Domestic violence is not just a big issue in Fiji. In Australia, debate has been raging for days about a wave of recent cases of women murdered by their partners and demands by women's rights advocates for a Royal Commission to uncover the extent of a truly alarming crisis. For Fijian women, there is a great deal of resonance in the Australian … [Read more...] about # THE OTHER LYNDA. A TRAGIC STORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
# THE ONLY DIFFERENCE? ONE WOMAN DIED, THE OTHER DIDN’T
Strange old world, isn't it? One man is charged with killing his partner in a domestic violence incident and if convicted, will spend much of the rest of his life behind bars. The other bashed his wife to within an inch of her life but her father, the Prime Minister, managed to find her in the nick of time and save her. And now her attacker, Aseri … [Read more...] about # THE ONLY DIFFERENCE? ONE WOMAN DIED, THE OTHER DIDN’T
# CHINA’S BIG PACIFIC SETBACK
China has lost its strongest regional supporter with the Solomons leader, Manasseh Sogavare, being forced to stand aside after failing to gain a majority in the country's election. After dominating Solomons politics for four decades, Sogavare 's governing party won just 15 seats, well short of the 26 seats needed to form government . Last year, … [Read more...] about # CHINA’S BIG PACIFIC SETBACK
# THE TOADIES IN CHARGE OF EDUCATING FIJIAN KIDS
Doubtless like many people, Grubsheet has had to reach for the sick-bag after one of the most cringemaking and totally undeserved instances of arse-licking in the sorry history of arse-licking in Fiji. I'm not even going to try to paraphrase the vomit-inducing comments by the General Secretary of the Fiji Teachers Union, Muniappa Gounder, about … [Read more...] about # THE TOADIES IN CHARGE OF EDUCATING FIJIAN KIDS
# THE NEW FIJI. STOMPING ON SOMEONE WHEN THEY’RE DOWN
Fiji's reputation for sportsmanship is being dragged through the mud in Australia after Fijian Drua player Jennifer Ravutia stomped on a NSW player's chest in the Drua's clash against the Waratahs. It was an absolute disgrace that has brought shame on the player, the team and the nation. The Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, made light of the … [Read more...] about # THE NEW FIJI. STOMPING ON SOMEONE WHEN THEY’RE DOWN
# WELL THAT WAS A DUMB IDEA
The qori ( "there, that's what you deserve") moment of the week has got to be the slapping-down of Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Mohammed Saneem by two of the three Supreme Court judges hearing the cabinet's application to determine if the Constitution actually permits the appointments of John Rabuku as Acting DPP and Alipate Qetaki as a … [Read more...] about # WELL THAT WAS A DUMB IDEA