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Adi Asenaca Coboiverata Caucau, generally known simply as Adi Asenaca Caucau, is a Fijian politician. She served as Minister For Women and Minister for Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation from 2001 to 2006, when she became Minister of State for Housing. She held this post, and continued to represent the Tailevu South Lomaiviti Open Constituency in the House of Representatives until 5 December 2006, when the Military of Fiji staged a coup d'état and removed her government from office. She had first won the seat for the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party in the parliamentary election of September 2001. Wikipedia  

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Famous Asenaca Caucau Quotes

“The young people will think that begging is okay and if you are finding difficulties you can just go on the streets and beg.”

Asenaca Caucau

Statement about beggars, 7 November 2005)

“I ask the media to concentrate on positive things rather than just doing the rounds on rape, incest, molestation on women.”

Asenaca Caucau

Opening address to the Pacific Regional Media Training Workshop on "Women's Issues, Women's Voices," January 2005

“We invite them here to learn basic skills and we have even paid for them to do courses at TPAF because that’s what they said they wanted to do. But after that they just move back on the streets and amongst them are some who are renting out their houses.”

Asenaca Caucau

Statement about beggars, 7 November 2005)

“There seems to be a lot of love-hate relationships in Fiji today, between so many and the media, simply because there are so many negative reporting and a serious lack of understanding on journalists' part on working on reports or their stories. I am actually hoping for more from the Fiji media and the region, we need a whole lot more positive reporting.”

Asenaca Caucau

Opening address to the Pacific Regional Media Training Workshop on "Women's Issues, Women's Voices," January 2005

“There are only a certain number of people who are begging. These are the same people and the assumption that begging is increasing is in fact wrong because it is the same people who keep moving about.”

Asenaca Caucau

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Miscellaneous quotes

“"I am simply stating a fact and it was not meant to be racist" - reaction to subsequent calls for an apology.”

Asenaca Caucau

Parliamentary speech, 28 July 2002 (and aftermath)

“A key strategy towards restoring stability is developing targeted approaches to poverty reduction across different sectors coupled with the specific social provisions for the poor and the most vulnerable groups in society.”

Asenaca Caucau

Parliamentary speech, 9 August 2005

“All over the world people are dying of poverty but that is not the case here in Fiji because the beauty about Fiji is that people are always ready to help those in need.”

Asenaca Caucau

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Miscellaneous quotes

“Some of them pretend to be disabled or lie that they are orphans just to be able to get sympathy and money. So for the beggars it should not be an issue any more, they should be taken off the streets.”

Asenaca Caucau

Statement about beggars, 7 November 2005)

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