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
# HOMER IS A VERY LUCKY BOY. HE IS GOING TO BE EVEN MORE INSUFFERABLE FROM NOW ON
Seriously though, Grubsheet is pleased for him that Charlie Charters has won his court case today because I wouldn't wish a stint in Naboro or Korovou on anyone, let alone someone so obviously unfit for prison life. The judicial finding of a probable abuse of process on the part of FICAC has wider implications beyond just Charlie. It … [Read more...] about # HOMER IS A VERY LUCKY BOY. HE IS GOING TO BE EVEN MORE INSUFFERABLE FROM NOW ON
# WELL SHE WOULD SAY THAT, WOULDN’T SHE? ANOTHER PERVERSION OF JOURNALISM AND THE TRUTH
Hold the front page. The Roko Tui Dreketi and head of the Burebasaga confederacy, Ro Teimumu Kepa, says the 16-year rule by Frank Bainimarama and Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum was bad for the iTaukei. Oh really? This from the former SODELPA opposition leader and Rewa High Chief who has been saying the same thing for 20 years. So what's new that would … [Read more...] about # WELL SHE WOULD SAY THAT, WOULDN’T SHE? ANOTHER PERVERSION OF JOURNALISM AND THE TRUTH
# THE FULL EXTENT OF THE STATE’S CONSPIRACY AGAINST CHRISTOPHER PRYDE IS ABOUT TO BE LAID BARE (UPDATED THURS AM)
It was always going to happen - FICAC withdrawing its charges of corruption against the former DPP after more than three years in which the dogged Kiwi with the "Keep Calm and Carry On", sign had his name dragged through the mud yet refused to yield and has again emerged triumphant. Those who conspired against Christopher Pryde - the Chief … [Read more...] about # THE FULL EXTENT OF THE STATE’S CONSPIRACY AGAINST CHRISTOPHER PRYDE IS ABOUT TO BE LAID BARE (UPDATED THURS AM)