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Forced loans are a form of extortion |
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Saturday, 19 May 2012 16:28 |
The regime’s policy of forcing Banks to lend 6 per cent of their deposits to the agriculture and renewable energy sectors amounts to extortion. Lending to projects that don’t meet normal loan criteria will cost the banks money. So who are the friends of the regime that will be lining up for this money? Will Abdul Khan and his insolvent FSC be lining up to take his share of money for “co-generation” projects as part of the share of renewable resources? His direct interests in supply of co-generation projects to FSC would be registered as a conflict of interest if we had proper governance standards.
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Fiji Sun insults Japanese |
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Saturday, 19 May 2012 16:27 |
The Fiji Sun’s claim that the Japanese Government bowed to pressure from Australia to ban Bainimarama from its triennial Forum of Pacific leaders (PALM) is an insult to the Japanese. And the Sun’s suggestion that “Japan clearly underestimated the offence caused in Suva” carries a hint of threat that the dictator will “punish” Japan. Bainimarama may find that the Japanese respond poorly to threats from thugs. It’s their decision and he should learn to respect it.
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Regime desperately trying to explain the cancellation of Gay March |
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Saturday, 19 May 2012 16:25 |
With egg caked all over its face following cancellation of the anti-homophobia March on Thursday, the regime has been try to make its sudden U-turn credible. Police Commissioner Naivalurua who cancelled the march on the orders of the Defence Ministry was apparently influenced by “the attention towards the march” whatever that means. Does it mean they feared that demands for wider freedoms might feature in the March, or is it just old-fashioned homophobia on the part of the RFMF?
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Saturday, 19 May 2012 16:24 |
The tributes paid to Sir Moti Tikaram who passed away last week are a reminder of better times, when we were led by better men. Sir Moti was first appointed to the magistracy by the British colonial authorities. He was the first local appointee. In 1972 Ratu Mara appointed him Ombudsman, a position he held for 15 years. He was also President of the Fiji Court of Appeal for many years after that. Rabuka proposed him for the position of Vice President to Ratu Mara, but the Great Council of Chiefs would not have it, and Josefa Iloilo, who turned out to be the great collaborator with military dictatorship, took the position instead.
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Friday, 18 May 2012 14:49 |
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The FNP have admitted that a drug exhibit was included in the goods stolen by what was obviously an inside job from the CID HQ. Illegally appointed Police Commissioner Naivalurua has also admitted that he is “weeding out unscrupulous officers from within the force”. He said there have been “allegations”‘ Yes, so true, but which allegations is he referring to? Allegations he might be making against honest cops? Or the allegations against him?
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