The photo of the cake-cutting at the election campaign launch yesterday of Inia Seruiratu's People First party looked more like a wake than a celebration. And well it might because of one glaring omission - the absence of what many potential supporters would otherwise regard as the brightest star in its firmament. Where was Premila? Yes, the … [Read more...] about # PEOPLE FIRST OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES. BUT WHERE’S PREMILA?
# ROLEX RAMBO. KING OF THE ITAUKEI. CONQUEROR OF THE VULAGI
The secrecy accompanying the government's plans for constitutional change constitutes a conspiracy against the people and a violation of the public's right know. It is simply not acceptable for the Prime Minister to continue to act like an emperor and dodge the obligation he has to tell us all precisely what changes he envisages. The … [Read more...] about # ROLEX RAMBO. KING OF THE ITAUKEI. CONQUEROR OF THE VULAGI
# THE RULE OF THE MOB BEFORE THE RULE OF LAW. HOW THE ITAUKEI ESTABLISHMENT PLANS TO PUSH THROUGH A NEW CONSTITUTION IN SIX MONTHS
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