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Political Crisis Forces USP Changes
Thursday, 2 November 2000, 4:15 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji's political crisis has forced the University of the South Pacific to fast-track its regional education programmes based on satellite technology - but many staff and students are questioning the change. More >>
Military face condemnation over Radio Intimidation
Wednesday, 25 October 2000, 9:15 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA (PMW): Newspapers, media executives and media freedom groups have condemned the detention by Fiji's military forces of three Radio Fiji staff over a news story as intimidation of the country's news media. More >>
Information Minister Tries To Gag Fiji TV
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 3:46 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji's military installed interim administration has tried to gag a popular Fiji Television current affairs programme over a planned interview with the deposed elected prime minister of the country, reports one of the country's daily newspapers. More >>
Detained Radio Fiji Three Released
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 3:43 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA (PMW): Fiji Islands police tonight set free two senior editorial management staff and a journalist working for state-owned Radio Fiji after they had been detained for questioning for more than seven hours about an early morning news bulletin, according ... More >>
Young Guadalcanal Leader Welcomes Peace Agreement
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 3:27 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
GIZO, Western Solomons (WP): The Member of Parliament for Central Guadalcanal, Walton Naezon, in the war-torn island of the Solomons, has applauded delegations of both ethnic groups who signed the Townsville Peace Agreement. More >>
Council Advises Poll
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 3:24 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: The University of the South Pacific has asked Vice-Chancellor Esekia Solofa to "advise" the USP Students Association to hold elections by the end of this semester. More >>
Police To Unmask Coup Instigators
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 3:21 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: A pre-dawn telephone call by rebel leader George Speight on the morning of May 19 is likely to trigger a spate of high-level arrests, reports the Fiji Times. More >>
Military Detain Radio Fiji Three At Gunpoint
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 3:20 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji's military forces have detained two senior editorial management staff and a journalist from state-run Radio Fiji for questioning over a report on the station's early morning news bulletins, according to news reports. More >>
Warlord Paid SID$500,000 Before Releasing Hostage
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 2:55 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
GIZO, Western Solomons (WP): The Solomon Islands government secretly paid SIB$500,000 to the ethnic militia on West Guadalcanal for the release of Solomon Airlines pilot Eric Rove, the militia claim. More >>
Military condemned over Radio Fiji 'intimidation'
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 1:57 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA (PMW): Newspapers, media executives and media freedom groups have condemned the detention by Fiji's military forces of three Radio Fiji staff over a news story as intimidation of the country's news media. More >>
Govt Knew Whereabouts Of Balibo Five
Friday, 20 October 2000, 10:58 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
CANBERRA, Oct 17 AAP - The Whitlam government knew the whereabouts of five Australian newsmen killed 25 years ago in Balibo, a former diplomat said. More >>
VC Confirms Siwatibau As USP Successor
Friday, 20 October 2000, 10:56 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Outgoing Vice-Chancellor Esekia Solofa today confirmed that his sucessor as head of the 12-nation University of the South Pacific will be a former governor of Fiji's Reserve Bank, Savenaca Siwatibau. More >>
Australia To Bail Out PNG Defence
Friday, 20 October 2000, 10:54 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
AUSTRALIA is to help Papua New Guinea reform its armed forces with an aid package that includes funding for soldiers' rations and unpaid allowances, the Australian reports. More >>
Green MPs Raise Morning Star Flag In NZ
Friday, 20 October 2000, 10:02 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
Green Members of Parliament raised West Papua's "Morning Star" flag on the steps of New Zealand Parliament yesterday, to welcome OPM representative and West Papuan exile, Mr John Ondawame. Mr Ondawame was also welcomed by MPs from the New Zealand ... More >>
Fears Of Indonesian Crackdown In Irian Jaya
Thursday, 19 October 2000, 6:25 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
CHURCH leaders and human rights activists in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua, formerly known as Irian Jaya, have reported a build-up of troops, which they fear will be used to crackdown on separatist supporters. More >>
New Television Camera Presented To USP Journalism
Thursday, 19 October 2000, 4:39 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: A second television camera was today presented to the University of the South Pacific's regional journalism programme staff and students. More >>
MEF Threats Ground Solomon Airline Flight
Thursday, 19 October 2000, 10:36 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
GIZO, Solomon Islands (WP): Four days after the signing of the peace-agreement in Townsville, Australia, a Solomon Airline scheduled flight to the Western Solomons was grounded today for several hours after the pilot received threats. More >>
Pacific Journos Set For Seminar
Thursday, 19 October 2000, 10:34 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Pacific regional journalists have been invited to a one-day seminar on the International Criminal Court to be held at Auckland next week, Fiji's Daily Post reports. More >>
Guadalcanal Leaders Hopeful Of Peace
Thursday, 19 October 2000, 10:32 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
GIZO, Solomon Islands (WP): Lasting peace could only be achieved in the war-torn island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands if the warring ethnic militia give peace a chance, says the island's leader. More >>
Widow Calls For Full Inquiry Into Newsmen Deaths
Wednesday, 18 October 2000, 2:51 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
BRISBANE, Oct 16 AAP - The widow of one of five Australian journalists killed in East Timor in 1975 today renewed calls for an inquiry into their deaths, saying she had statements from new witnesses. More >>
