Stacey King's Blog Posts Tagged 'Tarawa' (19)

We accepted the Banaban people when they were forced to leave Ocean Island [Banaba] because of the pressure of phosphate mining there.

"These people now live in Fiji but have their own seat in the Parliament of Kiribati. And if necessary, we will do it again.

People Of Kiribati Welcome To Live In Fiji: Ratu Epeli

Fiji president gives speech during state visit in Tarawa

By Nemani Delaibatiki

SUVA, Fiji (Fiji Sun, Feb. 12, 2014) – The…

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has announced Australia will provide $15 million to rehabilitate 40 kilometres of main road in South Tarawa, Kiribati, which has been undermined by rising sea levels and coastal erosion.

Speaking from Kiribati, Senator Carr said the works were essential if the nation was to survive the impact of climate change.

“Kiribati is at the front line of climate change,” Senator Carr said.

“Its highest point is now just three metres above sea…

Saturday, 21 July 2012, 2:42 pm Press Release: United Nations

UN expert on right to safe drinking water and sanitation heads to Kiribati

TARAWA / GENEVA (20 July 2012) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Catarina de Albuquerque continues her country missions in the Pacific and will visit Kiribati from 23 to 26 July 2012 to examine the situation of the human right to water and sanitation. Her mission will…

Attempts to identify bodies thought to possibly be New Zealand coastwatchers beheaded on Tarawa by the Japanese in World War Two may achieve a result by early next year.



The men volunteered during World War II to be coast-watchers, a chain of radio operators stationed on Pacific islands to look out for enemy fleet movements.



Some were postal telegraphists while others were unarmed…

Posted at 16:51 on 15 September, 2011 UTC

A spokesperson for Air Kiribati says the airline is not confident that the sudden suspension of its flights between Fiji and Kiribati will be lifted any time soon.

Last week, the Fiji government cancelled Air Kiribati flights between Nadi and Tarawa without explanation, incurring the airline a loss of almost 100,000 US dollars so far.

“A spokesperson for Air Kiribati, Itibwebwe…

RADIO NZE INTERNATIONAL Posted at 03:43 on 14 September, 2011 UTC

The sudden suspension of Air Kiribati flights between Fiji and Kiribati has cost the airline almost 100,000 US dollars so far.

The Fiji government suspended Air Kiribati flights between Nadi and Tarawa last Wednesday, without explanation.

The spokesperson for Air Kiribati, Itibwebwe Kabiriera, is yet to hear the outcome of yesterday’s bilateral meeting between officials of the two countries in…

Posted at 00:01 on 14 December, 2010 UTC



Millions of dollars is to be spent to improve the safety and sustainability of key roads on Kiribati’s main island.



The Asian Development Bank along with the World Bank and the Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility is providing the funding for the improvements.



They will see 27 point five kilometres of main road and 6 kilometres of feeder roads on South Tarawa rehabilitated, with the ADB providing 12 million US dollars…

Published: 7:33PM Thursday November 04, 2010 Source: ONE News New Zealand

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The remains of 22 men executed in World War II by the Japanese have been found on Kiribati Island in the Pacific.

The remains…

By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press Writer Posted: Saturday, Oct. 09, 2010

HONOLULU Forensic anthropologist Gregory Fox and his team sifted dirt on the remote Pacific atoll of Tarawa at what they thought might be graves of U.S. Marines and sailors killed in one of World War II's most savage battles. They unearthed instead a mass grave of Japanese soldiers killed in the 1943 battle, along with a forgotten local cemetery. The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command team searched four other sites…

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.…

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…

Updated June 21, 2010 08:03:10 ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA

Kiribati will convene an international climate change conference in October. President Anote Tong says it is necessary because of the disappointing outcomes from the climate change conferences in Bonn and Copenhagen.



The president believes solutions to damage caused by emissions from industrialised nations need to be found sooner rather than later.



Before…