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Dissident senior Fiji Labour Party members demand justice
" Five senior members of the Fiji Labour Party who are questioning their leader Mahendra Chaudhry's autocratic decision making are demanding justice. It follows the refusal by Mr Chaudhry and...
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Fiji Labour leader ignores calls for management board meeting
A report from Fiji says the Labour Party leader, Mahendra Chaudhry, has ignored repeated calls for a management board meeting to discuss the row within the party. Radio Legend reports...
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Fiji Labour Party MP stands firm on criticism of party leader
The Fiji Labour Party MP for Vuda Open, Felix Anthony, is reported to be willing to risk losing his parliamentary seat in his quest for transparency in decision making in...
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FLP is always ready for an election or a by-election - says leader
The Fiji Labour Party leader, Mahendra Chaudhry, says they are always ready for an election or a by-election. Mr Chaudhry was commenting on the possibility that by-elections would have to...
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A Chaudhry loyalist denies split in Fiji labour Party
An outspoken Labour Party MP in Fiji is denying that there is any split at the highest level of the party. The leader of the party, Mahendra Chaudhry is threatening...
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Embattled Fiji Labour Party leader admits serious split at the top of the organisation
The Fiji Labour Party leader, Mahendra Chaudhry, has admitted there is a serious split at the highest levels of his party. And he has threatened disciplinary action against five management...
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Fiji Labour Party dissidents say no need to discipline them
Members of the Fiji Labour Party who questioned the legitimacy of Mahendra Chaudhry's leadership and his list of senate nominees say there is no need to discipline them. The Fiji...
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Fiji Senate holds first meeting, no FLP Senators
Fiji's new Senate held its first meeting this morning without the presence of any Labour Party senators. This follows infighting in the Labour Party about who their senators should be.
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Fiji Labour Party overrules leader
The acting leader of the Fiji Labour Party, Poseci Bune, has overruled his leader, Mahendra Chaudhry, and withdrawn the list of opposition senate nominees prepared by Mr Chaudhry. Mr Chaudhry...
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One time leading Fiji political party's future unclear with just one candidate in next month's poll
The future of the once-dominant Fijian political party, the SVT, is uncertain with it likely to field just one candidate in the general election. The candidate will be an ethnic...
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Fiji's SVT likely to have oonly one candidate in May poll
The once-dominant Fijian Political Party, the SVT, is likely to have only one candidate when nominations are filed tomorrow for next month's general election. And the candidate will be an...
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Fiji's Labour Party takes court action to delay election
The Fiji Labour Party has filed a writ asking the High Court to order delaying or postponing the general elections until the Elections Office complies with all sections of the...
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Fiji farmers face more cattle theft
Farmers in a highland area in Fiji's West have started using chains and padlocks to secure their cattle following an increase in stealing. The Fiji Sun reports that seven bullocks...
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Fiji teachers union leader says policy racially based
A Fiji union leader says some indigenous Fijian students and their families will be better off to the tune of 900 US dollars this year under what he calls a...
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Fiji teachers union threatens legal action over fee free education for indigenous Fijians
The Fiji Teachers Union is threatening to take legal action against the government over its decision to provide fee free education to indigenous Fijian students only. The union's general secretary,...
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Fiji PM rejects plan for special assistance for some indigenous Fijian school pupils
Fiji's prime minister, Laisenia Qarase, has distanced himself from the education ministry's controversial plan to provide free Form 7 education only for indigenous Fijian students and not those of…
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Fiji educaton ministry accused of racism
Fiji's education ministry is facing allegations that it is proposing the most racially discriminatory policies that the Qarase government can ever put in place. Fiji TV says this follows…
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Fiji union plans to set up bank
A major Fiji trade union is planning to set up its own commercial bank to offer services to members and customers at lower fees and interest charges. The Fiji Teachers...
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Fiji Teacher's Union says schools are suffering because of ethnic based selection of teachers
The Fiji Teacher's Union says the country's schools are suffering because of government policies to reserve training places for indigenous Fijians. The union's secretary, Agni Deo Singh, says by…
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Fiji Teachers Union begins secret ballot to determine strike action
The Fiji Teachers Union says it will continue with a ballot of its members over strike action despite the referral of its case to arbitration. Its general secretary, Agni Deo...
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Fiji's MPs likely to vote themselves 36-percent pay increase
Members of Fiji's parliament are likely to vote themselves a substantial pay rise when the House of Representatives meets early in February. The Fiji Sun newspaper reports a 36-percent pay...
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Fiji 6th formers may need to resit exams
All sixth formers in Fiji may have to sit for a new Fiji School Leaving Certificate mathematics paper after it was leaked in several Suva schools before the examination. The...
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Fiji teachers union worried about exam paper leaks
The general secretary of the Fiji Teachers Union says leaked examination papers may just be the tip of the iceberg. This follows reports of some students who were found with...
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Fiji exam papers leaked
Fiji has been hit by another scandal over the leaking of examination papers just as thousands of secondary school students have begun sitting public exams. Reports say that some students...
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Outrage at Fiji Education Ministry freeze
There's outrage in Fiji over the education ministry's decision to freeze the development of new educational establishments next year. Fiji TV reports that a ministry memo sent to schools says...