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Teri Tuxson
White sandy beach at Oinafa,
Rotuma. Picture: SUPPLIED
ON November 28, as the last Fiji Link flight of day trip tourists departed the island of Rotuma, one set of residents were saddened to see them go, another group were elated and relieved, and yet another group of island residents were still wondering what these “tourists” were doing on their island home for four hours every weekend and how they had ended up there in the first place.
And this is where the problem lies. When a vast majority of residents are not properly consulted and provided with details on activities that concern them, or more importantly, in this case, not even asked their opinion on whether they want “tourists” traipsing through their backyards and gawking at them going about their daily lives.