Radio Australia and the historian Brij Lal didn't believe it. Their doubts set off a firestorm in anti-regime circles, accusing Grubsheet and others of being wrong and even fabrication when we reported that the former governing party in Fiji, the SDL, had called for the introduction of a Christian state in a submission to the country's … [Read more...] about # SDL SUBMISSION – THE PROOF (UPDATE)
# A FIJIAN LIFE – DOROTHY KEARSLEY
Another chapter in the history of pre-independence Fiji is closing with the funeral in Suva on Wednesday of Dorothy Kearsley, a member of one of the country’s oldest Kai Valagi (European) families. Dorothy – who lived for many years at Suva Point – died in the capital last Friday at the venerable age of 96. She is mourned by an immediate and … [Read more...] about # A FIJIAN LIFE – DOROTHY KEARSLEY
# THE RACIST BIGOTS OF THE SDL
( The following story has now been confirmed after doubts were raised about it by Radio Australia and the historian Brij Lal. Details below): The constitutional submission by members of the former governing party in Fiji - the SDL – calling for the country to be declared a Christian state is surely one of the longest political suicide notes in … [Read more...] about # THE RACIST BIGOTS OF THE SDL
# A KAI VALAGI BECOMES A FIJIAN
Dr Mike Gosling is a third generation Fijian from the celebrated family that formed one half of the Williams and Gosling freight forwarding company, which has become one of Fiji's largest and now employs around 300 people. He wrote to Grubsheet in response to our article this week quoting the former vice president, Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi, as saying … [Read more...] about # A KAI VALAGI BECOMES A FIJIAN
# 124 A GROSS BREACH OF TRUST
The jailing of the former prime minister, Laisenia Qarase, for corruption is a personal tragedy for the man who once held the highest elected office in the land. But it is also a powerful lesson for all Fijians that the days of looking after yourself and your kai vata (associates) at the expense of the wider community are over. The pursuit of … [Read more...] about # 124 A GROSS BREACH OF TRUST
# QARASE SENTENCE – NEWS FLASH
Fiji's deposed prime minister, Laisenia Qarase, has been sentenced to a jail term of 12 months after being convicted earlier in the week on corruption charges. He was pronounced guilty on six counts of abuse of office and three counts of discharge of duty with respect to a property in which he had a private interest. The charges related to the … [Read more...] about # QARASE SENTENCE – NEWS FLASH