Caption: Newly appointed Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management Mr. Isoa Talemaibua with members of the Ministry’s executive and senior management team following his welcome ceremony in July this year.
SUVA – Staff members of the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management officially welcomed its newly appointed Permanent Secretary, Mr. Isoa Talemaibua in Suva on July 24.
Mr Talemaibua joins the Ministry’s senior management after successfully serving as the Head of Budget Planning at the Ministry of Finance, Strategic Planning, National Planning, and Statistics.
Led by the Minister for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management, Hon. Sakiasi Ditoka, staff members of the Ministry performed a traditional iqaloqalovi ceremony to formally welcome the new PS to the Ministry.
In his first address to the Ministry’s staff, Mr Talemaibua urged all staff members to continue to serve all Fijians with dignity and respect.
“We need to have that servanthood spirit to serve our people. It’s not about us, it’s not about anybody else, but it’s about serving people. We need to serve them and lead the way for them to live,” Mr Talemaibua said.
In welcoming the newly appointed PS, Hon. Ditoka urged staff members to work together, and look out for one another. He also outlined some of his expectations in the delivery of the services we offer to the people, and reiterated that the Ministry looked forward to working with Mr Talemaibua.
PS Talemaibua also convened his first senior management board meeting on his first day in office yesterday, where he reminded senior managers of the importance of serving every Fijian through the services delivered by the Ministry.
Caption: Newly appointed Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management Mr. Isoa Talemaibua with members of the Ministry’s executive and senior management team and staff members of the Ministry following his welcome ceremony in July this year.
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The Ministry of Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management is responsible for implementing development strategies that bring Fijians living in rural and maritime regions the same level of access to essential services and economic opportunities as anywhere else in the country. We coordinate and implement the Fiji Government’s rural and maritime development initiatives with a mission to empower Fiji’s rural sector. We also spearhead disaster risk reduction initiatives at national and sub-national level including disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. We have offices for each of Fiji’s 14 provinces including Rotuma, leading the Fiji Government’s rural development and disaster risk management operations.
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