Tag: 2013 Fiji constitution

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific The head of Fiji's military says its duty to serve the people of the country means it opposes new...

By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has given in to public pressure and decided to extend the timeline for a...

By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Mahendra Chaudhry, Fiji's first and only prime minister of Indian descent, has warned that the island nation is "worse...

By Kelvin Anthony of RNZ Pacific Fiji's constitutional reform process has brought the question of who is or can be a "Fijian" back to the...

RNZ Pacific Concern is mounting among Fiji civil society over signs the government may extend the length of Parliament in order to push through constitutional...

RNZ Pacific reporters With an election looming and political parties in campaign mode, the Fiji government has hinted that a new constitution could be in...

RNZ Pacific Former Fijian President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau died on Thursday, aged 84. Ratu Epeli, a chief and former Fiji military commander, served as president from...

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has urged legislators not to sow seeds of "fear and division" as the country...

By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital/social lead Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has hinted that the country may "hold its first-ever referendum" following a landmark...

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor A Fijian academic believes Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's failed attempt to garner enough parliamentary support to change the country's...

EDITORIAL: By Fred Wesley, editor-in-chief of The Fiji Times Australian constitutional law expert Professor Anthony Regan believes Fiji's Coalition government came into power “by the...

By Vijay Narayan in Suva Fiji's 2000 coup leader George Speight, who has been serving time in prison for more than 20 years, has applied...

RNZ Pacific Fiji's former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama and suspended police chief Sitiveni Qiliho have been granted bail. Both men have pleaded not guilty to one...

RNZ Pacific A New Zealand-based professor in comparative politics says the Fiji constitution needs to clear up the role of the military. Dr Jon Fraenkel of...

COMMENTARY: By Richard Naidu in Suva Breakfast they say, is the most important meal of the day. But last Wednesday it was possibly also the most...

By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva Fiji's Constitution does not require everything related to the government to be called Fijian, says Attorney-General Siromi Turaga. Speaking during a...

By Rakesh Kumar in Suva Politicians can respond to the political rhetoric but claims that the new Fiji government has broken the law are a...

ANALYSIS: By Richard Naidu Who’s broken the law? “Separation of powers” and all that stuff. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum’s hour-long news conference on Saturday, January 21, seems mostly...