Meteorological Madness or Truth?
Okay, we've heard about a tsunami having a catasprohic effect in South East Asia, a hurricane ravaging eastern seaboard of the United States and a earthquake shattering the fragile landmark of Japan. One thing in common about this is it happens in one's. But how about the doom and gloom of having eight to nine cyclones hitting Fiji.
Heck, one thing this writer knows for sure is with our land mass size we would probably cease to exist. Eight to nine cyclones? You have got to be joking. But this is what the very efficient and high tech equipped Meterological Department of the Fiji Government predicts could happen to Fiji within the next month. How they came up with that number is mind boggling because as far as I can understand with my limited knowledge about the weather is that it is unpredictable. I could be proven wrong on this occassion but if it does happen then kudo's to the weather office for doing such a good job predicting this amazing phenomenon.
Maybe now the Australian and New Zealand High Commission could relax their travel restrictions on the interim Government to allow our most esteemed leaders a chance to get away from this impeding natural disaster.
**TL, Suva, 6 January 2009
Police Vehicle Use Abuse
How many agree that the police vehicles are used more for personnel affairs rather than work related matters??
We all know very well that these vehicles are used to pick up and drop staff. The police are also the ones who are always travelling above the speed limit on roads even though they are not chasing anyone, and yet when the public needs them, they come up with the excuse that there's no transport available.
**Sajan, Suva, 12 Dec 2008
Real Jobs over Yellow Ribbons
I have to disagree with anyone who thinks the Yellow Ribbon project is a feasible idea. That's not to say that its not without its merits, in theory, in a utopian society. But the cold hard truth is that 99% of these prisoners are not capable of reform. Reintegrating and holding an honest job for an honest day's pay is barely do-able for most of Fiji's citizens that live below the poverty line. Yes, this program may offer them a chance to make it happen but in truth it will just put them right back where they were. What we need is to raise the standard across the board in the way we do business in this country and the government support of the private sector, which would not only include a raise in minimum wage and benefits but also proper job, skill, and customer service training for those jobs that may not require a tertiary education but do require a skill set. This in turn will raise the standard of the individual and the pay they can demand. Then maybe our youth and future citizens will stand a chance at an honest life.
**Joe, Suva, 10 Nov 2008
The Yellow Ribbon Project - A Good Initiative
The Yellow Ribbon Project is a very good initiative. Coming out of prison for the first time is a daunting experience as society tends to be very unforgiving on any ex-prisoner. This in turn will never help them as it only tends to harden them up and possibly lead them to repeat the same crimes. The Yellow Ribbon Project will at least give prisoners a second chance to reform themselves and it will allow them to re-integrate easily in to the community with good skills and hence, be more useful in the community instead of being a nuisance.
**Angie, Suva, 16 Oct, 2008