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Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama stresses that everyone should just accept what happened in 2006 as it will be a very long journey if people do not accept the events of December 5th takeover. Bainimar
Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama believes that there are several attacks against Interim Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry to weaken the interim government. Bainimarama said he knows that a lot of Fi
The Panel of Judges presiding over the case filed by Ousted Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and others against the Interim government and the RFMF have stressed that the trial must go ahead tomorrow morning. Judge Justic
The Interim Prime Minister has stressed that he does not want the race based voting system or the communal voting to continue in Fiji. Commodore Frank Bainimarama said the People's Charter process is currently under
The Viti Landowners and Resource Owners Association President has today admitted that he was part of a group which asked President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo to appoint Bau chief, Adi Samanunu Cakobau as the Interim Prime Minis
The High Court case which is expected to decide the legality or otherwise of the events of December 5th, 2006 and the interim government gets underway in the Suva High Court this morning. Ousted Prime Minister Laisenia
Stop misleading the indigenous Fijians. That's the message from Interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama to Viti Landowners and Resource Owners Association President, Ratu Osea Gavidi. Commodore Bainimara
Interim Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry is now in the process of suing the Fiji Times and is claiming One Billion Dollars in damages for alleging defaming his reputation after publishing certain stories. In a press r
The Electoral Commission said elections will be held at the first opportune moment in 2009 which will most probably be during a school break. Although Chairman M.R Khan said it is likely elections may be shifted and hel
The interim prime minister has stressed that he does not want an unstable Fiji and will not allow anyone to take the country in that direction. Commodore Frank Bainimarama said the authorities will clamp down on any inc
Serious concerns are being raised after changes have been made to the Immigration Act which now state that the decision of the Immigration Minister to order someone's removal or deportation from the country cannot be
The President Ratu Josefa Iloilo has made a promulgation gazette February 26th 2008 to amend the Immigration Act which prohibits any legal challenge of decisions made by the Minister responsible relating to Removal order
The Public Service Commission stresses that the interim government is not in a position to be able to agree to any cost of living adjustment payments for civil servants despite increasing prices of various goods and serv
The ousted Opposition Leader said the Fiji Intelligence Service is not good for Fiji, it’s a bad idea and it will not work. Mick Beddoes said the FIS is emerging at a time when there is a lot of uncertainty in Fij
SDL National Director Peceli Kinivuwai said he was not arrested by police on Thursday. He said he was invited by police for informal discussions but refused to give details on what was discussed. Kinivuwai refused to g
The author of the Fiji Human Rights Commission report on the Freedom and Independence of the media who listed a group of companies including media houses who allegedly funded the SDL's Duavata Initiative, now says th
The Native Land Trust Board has rejected the report by Indian Consultant Dr. M. Krishnamurthi on the rehabilitation of the sugar industry, in which he proposes that all native lands be de-reserved. NLTB Spokesperson Ro
The Interim Prime Minister has today stressed that the freedom of the media is not restricted and the media should just report in a responsible and fair manner. Commodore Frank Bainimarama said some reports published by
The Interim Prime Minister said the interim government is committed to have elections in March 2009 and stresses that the People's Charter will be in place before the elections. While responding to the US Deputy Ass
The author of the Fiji Human Rights Commission report on the Freedom and Independence of the Media in Fiji stresses that majority of the media newsrooms are being run by whites. Speaking from Hawaii, Doctor James Antho
