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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…
South Africa Moves Forward Frank's Fiji has missed the Boat

"The United States cannot lead by the example of our power so much as by the power of our example".These were the words of the U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton at an IDC Business meet in South Africa recently. Our…
Fiji's Terminator Seed Technology and No Idea Frank

Terminator technology, or varietal genetic use restriction technologies, known as V-GURTs for short, produces seeds that grow into plants that have sterile seeds, often referred to as "suicide seeds". The plant itself…
Bio Security and Barack Obama

Legislation intended to help prevent an attack with biological weapons failed to clear a key Senate committee today, mainly because the Obama administration has not told Congress what it wants in the bill. Senate Homelan…
The Next Level Frank Bainimarama

Dear Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama. How Are You Son? We promised you we would take this war to the next level, but in fairness and for the sake of transparrency we want to give you a head start.St…
OECD Quality of Life or GDP its all the same in Bainimarama's Fiji

The following information was released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría has warned that unless a new generation of statistics is developed to measu…
IMF TO PROMOTE PEACE WHAT ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS IN FIJI ?

The International Monetary Fund issued the following speech from IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn: Over the past year or so, the global financial crisis has been the subject of intense debate. But today, in…
South Pacific Islands Pseudo Sovereignty

The self-governance model in Niue, Tokelau and the Cook Islands has not worked and the residents have "voted with their feet", Parliament's foreign affairs select committee chairman John Hayes says. Expressing his person…
Women Weave Wisdom Confront Crisis and Forge the Future

The following information was released by the United Nations: Although overall progress has been uneven 15 years after the landmark international women’s conference in Beijing, Asia and the Pacific has led the way in sha…