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2012

Spotlight on Fiji’s compromised Parliament
19 Feb, 2021
Speaker Ratu Epeli Nailatikau shocked the nation by declaring in Parliament that the deportation of USP’s Vice Chancellor Prof Pal Ahluwalia last week, and the brutal manner in which it was executed, was not a matter of national concern. The....
Why the silence: asks Mahendra Chaudhry
10 Feb, 2021
It is disappointing that our regional development partners, Australia and New Zealand, have chosen to remain silent on the horrendous manner in which VC Prof Pal Ahluwalia and his wife were terrorised, manhandled and deported from Fiji. That this despicable act....
Rescind deportation order
10 Feb, 2021
Labour Leader Mahendra Chaudhry has called for the deportation order against USP Vice Chancellor Prof Pal Ahluwalia and his partner to be rescinded and for them to be allowed back into the country.
Land as a vital resource
08 Dec, 2020
“As owners of the nation’s major resources – land, forests, fisheries and minerals – it is unconscionable, indeed tragic, that the indigenous people have largely remained poor and their resources largely undeveloped”: Mahendra Chaudhry It is worth pondering why despite....
Ba Province wants an effective voice in governance
08 Dec, 2020
“In my view, successive governments could and should have done much more to promote the interests and welfare of the iTaukei community.

Spotlight on Fiji’s compromised Parliament
19 Feb, 2021
Speaker Ratu Epeli Nailatikau shocked the nation by declaring in Parliament that the deportation of USP’s Vice Chancellor Prof Pal Ahluwalia last week, and the brutal manner in which it was executed, was not a matter of national concern. The....
Digging Deeper into Fiji Airways
17 Aug, 2020
Fiji Airways Chief Executive Andre Viljoen deserves a rap on the knuckles for his comment that the airline does not respond to political statements, says Labour Leader Mahendra Chaudhry.
Keeping FNPF in check
03 Aug, 2020
The Fund is a superannuation Trust worth billions in assets and members’ savings.
Has the FNPF lost its way?
06 Jul, 2020
“There are genuine concerns about a lack of transparency in the disclosures pertaining to the financials of the Fund’s associated companies and its subsidiaries”: Mahendra Chaudhry A full page ad by FNPF (FT 1 July 2020) proudly announcing a 5% interest....
Time for a hard look at Fiji Airways
05 Jun, 2020
Fiji Airways is in serious trouble, there is no doubt about that.