Grand Pacific Hotel (GPH as it's known world wide) celebrated it's 100th Anniversary on May 23, 2014. The original construction of the Grand Pacific Hotel began in 1909 and was completed five years later, with its opening on May 23, 1914. Papua New … [Continue reading]
Brief Fiji History Timeline
Brief Fiji history timeline from 1643... 1643 - Dutch explorer Abel Tasman is the first European to visit the Fiji islands. 1774 - Landing of Captain Cook on Vatoa island. 1789 - Journey of Captain Bligh through Fiji group after mutiny on … [Continue reading]
Fiji and the History of Part-Europeans
By Dr. Sandra Thaggard. In the wider sense, and especially when in another country, the participants in this study would be classed as Fijians. In Fiji the political and social structure of racial stratification and identification has resulted … [Continue reading]
Fiji National Anthem
The original national anthem 'God Bless Fiji' was composed by Michael Francis Alexander Prescott (b. 1928) with a borrowed tune from a 1911 hymn by Charles Austin Miles entitled Dwelling in Beulah Land. Upon independence in 1970, 'God Bless Fiji' was … [Continue reading]