Sitiveni Rabuka has developed a particular talent for distancing himself from any of the Coalition government's successive disasters and "Barbara-gate" - the scandal at FICAC - is no exception. As usual, it is everyone else's fault but his own. "Shock, horror. I had no idea what was going on. Why didn't anyone tell me? Now we're going to have … [Read more...] about # A FISH ROTS FROM THE HEAD DOWN, PRIME MINISTER (UPDATED THURS AM)
# THE CHEEK OF THESE BASTARDS. NOW THEY’VE SOOLED THE POLICE ONTO FRANCIS PULEIWAI. CORRUPT TO THE CORE (UPDATED WED PM)
Imagine a bunch of political mobsters busting their way into any nation's "independent" corruption watchdog, installing one of their own at the top and forcing the resignation of the existing head who was investigating nine of these mobsters and was about to charge one of them and put him before a judge. Welcome to Fiji, folks, the new Chicago … [Read more...] about # THE CHEEK OF THESE BASTARDS. NOW THEY’VE SOOLED THE POLICE ONTO FRANCIS PULEIWAI. CORRUPT TO THE CORE (UPDATED WED PM)
# BARBARA-GATE. PREMILA TAKES A BLOWTORCH TO THE COALITION’S CORRUPTION
Premila Kumar has established herself as definitely someone to watch as other former FijiFirst politicians struggle to carve out meaningful roles as independents in this parliament following the party's implosion and position themselves for the next election. The former senior minister has gone on the attack against the Coalition's conduct in a … [Read more...] about # BARBARA-GATE. PREMILA TAKES A BLOWTORCH TO THE COALITION’S CORRUPTION
# BARBARA-GATE. IT ISN’T GOING AWAY
Except over at the Fiji Times, which doesn't mention it at all and is more interested in the man who was about to be charged by FICAC and was spared by Barbara Malimali wanting the rest of us to be as rich as he is. That body language. Oh dear. Below is the petition for Barbara Malimali's removal referred to above. It is … [Read more...] about # BARBARA-GATE. IT ISN’T GOING AWAY
# RAMBO’S PLAN TO GO ON AND ON
Manoa Kamikamica will be in despair at the Prime Minister's announcement that he intends to contest the 2026 election - assuming there isn't one before that - because his own leadership aspirations have been scuttled by the old man for the foreseeable future. Sitiveni Rabuka turned 76 on Friday and will be 78 when the next election comes around. … [Read more...] about # RAMBO’S PLAN TO GO ON AND ON