martial law in Fiji Maybe Suv off menu for 9 nov?

[icemaiden2310]

Martial law reimposed in Fiji

 

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Broadcast: 06/09/2007

Reporter: Leigh Sales

 

Fijian military coup leader Frank Bainimarama has imposed a new state of emergency in the South Pacific island nation to silence the man he ousted from power, former prime minister Laisenia Qarase.

 

Transcript

 

LEIGH SALES: Fiji is facing yet another political crisis with the provisional government re-imposing martial law this afternoon.

 

The interim Prime Minister, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, claims the measure is necessary to prevent former prime minister Laisenia Qarase from inciting trouble and trying to destabilise the country.

 

As head of the military, Commodore Bainimarama deposed Mr Qarase in a coup last December.

 

Mr Qarase returned to the Fijian capital, Suva, last week after eight months of exile on his home island.

 

The former prime minister says he's done nothing wrong and won't be intimidated

I wonder if there is an Itinery cahnge coming up

[mipps]

yeah I was wondering the same thing myself. Suva would not be the greatest place to visit at the moment

 

"All gatherings of 5 or more people are banned"

 

I chucked something up about it in the pacific Island forum yesterday

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=622568

 

they are talking about it being for 30 days ... but ya just dont know with Frank in charge

 

all the best for november .... it really is a loverly place

 

:)

[MsMinx]

I hope they get things sorted over there. Is anyone due to go there in the next few weeks?? Has anyone heard anything from P&O?

 

We're due to go there in FEb - hope they don't cancel it.

[Skyrules]

yeah I was wondering the same thing myself. Suva would not be the greatest place to visit at the moment

 

 

Only at the moment??? I don't think I could tell the difference.

[icemaiden2310]

Only at the moment??? I don't think I could tell the difference.

 

I agree skyrules about Suva I just hope they dont replace the port with Luganville:eek:

[sailawaysally]

I've got a nephew being married in Fiji later this month, so hopefully it's nothing too drastic. We were meeting friends there on our Dawn cruise but if we have to miss it I don't think too many on the ship will be disappointed from what I've heard. Our friends live 45 minutes away so not really in Suva and I haven't heard anything from them about it so far.

[karmac]

The Pacific Sun was only there a week or so ago wasn't it?

 

Karen