There are a number of deeply troubling aspects about the announcement that the Commission of Inquiry into the allegedly "rotten" circumstances of Barbara Malimali's appointment as FICAC Commissioner begins its hearings on Monday with the Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, as the first witness. For a start, the inquiry is being held in secret. No … [Read more...] about # BARBARA MALIMALI MUST BE STOOD DOWN IMMEDIATELY
# THE OLD CROOK HAS GONE COMPLETELY BONKERS (UPDATED SUNDAY AM)
Mahendra "Mac" Motibhai Patel - the "Chairman Emeritus" of the company that owns the Fiji Times - is back for the New Year continuing to misuse the nation's traditional newspaper of record to push his personal and political agenda. In today's edition, the only man in Fijian history never to serve the jail sentence he was given for abuse of … [Read more...] about # THE OLD CROOK HAS GONE COMPLETELY BONKERS (UPDATED SUNDAY AM)
# VIRG’IN ON THE RIDICULOUS. “BLINKY BILL” WARNS THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NOT TO SENSATIONALISE THE RAPE OF AIRLINE PERSONNEL IN NADI (UPDATED FRI AM)
Within a month of castigating the international media for sensationalising the poisoning of guests at the Warwick Resort, the Minister for Tourism, "Blinky Bill" Gavoka, is at it again, warning them not to sensationalise the assault and rape of Virgin Airlines personnel visiting Nadi. Rather than expressing profound regret, apologising to the … [Read more...] about # VIRG’IN ON THE RIDICULOUS. “BLINKY BILL” WARNS THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NOT TO SENSATIONALISE THE RAPE OF AIRLINE PERSONNEL IN NADI (UPDATED FRI AM)
# MEMO PM: IF YOU WANT A FUTURE IN POLITICS, YOU’D BETTER STOP PLAYING VICTIM AND LEAD
The Prime Minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, is on the front page of today's Fiji Sun with an astonishingly self-indulgent piece in which he ruminates about whether he will lead the People's Alliance into the next election. Self-indulgent because he is ultimately responsible for everything the Coalition touches turning to sh*t - whether it is the current … [Read more...] about # MEMO PM: IF YOU WANT A FUTURE IN POLITICS, YOU’D BETTER STOP PLAYING VICTIM AND LEAD
# A GOVERNMENT THAT PROMISED BETTER SHAMELESSLY UNDERMINES THE RULE OF LAW (UPDATED WED PM)
FACT: At 3.30PM on Monday December 23, 2024 - nine days ago today - the Tribunal judges hearing the charge of misbehaviour against the suspended DPP, Christopher Pryde, presented their findings to the President, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu. FACT: The Constitution - the supreme law - stipulates that those findings must be made public and that if the … [Read more...] about # A GOVERNMENT THAT PROMISED BETTER SHAMELESSLY UNDERMINES THE RULE OF LAW (UPDATED WED PM)
# THE PEDOPHILE PRESIDENT. TARDY, HEARTLESS AND CORRUPT
The President, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, has waited for eight days to acknowledge receiving the recommendations of the Judicial Tribunal that investigated the allegations of misbehaviour against the DPP, Christopher Pryde. He received them at 3.30PM on Monday December 23. But it is only after Christopher Pryde wrote to him today asking him to make … [Read more...] about # THE PEDOPHILE PRESIDENT. TARDY, HEARTLESS AND CORRUPT