Diary Of A Disgusted Pacific Traveler
Posted by Dr Steven Ratuva
Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:37 pm

I spent the last four weeks from June to July traveling to three countries around the Pacific (Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Tonga) carrying out a political audit of their national security
institutions. This would be the subject of my next article. But this is not what I’m going to talk more...

Fiji's Security Dilemma: What Can We Do?
Posted by Dr Steven Ratuva
Thu Nov 02, 2006 1:20 pm

We are now used to the cycles of tension between the military and the government which come and go, as if they have their own internal mitigating mechanism which create and diffuse tension. This
time around the tension was more intense because of the nature of the threat for the government's resignation and the more...

Pre-empting The Election Results
Posted by Steven Ratuva
Wed Jul 05, 2006 3:02 pm

The election is now underway and people are already speculating about the possible results. Political party candidates as expected are the most optimistic of their own victories and voters are caught
up in a web of propaganda and counter-propaganda, rumours and counter rumours, allegations and counter allegations. There have been more...

The Wolves Circling Fnpf
Posted by Dr Wadan Narsey
Sat Mar 14, 2009 8:55 pm

Fiji National Provident Fund contributors and pensioners should be concerned. Perhaps worried. Perhaps frightened. Because our FNPF life savings are under threat. Fijian Holdings Limited tried to
borrow more than a hundred million from FNPF when private banks had refused. Thankfully, the FNPF refused. More ominously, the Interim Government wants to borrow more...

An Evil Budget: Laced With Deceit
Posted by Dr Wadan Narsey
Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:34 pm

If this were a normal budget presented by an elected Government and an elected Minister of Finance, one would look for the good things in this budget. The rhetoric is good, and indeed there are a few
good initiatives. One would also discuss a number of irresponsible stupidities in this more...

Floods And Coups: Selective Blindness
Posted by Dr Wadan Narsey
Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:46 pm

Why do our people understand the great value of $10 million dollars of relief funds, but not the $900 millions lost by our people because of the 2006 coup? Everyone in this country is deeply
saddened by the immense damage caused by the recent floods. The whole public is energised into more...

Electoral Fraud In Us And Nz! Coups Imminent!
Posted by Dr Wadan Narsey
Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:37 pm

And the next day, the headlines in US could have blazed: military coup supported by the Republican Party and McCain! And the NZ headlines would have shouted: military coup supported by NZ First
Party and Winston Peters. Ridiculous, of course. But these could have been the headlines in US more...

The Charter Charade
Posted by Dr Wadan Narsey
Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:43 pm

Did 92% of more than 400 thousand adults consulted really approve the Charter? Please, Fiji people, do not bother checking or counting the forms. First ask: was the Charter Approval Process a fair
and independent opinion poll? Any good researcher, university student, ADB consultant, lawyer, or seasoned politician, should know the basics: more...

Transparency, Accountability And Us
Posted by Dr Wadan Narsey
Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:35 pm

Transparency International is holding its Anti-corruption Day today, as part of the initiative by the United Nations Convention Against Corruption. At somewhat short notice they requested the
Faculty of Business and Economics to provide the key-note address, and Professor Biman Prasad (Dean of FBE) passed the request, to more...

The Acs Gang And My Gang
Posted by Dr Wadan Narsey
Fri Feb 13, 2009 6:33 pm

For a number of reasons, I was reluctant to speak at your forum. But I thought a bit more about the request from Dr Sereana Kubuabola where she stated (and I quote) “The last 18 months period has
been a very challenging time for our members some of whom have more...