Fiji
declining commercial mortgage rates. The tallest building in Fiji is the fourteen-storey Reserve
Bank of Fiji Building in Suva, which was inaugurated in 1984. The Suva Central Commercial
Centre, which opened in November 2005, was planned to outrank the Reserve Bank building at
seventeen stories, but last-minute design changes made sure that the Reserve Bank building
remains the tallest.
Trade with Fiji has been criticized due to the country's military dictators
Fijians are known for their hospitality and friendliness - although this hasn't always been the case.
A little over a century ago, the Fijian people were thought to be ferocious cannibals. Souvenir and
craft shops on the islands offer four-pronged wooden forks for sale, reminding tourists of those
days. One unfortunate victim of the cannibals was the missionary Thomas Baker, who was eaten
with the exception of one of his shoes. Today, the uneaten shoe is on display in the Fiji Museum.