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(Above: Image of Fiji Parliament, Veiuto)

Fiji Times reports that, the interim President and Army Commander forbids the Great Council of Chiefs from meeting, a decision that would further dent their aristocratic aspirations to the reins of power. The date for the interim Government's grand debut was also announced by Frank Bainimarama as described in this article by Radio NZ, as well as confirming the new development on GCC's future.

Although the Fiji Human Rights Commission has been in the cross-hairs of most armchair experts of "rights" as reported in this Fiji Village article, Fiji Times and magnified by Newswire; the Human Rights Commissioner Dr. Shaista Shameem responds sternly to their reprisals especially the concerns of Alice Heffernan, an activist with Pacific Centre for Public Integrity(PCPI) as reported by Radio NZ article with a quick rebuttal outlined in this article by Radio Fiji news.

Surprising enough, the amount of allegations committed by the SDL Government including their involvement with the Agricultural scam was conveniently omitted from the attention of PCPI, revealing a degree of infancy in their general experience of tracking corruption.

So much in fact that, PCPI's relative ability to ignore blantant actions relating to conflict of interest involving SDL Ministers or their prior involvement in the 2000 coup is brow raising.

Although, the Australian Government halted Fiji's role in the RAMSI programs as detailed by this article by Radio NZ, Australian Foreign Minister's reaction is described in this Radio NZ article to the recent sacking of Australian imported Police Chief to the Solomon Islands and the news represents a wonderful example of diplomatic karma. Further reminders of the growing climate of distrust and the rapid erosion of influence into the region by the Trans-Tasman nations.


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