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The national airline of Kiribati says about three-hundred passengers have been affected by a suspension of its flights between the capital and Fiji.
An email was sent to Air Kiribati last week informing the airline that its Tarawa to Nadi route, operated by Nauru’s national carrier Our Airline, was to be temporarily halted.
A spokesman for Air Kiribati, Itibwebwe Kabriera says no reason was given for the suspension…
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Michael Field - Stuff.co.nz
Kiribati's 100,000 people are considering moving on to vast floating platforms as the rising Pacific Ocean begins consuming their atoll archipelago scattered along the Equator, their president Anote Tong says.
"If you are faced with the option of being submerged with your family, what would you do, jump on a rig like that, or not?" he asked reporters. "I think the answer is yes."
He said the plan, under active consideration, would cost $2…
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THE production of virgin coconut oil on Rabi Island has become one of the major income generating projects for villagers.
And so far the Banaban Women's Organisation has earned more than $20,000 from the sale of oil to locals and tourists.
Organisation president Terikano Takesau said they produced 50…
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The jetty will make way for more development opportunities for the Banaban community and the neighbouring islands.
During his visit to the island last week, Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama said the tender was given to Pacific Building Solution and work would commence in October.
"Construction work is…
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Salaseini Vosamana Sunday, September 11, 2011
THE lack of public transport has forced villagers to walk five miles to hospital and also to do shopping.
The island if Rabi has only one bus that belongs to the island council and serves a population of about 3000.
Rabi Council of Leaders chairperson Marlie Rota said the villagers faced a lot of difficulties with transportation.
"We have four villages with more than 3000 people…
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MARKET access is still a problem for Rabi islanders.
Rabi Island Council chairman Paula Vanualailai said even though a lot of assistance had been given to islanders, there was room for improvement.
"The Government has been assisting the islanders through development programs, through its roadmap projects like the construction of the jetty but we need the islanders to take ownership and…
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THE Prime Minister's Office has assured fairness, transparency and accountable governance for all matters affecting the Banaban people of Rabi.
Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama says this would be done by the Government which aims to create an enabling environment to allow people to maximise the use of their resources.
Speaking to villagers of Rabi yesterday, he said: "The administrative oversight of…
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Concerns were raised about the Rabi Council of Leaders at a Talanoa Session with Prime Minister Commodore Voreqe…
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AFP September 05, 2011 3:16PM
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today warned Kiribati, a low-lying Pacific nation threatened by rising seas, that there was little chance of short-term progress on climate change.
Ban described the tiny Pacific nation, where some villagers have had to relocate in the face of rising sea levels, as "the frontline" of the climate change debate.
While the UN leader said…
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Salaseini Vosamana Tuesday, September 06, 2011
PRIME Minister Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama will visit Rabi to officially launch the youth festival held on the island today.
He is accompanied by a team of government officials from Suva and the Northern Division.
Commissioner Northern Lieutenant Colonel Ilai Moceica said the team would also visit Kioa Island to address villagers on Government's development plans and how it would impact…
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ABC RADIO NEWS Updated September 07, 2011 14:10:00
The small Pacific island nation of Kiribati has indicated it's considering building what it describes as 'floating islands' to deal with rising sea levels. The country's president has discussed the idea at the Pacific Islands Forum in New Zealand, where regional leaders are looking at ways to deal with climate change.
(Simon Cullen)
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A public-private partnership between the Government and cruise operator Carnival Australia will help further open up the burgeoning cruise industry to the Pacific, Prime Minister John Key announced today.
“The cruise industry is the fastest-growing segment of global tourism, with average annual growth at 8.7 per cent for the past decade, and the South Pacific is one of the fastest-growing markets,” says Mr…
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- The small island nations of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) were Tuesday issued with a stark warning on the dangers of climate change to the region's development.
The Forum…
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NGOs in Kiribati say more water tanks are needed in the outer islandes. [ABC]
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Sept.7 (Xinhua) -- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday gave his ringing support to Pacific leaders, calling for urgent global action on climate change.
Ban said his visit to the…
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Miss Rabi Council of Leaders Jomeri Kaupepea meets inmates at the Labasa Correctional Centre yesterday. Picture: SALASEINI VOSAMANA
THE smiles and joy…
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