Filthy washroom
Next government
PLEASE, whoever comes into power in the next election, can they focus on the three Ps.
Potholes. Can they be fixed, always reappearing despite new sections of road built or holes filed. Hope these do no surface on our new proposed highways.
Power outages. Every second day we are resetting our digital clocks because of power outages - planned or unplanned failures. Not to mention the damage to home appliances with these continued failures or fluctuations in electrical supply.
Promises. The many election false gifts that some parties are offering that will see a repeat of previous governments, which will see the Fijian economy bankrupt with every Tom, Dick and Harry given loans or debt write offs and offers of returning your purchased freehold property.
We could all soon be able to get loans of up to a quarter million dollars to purchase a guitar. Maybe a potential prime minister can hold his Cabinet meetings in the corridors of the golf club which he is familiar with, which can save money. WILLIAM GARDINER Lautoka
Political campaigns
AS we are gradually approaching December 14, almost all confirmed candidates are seen in the battlefield trying to capture every single vote.
After observing closely for the past two weeks, I believe the political parties have also increased their campaign momentum. Looking at the turnout of voters and observers at their rallies and also the feedback we get from grassroots people, it appears no political party may strike an absolute majority to form a government on its own. But it is also getting clear now that the real tussle appear to be between two heavyweights Voreqe Bainimarama of FijiFirst and former prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka.
Professor Biman Prasad of NFP - which is in partnership with Sitiveni Rabuka’s People’sAlliance - will definitely increase his numbers in the next Parliament. According
to few close observers, the Prime Minister takes Mr Rabuka as his real threat.
Maybe true too since it can be seen in FijiFirst rallies the Prime Minister taking more time only attacking Mr Rabuka and Prof Prasad of NFP. I am also told that in some corners of Fiji even friendly betting started as if they are getting into Melbourne Cup mood again.
According to some observers, social media, main media stream, letters to the editor in The Fiji Times and articles in Fiji Village, a new government is almost certain after this year’s elections.
VIJAY MAHARAJ
Sydney, Australia
Standard code of ethics
LET me applaud Shamima Ali and her FWCC team for the initiative of ensuring that domestic violence shelters are governed and managed by a standard code of ethics without any discrimination against women and girls or its survivors.
I remember that few years ago only
FWCC were lobbying for this at local, national and regional level and I am glad to see the Government has come on board.
A statement was released by our Minister for Women, Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation which appeared in The Fiji Times on Thursday, September 17, 2020. Credit is due to FWCC and other women led NGO’s that were lobbying for this move.
#16daysofActivism
JIOJI M CAKACAKA
Tadra, Votualevu, Nadi
I BELIEVE Lautoka has the filthiest paid washroom service which is provided by the Lautoka City Council at the bus station. Thousands of people use the bus station washroom on a daily basis and people actually pay to use the washroom service.
Why can’t these washrooms be cleaned regularly, the smell is unbelievable. Can the CEO of LCC explain why this paid service is in such a bad condition?
GEOFFREY CHAND
Lautoka