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After all the prevarication, denials and, yes, blatant attempts to deceive, the former governing party, the SDL, finally acknowledged this week what everyone already suspected – that one of its key platforms is the declaration of a Christian state. These people continually treat their fellow Fijians as idiots with the shortest of memories. But who … [Read more...] about # THE SDL FINALLY COMES CLEAN

( VIDEO LINK NOW AVAILABLE) -Few people have done more to advance the cause of Pacific journalism than David Robie. And last night, David added to a long list of accomplishments by giving his inaugural address as the first Professor of Journalism to be appointed in New Zealand and the Pacific. The head of the Pacific Media Centre at the Auckland … [Read more...] about # SALUTE TO A JOURNALISTIC PIONEER

In the 42 years since independence, there can have been few Fiji Days more inspiring than Wednesday’s celebration, or one so filled with hope for a better future. It was a magical day in which the country united both formally and informally and our spirits soared with the unveiling of the new-look Fiji Airways. The stunning new livery to be worn by … [Read more...] about # A TRIUMPHANT DAY

It’s become fashionable in Christian circles for believers seeking guidance on any matter to ask simply “what would Jesus do?” The practice seems to have taken hold in certain Hindu circles in Fiji, judging from an astonishing speech given during the week by the prominent economist and anti-government campaigner, Professor Wadan Narsey. It was … [Read more...] about # HIJACKING THE MAHATMA

There's something decidedly pathetic when the so-called journalists on the main anti-government website in Fiji are duped into running counterfeit emails. Coup Four and a Half has tonight run the following alleged email exchange between Grubsheet and Sharon Smith Johns, the Permanent Secretary for Information in the Fiji Government. It didn't … [Read more...] about # COUP 4.5: GULLIBLE AND GORMLESS

The pampered diplomats of the foreign affairs establishments in Australia and New Zealand had seventy-seven reasons to choke on their cafe lattes at the weekend as the news came through of yet another diplomatic coup for Fiji. Well seventy-eight reasons, actually. Because Fiji had just been elected chair of the international grouping known as the … [Read more...] about # 77 REASONS THE “COBBERS” SHOULD GET A GRIP