Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's tactic of using taxpayer funds to acquire the votes of previously independent former members of FijiFirst by buying them off with ministerial positions has now given him control of 70 per cent of the parliament. And he is just four votes short of the magic 75 per cent that will enable him to change the … [Read more...] about # FOR FIJI’S MINORITIES, WE ARE NOW FOUR VOTES AWAY FROM CATASTROPHE
# SITIVENI RABUKA BUYS SEVEN POLITICAL WHORES WITH YOUR MONEY
The Prime Minister confirms that Siromi Turaga is being removed as Justice Minister in today's cabinet reshuffle as he takes ministerial responsibility, among other things, for the Christopher Pryde debacle. But by far the most notable aspect of the reshuffle is that Sitiveni Rabuka is using your money to buy off seven members of the Group of Nine … [Read more...] about # SITIVENI RABUKA BUYS SEVEN POLITICAL WHORES WITH YOUR MONEY
# THE GRIN GETS WIPED OFF SIROMI TURAGA’S FACE
Can you believe it, Fiji? As the Coalition government wallows in chaos and dysfunction, the man with the supercilious grin has succeeded in putting Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum and Christopher Pryde back on the front pages of both dailies today, with the ousted AG and the reinstated DPP on the front foot. It is the biggest resurrection for both men since … [Read more...] about # THE GRIN GETS WIPED OFF SIROMI TURAGA’S FACE
# A STUNNING VINDICATION. NOW FOR THE FALLOUT
Christopher Pryde is preparing to return to Suva to resume his position as DPP after the belated release yesterday of the Tribunal Report finding him not guilty of misbehaviour. The report has sent shockwaves waves through the establishment but a great many Fijians have welcomed it as a much-needed reassurance that the rule of law has prevailed in … [Read more...] about # A STUNNING VINDICATION. NOW FOR THE FALLOUT
# CHRISTOPHER PRYDE REINSTATED AS DPP (UPDATED WITH LINK TO TRIBUNAL REPORT)
In sensational news, the President, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, has written to the DPP, Christopher Pryde, telling hm that the allegations of misbehaviour that have seen him suspended for the past 21 months have not been proven and that he is expected back in Suva to resume duty at Gunu House as the nation's Chief Prosecutor. To follow is the … [Read more...] about # CHRISTOPHER PRYDE REINSTATED AS DPP (UPDATED WITH LINK TO TRIBUNAL REPORT)
# THE SECRET INQUIRY WHOSE FINDINGS WE MAY NEVER KNOW (UPDATE: THOUGH WE KNOW WHO’S APPEARING AND WHEN)
Just as we can have no confidence that Christopher Pryde will be reinstated as DPP after he was reportedly exonerated by the Tribunal investigating him for misbehaviour (see previous story), we can have no confidence that we will ever know the results of the current inquiry into the allegedly "rotten" circumstances of Barbara Malimali's appointment … [Read more...] about # THE SECRET INQUIRY WHOSE FINDINGS WE MAY NEVER KNOW (UPDATE: THOUGH WE KNOW WHO’S APPEARING AND WHEN)