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January 17, 2025
By Anish Chand in Suva A Fiji community human rights coalition has called on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to halt his “reckless expansion” of government and refocus on addressing Fiji’s pressing challenges. The NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) said it was outraged by the abrupt and arbitrary reshuffling of government ministerial portfolios and the ... <a title="‘Enough is enough – halt this reckless expansion’, Fiji NGO tells Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/enough-is-enough-halt-this-reckless-expansion-fiji-ngo-tells-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Enough is enough – halt this reckless expansion’, Fiji NGO tells Rabuka">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2024
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist Fiji’s Women’s Minister Lynda Tabuya says the decision by the People’s Alliance executive council to remove her as deputy leader of the governing party is “unfair as it is based solely on allegations . . . generated by opponents from outside the party”. Tabuya, who has been at the ... <a title="Lynda Tabuya fights back – ‘it’s unfortunate that as a woman I continue to be targeted’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/06/lynda-tabuya-fights-back-its-unfortunate-that-as-a-woman-i-continue-to-be-targeted/" aria-label="Read more about Lynda Tabuya fights back – ‘it’s unfortunate that as a woman I continue to be targeted’">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Richard Naidu in Suva It has been six months now, but I have to make a strange admission. I miss the laughs I used to get over the pseudo-authoritative pronouncements of Fiji’s former attorney-general Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum (pictured). I recall that he got a bit over-excited in January this year. That was when he ... <a title="Richard Naidu: Money, politics and fear – yet FFP’s millions still weren’t enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/17/richard-naidu-money-politics-and-fear-yet-ffps-millions-still-werent-enough/" aria-label="Read more about Richard Naidu: Money, politics and fear – yet FFP’s millions still weren’t enough">Read more</a>
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December 29, 2022
By Shayal Devi in Suva Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has already started work to achieve the People’s Alliance-led coalition 100-day plan outlined in its manifesto. He recognises that things such as cost of living, water and electricity outages are existing issues that can be solved after a thorough review and consultative process. In its ... <a title="No time to waste – Fiji’s Rabuka starts work on 100-day plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/29/no-time-to-waste-fijis-rabuka-starts-work-on-100-day-plan/" aria-label="Read more about No time to waste – Fiji’s Rabuka starts work on 100-day plan">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2022
By Timoci Vula in Suva The People’s Alliance Party took an early lead in the Fiji general election vote tally this evening with a total of 21,810 votes recorded after the completion of counting from 470 of the 2071 polling stations. The governing FijiFirst Party was in second place with 16,515 votes and SODELPA running ... <a title="Fiji elections: Alliance leads early vote tally – Bainimarama heads candidates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/16/fiji-elections-alliance-leads-early-vote-tally-bainimarama-heads-candidates/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: Alliance leads early vote tally – Bainimarama heads candidates">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2022
By Meri Radinibaravi in Suva People’s Alliance leader Sitiveni Rabuka says he has evidence his party is ahead in the 2022 polls, contrary to the official results posted by the Fijian Elections Office. At a media conference yesterday, he called on the people of Fiji to remain calm and said he would write to President ... <a title="Fiji elections: ‘We have evidence’ People’s Alliance ahead, says Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/16/fiji-elections-we-have-evidence-peoples-alliance-ahead-says-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: ‘We have evidence’ People’s Alliance ahead, says Rabuka">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2022
By Shayal Devi in Suva People’s Alliance leader Sitiveni Rabuka says any successor in government in Fiji — even if they are from an opposition party — should be accepted as a normal process in democratic systems. Speaking to members of the media after casting his ballot at the Lower Ragg Ave polling station in ... <a title="Fiji elections: ‘Whoever it is, accept poll result’, says Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/15/fiji-elections-whoever-it-is-accept-poll-result-says-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: ‘Whoever it is, accept poll result’, says Rabuka">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2022
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva People’s Alliance candidate Lynda Tabuya claims her 16-year-old daughter was “harassed” by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption (FICAC) officers last week. Tabuya made this allegation in a video posted on social media. “This is my daughter coming back from school and they asked her where I was,” she said. ... <a title="Fiji elections: Tabuya claims child ‘harassed’ by anti-corruption agency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/08/fiji-elections-tabuya-claims-child-harassed-by-anti-corruption-agency/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: Tabuya claims child ‘harassed’ by anti-corruption agency">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2022
By Serafina Silaitoga in Suva The solution to Fiji’s problems is to vote out the FijiFirst government, says People’s Alliance party leader Sitiveni Rabuka. Speaking to about 1000 supporters who welcomed Rabuka with cheers of “480” — his votng candidacy number — at the party rally in Labasa last Saturday, he assured voters that his ... <a title="Fiji elections: Solution to nation’s problems – ‘vote out FijiFirst’, says Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/07/fiji-elections-solution-to-nations-problems-vote-out-fijifirst-says-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: Solution to nation’s problems – ‘vote out FijiFirst’, says Rabuka">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2022
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific regional correspondent The Fijian Elections Office has given the green light to 342 candidates from nine political parties and two independents to contest the December 14 general election. Twelve candidates have been rejected and two have withdrawn. Elections Supervisor Mohammed Saneem said his office had received a total of 356 ... <a title="Fiji elections 2022: 342 candidates to contest next month’s polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/17/fiji-elections-2022-342-candidates-to-contest-next-months-polls/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections 2022: 342 candidates to contest next month’s polls">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2021
COMMENTARY: By Graham Davis “So many detractors were saying, ‘no you won’t get it, the Supervisor of Elections won’t allow it’. I said, ‘well let him just do his work’. And I believe in the goodness of the man. We got it and we’re happy.” — Sitiveni Rabuka, CFL/FijiVillage interview. 8 September 2021 The leader ... <a title="Graham Davis: In the stars? It’s in the polls, Rabuka’s final political twist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/09/11/graham-davis-in-the-stars-its-in-the-polls-rabukas-final-political-twist/" aria-label="Read more about Graham Davis: In the stars? It’s in the polls, Rabuka’s final political twist">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2021
By Litia Cava in Suva Former Fiji opposition leader Sitiveni Rabuka has submitted his application to register his newly proposed political party — the “People’s Aliance”. A statement released by the Fijian Elections Office stated that the Registrar of Political Parties, Mohammed Saneem, was now processing the application to register the party. According to the ... <a title="Rabuka makes move – former Fiji PM registers proposed ‘People’s Alliance’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/rabuka-makes-move-former-fiji-pm-registers-proposed-peoples-alliance/" aria-label="Read more about Rabuka makes move – former Fiji PM registers proposed ‘People’s Alliance’">Read more</a>
