{"id":1556,"date":"2024-02-02T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fijihardwood.org\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2024-06-20T15:11:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T03:11:49","slug":"minister-for-fisheries-and-forestry-hon-kalaveti-ravu-pays-courtesy-visit-to-hq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fijihardwood.org\/?p=1556","title":{"rendered":"Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, Hon. 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Kalaveti Ravu recieves the Tabua (Whales tooth) presented by the FHCL staff as part of their welcome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">An exciting day for FHCL as the Minister for Fisheries and Forestry and the Chairman for the Mahogany Industry Council visited HQ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a8fb7632cc33&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a8fb7632cc33\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/fijihardwood.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FHCL_0102-7-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"FHCL General Manager, Mr Semi Dranibaka welcomes and briefs the Hon. 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