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Fiji Appeal Court decision online

Tuesday, 6 March 2001, 9:17 am | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

Fiji Appeal Court decision online Mon, 5 Mar 2001 10:00:19 +1200 PEOPLE'S COALITION GOVERNMENT, FIJI Issue No: 553 5 March 2001 visit our website: http://www.pcgov.org.fj The full text of the Fiji Court of Appeal decision is now available at: http://www.pcgov.org.fj/docs_o/chandrikaprasad_ruling_appeal.htm ... More >>

Politician’s Priority, Fiji's future - says PM

Tuesday, 6 March 2001, 9:11 am | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

The Prime Minister of Fiji, Mahendra Chaudhry says that the priority of politicians should be Fiji's future. Chaudhry stated that the major crisis facing Fiji came in two forms: one, the totally wrecked economy, and two, the racial intolerance generated ... More >>

Another Fiji factory lays off workers

Tuesday, 6 March 2001, 9:09 am | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

Media reports that last week, the Supertext Fiji Limited, based at Nabua Suva, laid off 150 workers. Two weeks ago, two Lautoka based factories closed down their factories secretly and at least one of them shipped the machines out of Fiji. About 1000 workers ... More >>

Military calls for respect of the court decision

Sunday, 4 March 2001, 12:11 am | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

The military has called for the people to respect the decision of the Fiji Court of Appeal. More >>

Terrorist supporters reject Appeal decision

Sunday, 4 March 2001, 12:10 am | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

Ultra nationalists and supporters of the terrorist George Speight have rejected the Fiji Court of Appeal decision. More >>

Jo Singh, Lodhia, and Fiji Times not too pleased

Sunday, 4 March 2001, 12:09 am | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

As the nation and the world hail the landmark decision of the Fiji Court of Appeal, some individuals have expressed reservations about it. More >>

Amnesty International, Democracy Committees elated

Sunday, 4 March 2001, 12:07 am | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

The Fiji democracy committees aborad and the Amnesty International have welcomed the decision of the Fiji Court of Appeal. More >>

Qarase set to renege on his promise

Friday, 2 March 2001, 3:37 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

Regime Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase is set to renege on his promise to the people of Fiji that he and his regime will abide by the Court decision. The promise was delivered to the Fiji Court of Appeal on the last day of hearing last week. More >>

Qarase blasts international community

Friday, 2 March 2001, 3:31 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

The Prime Minister of the regime which has been declared illegal by the Fiji Court of Appeal, Laisenia Qarase has blasted other countries for interfering with Fiji's internal affairs. More >>

Qarase regime declared illegal

Thursday, 1 March 2001, 6:19 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

The full Fiji Court of Appeal, comprising 5 judges headed by Justice Sir Maurice Casey, today delivered a summary of a lengthy judgement on the regime's appeal against the High Court decision that the 1997 Constitution is still the supreme law in Fiji. More >>

Regime Appeal Dismissed - 1997 Constitution Intact

Thursday, 1 March 2001, 5:11 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

The Fiji Court of Appeal has dismissed the Qarase regime's appeal against the High Court decision. More >>

Fiji Tourism Industry Loses Over $250m

Thursday, 1 March 2001, 3:00 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

The tourism industry has lost over $250m due to the effects of the terrorist crisis. Fiji Visitors Bureau's Director of Marketing, Bill Whiting has been quoted by today's Fiji Times as saying that the industry lost $225m excluding the loss to the Air Pacific. ... More >>

Fiji Regime concedes 58 families are refugees

Thursday, 1 March 2001, 2:58 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

The Qarase regime has conceded that 58 families from the Muaniweni and Dawasamu areas are still refugees staying in refugee camps or with relatives outside these areas. In a media report, the regime states that it has provided $184,000 worth of rations ... More >>

Fiji Police Commissioner meddles in Politics

Thursday, 1 March 2001, 2:57 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

At a press conference yesterday, Savua stated that the formation of another ethnic Fijian political party will further divide ethnic Fijians. He was responding to the reported formation of a political party known as Fijian Congress Party by supporters ... More >>

Island nations censure regime

Wednesday, 28 February 2001, 4:21 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

The Pacific Island nations have censured the Qarase regime by rejecting Fiji's offer to host this year's Pacific Island Forum Leaders' meeting. Forum chair, Kiribati, relayed the decision of the Forum island nations to hold the meeting in Nauru. More >>

Tax-evading regime minister freed by courts

Wednesday, 28 February 2001, 4:10 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Multi-ethnic Affairs, George Shiu Raj, was this morning freed of tax-related charges by the Chief Magistrate when the prosecutor did not turn up. More >>

Ah Koy company on fraud charges

Monday, 26 February 2001, 2:59 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

A company linked to Jim Ah Koy will possibly be charged for fraud. Paperchase Ltd, a subsidiary of Kelton Investments Ltd, has had the court order it to freeze its assets. The order comes after Credit Corporation Ltd applied for an injunction against ... More >>

Early election looms – Fiji

Monday, 26 February 2001, 2:55 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): Watch for the Fiji Islands to go to the polls within the next few months, perhaps as early as April, reports the Daily Post. More >>

No investment because of uncertainty, says US

Friday, 23 February 2001, 1:55 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

The American government says that the lack of investment in Fiji, and the lack of commercial deals between Fiji and the US is a result of the current political situation in Fiji. Newly appointed US Commercial Attaché at the US Embassy, Chris Hodges told ... More >>

Fiji drifting away from civilisation, journalist

Thursday, 22 February 2001, 1:18 pm | Fiji Peoples Coalition Government

Fiji is daily drifting further and further away from being the civil society it could have become had it not been for deep-dyed racism within the indigenous Fijian tribal establishment, writes veteran journalist Gordon McLauchlan. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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