@ Fiji Man -> There is something problematic with many people living in this country: religion simply destroys their capacity to think. It is about time that you renounce to your backward superstitions!
Fiji is in the middle of a little plate while Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu are on the borders of big ones. That's THE explanation.
By the way, the best countries in the world are those where religion is dying. Check the facts for yourself!
My experience suggests that corruption is a normal characteristic of "primitive" human societies – especially tribal societies – and I met a lot of grassroot people ready to use the name of their own mother under false pretense to get money… this is not something that a politician or military commander can change overnight.
Learning the hard way can be frustrating, but history will show that
