Articles Tagged: paradise
Turmoil in paradise - punishing Fiji - Indian Weekender
 Indian Weekender | Turmoil in paradise - punishing Fiji Indian Weekender Military strongman Sitiveni Rabuka executed a coup—the first in the South Pacific. The new government was ousted before it completed a month in office. ... Vidya S Sharma: Bringing Fiji back from the cold News Ltd Told To Sell Up In Fiji |
Paradise lost at Paradise Taveuni: Bad resort ruins Fiji dive trip - CDNN
Paradise lost at Paradise Taveuni: Bad resort ruins Fiji dive trip CDNN, New Zealand TAVEUNI, Fiji (3 Jun 2009) — Fiji has always been synonymous with sun, fun, warm and friendly people and, in recent years, the odd military coup. It is also known as the soft coral capital of the diving world. Having dived at resorts in Tahiti, ... |
Paradise lost at Paradise Taveuni: Bad resort ruins Fiji dive trip (Cyber Diver News Network)
TAVEUNI, Fiji (3 Jun 2009) — Fiji has always been synonymous with sun, fun, warm and friendly people and, in recent years, the odd military coup.
Pirate radio tries to beat repression in paradise - Independent
Pirate radio tries to beat repression in paradise Independent Since taking power in a military coup in December 2006, Fiji's strongman has slowly eaten away at the country's democratic freedoms, installing newsroom ... |
Pirate radio tries to beat repression in paradise
This is a story about repression in what many people would think of as some kind of paradise.
Fiji Becomes a Volatile Paradise - Wall Street Journal
 AFP | Fiji Becomes a Volatile Paradise Wall Street Journal Australian officials have expressed concern that Fiji's influence could trigger a "coup culture" in other South Pacific nations. Many of the island nations ... Fiji Seeks Closer Ties With China, Cooler Relations With US, Others Fiji leader wrong about help from Australia and NZ Fiji wants to replace Pacific allies with China |
As Economy Falters, Fiji Becomes a Volatile Paradise - Wall Street Journal
As Economy Falters, Fiji Becomes a Volatile Paradise Wall Street Journal Australian officials have expressed concern that Fiji's influence could trigger a "coup culture" in other South Pacific nations. Many of the island nations ... |
In Paradise Lost, where dissent fears to tread - Sydney Morning Herald
In Paradise Lost, where dissent fears to tread Sydney Morning Herald A Fiji journalist says that memories of brutal rampages in support of George Speight's 2000 coup, and Bainimarama's role then as chief of the military, ... |
In Paradise Lost, where dissent fears to tread (Brisbane Times)
Paul McGeough and photographer Kate Geraghty found that more than the pillars of democracy have been dismantled in Fiji.
Paradise turns sour in Fiji and real estate projects face finance ... - Property Community
Paradise turns sour in Fiji and real estate projects face finance ... Property Community ... as the gateway to Fiji's beautiful Mamanuca and Yasawa island groups. The global financial crisis, a political coup, disastrous floods, fierce cyclones, ... |
Fiji: Paradise Lost
Amnesty International has just released Fiji: Paradise Lost , a report on the human rights situation in Fiji following the coup. It makes for unpleasant reading. While the Fijian regime are clearly amateurs at oppression, they have successfully created a climate of fear, with people intimidated by "Gestapo tactics", including threats, arrests, arbitrary detentions, travel bans, and even attacks on homes. According to Amnesty, over a thousand people have been dragged off by the military to
Air Pacific's trouble in paradise - Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (subscription)
 Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (subscription) | Air Pacific's trouble in paradise Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (subscription), Australia Air Pacific was established and started operations in 1951, under the name of Fiji Airways. Qantas purchased Fiji Airways in 1957, but in 1960, when Fiji gained its independence, the Fiji government took an equity stake, together with Air New Zealand ... |
Fiji's Taveuni Island isn't paradise - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | Fiji's Taveuni Island isn't paradise Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand By ALISON BELL - AAP Fiji has always been synonymous with sun, fun, warm and friendly people and, in recent years, the odd military coup. It is also known as the soft coral capital of the diving world. Having dived at resorts in Tahiti, the Maldives, ... |
Fiji paradise? Yeah right!
Hey Aiyaz Khaiyum, your tourism industry is crappy bro …. don’t believe us? Then read this. Page 1 of 2 Single page view Alison Bell discovers that a holiday in paradise doesn’t always deliver a heavenly trip. Fiji has always been synonymous with sun, fun, warm and friendly people and, in recent years, the odd military coup. It is also known as the soft coral capital of the diving world. Having dived at resorts in Tahiti, the Maldives, Mauritius, Bali, New Caledonia, Aust
Fiji's Taveuni Island isn't paradise (Stuff)
Fiji has always been synonymous with sun, fun, warm and friendly people and, in recent years, the odd military coup. It is also known as the soft coral capital of the diving world.
Fiji’s military-led judiciary no paradise for business
Rowan Callick, Asia-Pacific editor | June 05, 2009 Article from: The Australian THE moves by Fiji’s military-installed government to control both the judiciary and the standing of lawyers has come under fire from the business community. Frank Yourn, executive director of the Australia Fiji Business Council, said that “if the client-lawyer relationship is compromised, this will impact on investment decisions”. Two months ago, the Government, via a presidential decree, sacked
Paradise? Yeah, right - The Age
 The Age | Paradise? Yeah, right The Age, Australia Fiji has always been synonymous with sun, fun, warm and friendly people and, in recent years, the odd military coup. It is also known as the soft coral capital of the diving world. Having dived at resorts in Tahiti, the Maldives, Mauritius, Bali, ... |
Pita Driti - the man who can avert bloodshed in paradise Fiji
By blood4dove Thanks guys..I’ve been reading RAW Fiji NEWS closely ever since the good Friday coup..I believe the Future lies on the hand of Driti and his men. If you reading this Pita..the people of Fiji are relying on you.We are worried on how our children going to survive in this kinda situation.I will certainly told my children that i live at the time of Driti. The man who averted blood shed in paradise.Otherwise..too bad..the people of Fiji will stand up..ONE DAY..its in your hand.. WE
Trouble in Paradise
Ethnically diverse groups of Fijian residents are a concern for social justice activists, following reports of foreign journalists being expelled and censorship of local news in the Fiji Times, after the latest round of crackdowns by coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama. Social networking website sotiacentral.com was taken off the net, and while Fiji residents are still able to use MSN to contact relatives outside Fiji, communication is difficult. Property and business owners in the main islands, w
Fiji - History of paradise - Depok Metro
Fiji - History of paradise Depok Metro, Indonesia Sitiveni Rabuka, the Lieutenant Colonel who carried out the 1987 coup became Prime Minister in 1992, following elections held under the new constitution. The new millennium was rocked by more coups and mutinies. The High Court ordered the reinstatement ... |