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RABUKAOn May 14, 1987, Lt. Col. Sitiveni Rabuka (ram-BU-ka) and 10 heavily armed soldiers entered the House of Parliament in Suva and carried out Fiji's first military coup. The Indian-dominated Labour government was overthrown, and a series of unelected Fijian-dominated governments held power until the elections of 1992, which put Rabuka in the Prime Minister's office. Rabuka remained Prime Minister until 1999, when his party was defeated by Labour in an election held under a new constitution. Yet another coup occurred in May 2000, though Rabuka and the army were not involved this time. At the moment, Rabuka is outside both the army and government, though he remains a force in Fijian politics and could resurface at any time. Ask for him at the Suva Golf Club - if you happened to connect, you might just be able to talk him into joining you for a round!>Top
RADIOThe government controlled Broadcasting Corporation has five channels - one broadcasting in English, two in Fijian and two in Hindi. There are two major commercial networks that have FM transmitters in various parts of the country. While radio in Fiji dates back to 1935, it is only in recent years that you could say popular radio was world standard. In the early days, the mountainous terrain would have prevented signals travelling outside Suva. A little over a decade ago part of my involvement in radio was syndicating old radio dramas to Fiji for broadcast. Even then, radio played a different role - because of the lack of television sets, radio had to entertain, not just provide a music service.>Top
RAKIRAKI HOTELThis has a colonial style setting with lovely, colourful gardens - think of "a home away from home" holiday - Rakiraki Hotel is located half way between Nadi and Suva on the Kings Highway. It’s a bit off the beaten track and has a relaxed pace and home style cooking. There are 36 air-conditioned rooms, a swimming pool and lawn bowls.>Top
REEF SHOESReef shoes should be used when walking in water - coral cuts can happen and there are nasties like sea urchins - buy a cheap pair that you don’t mind throwing away or use those joggers that have one last week in them - but do use them, your feet will thank you.>Top
RELIGIONFiji is a multi-racial, multi-cultural nation so there are a variety of Christian churches, mosques, and Sikh and Hindu temples throughout the country. Visitors are more than welcome to attend Sunday worship and I highly recommend you do. While I think the Ten Commandments are a pretty good set of rules to live by, I’m not particularly religious but the Methodist service I attended was memorable for the music and the insight into Fijian family life. (see Churches)>Top
RESORTS(see Accommodation or individual properties)>Top
RESTAURANTS(see Eating Out)>Top
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