Proof conclusive that the former governing party in Fiji - the SDL - made a formal submission to the country's Constitutional Commission is contained in a video clip of the proceedings posted on Youtube. The clip gives the lie to repeated denials by party officials that such a submission had been made and is a devastating blow to the SDL's … [Read more...] about #135 THE SMOKING GUN
# IN FROM THE COLD
The failure of Australia and New Zealand’s hard-line attitude towards Fiji is the centerpiece of an article by one of the world’s most influential think tanks – the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. It confirms the official American view that isolating Fiji has been counterproductive and that the regional reputations of … [Read more...] about # IN FROM THE COLD
# GRUBSHEET ATTACKED (UPDATED 16/8)
The former governing party in Fiji - the deposed SDL (Soqosoqo Duavata Ni Lewenivanua) - has issued a news release taking Grubsheet to task for our coverage of its reported desire to introduce a Christian state in Fiji. The following - a statement by SDL President Solomone Naivalu - was distributed to news organisations by SDL spokesman Mesake … [Read more...] about # GRUBSHEET ATTACKED (UPDATED 16/8)
# THE ABC OF BIAS AGAINST FIJI
Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat has long displayed a jaundiced attitude towards Fiji but several recent reports fail to meet basic standards of journalistic practice, let alone the ABC’s stringent editorial policies. These state that the ABC “has a statutory duty to ensure that the gathering and presentation of news and information is impartial … [Read more...] about # THE ABC OF BIAS AGAINST FIJI
# OUR NEW LOOK
We're changing our name today to reflect something that's been happening for some time - the gradual evolution of Grubsheet from a general commentary site to one specialising in the Pacific and especially Fiji. In one sense, it was inevitable simply because that's where our own interests lie. But we were also keen to add more grunt to the efforts … [Read more...] about # OUR NEW LOOK
#130 DYING OF SHAME
It's taken five days for the main anti-regime news website, Coup Four and a Half, to report that the SDL - the party of the deposed government of Laisenia Qarase - is advocating that Fiji become a Christian state. News that a delegation led by the SDL president, Solomoni Naivalu, had made a submission to this effect to the Constitutional Commission … [Read more...] about #130 DYING OF SHAME