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tion is based. Bosses seem to be eyeing with Fiji’s border police when he was
the latter given her very good connec- appointed last year as Chief Justice of
tions to those that make things tick in Tuvalu. Ironically, travel restrictions by
the islands. Be interesting who gets the Fiji prompted Sweeney’s predecessor to
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many as ten children. “Family planning”
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RED faces all around in the region’s Ba Book Centre – Ba (opposite Ba Bus Station, Fiji
biggest country when it got told by the Lami Pharmacy – Main Street, Lami
world’s supreme parliament that much Kays Kona Shop – Dolphin Plaza, Suva, Fiji
as your membership is appreciated, USP Bookcentre – USP, Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji
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unless and until your membership MH Superfresh – Tamavua, Suva, Fiji
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Dilplomatic row will stay inactivated. A day after the UN TOTAL Hibiscus – Victoria Parade, Suva, Fiji
IS a Fiji incident threatening a diplo- announcement, a not so bemused Prime Tappoo outlets – Fijiwide
matic row between it and its northern Minister O’Neill vowed to take to task Kundan Singh Supermarket – Arts Village,
most island neighbour, Tuvalu? Whis- the person responsible for the blunder. Pacific Harbour, Fiji
pers say the island’s chief judge is facing His foreign minister added that the non Gulabdas & Sons – Beach Road, Levuka, Fiji
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his post in Funafuti from his Australian been settled, only for the UN to confirm Robert Reimers Enterprises – Majuro, Marshall Islands
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