I had been rather excited about the Estelle show at the Commodore for quite some time and last night didn't disappoint... well... not too much anyway. My biggest annoyance: the doors opened at 8, show didn't...
opinion by Spicy Ladies | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 381 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Things are heating up in The Gulf. The issue, as I understand it, hinges on the capability's of the Iranian missiles. With the help of the Chinese, the Iranians reportedly have acquired missile...
created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 318 views | 22 recommendations | 5 comments
English indie band Editors played to a packed house at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on Tuesday night. The band showcased their sound of sweeping indie rock in an energetic set peppered with tracks from...
created by Alfred Hermida | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 563 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Bill Cosby would be proud. I bought a gorgeous lemon-yellow retirement cardigan yesterday but unfortunately it makes me sneeze non-stop. I may as well be wearing a cat. Tradesies anyone? I'd encourage everyone...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 11457 views | 2 recommendations | 14 comments
""We respect their sovereignty and law but they must also treat our fishermen more humanely," the chief executive of the Sea Security Coordinating Body (Bakorkamla), Rear Admiral Djoko Sumaryono, said here on Wednesday.
He said after meeting chief of the Australian Border...
created by uusjio | 1 year ago 179 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
As I looked for an article with which to test a Highlight fix, I came across this little story about a vintage computer festival. Jeez, I remember the first time I met (and was flummoxed by) a Commodore Pet. Oh,...
created by jordan | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 259 views | 15 recommendations | 2 comments
"Drop a stone into a pool of water and watch the ripple wave transverse across the calm surface.
For every action taken in haste, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Please tell this to the soldiers of Fiji...
"The biggest problem that confronts Fiji at this time is the lack of intervention by law abiding, democratic countries that know this coup is wrong and should be put down as soon as possible.
A recent article in...
"Life is hard under an illegal military rule and despotic regime.
The economy begins to tank, people do not want to visit, citizens have trouble supporting the Commodore’s agenda, and eventually someone …...
"An article in the Fijian news outlet Fiji Live ponders whither the overthrow Government formed through the latest coup headed by Commodore Frank Bainimarama will stand up to a legal challenge in the Fiji court...
"This can not be good for a tribal peoples just wanting to be able to pursue and share their lives with others in a modern world.
In the last week, The Commodore dispatches the Council of Chiefs because they felt that they had the right to voice their opinion as to whom the...
"The Real Survivor Fiji - Human Writes Blogesphere
Through the month of February, the new unelected and military Government of Fiji clamped down on the freedom of the press to report what it felt were rights...
"Each by each, Fiji’s democratic institutions are suffering a gradual assault.
Basic freedoms and human rights are being over-run by the all to powerful and illegal acts of an out-of-control Commodore dictator.
The next freedom to suffer is the freedom of the press to...
"It had to happen and after nearly three full months since the head of Fiji’s military, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, faces action in the island nation’s court system.
The hope, through this point-of-order process is to highlight the illegitimacy of of the Commodore’s...
On the eve of the popular reality TV series “Survivor” (which has its premiere tonight on CBS, 8pm et/pt), this latest edition from Fiji may pale in comparison to the real life survivor saga – the coup in...