As members of parliament prepare to vote on a new president tomorrow, they have the fate of the nation in their hands and the solemn task of defining the kind of Fiji they and their fellow citizens who put them there will bequeath to our young people. Our Head of State ought to embody the qualities and values that every decent and law-abiding … [Read more...] about # AN APPEAL TO EVERY MP. NAIQAMA LALABALAVU IS UNWORTHY TO BE HEAD OF STATE. YALO VINAKA, PLEASE REJECT HIM
# IS JONE KALOUNIWAI THE MOST NAIVE MAN IN FIJI?
The RFMF Commander, Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai, has long been raising eyebrows for the quality of some of his speeches, which are often laced with received "management speak" and lack the directness that is normally characteristic of military leaders. His recent public utterances about "leadership" have left many people shaking their … [Read more...] about # IS JONE KALOUNIWAI THE MOST NAIVE MAN IN FIJI?
# VALE LANCE SEETO. A CULINARY GIANT IN FIJI (UPDATED WED AM)
Chef Lance Seeto's many friends and admirers have been devastated by the news of his sudden passing and are anxiously awaiting a post mortem to establish the precise cause. Pray God that there are "no suspicious circumstances" - as the police parlance routinely puts it - because anxiety about security in Suva is ever present in the midst of a crime … [Read more...] about # VALE LANCE SEETO. A CULINARY GIANT IN FIJI (UPDATED WED AM)
# JUST WHAT FIJIAN YOUNG PEOPLE NEED
Brought to you by the makers of Coca Cola. A new Bounty Rum and Cola with 10 per cent alcohol by volume and a massive sugar hit. A great way to deal with problem drinking among the young and an explosion in the incidence of diabetes. The liquor companies are obliged by law to carry the warning "Enjoy Responsibly". But is it responsible to … [Read more...] about # JUST WHAT FIJIAN YOUNG PEOPLE NEED
# RABUKA LEADS US INTO THE HEART OF DARKNESS
On Thursday, barring a miracle, parliament will vote for Fiji to have a convicted criminal, racist, misogynist and alleged child abuser as its next head of state. The determination of the Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka to install his own chief - the Tui Cakau, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu - as president and representative of all Fijians marks a new low … [Read more...] about # RABUKA LEADS US INTO THE HEART OF DARKNESS
# WHAT’S IN AN ENGLISH WORD? EVERYTHING. (UPDATED SUNDAY AM)
The word "Fijian" does not belong to the iTaukei. It is an English language word to describe people from Fiji, the place. Just as people from Australia are Australian, people from Canada are Canadian, people from America are American and so on. So it is bereft of logic for iTaukei to claim the word "Fijian" as their own. And bereft of logic to … [Read more...] about # WHAT’S IN AN ENGLISH WORD? EVERYTHING. (UPDATED SUNDAY AM)