In the 42 years since independence, there can have been few Fiji Days more inspiring than Wednesday’s celebration, or one so filled with hope for a better future. It was a magical day in which the country united both formally and informally and our spirits soared with the unveiling of the new-look Fiji Airways. The stunning new livery to be worn by … [Read more...] about # A TRIUMPHANT DAY
# HIJACKING THE MAHATMA
It’s become fashionable in Christian circles for believers seeking guidance on any matter to ask simply “what would Jesus do?” The practice seems to have taken hold in certain Hindu circles in Fiji, judging from an astonishing speech given during the week by the prominent economist and anti-government campaigner, Professor Wadan Narsey. It was … [Read more...] about # HIJACKING THE MAHATMA
# COUP 4.5: GULLIBLE AND GORMLESS
There's something decidedly pathetic when the so-called journalists on the main anti-government website in Fiji are duped into running counterfeit emails. Coup Four and a Half has tonight run the following alleged email exchange between Grubsheet and Sharon Smith Johns, the Permanent Secretary for Information in the Fiji Government. It didn't … [Read more...] about # COUP 4.5: GULLIBLE AND GORMLESS
# 77 REASONS THE “COBBERS” SHOULD GET A GRIP
The pampered diplomats of the foreign affairs establishments in Australia and New Zealand had seventy-seven reasons to choke on their cafe lattes at the weekend as the news came through of yet another diplomatic coup for Fiji. Well seventy-eight reasons, actually. Because Fiji had just been elected chair of the international grouping known as the … [Read more...] about # 77 REASONS THE “COBBERS” SHOULD GET A GRIP
# UN-FIJIAN ASSAULT ON ORDINARY FIJIANS
A high-level Fijian Government delegation heads for Washington this weekend to try to save the jobs of 15-thousand Fijian workers directly threatened by Fijian trade union action in the United States. Pardon me, you might say. Do I need to read that again? You can almost sense the collective intake of breath around the nation. At first, Grubsheet … [Read more...] about # UN-FIJIAN ASSAULT ON ORDINARY FIJIANS
# CHINA CASTIGATES OZ AND NZ “BULLIES”
China has taken Fiji’s side in its continuing standoff with Australia and NZ in dramatic fashion, startling the region’s diplomats with some very undiplomatic comments in Fiji’s defence. They didn’t come in an unnamed commentary in the Chinese media – where tough statements are usually code for what Beijing thinks – but from the mouth of the … [Read more...] about # CHINA CASTIGATES OZ AND NZ “BULLIES”