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Stacey King's Blog – September 2011 Archive (30)

PM visits Rabi Island

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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Added by Stacey King on September 7, 2011 at 4:30pm — No Comments

New jetty for Rabi to be built soon

 Fiji Broadcast Commission Tuesday, September 06, 2011

 

 

A new jetty is expected to be built in Rabi next month.

Speaking…

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Fiji PM begins Rabi Island tour

Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Tuesday, September 06, 2011

 

 Taken from / By: Google…

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Kiribati considers floating islands to combat sea levels

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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Pacific cruise industry set to develop including Kiribati

New Zealand 5 September 2011



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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Pacific Islands Forum leaders face up to challenges of regional development

English.news.cn2011-09-06 14:59:47

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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More water tanks needed in Kiribati: NGOs

NGOs in Kiribati say more water tanks are needed in the outer islandes. [ABC]

RADIO AUSTRALIA NEWS

NGOs in Kiribati say more water tanks are needed in the outer islandes. [ABC]



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UN Secretary General backs Pacific calls for action on climate change

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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Energy Resources - Climate change threatening island nations - Kiribati

Published: Sept. 6, 2011 at 10:00 AM 
Google Map Kiribati Islands

SOUTH TARAWA, Kiribati, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- High tides in island nations in the Pacific Ocean are indicative of the global threat posed by climate change, the U.N. secretary general…
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Heart-rending experience for Miss Rabi contestant

Salaseini Vosamana Thursday, September 01, 2011

Miss Rabi Council of Leaders Jomeri Kaupepea meets inmates at the Labasa Correctional Centre yesterday. Picture: SALASEINI VOSAMANA + Enlarge this image

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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Added by Stacey King on September 2, 2011 at 6:36am — No Comments

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