Tag: FijiFirst
Prasad accuses FijiFirst of ‘political gimmick’ in highlighting 1987 coup
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva
Opposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad has questioned the motive of the FijiFirst government to continuously highlight the...
Fiji political polls point to a shift away from FijiFirst, says...
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist
Campaigning is underway for the general election in Fiji later this year and early predictions are pointing to a...
‘Shame on you, Fiji’, says human rights advocate over Professor Lal’s...
By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist
A human rights advocate in Fiji says the country should be ashamed of the exile of the now dead...
‘Sextortion’ problem for Pacific states – but lower for Fiji, says...
By Anish Chand in Suva
Of 1000 Fijians surveyed by Transparency International, 11 percent claimed they were asked for sexual favours in exchange for government...
Bainimarama’s Fiji faces investigative PR crisis on eve of climate COP26
COMMENT: By Grubsheet's Graham Davis
A public relations disaster for Fiji just as Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum head to Glasgow for...
The Fiji Times: The role of the media – holding power...
EDITORIAL: By the Fiji Times editor-in-chief Fred Wesley
Fiji's Assistant Minister for iTaukei Affairs Selai Adimaitoga said quite a lot on Friday in her end...
‘My way or highway’ bill a product of Fiji dictatorship, says...
By Luke Nacei in Suva
Fiji's pposition National Federation Party leader Professor Biman Prasad told Parliament yesterday that the Electoral Registration of Voters (Amendment) Bill...
Fiji’s Constitution Day? Nothing but a ‘national joke’, says Prasad
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Fiji celebrated Constitution Day today virtually due to the ongoing civid-19 pandemic crisis, but many see the day as a hollow...
Graham Davis: Fat-cat leaders laughing in the face of Fiji’s suffering
COMMENTARY: By Graham Davis
Last month, I wrote on Facebook that the resumption of my blog Grubsheet for 2021 was being postponed out of consideration...
Bainimarama tops Fiji pre-election poll – but one in 5 voters...
By RNZ Pacific
Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is polling highly in the latest pre-election poll in Fiji.
But two weeks out from the election, the...
SODELPA’s Rabuka confident of winning power in Fiji election
By Sri Krishnamurthi of the Pacific Media Centre
Fiji's Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) leader Sitiveni Rabuka is confident of winning government benches in the...
‘Flight of the myna’ – behind the smiles in post-coup Fiji...
OPINION: By Sri Krishnamurthi in Suva
When I left Fiji 30 years ago, a week after the first coup in 1987, I planned to write...
Fiji media laws aren’t so draconian, says former MIDA chief
The Fiji media laws aren’t as draconian as they are perceived – if one follows rules - Asia Pacific Report's Sri Krishnamurthi was told...
Undecided ‘up for grabs’ and decisive for Fiji election, says academic
By Nasik Swami in Suva
Fiji's 2018 General Election is going to be a close contest between the ruling FijiFirst and the opposition parties, according...
Tess Newton Cain: How to turn democracy into autocracy
OPINION: By Tess Newton Cain in Port Vila
In September 2014, after 8 years of military rule, the people of Fiji went to the polls.
The...
Biman Prasad: Is our Fiji democracy really working?
Dr Biman Prasad, leader of Fiji's Opposition National Federation Party, suspended for 30 days yesterday by the Fijian Elections Office, assesses the country's "deeply...
