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Youth Plan Suva Prayer Meeting
Tuesday, 27 June 2000, 4:23 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji's National Youth Congress and the Ministry of Youth are organising a day of unity, prayer and fasting at Albert Park in the capital Suva on Saturday. More >>
Ratu Mara 'May Be Reinstated'
Tuesday, 27 June 2000, 11:51 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji's rebels still holding 27 captives from the ousted elected government believe that President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara has not resigned, the Fiji Times reports. More >>
FIJI: CCF appeals for government of national unity
Monday, 26 June 2000, 9:15 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji's Citizens' Constitutional Forum today appealed to the military regime to appoint an interim government of national unity from 56 members of the democratic Parliament who are not being held captive. More >>
President Issue Deadlocks Talks
Monday, 26 June 2000, 2:36 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Talks between Fiji's rebel leader George Speight and the military have again ended in a deadlock and 27 hostages from the elected government still remain in captivity. More >>
Elected PM's Wife Waits In Vain
Monday, 26 June 2000, 11:02 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Virmati Chaudhry, wife of Fiji's democratically elected prime minister Mahendra Chaudhry, waited yesterday in vain for her husband to be set free. And she also waited the day before in disappointment. More >>
FIJI: Talks break down again
Sunday, 25 June 2000, 8:58 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Talks between Fiji's military and rebel leader George Speight's group have broken down again today - just half a day after four women hostages were released. More >>
FIJI: Pro-democracy bans may intensify
Friday, 23 June 2000, 4:12 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
MELBOURNE: Australian Council of Trade Unions president Sharan Burrow said today that Australian unions may intensify bans against Fijian cargo if rebel leader George Speight does not release his hostages and allow the restoration of parliamentary ... More >>
Soldiers To Watch Kids -Armed security for schools
Friday, 23 June 2000, 1:56 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Armed soldiers are to provide security for Fiji's students and teachers when school reopens on Monday, it was revealed last night. More >>
'Don't Harass Hostage Families' Plea
Thursday, 22 June 2000, 1:27 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji's National Trauma Recovery Team today pleaded with journalists not to harass family members of the hostages for stories, and to remain patient as they were under traumatic stress as well. More >>
Talks Focus On Hostage Release
Thursday, 22 June 2000, 1:25 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Talks today are aimed at the signing of an accord being drafted by the military and George Speight's rebels, the Fiji Times reports. More >>
Indo-Fijians Told: 'Don't Be Puppets Of Regime'
Wednesday, 21 June 2000, 5:25 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Fiji cane grower union leaders have warned Indo-Fijians to refuse to serve as "puppets" of the proposed civilian administration being worked out by the military regime in cooperation with rebel leader George Speight. More >>
Put Blame Where It Belongs: Priest
Wednesday, 21 June 2000, 9:22 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: A Catholic priest has appealed to Fiji Islanders to "put the blame squarely" on coup leaders and their supporters, not those calling for trade bans or other strong measures. More >>
Banker Qarase Tipped As Military's Choice For PM
Tuesday, 20 June 2000, 7:46 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Former Fiji Development Bank chairman Laisenia Qarase is the military's choice for the Interim Prime Minister of the appointed civilian administration in the Fiji Islands. More >>
NZ Pen Protests Over Threat To Fiji Television
Tuesday, 20 June 2000, 7:44 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA (PMW): The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN NZ Inc) has protested to Fiji's telecommunications authorities under the interim military regime over a threat to revoke Fiji Television's licence over a programme linked to a violent attack on the ... More >>
Abaki Defends 1997 Constitution
Tuesday, 20 June 2000, 4:11 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: It is wrong to say the 1997 constitution has failed when it has not been fully tried out, says reverend Akuila Yabaki, executive director of the Citizens' Constitutional Forum, reports the Daily Post. More >>
'The facade of democracy'
Tuesday, 20 June 2000, 4:09 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: There will soon be an appointed new interim government to replace the elected one of Mahendra Chaudhry. Terrorist leader George Speight has suggested names for the new administration. The army has put out another list. Undoubtedly there will ... More >>
Ethnic Conflict In Fiji Puts University At Risk
Tuesday, 20 June 2000, 1:54 pm | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
Ethnic tensions are on the rise at the regional University of the South Pacific, in the Fijian capital Suva, mirroring those that led to an attempted coup in Fiji, reports David Cohen writing in the Chronicle of Higher Education. More >>
Pacific Island Law Campaign Launched
Tuesday, 20 June 2000, 9:16 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA: Pacific Island people are in dire need of information about the legal system and how to access it. That's the view of New Zealand's Grey Lynn Neighbourhood Law Office which has launched a Pacific Island Law Campaign in Auckland called PL2K (Pacific ... More >>
Open Letter: 'Blood On Your Hands'
Tuesday, 20 June 2000, 9:11 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA (PMW): Fiji's Daily Post today appealed to rebel leader George Speight to call off the month-old rebellion and let the 31 hostages go, saying "blood is already on your hands". More >>
FIJI: Military negotiate with hostage-taker
Tuesday, 20 June 2000, 9:07 am | Pacific Media Watch - Pasifik Nius
SUVA (Pacnews) - Authorities in Fiji have entered into intense negotiations with the three gunmen who earlier today took over a police station In a suburb of the capital, Suva, Pacnews reports. More >>
