Unstable island

Pacific in the Media

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:47:00 GM

Military rulers, by definition, are a law unto themselves. Some political nuances may, however, come into play in some cases and on some occasions. Josaia Voreqe Frank Bainimarama, Fiji's coup master of several years' standing, ...

minutes of censors' meeting sent to coupfourpointfive

Pacific in the Media

Wed, 13 May 2009 22:34:00 GM

here are the minutes of a meeting between censors that was leaked to coupfurpointfiv​e. it was chaired by the ministry of information's neumi leweni. as our story (military regime to push propaganda through media)shows yesterday, ...

fsc responsible for sugar loss

Pacific in the Media

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:29:00 GM

the fji cane growers association says cane farmers have lost more than $46 million as their share of sugar earnings this year, due to the fiji sugar corporation's pathetic milling performance. in a statement responding to permanent ...

EU firm on Fiji

Pacific in the Media

ue, 22 Sep 2009 23:11:00 GM

Sources have confirmed to . Coupfourpointfi​ve. the contents of the letter reported on Fiji TV last week was a draft letter sent to EU Member States on what the EU should do about Fiji. The letter contains two proposals, including whether ...

Sackings at Suva Council may not be over

Pacific in the Media

ue, 06 Oct 2009 20:59:00 GM

More sackings are expected at the Suva City Council after that of administrator Vijendra Prakash last week. Coupfourpointif​ve has been told the Permanent Secretary for Local Government and Prakash's cousin, Ram Chandar, ...

australian consultants to review fnpf

Pacific in the Media

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:53:00 GM

an investigation by . coupfourpointfi​ve. has revealed the review is being done and that retired workers on the pension scheme are being penalised, so that fnpf can recoup money for bad investments, overhead expenses and payment of ...

Landforce Commander Pita Driti sacked by Frank Bainimarama? Raw ...

rawfijinews

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:13:19 GM

Coupfourpointfi​ve. has been informed that Driti was asked ordered to relinquish his uniform as well and that leave is a precursor to his inevitable termination as Land Force Commander. Meanwhile, the standing committee of the Methodist ...

nz's santa maharaj exposed

Pacific in the Media

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:58:00 GM

coupfourpointfi​ve. has been told that santa maharaj wrote to the interim regime last year seeking funds for his human rights group as well as for farmers of muaniweni, naitasiri. these farmers were fooled into taking refugee status at ...

chaudry shedding crocodile tears

Pacific in the Media

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:59:00 GM

coupfourpointfi​ve. holds chaudhry as being largely responsible not only for the demise of the sugar industry but for causing farmers severe hardship in their hour of need. chaudhry must remember that when he was interim sugar minister in ...

new magistrate in bankruptcy claim

Pacific in the Media

ue, 02 Jun 2009 07:50:00 GM

documents obtained by . coupfourpointfi​ve. reveal that a judgment based on bankruptcy action number 36 of 2005 was delivered by the then nadi magistrate laisa laveti on 12th december 2006. the bankruptcy proceedings were initiated by ba ...

Bainimarama staged coup 'to stop terrorists'

Pacific in the Media

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:39:00 GM

Commodore Frank Bainimarama says terrorists were threatening Fiji's safety. Fiji's military backed leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama has told the United Nations Fiji's 2006 coup was staged to stop terrorists taking control of his ...

fraudster appointed to top scc job

Pacific in the Media

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:22:00 GM

documents obtained by . coupfourpointfi​ve. reveal that prakash was aware of joe hewson turagasau's pending fraud case before he appointed him to the job. last saturday the fiji times briefly reported that turagasau pleaded guilty at the ...

Bainimarama: the UN speech

Pacific in the Media

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:10:00 GM

Mr President, I extend to you, and this Assembly, our warm greetings: Ni sa Bula vinaka. I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your election to the Presidency of this, the 64th session of the General Assembly. ...

(-) sukuna park and electricity belong to jesus. huh?

(Croz Walsh)

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:01:00 GM

coupfourpointfi​ve. has been told that suva city council staff refused to re-connect the power despite threats from the church preachers. sources say the scc officer in charge of administering parks and properties told a security officer ...

defiance and acts of treason continue

Pacific in the Media

ue, 04 Aug 2009 08:45:00 GM

coupfourpointfi​ve. regards bainimarama's statement as hypocritical, as he himself committed treason by carrying out the fourth military coup on december 5, 2006. his defiance means fiji will be fully suspended from the commonwealth in ...

revelation: ro teimumu betrayed by epeli mataitini

Pacific in the Media

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:26:00 GM

coupfourpointfi​ve. can reveal that mataitini has issued a statement saying it's time the methodist church and political parties stopped using the vanua to advance their own political agendas. he said yesterday the events of the past week ...

lest we forget - coup anniversary and arrival of indians to fiji

Pacific in the Media

hu, 14 May 2009 08:06:00 GM

coupfourpointfi​ve. pays tribute to the indo-fijian population and the sacrifice of their forefathers. the ship leonidas departed india with 478 passengers bound for fiji. 463 passengers survived the long journey while 15 died. ...

Bainimarama meets Commonwealth head in New York

Pacific in the Media

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:06:00 GM

Commonwealth Secretary-Gener​al Kamalesh Sharma met with Fiji's Interim Prime Minister Bainimarama in New York today. The meeting took place in the margins of the 64th session of the UN General Assembly, and in advance of the meeting of ...

Dorsami Naidu defeats Chaudhry and Vuataki

Pacific in the Media

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:51:00 GM

Suva based lawyer Rajendra Pal Chaudhry and Kitione Vuataki have suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of veteran lawyer Dorsami Naidu for the Presidency of the Fiji Law Society. The Society had 375 members before its powers and ...

get rid of bainimarama petition

Pacific in the Media

ue, 14 Jul 2009 09:46:00 GM

coupfourpointfi​ve. has created an online petition to gauge how many people want frank bainimarama and aiyaz sayed khaiyum out and want fiji to return to democracy as soon as possible. only genuine signatures please. ...