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Kiribati being eyed by sport fishermen from Australia

Radio NZ International Posted at 07:37 on 07 December, 2009 UTC

A group of sports fishermen from Australia is due to arrive in Kiribati early next year to investigate potential new sport fishing grounds.

The tourism minister, Temate Ereata, says they will make a survey of Nonouti Lagoon, one of the breeding grounds for bone fish in the Kiribati chain.

Bone fish are sought after… Continue

Added by Stacey King on December 8, 2009 at 8:55am — No Comments

Deaf kids’ early Xmas treat - Fiji

Fiji Daily Post 27-Nov-2009 08:51 AM

THE special children of Harland Hostel are looking forward to wonderful Christmas thanks to a $1000 donation from theVodafone ATH towards the annual treat.

Manorama Singh, founding member of the Vodafone ATH Foundation and their media officer, Lenora Qereqeretabua visited the kids with hearing disabilities on Wednesday to hand over the… Continue

Added by Stacey King on December 1, 2009 at 9:53am — No Comments

Fish fight crucial to survival of islanders

Sydney Morning Herald November 30, 2009

Yes we can... a crew member on the Taiwanese long-liner Kai Jie 1 pulls in a tuna in the Pacific. Taiwan, which has the biggest tuna fleet on the high seas, is accused of overfishing. Photo: Greenpeace

Some Pacific nations need a future beyond climate change, and protecting… Continue

Added by Stacey King on December 1, 2009 at 9:51am — No Comments

In Kiribati, a way of life is being washed away

Melbourne Age

ADAM MORTON November 21, 2009

Villagers on the island of Abaiang stand in the sea where their homes used to be. Photo: Justin McManus

WHEN a coconut tree dies, the decay starts at the top. First the leaves fall, then the fruit. All that is left is a desiccated trunk, cut off at… Continue

Added by Stacey King on November 21, 2009 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

Kiribati fines ship $1M for illegal fishing

Thursday, October 01, 2009

Saipan Tribune

BETIO, Kiribati-The High Court of Kiribati fined yesterday the owner and master of a foreign fishing vessel a total of $1 million for fishing in Kiribati waters without a license.

The fine came as the High Court handed down its judgment on the prosecution by Kiribati Attorney General of Chung Ching Fu and Sung Hui Ocean Company… Continue

Added by Stacey King on October 15, 2009 at 1:28pm — No Comments

Nauru and Kiribati do airline deal for Fiji service

RADION NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL Posted at 03:11 on 29 September, 2009 UTC

Kiribati’s national flag carrier, Air Kiribati, and Our Airline of Nauru have agreed to run a charter flight service between Tarawa and Nadi in Fiji.

The link was lost in 2005, when the Nauru airline had its sole Boeing 737 repossessed for failing to meet loan payments.

The Kiribati Minister for… Continue

Added by Stacey King on September 30, 2009 at 9:01am — No Comments

Rower crosses Pacific Ocean arriving in Kiribati, inspires change

Universe - universe.byu.edu By Courtney Holmes- Tue, 09/15/2009 - 19:23

Years ago, Roz Savage, a successful management consultant, sat down and attempted to write two different versions of her future obituary.

One was of the conventional life she was heading toward, and the other was an obituary she would dream to claim as her own. An obituary of an adventurer who sailed the seas and explored the… Continue

Added by Stacey King on September 18, 2009 at 10:56am — No Comments

IS NOW THE AGE OF STUPID? - Eco Premier from Kiribati to New York

Green.blorge -Technology for a greener future

THE AGE OF STUPID will be digitally broadcast in 700 theatres in over 50 countries on September 21and 22, 2009. Depending on where in the world you live, various events and celebrities are scheduled to appear for the festivities. The theaters will range from a “5,000-seater stadium on the Pacific island of Kiribati to a humble beach screening event with a… Continue

Added by Stacey King on September 18, 2009 at 10:49am — 1 Comment

Salt water ruining Kiribati attempts to grow own food (Pelenise Video Interview)

NZ Herald 4:00AM Monday Aug 24, 2009 By Eloise Gibson

The Kiribati Government wants people to eat healthy, traditional food, but their gardens are being ruined by salt water, says a local proponent.

Pelenise Alofa Pilitati holds public cooking demonstrations to teach people how to cook using beans, nuts and lentils.

She said the lessons were part of her… Continue

Added by Stacey King on September 3, 2009 at 11:27am — No Comments

ENERGY: WIND AND SOLAR - Using renewable energy in the Pacific

ISLAND BUSINESS - Nic Maclellan

Driving north along the coast of New Caledonia’s main island, the profile of the surrounding hills suddenly changes when you pass the town of Kone.

Silhouetted against the sky is a forest of wind turbines, twirling in the afternoon sun. The islands of New… Continue

Added by Stacey King on August 13, 2009 at 5:13pm — No Comments

Kiribati keen to get into Australian scheme

RADIO AUSTRALIA NEWS Wed, 5 Aug 2009 15:44:00 +1000

Kiribati has signalled it's keen to start taking part on Australia's seasonal worker scheme.

The leaders of the Pacific's Smaller Island States, meeting in Cairns, have indicated they are keen to see the scheme in place and also an expansion in the number of jobs on offer.

The Special Envoy to the President of… Continue

Added by Stacey King on August 7, 2009 at 11:39am — No Comments

The Frontline of Climate change: Pacific Island peoples (including Banabans)

ANDREW BARTLETT Crikey Blog - July 29, 2009 – 11:59 am, by Andrew Bartlett **

On Tuesday night, July 28, around 300 people filled the Brisbane Room in Brisbane’s City Hall to hear speakers from the front line of climate change – residents of the Torres Strait and Pacific Island nations Tuvalu, Micronesia and Kiribati. It’s very rare for me to attend a… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 31, 2009 at 11:29am — No Comments

Amelia Earhart hunt revived in Kiribati

UNSOLVED -TheStar.com | Ontario | Jason Miller Staff Reporter Jul 29, 2009 04:30 AM

Toronto Star file photo - The disappearance of Amelia Earhart is one of the 20th century's enduring mysteries.

Researchers believe DNA from a Pacific island belongs to legendary aviator who vanished in 1937. Two Ontario DNA labs could play a key role in solving the mystery of… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 31, 2009 at 11:25am — No Comments

Another great interview with Pelenise on Global Warming and Displacement of Banabans twice in history

International Journal of Socialist Renewal

Kiribati will be devastated by rising sea levels.

Pacific islanders struggle for survival against global warming -- `Rich countries must slash emissions now'

July 29, 2009 -- For Pacific islanders, climate change is not a threat looming somewhere in the future. Rising sea levels and unpredictable weather are having… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 29, 2009 at 4:59pm — No Comments

Tales of climate change already effecting Tokelau, Kiribati (Another interview with Pelenise speaking)

ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Updated Tue Jul 28, 2009 5:23pm AEST

A new report by a pair of NGOs says that Australia and New Zealand need to stop being part of the problem, and start being part of the solution for Pacific Islanders whose lives are already being impacted by climate change. The think-tank The Australian Institute, and aid agency Oxfam Australia, are pressing Australia to do more,… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 29, 2009 at 1:17pm — 1 Comment

Kiribati and Tuvalu climate change strategy: total evacuation

Crikey - Monday, 27 July 2009 by Bernard Keane

Climate change is already having major effects on Pacific Island states, according to a new report from Oxfam, which looked at mitigation and adaptation strategies in the region and assistance from Australia and New Zealand.

The report makes clear that Pacific States, which have long been… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 27, 2009 at 4:21pm — No Comments

Banaban - Pelenise Alofa Guest Speaker at upcoming Pacific Islands Forum Australia on Climate Change (Radio Interview)

Call for Pacific Islands Forum to act on climate change ABC RADIO AUSTRALIA Updated Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:29am AEST

**Great to have Pele here in Australia at the moment and we spent yesterday (Sunday) with her and Royden, Moi, Fatiaki and Tera - we will be there to hear her speak in Brisbane on Tuesday night at the Brisbane City Hall. This is one of the many radio interviews and… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 27, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

CONGRATULATIONS 500th Member Banaban Voice - Biritesa Enoka

Congratulations to Biritesa Enoka in Kiribati for being our 500th Banaban Voice member.

Added by Stacey King on July 24, 2009 at 7:00am — No Comments

Euta hopes to be a better leader

FIJI DAILY POST NEWS - 17-Jul-2009 12:33 PM

A KIRIBATI lad has high hopes that what he learns from the Pacific Youth Festival will make him become a better leader in the future. Teraoi Euta, 23 from Kiribati looks to share his spiritual life experiences with his fellow pacific neighbours. The Kiribati delegation consists of 21 members. What he learned from his fellow youths attending the… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 17, 2009 at 2:14pm — No Comments

Communities will re-locate soon because of rising sea-levels

Fiji Broadcasting Corporation LTD - Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Rising sea levels has forced many pacific communities to think about re-locating to higher grounds in-land or abandon their homelands altogether. Pacific youth advocate for climate change Ben Namakin from Kiribati raised the issue at the Pacific Youth Festival symposium on climate change and adaptation. While the rest of the world is still trying to… Continue

Added by Stacey King on July 15, 2009 at 3:51pm — No Comments