Fiji: Reaction to detention of alleged bloggers
Region: FijiGlobal Voices previously reported that Fiji police detained and seized the laptops of three people who had been named as bloggers behind the anti-government site Raw Fiji News. The three lawyers, among others, had recentl... more
Views: 1199Fiji: Bloggers debate media censorship
Region: FijiAs reported here last week, Fiji’s government extended for another 30 days its “emergency regulations” that, among other things, controls public gatherings and forbids the media from printing stories that... more
Views: 1090Fiji Government Raises Income Tax Threshold, Lowers Trade Duties
Region: FijiActing Finance Minister Filipe Bole of Fiji's interim government has announced that his Department has raised the nation's minimum income tax threshold from $9000 to $15,000 (U.S.), a move which is getting mixed reactions ... more
Views: 2610Bloggers React to 'A Better Fiji'
Region: FijiPosted by John Liebhardt to Global Voices Online A government-appointed committee in Fiji introduced an 11-point framework to augment the Pacific island nation’s constitution and “rebuild Fiji into a non... more
Views: 1317What's the Real Cost of Exotic Water?
Region: United States
Posted by FindingDulcinea Staff Clever marketing and even professional water aficionados have consumers convinced that tap water just won’t do, but critics worry about the bottled beverage’s environmental impl... more
Views: 1104Environmental Concerns a Priority for Pacific Island Bloggers
Region: Fiji
Outside of denouncing military rule in Fiji, environmental concerns top the agenda as South Pacific leaders gather this week in Alofi, the capital of Nieu. Fiji’s so-called interim Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama&nb... more
Views: 1766