Sharks in Suva Harbor are rare, but mourners were not surprised. They believe Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, who was also one of Fiji’s highest chiefs, descended from the ancestral shark god Dakuwaqa.

ELIZABETH JACKSON: Someone who knows the military well is Ratu Epeli Ganilau. He's been a military commander and his former chief of staff was Commodore Bainimarama. Ratu Ganilau has also been ...

Fiji's interim minister for defence, national security and immigration, Ratu Epeli Ganilau, has resigned. Mr Ganilau had also been acting as the country's interim prime minister while Commodore ...

Ratu Epeli Ganilau resigned on Tuesday night as minister for defence, national security and immigration, without any public explanation. Commodore Bainimarama is in China seeking trade ...

The reason widely being attributed in Suva after Tuesday night's resignation, was that Ratu Epeli, a former army commander and former chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs, was unwilling to sign ...