First home
Rajnesh Achari, Lautoka
A very good move by the Government for youths and people below the age of 40!
My dream of owning a house might come true soon.
Thank you, A-G.
Tailevu rugby
Moritikei Soqo, Suva
Tailevu Rugby union coach Samisoni Baikeitoga makes uncalled-for claims in the papers after suffering an embarrassing loss to Northland. Why blame other unions for your losses?
Tailevu Rugby Union last year rejected and sadly did not play any army players in their team because they wanted only Tailevu boys to play for their province.
They can only blame themselves for this sad and disappointing decision. This same coach was blowing the trumpet, prior to the start of the 2016 Skipper Cup competition in the off-season training they were doing and the teams initial successes in the warm-up matches against Namosi. Simply a case of don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
In the loss to Nadi he blamed the referee’s poor performance, in the loss to Suva he said this was their development side and used the name of Inoke Male who is proudly serving our nation in peacekeeping duties in Sinai.
The success of Northland is due to the hard work of chairman Simione Naiduki, secretary Tevita Kanailagi and hardworking coach Timoci Tinaviti. It’s not because that they have Army or Police players in their side but years of hard work and development that Northland Rugby Union has toiled in year in year out. They are now reaping the benefits of this investment.
To the boisterous TRU coach, learn to be gracious in defeat and give credit where it’s due.
I’m sure Jone Kaila or Epeli Ruivadra can do a better job. Tailevu, all the best for the rest of the season.
Fijian 7s for Hollywood
Timoci Gaunavinaka, Nausori
On April 6, 2016 you printed my letter titled “Sevens for Hollywood” in which I stated that Ben Ryan and the Fiji 7s Team can make a Hollywood blockbuster if they win the Olympics.
From an unpaid coaching contract, to beating the Kiwi defending champions 44-0, to the World Rugby series win (now a double), then to Cyclone Winston then to Rio.
We throw in a blend of our country, history, culture and its people and it should make a stunning Hollywood blockbuster.
Such a movie will sell Fiji to the world more than anything we have done before.
I am so glad to read in the Fiji Sun (28/5) that CNN and Hollywood are now showing interest on making such a movie pending the Rio results.
As for me, I will now join Lydia Tabuya’s dad and continue with my dreams on Rio.
Fake notes
Narayan Reddy, Lautoka
I went with my friend Allen to a prominent supermarket in Lautoka.
After buying what he buys best we went to the cashier to pay for the items. The cashier checked for the water marks, then she checked through the lights and finally she smelt the $100 note and then she gave us the change.
Thank you, lady cashier for doing a wonderful job.
Fix the lights
Wise Muavono, Lautoka
The two street lights at Hedstrom Pl hasn’t been working post TC Winston. Without it, the street is in total darkness. Street lights are a safety and quality of life issue.
Can the concerned authority please fix it before one of the residents replaces it with tube lights?
Also, may I suggest the phasing out of the old amber lights because my grandmother’s kerosene lamp seems brighter!
Seasonal Work
Savenaca Vakaliwaliwa, Delta, BC, Canada
Fijians who are able to get a Canadian visa should come out this way as Spring has begun and is now nice and warm with long daylight hours and farmers out here are already advertising their need for farm workers.
One farmer in Fraser Valley wants all ages to come to work on picking strawberries, blueberries and other vegetables and is providing transport for the workers picking them up in Surrey and Abbotsford.
When I rang the farmer, I got a shock when he asked me how many people I have who are willing to work and that he will pick and drop me where I live.
The Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Worker Programme with Mexico and some Caribbean countries but most seasonal agricultural farmers in this area do not want the extra costs and commitment, so they depend on the available workforce already in their front yard.
In the next couple of weeks, other farms will be ready for picking and harvesting with seasonal work available for the next six months and these farmers do not care about our immigration status, as long their their crops are harvested before any natural force destroys it.
My Plan A was to try and secure seasonal work for Fijians as done by Fiji’s Ministry of Labour in New Zealand and Australia, but it is a difficult process for an individual and right now, I guess Plan B is open to all Fijians who can get a visa to come out here.
Feedback: jyotip@fijisun.com.fj