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A bone fragment found on the deserted island of Nikumaroro could belong to Amelia Earhart.
Kamil Zawadzki
Researchers say a tiny bone fragment found on the uninhabited Kiribati island of Nikumaroro is likely to belong to either a turtle or legendary pilot Amelia Earhart, according to Discovery News.
Earhart made history - and mystery - when she…
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Published online 8 December 2010 | Nature 468, 739-740 (2010) | doi:10.1038/468739a
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Pacific nations to restrict fishing across a vast swathe of international waters.
Christopher…
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ABC RADIO PACIFIC BEAT Updated December 7, 2010 17:53:14
Free public access computers for children could soon be coming to the Pacific.
India's Hole In The Wall company is expecting final approval from the Ministry of External affairs early next year.
That will see free computer 'learning stations' installed in Fiji, PNG, Nauru, Kiribati and Vanuatu.
The project began as an experiment a decade ago ... placing a single computer in the wall of a New Delhi slum, then…
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Kiribati, a chain of low-lying South Pacific islands, is to host a conference addressing the impacts of climate change on some of the world's most vulnerable countries
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Pacific Beat ABC Radio Australia Updated November 17, 2010 09:19:54
Two years after it was first introduced, New Zealand's seasonal worker scheme has exceeded expectations.
Not only have participating Pacific Islanders seen their household incomes increase by 30 percent, but growers have benefited too, with a steady flow of reliable and affordable labourers.
But just across the Tasman in Australia, a similar pilot scheme has failed to get off the ground.
While New…
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ASIA ONE NEWS (AFP) Wed, Nov 10, 2010
WELLINGTON, Nov 10, 2010 (AFP) - The president of Kiribati has said the low-lying Pacific nation must begin planning to relocate its population in case global warming causes sea levels to rise and swamp the country.
Kiribati President Anote Tong will present his case at a climate change conference on the main island Tarawa this week attended…
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Water supplies are contaminated and sea levels are rising – and the rainy season is more extreme than ever. This is the reality of life on a small island as the climate changes
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Fri, 03 Sep 2010 6:37p.m 3News.co.nz By Patrick Gower at Christmas Island
Last night 3 News reported from the over-crowded Pacific island of Tarawa in the Kiribati chain. Now we look at a New Zealand Government solution to solve the over-crowding: ship people 3,000 kilometres away to another of the Kiribati islands – the tiny atoll of Christmas Island.…
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By MICHAEL FIELD - Stuff Last updated 05:00 02/09/2010
SOILED SHRINE: Murray McCully at the memorial to 17 New Zealand Coastwatchers. The monument was stained with fish guts and human excrement.
New Zealand's war dead have suffered humiliation on the hallowed ground of one of the 20th century's greatest battles. Foreign…
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Cutting Edge of Climate Change - Still The Moral Challenge - Edmund Rice Centre press release
Edmund Rice Centre director Phil Glendenning and Indigenous leader Patrick Dodson with delegation to Kiribati
The Edmund Rice Centre in conjunction with the Pacific Calling…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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•Overseas Assignment
•Based in Kiribati
•18+ months Assignment
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…
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The Rabi Hounor Rolls of the first Rabi Settlers was published in ‘Banaba/Ocean Island News –Special 50th Anniversary Edition, December 1995 (as provided by Rabi Island Interim Administration)
This historial list and document has now been posted to the main Banaban website at:…
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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…
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