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Fiji Police Force Tuesday, 17 August 2010 16:01

Visitors to the Island of Rabi can be confused at times due to the fact that there are two law enforcement units on the island, the Fiji Police Force and the Rabi Local Police who work closely together in enforcing…

A pristine island chain and marine wilderness in the tiny Central Pacific nation of Kiribati has received international recognition as one of the most unique and environmentally significant places on Earth by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and has ushered in a new era of large-scale ocean…

Fiji Times Online By Geraldine Panapasa Thursday, August 12, 2010

IN an effort to combat illegal fishing and poachers around the Phoenix Islands Marine Protected Area (PIPA) in Kiritbati, the government has imposed a $5 million fine on those caught in the act.

Kiribati President Anote Tong (left) at the press conference where he said that Phoenix Islands Marine Protected Area (PIPA) had been listed on the…

RCL Meeting, Rabi Isalnd, iji - by Cr. Manate Tabakea - Friday 6 August

Mauri Ngkami



The resolution by RCL on its second day of meeting (Friday last week) on the subject(above) came up with Cr Takire Timeon as our next MP to the Kiribati Maungatabu and Cr Bineati Sigrah as the Vice-Chairman to the council. Ti nang kukurei ngke a butimaea nakoaia ma te nanokorakora ao RIKI, te kaantaninga ba ana boutokoa te Chairman n ana waaki.



Akea te raraoma irouiia ara Kauntira…

Publish date/time: 08/08/2010 [17:01] Fijivillage.com

Two people are expected to appear in court tomorrow for allegedly assaulting a 49 year old farmer of Rabi on Friday. The alleged incident took place after the two suspects claimed the victim of practicing witchcraft. The two confronted the farmer and an argument developed. They then allegedly assaulted the farmer who sustained serious injuries and is admitted at the Rabi hospital. Police have called on people not to take law into…

Thursday, 29 July 2010, 1:01 pm Press Release: University of Waikato Media Release July 29, 2010

Pacific sojourn becomes life project for Fulbright Fellow at Waikato University

A former Peace Corps volunteer who turned his 20-month posting to the tiny Pacific Island nation of Kiribati into a ten-year project is spending a year as a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Waikato.

Mike Roman is researching the lives of migrants from Kiribati as part of his PhD on what happens to…

FIJI TIMES ONLINE Samantha Rina Sunday, August 01, 2010

TRANSPORTATION has always been an issue in the provision of quality health care services.

In its efforts to help ease this problem, the Global Fund donated seven vehicles, a motorcycle and an outboard motor boat to the Ministry of Health, specifically to ease the burden of tuberculosis in Fiji.

Dr Neil Sharma, who's responsible for the health portfolio,…

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA - PACIFIC BEAT Updated August 2, 2010 16:45:25

Nauru's foreign affairs minister has dismissed comments in the Australian media that Nauru was simply out to make a buck by saying they were ready to sign the United Nations convention on refugees.

The comments about Nauru on the hot-button election issue of how to deal with asylum seekers were attributed to Labor party…

Thursday, 29 July 2010, 1:01 pm Press Release: University of Waikato Media Release July 29, 2010

Pacific sojourn becomes life project for Fulbright Fellow at Waikato University. A former Peace Corps volunteer who turned his 20-month posting to the tiny Pacific Island nation of Kiribati into a ten-year project is spending a year as a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Waikato. Mike Roman is researching the lives of migrants from Kiribati as part of his PhD on what happens to the…

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA - Pacific Beat Updated July 29, 2010 16:18:59

Sydney University has introduced a new Pacific Law course to its Masters program that will be available, online, to students in the region. Although the course will be not be offered until January, next year, it has sparked interest from many Pacific countries and from the United States mainland. John Ridgeway, from the Pacific Legal Network, is one of the lecturers and he told Jemima Garrett the course will be the most…

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA - Pacific Beat Updated July 29, 2010 16:18:59

An extremely rare type of coral has been discovered in the Marshall islands. A variant of Elkhorn coral, which until now has been thought to be found only in the Atlantic, was found by researchers from Australia at Arno atoll. Dr Zoe Richards of the Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland, says the find is very exciting.

Presenter: Bruce…

by Serafina Silaitoga FIJI TIMES ONLINE Wednesday, July 28, 2010

THE Rabi Island Council has started paying its $70,000 debt to the Fiji National Provident Fund.

Council member Manate Tabakea said the new council had resolved that $5000 be paid to FNPF per month.

"We started paying up towards the end of last year and that has continued this year as we try to get rid of all the debts piled up from past years.

"When we came into office, we aimed to pay all debts of the…

by Serafina Silaitoga FIJI TIMES ONLINE Wednesday, July 28, 2010

THREE new councilors have been elected members of the Rabi Island Council following the by-election last week.

The new members are from Uma and Tabwewa Village.

The three elected are Bineati Sighra from Tabwewa Village and Iowane and Kaiea Bakanepo from Uma Village.

Mr Sighra replaces the late Baeba Abetai while Mr Iowane and Mr Bakanepo replaced former chairman Teatu Rewi and Tebaia…

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA - Pacific Beat Updated July 26, 2010 07:13:09

Australia's federal opposition is moving to put Nauru back on the map as an immigration processing centre for Australia.

The opposition's shadow minister for immigration, Scott Morrison, is considering a visit to Nauru soon.

He says the opposition would take any early opportunity to talk with leaders of…

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA - Pacific Beat Updated July 26, 2010 16:55:51

Sources in Australia's Fijian and Indo-Fijian communities claim more and more people from Fiji are arriving in Australia as tourists and then applying for protection visas. The department of immigration says actual figures on this are unavailable, but all cases are decided on a case by case basis, and there's no blanket policy covering…

Fijivillage.com Publish date/time: 24/07/2010 [16:40]

Fiji was and will remain the focal point of the Pacific region.

These were the words of Kiribati President Anote Tong at a joint press conference yesterday following the conclusion of the Engaging with the Pacific meeting.

After reading out the 20 point Natadola Communique, Tong stressed…

•Overseas Assignment

•Based in Kiribati

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Box Hill Institute (BHI) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified individuals interested in providing services to the Kiribati Technical Vocational Education and Training Sector Strengthening Program (TVETSSP). The AusAID supported program aims to support t he Government of Kiribati to increase their capacity to provide international standard TVET qualifications to increase economic growth and…

Congratulations from Family and friends in Australia to our newly elected RCL members.

Tabwewa Village - 1 seat only

Elected: Biniati Sigrah

Results: Tabwewa: Biniati Sigrah 302, Namatan Tearawa 123, Burenikamaraia Terubea 88.

Uma Village - 2 seats

Elected: Elder Seat: Ioane Terama

Results:Uma Elder Seat: Ioane Terama 139, Kaato Hedstrom 110, Taumanibure Burataake 84, Tekea Kaitarawa…

NZHERALD.CO.NZ 7:35 PM Thursday Jul 15, 2010

Thirty-three lives could have been saved if a Kiribati ferry had carried an emergency beacon and distress flares, according to a New Zealand report into the disaster, in which 35 people died last year.

The ferry was also ill-designed, did not have enough life jackets and rescuers were ill-prepared to rescue the survivors, the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) said today, as it released its report into the incident,…