We cannot allow the meteoric growth we are seeing across our economy, agriculture, tourism, education, private sector, infrastructure and development be jeopardised by anyone seeking to profit only themselves.
This has been highlighted by Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama while speaking at the Golden Jubilee Anniversary of Ba Sanatan College.
He says you have to go through life with more than just passion; you need a strategy and you have to match your passion with a clear plan of action if you are going to achieve anything meaningful.
Bainimarama says the school’s pioneering founders knew this and he knows this and his Government continues to achieve record-breaking progress for the Fijian people because of this.
He also says the pioneers of Ba Sanatan College could never have known everything that our modern society would become but they did know that education could ensure their children would be ready for whatever the future held and they were not only dreamers but were people of action.
He says it is important that we never forget the people and the values that made this school a reality.
The Prime Minister says thousands of students who have passed through these classrooms over the last half century have been able to receive an education that allowed them to pursue their dreams, build families, make a living and make important national contributions to our beloved country.
He says fast forward to today and we can look back with gratitude on the foresight and activism of Ba Sanatan College’s predecessors and the Government he leads shares their vision of a better future through better education.
Bainimarama further says they will award more scholarships, more study loans, and more grants in this financial year than any year in Fijian history where the total number of scholarships for the 2022-2023 financial year will be doubled to 1,200 and Government will increase the National Toppers Local Scheme from 547 to 770.
He says teachers who have the relevant educational qualifications will now qualify for a salary raise to ensure that teachers are constantly seeking to raise their game and provide students with better education.
The Prime Minister has reminded students, teachers, and guardians that the Government believes that education is the greatest investment we can make in our future and education makes us more resilient by allowing us to create solutions that we once could not imagine.
He adds it brings us together by levelling the playing field of Fijian society and it sets us on a lifelong journey of self-improvement that will better our lives and better Fiji.
