Thur - May 15 '08
May 15, 2008, 09:14

Members of the Constitutional Offices Commission are expected to meet with the Interim Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum today to discuss his concerns with the person recommended by them to take up the post of Supervisor of Elections. (Legend News)

An official statement from the Australia High Commission in Fiji pointed out that Fiji’s increased aid, let alone additional assistance hung on the balance depending on a quick return to democracy on the island nation. (fijilive.com)

The Interim Government has directed two housing institutions to give affordable loans to low income earners to reduce the squatter problem. (FT)

Each country has a right to claim extra ocean space or seabed in addition to their 200mile Exclusive Economic Zone says Pacific Islands Applied Geosciences Commission Maritime Boundaries project Officer Emily Artack. She said under Article 76 of the UN Law of the Sea each country had the right to claim extra ocean space or seabed. (FT)

Former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka admitted for the first time that his actions of May 14, 1987 were wrong and the people of Fiji should put a stop to it. When approached yesterday for a comment at the Cakaudrove Provincial Council meeting in Taveuni, 21 years after staging the first coup he said: "That's the past. Let's put it behind us." (FT)



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