Articles Tagged: paradise

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.

Paul McGeough and photographer Kate Geraghty found that more than the pillars of democracy have been dismantled in Fiji.

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

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 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.

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

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

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

Though relatively small, Fiji has quite a history.