Paul and Tyson fight It was one of the worst fights I have seen so far. SUKHA SINGH Labasa From despair to hope! The story of Inoke Yanuyanutawa, which made the front page of The Fiji Times (16/11), is an eye-opener and a reflection of the power of helping drug users. Now that drugs have gripped their tentacles around many, including the young, rehabilitation must be provided so that these users are assisted.
Inoke, who turned to drugs because of what he claimed were financial problems, was addicted and crime and prison beckoned. I’m glad that the rehabilitation centre provides a combination of spirituality and medicine as a healing balm to help addicts walk away from their obsessive dependency on drugs and return to normal life. There are others out there like Inoke who need assistance, love and support from those around them.
We can join hands to help drug addicts rather than pointing fingers at each other. Our religious and community leaders play a vital role in addressing drug issue. Rajnesh Ishwar Lingam Nadawa Kids of today Wise Muavono asks (FT 16.
11) if the kids of today are worse than in the past. Then he asks what is to blame and answers his own questions, at which he is spot on. Children, up to around 40 years ago, were up to all sorts of mischief: but their antics were for the most part harmless and, usually, funny.
Today’s kids, as Mr Muavono says, are (mostly) disobedient, dishonest, disrespectful and self-absorbed brats. Mr Muavono blames cultural shifts an.