Editors Comment

24th December

Editorial Comment – A time for reflection

After deliberations yesterday, the Social Democratic Liberal Party management board has once again decided to form a coalition with The People’s Alliance party and National Federation Party in Parliament. The meeting which was held at...

23rd December

Editorial Comment – A period of festivities and politics

AS we count down the days to Christmas Day on December 25, you’d expect celebrations to go up a notch. There is tradition tightly linked to this special day, and the one after, on Boxing Day. Fijians celebrate this festive season, albeit for different reasons. Christmas day provides an opportunity to unwind, and be with...

22nd December

Editorial Comment – We wait!

Politics remains on the minds of thousands of Fijians right now. By last night, the rumour mill was in over-drive in the Capital City. You could feel the euphoria and sense of joy in the city as vehicles drove by with horns blaring, and fireworks lit up the night sky in the wake of the...

20th December

Editorial comment – Waiting for the ‘big reveal’

Yesterday marked the end of the 2022 General Election, bringing an end to a period that culminated in two weeks of intense campaigning leading up to December 14. In the heated battles, parties embraced strategies they calculated would woo the important component in the election process — the voters. However, that panned out, campaigning reached...

19th December

Editorial comment – We wait!

Now that the Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem has handed over the Final National Results Tally to the Electoral Commission in Suva, we learn that the 2022 General Election had a total voter turnout count of 68.3 per cent. The total number of valid votes cast in the election was 470,584, while the number of...