Articles Tagged: honour

The military should hold itself responsible for the situation the country is now in. Suva lawyer Rajendra Chaudhry made the comments following a statement by interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama that past leaders had not done much for Fiji. ?Commodore Bainimarama and the Republic of the Fiji Military Forces should take some blame for the country?s situation rather than criticise past political leaders,? he said. Mr Chaudhry, the son of Fiji Labour Party leader and former interim f

Washington, The United States on Tuesday called on Fiji?s coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama to honour a commitment to hold elections. His government?s decision to suspend participation in a joint working group with the 16-nation Pacific Islands Forum ?increases concern? that he may not abide by a pledge to hold elections by March 2009, the State Department said. ?The United States is disappointed to hear that the interim government of Fiji has decided to suspend its participation in the Pacific

The United States has called on Fiji's coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama to honour a commitment to hold elections.

Fiji's self-appointed prime minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama must honour his promise to hold elections by March next year, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said today.

More than one reader has taken us to task for highlighting the New Year Honour awarded a donor to the Labour Party more prominently than the higher honour bestowed on Don McKinnon, a leading member of the previous National government and soon to retire as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.

Europe has stepped up its response to the suspension of democracy in Fiji, cancelling an aid allocation for this year and putting on hold more than $112 million worth of future aid.