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22 unusual facts about Suva


Fiji Fashion Week

The 2009 event was then held between the 3–6 December at Albert Park in Suva.

Fiji Woodswallow

Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests and savannahs, but it has adjusted to human-altered habitats and also lives in cultivated areas; there are even urban populations in Suva and Nadi.

Fiji–France relations

France has an embassy in Suva, but Fiji has no diplomatic representation in France.

Fiji–New Zealand relations

On 15 December 2008 the New Zealand Government now under the leadership of John Key defied an ultimatum by Bainimarama threatening to expel New Zealand's acting high commissioner unless a visa is granted to the son, a Massey University student who is the son of Rupeni Nacewa, a secretary in the office of Fiji's president in Suva.

France–Kiribati relations

The two countries maintain official diplomatic relations, but no diplomatic presence on each other's territory; the French embassy in Suva is accredited to Kiribati.

Labasa F.C.

In October 2011, the team won its third ever IDC tournament after defeating Ba F.C. (1-0) at the TFL National Stadium in Suva.

Lami F.C.

It is based in Lami, which is a town situated some 10 kilometers from Suva on the island of Viti Levu.

Nasinu F.C.

It is based in Nasinu, which is situated on the eastern side of the main island of Viti Levu, between the town of Nausori and the city of Suva.

National language debate in Fiji

Addressing the 72nd annual meeting of the Fijian Teachers Association in Suva, Madraiwiwi said that it was dangerous to assume that Fijian children would automatically learn their own language.

Similar calls came from Misiwini Qereqeretabua, the Director of the Institute of Fijian Language and Culture, and from Apolonia Tamata, a linguistics lecturer at Suva's University of the South Pacific, who both said that recognition of the Fijian language is essential to the nation's basic identity, as a unifying factor in Fiji's multicultural society.

Navua F.C.

They are based in Navua, which is situated on the southern side of the main island of Viti Levu, between the town of Sigatoka and the city of Suva.

Ram Narayan Deoki

His father, Shiu Narayan Deoki, was initially a farmer in Navua but the decline in the sugar industry in the district forced him to move to Suva, where he set up a grocery business.

Rewa F.C.

In 1928, two teams from Rewa, Dilkusha Excelsior Football Club and Rewa Football Club took part in competition organised by the Suva based Indian Reform League for the Vriddhi Cup.

Roderick Alleyn

Like his younger brother, Sir George entered the Foreign Service: Death in a White Tie implies that Sir George is the Governor of Fiji in the late 1930s, as he writes to Alleyn from Government House in Suva.

Sukuna Bowl

The Sukuna Bowl is an annual rugby union fixture that usually takes place in Suva, Fiji.

Suva F.C.

A Suva Soccer Football Club was formed in 1905, made up of European employees of the Government and businesses.

Swimming at the 2003 South Pacific Games

The swimming competition at the 2003 South Pacific Games took place from June 30-July 7, 2003 (Monday-Monday) in Suva, Fiji.

Tailevu North F.C.

It is based in Korovou, which is a situated on the northern side of the island of Viti Levu, some 35 kilometers from Suva.

Tailevu/Naitasiri F.C.

Tailevu/Naitasiri F.C. performed well in the 1945 IDC, when it was only narrowly drefeated by Suva by 3 goals to 2.

Virginia Tilley

She is Associate Professor and director of the post-graduate program in governance studies at the University of the South Pacific in Suva.

William MacGregor

In 1884 the ship Syria, with coolies for Fiji, ran ashore about 15 miles from Suva.

Yat Sen School

Yat Sen Primary and Secondary School is a Chinese primary and secondary school located in Suva, Fiji.


2005–06 Fijian political crisis

Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, publicly challenged Home Affairs Minister Josefa Vosanibola and his Chief Executive Lesi Korovavala on 22 December to visit the Queen Elizabeth Barracks and dismiss him.

Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia

The Bishop of Polynesia is currently supported by three suffragan bishops: Bishop Winston Halapua, now the new Bishop of Polynesia, formerly lead the ministry to Polynesians in New Zealand, Bishop Apimeleki Nadoki Qiliho serves Vanua Levu and Taveuni, and Bishop Gabriel Sharma serves Viti Levu West as well as the archdeacons of Suva and Ovalau, Samoa and American Samoa, and Tonga.

Apimeleki Qiliho

He then decided to become a priest and eventually was made a Bishop after serving for some time as the Vicar general at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Suva.

Ben M. Jannif

Between 1928 and 1938 Janiff was involved as an administrator, coach and referee with Indian Reform League football team and was closely associated with the formation of the Suva, Rewa and Levuka district football teams.

Dudley High School

Dudley Hign School is a co-ed high school on Toorak Hill, Suva, Fiji that is run by the Methodist Church of Fiji and Rotuma.

Fiji Chess Federation

Chess has been played in Fiji for a long time, but it was the 1972 World Championship, between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spasky, that provided the impetus for chess competitions in the country with the formation of the Suva Chess Club.

Fiji Labour Party

The party also won a two-thirds majority in the Nasinu Town Council, but was heavily defeated in the poll for the Suva City Council.

Funafuti

Flights are only available twice a week to Suva, Fiji, on Pacific Sun, the regional carrier of Fiji Airways, Fiji's national airline.

Imraz Iqbal

An article he published in Fiji Living resulted in Navy Commander Francis Kean summoning him to Suva's Queen Elizabeth Barracks and warning him against speaking out against the Military, according to the Fiji Times and Fiji Village (11 December).

Jagannath Sami

Jagannath Sami's soccer career started when he first represented the Lautoka soccer team in 1972, playing his first game in that year's Pala Cup against Suva.

Kundan Singh Kush

He taught in a number of Arya Samaj schools which included Gurukul Primary School near Lautoka in 1939, Arya Samaj Girls' School in Saweni Lautoka from 1940 to 1945, Swami Shraddanand Memorial School in Suva, Vunikavikaloa Arya School in Ra and Veisari Primary School near Suva.

MV Reef Endeavour

MV Reef Endeavour built in Suva Fiji and was the first ship to contact the Great Barrier Reef as an attraction, in 1996, an important milestone for tourism in Australia.

Operation Morris Dance

The Adelaide class frigates HMAS Adelaide and HMAS Sydney arrived at Lautoka and Suva respectively on 14 May.

Pacific Regional Workshop on Leadership Development

The Pacific Regional Workshop on Leadership Development was held in Lami, near Suva, in 2005.

Qaranivalu

The Qaranivalu exercises direct chiefly authority over the villages of Navuso, Tamavua, Kalabu, Vuniniudrovu, Kasavu, Nacokaika, Naganivatu, Nakini, Natowaika, Deladamanu, Waitolu, and Drekeiwaila, and is considered the overlord of the Roko Tui Vuna, the traditional ruler of the villages of Sawani, Navatuvula, and Colo-i-Suva.

Sakiusa Matadigo

His senior rugby career began playing for Suva suburb Nabua, as well as the full Suva F.C. side.

Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua

The election was a bittersweet experience for the SDL; they gained a majority in their own right in Suva, but lost control of Nasinu, Fiji's largest municipality.

Suva F.C.

In 1910, a team from Suva played a match against a team from Nausori.

Virisila Buadromo

A number of news agencies reported on 25 December that Buadromo, her partner Arshad Daud, and fellow-pro democracy activists Imraz Iqbal, Jacqueline Koroi, Laisa Digitaki, and Peter Waqavonovono had been summoned to Suva's Queen Elizabeth Barracks around midnight.