015 as they were trying to find land and then managed to negotiate two acres of land with the Nasinu Town Council.
Nasinu Town Council Special Administrator Mosese Kama says this project has a duration of nine months and is expected to be completed April next year.
Kama says the complex will have stalls selling grog, vegetables, fish and root crops.
He says they will be charging $2.30 per table a day.
