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Carteret Islands Residents to Become Climate Refugees Before Year-End

Solomon Times Online

Monday, February 23, 2009 5:08 AM

Water flows onto Han Island during January 2007 high tide. Salt water is poisoning the islands' gardens.

(Source: Pip Starr Pictures)

The residents of Carteret Islands, north east of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, are likely to become some of the world's first climate change refugees… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 23, 2009 at 8:50am — No Comments

Some Very Creative Individual Pages now on Banaban Voice

Have noticed some very creative designs going up now on individual Banaban Voice pages. I must say that I am very impressed with the level of design flair some of our members have shown. Maybe we will have to run a competition to see who is voted the best one!

I have been working and designing on computers since my brother, Dan Bridges gave me my first computer back in 1990, his old XT model he assembled.

That was 19 years ago and makes me feel very old. It's so wonderful… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 22, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Football club's call cements arrival of Tongan guest workers

WAtoday.com

Michael Hartshorn February 20, 2009

LOCAL National Party MPs had lauded their arrival and church, social services, unions and government officials had lined up to ensure their smooth transition.

Alf Fangaloka (orange shirt) leads the Tongan arrivals down Robinvale's main street this… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 21, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

10 Great Tips To Get You Motivated For 2009

2009 has started off as a rather harrowing year. We are in the middle now of one of the largest Financial Crashes for decades which is impacting globally. Countries like USA, Japan, Korea, UK and all through out Europe are financially in panic mode.

Kiribati, Tuvalu and other low lying Pacific and Indian Ocean Islands are preparing for the worse and a future as Environmental Refugees. Fiji and North Queensland in Australia have both suffered from some of the largest and most… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 20, 2009 at 10:47am — 3 Comments

Kiribati and Nauru will now compete in Melanesian Championships instead of Micronesian Athletics Championships

SAIPAN TRIBUNE - Sports

Thursday, February 19, 2009

By Roselyn Monroyo, Reporter

$51,000 budget proposed for 2009 Micronesian Athletics Championships

Micronesian representative to the Oceania Athletics Association Council Robin Sapong had already submitted the proposed AU$80,000 [US$51,318.29] budget for the 2009 Micronesian Athletics Championships.

The budget… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 19, 2009 at 4:27pm — No Comments

*WARNING - ROSE FROM CANADA JOB OFFER IS AN EMAIL SCAM** Do Not Give your details

After checking we have discovered that a new member Rose of Omni Hotels in Canada is an Email Scam to solicit all your personal details from you and try and get money out of you. They have now been banned from BANABAN VOICE.... please read more information we have discovered on the web regarding this particular scam. Stacey

*****WARNING THIS IS A SCAM EMAIL YOU MAY HAVE RECIEVED VIA BANABAN VOICE- Please do not reply***

Good day,

I am Rose from Canada, the manager… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 19, 2009 at 2:11pm — No Comments

VACANCY AT OMNI CANADIAN HOTEL - FRAUD

Hi everyone, If you received a message from Rose regarding various vacancies at Omni Canadian Hotel, please DO NOT REPLY. This message is definitely a fraud. I hope you all take heed. For more information you can google it online. Thanks. Teka

Added by teka on February 19, 2009 at 1:57pm — 1 Comment

Family

Our family is the proverbial egg that we were hatched from. Everything about who we are, both our nature and nurturing comes from our family. Often in western society, we stray far from our family and may not talk to them for years at a time. We may feel that we have nothing in common with them. We may choose to run away from our roots because they are too painful to face. Ultimately however, our past holds the key to our future. If we do not face where we came from, we will have difficulty… Continue

Added by Raitinibure Lanyon on February 19, 2009 at 7:44am — 2 Comments

Global financial crisis could affect seasonal workers

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA

18 February 2009

When the guest worker scheme was finally approved last year, the Australian economy was travelling along quite well with little unemployment. Now with the global financial crisis beginning to bite, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says that it will have an effect on the guest workers scheme. Ms Gillard says the demand for workers from Vanuatu,… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 18, 2009 at 5:52pm — No Comments

Tongan guest workers settle in to south-eastern Australia

AUSTRALIA NETWORK NEWS

18 Feb 2009

Training of the first group of Pacific Island guest workers in Australia continues as their employers finalise the paperwork required for the scheme to start.

Fifty Tongans who are the first of possibly 2,500 workers from Kiribati, Tonga, PNG and Vanautu are in Robinvale in country Victoria preparing to help in harvesting almonds.

Joe… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 18, 2009 at 4:49pm — No Comments

Kiribati donates to Fiji PM's National Disaster Relief Fund

RELIEF WEB

Source: Government of Fiji

Date: 17 Feb 2009

Prime Minister, Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama today received a cheque in the sum of $59, 523.81 from the Government of Kiribati through the Kiribati High Commissioner Her Excellency, Mrs Reteta Rimon.

The cheque is a contribution towards the Prime Minister's National Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Fund.

In… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 18, 2009 at 1:27pm — No Comments

Kiribati Boatie in New Zealand sentenced for putting lives at risk

3:12PM Wednesday February 18, 2009

Source: NZPA

A man who was swept 30km out to sea in a small dinghy with his nephew, without lifejackets, oars or a cellphone, has been sentenced to 50 hours community work for putting lives at risk.

Maritime New Zealand (MNZ) says it has successfully prosecuted Itintawara Baraniko, originally from Kiribati, under the Maritime Transport Act in… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 18, 2009 at 1:15pm — No Comments

"EDUCATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCES SO GUIDE IT WELL"

Kam na bane ni Mauri n aran Iesu Kristo kain te bata ae te Banaban Voice. Heard of this website & decided to join in to know more of families and friends aroun' the world.

Not only knowing of friends and families, but the root of sign-up here is to be ware of d latest news from our beloved homeland Banaba & as well as Rabi. So just a great thanx for the two couples - Ken and Stacey Sigrah for their creative and formative website that enables us Banabans to keep in touch with… Continue

Added by Moera Teremita on February 18, 2009 at 12:38pm — No Comments

First wave - The presidents of two island nations draft escape plans, anticipating sea level rise

By Cristine Russell

February 28th, 2009; Vol.175 #5 (p. 24)

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TRICKY LANDING

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Much of the Maldives, including the land on which the Malé International Airport sits, is… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 16, 2009 at 3:31pm — No Comments

Island fruit pickers on way

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

February 15, 2009

FIFTY Tongans are due to fly into Australia tomorrow to pick fruit in NSW areas where farmers are unable to get enough workers.

The men will be in the Riverina and Robinvale regions for seven months under a trial Federal Government seasonal workers' scheme.

More men will come from Vanuatu, Kiribati and Papua New Guinea when… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 16, 2009 at 2:41pm — No Comments

First Pacific migrant pickers arrive in Australia

By FoodWeek Online

2:21 PM Monday 16 February 2009

The first of 2000 Pacific islands fruit pickers have finally arrived in Australia to start work.

The group of 50 people from Tonga arrived in Sydney today (Monday) before flying to Robinvale in Victoria, where they will pick almonds.

A total of more than 2000 unskilled workers from Tonga, Papua New… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 16, 2009 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Better pastoral support expected for Tongan workers under new Australian labour scheme

NEW ZEALAND RADIO INTERNATIONAL

Posted at 01:39 on 16 February, 2009 UTC

Tonga’s Prime Minister says the new Australian Government seasonal work scheme will provide improved pastoral support for the workers.

The first 50 Tongan workers taking part in the scheme left today for Victoria’s Swanhill region where they will work for up to seven months.

Dr Feleti Sevele says the causes of the… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 16, 2009 at 2:35pm — No Comments

Pacific Island workers arrive in guest worker scheme

ABC RURAL

Monday, 16/02/2009

The first pacific island seasonal workers are arriving in Australia to pick fruit.

In August last year, the government announced it was starting a migrant workers scheme, and would source up to two thousand workers from Vanuatu, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Tonga.

The pilot scheme was scheduled to start late last year, but has faced delays as well as… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 16, 2009 at 2:33pm — No Comments

Kiribati Seeks Relocation as Climate Change Sets In

SOLOMON TIMES ONLINE

Monday, February 16, 2009 10:59 AM

(Source: www.sciencenews.org)

The island nation of Kiribati is following in the steps of the Maldives by preparing for relocation for its people as the rising sea level threatens to submerge the nation.

Late last year, the Maldives' newly-elected president, Mohamed Nasheed, announced the nation's plans to buy land for the relocation of its people due… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 16, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Aust universities look to increase funding for Pacific studies

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA

Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:25pm AEDT

This is a radio interview with Dr Max Quanchi who is a good friend and supporter of the Banabans. He visited Rabi to attend 15 December celebrations with Ken and our other good friend Assoc. Professor Grant McCall.

To view a photo of Dr Max… Continue

Added by Stacey King on February 15, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments