LETTERS: Social Welfare Allowances
Social assistance policy is protecting the poor and vulnerable. There are probably six main social assistances programmes intact with approximately 100,000 beneficiaries, with the estimated annual...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor: Year 13 Results
Year 13 or Form 7 examination results were released yesterday, with a 90 percent pass rate. The results are very pleasing, and I must thank the Ministry of Education for the timely release of the...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor: State Harm
US Secretary of State urges Israeli PM to avoid further civilian harm in Gaza (ABC news 10/ 1). He and his ultra-right war cabinet have already done too much harm in Gaza which is plain for all...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor: Investigations
Some ministers in Government are being investigated, well and good. Now, can the Prime Minister have the Labasa swimming pool drama investigated as well? The Labasa Town council used $500,000 to...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor: Permanent Secretaries
According to reports, several permanent secretaries (PS) are under investigation for doing deals outside their scope of works. This is a direct result of appointing wannabes and politicised individuals...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor: M-PAiSA Accounts
I write to raise my concern over the escalating money transfer issue with Vodafone’s MPAiSA platform. I feel our M-PAiSA accounts are not safe anymore. The norm is, when lodging complaints to Vodafone...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor: School Reclassification
I am writing in response to the school’s reclassification, as suggested by the general secretary of the Fiji Teachers Union (FTU). First of all, we have different classifications of post primary...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor: Police Administration
People have always complained of police officers turning up late or not at all, once a report is lodged. I cannot offer any solution until I know the root causes of lateness, but I believe they are...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor: Forgetting The Main Reason
It’s sad to see the travails so-called minor sports in the country are put through. The latest are the Fiji Hockey teams (men and women) that have qualified to play in the World Cup later this month....
View ArticleLetters To The Editor: Teacher Shortage
The two main factors that teachers are leaving is the pay and the children’s right no to be punished. Teachers salaries have not been dealt with by previous Governments, until today. Why can’t we...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor: Back-To-School Support
Families earning a combined income of less than $50,000 qualify for the education support. I believe those who are genuinely poor should be assisted. Most people who have income between $30,000 to...
View ArticleLetters To the Editor: Children’s Rehab Centre
According to media reports the Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection has made a public statement that a street children’s rehabilitation centre will be opened at Serua, Namosi. This is...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor: 7s Deeds, Not Words
Respectfully, the time has come. Show us. Do not tell us. Deeds matter; not words. Ben Gollings must now begin to show all ardent Fiji 7s fans more “W’s” (winners) – not “L’s” (losses). As two-time...
View ArticleLetters To The Editor: Go Local
Did I hear it right or not? Sevens head coach Ben Gollings would like to include five overseas- based players and several Fijian Drua players in his squad? Haven’t they proven themselves in the local...
View Article‘Letters’: EFL notices
Not a week goes by without consumers in Fiji seeing a notice from Energy Fiji Limited (EFL) stating, “Dear valued customers, please note that a fault has caused a disruption to power supply that is...
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‘Letters’: M-PAiSA or MyCash Wallet
Digicel MyCash and Vodafone M-PAiSA are mobile wallets that let us have electronic cash available at our fingertips. Removing the need for a bank account, M-PAiSA and MyCash provide a way to make fast,...
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‘Letters’: Jerry Tuwai and Fiji 7s
Are we expecting our Olympic legacy or team performance to win the Paris Olympics? Will Jerry Tuwai’s inclusion guarantee the Paris gold medal? Obviously not. Other teams have already upped their ante,...
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‘Letters’: Swimming pool project
Thank you, Lautoka City Council, special administrator chair, for stating that you will get to the bottom of the swimming pool project. The Government’s allocation of $4.5m should go well as planned...
View Article‘Letters’: Dead sea slugs
The reported dead sea slugs or “dairo” is a worry. On various occasions, I have raised my voice on the indiscriminate usage of weedicides and pesticides by our own Nadi International Airport...
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‘Letters’: M-PAiSA Or MyCash Wallet
Digicel MyCash and Vodafone M-PAiSA are mobile wallets that let us have electronic cash available at our fingertips. Removing the need for a bank account, M-PAiSA and MyCash provide a way to make fast,...
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