Articles Tagged: eight

Eight questions the dictator MUST answer! July 11, 2008 by solivakasama When staging a coup in December 2006 Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama made a solemn pledge that no military officer would gain financially as a result of the military taking over.As we now know, that promise was a big lie. Over the past 18 months we have seen military personnel installed in high-paying positions across a whole range of our nation?s institutions. To rub salt into the wound, Bainimarama keeps talking about the

When staging a coup in December 2006 Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama made a solemn pledge that no military officer would gain financially as a result of the military taking over.As we now know, that promise was a big lie. Over the past 18 months we have seen military personnel installed in high-paying positions across a whole range of our nation?s institutions. To rub salt into the wound, Bainimarama keeps talking about the need for good governance, but his actions contradict his words. Instead,

Fijian coach and goal keeper Vilimaina Davu walked off the court yesterday oblivious to the magnitude of Fiji's historic loss to the Cook Islands.

SUVA, Fiji (AP) - Eight Fijian policemen were charged Wednesday over the murder of a man who was found dead in hospital a day after he was handcuffed by officers and taken from his home for questioning.

Eight Fiji policemen have been charged with murder after another wave of arrests linked to alleged human rights abuses following last year's military coup in the Pacific nation.

SUVA: The troubled Pacific nation of Fiji erupted in national celebration yesterday with fireworks fizzing and car horns blaring after their rugby team scored a massive upset over Wales in the World Cup.