One of the last living links to Fiji’s colonial past has been severed with the death in Britain of Philip Snow - a colonial servant, author and celebrated cricketer who retained close links with Fiji long after he left the then colony in the early 1950s. Philip was already a minor celebrity when, in 1938, he sailed half way around the world to … [Read more...] about #93 VALE A MULTIRACIAL PIONEER
# 92 WHEN RHETORIC GETS RIDICULOUS
Wadan Narsey is one of Fiji’s most gifted academics, an economist with an international reputation now living in Australia. He was once a member of parliament for the largely Indo-Fijian National Federation Party and is on the public record complaining vociferously about racism in Fiji. Yet he harbours a particular loathing for the … [Read more...] about # 92 WHEN RHETORIC GETS RIDICULOUS
#91 FIJI’S ROLE IN SPACE
Fiji is playing an important but little known role in China’s latest and most ambitious space mission, which is scheduled within days. For the first time - if all goes according to plan - a manned spacecraft will dock with an orbiting experimental module in a major advance for the Chinese space program. And its progress will be tracked by a highly … [Read more...] about #91 FIJI’S ROLE IN SPACE
#90 AUSTRALIA’S FIJI INVASION PLAN
Australia made secret plans to invade Fiji, according to a startling report that is bound to heighten suspicion and deepen the already significant rift between the two countries. The Weekend Australian reports that defence planners prepared a detailed scenario for an invasion as part of an overall strategic review for the Rudd government in … [Read more...] about #90 AUSTRALIA’S FIJI INVASION PLAN
# 89 ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF FIJI
The sight of the sky-blue Fiji flag among the forest of flags borne along the River Thames for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee pageant was a startling reminder that despite being suspended from the Commonwealth, Fiji is still part of the Commonwealth family. It’s a bit like a wayward sibling at any family celebration. No-one wants to condone their … [Read more...] about # 89 ELIZABETH, QUEEN OF FIJI
#88 A PROMISE KEPT
“I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service”. Of all the millions of words being written about the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, one sentence echoes across the decades – the simple promise she made on her 21st birthday to serve. It has been a promise kept, surely a wondrous achievement in … [Read more...] about #88 A PROMISE KEPT