The CEO of Fiji Airways, Andre Viljoen, has a reputation in the aviation industry for not only being competent but tough as nails. As a former President and CEO of South African Airways and CEO of Air Mauritius, even the most challenging times in Fiji pale into insignificance compared with Viljoen’s experiences in the wilds of southern Africa and … [Read more...] about # MAYDAY AT FIJI AIRWAYS
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# AS I WAS SAYING…
Six years, 72 months, more than two thousand days. It’s been a long silence but Grubsheet is back. After six years, I am rejoining the national debate in Fiji by relaunching the blog I began writing almost 12 years ago. This first article since the hiatus is unashamedly personal and some may regard it as self-indulgent. It is unquestionably direct … [Read more...] about # AS I WAS SAYING…
# THE NEW DEMOCRACY BEGINS
Well, he's done it. Voreqe Bainimarama has seized his place in history by blitzing his opponents and scoring a decisive win in the first genuinely democratic election in Fiji since Independence 44 years ago. By any standard, it is a remarkable achievement. Because this is no run-of-the-mill election win of the kind the world routinely witnesses, a … [Read more...] about # THE NEW DEMOCRACY BEGINS
# GATTY’S $2-MILLION GIVEAWAY
In a striking act of philanthropy, the family of the founder of Fiji Airways, Harold Gatty, is making two big donations to local institutions, including $1-million to build a new wing at the Fiji Museum to celebrate the late aviator’s achievements. The money is coming from Harold Gatty’s son, the Wainadoi spice farmer and author, Dr Ronald Gatty, … [Read more...] about # GATTY’S $2-MILLION GIVEAWAY
# FIJI AIRWAYS – A PICTORIAL ESSAY
# 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