BIRD STRIKE

The bird strike at Fagalii doesn't come close to the donkey at Faleolo back in the day. Our headline that day was - Poly hits ass.

BRIBE

A lot of people are feeling sorry for the police officer caught taking a bribe. Yet not many are recognising the wrong in his action. Corruption is corruption. The last time it was checked, the meaning has not changed.

SPECIALISTS

Two sets of specialists will be paid to do a review of two civil service bodies to find out how to improve them. It takes specialists to say what has been written on the wall for almost two decades.

DISCRETION

Just over a month to the new year, and prices of certain items packaged in imported plastic and cans are going up. The authorities are yet to make it public how much extra the public will pay. Maybe it will be left to the discretion of those selling the items.

ADOPTION

A woman was lost for words when approached by a stranger at a supermarket asking if she could adopt her baby. This does not sound like a common occurrence.

PRICE CONTROL

Shopping for the same items week in and week out is getting costlier. Does the absence of the price control have to do with this?