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So this week is set to be dominated by a burning question. Is the sacking of the 17 FijiFirst MPs illegal because Frank Bainimarama can't be the leader of FijiFirst when the electoral laws specify that no-one who is convicted and jailed for the length of time he has can preside over a political party? That's the position of the 17 FijiFirst … [Read more...] about # ANOTHER WEEK. MORE POLITICAL TURMOIL

Yesterday's Fiji Times was notable for the dramatic front page photo of Inia Seruiratu trying to flee local journalists and for the return of the once ubiquitous Richard Naidu after many months. But buried in the paper is another gem from Professor Wadan Narsey, who deserves an Order of Fiji and the nation's gratitude for his one-man mission over … [Read more...] about # WADAN NARSEY. A SUNDAY MUST READ

There is nothing "confidential" in Fiji, least of all the confidential letter from the Elections Office to FijiFirst demanding that it change its constitution within a month to allow the parliamentary leader to participate in leadership committee meetings. Nothing has been said by the ousted 17 FijiFirst MPs about the FijiFirst Constitution not … [Read more...] about # A LAST DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO CLING TO OFFICE

Ever keen to pass the buck for any setback, the Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, blames poor advice rather than telling a deliberate lie for the debacle in which he misled the nation by saying the parliamentary emoluments decision could be revisited when it has already been gazetted and become law. He doesn’t say where the bad advice came from. … [Read more...] about # THE NEPOTISM MAKING THE COALITION CRISIS WORSE

Richard "I have the means" Naidu says we need to keep the parliamentary emoluments scandal in perspective. For the first time in many months, the Chair of the government's Fiscal Review Committee deigns to give us his perspective in Saturday's Fiji Times. We've got "the rule of law now"? You mean the illegal appointments of a judge and … [Read more...] about # WELL LOOK WHO’S BACK (UPDATED)

For the first time today, a Fijian mainstream media outlet - the Fiji Sun - makes reference to something that Grubsheet has long reported - the "drug-fuelled sex encounter" between Lynda Tabuya and Aseri Radrodro in Room 233 of the Windsor Hotel in Melbourne last August. (See previous posting) Despite a People's Alliance disciplinary committee … [Read more...] about # THE QUEEN OF TARTS. LIES AND GROSS HYPOCRISY