US Ambassador to Fiji Judith Cefkin has said it will be a historic Independence Day for Fiji on the 10th of October as the new Fijian flag will be hoisted for the first time.
Cefkin said they are waiting for the unveiling of the new Fiji flag.
Meanwhile, the American Embassy in Fiji held a celebration to mark the 239th Independence Day of the United States of America.
They held the celebrations early as most of them will be in Tonga for the coronation of King Tupou VI on the 4th of July.