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3 days ago · Great Council of Chiefs. The Bose Levu Vakaturaga was a formal gathering of Fiji's indigenous (iTaukei) chiefs. It was established by the British Colonial Government in 1875 as an advisory body and named the Council of Chiefs (the term “Great” was added sometime later in the twentieth century).
May 16, 2024 · The Fijian Drua must beat the highflying Reds at the National Stadium to stay in the hunt for a top eight finish. We welcomed halfback Frank Lomani and two of his mates to the home of The Fiji Times yesterday as the team arrived in the Capital City to prepare for the game. The big one though on the front page for Thursday, May 16, is about ...
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May 22, 2024 · 1874. Cakobau and a number of Fijian chiefs ceded control of Fiji to Britain. 1879. Indentured migration from India began in 1879. These people were called “ Girmitiya ” and were brought to Fiji by British colonial officials to work on sugar plantations. Many worked and settled in the sugar plantations of the Ba region. c.1900.
4 days ago · The Colonial Administration assembled a native constabulary of over 1000 men to pacify the kai Colo. In 1876 during the reign of Noitoga chief Kunatui, Tavuni was stormed and destroyed by government troops. Kunatui later died of battle wounds. The hill fort was never resettled afterwards.
May 21, 2024 · Parliament of Fiji. The Parliament complex at Veiuto was opened in 1992 with a traditional Fijian house design that included masi cloths, wooden furnishings and open-air corridors. Parliament was suspended following the 2006 coup and the building has remained unoccupied ever since. Parliament now meets in the government buildings near Albert Park.
May 8, 2024 · That’s the lead on Page 1 of The Fiji Times for Wednesday, May 8. In the second story, an investment of $85million by Carpenters Properties Limited and Hilton – Hilton Garden Inn Suva – is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2025. The first Hilton Garden Inn’s property in Fiji will feature 178 guest rooms, a restaurant and bar, a ...
6 days ago · Some of these characteristics have been replicated in the designs of modern Fijian architecture today. For example, the layout of the Parliament House in Veiuto was designed according to a traditional village with the main Parliament set with the highest roof compared to the other buildings located around it. The Great Council of Chiefs complex ...
