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Fatal ferry accident to be investigated

RADIO NEW ZEALAND NEWS - Updated at 5:43am on 26 July 2009

New Zealand officials are investigating a ferry accident in Kiribati in which about 40 people are believed to have died. About 55 people were onboard the outrigger canoe when it capsized on 13 July en route from Tarawa to Maiana. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission in Wellington has begun an inquiry, at the request of the… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 27, 2009 at 3:49pm — 2 Comments

Australia under pump to boost climate change aid (Bertarim Rimon interview)

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Updated 6 hours 3 minutes ago

There's pressure on the Australian government to substantially upgrade it's help for Pacific states in the face of climate change, with the issue set to be a major one for the looming Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting. Australia is chair of the meeting and a new report from think-tank The Australian Institute and Oxfam Australia, has… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 27, 2009 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Kiribati calamity prompts boating rules enforcement

NZ RADIO INTERNATIONAL - Posted at 03:51 on 23 July, 2009 UTC

The Police Maritime service in Kiribati says it is stepping up measures to ensure boat operators comply with the rules, following last week’s fatal boat accident. Police Maritime says 15 people have been confirmed dead and 18 are still missing after the accident involving a double-hulled canoe which set sail from Tarawa to Maiana. The… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 24, 2009 at 8:35am — No Comments

Climate change on the Pacific island of Kiribati

mirror.co.uk - Science, Health & Environment By Mike Swain on Jul 22, 09 03:59 PM in Environment

The build-up to the UN climate change talks in Copenhagen is already underway. For growing numbers, the talks are vital because they are already being hit by climate change. One of those is Maria Tiimon who grew up on the Pacific island Kiribati and who will be in Copenhagen in December adding her plea to the political leaders for action. The island hasn't had rain for three years,… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 23, 2009 at 1:59pm — No Comments

Searchers in Kiribati do not expect to find further survivors from capsized canoe

RADIO NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL - Posted at 19:58 on 19 July, 2009 UTC

The captain of a boat involved in a search operation in Kiribati says they don’t expect to find anymore survivors from a canoe which capsized last Monday. At least four people are reported to have died and the authorities say they have so far found 12 survivors. Captain Tatai Tata says one of the survivors told rescue officials… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 21, 2009 at 1:46pm — 3 Comments

Hope fades for further survivors of Kiribati ferry disaster

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Updated Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:48pm AEST

Search and rescue authorities in Kiribati have all but abandoned any hope of finding further survivors of an inter-island wooden outrigger that capsized a week ago. Of the 45 passengers who left the capital, Tarawa, 13 have been rescued, five managed to swim ashore at Maiana Island - and the rest are believed to have… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 21, 2009 at 1:33pm — No Comments

Search in Kiribati for more than 20 missing at sea

Radio New Zealand International Posted at 03:48 on 17 July, 2009 UTC

A search is underway in Kiribati for the more than 20 people missing at sea after their canoe capsized on Monday. Four people are reported to have died and the authorities say they have so far found 12 survivors.

The double-hulled canoe was carrying about 40 passengers from the capital, Tarawa, to the outer island of Maiana. A Radio… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 20, 2009 at 12:20pm — No Comments

Fiji Students Benefit

FIJI TIMES ONLINE - Monday, July 13, 2009

15 students in Fiji will benefit from a US$57,393 scholarship grant given by the Taiwan and Chinese government for the Pacific Islands Forum Scholarships. Fiji has the largest number of students to receive this assistance. Students from other Pacific Island nations are also included - two from the Federated States Of Micronesia, One from Kiribati, one form Niue,… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 13, 2009 at 11:12am — 1 Comment

NZ - McCully to make four-nation visit to Pacific

Scoop.co.nz Friday, 10 July 2009, 2:59 pm

Press Release: New Zealand Government Hon Murray McCully Minister of Foreign Affairs

Foreign Minister Murray McCully leaves for the Pacific tonight for a week-long trip that will see him meet Ministers, political leaders and senior officials in Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, and Samoa. The trip continues Mr McCully's close engagement with governments throughout the Pacific, and follows earlier visits to Fiji, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Solomon… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 10, 2009 at 3:14pm — No Comments

Australia's Pacific diplomat says tour setting Forum agenda

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA - Updated 4 hours 41 minutes ago

Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs is continuing to hold discussions throughout the Pacific about the Pacific Islands Forum agenda in August, climate change, and negotiations on the trade agreement for the region. On a whistle-stop tour, Duncan Kerr is visiting Palau, Marshall Islands, and Federated States… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 10, 2009 at 2:14pm — No Comments

U.S. Navy’s Pacific Partnership

NAVY COMPASS Written by U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Joshua Valcarce Monday, 06 July 2009 11:51

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW/AW) Joshua Valcarcel

UPOLU, Samoa– (July 02, 2009) Capt. Andrew Cully, Pacific Partnership 2009 mission commander, gives… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 7, 2009 at 9:14am — No Comments

Marine park will receive aid from Pacific Islands, China

By Natalia Real editorial@fis.com www.fis.com Friday, July 03, 2009, 04:10 (GMT + 9)

Papua New Guinea's Pacific Island Countries (PIC) neighbours have offered aid in the form of capital and labour in exchange for the establishment, currently underway, of a PGK 803 million (USD 300 million) marine park in the province of Mandang’s Pacific marine industrial zone (PMIZ). According to Minister for Commerce and Industry Gabriel Kapris, preventative measures or “special conditions” must be… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 3, 2009 at 9:55am — No Comments

70 free laptops recalled from Cook Islands

Jun 16, 2009 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX)

70 laptops earmarked for outer island schools in Cook Islands have been recalled. The wait for a consultants report on information communications technology has stopped the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project for Mitiaro from going ahead. The plan had been for Mitiaro school students to receive about 70 of the colourful laptops last year. Now the Ministry of Education… Continue

Added by Stacey King on June 18, 2009 at 2:36pm — 1 Comment

Rising sea levels force island populations to evacuate

WORLD FOCUS - Blog Watch June 12, 2009 Kiribati is one of the island countries threatened by climate change.

Last week, the U.N. passed a resolution introduced by small islands that will recognize climate change as a threat to security. Climate change could potentially create 200 million refugees by 2050. The people of the… Continue

Added by Stacey King on June 15, 2009 at 4:06pm — 2 Comments

Fiji Local News in brief -

Fiji Times Online - Briefly Thursday, May 14, 2009

ROTUMA will receive about $20m for major capital works on the island for the next five years. The interim Government made the decision based on its remoteness and strategic location between Fiji and other countries in the northern Pacific. Commissioner Eastern Tomasi Tui said Rotuma could play a vital role in the exchange of commodities to Pacific islands such as Tuvalu and was… Continue

Added by Stacey King on May 14, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments