Much of the legal profession is aghast at events at the Office of the Director of Prosecutions, where a senior staff rebellion is in full swing against the exoneration of Christopher Pryde by the judicial Tribunal investigating him for misbehaviour and his reinstatement by the President, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu. The conduct of the Acting DPP, … [Read more...] about # NANCY (AND JOHN’S) ATTEMPTED COUP AT THE ODPP
# DEVELOPING STORY. THE PARTY DUO AT THE ODPP DIG IN (UPDATED WED PM)
An astonishing front-page story in today's Fiji Times suggests that the Acting DPP, Nancy Tikoisuva, and her deputy, the Deputy DPP, John Rabuku, are not intending to meekly yield to the authority of the reinstated DPP, Christopher Pryde, who is scheduled to recommence work next Monday having been cleared of misbehaviour. The Fiji Times reveals … [Read more...] about # DEVELOPING STORY. THE PARTY DUO AT THE ODPP DIG IN (UPDATED WED PM)
My apologies but preparations for the building work on our apartment have reached a critical stage and I will be unable to post for the time being. Please feel free to contribute anything of interest in the comments section below and I will endeavour to clear those comments when I can. Rest assured the interruption is only temporary and as … [Read more...] about
# MUTINY ON THE SHIP OF FOOLS
As the Coalition government drifts towards the rocks of next year's election, the Fiji Sun does us all a service today by identifying the 35 crew members of Sitiveni Rabuka's ship of state - his vastly expanded ministry - amid clear signs that leaks have sprouted in the vessel and some of the crew are rebelling. Over at the Fiji Times, the … [Read more...] about # MUTINY ON THE SHIP OF FOOLS
# AND WE LAUGHED AND WE LAUGHED AND WE LAUGHED. UNTIL WE THREW THEM OUT
Guess what Fiji? As the Coalition government lurches from crisis to crisis and wallows in chaos and dysfunction, its supporters are starting to realise that the clock is ticking towards its day of judgment next year and are coming up with the most bizarre excuses for its failure. Mick "The Mouth" Beddoes - the one-time Sage of Sabeto and the … [Read more...] about # AND WE LAUGHED AND WE LAUGHED AND WE LAUGHED. UNTIL WE THREW THEM OUT
# FOR FIJI’S MINORITIES, WE ARE NOW FOUR VOTES AWAY FROM CATASTROPHE
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