With all eyes in the legal fraternity on whether the judicial Tribunal investigating the allegations of misbehaviour against Christopher Pryde will proceed with its scheduled hearing today without him after he withdrew from the process, another major obstacle has emerged at the last minute to throw the proceedings in doubt. Grubsheet understands … [Read more...] about # FIJI LAW SOCIETY REFUSES TO TAKE PART IN PRYDE TRIBUNAL HEARING (UPDATED)
# THE ODPP 20 MONTHS AFTER CHRISTOPHER PRYDE WAS SUSPENDED. DYSFUNCTIONAL, UNDISCIPLINED, CHAOTIC
Christopher Pryde is finally meant to have had his day in court tomorrow (Monday Dec 2) after he was suspended as DPP in April 2023 for alleged misbehaviour. But he won't be there when the investigating Tribunal of judges gathers at Veiuto and neither, Grubsheet understands, will the Fiji Law Society, which was invited to give its input but is now … [Read more...] about # THE ODPP 20 MONTHS AFTER CHRISTOPHER PRYDE WAS SUSPENDED. DYSFUNCTIONAL, UNDISCIPLINED, CHAOTIC
# BEHIND THE TIMES BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
The Fiji Times Sunday edition breathlessly splashes something we have all known since the middle of 2023 (or at least those who read Grubsheet) - the business relationship between the Minister for iTaukei Affairs, Ifereimi Vasu, and the convicted Chinese gangster - drug and people trafficker Jason Zhong. It's as if the whole story is new but … [Read more...] about # BEHIND THE TIMES BUT BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
# STRANGE TIMES AT THE FIJI TIMES
How hard is it to find out who has written one of your main features? Insurmountably hard for the dear old things at Butt Street led by editor Fred Wesley. Today's front page tells us that Professor Wadan Narsey is going to give us his wisdom on "The Father of all Coups". But turn to page 34 and the author is Dr Subhash Appana. Oh well. I guess … [Read more...] about # STRANGE TIMES AT THE FIJI TIMES
# THE PRYDE DEBACLE WORSENS AS RADIO NZ CASTS IT AS ANTI FOREIGNER
As Grubsheet predicted, Fiji is now getting a caning in the international media for its treatment of the suspended DPP - New Zealander Christopher Pryde - who is alleging a conspiracy to remove him as part of a wider agenda to remove expatriates from the pubic sector in Fiji. And he clearly has a point, when we also know that the sacked … [Read more...] about # THE PRYDE DEBACLE WORSENS AS RADIO NZ CASTS IT AS ANTI FOREIGNER
# FAST-TRACK TO A DUMB COUNTRY
It says a great deal about the lack of home-grown expertise in Fiji that the greatest living authority on the iTaukei language is a "vulagi" - the distinguished Dr Paul Geraghty, Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of the South Pacific. As the nation from the top down wrings its hands about the miserable performance of our … [Read more...] about # FAST-TRACK TO A DUMB COUNTRY