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Stacey King's Blog – March 2009 Archive (26)

Kiribati dances to perform at this years Observance for Commonwealth Day before the Queen

Press Association

Thursday, 05 March 2009

The Queen will feature in the first Twitter messages posted during a service at Westminster Abbey.

Staff from the historic place of worship will update the popular internet messaging site as the Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and dignitaries take part in the Observance for Commonwealth Day next week.

Regular "tweets" about the progress of the… Continue

Added by Stacey King on March 6, 2009 at 9:53am — No Comments

Minister to scrap Pacific division in NZ - Special treatment for Kiribati relatives

By MARTIN KAY 05/03/2009

The Dominion Post New Zealand

The Immigration Department's troubled Pacific division will be scrapped after a damning report found it was a self-ruling "fiefdom", with leadership, financial and strategic matters that need urgent attention.

Immigration Minister Jonathan Coleman wants the division folded back into the general service after the… Continue

Added by Stacey King on March 6, 2009 at 9:41am — No Comments

Writing by Micronesians Wanted for Anthology of Regional Literature

Yokwe Net Online - Everything Marshall Islands

5 March 2009

Two writers from Micronesia have sent out a call for submissions for an Anthology of Micronesian Writing. Dr. Evelyn Flores and Emelihter Kihleng are seeking work from indigenous or Native writers from Micronesia including Guam, Palau, the Northern Marianas, Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap,… Continue

Added by Stacey King on March 5, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Water plan helps Kiribati prepare for sea level rise

by Insciences Organisation

Published on 2 March 2009, 00:12 Last Update: 17 hour(s) ago

Low parts of Kiribati are under threat from sea level rise.

The central Pacific nation of Kiribati has taken a leap forward in protecting itself against the effects of climate-related sea level rise thanks to a project led by The Australian… Continue

Added by Stacey King on March 3, 2009 at 11:45am — No Comments

Water plan helps sinking Kiribati stay afloat

The West Australian Online

2nd March 2009, 13:15 WST

A group of Australian scientists is helping to save a tiny central Pacific island nation from a dangerous byproduct of rising sea levels.

Kiribati is slowly being swamped by salt water, shrinking the land mass and threatening the islanders' precious supply of fresh water stored in underground reservoirs.

A team of experts… Continue

Added by Stacey King on March 2, 2009 at 3:18pm — 1 Comment

Sailing with fame - And Visit to Rabi

FIJI TIMES ONLINE

By Sharila Lazarus Sunday, March 01, 2009

Morika Young

It is all in the determination one has. Sometimes, it is puzzling that we have sky-high ambitions. But the normal argument is that ambitions need not be related to success. Morika Young had ambitions of becoming a vet but destiny had bigger and better plans in store for… Continue

Added by Stacey King on March 2, 2009 at 9:30am — 2 Comments