The former trade unionist and Airports Fiji staffer, Ben Kush, has long been waging an intense campaign on social media to localise the two most critical jobs in Fijian tourism and the national economy - the leadership of Fiji Airways and Tourism Fiji. He wants the CEO of the national airline, South African André Viljoen, and the head of Tourism … [Read more...] about # THE THREAT TO FIJI OF DEMANDS TO LOCALISE CRITICAL NATIONAL JOBS
# WHY WOULD ROKO ULUI – RATU TEVITA MARA – NEED A GUN AND 600 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION? (UPDATED THURS AM)
Fiji has been ablaze with speculation about the seizure of weapons and ammunition from an incoming vessel, with memories of weapons shipments after the 1987 coups raising fears of a concerted attempt to stage some kind of takeover in the febrile atmosphere of the Coalition's campaign to change the Constitution. It turns out to be the seizure of … [Read more...] about # WHY WOULD ROKO ULUI – RATU TEVITA MARA – NEED A GUN AND 600 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION? (UPDATED THURS AM)
# KAMIKAMICA CONFIRMS CONSTITUTION PLANS. SWEET FOR THE ITAUKEI, BITTER FOR THE REST (UPDATED WED AM)
The Deputy Prime Minister, Manoa Kamikamica, has told an iTaukei radio program that the government is going to the Supreme Court to try to restore the provisions of the 1997 Constitution, which would mean the end of the common and equal citizenry and the common identity. It would also end dual nationality, with vast implications for those … [Read more...] about # KAMIKAMICA CONFIRMS CONSTITUTION PLANS. SWEET FOR THE ITAUKEI, BITTER FOR THE REST (UPDATED WED AM)
# OH DEAR. NO RETURN TO CABINET FOR THE QUEEN OF TARTS UNTIL SHE LEARNS “HOW TO BEHAVE” (UPDATED WED AM)
What has prompted the Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, to do a complete backflip on appointing Lynda Tabuya as minister for information? Last week it was all in the bag, with the Prime Minister expressing the view that she would be good in the job and PAP's Vice President, Ratu Josefa Dimuri, endorsing the idea. And then in today's Fiji … [Read more...] about # OH DEAR. NO RETURN TO CABINET FOR THE QUEEN OF TARTS UNTIL SHE LEARNS “HOW TO BEHAVE” (UPDATED WED AM)
# KAMIKAMICA’S SLIP OF THE TONGUE THAT EXPOSES THE COALITION’S SECRET AGENDA (UPDATED TUES AM)
It was Manoa "I'll work harder if you pay me more" Kamikamica's job last week to obtain and secure the numbers in the parliament to pass the Coalition's bill to change the 2013 Constitution. He failed. And in humiliation and frustration, Kamikamica is lashing out at the Opposition leader, Inia Seruiratu, for merely doing his job. We now know … [Read more...] about # KAMIKAMICA’S SLIP OF THE TONGUE THAT EXPOSES THE COALITION’S SECRET AGENDA (UPDATED TUES AM)
# THE SPOTLIGHT FALLS ON LYNDA TABUYA OVER THE PRIME MINISTER’S GOLD ROLEX ( UPDATED TUES AM)
The celebrated coconut wireless in Fiji is on the brink of meltdown as reports circulate that the Deputy Prime Minister and heir apparent to Sitiveni Rabuka - Manoa Kamikamica - is telling his PAP colleagues that Lynda Tabuya gave the Prime Minister his $150,000 "plus" gold Rolex as a gesture of thanks for her rehabilitation. If this is true - … [Read more...] about # THE SPOTLIGHT FALLS ON LYNDA TABUYA OVER THE PRIME MINISTER’S GOLD ROLEX ( UPDATED TUES AM)