For the second year in a row, Christmas Eve in Fiji and the days immediately before it have gone way beyond the usual preparations for feasting and worship to provide us all with some startling distractions. Last Christmas Eve, it was the President, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, confirming his relative by marriage, Salesi Temo, as Chief Justice … [Read more...] about # MERRY CHRISTMAS. UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN AND THE SILLY SEASON IN FIJI IS IN FULL SWING.
# CHRISTOPHER PRYDE GETS A PRE-CHRISTMAS WIN IN THE COURTS – A JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE SUSPENSION OF HIS SALARY
The self-exiled substantive DPP, Christopher Pryde - who has had his salary unlawfully severed since August - has had an important win in the courts, with a High Court Judge, Justice Savenaca Banuve, granting him leave for a judicial review of the decision by the President on the advice of the corrupt Chief Justice, Salesi Temo, to terminate … [Read more...] about # CHRISTOPHER PRYDE GETS A PRE-CHRISTMAS WIN IN THE COURTS – A JUDICIAL REVIEW OF THE SUSPENSION OF HIS SALARY
# COMMONMAN WAGES AN EXTRAORDINARY CAMPAIGN ON BEHALF OF ORDINARY ITAUKEI FOR REFORM OF THE CHIEFLY SYSTEM IN FIJI
GD writes: I gave CommonMan - our grassroots columnist in the vanua - anonymity for a very good reason - so that without fear of retribution, he could speak plainly on behalf of common people about the power structures that govern iTaukei life. Whether they are working, whether they are benefiting the majority and not just the elite and how they … [Read more...] about # COMMONMAN WAGES AN EXTRAORDINARY CAMPAIGN ON BEHALF OF ORDINARY ITAUKEI FOR REFORM OF THE CHIEFLY SYSTEM IN FIJI
# THE RFMF COMMANDER THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET TO MANOA GADAI TO QUELL RESTIVENESS IN THE MILITARY OVER HIS RESPONSE TO THE DRUGS CRISIS
The Commander of the RFMF, Major General Ro Jone Kalouniwai, has confirmed a showdown with one of his most senior officers, Brigadier General Manoa Gadai, by announcing that he has reprimanded Gadai for calling for an increased role for the RFMF in combating the drug trade. It is a double-edged sword for Kalouniwai. He is clearly trying to … [Read more...] about # THE RFMF COMMANDER THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET TO MANOA GADAI TO QUELL RESTIVENESS IN THE MILITARY OVER HIS RESPONSE TO THE DRUGS CRISIS
# THE PRIME MINISTER SLAPS DOWN MANOA GADAI’S PROPOSAL FOR A MILITARY ROLE IN THE WORSENING DRUGS CRISIS (UPDATED SATURDAY AM)
With ample evidence that the Fiji Police are struggling to contain the drugs threat and amid allegations that senior police are involved in the drugs trade, the Prime Minister is defying pressure from elements in the military for the RFMF to take a lead role in the fight. Sitiveni Rabuka has ruled out an offer by Brigadier General Manoa Gadai - … [Read more...] about # THE PRIME MINISTER SLAPS DOWN MANOA GADAI’S PROPOSAL FOR A MILITARY ROLE IN THE WORSENING DRUGS CRISIS (UPDATED SATURDAY AM)
# SITIVENI RABUKA REARRANGES THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC. BUT THE SHIP OF STATE IS STILL SINKING
The Prime Minister has announced a cabinet reshuffle in a desperate attempt to breathe life into his chaotic and dysfunctional government as the nation is poised to enter Election Year 2026. But it isn't going to work. On the contrary. It just confirms that the PM has lost the plot and that he and his government are totally unfit to govern the … [Read more...] about # SITIVENI RABUKA REARRANGES THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC. BUT THE SHIP OF STATE IS STILL SINKING
