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Retired Fijian soldier battles red tape to attend RSA meeting in ... - New Zealand Herald
Retired Fijian soldier battles red tape to attend RSA meeting in ... New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Travel sanctions apply to members of the Fiji military who were enlisted at the time of Commodore Frank Bainimarama's 2006 coup - but Mr Sarasau retired in ... |
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Charter sparks Fijian fears - Fiji Times
 Fijivillage | Charter sparks Fijian fears Fiji Times, Fiji - Then again in 2000, Fiji rushed off to election without any solution to the coup culture, said Mr Silimaibau. The charter, he added, would stop the coup ... Samy is Fiji PM?s guru at UN meet Coup culture blamed on all Unite, people told |
King Island beefs up Fijian welfare - Examiner
King Island beefs up Fijian welfare Examiner, Australia - It is run by the army now, in the wake of the third coup in recent history. "It is a very poor country. The people have nothing but the most beautiful ... |
Fijian nationalist party plans to contest next Fiji election - Radio New Zealand International
Fijian nationalist party plans to contest next Fiji election Radio New Zealand International, New Zealand - The Fijian nationalist party formed by supporters of George Speight?s 2000 coup may be back soon minus its high profile members. ... |
Fijian escape loses gloss for many Kiwis - Timaru Herald
Fijian escape loses gloss for many Kiwis Timaru Herald, New Zealand - ... New Zealand and Australia make up 55 per cent of Fiji's worldwide tourist market. New Zealand tourist numbers dropped following the political coup in ... |
Scutt must resign her Fijian post - The Australian
Scutt must resign her Fijian post The Australian, Australia - ... Robert French, in effect the leader of the legal profession in our nation, refused to renew his commission as a judge in Fiji after the 2006 coup. ... |
Fijian appeal for right to work in Australia - ABC Online
Fijian appeal for right to work in Australia ABC Online, Australia - Like New Zealand, Australia is planning to exclude Fiji from guest worker schemes, after a military coup left the country politically unstable. ... |
Tough stance on Fijian leader threatens to cloud Pacific talks (Financial Times)
As rogue nations go, Fiji does not play in the same league as more sinister rivals in Africa and the Middle East. But human rights abuses, deaths in custody, a battered economy and uncertainty on when democratic elections will be staged have featured large since Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama seized control of Fiji after a bloodless coup in 2006.
Fijian cloud hangs over Pacific talks - Financial Times
 TVNZ | Fijian cloud hangs over Pacific talks Financial Times, UK - China has also been steadily stepping up its influence in the region, including extra aid to Fiji when it was withdrawn by Australia after the coup. ... Fiji may boycott Pacific leaders meeting: report Fiji ponders withdrawal from Pacific Forum |
Fijian cloud hangs over Pacific talks (Financial Times)
As rogue nations go, Fiji does not play in the same league as more sinister rivals in Africa and the Middle East. But human rights abuses, deaths in custody, a battered economy and uncertainty on when democratic elections will be staged have featured large since Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama seized control of the Pacific nation after a bloodless coup in 2006.
Fijian journalist arrested in army weapons case - Radio Australia
Fijian journalist arrested in army weapons case Radio Australia, Australia - The weapons, said to be 13 in total, were un-accounted for, when the army negotiated to have all its weapons returned to its armoury following the May coup ... |
Fijian judoka fights for Japanese coach - The Daily Yomiuri
Fijian judoka fights for Japanese coach The Daily Yomiuri, Japan - The travel restriction was a response to a military coup in Fiji in 2006. Rasokisoki also had difficulty obtaining a visa in March to enter the Oceania ... |
Deve is Fiji in wedding from Vagadaci in Levuka while Bernadette is of Fijian
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The proposed Fijian charter
No Right turns covers some salient points of the proposed charter. I beleive the coup was quite unjustified (and illegal), and the military Government has engaged in some nasty thuggish activities. I also doubt the Commodore will even really give up power (I suspect he plans to become President). But I will say that his proposed charter would be a lot better for Fiji in the long term, than the current racially divisive constitution. Now that does not mean coups are a legitimate way to deliver
Fijian economy 'hurt by coup' - Radio Australia
Fijian economy 'hurt by coup' Radio Australia, Australia - Fiji's ousted prime minister Laisenia Qarase has rejected claims made this week by interim finance minister Mahendra Chaudhry that the 2006 military coup ... Coup saved ?economy collapse? Coup saves Fiji?s economy says Chaudhry Fiji interim Finance Minister rounds on USP assessments of economy |
Smith to meet ousted Fijian PM - Sydney Morning Herald
Smith to meet ousted Fijian PM Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Smith has said he looked forward to meeting Qarase, who was overthrown from power during the military coup, and Beddoes. He said Fiji's return to respect ... |
Smith to meet Fijian coup leader-PM - Sydney Morning Herald
Smith to meet Fijian coup leader-PM Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Since taking up his post last year, Mr Smith has been critical of Fiji's self-appointed prime minister, who seized office in a bloodless coup in December ... |
Former Fijian prime minister confident of poll as scheduled - Radio New Zealand
Former Fijian prime minister confident of poll as scheduled Radio New Zealand, New Zealand - Former Fijian prime minister Laisenia Qarese, deposed in a coup in 2006, says he remains confident elections will go ahead on schedule. ... |
Smith mum on meeting with Fijian PM - The Age
Smith mum on meeting with Fijian PM The Age, Australia - Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has left a meeting with Fiji's coup leader tight-lipped about whether the military regime has made any promises ... |
Smith to meet Fijian coup leader-PM (The West Australian)
Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has entered talks in Fiji that bring him face to face for the first time with the South Pacific country's 2006 coup leader, Frank Bainimarama.