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Editorial: Dictators must not hold sway in Pacific - The Dominion Post
Editorial: Dictators must not hold sway in Pacific The Dominion Post OPINION: Prime Minister John Key wants to renew engagement with Fiji. Good. The relationship is certainly in need of repair. Fiji and New Zealand have a ... |
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The Contemporary Pacific
The Contemporary Pacific Volume 21, Number 2, Fall 2009, pp. 337-352 Melanesia In Review: Issues And Events, 2008 Fiji by Jon Fraenkel Fiji’s military-backed government dug in its heels during 2008, defying pressure to hold elections. At home, interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama courted popular backing for a “People’s Charter” and sought to restructure the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC). Externally, relations soured further with Australia and New Zealand over the breach of the commitment
China To Use 'Fiji Model' To Boost Pacific Ties - pacific
China To Use 'Fiji Model' To Boost Pacific Ties pacific, HI - ... relations with China have expanded as Fiji ’s as trade with traditional partners Australia and New Zealand have diminished following the 2006 coup. ... |
Pacific May Be Able To Ride Out Financial Storm In Short-Term - pacific
Pacific May Be Able To Ride Out Financial Storm In Short-Term pacific, HI - ... the 2006-coup remains uncertain. Reserve Bank Governor Savenaca Narube says Fiji ?s economic growth rate for 2008 will be an estimated 1.7 percent. ... |
South Pacific Stock Exchange Halts FHL Trading In Wake Of Board ... - pacific
South Pacific Stock Exchange Halts FHL Trading In Wake Of Board ... pacific, HI - ... for the company until more disclosure about the board changes are provided, the Fiji Times reported. Qarase, who was deposed in the 2006 military coup, ... |
Pacific Specialists Gather At Australian National University - pacific
Pacific Specialists Gather At Australian National University pacific, HI - ... roundtable discussions presented on themes such as the changing trade scene in the South Pacific, the Fiji coup, and constitutional changes in Tonga . ... |
Fiji May Not Be Invited To Pacific Arts Festival - pacific
Fiji May Not Be Invited To Pacific Arts Festival pacific, HI - ... Togiola Tulafono believes the government to government invitation cannot be extended to Fiji to attend the festival as a result of last year?s coup. ... |
Asia Pacific News Pacific Forum concerned over...
Pacific Forum concerned over expulsion (Fijilive.com) ... Zealand ambassador (AFP via Yahoo! Asia News) WELLINGTON (AFP) - Fiji?s military coup leader expelled ... Zealand High Commissioner Michael Green from Fiji. Global warming or not, ocean is rising over Pacific
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22 links from 6 sites) UN says three Pacific parliaments still without women - Radio New Zealand International
![]() Radio New Zealand International | UN says three Pacific parliaments still without women Radio New Zealand International ... highest ratio of women in parliament. Fiji, which did have women representation, had its parliament shut down more than three years ago in a military coup. |
Dictators must not hold sway in Pacific - The Dominion Post
Dictators must not hold sway in Pacific The Dominion Post OPINION: Prime Minister John Key wants to renew engagement with Fiji. Good. The relationship is certainly in need of repair. Fiji and New Zealand have a ... |
Pacific Women's Rights Campaigner Honoured - Scoop.co.nz (press release)
Pacific Women's Rights Campaigner Honoured Scoop.co.nz (press release) We wanted to salute her for the immense courage she has shown in challenging the 2006 military coup in Fiji and in continuing, despite threats and ... |
Pacific Women’s Rights Campaigner Honoured (Scoop.co.nz)
mnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand (AIANZ) has granted its first ever Human Rights Defender Award to Shamima Ali, Executive Director of the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre in Suva, Fiji.
Pacific Women's Rights Campaigner Honoured By Amnesty International - Voxy
![]() Radio New Zealand International | Pacific Women's Rights Campaigner Honoured By Amnesty International Voxy We wanted to salute her for the immense courage she has shown in challenging the 2006 military coup in Fiji and in continuing, despite threats and ... Fiji's Shamima Ali wins Amnesty Human Rights Defender award |
Pacific spat - Frontline
![]() DAWN.com | Pacific spat Frontline Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd responded by warning that Australia would maintain its tough stance against Fiji in order to prevent its “coup culture” ... Fiji to appeal Commonwealth Games ban Fiji to challenge Games ban Commonwealth urges Fiji to restore democracy |
Pacific diplomatic row deepens - 英文中國郵報
Pacific diplomatic row deepens 英文中國郵報 Rebels who ousted the Solomon Islands government in 2000 cited a coup that year in Fiji as inspiration, prompting Canberra to recast its regional military ... |
Rudd flags tough stand to stop 'coup culture' spreading in Pacific - The Australian
![]() Straits Times | Rudd flags tough stand to stop 'coup culture' spreading in Pacific The Australian KEVIN Rudd has warned Fiji's influence could trigger a "coup culture" in the Pacific and Australia must take a tough stand. The Prime Minister's comments ... Fiji orders expulsion of Australia, NZ envoys Australia's hardline Fiji stance remains Fiji expels New Zealand, Australian envoys |
Asian Development Bank reviews Pacific economies - Radio Australia
Asian Development Bank reviews Pacific economies Radio Australia You know, until the coup, of course, Fiji was doing quite well. That's no longer the case, of course. They're now one of the most severely impacted of all ... |
NGOs question Fiji's exclusion from Pacific trade talks - Radio Australia News
NGOs question Fiji's exclusion from Pacific trade talks Radio Australia News ... from the Australian National University says Fiji's economy is in a terrible state and the only remaining income, in the wake of the military coup, ... |
Pacific leaders meet for golf diplomacy (Sydney Morning Herald)
Pacific leaders are descending on Fiji for a summit resolving what to do when a world leader is stuck in the rough, not diplomatically, but on the golf course.
Pacific leaders meet for golf diplomacy - Brisbane Times
Pacific leaders meet for golf diplomacy Brisbane Times Previous Fiji coup leader and former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, a past winner of Fiji's amateur golf competition, is expected to be a formidable ... |









