{"id":4699,"date":"2019-01-25T02:24:04","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T02:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fijiroads.org\/?p=4699"},"modified":"2019-01-25T02:24:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T02:24:04","slug":"minister-for-infrastructure-hon-usamate-meets-fra-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fijiroads.org\/index.php\/2019\/01\/25\/minister-for-infrastructure-hon-usamate-meets-fra-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE HON. 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We should be more efficient and more effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all have a new opportunity each day to make a difference in somebody\u2019s life by the speed in which we do things, whether we do it well or we do it badly, all these things have an impact on somebody\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Usamate has called for a collective effort from staff in improving Fiji\u2019s road infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, FRA Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Moore discussed about their projects and administrative affairs at the meeting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fijiroads.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/MINISTER-FOR-INFRASTRUCTURE-HON.-USAMATE-MEETS-FRA-STAFF.pdf\">MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE HON. 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