‘Letters To The Editor’: Fiji Coach
The proposed departure of Flying Fijians coach Simon Raiwalui has both its positives and negatives. If he is adamant to vacate this position, he must be thanked for his services, given the...
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‘Letters To The Editor’: Social Media Posts by FM96
I am writing in regards to a matter that has deeply distressed our nation. This plea is directed to the Fiji Government urging their intervention in a situation that pertains to social responsibility,...
View Article‘Letters To The Editor’: Violent no arms tackle
Unfair and biased refs are now being “exposed,” including the 16th man, with the Fiji Water Flying Fijians’ nemesis in our gallant campaign in the 2023 RWC. We fell short. I hate pointing fingers at...
View Article‘Letters To The Editor’: Sakoca development
The plight of residents at Sakoca Stage 2 settlement, Tamavua, have been raised by me, as the area’s District Advisory Councillor and community leader, to many forums. This includes the Ministry of...
View Article‘Letters To The Editor’: New World Rugby series
I don’t see the logic behind the new World Rugby sanctioned competition to include Canada and the United States of America (U.S.A.) in the Pacific series. Canada and U.S.A. failed to qualify for the...
View Article‘Letters To The Editor’: TLTB warning
Forging signatures for the “Dead” and “Members of the Mataqali (clan)” or “Tokatoka (sub clan)” who are alive is a long-term sickness and a common conniving culture within the iTaukei landowners,...
View Article‘Letters To The Editor’: Rules of law
Recently, there’s been a lot of hue and cry about the Cabinet reshuffle. The Fiji Law Society and other opponents have aired their views on disagreement of appointments. Law applies and is meant to be...
View Article‘Letters To The Editor’: Hospital meal times
As a third night in-patient at the Nadi Hospital, in my many restful moments, my mind “calculates” many things in life. As part of the old colonial era, hand-me-down mentality, over many decades, the...
View ArticleEditorial: Where’s Jerry?
The Fiji Airways Fiji men’s rugby sevens team finished third in the recent Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship in Brisbane, Australia. This week, they again with the inclusion of new players under coach,...
View Article‘Letters To The Editor’: USP saga continues
It seems the hero of yesterday at USP has now become the villain. They were celebrating this foreign VC to Laucala, but now wants him gone. So, it seems the former government’s actions in getting rid...
View Article‘Letters To The Editor’: Professor Pal
He is on the news again. This is months after the government reinstated him as Vice Chancellor, with a little bit of the push and shove from NFP’s Biman Prasad. And the USP fraternity celebrated and...
View Article‘Letters To The Editor’: Fiji Football
When the top eight teams in the recent Rugby World Cup lost in the quarterfinals, four coaches resigned straight away. No complaints. The same happened in the FIFA World Cup. Not only the coaches, but...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Samoa checkmate
Samoa is in the process of checkmating Fiji in moving the University of the South Pacific (USP) headquarters to Apia. They’re just waiting for the right moment to pounce. The incumbent vice chancellor...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Food Outlets
It’s nice to note that health officials are out monitoring health and safety standards of food outlets. This will certainly keep food caterers on their toes if this act is practiced widely and...
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Letters to the Editor: Weedicides and cancer
Can the indiscriminate and uncontrolled use of weedicides, pesticides and crop fertilizers be a certain cause for the reported increase of cancers in Viti Levu? I am thinking outside the box. Today,...
View Article‘Letters to the Editor’: Christians vs wearing of black on Thursday
As a Saint I believe there is no point in wearing black on Thursday because we cannot do what the worldly system does. Ephesians 2: 19 reads “Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners,...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Help for Homes initiative turns into Hopeless Homes
This Weekend we Shine A Light on a questionable matter that was brought to our attention only recently. Upon enquiring, our Investigative editor and senior journalist, Ivamere Nataro, found that more...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Faithful leaving
Almost 50 years ago, the late Dr Martin Luther King Jr said: “Eleven o’clock on Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of America.” This is the same for Fiji. Many today are worshiping ‘at the...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Retention of Govt funds
So the Permanent Secretary for Finance (PS Finance) exercised his powers under the Financial Management Act, 2004, and authorised the balance of funds amounting to $18.5m to be kept by Vodafone and...
View ArticleLetters to the Editor: Soccer
I love the game of soccer and also love watching them and overseas especially EPL, Laliga etcetera. It seems our players have mixed feelings and mixed techniques because our coaches did not have much...
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