PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from May 2007

PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association archives from May 2007

Australian travel bans on Fiji remains.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ------The Australian Government says it will not be changing its travel bans on Fiji, despite claims from business groups they are hampering a return to democracy. Radio Australia reports although the travel...

We'll honour EU deal: State.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---Fijis Interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama has assured African, Carribean and Pacific (ACP) countries his regime would honour commitments it made to the European Union, Fiji Times reports. ...

Gun-related injuries cost K20m a year Dr Sapuri.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -----A medical doctor in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has put the cost of treating gun-related injuries at K20 million (US$6.9 million)a year - money which the government does not budget for., Post Courier reports....

US-Tongan appointed as reconciliation advisor.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ---A special adviser on reconciliation has been appointed to the Tongan Prime Minister's office, Radio Australia reports. Villiami Afeaki's task would be to improve cultural relationships in the wake of race...

Government dips into funds meant to secure financial future.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 MAJURO (Pacnews) ---The Marshall Islands Government has used US$1.7million of Taiwan-provided trust funds despite an agreement not to touch the money until a later date, Radio New Zealand International reports. Taiwan began...

Opposition calls for Australian lawyer Julian Moti to be repatriated back to Australia.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---Solomon Islands opposition has reiterated its earlier call for the repatriation of suspended Attorney General, Julian Moti to Australia to clear his name on child sex charges, SIBC reports. Opposition...

Growers now able to seek seasonal Pacific workers.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ---A scheme allowing Pacific people to work temporarily in New Zealand will make a huge difference to the horticulture and viticulture industries which have been starved of seasonal workers, industry...

3000 to contest polls in June.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---- More than 3000 candidates are likely to contest the National Elections in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for the 109 seats in Parliament, Post Courier reports. PNGs Electoral Commissioner Andrew Trawen...

Australia rejects Somare's election claims.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) --- Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says he's not surprised Australia is being used as a whipping post in the lead up to elections in Papua New Guinea (PNG), Radio Australia reports. PNGs Prime...

China agrees to help finance Nuku'alofa reconstruction.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) -----China has agreed to assist in financing the reconstruction of the island kingdoms capital Nukualofa after the riots last year which left eight people dead. Tonga needs US$200 million to rebuild the...

Cabinet minister dies.
May 1, 2007... 30 APRIL 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- Solomon Islands cabinet minister Joses Sanga has died in Honiara early this morning. Mr Sanga was Minister for Public Service and MP for East Malaita. He was reported to have collapsed earlier at...

Brazils CVRD approves 3-point-2 billion US dollar project in New Caledonia.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 NOUMEA (Pacnews) ----Brazils Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) has approved US$3.2 billion for the Goro Nickel project in New Caledonia, Radio New Zealand International reports. The move by the worlds largest producer of iron...

Pacific Auditors-General consider regional approaches.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----Auditors-General from the region convene this week for a three-day meeting on the Pacific Regional Audit Initiative (PRAI). Opening the Regional Institutional Strengthening Committee (RISC) meeting on PRAI...

Nauru constitutional review slowed amid resistance to change.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 YAREN (Pacnews) --- A small, but vocal minority is opposing the proposed reforms to Naurus constitution. A 36-member convention is discussing recommendations put forward by a constitutional review commission after a series of...

Gun culture affecting PNG society.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----Papua New Guinea (PNG) is no longer safe for its citizens as the guns culture is taking root in our society, The National reports. This sentiment was echoed by representatives from different sectors...

Emergency decree extended.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) --- Fijis Public Emergency Regulation has been extended to 31 May. This was confirmed by interim Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Mr Sayed Khaiyum said the current Regulation expires on Friday (04 May),...

Glittering royal wedding for ailing Tonga.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) -----Despite a worsening financial crisis in Tonga the kingdom's royal family is planning a lavish wedding this week, Stuff NZ reports. Formal announcements were made over the weekend but no explanation...

Tamil asylum seekers 'happy' to go to U.S.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 YAREN (Pacnews) ---A group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers, now being held on Nauru, would be happy to go to the United States, a community representative says, The Age reports. They would be the first sent to the U.S. under a plan...

Solomons riot inquiry delayed.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) --- An inquiry team to begin looking into the riot in the Solomon Islands capital, Honiara, in April last year, scheduled for yesterday is due to start on Friday.(04 May), Radio New Zealand International reports....

New Zealands Manukau City hopes for Pacific language focus.
May 1, 2007... 01 MAY 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) ---- New Zealands Manukau city is looking to turn its multiculturalism to its advantage as a centre of language excellence. Roughly one in three (31 per cent) of Manukau residents in last year's Census...

Forum taskforce completes first phase of RAMSI review.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) -----The Pacific Islands Forum Taskforce tasked to review the Regional Assistance Mission in Solomon Islands (RAMSI) has completed its first phase of review in the Pacific nation. The taskforce had six days of...

PNG calls for normalisation of Australian ties.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----Papua New Guinea (PNG)s foreign minister Paul Tiensten says Australia can't expect any answers about the Julian Moti affair until full diplomatic contact between the two countries is restored. Radio...

Government determined to change constitution.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 YAREN (Pacnews) ----Naurus Government will push ahead with proposed legislation to change the constitution even if a specially appointed convention doesnt finish its review work, Radio New Zealand International reports. A...

Solomon Islands to attend leaders meeting in U.S.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---- The Solomon Islands Government will be represented at the Pacific Island conference of leaders in the United States next week, SIBC reports. Solomon Islands deputy Prime minister Toswell Kaua and two...

Three Australian workers injured in Fiji.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Three Australian aid workers have been injured in Fiji. The three men are believed to be AusAid employees working on the Pacific island, which experienced a coup last year, The Australian newspaper reported....

Yap allows company to explore for sulfide.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 KOLONIA (Pacnews) -----Yap has granted a London- based company to undertake exploration of polymettalic sulphide deposits over an area of 200,000 square kilometers within the Exclusive Economic Zone of Federated States of Micronesia...

Top legal position reserved for Moti: PM.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) -----The Solomon Islands Government is still reserving the countrys top legal post for controversial Australian lawyer Julian Moti The National reports. The suspension of Mr Moti as the attorney-general for the...

PNG legalises casinos and internet gambling.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -----Papua New Guinea (PNG)s parliament has passed a gaming law allowing casinos and internet gambling in the Pacific nation., AAP reports. The Gaming Control Bill 2007, introduced by Prime Minister...

President suspended from GCC.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----Fijis President Ratu Josefa Iloilo has received a letter informing him of his suspension from the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC), Fiji Times online reports. Ratu Josefa's permanent secretary Rupeni Nacewa said...

Palau endorse Micronesian Challenge.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 KOROR (Pacnews) ---- The House of Delegates in Palau has passed a resolution endorsing the Micronesian Challenge, Marianas Variety reports. Newly installed Vice Speaker Noah Idechong introduced the resolution which requires...

Government appoints new Attorney General.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) ---American Samoa attorney, Fepuleai Afa Ripley, officially takes over today the post of Attorney General, after the Fono approved his nomination, Radio New Zealand International reports. The House endorsed...

Pitcairn Island to benefit from improved communication links.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) -----The tiny island of Pitcairn is to benefit from greatly improved transport and infrastructure links via the construction of a 6.9milllion (US$9.3 million) breakwater at Bounty Bay, as part of ongoing plans to...

PM satisfied with government achievements.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ------ Papua New Guinea (PNG)s Parliament sat for the last time yesterday with Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare expressing satisfaction on the performance of his government over the last five years, The...

Cult members to be jailed for owing debts to government.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 ALOFI (Pacnews) ---The Niue Government is now looking at jailing the six Americans who've run up the astronomical bill of more than $450,000 on the island, Radio New Zealand International reports. Niues Finance and Immigration...

New Caledonias FLNKS names candidates for June French assembly election.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 NOUMEA (Pacnews) ---New Caledonias pro-independence FLNKS movement has chosen two candidates for the June election of the territorys two members of the French assembly in Paris. Radio New Zealand International reports it chose...

Pacific countries called on to help Chinese communities integrate.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ---The director of Tongas Youth Congress says Pacific governments need to make more of an effort to help ethnic Chinese people integrate into communities, Radio New Zealand International reports. Elaine...

Military defends emergency laws extension.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----There is no need for violence in Fiji to mandate the extension of the Public Emergency Regulations, says Fiji Military spokesman Major Neumi Leweni, reports Fiji Live.. The regulations, that derogate some of...

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for end to impunity for crimes against journalists: The following is the message of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, 0 3 May.
May 2, 2007... 02 MAY 2007 GENEVA (Pacnews) ----World Press Freedom Day is an occasion to celebrate one of the cornerstones of human rights, enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and to take stock of the state of this...

Chiefs take Interim government to court.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----Two high chiefs in Fiji are seeking a judicial review of a decision by the interim administration to suspend meetings of the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) in the Pacific nation, Fiji Times reports. The high...

Moti to be restored to Solomons post.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) -----Australian fugitive lawyer Julian Moti wanted on child sex charges, is set to resume his post as the Attorney-General of the Solomon Islands, SMH reports. Moti evaded extradition to Australia from Papua...

Pacific funding urged to tackle climate change.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ---Australia's opposition Labor party has called on the federal government to allocate more money in its forthcoming budget to help nations in the Pacific region deal with the forecasted impact of climate change,...

Papuans demonstrate dissatisfaction with Special Autonomy.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 JAYAPURA (Pacnews) ----A group of Papuan business people have called for an end to the current Special Autonomy status in the Indonesian province of West Papua, Radio New Zealand International reports. The group known as the...

Pacific Islands Forum supports World Press Freedom Day.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ------Freedom of the media will play a pivotal role in the development of the Pacific region. This was the resolve of the Pacific Islands Forum on World Press Freedom Day, as noted by Secretary General, Greg...

Calls for help to stop Pacific HIV epidemic.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ---An Australian parliamentary committee on human rights in the Pacific region has heard that more effort and additional funding is needed to control the spread of HIV/AIDS in the region, Radio Australia reports....

MSG awaits announcement of new director general.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----Total of 16 candidates were interviewed for the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) director general post by the MSG Sub-committee on Budget and Administration over the last two weeks, Solomon Star reports. ...

Interim attorney general dismisses reports of human rights abuses.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis interim Attorney General has dismissed reports by activists who say human rights are still being abused in the country, Radio New Zealand International reports. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum questioned the...

Solomon Islands delegation to bring up recovery phase at Pacific conference.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----The Solomon Islands is expected to ask for further assistance at talks in the U.S. next week as it enters the rehabilitation phase of recovery from the tsunami and earthquake. The secretary to cabinet Dr...

Media Council calls for journalist protection.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----The Media Council of PNG has called for the protection of journalists as the Pacific nation prepares for the general election in June, The National reports. Elections in the country are often marred...

Indonesian nationals detained for death of Taiwanese captain.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 KOROR (Pacnews) ----Palau law enforcement officials have detained seven Indonesian nationals for questioning on the disappearance of a Taiwanese fishing vessels captain believed to be killed aboard the boat while at Palaus high...

Taiwan inject over US$1million into regional development.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ------Eight Pacific regional organisations have received US$1,023,291 from Taiwan/ROC as part of an aid package covering 29 projects. The funds were released today by Taiwans Trade Representative in Suva, Fiji,...

Tuvaluan appointed Forum deputy secretary general.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) -----Former Tuvaluan Attorney General Feleti Teo has been appointed Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Forum Secretary General Greg Urwin made this announcement today welcoming Mr...

Congressman attack US on its opposition against Fiji.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 SUVA Pacnews) ---- The chairman of the US House of Representatives Sub-Committee on Asia Pacific Affairs has criticised the United States (U.S) Government for its double standards in handling political developments in Fiji. ...

Donors to Pacific Islands region meet in Washington next week.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----A meeting of donors to the Pacific Islands region will be held in Washington next week. Radio New Zealand International reports several countries in the region have benefited from millions of dollars of aid...

Interim PM defends media freedom.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----Fijis Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama has called on citizens to look back at violations on media freedom and defend its fundamental principles, Fiji Times reports. Commodore Bainimarama believes...

Treasurer wants failed Fiji businessman to be repatriated back to PNG.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -----Papua New Guinea (PNG)s parliamentarians have appealed to the government to consider extraditing a Fijian businessman over his alleged role in the downfall of the Pacific Balance Fund, Post Courier...

Pacific Island Forum/ Fiji working Group brief on preparations for Fijis 2007 census.
May 3, 2007... 03 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ------The Joint Pacific Island Forum/ Fiji working Group is yet to appoint a team to conduct the Independent Technical Assessment of the election timetable for Fiji. At its fourth meeting today in Suva attended by...

18 ACP sugar producers want to preserve benefits of the Sugar Protocol.
May 4, 2007... 04 APRIL 2007 NADI (Pacnews) --- The 18 sugar producing countries of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states are concerned with an offer from the European Union (EU) would mean the abolition of the Sugar Protocol. Fiji, is the only...

Former PNG PM slams Somare government.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) -----Papua New Guinea (PNG)s Government lacks direction, breaks laws, wastes public resources and is controlled by a power and wealth-seeking clique, says former prime minister Mekere Morauta. In a speech...

Attorney General speaks of threats.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) ----Tonga's attorney-general has revealed she's received personal threats ahead of a number of court cases relating to last November's riots, Radio Australia reports. Eight people died during the...

Travel ban lifted.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ---The Australian Government has lifted the travel ban disallowing Solomon Island Government ministers and MPs from travelling to Australia as of last week. This was confirmed to Solomon Star by Minister of...

Rising sea levels threaten small Pacific island nations.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 FUNAFUTI (Pacnews) --Dire climate change predictions may seem like science fiction in many parts of the world. But in the tiny, sea-swept Pacific nation of Tuvalu, the crisis has already arrived. Tuvalu consists of nine...

EC provides 1.2 billion Euros to assist ACP sugar producers.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 NADI (Pacnews) --- The European Commission (EC) has set aside 1.2 billion Euro (US$1.6 billion) grant for 18 Sugar producing countries in the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states for the next six years, until 2013. Of...

Fiji to attend the Pacific leaders summit in Washington DC.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ---- Fijis Interim administration will be represented at the Pacific Island conference of leaders in the United States next week. Fijis interim Public Service Commission minister Poseci Bune and Permanent...

Sydney bar owner ban Polynesian patron.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 SYDNEY (Pacnews) -----A Maori and a Samoan are among those testifying at a tribunal hearing where a Sydney bar owner admitted refusing patrons entry on racial grounds, NZ Herald reports. Malcolm McGuinness, the owner of Scruffy...

American Samoa Senate votes to restrict guest worker access.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) ---The American Samoan Senate has amended guest worker permit legislation, restricting their access to the territory, Radio New Zealand International reports. It said s special entry permits should only go to...

Viability of Fijis ethanol production based on fuel blending programme NAS report.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 NADI (Pacnews) --- Producing ethanol for export market is not likely to be viable for Fiji, considering serious world competition, particularly from Brazil, which has 30 years of experience, the proposed National Adaptation Strategy...

US, China military keen to assist PNGDF medical unit.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ----The United States (U.S.) and Chinese military have shown keen interest in getting the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF)s medical wing up and running, providing best medical services not only to...

World War II unexploded ordinance found in Ranongga.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) ----A three man team from the Solomon Islands Police Force Explosive Ordinance Division (SIPF EOD) and a Participating Police Force (PPF) advisor have located a World War II wreck containing unexploded ordnances at...

Samoa villagers met with government officials over stalled hydropower project.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ----The village council of Sili in Samoa met with government officials to voice their opinions over the findings of an environmental impact report about the future of a hydropower project in the Pacific nation. ...

Tongan conciliator highlights rule of law amid trial-related clamour.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) -----The Tongan Government says media-based attacks on court processes and emergency laws relating to the November riots fail to recognise the importance of the rule of law, Radio New Zealand International...

Respect and understanding key to building harmonious communities.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 LONDON (Pacnews) ---Commonwealth commission will point the way to some practical and policy interventions to promote and sustain more harmonious relationships between different communities The chairperson of the Commonwealth...

Sugar Protocol benefits to be protected - ACP Sugar producers.
May 4, 2007... 04 MAY 2007 NADI (Pacnews) --- A study of the Sugar Protocol as provided in the Cotonou Agreement has recommended that African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) sugar producers press for increased tonnage of sugar exports to European markets. ...

Pacific leaders seek greater input from U.S.
May 7, 2007... 07 MAY 2007 HONOLULU (Pacnews) ----- Pacific Island heads of government say they are not going to Washington this week to beg for United States cash, Stuff NZ reports. The leaders, a more informal grouping than the Pacific Island Forum and...

Nations unite to discourage trawling in South Pacific.
May 7, 2007... 07 MAY 2007 RENACA (Pacnews) -- More than 20 nations agreed Friday to discourage unregulated and destructive bottom trawling on the South Pacific high seas, a victory for environmental groups, Associated Press reports. The agreement, which...

MP calls for Prime Minister to resign.
May 7, 2007... 07 MAY 2007 HONIARA (Pacnews) -----A member of Solomon Islands Parliament is calling on the countrys Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare to resign so that the Julian Moti issue can be resolved, SIBC reports. The MP for East Are Are and...

Former Samoa opposition MP wins by-election.
May 7, 2007... 07 MAY 2007 APIA (Pacnews) ------A former Samoa Democratic United party MP, who lost his parliamentary seat in last years general election has won in the Vaimauga west constituency by-election held over the weekend. Radio New Zealand...

Nicolas Sarkozy elected French President.
May 7, 2007... 07 MAY 2007 PARIS (Pacnews) ------- Right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy has won the French presidential election, trouncing Socialist rival Segolene Royal to win a clear mandate for his tough economic and social reforms. Wild celebrations erupted...

Polls set to roll.
May 7, 2007... 07 MAY 2007 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) ---Papua New Guinea (PNG)s Electoral Commissioner Andrew Trawen has declared that he and his team was ready to conduct this years general election and deliver a result, reports The National reports. He...

Former Fijis police commissioner appointed interim ACT police chief.
May 7, 2007... 07 MAY 2007 CANBERRA (Pacnews) ---- The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government has appointed former Fijis Police Commissioner Andrew Hughes as the interim Chief Police Officer for the territory, SMH reports. The appointment follows...

U.S. Postal Service says changes coming for Marshalls, FSM.
May 7, 2007... 07 MAY 2007 MAJURO (Pacnews) --- In response to growing government and business complaints, the U.S. Postal Service is to reinstate certain mail services for the Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) that were terminated...

Commission reviewing political status of American Samoa recommends status quo.
May 7, 2007... 07 MAY 2007 PAGOPAGO (Pacnews) ----The commission which has reviewed political options for American Samoa has recommended that American Samoa maintain its status quo and continue as an unincorporated territory of the United States. But it...

China's Tonga bail-out welcome.
May 7, 2007... 07 MAY 2007 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) -----News that China is set to bail out Tonga's struggling economy has been welcomed by a Hamilton policeman, sent to help keep the peace after November's riots in the Pacific nation, Stuff NZ reports. The...

Federated States of Micronesia and MCT sign historic agreement for conservation.
May 7, 2007... 07 MAY 2007 POHNPEI (Pacnews) ----- An agreement was reached on 27 April between the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) national government and the Micronesia Conservation Trust (MCT) utilising a portion of environmental funds from the...

Fiji recalling senior diplomats.
May 7, 2007... 07 MAY 2007 SUVA (Pacnews) ----- Most of Fijis envoys serving in missions overseas have been recalled home. The directive was issued last week to six heads of mission by Foreign Affairs permanent secretary, Ross Ligairi. Affected in...