Reports are emerging that during the prolonged beating of Jone Vakarisi at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks that led to his murder, one name was continually being cried out as he begged for mercy. Lynda Tabuya. Why? Was Vakarisi pleading with his torturers to contact the Minister for Information, Environment and Climate Change in the hope that … [Read more...] about # WHY WAS RFMF MURDER VICTIM JONE VAKARISI CRYING OUT LYNDA TABUYA’S NAME AS HE WAS TORTURED? (AND OTHER UNRESOLVED QUESTIONS)
# MAULED BY HOMER SIMPSON IN A MUMU AS THE THREE AMIGOS GO QUIET ON TORTURE AND MURDER AT THE CAMP (UPDATED)
Woo hoo!, as the famous cartoon character, Homer Simpson, is fond of saying. It's a red letter day when the "citizen journalist" and fashion plate, Charlie Charters, gives Grubsheet a plug on his Facebook page. And that day has come as Charlie praises the excellent article we featured yesterday by our mutual friend, Richard Thomson, on the proposed … [Read more...] about # MAULED BY HOMER SIMPSON IN A MUMU AS THE THREE AMIGOS GO QUIET ON TORTURE AND MURDER AT THE CAMP (UPDATED)
# A BURNING ISSUE LIGHTS UP FIJI. GUEST WRITER RICHARD THOMSON ON THE PROPOSED CONTROVERSIAL WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY AT SAWENI
On April 1 The Australian newspaper * reported on a plan by two Australians to ship 700,000 tons a year of Sydney’s waste to Fiji, and along with 200,000 tonnes from Fiji and other Pacific Islands, to burn it for energy on a small peninsula in mangroves next to an iconic beach. Hardly a good look, and implausible as it sounds – no it wasn’t an … [Read more...] about # A BURNING ISSUE LIGHTS UP FIJI. GUEST WRITER RICHARD THOMSON ON THE PROPOSED CONTROVERSIAL WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITY AT SAWENI
# “WELCOME TO THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE WORLD OF OUR NEWEST COMRADES-IN-ARMS”. THE AUSTRALIAN’S WITHERING JUDGMENT ON FIJI
The Australian newspaper - the nation's most influential - has updated its front page print story on the killing of Jone Vakarisi (see previous article) with an Internet version that is even more pungent and is a PR disaster for the RFMF and Fiji's image as a whole. The timing couldn't be worse, as public attention in Australia is drawn to the … [Read more...] about # “WELCOME TO THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE WORLD OF OUR NEWEST COMRADES-IN-ARMS”. THE AUSTRALIAN’S WITHERING JUDGMENT ON FIJI
# MURDER AT THE CAMP. THE COMMANDER IS FORCED TO CHANGE HIS STORY AFTER A SCANDALOUS COVER-UP
The death in RFMF custody of the accused drug overlord, Jone Vakarisi, is now being officially called what it is - murder - after the disgraceful attempt by Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai to portray it as having been triggered by natural causes - a "sudden medical emergency" caused by a "pre-existing condition". The Commander's latest … [Read more...] about # MURDER AT THE CAMP. THE COMMANDER IS FORCED TO CHANGE HIS STORY AFTER A SCANDALOUS COVER-UP
# NOWHERE TO HIDE. THE PRESSURE MOUNTS ON THE RFMF COMMANDER TO FINALLY TELL THE TRUTH
When Grubsheet starts fielding calls from the Australian media about the extrajudicial killing by the RFMF of the accused drug overlord, Jone Vakarisi, we can be sure that this scandal is also about to become a diplomatic issue, with a range of potential implications, none of them good. Why? Because whatever the circumstances, Australia isn't … [Read more...] about # NOWHERE TO HIDE. THE PRESSURE MOUNTS ON THE RFMF COMMANDER TO FINALLY TELL THE TRUTH