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Ratu Epeli Nailatikau sworn in as VP

Bau chief Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has been sworn in as Fiji's Vice President by President Ratu Josefa Iloilo under the new Legal Order. Ratu Epeli was the Army Commander until the 1987 coup led by Sitiveni Rabuka.

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Wait continues for judiciary appointments

Courts are expected to remain closed with the wait continuing for the President to appoint members of the judiciary. Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Senior Court clerks are now handling bail and custody cases in a

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PER to continue - Leweni

The Permanent Secretary for Information said Fiji is under a new Legal Order and the country will continue to have the Public Emergency Regulation for now. Speaking to Radio NZ, Major Neumi Leweni said Fiji continues tr

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Get ready to sacrifice

Army Commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama said if the SDL Party did not take the matter to court regarding their removal from office, the 1997 constitution would still be alive today and the President would not have abr

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No Decree can be questioned in Court

President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo has signed off a number of decrees over the past few days since the abrogation of the constitution, and it has been clearly stated that none of the decrees can be questioned or challenged in

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Permits of meetings, gatherings revoked

All permits issued to various organisations and social groups to hold public meetings and gatherings have been revoked due to the Public Emergency decree which is now in force. It has been confirmed that the various Com

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Fiji dollar devalued by 20%

The Fiji dollar has been devalued by 20 percent with immediate effect. The newly appointed Governor of the Reserve Bank Sada Reddy announced this earlier today. The RBF said the devaluation will bring the Fiji dollar i

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Sada Reddy Appointed RBF Governer

The Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Sada Reddy has been appointed the Governor of the RBF. Permanent Secretary for Information, Major Neumi Leweni confirms that Reddy was appointed earlier today. &nbsp

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Re-appointments still unknown

It is still not known at this stage whether all those holding constitutional appointments will be re-appointed to their positions after being dismissed yesterday and over the weekend, due to the abrogation of the constit

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All Constitutional appointments dismissed

All the people who were holding constitutional appointments have been dismissed due to the abrogation of the constitution, and it’s not known at this stage who will take up the vacant positions. From this morning,

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RBF tightens exchange controls

The Reserve Bank of Fiji has tightened exchange controls with immediate effect. Deputy RBF Governor, Sada Reddy said this move is in line with one of the bank's core objectives of safeguarding our foreign reserves.

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Fuel import costs at $1.2 billion

Importing fuel has so far cost Fiji $1.2 billion in the last year and to reduce these costs, alternatives like bio-fuel will now be looked at. Energy Department Director Bio-fuel Iferemi Dau said the transport sector co

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Use discretion when writing stories

Use your discretion when writing stories. Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Information Neumi Leweni said that with the Public Emergency Regulation (PER) in place, news directors and journalist should draw the lin

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No need for discussions

The Permanent Secretary for Information Major Neumi Leweni has revealed that it will be no use to sit down with the Fiji Media Council and discuss the presence of Ministry of Information officers and police officers at m

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Broadcast pro-Fiji news-Sayed-Khaiyum

Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said all that the President's interim government wants is all media organizations in the country to publish or broadcast news which is pro-Fiji. The call comes after the Ministry

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Council to discuss deployment of MINFO personnel

The Fiji Media Council will meet at the end of this month to discuss the issue surrounding the deployment of Ministry of Information personnel at different media outlets. Council chairman Daryl Tarte said this is a seri

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President’s mandate will be met

The Prime Minister in the President's Interim Government Commodore Frank Bainimarama has stressed that they will ensure the mandate set by the President is met for elections to be held by 2014. In his national addre

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Time for a fresh start-PM

Let us wipe the slate clean and make a fresh start. Those were the words of the Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama in his national address late last night. Commodore Bainimarama also revealed that he will be

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Same ministers appointed

The same interim ministers who were in office prior to the Fiji Court of Appeal ruling have been reappointed in the last hour. They took their oaths in a swearing-in ceremony before President Ratu Josefa Iloilo at Gover

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Bainimarama reappointed Interim PM

President Ratu Josefa Iloilo has appointed Army Commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama as Prime Minister of his interim government. Commander Bainimarama took his oath before Ratu Josefa Iloilo at Government House just a

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