John Mitchell
Governor-General Ratu
Sir Penaia Ganilau in
talks with deposed
PM, Dr Timoci Bavadra. Picture: FILE
Saturday, May 27, 1987 After the coup of 1987, there were attempts to resolve political differences in Fiji.
The Fiji Times of May 27, reported that deposed Prime Minister Dr Timoci Bavadra had called for direct talks between himself and the Alliance Leader, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara.
He had wanted the Governor-General, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, to act as an intermediary “to resolve the political crisis”.
Dr Bavadra conveyed the message to the Governor-General, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, when he met him at Government House for an hour on May 26 1987.
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Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau
(left) with electrical
engineers, Hilary Wyper
(centre) and Mike Watkins inside the Vatukarasa
Village powerhouse.
Picture: FILE
A story on how Vatukarasa Village in Tailevu had electricity in the late ’70s was published on February 6, 1978. The headline read, “Let there be light”.
A flick of the switch and Vatukarasa became a village of electric fans, drills, bright lights and hot water on tap, the story read.
And this was made possible by a small but effective electric plant at the edge of the village.
The deputy Prime Minister at that time, Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, went to the village located about an hour’s drive from Suva and 45 minutes up the Rewa River in a putt-putt to officially turn on the power.