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Among Fijians, Koro is known as the most fertile island in Fiji, boasting large plantations and thriving tropical forests. Koro has an exceptional bird life and has been featured in numerous books. The village of Nacamaki on the northern side of the island does a traditional turtle calling ceremony during which villagers chant songs and turtles ...
Virisila Buadromo (born 1972) is a Fijian political activist and former journalist, who was the executive director of the Fiji Women's Rights Movement (FWRM) from 2001 to 2015. [1] She used to be the news director for FM96 .
Beachcomber Island is a private island within the Mamanuca Islands of Fiji in the South Pacific, [2] which in turn are a part of Fiji's Western Division.. Being one of the closest islands to Denarau, it has been a key tourism icon of the South Pacific since its development.
In 1991, when the island of Kanacea, which the paramount chief of Cakaudrove, the Tui Cakau, had originally sold to a European settler in 1868, was sold by an Australian company, Carpenters (Fiji) Ltd., to an American company, the government persuaded Carpenters to pay compensation to the island's original landowners, Kanacea people, who had been relocated to the island of Taveuni at the time ...
Naitaba Island (Naitauba, [1] Naitaba [2]) [3] [4] is an island of the northern Lau Islands of Fiji. It is a triangular shaped island approximately 2.4 km (1.5 mi) in diameter. [ 5 ] The island is volcanic with coral and rises to 186 metres (610 ft) on a flat-topped hill toward the southern end of the island. [ 6 ]
Makogai (Fijian pronunciation:, also known as Makongai in English) [1] is an island belonging to Fiji's Lomaiviti Archipelago. Covering an area of 8.4 square kilometres (2,100 acres), it is situated at 17.27° South and 178.58° East. It has a maximum altitude of 267 metres (876 ft) on two peaks in the centre. Makogai is visible from Ovalau
Gilmour later bought Wakaya Island in Fiji. [1] [2] It was sold to future (April 2019) convicted felon Clare Bronfman in 2016. [10] In 1996, he co-founded Fiji Water with Peter Munk, after he found an aquifer in Yaqara Valley on Viti Levu. [1] [2] [4] [11] It became the No. 1 brand of imported water, even before Evian. [1]
There are guest houses on Vanua Balavu and on Lakeba, the other principal island. The Lau Islands are the centre of the game of Cricket in Fiji. Cricket is the most popular team sport in Lau, unlike the rest of the country where Rugby and Association Football are preferred. The national team is invariably dominated by Lauan players.