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Articles by Neelesh Gounder
political will and corruption in Fiji
In 2006 Fiji’s current prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, seized power from a government that had been elected only seven months earlier. Named the “good governance coup”, the takeover was justified by concerns about corruption as well as racism. 16 years later, Fiji is about to go to the polls for the third time since Bainimarama took power. One question voters may well ask is: has the good governance coup delivered on its promise to address corruption?
Fiji's new budget: significant fiscal challenges
The task that the Fiji government has faced since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis has been challenging, involving difficult choices and adjustments. Despite rising case numbers and deaths, there is an obvious tension between protecting health in the short term and keeping non-essential businesses closed for a prolonged period. The government has opted for a softer lockdown – a relaxation of suppression strategies forcing health authorities to fall back to mitigation.
Closure of schools - Strategies for education recovery in Fij
By JAI NARAYAN and NEELESH GOUNDER IN addition to economic and social disruptions, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted teaching and learning for students through periodic closures of schools around the world. Fiji is no different, with two bouts of school closures, one in 2020 and the second currently ongoing since April 20 2021.
Strategies for education recovery in Fiji
In addition to economic and social disruptions, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted teaching and learning for students through periodic closures of schools around the world. Fiji is no different, with two bouts of school closures, one in 2020 and the second currently ongoing since 20 April 2021.
How to respond to Fiji’s COVID-19 health crisis
How to respond to Fiji’s COVID-19 health crisis Written by Neelesh Gounder, Neil Sharma On 18 April 2021, Fiji marked 365 days since the last case of COVID-19 ‘outside of border quarantine transmission’. Just when the pandemic seemed to have come under control, a new positive case of a security personnel working in a border quarantine facility detected on 17 April 2021 has now led to a series of transmissions beyond the quarantine facility.
No poverty reduction in Fiji over the last six years
The Fiji Bureau of Statistics (FBS) released its preliminary report on the 2019-2020 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) on 8 February. The survey is based on a representative sample of 6,000 households and was conducted from February 2019 to February 2020. Thus the 2019-2020 HIES report provides a snapshot of poverty prior to the impact of COVID-19. The HIES is a national and regularly conducted survey and is the main source of data on poverty in Fiji.
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