Letters To The Editors

Letters to the Editor – Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Beautiful write-up of a mother’s rise to success Wata Shaw is congratulated for her beautiful write-up on the plight of a single mother’s rise to success – FT, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Elisabeta Torava Waqa,...

Editorial comment – Attention to detail

Fijians and visitors to our shores deserve police officers who are professional, calm, and collected. That’s the point driven through at a two-day workshop in Suva by Acting Commissioner of Police Juki Fong Chew. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the Fiji Police Annual Consultative Workshop in Suva, Mr Fong Chew told senior police managers...

28th March

Letters to the Editor – Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Photograph of the year award Congratulations to my friend Sophia Ralulu for scooping the Photograph of The Year Award. I have had the pleasure of knowing Sophia for many years and I have always admired her talent and dedication to photography. Her passion for capturing the beauty and essence of the world around us is...

27th March

Letters to the Editor – Monday, March 27, 2023

Poor support for victorious Silktails I was blessed to witness Silktails win at Churchill Park on Saturday. While the focus is on our two Drua sides, I was offered an invitation by a significant personnel of the Silktails set-up, thanks to high school connections. Amazingly, the Silktails are made up of young blood who are...

26th March

Letters to the Editor – Sunday, March 26, 2023

African tulip THE African tulip is truly a pest and is steadily over-running our forests all along the Queen’s and King’s roads. This is most alarming. I am truly concerned. Over the years, through these columns, I have called for its eradication on many occasions. Somehow, no one took heed at all. I now make...

25th March

Letters to the Editor – Saturday, March 25, 2023

Tribute to Joshco Wakaniyasi THE community of civil society organisations has lost a friend, a mentor, an advocate, a thinker, a strategist, and above all a leader of high standing. He championed the cause and issues of persons with disabilities, or differently abled people, with great courage, compassion and zeal that none of us can...

24th March

Letters to the Editor – Friday, March 24, 2023

Rest in peace Ratu Epeli Fijians received the news of the passing of Ratu Epeli Ganilau. Honourable Sitiveni Rabuka described Ratu Epeli as a humble officer and a gentleman. He shared that Ratu Epeli’s forte was his quiet determination and love for those under his responsibility. He said that Ratu Epeli was a decorated officer....

23rd March

Letters to the Editor – Thursday, March 23, 2023

Labour migration crisis THIS crisis has exacerbated given that more people are leaving under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme or via other agencies to either Australia or New Zealand. There are more and better opportunities and demands are higher in these countries. Therefore, competency-based labour markets are either depleting or draining out, thus...

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