Fiji

Leader of Fiji's 2000 coup has applied for a presidential pardon under a mercy clause, raising the possibility of his release from prison after serving over 20 years of a lifetime sentence.

Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs have endorsed eight key outcomes for the "economic advancement" of the majority indigenous people in the country.

In a significant step toward preserving and commemorating Fiji's rich history, efforts are underway to establish the country's first living museum. Audio

Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs has endorsed the reinstatement of a lease distribution policy with the iTaukei Land Trust Board.

The high chief of the Kubuna confederacy - the hosts of Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) meeting today - says the reinstallation of the body is good for the indigenous people.

Chiefs are to serve people and not to be served, Fijian President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere told the Great Council of Chiefs on Bau Island in Fiji on Wednesday. Audio

Lau high chief Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara will attend the Great Council of Chiefs meeting on Bau island next week even as a border alert remains effective against him.

Fiji's largest party in parliament, Fiji First, has called its suspension unfair and biased.

History will be created when an Indo-Fijian dance group will perform at the reinstatement ceremony of Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) - 16 years after it was abolished by former PM Bainimarama.

In what has been described as a historic moment for Fiji, leaders signed a statement on Sunday to mark a major step towards unity and reconciliation between the two largest races in the country. Audio