Tag: Sitiveni Rabuka

By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific Nauru's government has announced plans to set up an embassy in Israel. The government said Cabinet had endorsed the deployment...

Asia Pacific Report Fiji has become the 65th country to establish an "Israel Allies" parliamentary caucus, joining a global network of lawmakers aimed at strengthening...

By Margot Staunton of RNZ Pacific Mahendra Chaudhry -- a former Fiji prime minister removed from power and held hostage during the 2000 coup --...

By Margot Staunton of RNZ Pacific George Speight -- a former coup frontman in Fiji -- is calling on the perpetrators of the country's past...

RNZ Pacific Fiji's military has hit out against budget cuts it copped last Friday. In a social media post, the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF),...

By Margot Staunton of RNZ Pacific A former coup convict in Fiji claims the country will remain unstable while the Indigenous  iTaukei are economically marginalised. Josefa...

By Jake Wise in Suva Fiji will not be "militarily involved" in any of the conflicts currently involving the State of Israel, says the country's...

Asia Pacific Report Israel is working with US Christian Zionists to make the Pacific "an Israeli pond" to help deliver votes in the United Nations,...

RNZ Pacific The Fiji Prime Minister has thrown his government's support behind a controversial waste-to-energy project at Vuda Point in the country's Western Division despite...

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 Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor A court ruling in favour of Fiji's dismissed anti-corruption chief has "embarrassed" Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, a New Zealand-based...

ANALYSIS: By Shailendra B. Singh “You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.” Although made in an American context, this observation by President Harry...

RNZ Pacific Sitiveni Rabuka, the instigator of Fiji's coup culture, took to the witness stand for the first time today -- fronting the Truth and...

RNZ Pacific Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has confirmed that his Finance Minister — and one of three deputies — has resigned after being charged...

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...

Asia Pacific Report The NGO Coalition on Human Rights in Fiji (NGOCHR) has called on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka as the new chair of the...

By Vijay Narayan, news editor of Fijivillage News Today marks the 25th anniversary of the May 19, 2000, coup led by renegade businessman George Speight. The...

By Anish Chand in Suva Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and Fiji's coalition government are "detached from the values that Fijians hold dear", says the NGO...

By Anish Chand in Suva Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has paid tribute to all those working the media industry in his message to mark...

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...

RNZ Pacific Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka's announcement this week that the island nation will open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem has been labelled "an...

By Anish Chand in Suva A Fiji community human rights coalition has called on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to halt his "reckless expansion" of government...