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'Queen' Elizabeth's birthday no more a
holiday in Fiji
Thursday August 02, 2012 06:06:14 PM,
IANS
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London: Former British
colony Fiji has scrapped a bank holiday on the birthday of Queen
Elizabeth because it was "unimportant" and a "burden" on the
country, a media report here said.
Officials said the queen's importance in Fiji has disappeared
after the Pacific Ocean island nation became a republic 25 years
ago, according to the Daily Mail.
The queen's face on Fijian currency was last year replaced with
new designs of native flora and fauna.
Former British-ruled countries Australia, New Zealand and Canada
continue to celebrate the birthday as a public holiday.
Fiji has undergone a period of unrest in recent years. In 2006,
the military ousted the government which its commanders had
installed in 2000.
In 2009, Fiji was suspended from the Commonwealth, a move
supported by Britain, because of its failure to hold elections,
which it still has not done till today. Polls are now scheduled
for 2014.
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