There is no denying the powerful emotions appeals to ethnicity can arouse. We need to develop linkages that will subdue or weaken such appeals. This will lie in deepening relationships across ethnic boundaries. It cannot be forced but must be encouraged by all in any position to do so. Because we need to expand and strengthen the interethnic connections which already subsist to mitigate the siren calls of ethnicity when they are made.

In order to build a common identity, we must find a name with which all of us are comfortable. While I personally have no problem with the term 'Fijian', I rec…

I trust you will bear in mind the deeply-held fears and insecurities Fijian have as an ethnic community. This is a subject I dwell on repeatedly because, while…

Until that point (where national unity prevails) is reached, the journey to it must be seen and appreciated for what it is: in a society such as ours where div…

Relationships between our ethnic communities are generally good but we need to continue weaving connections to the point where they are interwoven and unbreaka…

'As a country, we have not started to see how much we can achieve as a nation and we will not have any idea of our strength if we continue to deny ourselves th…

I think we can end the divisions within the United States. What I think is quite clear is that we can work together in the last analysis. And that what has bee…