The decision by the 18 members of the Pacific Islands Forum to give in to the bully boy tantrum by the Chinese dictatorship to remove all reference to Taiwan in the final communique of its Nuku'olofa summit is a new low for the region. Not least because we cannot credibly oppose the imposition of dictatorships in countries such as Fiji yet side … [Read more...] about # THE PACIFIC’S BETRAYAL OF DEMOCRACY AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
# THE KALAVATA KILLER
The Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, has just embarrassed several of his senior ministers including Manoa Kamikamica and Siromi Turaga by effectively signalling the end of the practice of them dressing in matching outfits with their work colleagues and wives. In doing so, the PM has done a huge service to the cause of good taste as well as … [Read more...] about # THE KALAVATA KILLER
# UNCLE COLIN HITS BACK
It is decidedly odd that it has taken so long for Colin Deoki "of Australia" to respond to Grubsheet's criticism of his call for the paramountcy of the iTaukei to be reestablished in a revised Constitution and for non- indigenous Fijians to again be known as Fiji Islanders. Yes, I hit him hard in these columns for his attack on the common and … [Read more...] about # UNCLE COLIN HITS BACK
# PIF LEADERS CAVE IN TO CHINA’S DEMAND TO ALTER FINAL COMMUNIQUE
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
# BALD-FACED LIES AND A BIG TANTRUM. WHY CHINA CANNOT BE TRUSTED IN THE PACIFIC
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
# ROLLED GOLD AMID THE MOUNTING DESPAIR (UPDATED SATURDAY)
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)