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Manoa Kamikamica goes public saying he is sweet with the Prime Minister as the nation speculates about the identities of those Sitiveni Rabuka was referring to when he revealed a split in the ranks of the People's Alliance. So who are the rebels and would-be defectors? In the absence of them being outed or identifying themselves, the guessing … [Read more...] about # IT ISN’T ME, SAYS MANOA, AS SPECULATION RAGES (COMPREHENSIVE UPDATE FRI AM)

The two staff unions at USP haven't wasted any time in announcing strike action tomorrow, including a demonstration at the university's Laucala campus. The announcement - circulated to union members today - doesn't say whether it is a one day stoppage or the commencement of wider action. But USP is making it clear that salaries will be docked … [Read more...] about # USP UNIONS TO STRIKE ON FRIDAY. UPDATED THURS EVENING

It cannot be a surprise to anyone given the chaos in the Coalition government that even some members of the dominant partner - the People Alliance - have had enough. But it's certainly surprising that the Prime Minister himself has gone public revealing that some PAP members are intending to leave and form an alternative political grouping to … [Read more...] about # THE PM REVEALS A SPLIT IN THE PEOPLE’S ALLIANCE (UPDATED THURS PM)

So the unions at USP are going ahead with their strike demanding the removal of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia - jeopardising the education of the region's young people to assert their right to choose their boss. The Fat Cats have got their pay rises but it isn't enough. So they are withdrawing their services until the USP Council … [Read more...] about # USP. UTTERLY SELFISH PEOPLE

Not content with debasing the entire criminal justice system, the Acting Chief Justice and head of the Judicial Services Commission, Salesi Temo, now wants to debase the standards of conduct of members of the legal profession. The increasingly erratic Justice Temo says the Legal Practitioners Act is unnecessarily punitive, "is very much against … [Read more...] about # THE ACTING CJ STEPS UP HIS ASSAULT ON THE RULE OF LAW

Long-time readers of Grubsheet will recall that I came under withering attack in the aftermath of the 2022 election for suggesting that elements in the RFMF were extremely unhappy about some of the new government's policies and conduct. I came in for particular criticism for publishing (on my old Facebook page) a series of purported military … [Read more...] about # HAVE THE RUMBLINGS IN THE RFMF BEGUN AGAIN?