Confused about what the Rabuka government's stance is on changing the 2013 Constitution? You're not alone. Because the mixed messaging from the top has never been more confusing, with just six months now to the last possible date that the government can call an election in the first week of February. On the one hand, we have the Prime Minister, … [Read more...] about # THE RULE OF THE MOB BEFORE THE RULE OF LAW. HOW THE ITAUKEI ESTABLISHMENT PLANS TO PUSH THROUGH A NEW CONSTITUTION IN SIX MONTHS
# MORE SCARE TACTICS AS THE FIJI TIMES AGAIN GIVES RO TEIMUMU KEPA ITS FRONT PAGE TO CLAIM A THREAT TO ITAUKEI RIGHTS
On Friday, it was Ro Teimumu Kepa - the Roko Tui Dreketi and former opposition leader - claiming that the iTaukei are "still haunted by the damage" caused to them by 16 years of Bainimarama rule. Today it's Ro Teimumu Kepa claiming that laws introduced by the Bainimarama government "continue to undermine iTaukei rights". Both are front page … [Read more...] about # MORE SCARE TACTICS AS THE FIJI TIMES AGAIN GIVES RO TEIMUMU KEPA ITS FRONT PAGE TO CLAIM A THREAT TO ITAUKEI RIGHTS
# WAITING, WAITING, WAITING. THE ANSWERS THAT NEVER COME DESPITE THE PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW (UPDATED TUES JUL 28)
Grubsheet is reminded yet again how crazy Fiji has become in the four years of Coalition government by the Prime Minister's absurd statement that the Ashton-Lewis Commission of Inquiry was worth it because at least people targeted now know they did nothing wrong. It really is like being down the rabbit hole with Alice (in Lewis Carroll's … [Read more...] about # WAITING, WAITING, WAITING. THE ANSWERS THAT NEVER COME DESPITE THE PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW (UPDATED TUES JUL 28)
# WHEN THE BEST FIJIAN MAINSTREAM MEDIA OUTLET IS IN NEW ZEALAND
The worst indictment of the Fijian media is the fact that the most comprehensive coverage of major individual stories is to be found not on local media outlets but on Radio New Zealand's Pacific Service. RNZ routinely covers stories that some Fijian media organisations ignore altogether, deep diving into detail that seems beyond the capacity of … [Read more...] about # WHEN THE BEST FIJIAN MAINSTREAM MEDIA OUTLET IS IN NEW ZEALAND
# HOMER IS A VERY LUCKY BOY. HE IS GOING TO BE EVEN MORE INSUFFERABLE FROM NOW ON
Seriously though, Grubsheet is pleased for him that Charlie Charters has won his court case today because I wouldn't wish a stint in Naboro or Korovou on anyone, let alone someone so obviously unfit for prison life. The judicial finding of a probable abuse of process on the part of FICAC has wider implications beyond just Charlie. It … [Read more...] about # HOMER IS A VERY LUCKY BOY. HE IS GOING TO BE EVEN MORE INSUFFERABLE FROM NOW ON
# WELL SHE WOULD SAY THAT, WOULDN’T SHE? ANOTHER PERVERSION OF JOURNALISM AND THE TRUTH
Hold the front page. The Roko Tui Dreketi and head of the Burebasaga confederacy, Ro Teimumu Kepa, says the 16-year rule by Frank Bainimarama and Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was bad for the iTaukei. Oh really? This from the former SODELPA opposition leader and Rewa High Chief who has been saying the same thing for 20 years. So what's new that would … [Read more...] about # WELL SHE WOULD SAY THAT, WOULDN’T SHE? ANOTHER PERVERSION OF JOURNALISM AND THE TRUTH