Parliament sitting
Vili Yaranamua, Tamavua
I refer to your Coconut Wireless, Rabuka by Ratuva (FS 28/6). It will be a very interesting affair to see these two former military officers, facing each other in Parliament. I will not miss any Parliament coverage live on TV.
Rugby coverage
Manoa Kaleca, Nailuva
The Super Rugby match between the Crusaders and the Chiefs on Friday was awesome indeed. It was a fast-paced game with excellent camera angles and the commentary was first class.
The Fiji Sports Council, Fiji Rugby and the local television companies should now try to keep and maintain that standard and apply it to international matches played in Fiji including the PNC and even (why not?) the local competitions. Just imagine watching a Super Rugby match with only two camera angles like how we normally cover our local games here in Fiji, it would be tragic!
So just think about the effect of using 10 plus cameras like they did yesterday to cover a local game. I bet you 110 per cent that people will be tuned in more to those games. Come on now, this is 2016 not 1916! It is time for a change…TOSO VITI TOSO!!! (translation: MOVE FIJI MOVE).
Rabuka’s can of worms
Timoci Gaunavinaka, Nausori
Dr Sushil Sharma always sees the good side of everyone no matter what their background may be.
He could even write a whole book on the good deeds of Satan himself.
In his profile of Rabuka, he describe in details Rabuka’s military achievements and etc. But even Adolf Hitler won two Iron Crosses (Germany’s highest award for bravery in battle) before he became the leader of NAZI Germany and slaughtered millions of Jews.
Idi Amin was the heavyweight boxing champion of Uganda and attained many military awards before he became President of his country and slaughtered his own people.
It is much easier to grab power than to run a country.
It is what you do with that power that determines who you are.
Rabuka instilled racism and allowed corruption to thrive in a nation that was at peace. Bainimarama removed racism and inequality from a nation that has got addicted to it and installed unity.
Those criticising Rabuka have every right to do so. Tens of thousands of families suffered so much from his racism and injustice. No one can force them to forgive him just because he said “I am sorry”.
The Bainimarama Government is still now trying to repair many of the damages Rabuka caused 29 years ago.
Out of the many senior managers, Rabuka hand-picked Visanti Makrava to manage the National Bank of Fiji (NBF). Makrava built a palace for himself in Rotuma and collapsed NBF which belongs to the citizens of this country which is valued at over $300 million. This is not something you can just say sorry and forget.
Hundreds of inmates now serving years in prison have stolen less than a few thousands of dollars.
But those who were responsible for collapsing our national bank have not spent a single day in prison or stood trial for a minute in court. That is something we must not just bury and forget.
All voters that are now aged 28 and below were not yet born on May 14, 1987 and many have no idea who Rabuka is.
Imagine if Rabuka’s “can of worms” is opened for scrutiny and attached with all the evidences?
Rabuka fully understood this when he took leadership of SODELPA.
Freedom of Speech must go hand in hand with stating the truth. To bury it under the disguise of “forgive and forget” is deceit. Every voting citizen has the right to know who they are voting for. The media must not deny them that right.
No loose change
Vijay Madhavan, Suva
I went to ANZ House to pay my VISA card bill.
The bill was for $247.18 and I tendered $250.00 cash together with my deposit slip.
The lady teller gave me a change of $2.80 with a remark “the two cents are no longer in circulation.”
Later when I checked my deposit slip I noticed it was still for $247.18 although she took $247.20 from me.
I felt cheated and wonder if this has happened to others as well.
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