Interim Fijian Affairs Minister, Ratu Epeli Ganilau is expected to announce a new General Manager for the Native Land Trust board soon.

Village News has been reliably informed that USP academic Ropate Qalo, Sereana Qoro and two other consultants conducted the interviews and there were four applicants short listed and interviewed yesterday.

Village News has received confirmation that NLTB's Deputy General Manager, Semi Tabakanalagi and a lawyer who used to be based in Australia, Ulaiasi Baya are two of the four short listed for the NLTB top job.