Fijian strong man, Commodore Frank Bainimarama warned the Methodist Church in Fiji to stay out of politics. The Methodist Church in Fiji has in the past stood up for democracy. A senior Methodist minister was arrested and detained while the military investigated...
This is the first time I've seen this done. Pretty cool. Fan geo-location."Over 1.4 million unique users have downloaded the free Nine Inch Nails album The Slip, according to the band, since they...
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"Rising sea levels from global warming will threaten the livelihoods and homes of more than 200,000 people who live on coral atolls in coming generations, the PACNEWS reported on Monday.
The warning came from Australia`s University of Queensland archaeologist and expert on...
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Might lead to a new use for Government memos...maybe not so many will come to work for their morning bog at taxpayers expense"Indian curry is off the menu for many Fijian civil servants in the city of Suva after all the toilets ran out of paper. The situation has been...
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The horrific video of an Australian Black Hawk helicopter crashing last November in Fiji has been released. In the video, you can see the massive helicopter just hitting the concrete surface of the landing area...
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Observations on the Fijian Coup:
"The internet is a fascinating resource, one can receive news alerts from all over the world … or just one country and learn about how things are getting along.
For...
"In a move that can only mean the worst has yet to come, the self-appointed (he would never have been elected - not bright enough) leader of the nation of freedom loving island peoples, Fiji, is attempting to shut...
"This can not be good for a tribal peoples just wanting to be able to pursue and share their lives with others in a modern world.
In the last week, The Commodore dispatches the Council of Chiefs because they felt that they had the right to voice their opinion as to whom the...
"It had to happen and after nearly three full months since the head of Fiji’s military, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, faces action in the island nation’s court system.
The hope, through this point-of-order process is to highlight the illegitimacy of of the Commodore’s...
On the eve of the popular reality TV series “Survivor” (which has its premiere tonight on CBS, 8pm et/pt), this latest edition from Fiji may pale in comparison to the real life survivor saga – the coup in...
Not again, how does he get away with this all the time... "Peter Foster failed to appear in a Fiji court on Tuesday.
Peter Foster failed to appear in a Fiji court on Tuesday.
Police in Vanuatu have confirmed they are looking for convicted Australian conman Peter...
Maybe it's in what they drink! "Wellington - Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs - traditional leaders of the indigenous Fijian population - did an about-turn on Wednesday and announced its support for the new...
"Fiji's military chief Commodore Frank Bainimarama was sworn in Friday as the South Pacific nation's interim prime minister, exactly one month after seizing control of the nation in an armed coup
During a swearing...
"THE head of the Fijian armed forces, Frank Bainimarama, has reinstated the President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo, clearing the way for an interim government while largely retaining the military's control since its coup last month.
Commodore Bainimarama also announced the resignation...
Coup leader Commodore Voreqe 'Frank' Bainimarama told a radio station talk show Friday that the military would resist any attempts to destabilise its so-called government clean-up campaign."Wellington, Dec 26 - Fiji's military, ruling under a state of emergency after ousting...