GCC building
Rokowiri Taitusi Sokiveta,
Phoniex, Arizona, USA
The Great Council of Chiefs building in Nasese is sitting idle and is of no use since Parliament cancelled it.
The GCC House was built by everyone’s tax dollars. The building is of no use therefore it should be turned into a maternity ward to deal with women’s medical needs, pregnancy checkups, in case of emergency labour.
It would be a safe haven for abused women suffering from traumatic stress due to rape, physical and verbal abuse, molestation and therapy counselling since the building is surrounded by Police.
This women’s medical facility can cover a large area for women in need like Nasova, Nasese, Sukuna Road, Domain Road, McGregor Road, Pender Street, Flagstaff, USP, Vatuwaqa, and Laucala Bay.
It will be a great help to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital (CWMH) to relieve congestion at their maternity ward.
I remember as a kid when my dad was in the Fiji Police Force and we lived in Nasova, every Sunday we had our church services in this concrete three-story square building.
The ocean view is so beautiful and the people attending the medical facility can also enjoy one another’s company and a day of relaxation away from family burden.
Disaster and health
Floyd Robinson, Nasinu
Does a natural disaster impact people’s health?
The decline in vegetable supplies in our markets and high prices will certainly limit household’s ability to include vegetables in meals.
Meanwhile, processed items like noodles and potentially low nutritious foods are cheap as well as readily available.
Having to provide adequate food on the table for families can take priority over healthier and expensive meals.
The impacts of disasters on family meals and health should make an interesting research project.
US Presidential Election
Amenatave Yaconisau, Delainavesi
Like her predecessor John F. Kennedy Hilary Clinton has presented herself as ‘electable’ Since the loss to Barak Obama she has campaigned for the Democratic course where she has acquired her political exposure.
Now the grind begins it seems with bare knuckles to fight with the republicans Trump who they like to treat as the ‘bad guy and a joker’. It seems they have made up their mind on which poison to take.
Trump has said many terrible things and had created a ramp with women Islams, and Immigrants amongst others. He doesn’t know how to be a good conservative republican. This is a big blow if he normally shoots from the hip never avoiding gaffes to turn people off with racist vulgar remarks .
He has done irreparable damage and is no longer the republican that we know. A person who has split American society never seen before with his sickly statements. This is moral irresponsibility at its highest. To me he reflects an image of disunity, disrespect, and disregard.
If Republicans find this attractive then they can only alienate followers from the important issues. A loose cannon indeed.
Policing social media
Savenaca Vakaliwaliwa, Delta, BC, Canada
We all applaud the work of the Police when we read that a youth who allegedly posted obscene comments on social media about a little girl has appeared in the Suva Magistrates Court.
Wouldn’t it be good if all those who post lies, defamatory comments and use filthy language to curse others in the social media and some nasty blogsites are investigated and quickly brought to justice?