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Just as I was starting to think that the 50th anniversary of Independence medals are going to worthy recipients based on yesterday’s awards ceremony, look who pops up today? Fiji's Queen of Nepotism and Conflicts of Interest, Nur Bano Ali - the aunt of the Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed Khaiyum. You can read all about Aunty Nur in Part 2 of … [Read more...] about #ER, CORRECTION. LOOK WHO GETS A MEDAL TODAY

Congratulations are due to the 32 distinguished Fijians who received 50th anniversary Independence medals at a ceremony at State House in Suva yesterday (Sunday Oct 5). In one way or another, they are all deserving recipients. Yet a striking feature about the list is the obvious fact that the Fiji College of Honour, which devised it, appears to be … [Read more...] about #UNUSUALLY INDEPENDENT. THE MEDALS LIST

RULE BY FEAR, THE INFLUENCE OF THE AG'S FAMILY AND USP. We demonstrated in Part 1 last week how the Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, has breached accepted standards of corporate probity in countries like Australia and the United States by stacking the board of the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) with individuals who support him. And … [Read more...] about #A TANGLED WEB OF SECRECY AND CONTROL (PT 2)

An extract from the next instalment of A Tangled Web of Secrecy and Control: The Fijian Attorney General's action in cutting off Fiji’s contribution to the University of the South Pacific is extraordinary. It is a slap in the face for regional solidarity and the principle that has underlined USP right from the time it was founded half a … [Read more...] about #COMING ON FRIDAY. THE USP DEBACLE

There’s nothing like a Prime Ministerial attack to boost one’s readership and I am indebted to Frank Bainimarama for propelling Grubsheet Feejee – within a month of its resumption – into the frontline of the national debate in Fiji. In one grumpy outburst written for him by Qorvis and the Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, the Prime Minister … [Read more...] about #THE “AGEING DRAMA QUEEN” PRESSES ON

Few Fijians realise the tentacles of influence that the FijiFirst government has established to control a range of state-owned institutions and enterprises through a network of business associates of the Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, and trusted members of the civil service. It is a complex web of high-level relationships with the AG … [Read more...] about #A TANGLED WEB OF SECRECY AND CONTROL (PT 1)