Articles tagged with "Fiji"
Fiji: Foreign Affairs Stamp Requirement Complicates Tourist Weddings
By Larry Habegger | June 19th, 2008 |
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Tourist weddings in Fiji have dropped by two-thirds since 2004 because of a government requirement for a special stamp on marriage certificates. For a marriage to be recognized in other... [Read this entry]
Fiji: Military Lifts State of Emergency
By Larry Habegger | October 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The state of emergency imposed last month when deposed Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase returned to Suva was lifted Oct. 6 because, according to a military spokesman, there was no threat... [Read this entry]
Fiji: New State of Emergency Imposed
By Larry Habegger | September 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Military rulers reimposed a state of emergency three months after the previous one was lifted. The move permits authorities to detain people without charge. Commodore Frank Bainimarama, who overthrew the... [Read this entry]
Fiji: Nurses’ Strike Could Cause Tensions
By Larry Habegger | July 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The Australian government warned its citizens about travel to Fiji in the face of a nurses’ strike that began July 24. Other unions threatened to join the strike amid rumors... [Read this entry]
Fiji: State of Emergency Lifted
By Larry Habegger | June 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The state of emergency imposed by Commodore Frank Bainimarama after a bloodless military coup in December 2006 was scheduled to be lifted June 7. The regulations were necessary to ensure... [Read this entry]
Fiji: State of Emergency Remains in Force
By Larry Habegger | January 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In the aftermath of the Dec. 5 coup, the military installed an interim government that reaffirmed Jan. 15 that a state of emergency remains in effect throughout the islands. According... [Read this entry]
Fiji: Military Stages Coup
By Larry Habegger | December 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
After a year of political tension, the military staged a bloodless coup Dec. 5 and took control of the country. A state of emergency is in effect and military checkpoints... [Read this entry]
Fiji: Coup Threat Rattles Islands
By Larry Habegger | November 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
A political crisis pitting the prime minister against the military commander has pushed the nation to the brink of a military coup. Australia’s foreign minister warned that a takeover was... [Read this entry]
Fiji: Tensions between Military and Government
By Larry Habegger | October 31st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Political tensions have increased in Fiji following the threat by the head of the military to remove the prime minister sometime in November and the recent call-up of 3,000 reserves.... [Read this entry]
Fiji: Extra Police to Oversee Elections
By Larry Habegger | May 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Voters go to the polls May 6-13 in the second election since a 2000 coup pushed ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry out of power. Authorities canceled all police leave... [Read this entry]
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