Posts Tagged ‘Ethinicity’

Intermarriage removes prejudice

Tuesday, July 28th, 2015

An iTaukei woman of Solomon descent believes intermarriage will help to defuse racial tension, remove prejudices and promote national unity. Latileta Naqiri Singh was commenting after the burial of her Indo-Fijian husband Lochan Triloc Singh. During the family church service, on the eve of the funeral, Anglican Bishop Qiliho preached in English, the prayers were Read more

Ethnicity is a fact of life says Fiji Paramount chief

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

“The obsession to remove racial issues from the governance of this country is short-sighted and ill-conceived, for ethnicity is a fact of life”, says Paramount Chief Ro Teimumu in a letter to the interim Prime Minster, Frank Bainimarama. “The revolutionary changes you are making cannot be made without the involvement of the Great Council of Read more