Caretakers conventions needed to ensure elections are truly a contest between political parties, and not a contest between the state and the opposition political parties.

The 5% threshold has been a contentious issue about our electoral system. Read for my views on it.

This week I discuss our ballot structure, and consider different proposals to change it.

Burqawalis are empowered. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

Even with the larger bakeries, I bet they still won't be able to bake enough medium sized sliced breads! fijisun.com.fj/2020/02/18/lar…

Is flattening the economic curve a just price to pay for flattening the COVID-19 incidence curve? For how long, can we continue to halt economic/productive activity? Unless we achieve herd immunity (60-70% population immunity), what is the guarantee against a second outbreak?

Staying at home for most people will mean not engaging in any economic/productive activity. How long can that be sustained?

At this point, Fiji needs to establish a think tank and include people who understand both epidemiology and economics. We need to map out different future scenarios and construct predictive models of each policy option.

A hundred years from now, our future generations will scroll through our social media pages, and re-live our fears, anxieties and hopes as we faced the most catastrophic pandemic of our century.

#FijiBudget Great news for Government doctors. Allocation to increase salaries by 55-80%

Three day forum to focus on ethnic relations and discrimination #Fijinews fijivillage.com/news/Three-day…

Dialogue Fiji's Nilesh Lal opening remarks on 'Dialogue on Erhnic Relations': ethnic relations single most important issue for Fiji.

Acting PM Jone Usumate: with elections looming ethnic relations dialogue crucial for Fiji as issue will resurface&kerosene thrown on it.

Seona Smiles: Children don't recognize race unless they exposed to ideas of race. Important to reach the kids before they get distorted ideas about race.

Bernadette Rounds-Ganilau: we divide ourselves into races, castes, culturally-threatened groups, political groups. Let's cultivate a language love - together we can make a difference. It's such an old, hackneyed phrase, but it's true.