The new Attorney General, Graham Leung, is proving to be embarrassingly impotent in his ability to remove the unlawfully-appointed Acting DPP, John Rabuku. Yet he is proving to be just as adept at spin as his predecessor during the FijiFirst years, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Graham Leung isn't an elected politician. He has been appointed from outside … [Read more...] about # “NO RETURN TO THE DARK DAYS OF TYRANNY”. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE TYRANNY OF THE PRESENT?
# IMRANA WEEPS FOR THE RULE OF LAW. WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF IT? (UPDATED)
The lawyer, women's rights advocate and Asian Development Bank staffer, Imrana Jalal, says she "weeps for the rule of law in Fiji" as the Acting DPP, John Rabuku, continues to defy calls for his resignation after three Supreme Court judges found that he is "ineligible" to hold the position because of professional misconduct. It is now nine days … [Read more...] about # IMRANA WEEPS FOR THE RULE OF LAW. WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF IT? (UPDATED)
# THE PM GETS THE NUMBERS TO JETTISON THE COALITION
Both daily newspapers in Fiji are reporting this morning that nine of the former FijiFirst MPs who are now independents after the party's implosion have decided to back the Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka. They will evidently remain as independents as opposed to joining the People's Alliance but will support the PAP in the parliament. As … [Read more...] about # THE PM GETS THE NUMBERS TO JETTISON THE COALITION
# VALE VIJENDRA KUMAR. SELECTIVELY REMEMBERED
Grubsheet - like many old-timers in the media - has been saddened by the death of arguably Fiji's finest journalist, Vijendra Kumar, who was the first local to edit one of our newspapers and presided over the Fiji Times during some of the nation's most turbulent events. Saturday's edition of the paper rightly published a great deal about … [Read more...] about # VALE VIJENDRA KUMAR. SELECTIVELY REMEMBERED
# PM: “MY NEPHEW IS BRINGING EX-FIJIFIRST MPs TO SEE ME”
The revelation by Sitiveni Rabuka that Mosese Bulitavu is his nephew and they have long been communicating adds a whole new layer of intrigue to this weekend's meeting between the Prime Minister and former FijiFirst MPs who are interested in joining or supporting his government. Has Bulitavu been a rat in the ranks of FijiFirst ever since he was … [Read more...] about # PM: “MY NEPHEW IS BRINGING EX-FIJIFIRST MPs TO SEE ME”
# ONE LAST SWING OF THE HANDBAG. ER, MAN-BAG (UPDATED)
John Rabuku really is a nasty piece of work. We know he is a racist because he told his Assistant DPP, Elizabeth Rice, that he was sacking her because she was "white". We know that he had no compunction about taking up the job of Acting DPP despite the fact that the Constitution specifically prohibits it because he has been found guilty of … [Read more...] about # ONE LAST SWING OF THE HANDBAG. ER, MAN-BAG (UPDATED)