More than four months after he last appeared in the opinion columns of the Fiji Times, lawyer Richard "I have the means" Naidu is back today with an extract of his eulogy at the funeral during the week of Barrie Sweetman - the lawyer who was once one of the luminaries at the law firm Naidu now owns - Munro Leys - and who did the same job of legal … [Read more...] about # NOSTALGIA AND VENDETTA. A SIGN OF THE TIMES
# BARBIE’S NEW LOOK. HAUNTED. THE GAME IS UP
Barbara Malimali has made the fatal mistake of believing the widespread stories that she is a protected species and will survive the current blowtorch being applied to her - frolicking in the pages of the mainstream media seemingly without a care in the world. But it is clearly starting to dawn on her that the game is up - that you simply cannot … [Read more...] about # BARBIE’S NEW LOOK. HAUNTED. THE GAME IS UP
# FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS. RUSIATE TUDRAVU IS BACK (UPDATED FRI AM)
The announcement that long-time career policeman Rusiate Tudravu is back as Commissioner of the Fiji Police is welcome news amid a tsunami of negative developments in the criminal justice system, which has been trashed by the Coalition government and the rogue head of the Judicial Services Commission, Acting Chief Justice Salesi Temo. Tudravu is … [Read more...] about # FINALLY, SOME GOOD NEWS. RUSIATE TUDRAVU IS BACK (UPDATED FRI AM)
# JUSTICE TUILEVUKA’S MOMENT OF TRUTH. PLUS THE LATEST ON BARBARA-GATE
The High Court judge, Justice Anare Tuilevuka, enjoys a reputation for competence and integrity that has long marked him out as an exceptional appointment to the bench. But he faces the biggest test of his career as head of the Tribunal investigating the allegation of misbehaviour against the DPP, Christopher Pryde, which will present its findings … [Read more...] about # JUSTICE TUILEVUKA’S MOMENT OF TRUTH. PLUS THE LATEST ON BARBARA-GATE
# THE DANGER OF BEING OVERLY DEFENSIVE ABOUT THOSE PINA COLADAS
In public relations, honesty is always the best policy, just as it is in every other facet of life. So kudos to the Tourism Minister, Viliame Gavoka, for not falling for the trap, in an ABC interview last night, of giving a blanket all clear for every Fijian resort after the poisoned drinks saga at the Warwick Resort. Gavoka and the head of … [Read more...] about # THE DANGER OF BEING OVERLY DEFENSIVE ABOUT THOSE PINA COLADAS
# AUSTRALIA ISSUES TRAVEL ALERT ABOUT CONTAMINATED DRINKS THREAT IN FIJI (UPDATED MON PM)
A call to Grubsheet by a journalist from one of Australia's biggest media outlets about the "poisoned" drinks saga at the Warwick Hotel that has left four Australians critically ill underlines the vulnerability of Fiji's biggest revenue earner. Because one of the first questions is whether this was a one-off event or could visitors to other resorts … [Read more...] about # AUSTRALIA ISSUES TRAVEL ALERT ABOUT CONTAMINATED DRINKS THREAT IN FIJI (UPDATED MON PM)