"BACK TO DEMOCRACY FOR FIJI"

You are invited to share and pen your ideas, views or opinions that will facilitate/assist our country back to democracy. All positive and/or negative ideas and comments to steer us back to the road of democracy are welcome.

Whichever way one looks at our current situation back home, democracy has been completely raped. The rape of democracy in Fiji is a virtual degradation of the populus of Fiji. Their human rights are being deprived:

1. the right to decide their government;
2. who they want to represent them;
3. their right to free assembly;
4. free protest;
5. free to organise into groups so that they can talk about what is pertinent to their daily lives;
6. protest on issues they do not agree with....with no fear of intimidation from anybody.

With this military regime in place, the concept of freedom per the Constitution is a total myth!

And, we, the people of Fiji need to come together and be vehement about our total disagreement with the military regime. So give us liberty or death! The reality of the issue is that democracy in Fiji has been raped...from top to bottom...left to right....inside and out and vice versa!

Here we have a military regime that talks about freedom to the people and yet the very same military regime randomly arrest people, torture them, inflict unnecessary harrassment and emotional stress to those that seem a threat to them. The military regime talks about racial unity.......the communal concept of togetherness and yet Fiji is far more racially divided today than it ever was.

The so-called advisors, viz-a-viz, John Samy, these are rejects from their adopted countries and yet they are being rewarded with exuberant amount(s) of money by these rogue military regime who have no idea what they are doing. Lying to the international community does not augur well with this interim government and yet the interim Prime Minister continuously talks with a forked tongue when addressing international issues. The ministers talk about internal securities as if Fiji is going to be invaded.

All around it is clearly seen that the economy is in tatters and the Constitution is just a useless piece of paper. The rule of law is as what the military regime wants it to be.

The above are just some of my views (from a pro-democracy viewpoint). But, do not let that deter you from penning your comments if you share otherwise.

So, let us come together and voice our views/comments, whether they be for or against the military regime and have a very healthy discussion here so that in the end we can factually understand what our role is, what we need to do and how we can come up with ideas to help restore democracy back in our beloved Fiji!

Please feel free to write what you like or dislike about the military regime. Be sincere and honest about your thoughts, without getting personal or spiteful.

Kindly note, this "topic" will expire as soon as we have an election.

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Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on January 12, 2010 at 2:33am: Mere,

That is right, do you think that the IIG's move to cut costs and re-structure for their purposes opens up more windows for these type of bad practise ? After the takeover, the new departments and arms of government that were put in place had to do too much with very little resources.

There is nothing logical with their structure that would give us any indication that they know what they are doing. The latest was the media interview of PS PM's office Pio Tikoduadua in which he made a mockery of himself and his boss's leadership.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mere Tuisalalo Samisoni on January 12, 2010 at 3:36am: 12/1/10
Suli & Te,
They do not know what they are doing.
The digital age is about empowerment and education in order to serve the customer better. The new order is about decentralization of power from the "elite few" to the customer. The reason is to allow human values from the diverse markets to grow and sustain the business. Accordingly, align and link into the regionalization of global markets being promoted by WB, IMF, EU, EC, ACP, Commonwealth etc for funding opportunities and administrative structural reforms through strategic policies in supply chain management.
Every thing is linked today as the old order and "piece-meal approach" was marred with duplication and wastage as in the Kumar case of trying to do the Tender Committee"s (TC) job, with the wrong attitude. In other words Kumar and the IIR are trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
Yes Suli we must do our job and expose ignorance.
1 Peter 2: 15, 16. "For this is the will of God that by doing good, you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men/women - as free yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice .... as bondservants of God".
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Permalink Reply by Tevita Korodrau on January 12, 2010 at 7:59am: Ni Bula Ms SAMISONI,
Too much not to be seen.Resources are wasted and this wasteful resources will be reflected somewhere sad state of affairs.Grassroot and the poor will suffer from this illegal Adminstration's activity.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Raffi on January 12, 2010 at 3:54am: huh.........! Does she need to be schooled for her remark......?

A simple sentence would be enough.....

True she is doing her job, how about we do ours and see if there are more than meets the eye.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Mere Tuisalalo Samisoni on January 12, 2010 at 3:46am: 12/1/10
Yes to one person, one power and "elite" structure. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Kumar's model in the digital age is out dated, out structured, out classed and OUT of line. As in any dictatorial government structure.
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Permalink Reply by Tevita Korodrau on January 11, 2010 at 6:13pm: Your fair trading decree is yet to be tested and the schools have been around for long long time.They have delivered the goods and your decree sounds like made just to keep you a job.You have a long way to even raise a hand to talk about school and how they are being adminstered.
You were not even concerned when the Police Crusade placed an instruction and demand for the officers dress code. That would be a better issue to talk on then the school as this lead to 17.00 mill overspending which was issued across the board to everyone in the force.Stop trying just to be seen as we know where and what you are trying to do here. Shame on you Kumar...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on January 11, 2010 at 3:58pm: NZ, Fiji agree to improve relations

The governments of New Zealand and Fiji have agreed to improve relations, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said.

AFP reports the decision follows talks between McCully and his Fijian counterpart Ratu Inoke Kubuabola in Nadi last Friday and Saturday last week..

"A number of issues of bilateral interest to both countries were discussed in a positive and constructive atmosphere," McCully said in a statement.

Relations between New Zealand and Fiji have been at a low ebb since the December 2006 takeover.

New Zealand has been among the most strident critics of the Fiji Government and both countries expelled the heads of their respective diplomatic missions in each other's countries in November last year.

McCully said the two governments have now agreed to appoint new counsellors in their respective missions and decided in principle that new deputy mission heads should be appointed.

McCully said there had been "ongoing communications" with Kubuabola in recent months and the pair had agreed to keep in close contact and to meet "as necessary" in future.

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Permalink Reply by Mike on January 11, 2010 at 4:42pm: Fiji Methodist Ministers inform for Police

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Some Methodist church Ministers are currently being paid by the Fiji Police Force Special Branch to act as informers for the Police and the Military.

This was exclusively confirmed to FBC News by Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama.

Commodore Bainimarama says Commissioner of Police Commodore Esala Teleni has confirmed to him that some Methodist Ministers were on government’s payroll and have been actively providing the Police and Military with information.

In another major announcement Commodore Bainimarama says that Government has decided not to approve a permit for the Methodist Conference until 2014.

He told FBC NEWS that politics was still very much alive within the Methodist Church.

The Military Commander says he does not see any reason why the conference should be revived considering the great amount of money that was collected last year without the conference.

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Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on January 11, 2010 at 4:59pm: This is just another way to discredit the Methodist Church. I know that the talatalas have very high respect for their Talatala Qases and the Qase Levu. They are also loyal to each other for the sake of the important work of saving souls. Bainimarama is condemning everyone except for his soldiers and the members of the IIG.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Tevita Korodrau on January 11, 2010 at 6:05pm: It must be noted that when one tries to supress the Church the Church will rise beyond one imagination.You may take away the Bose ko Viti but the soli keeps flowing and has made the illegal PM brain wreck as he struggle to match this ability.Sorry our heavenly father is a miracle working God. One must note that as when the illegal authority push their issue the blessing just grew and amazes everybody and thankful to God.On a contrasting note we just lost another well known officer.The illegal PM is busy doing eulogy.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Manasa LW KIKAU on January 11, 2010 at 5:25pm: FOOD FOR THOUGHT...........THE US SEC OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON WILL EMBARK ON A 10 DAY WESTERN PACIFIC TOUR OF AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND AND PNG, WOW......THE REASON TO STRENGTHEN TIES WITH THESE COUNTRIES AUST AND JAPAN AND ALSO TO RENEW TIES WITH COUNTRIES THAT HAVE THE SAME INTEREST AS SO FAR AS TO CLIMATE, TERRORISM, AND GREEN ENERGY.
POINT TO PONDER, WHY IS IT THAT THE US HAS LEFT FIJI OUT OF THIS EQUATION, WHEN WE ALL KNOW THAT FIJI IS THE HUB OF THE PACIFIC.
IS IT BECASUE OF HER CLOSE TIES WITH THE AMERICAN SAMOAN US SENATE DESIGNATE, WHO IS VERY MUCH PRO vb. IT IS ANYONES GUESS AND ASSUMPTION THAT SHE HAS CONVENIENTLY LEFT FIJI OUT BECAUSE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR WHAT?????????????.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Suliasi Daunitutu on January 11, 2010 at 7:01pm: Qori Tai, e besetaka ga o Mereke me laurai ni lako i Viti. Why should their government be seen as paying a dictator a courtesy call, when they are against the very idea of such undemocratic rule. Good, the soldiers on this blog say that USA is the biggest abuser of human rights, so let them sort out this mess they are in themselves.

Ni oti kecega qo, na veilewai me caka. Me ra na sauni taro kece.; ▶ Reply to This