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Ifereimi Vasu, Minister of Heritage and Arts. Website. education.gov.fj. The Ministry of Education, Heritage and Arts is the ministry of Fiji responsible for overseeing Fiji's education system. [2] The current Minister for Education is Viliame Gavoka, who was appointed to the position in January 23rd 2024 [3]
Fiji's location in Oceania A map of Fiji Topography of Fiji. Fiji lies approximately 5,100 km (3,200 mi) southwest of Hawaii and roughly 3,150 km (1,960 mi) from Sydney, Australia. Fiji is the hub of the Southwest Pacific, midway between Vanuatu and Tonga. The archipelago is located between 176° 53′ east and 178° 12′ west.
Beqa ( Fijian pronunciation: [mbeŋɡa], also known as Mbengga in English) [1] is an island in Fiji, an outlier to the main island of Viti Levu, 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) to the south. The island has a land area of 36.3 square kilometres (14 square miles) and reaches a maximum elevation of 440 metres (1,440 feet). [1]
Life expectancy in Fiji is 66 years for men and 72 years for women. [1] Maternal mortality was 59 per 100 000 live births in 2013. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative [2] finds that Fiji is fulfilling 76.5% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income. [3] When looking at the right to health with ...
Europeans visited Fiji from the 17th century, [2] and, after a brief period as an independent kingdom, the British established the Colony of Fiji in 1874. Fiji was a Crown colony until 1970, when it gained independence as the Dominion of Fiji. A republic was declared in 1987, following a series of coups d'état .
Description. Levuka Historical Port Town. Eastern Division. 17°41′02″S 178°50′24″E / . 17.684014°S 178.840127°E. / -17.684014; 178.840127 ( Levuka Historical Port Town) Cultural (ii) (iv) 2013. The town and its low line of buildings set among coconut and mango trees along the beach front was the first colonial capital of ...
Website. health.gov.fj. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services ( MOH) is a government ministry of Fiji responsible for overseeing Fiji's Healthcare system. Its head office is in Dinem House in Toorak, Suva. [2] The current Minister for Health and Medical Services is Ifereimi Waqainabete who was appointed to the position in November 2018.
Languages of Fiji. Fiji has three official languages under the 1997 constitution (and not revoked by the 2013 Constitution ): English, Fijian and Fiji Hindi. The Fijian language is spoken as the first language by most indigenous Fijians who make up around 54% of the population. Indo-Fijians make up 37% of the population and speak Hindi.