MORNING AND AFTERNOON UPDATES OF THE PROCEEDINGS FROM FIJI VILLAGE: The most high profile legal case in Fiji since that of George Speight is underway in the High Court in Suva - the long awaited corruption trial of deposed Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase. Right up until the last minute, Qarase’s lawyers had been trying to get the proceedings … [Read more...] about #104 TRIAL OF THE DECADE (DAILY REPORTS)
#103 NEW YORK TIMES ON FIJI
The New York Times and its sister paper, the International Herald Tribune, have carried the first in a series of stories on Fiji by Matt Siegel, their Sydney-based correspondent who gained unimpeded access to the country last month. There's no significant news break, which is mildly surprising considering Siegel had lengthy sessions with both the … [Read more...] about #103 NEW YORK TIMES ON FIJI
#102 BOMBERS AT COUP 4.5
There seems to be no depths to which the depraved denizens of Coup 4.5 -the anti-government website – won’t plunge in their frustration at failing to derail Fiji’s march towards a fairer democracy. These so-called “journalists” are regular purveyors of racism and hate dressed up as respectable analysis (see our previous posting) but they’ve … [Read more...] about #102 BOMBERS AT COUP 4.5
# 101 WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
“The guilty shall be convicted and the innocent shall be acquitted”, declared Fiji’s Director of Public Prosecutions, Christopher Pryde, in a recent address to the Fiji New Zealand Business Council. Stating the bleeding obvious – you’d imagine – except when doubts continue to be expressed about the independence and impartiality of the country’s … [Read more...] about # 101 WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION
#100 AN ANNIVERSARY OF SORTS
Grubsheet marks its 100th posting in a most unfortunate way - the announcement that we are banning one of our readers for overt racism and inciting violence. Wilson Tamanikaira, whose real name is Ilisoni Tamanikaira, is an avowed indigenous supremacist from Fiji who happens to live in the Australian city of Toowoomba. He is educated and articulate … [Read more...] about #100 AN ANNIVERSARY OF SORTS
#99 SMALL COUNTRY, BIG VOICE
The sight of Fiji’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Peter Thomson, chairing the General Assembly is yet another reminder that although Fiji is a relatively small country, it punches way above its weight. This week, Peter has been Acting President of the General Assembly, conducting the everyday business of the UN from the famous … [Read more...] about #99 SMALL COUNTRY, BIG VOICE