think about how we can further improve our efforts in combating money laundering. prosecuting money laundering is a key tool in combating money laundering and other crimes in fiji. let ’ s come back to the 4th annual money laundering conference next year with more positive stories to share and not have to revisit where we have been falling down! our anti - money laundering laws and the efforts by financial institutions, the police, fiu and other investigative agencies will be in vain if criminals are not being successfully prosecuted for money laundering. it will also be in vain if criminals are allowed to live off the profit of their illegal activities. so let us return to our workplaces with clear and definite goals of how we can apply the lessons learnt from today ’ s conference in our respective work areas. our collaborative efforts in investigating and prosecuting money laundering crimes will provide a strong message to criminals and their associates that “ crime does not pay. ” ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience and i now have the pleasure of formally closing the 2011 3rd national anti - money laundering conference. vinaka vakalevu bis central bankers ’ speeches

barry whiteside : promoting money managerial skills in fiji address by mr barry whiteside, governor of the reserve bank of fiji, at the “ be money wi $ e ” essay competition awards ceremony, suva, 20 march 2015. * * * distinguished guests colleagues ladies and gentlemen and most importantly our essay winners – sakshi prayatna ( lautoka andhra sangam college ), divneeta devi ( tavua college ) and upasna chand ( ahmadiyya muslim college ), who are present here today along with their proud school principals and parents. introductory comments a very warm welcome to you all. i am delighted to be present here with you all, to award and recognise the efforts of our winning students for this important initiative – the “ be money wi $ e ” ( bmw ) essay competition. i am also grateful for the support of the school principals, teachers and parents of these students. congratulations to our winners firstly, congratulations to our three winners who have travelled all the way from lautoka and tavua and from nearby nasinu with their teachers and parents. you have come out on top of 224 other students who are your peers and i know that this must be a proud moment for you. background this essay competition was launched last december, as one of the activities under the “ be money wi $ e ” ( bmw ) program, with the theme “ be money wise – securing your future goals today ”. the bmw program is part of the capital markets awareness platform, targeting school students. its objective is to promote the importance of acquiring good money management skills with a particular focus on understanding the concept of investing and investment products available in fiji. the program has been designed to teach our children “ money smart ” principles by using creative fun - filled activities which we envision that, in time, will lead to the development of a culture of financial prudence in our children, preparing them well for their adult working life. from the essays that were submitted, it was good to note that many students appreciate the importance of saving towards future goals. it was also great to note that students are now able to identify with the capital markets, ( an area still viewed as highly technical by many ). i am confident that activities like this competition will help create a culture of learning and information sharing amongst our students, teachers, parents and will help enlighten the nation as a whole on the products and services available in our very own capital markets. building on the success