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What does the word Fiji mean?
Fijinoun. A country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands. Official name: Republic of the Fiji Islands. Etymology: Viti Levu (“Great Viti”)
How did Fijian came to Fiji?
The first Europeans to land and live among the Fijians were shipwrecked sailors and runaway convicts from the Australian penal settlements. Sandalwood traders and missionaries came by the mid 19th century. Fiji was first settled about three and a half thousand years ago.
Who founded Fiji?
The first Europeans to sight the Fiji islands were Dutch explorer Abel Janzsoon Tasman, who passed the northeast fringe of the group in 1643, and Capt. James Cook, who passed the southeastern islands in 1774.
Is Fiji owned by England?
The Colony of Fiji was a British Crown colony that existed from 1874 to 1970 in the territory of the present-day nation of Fiji. London declined its first opportunity to annex the Kingdom of Fiji in 1852….
| Colony of Fiji | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | Legislative Council |
| History | |
| • Established | 10 October 1874 |
| • Independence | 10 October 1970 |
When did Indians enter Fiji?
India’s relations with Fiji commenced in 1879 when Indian labourers were taken there under indentured system to work on sugarcane plantations. The first ship load of 498 labourers arrived in Fiji on May 14, 1879. Between 1879 and 1916 (when this system was abolished) around 60,000 Indians were brought to Fiji.
Who owns Fiji Water?
The Wonderful Company
Fiji Water/Parent organizations
Stewart and Lynda Resnick own Fiji Water. The Resnicks’ holding company, Roll International Corp., bought Fiji Water in 2004 from Canadian businessman David Gilmour, who founded the water company in 1996. Fiji Water’s sales rose to $141 million in 2008 from $78 million in 2005 but fell last year to $85 million.