The Chair of the Judicial Services Commission, the Acting Chief Justice, Salesi Temo, has been humiliated in spectacular fashion by public comments by the Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, that the JSC was wrong to cut off the salary of the suspended DPP, Christopher Pryde, before a Tribunal hearing is held into the allegations of misbehaviour … [Read more...] about # “THE DPP SHOUD CONTINUE TO BE PAID”. THE PM BOWS TO THE INEVITABLE
# RACE AGAIN DETERMINES THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW ACTING DPP (UPDATED)
The choice of Nancy Tikoisuva to replace the disgraced John Rabuku as Acting DPP has once again been made on the basis of ethnicity, with the best candidate in the ODPP - long-time Assistant DPP Lee Burney - being passed over because he is white. It doesn't take a genius to come to the conclusion that once again, the Judicial Services Commission … [Read more...] about # RACE AGAIN DETERMINES THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW ACTING DPP (UPDATED)
# THE DPP APPEALS TO NZ FOR HELP AFTER HIS SALARY IS UNLAWFULLY CUT OFF
It has been 15 months since Christopher Pryde famously left Gunu House after being suspended for alleged misbehaviour carrying the “Keep Calm and Carry On” sign that had been on his office wall. Since then he has kept calm and said nothing as the Judicial Services Commission - led by Acting Chief Justice Salesi Temo - has defied the Constitution … [Read more...] about # THE DPP APPEALS TO NZ FOR HELP AFTER HIS SALARY IS UNLAWFULLY CUT OFF
# WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE JUDICIAL SERVICES COMMISSION?
It took 12 days for the Head of the Judicial Services Commission - the Acting Chief Justice, Salesi Temo - to finally advise the President to remove the illegal Acting DPP, John Rabuku, after three Supreme Court judges stated the bleeding obvious - that Rabuku's appointment last October was unconstitutional because he had been found guilty and … [Read more...] about # WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE JUDICIAL SERVICES COMMISSION?
# NEGLIGENCE GROUNDS THE NAVY’S FLAGSHIP
Full marks to the RFMF, its Commander, Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai, and the head of the Navy, Commodore Humphrey Tawake, for their speedy inquiry into the cause of the grounding of RFNS Puamau in Lau last month. They have done what the Coalition government invariably fails to do - face up to their responsibility for a failure and report … [Read more...] about # NEGLIGENCE GROUNDS THE NAVY’S FLAGSHIP
# THE SCENTED, BESPECTACLED QUEEN OF TARTS COPS A DRUBBING (UPDATED)
It's easy when you're a multi-millionaire who fled the United States owing creditors more than $F100-million to lecture the one third of Fijians who live in poverty about the importance of relying on family support. The Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection, Lynda Tabuya, is already rich beyond the imagination of ordinary people. … [Read more...] about # THE SCENTED, BESPECTACLED QUEEN OF TARTS COPS A DRUBBING (UPDATED)