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Commonwealth must compel change in IMF WORLD BANK Policies

As the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting is about to take place in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago's capital, there is not much hope among its member states that it will achieve anything more than declarations…
Australia's duty to help Pacific through financial crisis says UNICEF

The United Nations children's welfare body UNICEF says Australia has a special duty to help Pacific nations weather the after-effects of the global financial crisis. Spokesman Martin Thomas says UNICEF's report on the st…
International Agreements 101

International agreements exhibit a wide range of variation. Many are negotiated as legally binding agreements, while others are expressly nonbinding. Some contain substantive obligations requiring deep, demanding poli…
Commonwealth to Discuss Fiji at CHOGM 2009

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad & Tobago - biennial discussion of global & Commonwealth issues aimed at agreeing collective policies & initiatives.The Queen is to address the opening cere…
The Next Meltdown is Coming in 2012

The next meltdown is coming in 2012 Paul B. Farrell - MarketWatch
Memoir of a Fiji Islander Over the Seas

FIJI, my island homeland, is not beckoning as it used to. Certainly, the islands are still pockets of paradise: golden sands fringed by swaying palm trees; turquoise water and reefs playing host to all manner of exotic…
The 8 Ball has been Placed

On 2nd March 2005 our lawful government had endorsed the Paris Declaration which broad objectives are to reduce poverty and inequality, increase growth, build capacity, and accelerate achievement of the MDG's. It sets…
Australia to Lead Democratic Pacific Island Nations at G20

The following information was released by the Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Assistant Treasurer of the Australian Federal Government:Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry has met with Economic Ministers from across…
FIJI NOT INVITED TO FEMM MEET IN THE COOKS

Economic Ministers of the Pacific Islands Forum will attend the 13th Forum Economic Ministers' Meeting (FEMM) in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, from 27-28 October 2009. The Forum Economic Ministers are meeting at a time when t…
PNG take swipe at ANZ over FRANK BAINIMARAMA

Fiji's Melanesian neighbours will work to end Australia and New Zealand's opposition to military leader Voreqe Bainimarama's regime, Papuan New Guinean Prime Minister Michael Somare said Wednesday.Following a regional le…