News Update

There has been some exciting development that I would like to share with you.

I have made an appointment to see the previous first minister in Fiji; Mr Laisenie Qarase to discuss my idea of the coffee shop in Lomaloma. He’s been living in Mavana since he was fired by the president during the military coup in 2006.  

I don’t know that this meeting will bear any fruit, but hope and pray that it will help so that I can start something on this island that has never been seen or heard of before. I am hoping that he will be able to put me in touch with the right people that can assist me in getting this project off the ground. The other day I spoke to someone who owns their own yacht and often docks in our harbour. He serves on some or other committee for people that have boats and yachts and sail in Fiji. According to him, people don’t disembark, as there is nowhere they can go on the island to enjoy a cup of coffee or have something to eat. And so they go off to other islands that are more tourist friendly. But he believes Vanuabalavu will flourish and return to her former glory.

Here is so much potential and a real opportunity for new and exciting development, but without financial assistance, I will not be able to do it. So hold thumbs that I can really make a difference here on the island and can also one day become the proud owner of the “First Tourist Restaurant and Resort” on the island of Vanuabalavu.

Please share this with your friends on Facebook and Twitter so that together we can make a difference and that this idea of an Upliftment Programme will become a reality and not just remain a dream.

Thank you so very, very much. Not just from me, but from all the people here on Nabavatu.