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FIJI: Appeal court allows TV cameras

Wednesday, 21 February 2001, 8:45 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pacific Media Watch): Fiji television viewers are able to watch unedited footage of a court in action for the first time during the historic Court of Appeal sitting over a constitutional case. More >>

Ratu Mara's 'resignation' early issue in court

Tuesday, 20 February 2001, 10:45 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pacnews): The issue of whether the former President of Fiji Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara did resign when the military declared martial law more than one week after the country's government was ousted in a coup was raised at the start of today's sitting ... More >>

Chaudhry calls for unity as court sits

Tuesday, 20 February 2001, 10:36 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): Fiji's deposed Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry has called for commitment and unity, the Fiji Sun reports. In a message to the nation yesterday, the leader of the Fiji Labour Party and the People's Coalition Government reiterated ... More >>

New Caledonia:Strikers Black Out Radio,TV

Monday, 19 February 2001, 9:50 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

NOUMEA (Oceania Flash/SPC): New Caledonia's state Réseau France Outremer (RFO) radio and television stations have once again been put off air by industrial action led by USTKE union, RFO reports on its Paris website. More >>

Tongan Government Condemns Report On Royal Family

Friday, 16 February 2001, 3:26 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

NUKU'ALOFA (Pacific Media Watch) - The Tongan Government has criticised a report last month by the Agence France-Presse news agency alleging that senior Tongan Government officials and members of the royal family are involved in corruption and drug smuggling, ... More >>

Fiji Military steps up security

Wednesday, 14 February 2001, 12:05 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): The Fiji military has stepped up its operations in the western part of the main Viti Levu island as the country awaits the Court of Appeals decision on Justice Anthony Gates' ruling on the 1997 constitution, the Fiji Times reports. More >>

PNG trade unions to push for pay rises

Tuesday, 13 February 2001, 9:59 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

Papua New Guinea trade unions are warning they will push for significant pay rises in the coming weeks, ABC National Radio reports. More >>

FIJI: Media group launches first portal

Friday, 9 February 2001, 11:52 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pacific Media Watch): The media group credited with scoring a major scoop in its news coverage of Fiji's coup last May has launched the country's first internet portal and search engine website. More >>

Former auditor-general says 'corruption rife'

Friday, 9 February 2001, 12:01 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): Former Fiji Auditor-General Michael Jacobs has told ABC Radio's national background briefing programme that corruption was rife in the Fiji Civil Service and "if they (civil servants) had an opprtunity to misuse public funds they ... More >>

Expats furious at 7's Asia-Pacific broadcast deal

Wednesday, 7 February 2001, 2:58 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SYDNEY (Pacific Media Watch): Kerry Stokes's Seven network is poised to win $A50 million to run a new Howard Government-sponsored Asia Pacific television service, prompting a storm of protest from Australian expatriates in the region, the Australian ... More >>

UN uncertain, the killing of the Balibo five

Wednesday, 7 February 2001, 11:32 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

It is still unclear if the United Nations will ever pursue a former Indonesian government minister for the alleged murder of five Australian-based journalists in East Timor in 1975, a UN prosecutor said today. More >>

Solomons students hit by funds shortage

Wednesday, 7 February 2001, 11:10 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

HONIARA (Pasifik Nius): Local government sponsored Solomon Islands students attending tertiary institutions in the country and overseas are still uncertain whether their air fares and tuition fees will be paid in order to resume studies this year. More >>

PNG journalist blasts NBC neglect

Wednesday, 7 February 2001, 11:07 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

PORT MORESBY (Pacific Media Watch): Successive Papua New Guinean governments have been strongly criticised for their failure to effectively fund the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), the National reports. More >>

Chaudhry remains Labour leader

Monday, 5 February 2001, 12:51 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): Fiji's deposed Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry will not be part of any government of national unity, reports the Sunday Sun. More >>

'Come clean' over land

Monday, 5 February 2001, 12:49 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): A development economist has appealed to Fiji's Native Land Trust Board to "come clean" on its real motives if a long-lasting solution to the land problem is to be found for the country. More >>

Women's advocate blames rape on political crisis

Friday, 2 February 2001, 11:09 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): A Fiji women's rights advocate has blamed an increase in inter-racial rapes on the country's political instability and says the abuse of women has become more frequent and intense. More >>

Constutional group want police probe on ‘threat'

Friday, 2 February 2001, 11:07 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius

SUVA (Pasifik Nius): Fiji's Citizens Constitutional Forum has called on the police to probe four indigenous political parties which have issued threats if the Court of Appeal upholds a controversial judgment which ruled the 1997 multiracial constitution ... More >>

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