'These coups did not bolster indigenous rights as claimed by its perpetrators instead they left us a legacy of a shattered economy, lost opportunities, racial rivalries and tensions, political divisiveness, unprecedented levels of poverty and unemployment and so on - yes that is exactly what the three coups have reduced our nation to.'

'It (North America) has drawn heavily from the strength of each community of its people to build the richest and the most powerful nations on earth. You are pr…

'The 18 years since 1987 brought us nothing but bad leadership and bad governance. '

'I firmly believe that you all should identify yourselves as Fijian Americans, Fijian Canadians even though this right of being called a Fijian is denied to us…