Tailevu Provincial Council

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Tailevu USA Honors New Graduate of the Adi Samanunu Cakobau Talakuli Scholarship

Tailevu USA continues to celebrate the recipients of the Adi Samanunu Cakobau Talakuli Scholarship as they achieve their educational dreams. Our most recent graduate is from the village of Nausori. Ro Miriama Qalirea graduated last semester from the University of the South Pacific with a degree in Professional Accounting and has already begun working in her field.

We are proud of her achievement and celebrate this milestone with her family, village, and the wider Tailevu province. Her success reflects the vision of the scholarship to empower our young people through education and service.

Please visit tailevuusa.org to read more..

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Expression of Interest
𝑮𝑨𝑮𝑨𝑫𝑹𝑬 𝑵𝑰 𝑽𝑬𝑰𝑽𝑼𝑲𝑬

The iTaukei Business Support Fund is established to better support the economic empowerment and entrepreneurial aspirations of the iTaukei people of Fiji.

𝙉𝙖 𝙏𝙤𝙗𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤 𝙣𝙞 𝙑𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙪𝙠𝙚 𝙠𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝘽𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞 𝙣𝙞 𝙞𝙏𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙮𝙖𝙫𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙢𝙚 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙤𝙠𝙤𝙣𝙞 𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙦𝙖𝙦𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙪𝙦𝙚𝙩𝙞 𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙘𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙗𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞 𝙫𝙚𝙞 𝙠𝙚𝙙𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞.

The Fund is designed to provide tailored financial assistance, capacity-building programs, and facilitate strategic partnerships that promote sustainable business development. It supports income-generating, resource-based projects, employment creation, and self-employment opportunities.

𝙀 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙏𝙤𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤 𝙦𝙤 𝙢𝙚 𝙫𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙠𝙚𝙙𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤, 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙚𝙨𝙤 𝙣𝙖 𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙫𝙖 𝙣𝙞 𝙫𝙪𝙡𝙞, 𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞 𝙣𝙞 𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙫𝙖 𝙚𝙨𝙤 𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙪𝙦𝙚𝙩𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞 𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙞. 𝙀 𝙩𝙤𝙠𝙤𝙣𝙖 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙠𝙖 𝙣𝙞 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙗𝙪 𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙣𝙤𝙙𝙖 𝙞𝙮𝙖𝙪𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙖, 𝙣𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞, 𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙞 𝙢𝙤 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙗𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙠𝙖 𝙜𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙞𝙠𝙤.

The initiative aligns with national development priorities, including the promotion of indigenous economic participation, rural development, and poverty reduction.

𝙉𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙖 𝙦𝙤 𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙠𝙖 𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙗𝙞 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙪, 𝙤𝙠𝙖 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙪𝙦𝙚𝙩𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙣𝙤𝙙𝙧𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙫𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙞𝙏𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙖 𝙣𝙞 𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤, 𝙣𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙖𝙠𝙪 𝙣𝙞 𝙠𝙤𝙧𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙪, 𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙖 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙪𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙪𝙖.

1. BACKGROUND
The iTaukei Affairs Board (TAB) invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from eligible Individual iTaukei owned businesses, landowner groups, cooperatives, trusts, youth and women’s groups to apply for the Itaukei Business Support Fund 2026 under the TAB Economic Empowerment Programme.

𝙞𝙏𝙐𝙆𝙐𝙏𝙐𝙆𝙐 𝙍𝘼𝙍𝘼𝘽𝘼
𝙎𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙞 𝙑𝙚𝙞𝙠𝙖 𝙑𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙢𝙤 𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙖 𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙞 𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙞𝙏𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙠𝙤 𝙣𝙖 𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞 𝙗𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞, 𝙣𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙦𝙤𝙨𝙤𝙦𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙣𝙞 𝙦𝙚𝙡𝙚, 𝙨𝙤𝙦𝙤𝙨𝙤𝙦𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙠𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙖 (𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨), 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙞 𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙞, 𝙞𝙎𝙤𝙦𝙤𝙨𝙤𝙦𝙤 𝙣𝙞 𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚, 𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙖, 𝙢𝙤 𝙣𝙞 𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙏𝙤𝙗𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤 𝙣𝙞 𝙑𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙪𝙠𝙚 𝙠𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝘽𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞 𝙣𝙞 𝙞𝙏𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞 2026, 𝙠𝙖 𝙩𝙞𝙠𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙧𝙪𝙠𝙪 𝙣𝙞 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙪 𝙣𝙞 𝙑𝙖𝙦𝙖𝙦𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙣𝙞 𝘽𝙪𝙡𝙖 𝙑𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤 𝙣𝙞 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙞 𝙑𝙚𝙞𝙠𝙖 𝙑𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞.

2. PURPOSE OF THE SCHEME
The grant is aimed at supporting iTaukei entrepreneurs and community-based enterprises to strengthen business readiness, improve governance and financial systems, and prepare projects for commercial investment and sustainable growth.

𝙞𝙉𝘼𝙆𝙄 𝙉𝙄 𝙄𝙏𝙐𝙑𝘼𝙏𝙐𝙑𝘼
𝙉𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙪𝙠𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤 𝙦𝙤 𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙠𝙤𝙣𝙞 𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙙𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙞 𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞 𝙡𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙞 𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙢𝙖 𝙣𝙞 𝙠𝙤𝙧𝙤 𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙫𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙠𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙠𝙤. 𝙉𝙖 𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙢𝙚 𝙫𝙖𝙦𝙖𝙦𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤, 𝙠𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙫𝙖 𝙣𝙞 𝙘𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙗𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞 𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙞.

3. WHO CAN APPLY? (𝙊 𝘾𝙀𝙄 𝙀 𝙍𝘼𝙒𝘼 𝙉𝙄 𝙆𝙀𝙍𝙀𝙆𝙀𝙍𝙀 𝙈𝘼𝙄?)
• Registered iTaukei Sole Traders and Companies
(𝘽𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞 𝙣𝙞 𝙞𝙏𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙨𝙖 𝙑𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙞- 𝙏𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙙𝙪𝙖 𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙆𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙞)

• iTaukei Cooperatives and Trusts
(𝙞𝙎𝙤𝙦𝙤𝙨𝙤𝙦𝙤 𝘾𝙤𝙠𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙖 𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙣𝙞 𝙞𝙇𝙖𝙫𝙤)

• Landowning Units and Village-Based Enterprises
(𝙏𝙖𝙪𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙣𝙞 𝙌𝙚𝙡𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝘽𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞 𝙡𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙞 𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙆𝙤𝙧𝙤/𝙏𝙞𝙠𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙠𝙤)

• Youth and Women’s Groups
(𝙞𝙎𝙤𝙦𝙤𝙨𝙤𝙦𝙤 𝙣𝙞 𝙏𝙖𝙗𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙚 & 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙖)

4. PRIORITY AREAS (VEITABANA NI BISINISI E VAKABIBITAKI):
• Agri – Business (𝘽𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞 𝙣𝙞 𝙏𝙚𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙞)
• Eco Tourism Business (𝙎𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙖)
• Quarry Business (𝙆𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙡𝙞-𝙞𝙔𝙖𝙪𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙖)
• SME’s (𝘽𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞 𝙡𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙞)

Note (Mo ni kila):
• Application form to be obtain from any Provincial Office.•
(𝙀 𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙖 𝙣𝙞 𝙤𝙣𝙞 𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙛𝙤𝙢𝙪 𝙣𝙞 𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙖 𝙣𝙞 𝙔𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙖.)

• ¼ contribution of total cost from successful applicant is mandatory.
• 𝙈𝙚 ¼ 𝙣𝙞 𝙘𝙖𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙪 𝙣𝙞 𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙫𝙤 𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙞 𝙫𝙚𝙞 𝙞𝙧𝙖 𝙨𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙪𝙞 𝙣𝙖 𝙣𝙤𝙙𝙧𝙖 𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙚.

5. Deadline (𝙏𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙖 𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙜𝙤 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙣𝙖 𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙚)):
14 March 2026 at 5.00pm, FJTM

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Ni sa bula saka Tailevu

Gadrevi me vakaraitaki tiko yani ni Siga ni mataka e na Vakayacori tiko kina na Veivakararamataki ni Counter Narcotics Bill for Fiji

E na qaravi tiko e na 2pm e na Bure ni Ovisa e Korovou .e na Siga ni mataka 10/02/2026

Ni sureti tu na Turaga ni Koro,Mata ni Tikina ,Lewe ni Vanua ka vakabibi na Tabagone.

Ena Tusiti 03/02/26 e mai talaci na marama vunivola ka vakailesilesi ni vale ni volavola ni Yasana o Tailevu o Adi Kalisi Takuna ena nodra sa mai kerea na nodra vaka cegu (retirement).

E veitataunaki vaka lotu na Turaga Vakatawa e Vunivivi ka vakabibitaki kina ni veika kece e tuvatuva ni Kalou

E vei tautaunaki ena vuku ni Vanua na Jeameni ni Matabose ni Yasana (Rt Semi Matalau) ena nodra raica na nodra bula ni ra dau matadredre ka nodra i yau voli ga na vakarorogo

Era solia na loloma ni Yasana na turaga Roko Tui Tailevu, ni oti oya qai mai qaravi vata e dua na kana ni veitalatala

Vinaka vakalevu Marama Tau Adi Kalisi na mai veiqaravi voli tu vei ira na lewe ni Yasana o Tailevu

Ni kalougata kei na Vakanuinui vinaka e na gauna ni nomuni Vakacegu

Happy Retirement Adi Kalisi ❤️

Edaidai e mai talaci na vakailesilesi ni Valenivolavola ni Yasana o Tailevu o Niko Bole kina lesilesi vou ena Tabana Veitarogivanua

E dua na kena Lotu ka vaka itavi kina na Vakatawa e Vunivivi ko Anasa Levaci. E veitataunaki na Chairman ni Matabose ni Yasana o Tailevu Semi Matalau tauca na vosa ni vakavinavinaka na Turaga na Roko Tui Tailevu ka ra solia vata na loloma ni Matabose kei na vale ni volavola ni Yasana .

Sa vaka vakanuinui vinaka tu na Yasana o Tailevu kina na I lesilesi vou, Niko Bole.

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Tailevu USA Scholarship Program – 2026

Tailevu USA is pleased to announce the opening of its 2026 Scholarship Program.

The Adi Samanunu Cakobau Talakuli Scholarship proudly celebrates its 13th anniversary in 2026. In marking this milestone year, the scholarship will prioritize specific fields of study to better support community development and national capacity building.

Applications for the Adi Samanunu Cakobau Talakuli Scholarship are now open and will close on Friday, January 30, 2026.

Eligible students are encouraged to apply and take advantage of this opportunity to further their education and contribute meaningfully to their communities.

Please click here www.tailevuusa.org to be directed to the Application Form on our website.

TAILEVU PROVINCIAL COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP 2025

Applications are now available, and application forms are available from the Tailevu Provincial office in Nausori and Korovou

Please note that scholarships will be awarded to students whose area of study fall under the priority areas of the key strategic needs in Tailevu.

Closing date: 23rd January 2026

Ni sa bula vinaka Vualiku kei Tailevu

PUBLIC NOTICE: MOBILE VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE – KOROVOU**

The **Fiji Elections Office (FEO)** will be conducting a **Mobile Voter Registration Drive** at:

📍 **VENUE:** District Office Korovou
📅 **DATES:** Monday 12 January – Friday 16 January 2026
⏰ **TIME:** 10:00am – 3:00pm

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**WHO SHOULD ATTEND?**

✔ Secondary school students (especially those applying for **TELS**)
✔ First-time voters (**18 years and above**)
✔ Anyone **not yet registered** to vote
✔ Anyone needing **corrections or replacement** of Voter ID
✔ Members of the **general public**

📌 An estimated **400–600 students** in Tailevu North are expected, in addition to the general public.

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**WHAT TO BRING (IMPORTANT)**

**For NEW REGISTRATION or CORRECTION:**
Bring your **Birth Certificate** (original or certified true copy)
**PLUS ONE** valid photo ID:

* Fiji Passport
* FNPF Card
* Driver’s Licence
* Social Welfare ID
* **TIN Card (Joint FRCA/FNPF)**
* Student ID (from a registered tertiary institution)

**For REPLACEMENT of Voter ID:**

* Any valid photo ID listed above

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❗ **IMPORTANT**

🔹 Voter ID is required by banks
🔹 Needed to open a bank account
🔹 Required for **TELS** applications
🔹 **University enrolments begin in February** – register early

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