July 2010 Blog Posts (35)

We have now posted a page on Banaba under Japanese occupation on the main Banaban Website at:

http://www.banaban.com/contents/en-us/d266_japanese-occupation-banaba-world-war-2.html

Also includes Australian War Museum historical photographs of the Japanese surrender at the end of the…

Posted by: 4bc.com.au | 13 July, 2010 - 4:16 PM

Nauru the solution? A full radio interview with the President of Nauru - Marcus Stephens.

Is Nauru the solution to the Australian government asylum-seeker policy? Michael Smith talks with President Marcus Stephen, Republic of Nauru, about the current state of the island and the centre already currently built there.

Go to blog page to hear the radio interview:…

Good evening, it is truly my sincere pleasure to be here with you tonight to help celebrate this first-ever – Asian Pacific Islander National Historic Preservation Forum. I am also honored to be one of several keynote speakers during this forum, having been…

Theresa Ralogaivau Wednesday, July 14, 2010 FIJI TIME ONLINE

Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force 5 July 2010

Three hundred and fifty New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel have begun to arrive this week in Tuvalu as part of Exercise Tropic Twilight. New Zealand Defence Force Arrive In Tuvalu For Pacific Relief Exercise

An RNZAF C130 Hercules arrives in Tuvalu with equipment and NZDF…

Kiribati's flag of independence. Pacific Scoop: Report – By Taberannang Korauaba.

Pacific Island Affairs Minister, Georgina te…

A tia ni weteaki man te maiu aio: Niki Ben, Nei Seata Tumairang ao Nei Tekinoa Ioaba. Niki e kabaea roroana, Nei Seata e ituaki n te breast cancer ao Nei Tekinoa e bon marurung ao ngke e amarake ma tibuna ao ea buburake naba ao ea moti naba ikena ngke bong.

KATANOATA NAMBA 4

RCL BY-ELECTION 2010

Aikai aika a anga araia ibukin te rineaki n te rinerine (By-Election) aei 2010

Tabwewa Community:

General Seat

Biniati Sigrah

Burenikamaraia Terubea

Namatan Tearawa…

Kam na mauri!

Tia nanokawaki ni katanoata ikai ba ea motirawa man te maiu aei Nei Seata Tumairang i Kioa ngke e karangaina. Nei Seata e bon ituaki n te breast cancer inanon te tai ae maan ao ai te tai aio are ea weteaki iai man te maiu aio. Ena karaoaki matena i Kioa nakon ana rongorngo natina ae Kareo ao ena taunaki naba i Kioa.

Dates: Wednesday 7th July Times: 1 - 2pm Venue: Gateway Galleries, North Haugh

Dr Grant McCall will be showing a short film - Coming Home to Banaba - about the people of Banaba (Ocean) Island, removed from their land after extensive phosphate development, and forcibly relocated to Rabi Island, in the Fiji group. Today, the Banabans of Rabi island enjoy a special status within the Fiji…

Liza Coker uses organic coconut oil produced by a Burleigh based company Picture: Kit de Guymer

Stephanie Bedo | July 8th, 2010 | Gold Coast Bulletin

**Australians are learning all about the…

Mauri everyone. I would just like to inform everone related to Poasa Koraua who lived in Kiribati but formerly from Rabi has passed away. He passed away sometime after lunch today and will be sadly missed by Australian High Commission Staff, Tarawa and all other relatives in Rabi, Fiji.

He is survived by his two sons. May his soul rest in peace and aa bia rauaki nanoia ana utu bwa tao ai bon katauana aei mai iroun…

Theresa Ralogaivau FIJI TIMES ONLINE Saturday, July 03, 2010

L-R: Rabi Council Chairman - Dr Paulo Vanualailai, Banaba Rehabilitation Co-ordinator - Peter Crowley, Kiribati High Commissioner to Fiji - Reteta Rimon, Banaba Rehabilitation member - Ken Sigrah meeting in Suva to discuss Banaban plans to rehabilitate and restore the homeland - Banaba, previously known as Ocean…

Theresa Ralogaivau Thursday, July 01, 2010 FIJI TIMES ONLIN