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Fiji military strongman tightens grip, boycotts regional summit (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - Fiji's military strongman, Voreqe Bainimarama, tightened his grip on the South Pacific island state Monday and announced he would boycott a regional summit where he was expected to defend his refusal to hold fresh elections next year, ac...
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New Zealand lifts ban on Fiji strongman Bainimarama (New Kerala)
Wellington, Aug 13: New Zealand will lift a ban on Fiji's military strongman Frank Bainimarama next week so that he can face criticism at a meeting where regional leaders are expected to demand why he is reneging on a promise to hold elections next year, officials said Wednesday.
New Zealand lifts ban on Fiji strongman so he can face the music (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - New Zealand will lift a ban on Fiji's military strongman Frank Bainimarama next week so that he can face criticism at a meeting where regional leaders are expected to demand why he is reneging on a promise to hold elections next year, of...
New Zealand leader says Fiji strongman broke promise about election (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - Fiji military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama, who ousted the elected government 19 months ago is protracting the rule he established at the barrel of a gun in breaking a promise to hold fresh elections next year, New Zealand Prime Minist...
Fiji strongman rules out elections in 2009 (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - Fiji military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama has reversed a promise he made to the Pacific island state's aid donors, including the European Union, to hold fresh elections next year, reports from the capital Suva said on Saturday. Bainimar...
New Zealand tells Fiji strongman to stick to election plan - Monsters and Critics.com
New Zealand tells Fiji strongman to stick to election plan Monsters and Critics.com - The EU, New Zealand and Australia imposed sanctions on Fiji following the coup in December 2006 and threatened to withhold aid from the Pacific island state ... |
New Zealand tells Fiji strongman to stick to election plan (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters told Fiji military strongman Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama, who seized power in a bloodless coup 18 months ago, on Wednesday that he must honour his promise to hold free elections by March next ye...
Fiji military strongman threatens planned polls (Gulf Times)
WELLINGTON: Fiji?s military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama, who seized power in a bloodless coup 18 months ago, has threatened to cancel new elections he promised to hold next March, according to reports from the capital Suva yesterday.
Fiji military strongman threatens to cancel elections (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - Fiji's military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama, who seized power in a bloodless coup 18 months ago, has threatened to cancel new elections he promised to hold next March, according to reports from the capital Suva on Friday. Bainimarama sa...
Fiji strongman Bainimarama tightens grip on island state (Gulf Times)
WELLINGTON: Fiji military strongman Voreqe ?Frank? Bainimarama, who seized power in a bloodless coup that ousted the elected government 14 months ago, has tightened his grip on the Pacific island state by appointing himself chairman yesterday of the influential Great Council of Chiefs, news reports from the capital, Suva, said.
Fiji strongman Bainimarama tightens grip on island state - TREND Information
Fiji strongman Bainimarama tightens grip on island state TREND Information, Azerbaijan - dpa ) - Fiji military strongman Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama, who seized power in a bloodless coup that ousted the elected government 14 months ago, ... |
Fiji strongman Bainimarama tightens grip on island state - Earthtimes
Fiji strongman Bainimarama tightens grip on island state Earthtimes, UK - Wellington - Fiji military strongman Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama, who seized power in a bloodless coup that ousted the elected government 14 months ago, ... |
Fiji strongman Bainimarama tightens grip on island state (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - Fiji military strongman Voreqe Frank Bainimarama, who seized power in a bloodless coup that ousted the elected government 14 months ago, has tightened his grip on the Pacific island state by appointing himself chairman Tuesday of the i...
Fiji strongman to address UN - Stuff.co.nz
 Fijivillage | Fiji strongman to address UN Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - "I will tell them what democracy is like in Fiji, like the one's that you people think we should have." Its his first trip out of the country since the coup ... Fiji's interim Prime Minister to address UN Fiji interim PM to address UN General Assembly Bainimarama to address UN |
Fiji strongman to address UN (Stuff)
Fiji's self appointed prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama will tell the United Nations General Assembly what democracy in the Pacific nation is when he speaks in New York next week.
Fiji strongman worried about growing crime - Stuff.co.nz
Fiji strongman worried about growing crime Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Self appointed Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama staged a coup last December and under martial law had soldiers patrolling the streets until June. ... |
Fiji strongman worried about growing crime (Stuff)
Fiji's military leader says he is worried about the rise in crime in the Pacific nation following the pulling back of soldiers into the barracks.
Fiji military strongman says foreign critics naive - Earthtimes.org
 Fijivillage | Fiji military strongman says foreign critics naive Earthtimes.org - Wellington - Fiji's military strongman Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama, who ousted the elected government in a bloodless coup in December, has accused foreign ... Martial law attracts ire Coup no struggle for power: Bainimarama EU, US pressure Fiji to lift emergency restrictions |
Fiji military strongman says foreign critics naive (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - Fiji's military strongman Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama, who ousted the elected government in a bloodless coup in December, has accused foreign critics of being naive in pressuring him to return the South Pacific island state to democracy w...
Fiji strongman agrees to hold election by March 2009 (EARTHtimes.org)
Wellington - Fiji's military regime has agreed in principle to hold elections by March 2009, according to a statement from the regime Tuesday. Interim prime minister Voreqe Frank Bainimarama, who led last year's December coup, said he accepted an...