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The Sacred Heart Cathedral today celebrated Mother's Day and Girmit Day as part of their Mass. The President of the Saint Agnes Parish Indian Mandali Community, Shamal Mani says today's Mass is a great achievement
The Girmit story isn’t a story confined to one community in Fiji, it is a story that belongs to all of us. This was highlighted by the National Secretary of the Shree Sanatan Dharm Pratinidhi Sabha Fiji Pandit Kr
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says the Indenture system or Girmit as it came to be called, was an extremely degrading and dehumanising experience for our forefathers. In his message for Girmit Day, Cha
Prominent bhajan singer Noa Masiloa Junior says Hindu folk songs unites the Hindu and iTaukei community and it is important for everyone to stay united in Fiji Masiloa Junior and his group performed the Fijian and
Papua New Guinea's foreign minister has quit after a controversy over spending on the country's official delegation at King Charles III's coronation. Justin Tkatchenko travelled with his daughter Savannah, who post
India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh will attend the Girmit Day celebration which will provide the opportunity for deliberations on issues of common interest. Dr. Singh will mee
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says we are now one nation of different beliefs and cultures. While speaking at the Girmit Day Celebrations in Lautoka, Rabuka says let us as a nation move forward and we cannot build
President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere says as a traditional Chief, he appreciates that our indigenous communities are able to preserve and observe our many traditions and cultural practices without obstacles. While spe
Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry says the reconciliation church service organized by the Methodist Church of Fiji is a momentous occasion in the history of Fiji. Chaudhry says he has been invited to be pa
Three families have lost their homes in separate fire incidents yesterday. Police say the first incident was reported in Nabekavu, Labasa where the home of a 59-year-old farmer was destroyed in a fire. The cause of
The Criminal Investigations Department has charged a 70 year old foreign national for alleged child exploitation. CID Headquarters and CID Sigatoka investigated the reports where the accused is alleged to have comm
Girmit songs should be introduced in the primary and secondary school curriculum, or there will come a day that it will be forgotten. This has been highlighted by FNU Music Lecturer Naresh Chand who was one of the
The 2023-2024 National Budget will be delivered on 30th June. This was highlighted by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka while meeting with civil servants in Taveuni. Rabuka says the budget will be a needs based b
The quest to discover her ancestry and family roots has brought Nadia Baksh from London to Fiji for the very first time. Baksh who was born in London and is the daughter of an Indo-Fijian man says her father’s fa
Opposition Leader and FijiFirst MP, Inia Seruiratu says they pay homage to all girmityas and their descendants, who have been at the heart of the history and development of Fiji. Seruiratu says as they celebrate, t
Marama Na Roko Tui Dreketi Ro Teimumu Kepa, Girmit celebrations Chair and Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Sashi Kiran and USP academic and historian Doctor Anurag Subramani will appear on
National Farmers Union General Secretary, Mahendra Chaudhry is now questioning why the Global Girmit Institute was allegedly given $200,000 to organise the Girmit Conference and this should be investigated however Deput
Nukulau Island is a significant historic monument for Girmitiyas in Fiji, as it became a quarantine depot before dispersing the labourers to plantations in other parts of the country. Minister for Health, Ratu Aton
The story of the indentured labourers is marred by both time and tragedy and it is an important part of our shared history as a global community. These were the sentiments of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad says the significance of Girmit Day cannot be underestimated and the expenditure is justified. While responding to a question during fijivillag
