Water problems
Ashok Kumar, Savusavu
We have been without water from last Friday. It just started coming again on Monday.
But this problem has been ongoing for years. Can someone solve this please, for us?
PM, the Tiger of the Parliament
Pramesh Karan, Lautoka
According to the headlines in the Fiji Sun dated 6th July, 2016, our PM has proved to be more tougher and stronger to stand in front of just anyone.
He has always been protecting and leading the people of Fiji and a man who stands by his words.
The headline says “Rabuka No Threat – PM”.
It just gives a very big relief and satisfaction to the people who had gone back in time remembering the days of Rabuka. Surely, as long as we have such a PM, we do not have to fear.
He has the guts to say “Who Is Rabuka? Rabuka has nothing to offer to the people of Fiji; nothing then; nothing now; nothing tomorrow and nothing for our children and grand children.”
I agree with you Mr PM, a snake will always be a snake no matter how many times it shreds its skin.
Don’t bother about snakes it will still be crawling around but you will always be the Tiger of the Parliament and of Fiji.
Sky Pathetic service
Dorine Narayan, Suva
I am extremely disappointed to see how Sky Pacific has utmost no respect for its viewers particularly for the Hindi Channels that is broadcasted anyhow, at any time and with no proper sense of direction of its programmes.
People take their time out to watch their favourite programmes only to find out something else is being broadcasted.
The menu says one thing but something else is shown on screen and for Sony Channel, no programme listing can be seen sometimes.
Match the menu with what is shown on screen please-you will save us a lot of time and confusion. I thought things are going to improve after Digicel took over but the opposite is happening here.
Come on guys, show some respect to your customers and give us a service worth our dollars please.
Fiji Roads Authority
Simon Hazelman, Savusavu
FRA recently appointed a new CEO from Australia.
Can we be informed through this column of the number of expatriates currently employed with FRA and in what capacity?
The numbers seem to be growing but not the work?
Are we looking at a case of far too many expatriate managers managing ever fewer local workers?
What about local expertise? What is the current stance, if any, on training locals for senior positions?
I hope this new CEO will lead through high consistent standards and with a particular focus on training and employing locals.
The quality of his leadership will reflect in the standards he sets!
We should see improvement!
Million dollar churches
Rajesh Lal, Labasa
Jesus commanded as His great commission to go and preach His Gospel: “Make disciples and baptise them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.”
It is very sad to see churches are moving into the westernised system of investing millions of dollars in the construction of physical churches [buildings] and business rather than fulfilling of His great commission. Christians are called to do His will. Remember God does not dwell in physical churches but rather He wants to dwell inside us as we are the real church [1Cor.6:19-20]
It’s time to wake up for the fat cat churches who have the policy of top table and bottom table.
Proceeded of crime
Narayan Reddy, Lautoka
I am being told that the houses built by marijuana farmers will be demolished by our Police Force.
I for one do not agree with people farming marijuana but I do not agree with their homes being demolished.
There are a lot of prominent people who have been implicated in various crimes but nobody ever talked about demolishing their house or sell off their property as proceeds of crime.
What happened to all the people who benefited from the so-called agriculture scam and even the people who were named in the auditor general’s report?
Come on authorities, don’t victimise poor people. I was once implicated and I went through hell, but finally after six years the truth was revealed and no one compensated me for all those years.
If that’s what our justice system is like then I am sure our Government can look into it and change the system. After all people are innocent until proven guilty!
Amazing
Ashneel J Prasad, Auckland, NZ
I think it’s amazing that almost after 136 years the Roko Tui Dreketi has accepted us Fijians of Indian descent as ‘kai Noco’ and a ‘kai Rewa’.
Now we have a heritage and an identity. Proud moment for all of us!
Drones
Floyd Robinson, Nasinu
The use of a drone during the recent rugby match between the Chiefs and Crusaders marks a significant step forward in our law enforcement agency’s ability to conduct surveillance.
Such technology allows for a bird’s eye view of people, place, events and infrastructure thereby enhancing efficient decision making with regards to the provision of security.
It has additional benefits such as supporting search and rescue operations as well as initial assessments of impacts caused by disasters such as cyclones.
Whilst there is much benefit, there should be room for discussion on some questions. For example, how can we ensure the protection of privacy of individual’s members of society and public?
Is there a control on the number and types of drones entering the country or sold locally? How many drones are there currently in the country?
All in all, the drones have much benefit but it is prudent that necessary checks are established so that privacy is respected and this technology is not abused.
Hayne’s 7s disappointment
Epeli Rabua, Suva
The King of Fiji’s 7s coaches, ‘the Lion’ Ben Ryan, has dropped one of his more experienced knights in, Jarryd Hayne.
A prelude to the Lion’s quest for a successful crusade to front-up in the presence and shadow of ‘Christ the Redeemer’ in Rio, the tedious work of culling only the greatest of knights to represent the country against the best the world has to offer has begun.
Although, Hayne’s dropping is a disappointment for the man himself and for most of us who saw his inclusion as an inspired choice by Ben, we hope that his work ethic and strong mental skill sets, would have rubbed-off on the rest of his team mates.
And his exploits in the last few weeks during their 7s squad training, has been nothing but positive.
For all Fiji teams going out to battle, the onus is on us to man-up mentally.
We already have the talent, the fitness, the physique, the know-how, however, tend to fail miserably with our mental toughness.
If Hayne has done his job and shown the rest of his fellow knights how to stay mentally strong and apply that ability from the very first game, then the Lion’s knights will come out victorious.
Let the Lion – Ben’s crusade move on. Bring on Rio, bring on the Olympics. We will be ready. Fiji – We Believe We Will Win!
Police vehicles
Anthony Sahai , Suva
Great news that our Fiji Police Force recently received “26 more new government leased vehicles for a three year term from Asco Motors.”
With the new purchase, there are approximately 199 Police vehicles in current operation.
However, since there are alot of “expensively- fancy” Police four-wheel drives in the current fleet, how about purchasing those “cheap running” or cost-effective and low maintenance Hybrid vehicles for the Force on the next purchase?
Purchasing one expensive 4WD would be approximately equivalent to purchasing five Hybrid vehicles.
Taking that into consideration, should the relevant authorities opt for the latter, we would have an “all time high” Police presence or visibility on the roads.
Who knows, we could even have one Police vehicle per street, especially in the major urban centres. Au kaya ga. (I’m just saying)
Those Hybrid “purchases” would definitely not only lead to a drastic reduction in both the crime rate and operating expenditure but also keep in check all those “recklessly-lousy-inconsiderate” drivers.
Give it a thought.
Reddy’s call
Tukai Lagonilakeba, Nadi
Hats off to our Minister for Education, Mahendra Reddy, in his call for all Fijian schools to call off their participation in a competition, immediately.
Realistically this is a commercial exploitation of our school kids which directly puts a strain on their struggling parent’s budget with their spending priorities plus it will cause undue stress and an added burden to the responsibilities our teachers are already tasked with.
It is disrespectful and a blatant disregard to the privacy of these students and their parents.
What needs to be asked is whether the company involved had collaborated with the Ministry of Education from the beginning of this programme to seek its approval or not?
Many of my friends have resorted to buying other chicken brands with effect of January 2016 simply because we think the competition is wrong.
The live Jungly Murgi in the local market is also a thriving business is another option and it tastes delicious too.
Vinaka Mr Reddy for putting a stop to this commercial nonsense in its guise.
There will certainly be many happy parents and certainly a positive move on our Minister for Education in protecting our Fijian school system.
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