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The vanua o Ba has formally accepted the descendants of the Girmityas who will now be known as Luvedra Na Ratu. This is after a veisa ceremony (traditional exchange) took place during the vanua o Ba Festival in Nadi yesterday. Earlier in May, the people of Noco with the endorsement of the Gone Marama Bale Na Roko
Tui Dreketi, Ro Teimumu Kepa had formally accepted the descendants of Indian indentured labourers who were given the title Luvedra na Ratu.