'Fiji affected by rise in global food prices'

Update: 1:49PM The people of Fiji have been affected by the shocks transmitted to our small nation with the dramatic escalation in global food prices, energy price rises, and the downturn in the global economy. Interim Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama made the comments to the UN General Assembly at New York. "In Fiji, we are taking advantage of these adverse external developments as an opportunity to... [read full story]