The trial of Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Mohammed Saneem for abuse of office was due to begin in Suva this afternoon with a sensational twist - the former attorney general lodging a formal request for the Chief Justice, Salesi Temo, to recuse himself and appoint another judge on the grounds that he is biased against Khaiyum. Here's part of the … [Read more...] about # AIYAZ SAYED-KHAIYUM. WHY I CAN’T GET A FAIR TRIAL WITH THE CHIEF JUSTICE AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE
# PNG REACHES A ‘BITE LIKE A CROCODILE” DEFENCE AGREEMENT WITH AUSTRALIA FOR A “VERY BAD DAY”. IS FIJI NEXT?
Extraordinary details are emerging of a new defence agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea which like the ANZUS Treaty involving the US and New Zealand, would require PNG to fight with Australia against any external aggressor, including China. The big question that arises for Fiji is whether this would be the same obligation placed on … [Read more...] about # PNG REACHES A ‘BITE LIKE A CROCODILE” DEFENCE AGREEMENT WITH AUSTRALIA FOR A “VERY BAD DAY”. IS FIJI NEXT?
# LYNDA TABUYA’S PAST CATCHES UP WITH HER AND SHE “WON’T RISK GOING TO THE US WITH THE PM”
Amid seething resentment at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over Lynda Tabuya's prominent role on the Prime Minister's overseas visits, reports are reaching Grubsheet that while she is still going to Israel this week at the PM's side, her plan to go on to New York for the UN General Assembly has been cancelled. Why? Because she is evidently … [Read more...] about # LYNDA TABUYA’S PAST CATCHES UP WITH HER AND SHE “WON’T RISK GOING TO THE US WITH THE PM”
# THE EMPEROR WHO SEEMS DETERMINED TO FIGHT THE 2026 ELECTION WITH HIS CONCUBINE BY HIS SIDE
There is already deep dissatisfaction on the part of the nation's senior diplomats with the decision by the Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sitiveni Rabuka, to place the scandal-prone Lynda Tabuya at his right hand for his visits overseas. And that dissatisfaction is set to intensify as the Prime Minister doubles down on any … [Read more...] about # THE EMPEROR WHO SEEMS DETERMINED TO FIGHT THE 2026 ELECTION WITH HIS CONCUBINE BY HIS SIDE
# THE NIGHTMARE PROSPECT FOR SITIVENI RABUKA. A COURT CHALLENGE COSTS HIM HIS CURRENT NUMBERS IN THE PARLIAMENT
Was the defection of the Group of 11 former FijiFirst MPs to the ranks of the Coalition as "independents" after the implosion of Frank Bainimarama's party illegal? Are they in danger of being throw out of parliament so that the Coalition no longer has any hope of securing the two-thirds majority now needed to pass any changes to the 2013 … [Read more...] about # THE NIGHTMARE PROSPECT FOR SITIVENI RABUKA. A COURT CHALLENGE COSTS HIM HIS CURRENT NUMBERS IN THE PARLIAMENT
# THE PERVERSION OF JUSTICE AT THE HEART OF THE COI INVESTIGATION PROCESS
The Fiji Police are making a virtue of taking their time to investigate cases arising out of the Supreme Court Commission of Inquiry because of their importance. Yet the whole process is compromised because any decision to prosecute is going to be taken by individuals adversely named in the COI Report. First, here's what the police are saying … [Read more...] about # THE PERVERSION OF JUSTICE AT THE HEART OF THE COI INVESTIGATION PROCESS