Suva, Fiji: Fiji’s new Sentencing and Penalties Decree will remove inconsistencies in sentencing and ensure public confidence in the country’s criminal justice system says Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.

Suva, Fiji: One of the reasons cited for Fiji’s decision this week to withdraw from what it calls Part Two of PACER negotiations was the ‘failure by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

Suva, Fiji: The Methodist Church of Fiji stands accused of spying on the military before the December 20006 coup.

Canberra, Australia: Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith says he expects Canberra will eventually follow the lead of New Zealand in resuming talks with Fiji.

Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand's influence in the Pacific region country had been “chiselled away” to the point that “the viability of our operations was under threat”, Mr McCully said yesterday.

Suva, Fiji: Fiji’s leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama has labelled New Zealand's decision to improve relations while maintaining sanctions against the island state as “very confusing.”

Suva, Fiji: Fiji will not be party to what it calls Part Two of the regional trade and co—operation framework agreement, known as PACER.

Suva, Fiji: The prices of most commonly used medicine in Fiji have increased from 100 – 180 per cent from 2007 to 2009, according to a survey by the Consumer Council of Fiji.

Suva, Fiji: Fiji’s administration is pursuing a new strategy to silence critics: using the country's Independent Commission against Corruption (FICAC) to prosecute adversaries for minor misdemeanours.

Suva, Fiji: Fiji’s Transport Workers Union general secretary Kamlesh Kumar says the Tuvalu Government has agreed to look into compensation claims of former Air Fiji employees.