Articles Tagged: land

from w The Tui Labasa, Adi Salanieta Tuilomaloma, has said that she thinks that unused land should be leased out in her district of Labasa. Of course it is really up to each mataqali to make such a decision - however her initiative is a guideline. But, why don't the men and women of Labasa lease the land back to themselves? They could start intensive vegetable and fruit farms, grow kura, ginger, cassava, etc. Sugar-cane, well, I don't think that is the way to go as there's very little financi

Thanks very much to FIJI GIRL who has written this thought provoking piece on our priceless assets that are slowly but surely being eroded away from under our feet. "Thanks to repeated coup-de-tats, Fiji is no longer ?the way the world should be?. But this does not mean that we have nothing to offer the modern world, nor that regaining our once proud status is impossible. On a global scale, Fiji has two rare, precious resources that other countries cannot buy, create, manufacture, or replicat

The statement of Acting General Manager of NLTB Meli Beniuci that all native lands are safe and protected pursuant to section 4(1) of the Native Lands Trust Act, because all native lands are vested in the Board is feeble and unconvincing.  It is feeble and unconvincing because the interim Government has time and again showed its utter disregard for the rule of law in Fiji, so what exempts Board from being steamrolled into submission like all the others?  The current Board?s composition is il

The issue of de-reserving native land in Fiji seems to be blown out of proportion by the use of negative connotations framed by the local media in Fiji, underscored by the article in Fiji Times. Deregister plan UNAISI RATUBALAVU Thursday, February 14, 2008 There are moves by the interim Government to de-reserve native reserve land. This follows instructions from Finance Ministry permanent secretary for Sugar Peni Sikivou to the Native Land Trust Board last month to consider a proposal to d

Fiji Sun article by the their Political Editor poses interesting but academically flawed questions about the issue of native land in Fiji. The following is an excerpt: Landownership is ?intact ... ? With the charter paving the way for a non-racial Fiji will it affect land ownership? Let us look at the total

THE tactical need to land Black Hawk helicopters quickly during military operations means pilots cannot always fly conservatively, a military board of inquiry has heard.

THE tactical need to land Black Hawk helicopters quickly during military operations means pilots cannot always fly conservatively, a military board of inquiry has heard.

A couple of big balaclava wearing men break into a lawyer's home and a day later two other lawyers are hauled into military custody.

If anyone is in a position to claim Fiji has had its last coup, then it is Dr Tupeni Baba who has endured all four in the past 20 years.

Landed in Aukland 31st March and its pretty nippy!!!Went to Bamber House (the Backpacker place Clare is running)and lets just say we had a fine reunion (but the duty free did not survive!!).Suffice to say the next day was definately a 'rest day'.Walked into Aukland and it has to be said new zealand drivers are a law unto themselves

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April 13 (Bloomberg) ? Diplomats from the U.S., the U.K. and Australia suggested Fijian army officers overthrow their commander before he led a military coup in December, said Colonel Pita Driti, the head of the country?s land forces. Source

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April 13 (Bloomberg) -- Diplomats from the U.S., the U.K. and Australia suggested Fijian army officers overthrow their commander before he led a military coup in December, said Colonel Pita Driti, the head of the country's land forces.