Nail-biting finish for Jetsetters
Phew!
What a nail-biting finish in the final seconds.
Heart-stopping final moments.
Challengers Suva 24 – 25 Jacks Nadi.
Thank you Capital City Suva – so close yet so far away.
Nadi luckily escaped to deny Suva’s lead 24 – 22 with 4 minutes to play.
Very worthy challenge.
Nadi’s Mociu slotted in the winning penalty when it mattered most.
Thank you honourable Prime Minister for doing the honours presenting the Holy Grail of Fiji Rugby.
Nadi lives to remain champs for a second week.
Vina du vo na leda saravou.
Vina na waqe kaikai.
Ronnie Chan, Martintar, Nadi
Nadi retains title!
Fireworks erupted at Prince Charles Park as Nadi defended the Inkk Farebrother Sullivan Trophy against Suva.
Nadi wrested the prestigious trophy from Naitasiri.
The Highlanders had defended the trophy against Nadroga and Suva.
Northland came close to snatching it away, going down 10-6.
An opportunity came Suva’s way to get the trophy from the Jetset town, but they failed in the 25-24 heartbreaking loss.
Suva had roped in seasoned campaigners Mateo Qolisese, Manoa Tamaya, James Brown, Enele Malele, Sakiusa Gavidi, Keponi Paul, Watisoni Sevutia, Inia Tawalo, Livai Natave, Aporosa Kenatale, Setareki Raoba and Jeke Sauturaga, while Nadi relied on Ron Katonivere, Maikali Sivo, Semesa Muadonu, Vilive Aria, Jiutasa Nave, Ilisoni Galala, Turuva Lumelume and Tevita Mociu, who proved their hero.
On paper, the Blues had a dynamic squad, but Nadi played with pride and passion and defended the trophy with all their might.
Regular letter to the editor writer Ronnie Chang had the last laugh and so did ardent fans who filled Prince Charles Park.
Congratulations for defending the Inkk Farebrother Sullivan Trophy, Nadi, but as a passionate Nadroga fan, I can smell the prestigious trophy when the Stallions challenge Nadi!
Rajnesh Ishwar Lingam, Nadawa, Nasinu
Fijian players
At the end of the day, the Kaiviti Silktails players are Fijians and should qualify for selection into the Fiji Bati regardless of team affiliation — the same as Australian NRL players.
If we put our egos aside, we just may be able to see what’s good for the goose.
Rick Eyre, Labasa
Cold weather
Please Mr Editor if Wise wins a prize for his baby boom letter, don’t give him pens or speakers, give him blankets.
The very thick ones so he stays warm, the poor boy.
Isa Anthony some blankets for Wise please.
Allen Lockington, Kava Place, Lautoka
Criticism issue
Our PM has stated about him facing criticism from the Opposition.
What about the massive criticism the Opposition have been getting all these while and not being given the importance in any debates which is normally being greeted with “points of order”.
Criticism is everywhere sir.
The Opposition are facing the full brunt of it, yet they are steering the wheel and keeping it in control otherwise lots of collapsing would have resulted by now just like our economy.
So please rephrase your statement about criticism and say it the right way.
Kirti Patel, Lautoka
Not on
It will certainly be a “light at the end of the tunnel”, if a “bright spark”, could just “shed light” on the continuous power outages.
That “livewire” really needs to be “grounded” and “switched on” and able to professionally “illuminate”, why sometimes there is no “light on.”
There are those who have “seen the light”, by retailing power surge boards, solars and generators, in the constant fight, against the intermittent power outages.
They are the only winners in this “dark”situation, while the “current” “power” phenomena, “transmits” all across our island nation.
The “amplified” unplanned in the “grid’ should be completely “phased” out, by a more permanent plan that’s not “secondary”.
This is what it should be all about, for our island nation’s “circuitry”.
Edward Blakelock, Admiral Circle, Pacific Harbour
Real or fake
Can someone in Fiji, perhaps Raymond Singh, fly Jan Nissar of Sydney over to take a look at the eyewitness picture of “this huge pothole along Nadawa Rd in Nasinu” which “has been in this state for some time now” (FT 11/6) so that he can tell us whether that’s real or fake news?
Rajend Naidu, Sydney, Australia
Election mode
We were told the 2006 coup was in fact the beginning of a “savasava campaign”.
Since we are in election mode and I feel most believe that FFP is on its way out, I wonder if we would ever be told what is left to be “savasav’d”.
Miraculously, I just purchased a new mop yesterday.
Mohammed Imraz Janif, Natabua, Lautoka
Child’s responsibility
I refer to the article (11/06) where the Assistant Commissioner of Police Abdul Khan points out the shared responsibility by parents and teachers in raising a child.
I appreciate that Mr Khan has acknowledged the efforts the teachers put in.
It is the role of the parents and guardians in tracking their child’s activities, as peer pressure is at its peak.
A big vinaka to the police team in reaching out to the schools to conduct awareness programs.
Good supervision and guidance will surely build better generations of tomorrow.
Rodney Clarence Raj, Naleba, Labasa
Free education
THIS topic of free education comes up occasionally from various corners.
Quite a number of FijiFirst supporters claim this was introduced by the current Government.
I wish to go back to early 1970s and touch a bit on this issue.
Then it was the Alliance government under the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara as the Prime Minister.
I was a head teacher of a large primary school in the West.
As introduced by the then government, at the beginning of each school year a particular form was sent to us.
This was known as “Remission of school fees”.
We as head teachers encouraged the poor parents to fill these forms.
Nearly 15 to 20 per cent of our parents took full advantage of this initiative.
But full remission or part of it was not automatic.
All completed forms were presented to full school committee to screen these.
In few cases, I remember members visiting applicants house for further details.
In my view the exercise was fairly done to avoid any dishonest claim.
As days passed other governments also carried on the scheme and further improved on this.
Today the current government maintained the system and further improved by involving all parents.
We are thankful to the present and past governments for this initiative.
VIJAY MAHARAJ, Sydney, Australia
Mighty Crusaders
Those 222 tackles in a rugby match was beyond imagination but the mighty Crusaders showed relentless defensive work rate to beat the error riddled Chiefs.
Pinned in their own half for most of the game including at one period for more than 10 minutes getting Pablo Mateo sin-binned and than scoring a try against the run of play is a piece of brilliance only the Crusaders can endure.
Then to get Pablo red carded and down to 14 man there was no sign of handicap as the Crusaders kept marching forward.
Hats off to the Razor Scotty Robinson and Assistant coach Jason Ryan on a milestone 100 coaching games.
Fiji is so lucky to have Jason Ryan in our coaching mix and surely the work rate of Ryan will benefit Fiji in its quest for glory this year.
Finally it’s the 7th quest for a Super Rugby title for the Crusaders and whether the Razor will dance with the sword after next Saturday game is a spectacle to behold.
Go Reds the sword is been sharpened and the Razor is ready to twinkle toe good luck, let’s Crusade.
Shalwyn Prasad, Mukta Ben Place, Nabua, Suva
Record snow fall
Just heard news from Australia of record snow since the 1960’s and people are freezing because of lack of power since the de-commissioning of coal-fired power stations and the much-touted solar and wind energy based power cannot support the load demands.
Also heard way back in 2000 of the CSIRO in Australia predicting that global warming could cut the ski season in the 2020’s between 25 to 60 per cent, yet current older skiers have never seen heavy snow falls in 40 years.
Tim Flannery, a former chief commissioner of the Climate Commission, predicted in 2005 that Eastern Australia will experience permanent drought conditions with rains not enough to fill dams.
Yet they have had horrendous flooding in both Queensland and New South Wales since then.
I then wonder whether our PM may need to re-evaluate his climate change advocacy, noting that actual weather conditions undermine his position?
Yes, granted there is climate change, no one doubts that.
But how much of that change is attributable to human activity is what the climate change debate is about and science leans towards the so-called climate change deniers than the climate change advocates such as our PM.
Two recent issues that have been hyped to the point of fear-mongering are climate change and the pandemic.
I believe both have made a few people very wealthy.
I believe practical conditions are currently witnessed debunk the climate change hype, however, climate is too big and complex a system for experimental and observational science to be definitive, unlike with the pandemic.
Mareko Vuli, Delaidogo Settlement, Wainibuku Rd, Nakasi
