Dravuni villagers hold welcome party for 2 fishermen who swam to their island

Missing-Person Weather Feature

Dravuni villagers hold welcome party for 2 fishermen who swam to their island

By Simione Tuvuki

Tuesday 02/02/2021

[Photo Credit: Tamari Naitoga, Dravuni Village, Kadavu]

Dravuni villagers in Kadavu have held a welcome party for their guests, the two men who went missing during a fishing trip last week and swam to their island yesterday.

This iTaukei custom is called vakamamaca, which is to provide a change of clothes to guests.

The two men aged 30 and 28 years were missing at sea for four days.

Dravuni Village Headman, Joji Kovelali says the two men left Suva on Thursday to fish and their boat capsized between Beqa and Kadavu.

FEATURE NEWS

We have observed a decline in the number of superbugs at CWM - MOH

The Ministry of Health has today said that they have observed a decline in the number of antibiotic-resistant organisms or superbugs being isolated at...

2 hours ago

USP Celebrates Global No.1 Rankings for Tourism and Hospitality Programmes

The University of the South Pacific (USP) has achieved global recognition for its excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education, earning the No. 1 ...

5 minutes ago

Open-heart surgeries for Fiji and the region

Great news for the people of Fiji and the greater South Pacific Region as the regions largest and highest rated super-specialty private hospital ...

16 minutes ago

Australia launches bill to ban social media for children under 16

The Australian Government has tabled a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to $73.3 ...

54 minutes ago

6,659 drug cases recorded in 5 years with 1,615 cases recorded last year - ACP Raikaci

6,659 drug cases were recorded by the Fiji Police Force over the last five years, with last year seeing the highest with 1,615 cases. Acting ...

1 hour ago

Villages are emptying because they know they are not being looked after well – GCC Chair

The Great Council of Chiefs believes that one reason the villages are emptying out is that people in the villages understand that their leaders do ...

1 hour ago

More News

fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan

Dravuni villagers hold welcome party for 2 fishermen who swam to their island

Dravuni villagers hold welcome party for 2 fishermen who swam to their island

We have observed a decline in the number of superbugs at CWM - MOH

USP Celebrates Global No.1 Rankings for Tourism and Hospitality Programmes

Open-heart surgeries for Fiji and the region

Australia launches bill to ban social media for children under 16

6,659 drug cases recorded in 5 years with 1,615 cases recorded last year - ACP Raikaci

Villages are emptying because they know they are not being looked after well – GCC Chair

Doctor Alipate Vakamocea on fijivillage Straight Talk with Vijay Narayan

Mangal and Akauola on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan

Sporting federations demand answers from FASANOC