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FIJI, June 23, 2010: [HPI note: While the editorial staff of Hinduism Today works on an article about 2012, the Mayan calendar and World-End prophecies, we noticed this piece in the news. It is remarkable how fast a rumor can spread. Fiji is an unstable nation right now, which recently went through a military coup. The prophecy, fortunately, did not materialize.]
Fiji Visitors Bureau head remains in custody and police on the islands are threatening to seize more people accused of spreading panic, amidst rumors the nation will be hit by a disaster tomorrow. The chairman of the Fiji Visitors Bureau, Bill Gavoka, was detained yesterday after he sent emails to tourist operators warning of a pending disaster.
Gavoka wrote in his email that this was not a prophecy made by cult leaders, but by a mature and balanced pastor. “The prophecy is commanding a lot of dialogue in the Christian community across the country and my background was tourism. I spent 30 years in the industry and I know that they’re very vulnerable and I remember what happened in Thailand in 2004 with the Asian tsunami and I thought I would be doing my duty to alert them to this and prepare themselves for something real. According to the prophecy it will be around 2:30 in the afternoon,” he said.
The rumors have spread like fire three months after a local pastor, Laione Lutumaimuri Nacevamaca, of the Kuriako’s Christian Centre in Nadi, wrote a letter warning of events to come: “A devastating disaster will hit Fiji in June, 2010. Earthquakes and waves will hit the entire land from all directions. After the waves, strong winds and rain will follow. It will be chaotic, catastrophe that Fiji has never experienced before. This is the date and time. Mark to your calendar. Add it to your prayer lists. Get right with the Lord God!”