The two staff unions at USP haven't wasted any time in announcing strike action tomorrow, including a demonstration at the university's Laucala campus. The announcement - circulated to union members today - doesn't say whether it is a one day stoppage or the commencement of wider action. But USP is making it clear that salaries will be docked … [Read more...] about # USP UNIONS TO STRIKE ON FRIDAY. UPDATED THURS EVENING
# THE PM REVEALS A SPLIT IN THE PEOPLE’S ALLIANCE (UPDATED THURS PM)
It cannot be a surprise to anyone given the chaos in the Coalition government that even some members of the dominant partner - the People Alliance - have had enough. But it's certainly surprising that the Prime Minister himself has gone public revealing that some PAP members are intending to leave and form an alternative political grouping to … [Read more...] about # THE PM REVEALS A SPLIT IN THE PEOPLE’S ALLIANCE (UPDATED THURS PM)
# USP. UTTERLY SELFISH PEOPLE
So the unions at USP are going ahead with their strike demanding the removal of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia - jeopardising the education of the region's young people to assert their right to choose their boss. The Fat Cats have got their pay rises but it isn't enough. So they are withdrawing their services until the USP Council … [Read more...] about # USP. UTTERLY SELFISH PEOPLE
# THE ACTING CJ STEPS UP HIS ASSAULT ON THE RULE OF LAW
Not content with debasing the entire criminal justice system, the Acting Chief Justice and head of the Judicial Services Commission, Salesi Temo, now wants to debase the standards of conduct of members of the legal profession. The increasingly erratic Justice Temo says the Legal Practitioners Act is unnecessarily punitive, "is very much against … [Read more...] about # THE ACTING CJ STEPS UP HIS ASSAULT ON THE RULE OF LAW
# HAVE THE RUMBLINGS IN THE RFMF BEGUN AGAIN?
Long-time readers of Grubsheet will recall that I came under withering attack in the aftermath of the 2022 election for suggesting that elements in the RFMF were extremely unhappy about some of the new government's policies and conduct. I came in for particular criticism for publishing (on my old Facebook page) a series of purported military … [Read more...] about # HAVE THE RUMBLINGS IN THE RFMF BEGUN AGAIN?
# SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH. SITIVENI RABUKA’S ROLE IN THE 2000 MUTINY (A DETAILED WEEKEND READ)
A Truth and Reconciliation Commission is one of the Coalition's signature policies as its constituent parties turn their attention to the 2026 elections. Yet few people believe we will ever get to the truth about precisely who was behind the three major upheavals in national life since Independence - the Sitiveni Rabuka-led coups of 1987, the … [Read more...] about # SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH. SITIVENI RABUKA’S ROLE IN THE 2000 MUTINY (A DETAILED WEEKEND READ)