Many women activists in Fiji will remember Ruth Lechte, one of the founders of the local YWCA and a forthright campaigner on behalf of women's rights and other political causes. She was a formidable personality who also turned her offices on the first floor of the old Suva Town Hall into a campaign headquarters to fight the French nuclear tests in … [Read more...] about # VALE A PIONEERING FIJIAN FEMINIST
# THE SDL FINALLY COMES CLEAN
After all the prevarication, denials and, yes, blatant attempts to deceive, the former governing party, the SDL, finally acknowledged this week what everyone already suspected – that one of its key platforms is the declaration of a Christian state. These people continually treat their fellow Fijians as idiots with the shortest of memories. But who … [Read more...] about # THE SDL FINALLY COMES CLEAN
# SALUTE TO A JOURNALISTIC PIONEER
( VIDEO LINK NOW AVAILABLE) -Few people have done more to advance the cause of Pacific journalism than David Robie. And last night, David added to a long list of accomplishments by giving his inaugural address as the first Professor of Journalism to be appointed in New Zealand and the Pacific. The head of the Pacific Media Centre at the Auckland … [Read more...] about # SALUTE TO A JOURNALISTIC PIONEER
# A TRIUMPHANT DAY
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