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Pacific leaders have opened a summit on the tiny island nation of Niue at which they will focus on their response to the Fiji military regime's broken promise to hold elections by March next year.

Fiji: The military government will hold its first talks with political parties next month in a step that could help push the coup-prone country back toward democracy.

Fiji: The military government will hold its first talks with political parties next month in a step that could help push the coup-prone country back toward democracy.

Prime Minister Helen Clark says diplomatic channels with Fiji are still open. Her comment follows a report Gerald McGhie, a former diplomat who chairs Transparency International, has called on New Zealand to reopen diplomatic channels with the Fiji interim government.

Prime Minister Helen Clark says diplomatic channels with Fiji are still open.

Prime Minister Helen Clark says diplomatic channels with Fiji are still open. Her comment follows a report by Gerald McGhie, chairman of the global anti-corruption group Transparency International, who called on New Zealand to reopen diplomatic channels with the Fiji interim Government.

Bainimarama?s dialogue with Qarase is a positive sign and we hope this is an opportunity to resolve the political impasse.   Qarase, Beddoes and the NFP?s meeting last week indicate the dialogue had been known beforehand.   Bainimarama?s instigating this dialogue concedes an admission, that the IG cannot deliver on its claims in conducting the coup and now needs the assistance of Qarase, Beddoes & the NFP to absolve it out of its quagmire of illegality.   There are still many difficult obs

A leading Fiji economist has advised the interim Government to allow it to be scrutinized even sued for the sake of credibility. Dr Biman Prasad said a government that did not allow itself to be scrutinized in terms of policies, decisions and judgments did not have much credibility.

Despite Coup Fiji Open for Business By Islomaniac | July 17, 2007 Fiji, ... . Recently however there was a coup in Fiji. Naturally when this happens there is a lot of concern ... island owners. Fiji Coup Commodore Frank Bainimarama Image source: Read the rest

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Xeni Jardin: Military authorities in Fiji are cracking down on politically active bloggers, and blocking access to portions of the internet over "national security concerns." Fiji's current, military-led government seized power in a coup ... . To any folks in Fiji reading this post: here are some helpful tips on how to navigate around internet

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Australia has expanded its warnings about travel to post-coup Fiji to cover outbreaks of typhoid and mumps.Diseases increase Fiji travel risk (TVNZ) AUSTIN - The leader of the Senate is open

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