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The Public Emergency Regulation is in place. President Ratu Josefa Iloilo has also gazetted a Public Emergency Regulation last night dated Friday 10th April 2009. It stated that in exercise of the powers vested in Ratu
The President Ratu Josefa Iloilo has abrogated the 1997 constitution. President Iloilo made the announcement in a national address this morning and he appointed himself as the Head of State. President Iloilo also re
Fiji does not have a government, Prime Minister or any minister and now the nation awaits word from the President Ratu Josefa Iloilo to appoint a caretaker Prime Minister. In his national address last night, Army Comman
The Fiji Court Of Appeal has just ruled that the dismissal of Laisenia Qarase as Prime Minister after the events of December 2006 and the dissolution of parliament were unlawful. While delivering the summary of the ruli
Laisenia Qarase delighted Soon after the ruling Former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase was delighted. He said it is now for the President to do the right thing in accordance with the ruling. Qarase also stressed t
The four major political parties that were this morning excluded from the Political Dialogue Forum have expressed their disappointment and have all said that the Interim Prime Minister contradicts himself at every turn e
It is time to move forward without them. Those were the words of interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama in his opening remarks at the third political forum as he informed political party leaders of the reaso
The third Political Dialogue Forum is in limbo after some parties have been excluded from the meet after a directive from the interim Prime Minister. Former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has confirmed to Fijivillage th
All eyes turn to the three Judges of the Fiji Court of Appeal who will this afternoon at 3pm deliver their ruling in the Qarase vs Bainimarama case. The appeal hearing ran for three days and the three Judges Justice Ran
The three judges of the Fiji Court of Appeal will deliver their ruling in the Qarase verse Bainimarama case at 3pm tomorrow after the appeal hearing concluded in the last hour. After listening to submissions from both p
Questions have been raised on why the Interim Prime Minister has not come to court to give an undertaking that he will allow the constitutional process to take course if a decision by the Appeals Court is made against th
Lawyer representing Commodore Frank Bainimarama has today stressed to the three Appeals Court judges that there is nothing between them and the Fiji Human Rights Commission. As the Qarase verse Bainimarama case continue
The President's decision to confirm, validate and ratify the acts between December 2006 and January 5th, 2007, by the Commander and the RFMF was done upon the advice given, which was false, pretended and unlawful. T
A Koronivia, Nausori family is living in fear after they were terrorised and robbed by a group of masked men early this morning. The five masked men stormed into their house and shop which is located beside the house an
Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama should be appointed as Caretaker Prime Minister during elections to ensure stability in the country. That is one of the suggestion put forward by his lawyer Queens Coun
41-year-old soldier, Private Maika Vuniwawa who was found guilty of manslaughter by the Suva High Court for causing the death of Nakelo villager Nimilote Verebasaga, has been sentenced to three years behind bars. High
A suggestion was made in the Fiji Court of Appeal today that former Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase should be appointed as Caretaker Prime Minister to follow the constitutional process in dissolving parliament and allow t
President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo should not use the reserved powers to remove a government elected by the people of Fiji. This is one of the submissions by the SDL's senior legal counsel, Brad Walker to the Fiji Court
Police and soldiers raided the house of a businessman of Baitikama, Labasa and confiscated some dried leaves believed to be marijuana and more than $35,000 cash. Assistant Spokesperson, Atunaisa Sokomuri has confirmed t
Digicel Fiji Sevens team co-captain, Vereniki Goneva and Bua lad Orisi Sareki scored two tries to thump England by 40 points to nil and take Fiji into the semifinals of the Australia Sevens this evening. Fiji scored a
