| Fiji
Times in Mischief making |
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| Elected Prime Minister Mahendra
Chaudhry has expressed outrage at a front page Fiji Times report today
(Saturday 22 June, 2001) which completely distorts and puts out of context
a statement made by him in a Face to Face interview with a Fiji Times
reporter |
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by elected Prime
Minister, 24 June 2001 |
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| Address
to the Nation - 19 May 2001 |
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| A year ago today a nation full of
promise, poised for unprecedented economic boom, was overnight plunged
into anarchy.. The armed invasion of Parliament and the hostage taking of
the Prime Minister and members of his Government were followed by months
of violence and senseless destruction |
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by Fiji Labour
Party, 19 May 2001 |
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| Sabeto
School Closure |
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| The
Native Lands Trust Board and the police must take responsibility for the
forced closure of the Sabeto Primary School yesterday |
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by Prime
Minister, 28 March 2001 |
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| Fiji's
continuing political crisis |
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| Every action of Ratu Josefa
Iloilo as acting President since the Fiji Court of Appeal judgment on the
1997 Constitution has been illegal, unconstitutional and unlawful. |
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by Prime Minister |
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| Atempted
dismissal of PM |
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| I was notified this afternoon of
my purported dismissal as Prime Minister from today 14 March, through a
letter signed by the Acting President, Ratu Josefa Iloilo. |
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by Prime Minister |
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| Dissolve
Parliament, PM Advices Acting President |
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| Prime Minister
Mahendra Chaudhry and leaders of his partners in the People's Coalition
Government met with acting President Ratu Josefa Iloilo this morning
regarding the current political impasse in the country. |
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by Prime Minister |
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| Media
Release by Prime Minister on Appeal Decision |
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| The
People's Coalition welcomes today's decision by the Fiji Court of Appeal
which upholds the validity of the 1997 Constitution |
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by Prime Minister |
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| FLP
Parliamentary Caucus Meeting: 3 Feb |
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| The FLP Parliamentary Caucus met at Sigatoka
today and discussed recent developments in Fiji. |
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Fiji Labour Party |
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| Regime
Continues to abuse public funds |
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The
engagement of a private lawyer Kitione Vuataki by the Qarase regime to
defend the Constitution Review Committee in the High Court is highly
questionable. |
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J. Koroi,
President, Fiji Labour Party |
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| Savua
did not give govt destabilisation reports |
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| At no point did Police
Commissioner Isikia Savua officially warn the People’s Coalition that
plans were afoot to overthrow the elected government, contrary to claims
made by Mesake Koroi in his weekly column. |
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Assistant
Minister for Information, People's
Coalition, 13 December, 2000 |
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| Qarase's
call to reconcile is hypocritical |
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| The
Fiji Labour Party has labelled as hypocritical a call by interim regime's
leader Laisenia Qarase for the two major races in Fiji to reconcile |
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Prime
Minister, People's
Coalition, 8 December, 2000 |
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| The
Real 2001 Budget |
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interim regime intends to release its own budget for the year 2001 today.
This Budget will be illegal and unconstitutional. Justice Anthony Gates
has already ruled that the regime has no "constitutional foundation
to legality". It is imperative that constitutional provisions be
followed in the presentation of any budget and in the disbursement of
public funds. |
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People's
Coalition, 24 November, 2000 |
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| Need
for a responsible press |
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| With
Fiji in the throes of a deepening political crisis, it is imperative that
the Media exercises extreme sensitivity and responsibility in its handling
of news stories and events |
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People's
Coalition Government, 11 November 2000 |
| Interim
Regime should Resign |
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The interim regime
should take cognisance of recent High Court pronouncements that in the
absence of any ruling to the contrary, the 1997 Constitution remains in
place. As
such, the Qarase regime has no legitimacy..... |
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People's
Coalition Government, 11 November 2000 |
| INQUIRY
INTO ALLEGATIONS AGAINST POLICE COMMISSIONER |
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| The People's Coalition
Government reiterates its call for proper criminal investigations to be
conducted into allegations of Police Commissioner Isikia Savua's
complicity in the May 19 terrorist activities. |
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People's
Coalition Government, 11 November 2000 |
| Samoan
Prime Minister assures Dr. Baba of Forum's support |
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| The Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister for Foreign Affairs in the People's Coalition Government, Dr
Tupeni Baba and Mr Isireli Vuibau (Assistant Minister for Fijian Affairs)
return to Fiji this weekend following a successful and fruitful visit to
Samoa. |
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by
People's Coalition Government Office
September 22, 2000 |
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| Krishna
Datt: Press Statement from Labasa |
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| UNCERTAINTY IN LABASA: I have
just completed a five day visit to Labasa. There is considerable
uncertainty in the rural areas. People are sadly awaiting... |
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by
Krishna Datt
October 18, 2000 |
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