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Give it up

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Written By : Alifereti Batiwai Rotorua, New Zealand. The fuming Commissioner of Prisons has got what he set out to do when taking office. If I remember correctly he embarked on what he called a visibility drive through the media highlighting issues like the President’s visit, church services and the yellow ribbon programme. Unfortunately visibility [...]

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Yes we can

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Written By : Sitiveni Moceimereke Suva. Like many others I too spent the whole day at the National Stadium watching the Marist sevens and like many others I too had thought at least two or three others should have been considered. Especially Vili Satala, I thought his experience and big tackles will be needed when [...]

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Stability

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Written By : Savenaca Vaka Suva. Fiji’s money man, the Reserve Bank Governor Savenaca Narube said that Fiji must deal with political stability first before it can solve our economic problems. My name sake did not beat around the bush when he said that to achieve political stability, we must return to the polls this [...]

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Ape man

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Written By : Duncan Crighton.. A news item (FS 9/1) says scientists plan to recreate the extinct Neanderthal wild ape man by DNA technology using genetic specimens. Why bother? We already have more than enough of this species roaming the streets robbing, raping and causing general mayhem.

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Invisible President

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Written By : Alivereti Batiwai. The attempt by Rupeni Nacewa to explain the non-appearance of the President is a feeble attempt that does nothing to allay the fears of the public on the physical and mental state of His Excellency, The people of Fiji deserve a visible President given the political and economic chaos the [...]

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Sevens rugby

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Written By : Api Nasau. I wish the national sevens team all the best for the World Cup in Dubai. I hope for their sake and those who selected them that they will do well. This is because if they fail to perform, there will be a lot to answer from the Fiji RugbyUnion, its [...]

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World Cup

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Written By : Savenaca Vaka. With just over a week to the Melrose Cup in Dubai, we as a nation should put aside our differences and support the Fiji team which have been selected by the FRU selectors. Let us send this team to battle knowing that they have 100 per cent support, prayers and [...]

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Entertaining rugby

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Written By : Osea Sivo Naisau Ba. Former All Blacks winger Stu Wilson rated Rupeni Caucau as the complete winger, a star attraction in NZ during his stint there where rugby is number one sport. Along with Waisele Serevi the two guys have been of late treated indifferently by Rugby House. Both have copped the [...]

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Rugby selection

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Written By : Beryle Wilson Lami. The FRU chairman tells us “the team has been chosen; we need to get behind them and support it because they are a Fiji team”. One only has to read the dailies, listen to the radio and recall the crowds response to the naming of the team at the [...]

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Million reasons

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Written By : Joe Gonewai. A major political player has mentioned that we need to be patient for the prolonging of the democratic election timetable. Well he has a million reasons to say so with his hefty bank balances. The use of his millions to help people who continue to suffer during this longer wait [...]

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