The announcement that long-time career policeman Rusiate Tudravu is back as Commissioner of the Fiji Police is welcome news amid a tsunami of negative developments in the criminal justice system, which has been trashed by the Coalition government and the rogue head of the Judicial Services Commission, Acting Chief Justice Salesi Temo. Tudravu is … [Read more...] about # FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS. RUSIATE TUDRAVU IS BACK (UPDATED FRI AM)
# JUSTICE TUILEVUKA’S MOMENT OF TRUTH. PLUS THE LATEST ON BARBARA-GATE
The High Court judge, Justice Anare Tuilevuka, enjoys a reputation for competence and integrity that has long marked him out as an exceptional appointment to the bench. But he faces the biggest test of his career as head of the Tribunal investigating the allegation of misbehaviour against the DPP, Christopher Pryde, which will present its findings … [Read more...] about # JUSTICE TUILEVUKA’S MOMENT OF TRUTH. PLUS THE LATEST ON BARBARA-GATE
# THE DANGER OF BEING OVERLY DEFENSIVE ABOUT THOSE PINA COLADAS
In public relations, honesty is always the best policy, just as it is in every other facet of life. So kudos to the Tourism Minister, Viliame Gavoka, for not falling for the trap, in an ABC interview last night, of giving a blanket all clear for every Fijian resort after the poisoned drinks saga at the Warwick Resort. Gavoka and the head of … [Read more...] about # THE DANGER OF BEING OVERLY DEFENSIVE ABOUT THOSE PINA COLADAS
# AUSTRALIA ISSUES TRAVEL ALERT ABOUT CONTAMINATED DRINKS THREAT IN FIJI (UPDATED MON PM)
A call to Grubsheet by a journalist from one of Australia's biggest media outlets about the "poisoned" drinks saga at the Warwick Hotel that has left four Australians critically ill underlines the vulnerability of Fiji's biggest revenue earner. Because one of the first questions is whether this was a one-off event or could visitors to other resorts … [Read more...] about # AUSTRALIA ISSUES TRAVEL ALERT ABOUT CONTAMINATED DRINKS THREAT IN FIJI (UPDATED MON PM)
# WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
Well, look at the empty pews in Centenary Methodist Church for a service of thanksgiving to mark the second anniversary of the Coalition government. The Prime Minister does a Semesa Karavaki and appears all in white as some kind of messiah but his followers seem to have better things to do. At the half way point of its term, the government is … [Read more...] about # WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
# ANA V BARBARA. AND BOO BOO TO YOU*
The Ana-Barbara showdown reduces the criminal justice system in Fiji to a Hanna Barbera-like cartoon for kids and is highly damaging to public confidence in our institutions of state. Seriously. How much longer can this go on before the Coalition government brings an end to this sorry farce? I had planned not to post this weekend but have … [Read more...] about # ANA V BARBARA. AND BOO BOO TO YOU*