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Written By : Alivereti Batiwai. It is well and good for Dr Shaista Shameem to advocate the use of the chain of command to prison officers who do not agree with the ruling to ban smoking and drinking kava in prison quarters. However the reality on the ground leaves a lot to be desired. In [...]

Written By : Praneet Singh . The recent outbursts by the interim AG and the czar of FHRC reminds me of the hilarious antics of Saddam’s Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf aka Baghdad Bob. During the height of the war, Baghdad Bob was constantly on TV giving press briefings. On one such occasion he was [...]

Written By : Savenaca Vaka. Electoral Commissioner Father David Arms said the electoral reforms involve the removal of communal seats and a move toward the proposed one-man-one-vote system. Voters will be given one ballot paper to vote in and should tick one name. There will be only one roll for all and only one ballot [...]

Written By : Floyd Robinson. Who or which group of people is most powerful in Fiji? Whatever one’s opinion is, over the next few days a group of 12 Fijian men including their coach will exert most influence over the nation from all the way in Dubai. Their influence is only as good as your [...]

Written By : Joe Gonewai. The continuing reference to the Holy Spirit by the heads of the police and navy for their selection in their respective force reciprocated the flamboyant Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia elected in 1997. He frequently quoted the holy name and the holy Spirit to justify his actions that were [...]

Written By : Dr Shaista Shameem. I recall that in 2000/2001 the IBA made an application to court to have an IBA representative monitor the Chandrika Prasad hearings for fairness, independence and impartiality. The Attorney-General as well as lawyers for Prasad readily agreed to the request. Since Mr Prasad was a Fiji Human Rights Commission [...]

Written By : Savenaca Vaka Suva. The nation will be up early at about 3am Friday in time to watch the opening of the World Cup Sevens and Fiji’s first game at 4:16 am against Georgia. For some, it is the normal wake up time for morning prayer and devotion as they commit their day [...]

Written By : Nardeo Mishra Suva. We again see that the fuel price has increased and the world crude price is still at about US$40 per barrel for the last three months. PIB said because of demand for winter and drop in OPEC production, we see our prices go up. What a stupid reason. The [...]

Written By : Edwin Narayan Nausori. The cost of tinned fish seems to be increasing every week. The Brunswick brand tinned fish which was costing around $1.80 to $2 at the end of last year is now over $3.20. All other brands have also increased. At this rate the ordinary people will be deprived of [...]

Written By : Keni Dakuidreketi Chairman FRU. I have always marvelled at people who write in the newspaper daily for two reasons. Firstly, the time they have to write these articles and secondly, the breadth of knowledge they profess to possess on a wide range of topics. Apenisa Naigulevu is one such person. However when [...]