A0 Coups and costs
Mangrove regeneration if destructive subdivision stopped. Fiji Sun. 10 May 2013.
USP censorship continues: UNESCO World Press Freedom Day. 10 May 2013.
The Peoples Charter and Accountability of John Samy and Archbishop Mataca. 6 April 2013.
Letter by John Samy and Archbishop Mataca to Commodore Bainimarama, 17 Nov. 2011.
Fiji Media Competition, Commerce Commission and the Media Authority. Islands Business, 5 April 2013.
The Bainimarama/Khaiyum Constitution. ADACIP. ADACIP. 22 March 2013.
Computerization 20 years forward, information 30 years backward. Islands Business, 15 March 2013.
Fiji leaders’ abdication of responsibility on religious freedom (and other issues such as violence against prisoners). 6 March 2013.
Overview to the coups of 1987, 2000, 2006 and 2009:
Still valid: the myth of Bainimarama’s quest for racial equality in Fiji: presentation at James Cook University (also explains where Affirmative Action for indigenous Fijians is not called for, and where it is justified):
Bainimarama’s coup and ethnicity in Fiji- separating facts from fiction 23 March Seminar at James Cook University. 25 March 2012.
(in reverse chronological order)
Letter to the Editor on ANZ gift to Cyclone Relief Fund. 9 Feb. 2013.
Fiji media moghuls quashing media independence. 7 Feb. 2013
India and China: elephants in the Fiji room. 16 January 2013.
The Trashing of the Ghai Draft Constitution: the positives. 14 January 2013.
Fiji’s Draft 2012 Constitution: the pragmatic and the purist. 26 December 2012.
Final submission to the Yash Ghai Commission, 11 October 2012.
Final submission to the Yash Ghai Commission (in easy to read segments)
“Making rich Fijians richer”: contextual statement for Defense Counsel for Mr Qarase.
Air of optimism, but media censorship continues. 4 July 2012.
What the Fiji Sun refused to publish: Dodgy Australians and Kiwis abroad.
Dodgy Australians and Kiwis abroad.
“Political turmoil cruels investment decisions”: but where? Islands Business, 1 June 2012.
General submission to the Yash Ghai Commission. May 31 2012
An Electoral Reform Proposal to the Ghai Commission. May 23, 2012.
“Ghai’s dilemma: to be more than a tape recorder”.
Testing Yash Ghai’s alternative to futile cynicism (27 March 2012)
Bainimarama’s coup and ethnicity in Fiji- separating facts from fiction 23 March Seminar at James Cook University. 25 March 2012.
“Military Regime trashes pensioners’ contracts”. Coupfourpointfive 26 Nov 2011.
“Why good people support evil: applying Philip Zimbardo to Fiji”. Intelligentsiya. 15 Nov 2011.
“Fiji’s cancerous conspiracies of silence”. Intelligentsiya. Nov 5 2011.
“Ending the cycles of religious intolerance” Pacific Scoop, AUT. 3 September 2011
“Namosi Copper Mine may pose severe risks for Fiji’s environment” Pacific Scoop. 24 August 2011.
“Your money is not fully yours”. The Fiji Times 7 May 2011.
“The bond issue: when failure is called success, while the regime digs Fiji’s hole deeper”. Pacific Scoop. 12 March 2011.
“The moral gutting of Fiji and coming economic collapse” (various blogs)
“Budget 2010: the great cover-up”. (blogs)
“The military government’s media censorship and its own People’s Charter”. (various blogs 2010)
“Media censorship and a deeper darkness during Diwali” (Pacific Scoop, 12 December 2010).
“The 2011 Budget Oscars: burdening future generations” (blogs).
“Coup wolves circling FNPF” Fiji Sun, 14 March 2009 and The Fiji Times 13 March 2009.
“The Rev Niukula Lecture on Just Wages in Fiji”. April 2009 organized by ECREA. (blogs)
“The moral gutting of Fiji and coming economic collapse” 13 July 2009 (blogs)
“A shameful police state” 22 July 2009 (blogs)
“Does the military really want electoral reform?” (blogs)
“Electoral reform is not about racial justice” (blogs)
“Floods and coups: selective blindness” The Fiji Times, 31 January 2009.
“The Charter Charade” The Fiji Times, 23 December 2008.
“Electoral fraud in US and NZ: coups imminent” Fiji Sun, 16 December 2008.
“Transparency, accountability and us” The Fiji Times, and Fiji Sun, 11 December 2008.
“An evil budget: laced with deceit”. The Fiji Times, and Fiji Sun, 27 November 2008.
When security guards rob the bank (and the surveillance report goes to the robbers)The Fiji Times, 28 October 2008.
“When our judges open Pandora’s Box” The Fiji Times, 21 October 2008.
“The grim truth behind economic growth rates” The Fiji Times, 13 September 2008
“Not Charter, not growth rates, but the law” The Fiji Times, August 19 2008.
Costly coups: no catching up in GDP yet again. The Fiji Times, 7 December 2007
The Charter: charting us into uncharted waters[The Fiji Times, 13 November 2007]
A Proposal to Commodore Frank Bainimarama (by Dr Wadan Narsey) (7 October 2007)
“The financial liability of tunnel visions”,The Fiji Times,14 August 2007.
“The GCC suspension: not a winding up order but a “wake-up call for our chiefs” The Fiji Times,28 July 2007.
“Excluding the SDL from Military Government: A recipe for further instability” The Fiji Times, 15 February 2007.
“Yet again: method, not just the cause: the need for Truth and Justice” The Fiji Times, Jan 2007.
Call for a Presidential Commission of Truth, Justice and Resolution (5 Dec 2006) (presented to Meeting of NGOs at the Fiji Women’ Crisis Centre)
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Contributing to the 2006 and 2000 coups: mistakes by the political leaders
“Great concept, bad reality: proposed Unity and Amnesty Bill needs a rethink” The Fiji Times,31 May 2005
“Tourism and the 1987 and 2000 coups: no bouncing back”. The Sunday Times, 12 September 2004.
“The arithmetic and spirit of fair power sharing in the multiparty cabinet”.The Fiji Times, 15 July 2004.
“Peacekeeping and the army: the RFMF Brand”. The Fiji Times, 3 July 2002.
“The numbers game: governments flaunt them, but do the numbers add up?” The Fiji Times, 19 June 2002.
Confrontational political parties passing the buck to the judiciary [The Fiji Times, 15 Feb 2002]
Down the cul-de-sac, again, with political confrontation rather than co-operation [The Fiji Times, 14 Sep 2001]
Bite the bullet, Fiji Labour Party [The Fiji Times, 10 Sep 2001]
Constitutional traps awaiting after elections: deal with them now [The Fiji Times, 31 Aug 2001]
The GCC and the 1997 Constitution: do not throw the baby out with the bathwater. [The Fiji Times, 13 March 2001]
Why we need a referendum for our Constitution [The Fiji Times, 11 March 2001]
Avoiding an electoral mess: why the Alternative Vote system is no good [The Fiji Times, 5 March 2001]
Coups, discount rate dragons, and mahogany [The Fiji Times, 31 Dec 2000.]
Our costly coups: the impact on GDP [The Fiji Times, 24 Dec 2000]
Method as important as the cause [The Fiji Times, 17 Dec 2000.]
Our constitutional trauma: symptoms and causes. [The Fiji Times, 17 Feb 2000]
“The Korolevu Declaration: moving to the same beat”. The Fiji Times,9 July 1999.
“Clause 2 stalls Senate decision”. The Fiji Times,17 June 1999.
The Reeves Report: sound principles but weak advice on the electoral system [The Fiji Times, 1 and 2 November 1996]
