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Violence against women continues to be dire in Pacific
Audio 29 Oct 2013Personal experiences highlight the Pacific region's dire record on violence against women. Audio
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Budding young Fiji woman politican faces threats
The first young woman has announced her intention to stand in the Fiji elections but she says she has had to face hostility as a result including rape threats on...
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Budding young Fiji woman politican faces threats
Audio 28 Oct 2013The first young woman has announced her intention to stand in the Fiji elections but she says she has had to face hostility as a result including rape threats on social media sites. Audio
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Budding young Fiji politician faces threats
The first young woman has announced her intention to stand in the Fiji elections but she says she has had to face hostility as a result including rape threats on...
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Kiribati schools get climate change book
A book which aims to teach primary school children in Kiribati about climate change has gained interest from around the world, with requests to print the book in several languages.
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Call for Fiji interim government to prioritise prevention of violence against women
The organiser of an event that drew hundreds of Fiji women to a street march through the capital in protest at violence against women is calling on the interim government...
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Hundreds march over violence against women in Fiji campaign
The organiser of a campaign to stop violence against women in Fiji says 500 women marched in the street as part of yesterday's One Billion Rising event. This year is...
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One Billion Rising campaign wins Pacific support
Fiji and several other Pacific countries are joining the One Billion Rising campaign against violence against women. The campaign will see people around the world demonstrate in various ways in...
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Young leaders group in Fiji wants 'unfair' consultations extended
A group representing young leaders in Fiji has complained of poor civic education and rushed consultations on the new constitution. The Constitution Commission finished receiving submissions this week…
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Organisers say Fiji police cancelled march when they realised it was for gay rights
The organisers of the first planned march against homophobia in Fiji say the police cancelled it at the last minute when they realised it was a gay march. Oceania Pride...
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Fiji police commissioner says no discrimination in march cancellation
Fiji's Police Commissioner says his organisation doesn't discriminate and the only reason it cancelled yesterday's planned Pride march through Suva was for safety reasons. Brigadier General Ioane…
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Fiji police accused of homophobia after cancelling gay rights march
Gay rights activists in Fiji are accusing the police of homophobia after the first planned pride march through Suva was cancelled at the last minute. The event was planned to...
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Dead crew member of American Samoa based vessel named
The crew member of the purse seiner Carol Linda, who was killed at sea after the vessel's mast broke in two, has been identified as 40 year-old Manolito Galvez of...
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Dead crew member of American Samoa based vessel named
The crew member of the purse seiner Carol Linda, who was killed at sea after the vessel's mast broke in two, has been identified as 40 year-old Manolito Galvez of...
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Fiji Teachers Union wants new Public Order Act removed
The Fiji Teachers' Union has added its voice to calls for the removal of the Public Order Amendment Decree. The decree replaced the emergency regulations in force since the regime...
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Former Fiji taxi boss stands by harrassment comments
The former general secretary of the Fiji Taxi Association is standing by comments he made linking sexual harrassment with women's standard of dress. Rishi Ram has stepped down from his...
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Fiji young women's organisation working with transport authorities over harrassment
The co-ordinator of a young women's organisation in Fiji says her group is working with the transport authorities to stop public service drivers from sexually harrassing female and transgender…
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Fiji union leader released on bail
The president of the Fiji Trades Union Congress, Daniel Urai, has been released from the Suva Magistrates Court on bail. Mr Urai faces charges under the interim regime's Crime Decree...
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Call for more Pacific women to get roles in politics
Pacific women are calling on leaders to do more to increase women's participation in politics. Following this year's Pacific Islands Forum summit, leaders committed to increase the representation of…
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Six people jailed for defrauding Fiji resort
A Fiji High Court judge Justice Paul Madigan has sentenced six people accused of fraudulently obtaining 468,000 US dollars from a resort in the Yasawas between 2006 and 2007. Fiji...
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Fiji teacher union head oppose to government imposition of flat annual primary school fee
The President of the Fijian Teachers Union, Tevita Koroi, is rejecting directives to impose a flat annual primary school fee. The interim education minister, Filipe Bole, said he's decided to...
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Fiji Teachers Union wants study of actual cost of educating a child
Efforts to enforce primary school fee levels in Fiji have lead one union to call for an assessment of how much it actually costs to educate a child. The interim...
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Fiji looking abroad to hire new FSC boss
The Fiji interim government is looking abroad for a new chief executive officer to run the Fiji Sugar Corporation. The Permanent Secretary for Sugar, Colonel Manasa Vaniqi, has told the...
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Fiji Reserve Bank governor resigns
Fiji Reserve Bank governor Sada Reddy has resigned, after 20 months in the position. Prior to that, he was deputy governor for 15 years.
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Fiji's Reserve Bank Governor resigns
Fiji's Reserve Bank governor Sada Reddy has resigned.. Chairman of the Reserve Bank Board Governance Sub Committee, Deo Saran, announced he had received notice of Reddy's resignation with immediate…