Rotary Club of Suva

Rotary Club of Suva Fiji’s oldest and largest Rotary chapter. Established with the very same ideals and mission as Rotary International and its founding charter.

The Rotary Club of Suva is the oldest Rotary Club in the South Pacific, chartered on 26 March, 1936. It is also the largest Rotary Club in Fiji. The club meets for lunch every Thursday at 12.30 at the the FNU Catering School, Nasese Campus

History
Henry J. Guthrie of the Rotary Club of Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand was the prime mover. On a visit to Suva he was able to enthuse a suf

ficient number of prominent business and professional men to form a club. On the 26th of March 1936, Rotary International admitted the Rotary Club of Suva to membership of the then 53rd District, bringing the total number of Rotary Clubs in the world then to 3,943. Rotary International
Rotary is a global network of more than 1.2 million neighbours, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. Our more than 45,000 clubs work together to:

Promote peace
Fight disease
Provide clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
Improve maternal and child health
Support education
Grow local economies
Protect the environment

Our mission
We provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders. Vision statement
Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

18/06/2026

Weekly Meetings 🌿

11.06.26

Last week, our club had the pleasure of hosting the Chairman of the Insurance Association of Fiji, Mr Avinesh Raju.

Mr Raju is a prominent businessman and investor who serves as Executive Director of Fiji Care.
He is the founder and managing director of the Mount Sophia Group, a private investment company with interests in insurance, healthcare, real estate, and technology. Although based in Singapore, he was born in Fiji and has focused significant investments in Fiji over the past several years so it’s always nice to be in touch with one of our own on these platforms.

It was incredible for our members to see the growth of insurance companies and premiums on market level in Fiji today compared to what it was like pre-pandemic.

Thank you again for dropping by Mr Raju!

Rotary International
Rotary District 9920 - Auckland and the Pacific Islands
Rotary Fiji


Weekly meetings 🌿04.06.26Here at the Rotary Club of Suva, we’ve established great friendships along the way. We had the ...
18/06/2026

Weekly meetings 🌿

04.06.26

Here at the Rotary Club of Suva, we’ve established great friendships along the way. We had the opportunity to host a friend of RCS, Mr Yogesh Karan to our weekly luncheon.

Mr Karan is a senior Fijian civil servant and a senior diplomat who served as Fijis High Commissioner to India. During this period, he worked on strengthening diplomatic, trade, investment, and development relationships between Fiji and Asian nations. Later, became PS for several important ministries.

Now, he serves at FPSP, Fiji Program Support Platform, a major Australian Government development program funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). It is part of Australia's aid partnership with Fiji under the Fiji–Australia Vuvale Partnership to which our members received incredible insight about the support programs in health, education and social infrastructure.

Rotary International
Rotary District 9920 - Auckland and the Pacific Islands
Rotary South Pacific
Rotary Fiji


11/06/2026

Are you looking to study for a Masters programme in integrated Water Management starting February 2027? Hurry, you need to submit your application to Griffith University before the end of June 2026! An acceptance letter from Griffith University is required for the scholarship. More information at
https://www.rotarywashclub.org/scholarship

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Weekly Meetings 🌿Our club was deeply grateful to have Joel Abraham as our guest speaker this week. Joel is a Fijian busi...
28/05/2026

Weekly Meetings 🌿

Our club was deeply grateful to have Joel Abraham as our guest speaker this week. Joel is a Fijian business executive, regulator, and consumer rights advocate best known for his leadership of the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission (FCCC). He served as the FCCC’s CEO from 2016 - 2024.

He is the Founder of the Asia-Pacific Regulatory Centre (APRC).

Thank you Joel for giving us a run down on global/local market landscapes and an idea of what to expect in days to come. This is what Rotary is about, sharing like mindedness with other Fijians, being informed, gaining insight and staying connected.

Rotary International
Rotary District 9920 - Auckland and the Pacific Islands
Rotary Fiji
Rotary Club of Suva

27/05/2026

Weekly Meeting 🌿

21.05.26

Our weekly meetings consists of having great speakers — the past week was Mr Alex Pattison.

Alex is the General Manager for Swire Shipping. He is known for overseeing
Swire Shipping’s operations and regional expansion across Pacific Island nations including Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Papua New Guinea. Under his leadership, the company strengthened its Pacific presence by opening new branches.

Intriguing dialogues on the global fuel crisis, how it affects the world and what does it mean for business and society at large.

Vinaka Alex!

Rotary International
Rotary District 9920 - Auckland and the Pacific Islands
Rotary Fiji
Rotary Club of Suva


Weekly Meeting 🌿07.05.26We had the great honour of hosting H.E Gregory Andrew’s — Greg Andrews is New Zealand’s High Co...
27/05/2026

Weekly Meeting 🌿

07.05.26

We had the great honour of hosting H.E Gregory Andrew’s — Greg Andrews is New Zealand’s High Commissioner to the Republic of Fiji.

Mr Andrews has held a range of senior positions at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Most recently, he served as the Divisional Manager of MFAT’s Pacific Melanesia and Micronesia Division, which oversees New Zealand’s bilateral relationships and International Development Cooperation programmes with Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Kiribati, Nauru, Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau.

Our club was grateful to hear firsthand about diplomatic relations, changes in current affairs and all things in between Fiji and New Zealand.

Vinaka to our club member, Sam Cox for linking this dialogue.

Rotary International
Rotary District 9920 - Auckland and the Pacific Islands
Rotary Fiji
Rotary Club of Suva


Weekly Meeting 🌿This week our club had the great pleasure of having Stanley Simpson who is a prominent Fijian journalist...
01/05/2026

Weekly Meeting 🌿

This week our club had the great pleasure of having Stanley Simpson who is a prominent Fijian journalist, Director of MaiTV and the long-standing General Secretary of the Fijian Media Association (FMA), re-elected to the position in March 2026.

He is a vocal advocate for press freedom, editorial independence, and media ethics in the Pacific region.

Our club was grateful to hear firsthand about the circumstances associated with media freedom and challenges faced by various media outlets we have in Fiji due to change in times, increase in technology and use of social media, just like this.

Rotary International
Rotary District 9920 - Auckland and the Pacific Islands
Rotary Fiji


What a pleasure for our club to host guest speaker, Sheraj Obeyesekere who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the ...
30/04/2026

What a pleasure for our club to host guest speaker, Sheraj Obeyesekere who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the South Pacific Stock Exchange.

He focuses on digital transformation, increasing investor education, improving listing rules, and aligning SPX standards with international best practices. Under his leadership, the SPX has focused on promoting women on company boards and encouraging dividend payments to investors.

He has highlighted record-breaking dividend payouts by SPX-listed companies in 2025 — our members were given first hand opportunities to ask away!







Rotary International
Rotary District 9920 - Auckland and the Pacific Islands
Rotary Fiji

27/04/2026

⏰ Just three weeks left to apply for a fully funded Rotary Peace Fellowship!

The Rotary Peace Fellowship offers peace and development professionals from communities around the world the opportunity to earn a master’s degree or advanced postgraduate certificate in related fields at one of nine Rotary Peace Center partner universities worldwide.

Fellows gain high-level academic training, practical skills, and a powerful global network—preparing them to grow their careers, expand their leadership, and increase their impact.

👉🏽 Learn more about the fellowship and share this opportunity with someone who is ready to lead for peace: https://on.rotary.org/4lszHAz

A friend of the Rotary Club of Suva, Governor of Reserve Bank of Fiji — Ariff Ali visited our club and gave incredible i...
13/04/2026

A friend of the Rotary Club of Suva, Governor of Reserve Bank of Fiji — Ariff Ali visited our club and gave incredible insight on the current global economic affairs to our members at our recent meeting from the standpoint of Fiji’s Central Bank.

The floor was buzzing with questions during this interactive luncheon on the local economy and all topics in between.

Here at Rotary, we believe in being updated and in touch with the world around us. We’re all about people and understanding what we can do to create a positive impact in our communities.

One step at a time.

We were delighted in hosting our guest speaker and we extend our sincerest gratitude and thanks to Mr. Ali in accepting our invitation.

Rotary Fiji
Rotary District 9920 - Auckland and the Pacific Islands
Rotary International






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