Party coalition

YOUR SAY

Miracle road

I HAD been regularly in and out of the Kalabu Village area in the past and boy the lovo pits in the middle of the road, until two weeks ago. To my amazement, a newly tarsealed road glowed before my eyes.

“It’s a miracle,” I shouted, until I found out that you know who was coming to town or village as it were, to open the provincial meeting.

Maybe the gang at Waiyavi should have invited him to do the opening of the new mall (The Hub). Missed opportunity!

EDWARD KUMAR Waiyavi, Lautoka

Issue of speeding

I PENNED a letter to this column on 3/5, requesting LTA and FRA to urgently install speed limit signs including road humps to curb the issue of speeding on Ovalau.

So far, nothing’s been done and unfortunately, an accident occurred on Wednesday morning (15/6) at Vagadaci whereby an innocent pedestrian was motored down because of speeding.

Sadly, the casualty was transferred to Suva on a stretcher at the back of a twin cab, on the afternoon of the same day, by boat, exposed to the elements, as my earlier LTE requesting for a replacement ambulance has somewhat hit a brick wall.

Are we waiting for more accidents to occur before the authorities concerned act on such?

ANTHONY SAHAI

Ovalau

Defunct industry

THE Fiji Sugar Corporation CEO claims that the ailing sugar industry “stood tall” during the pandemic and continued to support our fragmented economy with the so-called unwavering support of the present Government (FT 17/06). I’m sure the Sugar Minister must be flattered by your statement, Mr Singh.

On the contrary, I believe this once vibrant industry has suffered immeasurably in terms of economic sustainability and productivity for the past 16 years, despite being repeatedly guaranteed that FSC is not a penniless or a technically insolvent entity.

If such surety holds any substance, then I strongly believe that spine busting sugarcane farmers who had been slogging the fertile lands for generations would not have hastily abandoned this lucrative sector in masses and alternatively adapt to more financially viable livelihoods.

Yes, Bhan, we can positively rekindle the sugar trade and acquire the much needed monetary yields if only we have a change in existing governance.

Otherwise, with the PM’s distorted vision and absence of direction towards this once wealthy industry, I assume it will take another 16 lengthy years to reach some degree of fruition and sweetness.

I believe sugar-coating facts to influence the common people and your superiors will not help in the revival of this defunct industry

NISHANT SINGH Lautoka

A LETTER writer from Down Under (FS 17/6) is obsessed with or perhaps frightened to the hilt about the The People’s Alliance and NFP coalition for the

AJAI KUMAR Waqadra Coop Rd, Nadi

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