Opinion

Kata - November 5, 2011

Saturday 5 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Muri speed zone a waste

Saturday 5 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, What a great waste of our taxpayers money for the police to station four traffic cops next to the new 30km/h speed signs in Muri. Its crazy. How can anything over 30km/h be speeding or dangerous? There must be a better way. What was this small know it all group of Muri people […]

Just ask the Fiji Fund members

Saturday 5 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I was interested in the comment by Mr Kevin Carr in CI News (November 4) in respect of the Fiji economy and the Fiji National Provident Fund which is equally applicable to the CINSF. In 2008, the FNPF under the management installed by the Bainimarama interim government credited 6.5 % to the accounts […]

Nom de plume being abused

Saturday 5 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I feel compelled to comment on the number of nom de plume letters published recently in your newspaper against CISNOCs leader Sir Geoffrey Henry. I fail to understand how the writers of those letters can feel so strongly about issues and him to put pen to paper and submit them to you for […]

Kata - November 4, 2011

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Keep government out of CINSF investments

Friday 4 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, While I am pleased to see that the government is commencing the budget process earlier than in previous years by consulting with the general public I have a concern with one of its objectives. The minister has announced that the governments intention when preparing the budget is to consider including recommendations by the […]

Utopia, just the way we are

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

Very seriously, a smoke signaller writes, you tourism people dont need to spend taxpayer funds or send junkets to China to promote tourism from there. Time magazine reports that by the year 2015 there will be 100 million Chinese citizens looking for somewhere around the world to descend upon. This current year around 54 million […]

Kata - November 3, 2011

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Big ups to Motone

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Big UPS to Motone Productions for organising last weeks Divas concert. It was a real treat to have these very polished performers and the gig attracted a great cross section of the community, which was fun. The artists were obviously having a ball too. The word on the street (from a very unscientific […]

Knight of the bawdy expletive?

Thursday 3 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Re Sir Geoffrey Henrys vitriolic, insulting and disgusting letter in Tuesdays CINews, I consider it most unbecoming and undignified for a Knight of the realm to write the vulgar language he used in his diatribe, i.e. vomit, s..t stirrer and crap and repeating ad nauseam ten times the word gutless. He could just […]

Sir Geoffrey sounding more like Moamer Gadhafi

Wednesday 2 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Sir Geoffrey Henry is sounding (and looking) more and more like the late Libyan despot Moamer Gadhafi as the liberation forces closed in. Rather than be accountable for CISNOCs incompetence on his watch, he is now engaging in character assassination and mindless diatribes directed at those who have the cheek to question him […]

Kata - November 2, 2011

Wednesday 2 November 2011 | Published in Kata

Vote for change

Wednesday 2 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, What a shambolic mess we have at CISNOC with Sir Geoff and Rosie at the helm. Its high time for all of them to go and let the new guard in. The financial shambles at CISNOC is showing similar signs to when Sir Geoff was in charge of government when it went belly-flop […]

Its mad dog behaviour

Wednesday 2 November 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

A smoke signaller writes: I was shocked to read Geoffrey Henrys (I have not used his Knight of the Realm title because in my opinion he demeans it) disgraceful letter in Tuesday mornings paper. This is the abusive ranting of a mad dog defending its territory and control, exhibiting aggressive, irrational, abusive loud barking. It […]

Reign in CISNOC before it implodes

Wednesday 2 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, Sir Geoffrey Henrys diatribe on yesterdays letters page about a writer who signed with a nom de plume had me wondering about gutless wonders. No wonder people like the writer have to use a pseudonym for fear of recrimination and victimisation because power-crazy people like Sir Geoffrey will crucify them for daring to […]

Who is going to the Caribbean?

Tuesday 1 November 2011 | Published in Smoke Signals

Theres no decision yet to the request by 12 national sports federations for a special general meeting of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee on November 8. Wonder if theres been a decision of who will be travelling to St Kitts in the Caribbean for the meeting on November 11 that will decide […]

Kata - November 1, 2011

Tuesday 1 November 2011 | Published in Kata

New energy source promising

Tuesday 1 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, From time to time over the centuries inventions come on the scene which have fundamentally changed our world. We may be on the eve of the introduction of yet another landmark piece of technology, profoundly affecting the way people live their lives. The new E-Cat (Energy Catalyzer, cold fusion) will provide a lightweight […]

Hearty congratulations to police commissioner

Tuesday 1 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I write to congratulate the Commissioner of Police Maara Tetava on the announcement by the Prime Minister, the Hon Henry Puna on his reappointment for a further term as Commissioner of Police. Commissioner Tetava has done an outstanding job in his capacity as Police Commissioner. The statistics speak for themselves.Of notable significance over […]

Fuzzywuzzy crap draws flak

Tuesday 1 November 2011 | Published in Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor, I refer to your gutless anonymous correspondent who calls his gutless self as No confidence in Board. The name he has given himself tells you that he is not a member of the CISNOC Executive Board, and by the tone of the whole of his vomit, a member of the few st stirring […]