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
# SECURITY RISK. LYNDA TABUYA BY THE PM’S SIDE AS HE DISCUSSES A NEW SECURITY TREATY WITH AUSTRALIA (UPDATED THURS AM)
Eyebrows will have been raised in the "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance of Australia, New Zealand, the US, Britain and Canada at the sight of Lynda Tabuya at Sitiveni Rabuka's right hand as he discussed an upgraded security arrangement with the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, during the Pacific Islands Forum in Honiara. Why? Because … [Read more...] about # SECURITY RISK. LYNDA TABUYA BY THE PM’S SIDE AS HE DISCUSSES A NEW SECURITY TREATY WITH AUSTRALIA (UPDATED THURS AM)
# FIJI STANDS SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH ISRAEL AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME
Sitiveni Rabuka has upended decades of even-handedness in Fiji's foreign policy by siding resolutely with Israel as it shocks the world by bombing Qatar for the first time and prepares for a full invasion of Gaza. What happened to our policy of being "friends to all and enemies to none"? Flushed down the toilet as the Prime Minister prepares to … [Read more...] about # FIJI STANDS SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH ISRAEL AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME
# CHRISTIAN FREELOADERS, COALITION PONTIUS PILATES AND AN AIRLINE THAT SHOULD HAVE DEMANDED PAYMENT UP FRONT
Fiji Airways was insisting back in October 2023 that its decision to fly a planeload of Christian pilgrims from Fiji to Israel to commemorate the Feast of the Tabernacle was strictly a commercial decision. Some decision. It has cost the majority public-owned national airline some $2-million in unpaid bills and triggered a wave of litigation. … [Read more...] about # CHRISTIAN FREELOADERS, COALITION PONTIUS PILATES AND AN AIRLINE THAT SHOULD HAVE DEMANDED PAYMENT UP FRONT
# GOD HELP US, FIJI. THIS IS THE QUALITY OF OUR LEADERSHIP
So after having put his attendance at the Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Honiara in doubt, the lame Prime Minister arrives in the Solomons capital after all, with his "Minister for Bullsh*t, Bonking and Weed" in tow. What on earth was all the bullsh*t about last week of having an "important matter" to discuss with the President about the … [Read more...] about # GOD HELP US, FIJI. THIS IS THE QUALITY OF OUR LEADERSHIP