A veteran lawyer who is one of the biggest names in the legal profession and has been a strong supporter of the Coalition since before the last election startled Grubsheet this week with a devastating critique of the Rabuka government, describing it as “disorganised and hopeless”. He said the Coalition was chronically unable to implement … [Read more...] about # SIROMI TURAGA. ANOTHER LIAR WHO MUST GO.
LYNDA’S PRIZES. A BOAT AND LOTS OF BOOZE
The Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection has been dedicating a great deal of time and effort to promoting a raffle to raise money for her favoured Kadavu rugby club. But the prizes on offer have raised the hackles of a number of our readers who have been shocked that apart from the main prize of a boat and outboard motor, the rest of … [Read more...] about LYNDA’S PRIZES. A BOAT AND LOTS OF BOOZE
# OH OH. SOMETHING ISN’T RIGHT
Two months after the Minister for Finance, Biman Prasad, talked up the economy with a rosy prediction of the state of the nation's prospects comes a warning from the Reserve Bank Governor, Ariff Ali, that challenging times lie ahead. Which is it, fellas? You can't maintain economic confidence with two separate narratives about the country's … [Read more...] about # OH OH. SOMETHING ISN’T RIGHT
LYNDA ANSWERS THE CALL OF THE TURTLES
The calling of the turtles has made the villagers of Namuana in Kadavu world famous so it's no surprise that Lynda Tabuya has answered the call by choosing Namuana as a bolthole to escape the national whispering campaign over her drug-fuelled sexual encounter with Aseri Radrodro. The Minister for Women, Children and Social Protection has taken … [Read more...] about LYNDA ANSWERS THE CALL OF THE TURTLES
# THE STRANGE SILENCE OVER BEN NALIVA
Clearly an allegation against a senior Fijian military officer of trying to sodomise someone with a rifle barrel isn’t enough in these challenging times to raise the ire of politicians and the media. Have we all become so inured to outrage that we are now incapable of being shocked by anything? Because how else to explain the almost total silence … [Read more...] about # THE STRANGE SILENCE OVER BEN NALIVA
# ER, LANGLEY, MY COVER IS BLOWN
Only in Fiji, eh? The Deputy Director of the CIA gets his picture on the front page of the Fiji Times. The look on his face says it all. Damn it. Now every two bit terrorist gets to see my dial. Guess at least I better straighten my tie. Hi Mom! The spy who came in from the cold of Langley, Virginia, right into the heat of total exposure in … [Read more...] about # ER, LANGLEY, MY COVER IS BLOWN