After the visit of the ‘Uto ni Yalo’ to Dravuni (see previous posting), regular Fiji Times correspondent, Aisake Delai, (believed to be from Buliya village), wrote to the daily to remind the whole of Fiji that the visit was not only historic but of special significance and an acknowledgement of Dravuni’s claim to fame for…
“Uto ni Yalo” night-sailed to Dravuni
The “Uto ni Yalo” (Heart of Souls or Heart of the Spirit), a hand-crafted traditional ocean voyaging canoe, night-sailed to Dravuni from Suva, arriving at its destination on Saturday, 30 January 2010, at about 5pm. The oceanic visitor and its crew were greeted with traditional ‘cere’. It meant that the crew members, men and women,…
DDC update…
Dravuni Development Committee (DDC) had its end-of-the year meeting on 28 December 2009 in the village community hall. Issues discussed included: Facilitation of the execution of projects under the Dravuni 5-Year Development Plan 2007-2011 by improved scheduling and specific timelines; Reviewing the infrastructures, and school management for the kindergarten, Dravuni Primary School (classes 1-4) –…
First posting
On Sunday, 17 January 2010, my daughter Ema Tavola taught me the ABC of blogging. I’m now launched on this exciting project to take advantage of the new technology at our fingertips today. Save