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By Kirsty Needham. SYDNEY (Reuters) - Fiji will strike a deal with Australia to upgrade ports and shipbuilding infrastructure, months after its prime minister said it was likely to partner with ...
An indirect election was held in Fiji on 31 October 2024, in which members of parliament elected the president.Incumbent Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu was nominated by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka following the withdrawal of the previous nominee, President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere.
29 March: Prime Minister of Fiji Sitiveni Rabuka announces that the Media Industry Development Authority will repeal a controversial 2010 law which strictly controlled media in the country. [2] 14 June: Fiji and New Zealand sign a defence pact in Suva, including military cooperation and humanitarian aid. [3] Scheduled. 2023 Super Rugby Pacific ...
On 7 December, Rabuka resigned from Parliament and his position as Opposition Leader of Parliament. He made the announcement while responding to the opening of the 2020–2021 Parliament Session by President Jioji Konrote. [41] [42] On 25 July 2021, he was arrested by Fijian police after criticising government moves to amend land legislation. [43]
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He joined Fiji Airways and worked as General Manager for Finance and Strategic Planning for 13 years. He then launched and ran the airline's domestic subsidiary, Fiji Link playing a lead role from the acquisition of Sunair. [2] [3] In December 2016, Kamikamica was appointed the head of the ANZ Bank in Tonga.
Mara previously served as Fiji's first and only chief minister, from 20 September 1967 (while Fiji still was a British colony). Mara's first term as prime minister lasted until 13 April 1987. He returned to the office for the second term on 5 December 1987, serving until 2 June 1992. As of 2014, Mara is the longest-serving prime minister of Fiji.
(Reuters) -Fiji's former long-serving prime minister Frank Bainimarama was on Thursday sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the course of justice, the country's director of public ...