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Some Fijians want to penalise the Indo-Fijian community for its perceived support of the present regime, says a former vice-president of the island nation.

Some Fijians want to penalise the Indo-Fijian community for its perceived support of the present regime, says a former vice-president of the island nation.

Fiji's economy, hit by a drop in tourism after last December's military coup, is projected to grow 2.2 percent in 2008 after shrinking by an expected 3.9 percent this year, the South Pacific nation's government said Friday.

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it has lifted its outlook on the Republic of Fiji Islands to stable from negative in response to a stabilization of near-term external pressures.

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it has lifted its outlook on the Republic of Fiji Islands to stable from negative in response to a stabilization of near-term external pressures.

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it has lifted its outlook on the Republic of Fiji Islands to stable from negative in response to a stabilization of near-term external pressures.

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it has lifted its outlook on the Republic of Fiji Islands to stable from negative in response to a stabilization of near-term external pressures.

Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. said it “deplores” Fiji’s expulsion of Australian and New Zealand diplomats and urged the military-led government to restore freedom of speech in the Pacific island nation.

Nov. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Australia and New Zealand expelled Fiji’s top envoys, escalating a row with the Pacific island nation after its military-led government ordered their most senior diplomats to leave.

There are claims Fiji’s only remaining economic income, in the wake of the 2006 military coup, is from its struggling tourism industry. The claim was made in a paper presented by the Lowy Institute, which has released its 2009 Pacific Islands Update report. Just last month, the Governor of Fiji’s Reserve Bank claimed the global financial crisis has had a bigger impact on Fiji’s economy than any political developments. Sada Reddy claimed the impact of the annulment of Fiji’s constitution an

AUSTRALIA needs to keep out of Fiji’s path towards democracy, self-appointed prime minister Frank Bainimarama says. The controversial military leader, who toppled the elected government in a bloodless December 2006 coup in the Pacific island nation, told AAP no foreign influence could change Fiji’s course while he was at the helm. “What’s your problem Australia? Let Fiji sort its future for itself,” he said. “We’re not going to have anyone from outside dictate from outside what needs to b

The Governor of Fiji’s Reserve Bank says the global economic crisis has had a bigger impact on Fiji’s economy than political developments. Fiji’s Reserve Bank Governor, Sada Reddy, told Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat program, that the impact of the abrogation of Fiji’s constitution and the imposition of strict media censorship, has had only a very minor impact on the Fiji economy. “I think one of the key things that has affected Fiji in the last two years, more than the political, is the glo

The Governor of Fiji’s Reserve Bank says the global economic crisis has had a bigger impact on Fiji’s economy than political developments. Fiji’s Reserve Bank Governor, Sada Reddy, told Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat program, that the impact of the abrogation of Fiji’s constitution and the imposition of strict media censorship, has had only a very minor impact on the Fiji economy. “I think one of the key things that has affected Fiji in the last two years, more than the political, is the glo

The Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji says political developments in his country have had only a very minor impact on the Fiji economy. In an in-depth interview with Pacific Beat, Reserve Bank Governor, Sada Reddy, gave an upbeat assessment of Fiji’s economic prospects and some insight into the direction the interim government will take in its 2010 budget, which is due to be announced in November. On the international front, Governor Reddy lashed out at countries, he said, are attempting to b

Fiji’s interim leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, has told world leaders that a coup was necessary, because the country’s former leaders were to closely linked to world terrorism. Commodore Bainimarama has used his address to the United Nations General Assembly to defend the 2006 military coup. “There have been critics of events in Fiji since dec 2006 when the mil was forced to remove the gov of Fiji,” he said on Saturday. “I bel that these critics are largely unaware of the extent to wh

A multi-million dollar meeting house of Fiji’s Great Council of Chiefs is to be opened this Friday, four years after construction began. This comes despite the military led regime having disbanded the Council soon after it took power in a coup nearly three years ago. The body is now being re-constituted under new rules laid down by the interim Government. Fiji Live reports that the former President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, is expected to be confirmed by the Government as guest of honour for th

Fiji’s coupster, Frank Bainimarama, is a man of sedition. So much so that every word he utters is always taken as a given lie. People simply don’t trust him based on his well publicised series of lies and contradictory actions against his statements on what he purports to be the best way forward for Fiji. Frank is a friend of communist China, a nation well known for its lack of respect for its peoples human rights. China has become Frank junta’s biggest financier since Frank’s coup of 20

We have been reliably told that certain international organisations and pro-democracy bodies have slammed Malaysian former PM Tun Mahathir bin Mohamad for warming up to Fiji’s murderous tyrant Frank Bainimarama during his recent visit to Malaysia. Sources report that these organisations have written to Tun blasting him for his insensitivity towards the plight of the Fijian people for a return to a democratic rule. They say that Tun seem to have forgotten Frank’s many autrocious violent acts 

Military-installed Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama AP | Sep 8, 2009 By ROHAN SULLIVAN SYDNEY — Fiji’s military regime is using beatings, arbitrary arrests, censorship and intimidation to rule the South Pacific country by fear, Amnesty International alleged Tuesday. The global rights watchdog also cited China for going against an international trend of imposing sanctions on Fiji to punish those responsible for a 2006 coup, and urged Beijing to use its new influence to protect human r