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Fiji Newspapers Condemn 'Privileges' For Rebels
Friday, 18 August 2000, 10:12 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji newspapers today condemned the "privileged" treatment of rebels accused of treason and the Daily Post called for a special court sitting on the makeshift prison isle of Nukulau. More >>
New Moves For Western Independence
Friday, 18 August 2000, 10:07 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
USP Pacific Journalism Online: http://www.usp.ac.fj/journ/ USP Journalism on the Fiji crisis (UTS host): http://www.journalism.uts.edu.au/ USP Pasifik Nius stories on Scoop (NZ): http://www.scoop.co.nz/international.htm Have your say: http://www.TheGuestBook.com/vgbook/109497.gbook More >>
Air Pacific Plans No Lay-Offs
Friday, 18 August 2000, 10:04 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
USP Pacific Journalism Online: http://www.usp.ac.fj/journ/ USP Journalism on the Fiji crisis (UTS host): http://www.journalism.uts.edu.au/ USP Pasifik Nius stories on Scoop (NZ): http://www.scoop.co.nz/international.htm Have your say: http://www.TheGuestBook.com/vgbook/109497.gbook More >>
Ousted Coalition Files Legal Challenge Over Crisis
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 9:01 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Members of the ousted elected "people's coalition" government of the Fiji Islands have filed a writ against the president, former president, armed forces chief and the military-backed interim administration alleging wrongful dismissal following ... More >>
Rebels Give Ultimatum To SI Government
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 9:00 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
GIZO, Solomon Islands: Disgruntled members of the Malaita Eagle Force (MEF) yesterday demanded that the Solomon Islands government to pay an undisclosed amount of money promised to the militia before the coup on June 5. More >>
Chaudhry hits back at Kubuabola's 'foolishness'
Thursday, 17 August 2000, 8:59 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji's deposed elected Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry has challenged interim Information Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola over several attacks in the past few days, calling on the minister to "stop making a fool of himself" in public. More >>
Citizens Forum Calls For Coup Inquiry
Monday, 14 August 2000, 2:06 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji's Citizens Constitutional Forum has called for an investigation into interim Information Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola's alleged role in the May putsch. More >>
Solomon Is Government Favours 'State System'
Monday, 14 August 2000, 9:36 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
GIZO, Solomon Islands: Political instability in Solomon Islands has forced the central government to consider adopting the State Government system sooner. More >>
Fiji Newspapers Condemn 'Privileges' For Rebels
Monday, 14 August 2000, 9:30 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
USP Pacific Journalism Online: http://www.usp.ac.fj/journ/ USP Journalism on the Fiji crisis (UTS host): http://www.journalism.uts.edu.au / USP Pasifik Nius stories on Scoop (NZ): http://www.scoop.co.nz/international.htm Have your say: http://www.TheGuestBook.com/vgbook/109497.gbook More >>
FIJI: Reporters threatened over court coverage
Thursday, 10 August 2000, 10:28 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji Islands reporters were abused and threatened outside the Labasa courthouse on the northern main island of Vanua Levu minutes before rebels were to appear before magistrate Maika Nakora, the Fiji Times reports. More >>
SOLOMON IS: Temotu declares state government
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 9:51 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
GIZO, Solomon Islands: More political trouble has erupted in the Solomon Islands as the eastern outer islands of the country, Temotu Province, declared itself a state government yesterday. More >>
Qarase Under Fire Over Transparency
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 9:50 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji's deposed elected government coalition has accused the military-backed interim administration of financial abuse early in its term of office. More >>
Solomons Ceasefire Under Threat
Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 9:11 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
GIZO, Solomon Islands: Malaita Eagle Force (MEF) members yesterday failed to honour a clause of the ceasefire agreement between the warring parties on Guadalcanal refusing to hand-over the armoury in Honiara back to the Solomon Islands police. More >>
Back To Nukulau Island For Speight's Rebels
Sunday, 6 August 2000, 7:57 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
Coup frontman George Speight and 12 other rebels were yesterday refused bail by the Suva Magistrates' Court and were returned to their Nukulau island "prison" on remand until August 11. More >>
FIJI: Speight and rebels claim military brutality
Friday, 4 August 2000, 2:40 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Rebel leader George Speight and his ringleaders claimed military brutality in a front-page report in Fiji's Daily Post today, but the newspaper said the "lawless bunch of hooligans" must answer for a larger abuse of rights. More >>
FIJI: Troops shoot rebel dead
Friday, 4 August 2000, 9:40 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji soldiers shot and killed a rebel gunman and 20 people were wounded in a shootout as the military took control of the troubled Dreketi rice-producing area in Vanua Levu yesterday, media reports said. More >>
SOLOMONS: Ceasefire fails to stop Honiara looting
Friday, 4 August 2000, 9:38 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
GIZO: Solomon Islanders are now anxiously waiting for a positive outcome of the most awaited ceasefire finally signed by one of the warring parties in the ethnic conflicts on Guadalcanal. More >>
Momis Urges Unity Among Bougainville Leaders
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 5:44 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
PORT MORESBY: A united leadership must be maintained throughout the negotiation period and beyond if Bougainville is to gain an immediate autonomous government in the near future, the National reports. More >>
Trade Union Leader Threatened
Thursday, 3 August 2000, 5:39 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Four men claiming to be from Fiji's nationalist Taukei Movement threatened the life of trade union leader Felix Anthony and locked him in his office for an hour during yesterday's national day of peace and democracy, the Fiji Sun reports. More >>
Newspaper Denounces Anarchy And Police Response
Wednesday, 2 August 2000, 10:06 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji's Daily Post newspaper today denounced the anarchy still raging in parts of this Pacific country and the failure of the police and military to restore law and order. More >>
