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
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
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, Prof
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
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 e
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 Min
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 unequivo
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 Metho
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 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 reco
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
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
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 for
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
India’s Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh will attend the Girmit Day celebration which will provide the opportunity for deliberation
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
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
The girmityas and their descendants have contributed immeasurably to the life of the nation – socially and economically. This was highlighted by Prime Minister
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
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 daught
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
National Farmers Union General Secretary, Mahendra Chaudhry is now questioning why the Global Girmit Institute was allegedly given $200,000 to organise the Girmit Confere