22 months ago, Stanley Simpson - the doyen of Fijian journalism and Secretary General of the Fiji Media Association - made an astonishing spectacle on what was then Twitter and is now "X" of shedding tears of joy over the abolition of the FijiFirst government's media laws. It was meant to herald in a new era of media freedom and there were … [Read more...] about # LOOK AT THE STATE OF THE FIJIAN MEDIA AND WEEP
# THE VIRGIN RAPE AND BASHING. A SHOCKING ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE (UPDATED SUNDAY AM)
The charging of a Fijian man with one count of rape and one count of sexual assault puts an end to the pretence that the attacks on members of a visiting Virgin Airlines crew in Martintar on New Year's Eve were being sensationalised by the international media and weren't as serious as they were being depicted. There have been repeated attempts … [Read more...] about # THE VIRGIN RAPE AND BASHING. A SHOCKING ATTEMPT TO DECEIVE (UPDATED SUNDAY AM)
# BARBARA MALIMALI MUST BE STOOD DOWN IMMEDIATELY
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