The Vunivalu also takes part in the installation of other chiefs; Roko Tui Bau, Tui Kaba, the Taukei Nabou and Mataisau. When presenting the tabua, Ratu Edward asked the Vunivalu that as in his position as paramount chief of Fiji, he should take deep interest in everything that concerns all other high chiefs of Fiji. More than 3000 Fijian people were at Bau Island on September 18, 1959, when Ratu Sir George Kadavulevu Cakobau, OBE, was formally invested as Vunivalu and Tui Kaba. Installation The son of Ratu Banuve Baleivavalagi and father of the first Tui Viti, Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau, Ratu Tanoa was installed as Vunivalu upon the death of… … Wikipedia Copyright © 2020 Fiji Times Limited. Fearless. This week, we take you on a new journey of discovery regarding the important role of the Tunidau and why the Vunivalu clan could have never forsaken him and his people. The event was historic as it had been 106 years since the last Vunivalu was installed. Vunivalu of Kubuna Bau Installation 2018 (3) - Duration: 3:41. He was escorted by Fijian guards armed with clubs and wooden axes and dressed in traditional Fijian costume. Is It Mere Rhetorics or Just Deep Anger & Bitterness by The Author? When Ratu George entered the vakatunuloa the tama was given. This was unique in the history of Bau. Free. The Australian: Removing Fiji sanctions long way o... Radio Fiji: Vodafone buys Cable & Wireless, Radio Fiji: Economic forecast may be revised, Fiji Live: Discrepancies led to pension delay: FNPF, Radio Fiji: Vunivalu of Bau to be installed, Radio Fiji: Charter awareness programs resumes. Khaiyum's FijiFirst Budget for 2017-2018 Favours No Growth Sector like Military! Marist 7s: Farmers surprise 7s giants in Suva, UK court jails former Fijian British Army soldier, Rabuka labels board members as ‘highly unsatisfactory’, Fiji health workers warned about refusing to work afterhours, Marist 7s: Tabadamu crowned champs after defeating Police White, Davis: I want to thank the Prime Minister. On the fifth Ratu George left Mataiwelagi, his residence, wearing the traditional masi, and walked along a mat more than 200 yards long to the vakatunuloa. People talked in whispers, if they spoke at all, and moved about quietly. Ro Teimumu Vuikaba Kepa & Chiefs of Rewa Province ... New Zealand Herald - Flooded Fijians plead for res... Labour replies to the (Illegal and Treasonous) Att... Pension Funds reverts earlier policy on flood assi... Fiji Village: (Illegal and Treasonous) PM question... Fiji attacks international flood coverage. in FT 26/9/2020). Next was the Tui Tavuki of Kadavu, Ratu Orisi Narokete. so similar to Bainimarama. 4:52. Below is an eye-opening excerpt from The Fiji Times in 1959 detailing the installation of Ratu Sir George Cakobau as the Vunivalu and Tui Kaba at the chiefly island of Bau. It was a tense moment when Ratu Dovi stood up with the bilo of yaqona, accompanied by chants by people of Bau who forms part of the yaqona ceremony. The ceremony was held in a vakatunuloa built in the main rara. A meeting of the chiefly Mataqali Tuikaba of the Yavusa Kubuna has been called early next month at the chiefly meeting house Ulunivuaka on Bau Island. Not for 106 years had the impressive ceremony been performed. The Australian: Power cuts add to Fiji flood disaster, Radio NZ: Fiji floods could be made worse by cyclone. Illegal Minister for Minister for Local Govt, Urban Development, Housing and Environment, Illegal Media Censor, Pene Nonu (pictured with white shirt looking on at Qarase from behind), Illegal Media Censor, Viliame Tikotani (standing), Illegal Dep Chairman, Fijian Holdings (left), Illegal Permanent Sec for PSC (in blue shirt), Illegal Permanent Sec for Agriculture (@ forefront), Illegal Permanent Sec for Provincial Development and Multi-Ethnic Affairs, Illegal Permanent Sec for Indigenous Affairs (pictured at left), Illegal Actg Permanent Sec for Foreign Affairs (pictured 3rd from left), Illegal Permanent Sec for Industry & Trade, 9 Illegal Magistrates & 1 Illegal Court Registrar, Illegal Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Provincial Dev & Ethnic Affairs (TBA - vacant), Minister for Local Govt, Urban Development, Housing and Environment, Dorsami Naidu: Persistent Defender of the Legal Oath, Graham Leung: Guardian of the Constitution, Tevita Koroi: Persistent Calls for Democracy, Wadan Narsey: "We remain quiet at our peril", Sophie Foster: "The greatest danger is silence", Dr Brij Lal: "there is a larger question here about peoples confidence in the impartiality and integrity of the judiciary", Illegal Attorney General & Minister for Justice, Illegal Minister for Defence, National Security & Immigration, Illegal Minister for Lands & Mineral Resources, Illegal Minister for Transport & Works (pictured @ left), Illegal Minister for Women, Social Welfare & Poverty (pictured @ left), The Australian: Chinese miner chases Fiji gold.