The residents of a Fiji village have apologised to the family of an English Christian missionary who was eaten by tribespeople 136 years ago. Thomas Baker's descendants, joined by Prime Minister ...

For the family of Laisenia Qarase, the banker who was forcefully removed as Fiji’s prime minister in 2006, the return of democratic rule was two years too late. Qarase died in April 2020. Fiji’s ...

The Fiji coup d'etat of December 2006 impacted on people across the island nation, but none more so than Laisenia Qarase ... None of Qarase's family were physically assaulted, but he says his ...

Former Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has been sentenced ... and Q-Ten Investments which is a Qarase family owned company (Q-Ten had 200,000 FHL shares). Justice Fernando said this was ...

When Laisenia Qarase was first appointed Fiji's prime minister in 2000 as a response to the coup attempt which saw the toppling of the elected government, his political skills were an unknown quantity ...

Former prime minister of Fiji, Laisenia Qarase, has been sentenced to one ... when prosecutors said he put the interests of his family and home village before the public. His supporters say ...

Fijian troops have surrounded the residence of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, isolating him from the rest of the capital, Suva. About 40 troops armed with M16s cut off the road leading to Mr ...

Banking executive Laisenia Qarase became prime minister in an appointment that provoked the anger of the rebels, who had demanded a role in naming any new government. Armed clashes later broke out ...

The government, led by Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, took office two days after coup leader George Speight was arrested and a day after the military said he might face treason charges.

Former Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, who was installed as leader following one coup attempt and overthrown by another, died Tuesday aged 79, a family spokesman said. The founder of the ...

Former Fiji prime minister Laisenia Qarase, who was installed as leader following one coup attempt and overthrown by another, died Tuesday aged 79, a family spokesman said. The founder of the ...