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New Zealand and Australia expelled Fiji's top diplomats Wednesday after the military-ruled nation threw out their emissaries, and the Australian leader vowed to stay tough on Fiji to prevent a coup culture from spreading.
Fiji's military regime is using beatings, arbitrary arrests, censorship and intimidation to rule the South Pacific country by fear, Amnesty International alleged Tuesday.
Fiji's military-led government said Wednesday its suspension from the 53-nation Commonwealth is the price it must pay for its reform of the country's political system, and insisted that it will not hold elections before 2014.
Fiji will likely be suspended from the Commonwealth bloc, New Zealand said Wednesday — a day after its military ruler strengthened his grip on power by replacing the ailing president with a stronger ally.
Military-led Fiji announced Tuesday that its aged and ailing president will step down later this week and be replaced by a former army commander, a move observers say will consolidate the military's rule in this South Pacific nation.
Fiji's military-led government arrested eight Methodist leaders of the nation's biggest church group, accusing them of pushing a political agenda, a spokesman said Wednesday, in the latest round of detentions since declaring emergency rule in April.
Fiji's military government warned the South Pacific country's Methodist Church not to call for a return of democracy, urging the powerful body on Saturday to refrain from destabilizing the country.
South Pacific nations announced Saturday that military-ruled Fiji has been suspended from the 16-nation bloc for its rejection of democracy, freedom and human rights.
Calling the military takeover in Fiji "a step backwards," the U.N. Security Council on Monday demanded the restoration of democracy and fair elections as soon as possible in the volatile South Pacific nation.
Fiji's military government extended its grip on power Friday as a former army commander was sworn in as vice president of the volatile South Pacific nation.
Fiji's central bank slashed one-fifth of the value from the country's currency Wednesday to try to save the economy from collapse amid a deepening political crisis over the military ruler's refusal to hold elections any time soon.
Fiji's military ruler on Wednesday refused to buckle to demands that he hold democratic elections this year, saying he would stick to his own timetable even if it meant facing sanctions.
Rain-soaked Fiji faces at least three more days of storms after its worst flooding in a generation killed 11 people, forced thousands to flee swamped homes and stranded foreign tourists, officials said Wednesday.
Fiji's High Court rejected a former prime minister's legal challenge against the 2006 military coup that ousted him, ruling Thursday that the president was right to endorse the takeover to end a period of crisis.
Fiji's military ruler postponed elections promised for March 2009 to return the island to democracy after ousting the government in a bloodless coup 20 months ago, a news report said Friday.
Fiji's military government defied a High Court order and deported the Australian publisher of the South Pacific country's leading newspaper Friday, continuing a campaign of media intimidation it began within days of seizing power.
Excavators of the earliest human settlement in Fiji have found a cache of jewelry and high quality pottery dating back some 3,000 years and made by the Stone Age colonizers of the South Pacific.
A powerful cyclone pounded Fiji, killing six people, blowing the roofs off hundreds of houses and cutting power to the country's main islands, officials said Tuesday.
Ten men accused of plotting to assassinate Fiji's military chief after he seized control of the country in a coup were freed on bail Wednesday after prosecutors reduced the charges against them.
A powerful cyclone packing wind gusts up to 155 mph pounded islands in northern Fiji on Friday, and officials feared many of the flimsy thatched homes of farmers and fishermen would be blown away.
Ten men appeared in court Tuesday on charges of inciting mutiny and conspiring to kill Fiji's interim leader, who said the island nation would have faced bloodshed and instability if security forces had not foiled the alleged plot.
Authorities said Monday they have arrested 16 people and charged three of them with treason in an alleged conspiracy to assassinate Fiji's military leader, while Australia and New Zealand angrily rejected suggestions they were involved.
Dictatorships and Double Standards by Stephen F. Hayes Tough on Fiji, soft on Iran.
Front Cover of Mother JonesFiji Water, for its part, has trademarked the word "FIJI" (in capital letters) in numerous countries. (Some rejected the application, but not the United States.) It has also gone after rival Fijian bottlers daring to use their country's name for marketing.
Fiji suspended from CommonwealthFiji has been suspended from the Commonwealth over its failure to commit to holding elections next year.
Plastic decomposes in the sea and releases cancer-causing chemicals, study warns | Mail OnlineSupprisingly I came across this acticle this weekend. Altough not the subeject of the main text there is a blurp about the plastic sea I spoke of earlier. This article even gives it a size...Twice the size of Texas. How about - that is huge my friends...
Church rules no pants on SundayTHE strict observance of Sunday worship has resulted in men on a Bua island not being allowed to wear pants on Sunday. The Sunday ban also forbids travel and the hanging of clothes on lines.
Take your pants off for GodMEN living on a tiny Fijian island have been ordered to wear a skirt instead of trousers on Sundays to avoid offending God.
Fiji Bans Massive Methodist Hymn-Sing | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction"Fiji's military government has banned a massive annual hymn-singing contest and church conference out of fears that the crowd of some 10,000 singing Methodists could destabilize the strife-torn nation."
Fiji suspended from regional forumHe also tested the resolve of the forum saying Friday he did not believe it would carry out its threat of suspension.
Fiji virtually a military dictatorship: RuddPrime Minister Kevin Rudd has condemned Commodore Frank Bainimarama's reappointment as Fiji's Prime Minister, saying the country is now "virtually a military dictatorship".
Undersea Volcano: Exploding Thru Ocean SurfaceScientists sailed Thursday to inspect an undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga -- shooting smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet into the sky above the South Pacific ocean. More Articles
Third Fiji publisher 'expelled'Military rulers in Fiji have moved to expel an Australian newspaper publisher - the third such case in a year. Rex Gardner and the Fiji Times were convicted of contempt of court for publishing a letter criticising judges who supported the 2006 military coup.
Former cleric found guilty of wife's murderA MELBOURNE man and former church minister strangled his wife and dumped her body beside a road in Fiji, a court has found.
It's generally the tradition that people do like to be scared around Halloween--originally a festival meant to drive away the monsters of the night, we now celebrate all things spooky and monstrous.
Fiji Daily Post Journalist questioned by Police for Reporting on Alleged Police Brutality Fiji's Daily Post newspaper has criticised police for interrogating one of its journalists over his coverage of a high-profile case of alleged police brutality.
Fiji Islanders Without Fuel for Three MonthsVILLAGERS of Dravuwalu on Totoya in Lau have been without kerosene for the past three months as a result of irregular shipping services. Sikiti Cakacaka told The Fiji Times from Totoya it has been hard to cope without fuel, food or medical supplies.
Fiji jewellery box find stuns archeologistsArcheologists have discovered a 3000-year-old pot in Fiji containing jewellery believed to have been made by the South Pacific's original settlers – the Lapita people.
Peace the key, says chief - Fiji Times OnlinePEACE is the foundation for the progress and prosperity of a society. This was the message from former Vice-President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi at the opening of the Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha of Fiji's 49th annual convention in Navua. The three-day convention ends today.
Fijian official condemns publisher's deportationFiji's Human Rights Commissioner has joined the chorus of condemnation over the deportation from Fiji of Australian publisher Russell Hunter. Mr Hunter is the managing director of the Fiji Sun and was put on a plane to Sydney yesterday.
The Wellington leg of the IRB Sevens World Series gets under way on Friday with the home side looking to continue their perfect record after claiming the Dubai and George legs of the tournament.
FIJI: Interim Prime Minister Consolidates his PositionDespite travel advisories and sanctions, Interim Prime Minister Commodore Bainimarama continues to survive and he appears to be more confident now in overcoming the economic problems that are looming large.
Fiji arrests 16 over PM assassination plotFiji police have arrested 16 people over an assassination plot against the South Pacific island nation's coup leader and prime minister. More arrests are possible and police have asked for military assistance, Fiji Police Commissioner Esala Teleni said on Monday. "Our intel …
Fiji takes NZ to court over visa ban on goalkeeperA livid Fijian football chief plans to take New Zealand's refusal to allow his side's goalkeeper into the country to the international Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Urgent ethical issue for IRB actionrugbyredcard.com continues its exposure of unfair and unethical behaviour by rugby union officialdom, this time publishing a letter which was recently sent to Dr Syd Millar, IRB chairman
Man 'steals iguanas in fake leg'A Californian man has been charged with using his false leg to smuggle three endangered iguanas from a nature reserve in Fiji to the United States. Prosecutors say Jereme James stole the banded iguanas while on a visit to the South Pacific island in 2002.
Rugby's war of wordsWhen Samoa and Tonga meet in Montpellier on Sunday it will be the first time two Pacific Island war cries have gone head to head at a world cup match.
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