The embattled Deputy Prime Minister and MInister for Finance, Biman Pasad, has taken a page out of the playbook of his predecessor, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, in promising that things will be better if only the Fijian people stay the distance and give the Coalition another term or two. Back in 2018, much of the nation fell about laughing when Aiyaz … [Read more...] about # FIJI’S HEALTH SYSTEM WILL BE JUST LIKE OVERSEAS IN 4-7 YEARS. SOUND FAMILIAR?
# SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. MORAL BANKRUPTCY AND LEAVING FUTURE GENERATIONS A RECORD $11.7 BILLION DEBT. (UPDATED)
Only the Coalition ( oh, and Fred Wesley) are celebrating the passage through parliament of the 2025-26 national Budget. The rest of us know that it was always going to pass on the numbers - 36 to 12 - and there is nothing to celebrate about the fact that the Coalition's addiction to spending means that it has broken its pre-election promise to … [Read more...] about # SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. MORAL BANKRUPTCY AND LEAVING FUTURE GENERATIONS A RECORD $11.7 BILLION DEBT. (UPDATED)
# QORI, PM. THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT SIROMI TURAGA BACK IN THE JOB OF AG
The most famous ethnic African-American in Fiji - Acting Attorney General Siromi Turaga - has his head on the chopping block again as the Prime Minister very publicly cuts him loose over the out of court settlement negotiations with Barbara Malimali that have severely embarrassed the Coalition government. Sitiveni Rabuka should have known that … [Read more...] about # QORI, PM. THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUT SIROMI TURAGA BACK IN THE JOB OF AG
# REPORT: GOVERNMENT BACKS OFF ON SETTLING THE MALIMALI CASE. NO $2-MILLION. NO REINSTATEMENT
The pressure on the Coalition government not to settle the Barbara Malimali case seems to have worked (see previous story) with a report by Mai TV that the case will proceed to be heard in the High Court on Monday. If Tanya Waqanika's comments to Mai TV that settlement talks have collapsed is confirmed by the government, the question remains why … [Read more...] about # REPORT: GOVERNMENT BACKS OFF ON SETTLING THE MALIMALI CASE. NO $2-MILLION. NO REINSTATEMENT
# WE ARE ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE COALITION GOVERNMENT IS IRREDEEMABLY CORRUPT
The revelation that the Rabuka government has turned down an offer from the Luxon government in New Zealand to provide it with a Kings Counsel to argue its case against Barbara Malimali in the High Court tells us that a stitch-up is in the offing and Malimali is to be paid to keep her mouth shut. The Coalition has been in settlement negotiations … [Read more...] about # WE ARE ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE COALITION GOVERNMENT IS IRREDEEMABLY CORRUPT
# THE CROCODILES ARE WINNING AS THE SNAKE BACKPEDALS FURIOUSLY ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COI. (UPDATED)
Despite being exonerated of any wrongdoing by the Ashton- Lewis Commission of Inquiry into the Malimali Affair, the former acting deputy FICAC Commissioner, Francis Puleiwai is paying a heavy price for taking a stand for justice. Not only was she forced to flee Fiji just in time to avoid an illegal stop-departure order placed on her by Barbara … [Read more...] about # THE CROCODILES ARE WINNING AS THE SNAKE BACKPEDALS FURIOUSLY ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COI. (UPDATED)