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Kiribati acquires international funding for solar power

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:53:18 GMT

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

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Solar panel installation in the United States
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Last Tuesday, AusAID Australia and the World Bank's Global Environment Fund (GEF) reached an agreement to give the government of Kiribati US$5 million (AU$4,779,000, NZ$5,985,000, €3,885,000) to install solar panels around the country capital, located on the Tarawa atoll. According to Business Desk of the Brunei Times, AusAID promised AU$3.2 million in funding, while GEF promised US$1 million. The country was the first in the Pacific to make a deal with the World Bank.

The funding was part of a US$530 million (NZ$635 million) package announced at yesterday's Pacific Energy Summit in Auckland involving New Zealand and the European Union, Australia, the Asian Development Bank, the European Investment Bank, the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the World Bank Group, and the United Arab Emirates. Also at the summit yesterday, New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully had announced a national commitment of USD$54,262,000 (AU$51,861,000 NZ$65 million, €42,178,000) to Pacific region energy solutions, of which US$8,348,000 (AU$8 million, NZ$10 million, €6,483,000) would be specifically earmarked for renewable energy and improved energy efficiency in the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu.

File:Koririnteuea maneaba in Nabeina, North Tarawa, Kiribati.jpg

A small school maneaba (equivalent to a school hall) in Nabeina, North Tarawa, Kiribati

Kiribati is heavily dependent on diesel fuel for most of the energy available on the national power grid, which supplies power to half Kiribati's population of 110,000. In addition, a third of the country's population lacks access to electricity. Once installation of the solar panels is complete, they are estimated to reduce diesel consumption by 230,000 liters (60,760 gallons) a year and give access to the electricity to some parts of the population that currently have no electricity. The European Union already has committed €100 million to sustainable energy in the region, with €10 million of that coming as a result of an announcement made last week.

In a press release about the news, Kiribati President Anote Tong was quoted as saying, "Kiribati faces big challenges it is remote, it is at risk from the effects of climate change, and it is vulnerable to economic shocks. [...] Shifting Kiribati's focus to reliable solar energy will provide a more secure, more sustainable power source for the country's people." Radio New Zealand International quoted Tong as saying, "It's the first time we are doing this. We're excited at the prospect of even substituting fossil fuel to a small extent at this stage. What the system being envisaged will only produce around 500 kilowatts, but this is the beginning of what I hope will be a pattern, the trend in the future."

The European Union's Fiji-based head of operations for the Pacific region, Renato Mele, supported alternative energy solutions like solar power for the region, but said that solar power had limitations because climate and environmental conditions sometimes meant batteries required to power the panels had a life of only 12 months, compared to other climates where batteries normally last five years. This created the potential to drive up standard operating costs. Mele has also noted these additional costs though are still lower than the cost of diesel power.

One News Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver noted, "Governments will be able to put the money they (currently) spend on diesel into things like education and health."

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"Kiribati gets donor funding for Tarawa solar panels" — Radio New Zealand International, March 26, 2013
"Multi-million deal for energy efficient Pacific" — ONE News, March 26, 2013
BusinessDesk.co.nz. "Batteries the biggest obstacle to solar power in the Pacific" — ShareChat.co.nz, March 25, 2013
Xinhua. "Pacific leaders discuss plans to break fossil-fuel reliance with major donors" — Global Times, March 25, 2013

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Wikinews interviews Oceania Paralympic Committee President Paul Bird

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:12:55 GMT

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London, England — When Wikinews interviewed Oceania Paralympic Committee (OPC) President Paul Bird, the day before the start of this year's Summer Paralympics, he shared the idea that whilst Oceania may not be the first place one thinks of in connection with "Paralympics" or even "developing countries", Oceania is represented at the Games in London by athletes who have overcome many obstacles in order to compete.

According to Bird, two athletes from Oceania are regarded as medal prospects. One, Fijian high-jumper Iliesa Delana, missed out in Beijing due to his event being cancelled. He is currently ranked number two in the world, having won silver at the World Championships. The other is Francis Kompaon, a sprinter from Rabaul in Papua-New Guinea competing in the 100 and 200 metre sprints. These athletes qualified under the standard Paralympic processes. Other Oceania athletes are "wildcards", selected by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to broaden the number of nations taking part. Countries do not always get their preferred choices of wildcards; for a variety of reasons, the IPC may select a less-favoured athlete. In particular, women are more likely to be chosen to address the games' gender imbalance.

It's not easy being an athlete, or an official, from a developing country says Bird. Often people are confronted with a host of unfamiliar situations. For example: many of the required forms are now online; officials with little technology experience have to navigate an unfamiliar landscape of browsers, buttons and passwords.

The OPC consists of eight countries: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, and Papua-New Guinea. Papua-New Guinea and Samoa are sending two athletes each to the London Games. Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, and the Solomon Islands are sending one each.

Bird says, in attempting to promote Paralympic sport in Oceania, the region's Paralympic Committee puts a priority on training local officials, coaches and classifiers. This helps member countries conduct their own events, without assistance from Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, the Committee organizes the Arafura Games, a regional competition.

Countries in the region are encouraged by the OPC to assemble teams, get athletes into work rankings, and plan ahead for the 2016 Paralympics to be held in Rio. Efforts are being made to strengthened ties between the region and international bodies such as the International Tennis Federation.

Bird, as head of the OPC, has been a member of the Australian Paralympic Committee since 1993. He won gold and silver medals in swimming at the 1984 Paralympics where he was the Australian Team Captain. He was the Australian Chef de Mission in Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004, and the Assistant Chef de Mission in Barcelona in 1992, Atlanta in 1996, and Beijing in 2008. He also currently sits on the Australian Paralympic Committee's board.

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New Internet addresses tested on World IPv6 Day

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:49:01 GMT

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Liz Hobday. "Web users await success of IPv6 day" — ABC, June 8, 2011
"Today is World IPv6 Day, global test of plan to thwart Internet address shortage" — The Canadian Press, June 8, 2011

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Tonga: Four guilty over ferry disaster that killed 74

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:00:45 GMT

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Dominique Schwartz, Agencies. "Four guilty over Tonga ferry tragedy" — ABC, April 1, 2011
"Four found guilty at Tonga ferry disaster trial" — BBC News Online, April 1, 2011
Press Release. "All Princess Ashika defendants found guilty" — Tonga Ministry of Information, April 1, 2011

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Australian Foreign Minister condemns Fiji media decree

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:00:31 GMT

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The military-controlled government of Fiji has imposed restrictions on foreign media ownership and jail terms for journalists whose work violates the "public interest or order".
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Australia's Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has publically condemned the Fiji Media Decree which went into effect Monday. The decree, the full title of which is "The Media Industry Development Decree 2010", implements restrictions on foreign media ownership and jail terms for journalists whose work violates the "public interest or order". The decree also introduces a new media code and complaints authority.

Various news, media and press coroporations, including News Limited have been handed a sanction by the military controlled government, under Frank Bainimarama to sell or close 90% of their Fijian branches. The mandate also extends to imprisoning journalist who are deemed against "public order".

“For the first time we have a legislation that is all encompassing (the media journalists and consumers), it’s actually empowering the people of Fiji in ensuring that their views are heard,” said Sharron Smith-Johns.

Smith said these actions are another example of the Pacific nation's military rulers disregarding the civil rights of its people, and would likely result in financial and economic backlash.

"We worry very much that this arbitrary move sends a very bad signal as far as future investment in Fiji is concerned, let alone the very bad signal it sends in terms of freedom of expression, freedom of speech, and democratic rights," he said.

Four years after ousting the former democratically elected Qarase government, the sanction entitled 'The Media Industry Development Decree 2010' follows strings of intimidation of reporters by soldiers, deportation of foreign new media executives and censorship of "negative" stories about the current military administration. Attorney-General of Fiji, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum claims that foreign media outlets are "purveyors of negativity", an argument that the entire administration defends.

Chairman of News Limited, John Hartigan has criticised former Prime Ministers John Howard and Kevin Rudd of Australia, for not pressuring the military leaders of Fiji into holding elections. Fiji is currently suspended from the Commonwealth for the same reasons.

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"Fiji defends laws to jail journos" — The Australian, June 30, 2010
"Australian foreign minister’s comments on Fiji Media Decree exaggerated : SMITH JOHNS" — Pacific Islands News Association, June 29, 2010
Michael McKena. "Foreign Minister Stephen Smith condemns Fiji over press crackdown" — The Australian, June 29, 2010
"Smith condemns Fiji press crackdown" — The ABC, June 28, 2010

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Fiji joins the Non-Aligned Movement

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 02:41:56 GMT

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Fijian Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama announced Wednesday night that Fiji had joined the Non-Aligned Movement.

Bainimarama described this decision as way to refocus Fiji's relationships away from its traditional trading partners of Australia and New Zealand, towards countries outside of the South Pacific. Joining the Non-Aligned Movement would support the “Look North policy which involves developing relationships with countries outside the southern Pacific sphere,” he said. The Fijian Cabinet of Ministers had agreed to start the process of becoming a member of the Non-Aligned Movement in late February.

The Non-Aligned Movement is an organisation of states that consider themselves to be in a position of neutrality towards the major powers and the associated power blocs. The stated purpose of the organisation according to the Havana Declaration of 1979 is to ensure "the national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries" in their "struggle against imperialism, colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, and all forms of foreign aggression, occupation, domination, interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics."

Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, Fiji's Minister for Foreign Affairs, stated that today's Non-Aligned Movement "has adopted the broader principles of multilateralism, equality and mutual non-aggression and has morphed into a tool for strengthening leverage when negotiating with the developed world." As of the 2009 conference, there were 118 member countries and 17 observer countries representing almost two-third of the United Nations member nations and over half of the world population.

This decision came shortly after a meeting with Mohammed Omar Abdulla the undersecretary of the Department of Economic Development for Abu Dhabi. Bainimarama was in Abu Dhabi along with the leaders of several other small pacific island states for a summit with the Arab League entitled "Prospects for Cooperation between the Arab world and the Pacific Islands."

Fiji has been looking for trade partnerships with non-traditional partners such as China and India, due to trade sanctions imposed by Fiji's traditional trading partners Australian and New Zealand following the 2006 coup.

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Bruce Hill. "Tonga PM wants open lines of communication with Fiji" — ABC Radio Australia, June 25, 2010
"Fiji moving away from former international partners: Bainimarama" — Pacific Islands News Association, June 24, 2010
"Fiji PM talks investment in Abu Dhabi" — Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, June 23, 2010
"China shows the Fiji way" — Fiji Sun, June 24, 2010
"Cabinet approves moves to non-aligned movement membership" — Ministry of Information (Fiji), February 22, 2010

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Cyclone Mick wreaks havoc on Fiji

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:53:06 GMT

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"Cyclone Buffets Fiji, Four Killed" — The New York Times, December 15, 2009
"Cyclone Mick kills three" — The Age, December 15, 2009
"Tropical cyclone Mick kills three in Fiji" — BBC Online News, December 15, 2009
"l7 babies born during cyclone Mick" — FijiVillage.com, December 15, 2009

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Fiji fully suspended from the Commonwealth after failure to call election

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:24:40 GMT

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The South Pacific island nation of Fiji has been fully suspended by the Commonwealth of Nations after it refused to call elections by next year. Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma said the country failed to show progress towards democracy.

Fiji has been suspended before. After two coup d'états in 1987, the nation was suspended for 10 years. In 2000, Fiji was again suspended for eighteen months. The only other nation which has been suspended fully by the Commonwealth is Nigeria, which was suspended in 1995, but later re-instated.

Fiji failed to reach the September 1 deadline to announce a date for elections to be held in the country. Fiji has already been suspended from the Pacific Islands Forum and some European aid has been cut off. The Commonwealth had previously suspended the country for eighteen months in 2000.

"The deadline of September 1 was set at a meeting on July 31, but no progress has been made since then so Fiji has been suspended with immediate effect," Commonwealth spokesman Eduardo del Buey said.

With the suspension Fiji will be banned from participating at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

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"Fiji suspended from Commonwealth" — BBC News Online, September 1, 2009
Press Trust of India. "Fiji suspended from Commonwealth over failure to restore democracy" — Times of India, September 1, 2009

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Swine flu cases in Fiji reach 97

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:25:03 GMT

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"Fiji flu cases continue to rise" — Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, July 16, 2009
"More new H1N1 cases recorded in Fiji" — Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2009

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Australian and New Zealander freemasons arrested for sorcery in Fiji

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:24:55 GMT

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A group of fourteen Freemasons were arrested and held in Fiji on charges of sorcery. The group, which included eight Australians and one New Zealander, was arrested on Tuesday night on Denarau Island. They were held for 24 hours at the police station at Nasudi, but were released by order of Prime Minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama.

The Freemasons had been convening a Masonic meeting, but did not, according to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, have the correct permit. Waisea Tabakau, the police director of operations, told Legend FM News in Fiji that the Freemasons were being investigated for "allegedly practising sorcery", after complaints by villagers.

The New Zealander commented to reporters that his time in police custody had been "wretched", and that the arrests had been the result of "dopey village people".

A spokesman for the ADFAT stated that Fiji police were continuing their investigations.

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"Fiji freemasons held for sorcery" — BBC News Online, July 16, 2009
"Fiji detains freemasons over 'magic rituals'" — The Daily Telegraph, July 16, 2009
Geraldine Nordfeldt. "Swords and sorcery: Fiji frees Qbn Mason" — The Canberra Times, July 16, 2009

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Thaksin still pervades Thai political landscape

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:56:15 GMT

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"Red-shirts go ahead with Thaksin party" — Bangkok Post, July 8, 2009
"Birthday party for former Thai premier Thaksin rejected" — Xinhua, July 7, 2009
"Thai FM 'won't resign' over siege" — BBC News Online, July 7, 2009
"Thaworn: Thaksin nearly arrested" — Bangkok Post, July 6, 2009

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Fijian regime appoints vice-president

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:29:59 GMT

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Interim minister for Indigenous Affairs Ratu Epeli Nailatikau has been appointed vice-president by Fiji's military regime.

Nailatikau, a former military commander, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Minister in the military regime, was sworn in at Government House this morning. He will continue to hold his portfolios in the interim Cabinet.

The appointment follows the promulgation of a decree establishing the office of vice-president and permitting them to perform the functions of the President of Fiji if the President is unable to.

The current president, Josefa Iloilo, is 88 years old and suffers from Parkinson's disease. He is rarely seen in public, and there is some speculation about his health.

Iloilo abrogated the country's constitution and revoked all judicial appointments last Friday in response to a Court of Appeal decision declaring the removal of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and the appointment of military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama as interim Prime Minister unlawful.

Previously the vice-president was appointed by the Great Council of Chiefs. An earlier attempt by the military regime to appoint Nailatikau as vice-president was rejected by the GCC in April, 2007, leading to the body's suspension.

Fiji's government was overthrown by a military coup in 2006.

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"President's deputy sworn in" — Fiji Times, April 17, 2009
"Nailatikau is Fiji's Vice-President" — Fiji Live, April 17, 2009
"President abrogates Constitution" — Fiji Times, April 10, 2009
"Please talk to us, Mr President" — Fiji Times, March 24, 2009
Samisoni Pareti. "Fiji soldiers sent to close Council of Chiefs" — ABC News Online, April 13, 2007
"Chiefs reject Nailatikau as VP" — Fiji Times, April 11, 2007

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Pacific Islands Forum condemns Fiji takeover

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:20:48 GMT

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Toke Talagi, the Pacific Islands Forum chairman and Premier of Niue, has condemned the Fijian president's decision to abrogate the constitution.

"I condemn the actions of the military regime in Fiji to date, the abrogation of the Constitution and reappointment of members of the previous Interim Government in direct contravention of Fiji law as determined by the Court of Appeal on 9th April 2009," Mr Talagi said.

"The hopes and aspirations of many in Fiji and the wider region, just briefly raised by the Court of Appeal decision on 9 April, have been dashed by the unilateral and irresponsible actions of President Iloilo and Commodore Bainimarama."

President Ratu Josefa Iloilo abrogated the country's constitution and revoked all judicial appointments last Friday in response to a Court of Appeal decision declaring the removal of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and the appointment of military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama as interim Prime Minister unlawful.

The Forum has pressed Fiji for a return to democracy, and in January set a deadline for Fiji to set a date for elections to be held this year. Now Talagi has written to other Pacific leaders seeking their views on whether Fiji should be immediately suspended from the Forum.

"I want to also ascertain from them whether we should take the actions that have been agreed to in Papua New Guinea at the beginning of this year with respect to the suspension of the interim regime from taking part in any of the forum meetings and so on," he said.

Several Pacific leaders now see Fiji's suspension as inevitable. "The reality is that unless there is some miraculous turn around of events, Fiji is going to be suspended by the forum in roughly two weeks," said New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.

Samoan Prime Minister Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi agrees. "Membership of Fiji in the Forum organisation should be ended," he said.

He called upon Fijian church leaders to approach Bainimarama and tell him that what he is doing is wrong.

Bainimarama was reappointed as Fijian Prime Minister on Saturday.

Fiji's government was overthrown by a military coup in 2006.

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"Talagi condemns actions of Fiji's military" — Radio New Zealand International, April 16, 2009
"Forum chair says any suspension of Fiji will be against interim regime" — Radio New Zealand International, April 16, 2009
"Samoa sees Fiji’s Forum suspension as inevitable" — Radio New Zealand International, April 16, 2009
"Fiji faces expulsion from forum, Key backs immediate action" — 3 News, April 16, 2009
Alan Ah Mu. "Fiji dictator mentally ill: PM" — Samoa Observer, April 15, 2009
Press Release: "Statement by Forum Chair on situation in Fiji" — Pacific Islands Forum, April 15, 2009
"President abrogates Constitution" — Fiji Times, April 10, 2009
"Pacific leaders set Fiji deadline" — BBC World, January 27, 2009

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Journalists deported from Fiji

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:56:58 GMT

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Fiji's military regime has deported two foreign journalists.

3 News political reporter Sia Aston and her camera operator were detained by police and taken to Government House this afternoon where she was expected to be told to leave the country. All her footage of events in Fiji has been confiscated.

ABC journalist Sean Dorney, the only other foreign journalist in the country, has reportedly also been ordered to leave.

This is not the first time Fiji's military regime has deported journalists. In December 2008 ONE News Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver was deported. In June 2007, Fairfax New Zealand correspondent Michael Field was deported from Fiji after criticising the regime.

Fiji's military regime has imposed strict media censorship in the wake of the abrogation of the constitution on Friday. Police officers have been stationed in newsrooms, and stories deemed "inciteful" or "negative" about the regime are censored. Fiji Television refused to air its news broadcast on Sunday night in protest at the censorship.

President Josefa Iloilo abrogated the country's constitution and declared himself head of state in response to a court ruling that the military regime was unlawful. He subsequently reappointed military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama as Prime Minister, and reinstated the interim Cabinet.

Fiji's government was overthrown by a military coup in 2006.

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Military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama has been reappointed as Fiji's caretaker Prime Minister.

The move comes less than a day after President Josefa Iloilo abrogated the country's constitution in response to a court ruling that the previous military regime was unlawful.

All nine members of the previous interim Cabinet have also been reappointed to their positions.

Bainimarama overthrew the elected government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase in a military coup in 2006. He was subsequently appointed interim Prime Minister by President Iloilo. But on Thursday Fiji's Court of Appeal ruled that Qarase's removal and Bainimarama's appointment were unlawful. The court ordered the President to appoint an independent caretaker Prime Minister to dissolve Parliament and call elections.

Iloilo responded by abrogating the constitution, revoking all judicial appointments, and appointing himself head of state.

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"Iloilo appoints Bainimarama as caretaker PM" — Fiji Live, April 11, 2009
"Commodore Bainimarama is interim PM" — Fiji Times, April 11, 2009
"Bainimarama reinstates interim Cabinet" — Fiji Times, April 11, 2009
"President abrogates Constitution" — Fiji Times, April 10, 2009

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