It is back to the 1990s with a vengeance as Sitiveni Rabuka and his puppet, the “Nutty Professor” *, allocate taxpayer funds to give tax breaks to iTaukei wanting to start or develop businesses. The Fiji Development Bank and Merchant Finance become the new National Bank of Fiji in giving interest free loans to wannabe iTaukei business figures … [Read more...] about # IT’S OFFICIAL. ITAUKEI BUSINESS WANNABES JOIN MPs AT THE PUBLIC TROUGH
# TICK, TICK, TICK (UPDATED WED AM)
It is now five days since three Supreme Court judges told the Acting Chief Justice, Salesi Temo, that he was wrong to appoint John Rabuku Acting DPP because Rabuku was found guilty of professional misconduct and punished by the Independent Legal Services Commission and his appointment violates the Constitution. Both the current Attorney General, … [Read more...] about # TICK, TICK, TICK (UPDATED WED AM)
# THE END OF AN ERA. FIJIFIRST GOES NOT WITH A BANG BUT A WHIMPER
And so, as expected, the party with the most number of seats in the parliament is no more - the once mighty FijiFirst dead and buried and its remaining MPs merely to decide whether they will stick together as an informal bloc of independents in the parliament or join Sitiveni Rabuka in government. Today's de-registration of the party Frank … [Read more...] about # THE END OF AN ERA. FIJIFIRST GOES NOT WITH A BANG BUT A WHIMPER
# THE INK IS DRY. NOW GET ON WITH IT (UPDATED)
The new Attorney General, Graham Leung, responded to the Supreme Court “opinion” on Friday that the Acting DPP, John Rabuku, is ineligible to hold the position by asking everyone to “wait until the ink is dry” before expecting anything to happen. Well it is now Monday morning. And the ink is well and truly dry on the finding that John Rabuku cannot … [Read more...] about # THE INK IS DRY. NOW GET ON WITH IT (UPDATED)
# THE HORROR OF THE NATIONAL BANK SCANDAL SUDDENLY REVIVED
Alarm bells have been triggered in senior business circles about a little known aspect of the Budget announced on Friday in which iTaukei will evidently be able to have access to tax free incentives for business ventures. In an interview with the Fiji Times on Saturday, the Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Ifereimi Vasu, said he was "very happy" … [Read more...] about # THE HORROR OF THE NATIONAL BANK SCANDAL SUDDENLY REVIVED
