‘LETTERS’: Tuwai deserves more
It’s great to see that Jerry Tuwai received the $33,000.00 promised by the previous government. Why couldn’t the present Government increase the amount, just as they did for themselves? Please note...
View Article‘Letters’: Festival rides
The number of mishaps happening on amusement rides during festivals is a cause of great concern. These rides are usually targeted for children and young adults. Just a year ago, a 21-year-old woman...
View Article‘Letters’: Teen pregnancies in Tonga
As a student of The University of the South Pacific studying human rights, one of its assignments is to write a letter that expresses my concern on this human rights issue in Tonga. As a citizen of...
View Article‘Letters’: Online scams in Fiji
Through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, I am writing to express my concern about the recent rise in online scams. As an avid reader, I am shocked by the increasing number of scam victims,...
View Article‘Letters’: PNC final
As the Fiji Water Flying Fijians prepare to clash with the much-improved Cherry Blossom Japan side in the PNC final, we take this moment to wish our visiting team every success in Osaka this weekend....
View Article‘Letters’: Homecoming Concert
Did the recent Homecoming concert by George ‘Fiji’ Veikoso raise music festivals in Fiji to international standards? Well, judging from the pictures and videos on social media, one has to agree it was...
View Article‘Letters’: Mixed reactions on pardon decision
The pardoning of George Speight after 24 long years of incarceration will not go down well in some quarters of our multicultural community. This is understandable. Some hurts will not go away. Somehow...
View Article‘LETTERS’: Chaudhry calls for truth on 2000 coup
Chaudhry calls for truth on 2000 coup. Call me a pessimist if you like but I don’t think the call by former Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry whose government was violently removed in the 2000 coup,...
View ArticleRugby World Cup
Can we expect our Flying Fijians to qualify for the quarter finals and progress to the semi-finals at the 2027 Rugby World Cup? The competition will be expanded from 20 to 24 teams. The pressure will...
View Article‘Letters’: FICAC investigations
It is extraordinary insult to the Fijian people that Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka continues to take the public for a ride. In his usual backtracking and slithering mode, now he will have the very...
View Article‘Letters’: FICAC claims
Deputy Prime Minister Manoa Kamikamica says he did meet with FICAC acting deputy commissioner Francis Puleiwai and asked if there was a report against him and that this was not interference or...
View ArticleHuman Rights Issue
I want to express my views on the current human rights issues in Fiji, a major issue that cannot be ignored. Acts, including discrimination and violence, is a concern to not individuals but also the...
View ArticleDrug War
Parental Permit(P) Harvesting Handling(H) Drug Delivery(D) This qualification has been awarded to children via parents is very astonishing indeed. Parents or elders are meant to seek a bright future...
View ArticleLetters: Education Data
There is education crisis in Fiji. Thirty-seven per cent of students do not pass year eight or class eight, thus do not move on to year nine or form three to pursue secondary education. A great...
View Article‘Letters’: Crumbling school structure
A recent picture of crumbling structures of a prominent primary school in the outskirts of Suva has sent shivers down our spine. The level of decay and neglect is simply unbelievable. In my childhood,...
View ArticleLetters: Filthy Graffiti
Such “filthy work of art” confirms we live in a society with some sick and degraded minds. They lack the ability to be respectful. Cops are there to keep society safe. The “sign-writer’s” spelling...
View ArticleLetters: Festivity
Friendliness Familiarisation Engagement Enhancements Social Sittings Traditional Teachings Inaugurated Instilled Valued or Vetted Implied or Ignored Throughout Tactfully Yearfully / Years On Every...
View Article‘Letters’: Footpath hazard
This footpath section along the Queens Rd in Martintar, Nadi, a short distance from The Daily Shop, is a “hazard” area waiting to “swallow up” an unsuspecting pedestrian during fading light or night...
View Article‘Letters’: NFA
Can the minister concerned please carry out an investigation against the National Fire Authority? With the recent cases of fires, it seems the NFA cannot tackle the situation when required the most. I...
View Article‘Letters’: Deportation
Well done, Minister Pio Tikoduadua. Thank you for your prompt decision over the deportation of the British X-rated creator ‘Bonnie Blue’ aka Tia Emma. This is a good lesson for the future X-rated...
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