Between the Line

TEETH

There is an urgent need for an anti-corruption law and agency that has teeth to deal with complaints against civil servants. It is either that or give the Ombudsman power to prosecute.

HASSLED

People hanging around and drinking outside shops is becoming a problem. Some who run out of money resort to hassling customers for loose change to buy the next can or bottle.

GRAVEL

Good to see work done on the Fugalei road. The workers are doing their best. Before they finish, they need to clear the gravel that has now fallen into the already problematic drainage system.

COMPULSORY

There is a law that states all children need to be in school. Can the authorities decide who is to police this and take action to reduce child vendors?

SMART GIRLS

It has been revealed that girls have been doing better in the national exams when compared to boys even in science subjects. It must be too much PUBG.

TOXICITY

Go easy on the number of paracetamol tablets you are taking. Each year, 50 Australians die of paracetamol toxicity. Yes, there is such a thing.

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