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An update to our previous story...the 18 members of the Pacific Islands Forum have bowed to China's demand to alter their final communique from their Nuku'olofa summit to remove a reference to Taiwan as a development partner after a tantrum by the Chinese Special Envoy to the Pacific. Qian Bo angrily demanded that the communique that appeared on … [Read more...] about # PIF LEADERS CAVE IN TO CHINA’S DEMAND TO ALTER FINAL COMMUNIQUE

An extraordinary drama is being played out at the end of the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Tonga as China demands that the PIF leaders remove all reference to Taiwan in the final communique despite the fact that one has been there in every communique for the past three decades. The Chinese Special Envoy to the Pacific and former Ambassador to … [Read more...] about # BALD-FACED LIES AND A BIG TANTRUM. WHY CHINA CANNOT BE TRUSTED IN THE PACIFIC

Vinaka, Truth for Fiji, for a brilliant cartoon and a big laugh to stave off the national gloom. TGIF. Thank God it's Friday, Fiji. Because I don't know about you but this week has been the utter pits. T4F - the veteran cartoonist - has produced a cracker here. What about the photo of Aseri by the bed! Kaila! But on a more serious … [Read more...] about # ROLLED GOLD AMID THE MOUNTING DESPAIR (UPDATED SATURDAY)

The People's Alliance is set to become the Porn Alliance and the Hangman's Alliance as the Queen of Porn, Lynda Tabuya, joins her death penalty facilitator, Manoa "I'll work harder if I'm paid more" Kamikamica, as co-leaders of a new National Porn Task Force. Kamikamica's expertise isn't immediately obvious unless check suits are your thing. But … [Read more...] about # THE NEW KING AND QUEEN OF PORN

This is the image that shows just how far Australia is prepared to go to ingratiate itself with the Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, after he praised China at the Pacific Islands Forum and against all the evidence, said it had no designs in the region. The Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, is doubtless grateful to Rabuka for … [Read more...] about # WHEN ONE PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

It is seven weeks tomorrow since the Prime Minister said the suspended DPP, Christopher Pryde, was entitled to continue to be paid his salary - which was summarily cut off by the Acting Chief Justice, Salesi Temo - and it still hasn't been restored. It is almost 17 months since Christopher Pryde was suspended for alleged misbehaviour and still … [Read more...] about # JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED. A MAGISTRATE SPEAKS OUT