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Bainimarama: Fiji Looks At Food Self-Sufficiency
Monday, 9 June 2008, 9:37 am | Fiji Government
"Officers in the Ministry of Primary Industry have reacted to rising prices by putting in place a number of programmes designed to alleviate the difficulties faced by those members of our community most at risk," Bainimarama said at the FAO meet. More >>
Fiji Judiciary Is Independent - Minister Tells MSG
Thursday, 29 May 2008, 10:28 am | Fiji Government
Ratu Epeli highlighted that no party has come forward with or offered the slightest proof that the independence of the judiciary had been compromised. "On the contrary, the judiciary remains firmly committed to upholding the rule of law," he said. More >>
Fiji To Have Free, Fair Election - MSG Group Told
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 3:24 pm | Fiji Government
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Co-operation and Civil Aviation Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has assured his counterparts in the Melanesian Spearhead Group that Fiji will have a fair, free and transparent election in March 2009. More >>
Fiji PM In Port Vila For Melanesian Leaders Summit
Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 10:56 am | Fiji Government
Prime Minister Bainimarama has arrived in Port Vila to attend the 17th Melanesian Spearhead Group MSG Leaders Summit. The PM said he very much appreciated the gesture and goodwill Prime Minister Ham Lini showed in personally receiving him on arrival. More >>
"Air Pacific Is A Stagnating Airline" -- Fiji Govt
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 10:58 am | Fiji Government
"Air Pacific is a stagnating airline. Its profit is declining, it is not expanding, no new major international destinations have been added to its flight network in the past two decades. It is also beset by serious employee relations' problems." More >>
Globe Fiji Pro Surfing Champs Give Fiji Exposure
Tuesday, 27 May 2008, 9:17 am | Fiji Government
The Globe Fiji Pro-World Surfing Championship held on Tavarua Island will give the nation immeasurable international exposure and definitely boost tourism, says PM Bainimarama. "Wave riding has tremendous potential for our people," he said. More >>
Fiji's PM Bainimarama Meets Dubai Ports World
Friday, 23 May 2008, 10:00 am | Fiji Government
PM Bainimarama met with Dubai Ports World, a world-renowned marine terminal operator. The meeting was followed by a Cabinet briefing with relevant government ministers, Fiji Island Trade Investment Bureau. DP World officials will also tour Fijian ports. More >>
Competency of Sr Magistrates Questioned: Report
Friday, 23 May 2008, 9:56 am | Fiji Government
The competency of senior magistrates was questioned in relation to matters they dealt with that were contrary to the terms of the Criminal Procedure Code and the Community Work Act, the Commission of Inquiry into the Magistrates' Courts Report found. More >>
Aussie Comments "Preposterous" -- Epeli Ganilau
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 10:28 am | Fiji Government
"Comments made by the Australian Authorities that the Republic if Fiji Military Forces is responsible for making threats against the Australian High Commissioner to Fiji is preposterous and indeed unsubstantiated." - Ratu Epeli Ganilau, Minister for Defence. More >>
COI Into The Magistrates' Courts In Fiji Report
Monday, 19 May 2008, 11:40 am | Fiji Government
Justice Connors took up the position when there were a lot of castigations against people who were participating in processes that were set up or supported by the Government - even though these processes are beneficial to Fiji and her people. More >>
"Journalists Acting Like Political Activists"
Monday, 19 May 2008, 11:39 am | Fiji Government
"This is a civilian interim government with every branch of the machinery of government operating normally - the public service, the judiciary, the security forces, agriculture and industry, health, education, airports, revenue collections etc." More >>
Bainimarama Appeals To Qarase Over True Democracy
Tuesday, 29 April 2008, 12:06 am | Fiji Government
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama has reiterated his call for Qarase and other critics of the Interim Government to join the process towards moving the country forward not only towards the General Elections which is still scheduled for 2009. More >>
Fiji's Commodore Bainimarama Responds To Critics
Friday, 18 April 2008, 11:59 am | Fiji Government
There is no reason for the international community to be alarmed or overreact to the position which the Interim Government has taken on the views of the NCBBF with regards to the necessity for electoral reforms to ensure a sustainable democracy. More >>
Statement By Fiji PM Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama
Friday, 18 April 2008, 9:30 am | Fiji Government
Bainimarama said that the two independent Commissions had indicated that while Fiji wishes to return to democracy by holding elections in March, 2009, this is impossible under the current electoral system as this system itself is undemocratic. More >>
Work Begins on Fiji's Navuso Bridge Project
Friday, 18 April 2008, 9:26 am | Fiji Government
Charge de Affairs al Interim of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China to Fiji, Fei Ming Xing alongside Minister for Works and Transport, Timoci Lesi Natuva, officiated today the ground breaking for the Navuso Bridge Project. More >>
Fiji PM Bainimarama To Visit Northern Division
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 10:02 am | Fiji Government
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama will make an official two days visit to the North commencing on Thursday April 2 to Friday April 3. Commodore Bainimarama is expected to visit agriculture and rural developments in the Division. More >>
"Bring Sevens Glory Back To Fiji" - - Bainimarama
Friday, 28 March 2008, 4:21 pm | Fiji Government
Fiji's Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama today conveyed the nation's best wishes to the Fiji Sevens team scheduled to play in the Hong Kong sevens this weekend and the Adelaide sevens the next weekend. More >>
Bainimarama Welcomes Australian Survey Results
Friday, 28 March 2008, 12:07 am | Fiji Government
Fiji's Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama today welcomed the results of a recent Australian online poll which has ranked Fiji as the safest destination ahead of popular holiday destinations such as Vanuatu and the United Kingdom. More >>
Grow And Buy More Local Produce, Says Fiji's PM
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 4:44 pm | Fiji Government
"Fiji imports a whole range of produce which can be successfully grown and distributed locally. Growing your own food means that ensuring access to affordable, nutritious, and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times." More >>
"We Are On Track" - Fiji Foreign Affairs Minister
Tuesday, 25 March 2008, 11:22 am | Fiji Government
The Interim Government has been sincere, transparent and open about what it has set out to achieve and its Roadmap for Fiji’s return to Parliamentary Democracy. These are the comments of Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, Minister for Foreign Affairs. More >>
