James Batley

Batley awaits police update

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

POLICE have not updated Australian High Commissioner James Batley on the three death threats he received this year.

Delay in arrests worries Batley

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008

Update: 10:37AM The Australian High Commission has expressed concern with the delay in police investigations since the death threats made against James Batley.

Standoff doesnt affect business:Batley

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008

Update: 5:54PM AUSTRALIAN High Commissioner James Batley says there was some misconception regarding Australias stand on issues in Fiji.

Batley tells of Aussie help

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008

Australia is working with the Ministry of Health to improve the quality of its services, says High Commissioner James Batley.

Smart sanctions to remain: Batley

Fijilive (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008

Australia is not convinced that there is sufficient evidence to relax the “smart” sanctions imposed on people associated with Fiji’s interim regime in the wake of the 2006 coup.Australian High Commissioner James Batley made the comment while answering questions at the FIA seminar yesterday.He was asked why Australia was penalising people with travel sanctions, particularly those who were...

No decision on labour plan: Batley

Fijilive (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008

The Australian Government is yet to reach a decision about a possible labour mobility scheme for the Pacific Islanders in Australia, Australian High Commissioner to Fiji James Batley said. He was speaking at the Fiji Institute of Accountants 36th annual congress at the Shangri-La Fijian Resort today. Speaking on the theme “The Future Now”, Batley said that there has been a lot...

Ministry receives donation

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008

AUSTRALIA provides around $30m over a five-year period to the Health Ministry, says High Commissioner James Batley.

Overseas help for threat case: Police

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008

Update: 2:07PM The police department has revealed that it may require overseas help in their investigations on the three death threats made against Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, James Batley.

No requests received by police

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008

Update: 5:21PM The Police force has not received a request from the Australian High Commission asking for local police officers to provide personal protection for the High Commissioner, James Batley.

Aussies don't want locals

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008

POLICE have not received any request from the Australian High Commission for officers to provide personal protection for envoy, James Batley.

Commission reiterates police assistance

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008

Update: 4:57PM The Australian High Commission since receiving a third death threat against High Commission James Batley has restated its earlier request to the interim Government for the deployment of two Australia Federal Police officers to Fiji.

Police treat death threat seriously

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008

A THIRD death threat was sent to Australian High Commissioner James Batley on Friday.

Police probe third death threat

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008

Update: 12:03PM Police are investigating a third death threat made against Australian High Commissioner James Batley.

Threat a disturbing development: Smith

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008

... said the post received a third, serious, credible and offensive threat to the High Commissioner, James Batley.This follows threats made last month against diplomatic mission, believed to have been made by people unhappy with Australias policies towards Fiji.Mr Smith said Mr Batley left Fiji the day after the last threat on personal leave which had been arranged earlier.

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Third death threat, envoy overseas

Fijilive (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008

Australian High Commissioner James Batley left for Australia last Saturday after he received a third death threat letter the previous day.Police Director Operations SSP Waisea Tabakau told Fijilive that Batley’s departure had nothing to do with the threat because he had been planning the trip for a while.He said police were investigating the threat.SSP Tabakau said the letter has...