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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Government will use $250,000 of taxpayers’ money to celebrate Fiji Day this year.Interin Defence and National Security Minister Ratu Epeli Ganilau said Cabinet made $200,000 available last week for the Fiji Day celebrations and the $50,000 was given today.“Regardless of the situation (in Fiji), despite the anecdotal visions we must take a deep breath and truly see what this country has...
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Ministry of Foreign Affairs permanent secretary Ross Ligairi is being replaced by former diplomat Ratu Isoa Gavidi.Ligairi will take on the role of roving ambassador to the Pacific, a post held by Ratu Finau Mara.Rata Mara was nominated for the position of Fiji’s ambassador to the US a few months ago, however has not taken up his appointment.The reshuffle follows another reorganisation...
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Fiji’s interim Minister for Foreign Affairs Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has been appointed the new Minister for Provincial Development and Multi-Ethnic Affairs in a Cabinet reshuffle announced today.Nailatikau will take over these responsibilities from the interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama.Bainimarama is also responsible for the portfolios of Finance, Indigenous Affairs, Public...
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
... returns to Fiji on September 30.Meanwhile Minister for Defence, National Security and Immigration, Ratu Epeli Ganilau will act as Prime Minister and also look after all the portfolios held by the Prime Minister during Commodore Bainimarama’s absence.
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
... Nailatikau, a former Cabinet minister and Senator, and wife of interim Foreign Affairs Minister Ratu Epeli Nailatikau.Rogers completes her term as adviser to the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) on October 17, before taking up her new job on October 20 this year.Rogers said Fiji needed to uplift its economic growth and key to this was enticing more investment into the country,...
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
... neighbours are sympathetic to the interim Government’s plans.Interim Foreign Affairs Minister Ratu Epeli Nailatikau is likely to act as Prime Minister and Colonel Mohammed Aziz as Commander of the Fiji Military Forces while Bainimarama is in New York.
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
The adviser to the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Annie Rogers, has been named the new head of the Fiji Trade and Investment Board.In making the announcement today, FTIB chairman Francis Narayan said Rogers was a former adviser to the International Monetary Fund in New York.Rogers was chosen ahead of Adi Koila Nailatikau, the wife of Fiji’s interim Minister for Foreign Affairs Ratu Epeli...
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 09/21/2008
... and is expected to brief his Cabinet ministers before his departure.Foreign Affairs Minister Ratu Epeli Nailatikau is likely to act as Prime Minister and Colonel Mohammed Aziz as Commander of the Fiji Military Forces while Bainimarama is in New York.
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
... and former Parliamentarian Adi Koila Nailatikau, the wife of interim Foreign Affairs Minister Ratu Epeli Nailatikau.FTIB advertised the CEO’s position in June following the resignation of former CEO Lailun Khan.
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... (CCF) said it was saddened by his unfortunate death and has called on interim Defence Minister Ratu Epeli Ganilau to ensure that those responsible are brought to justice immediately.“I want to send our sympathy to Baleiloa’s family. He should not have been subjected to such violence during his recapture. There can be no justification for this brutality by the police, which is clearly...
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... there will be a probe on his officers who allegedly carried out the assault.Defence Minister Ratu Epeli Ganilau had ordered an investigation into the matter.The Fiji Human Rights Commission had also stated they would carry out their own investigations to determine whether Baleiloa’s rights were violated during his recapture.
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... sustainable response to the HIV epidemics in the region."Fiji Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ratu Epeli Nailatikau said that although the number of HIV/AIDS cases among the countries represented at the meeting is low, the disease could turn into a "full-blown epidemic" if not addressed."Since the first cases of HIV surfaced in the late 1970s and early '80s, there has been no cure...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
... Mongolia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and East Timor. Fiji Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Ratu Epeli Nailatikau warned that while the number of HIV and AIDS cases among the participating countries was low, the disease was like a ticking time bomb that could easily turn into a full-blown epidemic if left unchecked. "Since the first cases of HIV surfaced in the late 1970s and early...
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
National Alliance Party leader Ratu Epeli Ganilau says he hasn’t decided on exiting Cabinet to prepare his party for the next election like his former colleagues in the Labour Party.Only two politicians now remain in Cabinet after Labour members Mahendra Chaudhry (Finance, National Planning, Sugar, Public Utilities), Lekh Ram Vayeshnoi (Labour, Local Government, Urban Development, Housing)...
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Fijilive (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Former radio announcer Adi Mei Kainona and eldest daughter of Fiji’s late former President Sir Ratu Penaia Ganilau has passed away following a long illness.Her younger brother Ratu Epeli, who is the interim Defence Minister confirmed that her sister had just returned from a medical trip to India.Adi Mei, who was also a member of the Soqosoqo Vakamarama, is the eldest in a family...
