Frank Bainimarama has finally broken cover to confirm what Grubsheet first reported six months ago - that he is the force behind the newly-formed One Nation party, along with his trusty lieutenant, Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum. Bainimarama - who won far more votes than anyone else at the 2022 election - can't contest the coming poll because of the prison … [Read more...] about # FRANK STARTS CAMPAIGNING FOR ONE NATION. BUT WHO IS THE PARTY’S LEADER? (UPDATED)
# LOOK WHO’S COMING BACK. RAJENDRA CHAUDHRY POISED TO RETURN TO FIJI TO ASSIST HIS FATHER’S ELECTION CAMPAIGN
A partial victory in the Court of Appeal that has set aside the penalties against him for contempt of court has paved the way for Rajendra Chaudhry - the exiled lawyer and son of the former prime minister, Mahendra Chaudhry - to return to Fiji without being arrested on arrival. It is a major boost for the Labour Party's campaign for the coming … [Read more...] about # LOOK WHO’S COMING BACK. RAJENDRA CHAUDHRY POISED TO RETURN TO FIJI TO ASSIST HIS FATHER’S ELECTION CAMPAIGN
# WHAT GAME IS RABUKA PLAYING? AND WHAT CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO THE CRC DRAFT CONSTITUTION BY THE CABINET SUBCOMMITTEE WORKING TO HIS DIRECTION?
They don't call Sitiveni Rabuka "The Snake" for nothing. Apart from arguably being the most Machiavellian* politician in Fijian history, the Prime Minister slithers around in his public positions so much that it is sometimes impossible to discern what he stands for from one moment to the next. This reptilian dexterity means that he often runs … [Read more...] about # WHAT GAME IS RABUKA PLAYING? AND WHAT CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO THE CRC DRAFT CONSTITUTION BY THE CABINET SUBCOMMITTEE WORKING TO HIS DIRECTION?
# NEVER MIND WHAT’S IN THE SUGGESTED DRAFT CONSTITUTION, ROLEX RAMBO CONFIRMS WE’LL GET WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTS
Just as Frank Bainimarama and Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum rejected the Yash Ghai draft for the 2013 Constitution, Sitiveni Rabuka has indicated that the Coalition may also reject portions of the draft constitution suggested by the Constitution Review Commission. He's made it clear that it will be what the government wants - or more particularly what the … [Read more...] about # NEVER MIND WHAT’S IN THE SUGGESTED DRAFT CONSTITUTION, ROLEX RAMBO CONFIRMS WE’LL GET WHAT THE GOVERNMENT WANTS
# THE NEW DRAFT CONSTITUTION. SO FAR SO GOOD (MOSTLY). BUT WILL THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OR IMPOSE ITS OWN VERSION?
The worst fears of the minorities that their principal rights under the 2013 Constitution would be terminated or tampered with in the new draft of a supreme law recommended by the Constitution Review Commission appear to have been misplaced. To a point. The common and equal citizenry - equal rights and equal opportunities for all irrespective of … [Read more...] about # THE NEW DRAFT CONSTITUTION. SO FAR SO GOOD (MOSTLY). BUT WILL THE GOVERNMENT ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OR IMPOSE ITS OWN VERSION?
# THE SUPERCILIOUS GRIN GIVES WAY TO A LOOK OF FEAR AS RICHARD NAIDU FAILS TO DERAIL BIMAN PRASAD’S TRIAL (UPDATED)
Lawyer Richard Naidu has resorted to every possible legal means to prevent the corruption trial of the NFP leader, BIman Prasad, from going ahead. But he has failed. And the stakes of having done so couldn't be higher. For Biman Prasad, it is a calamity. Because if he continues to resist the notion of stepping down until he is cleared of the … [Read more...] about # THE SUPERCILIOUS GRIN GIVES WAY TO A LOOK OF FEAR AS RICHARD NAIDU FAILS TO DERAIL BIMAN PRASAD’S TRIAL (UPDATED)