Girmit Celebrations 2023
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
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Seruiratu and Chaudhry call on Prof. Prasad to step down to allow for investigations into Girmit Day
Leader of the Opposition, Inia Seruiratu and the Leader of the Fiji Labour Party Mahendra Chaudhry are calling on the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad to step down and allow for tho
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs reaffirms India’s strong commitment to working closely with Fiji
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh has reaffirmed India’s strong commitment to working closely with Fiji in its developmental journey. While speaking during the Girmit Day cel
We will not solve all the heartaches of the past in a week – Prof. Prasad
We will not solve all the heartaches of the past in a week and much work remains to be done, but it marked the end of an ugly chapter in our lives and the dawn of a new era. This has been highlighted by the Deputy
Fiji is the only motherland we’ve got and know, and the Vanua has been there for us - Kiran
This is the only motherland we’ve got and know, and the Vanua has been there for us since we first landed. This was the sentiment expressed by the Assistant Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation S
We unreservedly and unequivocally accept the apology from the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rabuka – Professor Prasad
Deputy Prime Minister and the Leader of the National Federation Party, Professor Biman Prasad says he, the NFP and descendants of the Girmitiya, unreservedly and unequivocally accept the apology from the Methodist Churc
We accept your apology - Chaudhry
Former Prime Minister and Fiji Labour Party Leader Mahendra Chaudhry on behalf of the Girmityas today accepted the apology of Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and the Methodist Church in Fiji for the role they played in t
Rabuka apologises for the 1987 coup and seeks forgiveness
Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has today apologised to the Indo-Fijian community for the coup of 1987. Rabuka made the confession at the Reconciliation Service held at the Vodafone Arena and has asked for forgivene
Methodist Church of Fiji apologises to the descendants of the girmityas for the hurt of the past
The Methodist Church of Fiji led by their President, Reverend Ili Vunisuwai has apologised to the descendants of the girmityas for the hurt of the past in a powerful reconciliation service at the Vodafone Arena. Wh
Sacred Heart Cathedral celebrates Mother's Day and Girmit Day
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 - Tiwari
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
Girmit was an extremely degrading and dehumanising experience for our forefathers – Chaudhry
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
Hindu folk songs unites the Hindu and iTaukei communities - Masiloa
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
India’s State Minister for External Affairs to attend Girmit Day celebrations
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
We are now one nation of different beliefs and cultures - PM
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
The reconciliation church service is a momentous occasion in the history of Fiji – Chaudhry
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
The girmityas and their descendants have contributed immeasurably to the life of the nation- PM
The girmityas and their descendants have contributed immeasurably to the life of the nation – socially and economically. This was highlighted by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka while speaking during the Girmit Day
Girmit songs should be introduced in the school curriculum – Chand
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
Baksh travels from London to Fiji to trace her ancestry
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
Fiji is a much better place today because of what the girmityas have done and achieved – Seruiratu
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