Continental opens new nonstop air service linking Honolulu & Fiji in the South Pacific
Continental opens service linking Honolulu & Fiji 3 dead after tropical cyclone cuts swathe through Fiji
3 dead after tropical cyclone hits Fiji SUVA, Fiji — Thousands of Fiji villagers fled to shelters as a tropical cyclone battered the South Pacific nation, causing flooding, damaging homes and power lines, and killing three people, officials said Tuesday. Diplomats expelled in deepening row; Australia warns of ‘coup culture’ in the Pacific
Pacific diplomatic row deepens SUVA, Fiji — 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. Amnesty International: Fiji regime using arrests, censorship, intimidation to rule by fearSYDNEY — Fiji’s military regime is using beatings, arbitrary arrests, censorship and intimidation to rule the South Pacific country by fear, Amnesty International alleged Tuesday. Commonwealth suspends Fiji from group over lack of progress to democracySUVA, Fiji — 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. Commonwealth suspends Fiji from group over lack of democracyLONDON — The 53-nation Commonwealth says it has suspended Fiji automatically after it failed to respond to a demand to begin restoring democracy to the island nation. Commonwealth says it is ready to suspend Fiji from group over lack of democracyLONDON — The 53-nation Commonwealth says it is ready to suspend Fiji if it does not respond to a demand to begin restoring democracy to the island nation. Pacific countries seek 50 percent emissions cut by 2050 to rescue threatened Pacific islandsCAIRNS, Australia — The Pacific Islands Forum called on all nations Thursday to pledge a 50 percent cut in their emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 at U.N. climate change talks in December, bolstering appeals made a day earlier by seven of the region’s most threatened islands. New Zealand says Commonwealth likely to suspend Fiji after regime strengthens grip on powerSUVA, Fiji — 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. President of military-led Fiji to step down in favor of former military chiefSUVA, Fiji — 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. Methodist leaders arrested as Fiji’s military cracks down on churchSUVA, Fiji — 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 remains defiant after ouster from South Pacific bloc for refusal to restore democracySUVA, Fiji — Military-ruled Fiji remained defiant Saturday after its historic suspension from the 16-nation Pacific Islands Forum, rejecting the “punitive action” for delayed election and warning it won’t be deterred from its chosen path even by “adversity.” Fiji formally suspended from South Pacific bloc for refusal to return to democracyCANBERRA, Australia — 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. Fiji formally ousted from South Pacific bloc for refusal to return to democracy forthwithCANBERRA, Australia — 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. Dictator Bainimarama says Australia once threatened to invade FijiSUVA - Fiji’s military ruler Commodore Frank Bainimarama has revealed that Australia’s defence force chief Angus Houston threatened to invade the country in 2006, shortly after the coup which brought him to power. Fiji’s military leader rejects democracy deadline, says no elections for 5 yearsCANBERRA, Australia — Fiji’s military ruler defied international pressure to announce elections by Friday, confirming that he would not hold them for at least five years and setting the stage for his country’s ouster from a South Pacific bloc. New Zealand says Fiji faces suspension, isolation after rejecting democracyWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Fiji faces imminent suspension from a key South Pacific bloc and growing international isolation because its military regime has refused to restore democracy quickly, New Zealand warned Thursday. New Zealand: Fiji to be suspended from South Pacific Forum over military ruleWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Military-run Fiji likely will be suspended from the 16-nation Pacific Islands’ Forum on Friday — the forum’s deadline for the country to commit to hold elections later this year, New Zealand’s prime minister said Wednesday. Australian PM says UN bars Fijian peacekeepers in latest sanction against military rulersCANBERRA, Australia — The U.N. has barred Fijian soldiers from future peacekeeping missions in the latest sanction against the South Pacific nation’s military rulers for suppressing democracy, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Tuesday. Fijian police detain 6 for alleged breaches of emergency ruleSUVA, Fiji — Authorities in military-ruled Fiji detained a nationalist political leader and five other men for distributing political pamphlets they said Tuesday could cause instability. Fiji official: Top judges to be appointed soon to replace sacked justicesSUVA, Fiji — Fiji’s military regime will appoint new top judges early next week to replace justices sacked two weeks ago when the president abolished the nation’s constitution, an official said Friday. 4 Serb ex-policemen guilty of killing 48 Kosovo Albanians; victims included babies, 100-yr-oldBELGRADE, Serbia — A war crimes court on Thursday found four Serbian former policemen guilty of the massacre of 48 Kosovo Albanians and sentenced them to up to 20 years in prison. 4 Serb ex-policemen guilty of killing 48 Kosovo Albanians; victims included babies, 100-yr-oldBELGRADE, Serbia — A war crimes court on Thursday found four former Serbian policemen guilty of the massacre of 48 Kosovo Albanians and sentenced them to up to 20 years in prison. Fiji issues decree to stop legal challenges to military regime that abolished the constitutionSUVA, Fiji — An official from Fiji’s High Court issued a decree Thursday to prevent legal challenges to decisions made by the South Pacific nation’s president or other leaders since a December 2006 military coup. Fiji Rugby Union posts $700,000 deficit, blames lack of sponsorshipWELLINGTON, New Zealand — The Fiji Rugby Union posted a 700,000 Fiji dollars ($313,000) loss in the last financial year, despite a cash injection of more than F$2 million (US$900,000) from the International Rugby Board, the Fiji Times reported Wednesday. Official: outlaw Fiji regime needs good lawyers to help restore rule of law, courtsSUVA, Fiji — Fiji’s former solicitor general, fired in a political upheaval two weeks ago, accepted reappointment Tuesday, saying the country needs qualified lawyers to help restore the rule of law. Prime Minister: New Zealand would consider peacekeeping troops for FijiWELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand would consider sending troops into Fiji if they were needed to provide stability as part of a multilateral peacekeeping action but would not act unilaterally, the prime minister said Monday. Bainimarama says his new legal order is the future of FijiSUVA - Fiji dictator Colonel Voreqe Bainimarama has claimed that his new “legal order” is the future of the island nation. Experts say Fiji in danger of becoming the Burma of the South PacificVANUA LEVU - Years of stifling military rule and financial destitution are propelling Fiji towards becoming the Burma of the South Pacific, claim regional experts. |
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