12+ hour, 49+ min ago  (268+ words) THE name Meridian Store has become part of Taveuni’s identity, but its origins can be traced back to a historic line that once passed near Wairiki. Meridian Store managing director Champak Lal Dayaram said the name came from the International…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (583+ words) THE ship Leonidas set sail from Calcutta, India, on March 3, 1879, carrying 462 Indian indentured labourers to work on cotton and later sugarcane plantations in Fiji. They were the first group of indentured labourers brought to Fiji by the British colonial government....

5+ mon, 5+ day ago  (157+ words) THE Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji (MSAF) has issued an urgent call for ship owners and captains to collect outstanding registration and survey certificates. The documents are legal requirements for vessel operation and failing to carry them can lead to…...