New Rabi Chairman - Bauro Vanualailai - Congratulations to all our elected members

[Stacey King]

From Biara - Rabi Live [9:17:47 PM] 1 May 2009 - Final Count declared (11.17pm Rabi time)
Biara Touakin: ea tia n declare
Biara Touakin: ao bauro ae e chairman

Bauro 836
Teatu 628
Iekerua 7
Manate 6
Takire 10
Tebaia 4
Tiare 3
Titaku 2

[Stacey King]

Confirmation this morning 2 May from Biara Touakin on Rabi. With final councilor from Tabwewa to fill the 9th man position:

FINAL ELECTIONS RESULTS:

Kma na mauri

Ea tia ngkanne n otinako mwiin te rinerine ibukin te chairman ao aio ngkane te result ibukin aei:

Bauro 836, Teatu 628, Takire 10, Manate 6, Iekerua 7, Tebaia 4, Tiare 3, Titaku 2

Ao Bauro ea tia n reke ba te chairman ao Baeba ngkai ae ea reke ba te kauuntira mai tabwewa

Kam raba

Biara Touakin

[Molly Amon]

Congratulations to this new Councilors and Yes indeed, a big Ko bati n rabwa to Teatu for his term as Chairman and all that he has done for us Banabans. The going will get tough for the new team as a lot will be expected of them by the community but as the saying goes 'only the tough get going when the going gets tough'. Bless u all.

[Ken Sigrah]

Thanks once again Biara for connecting us to the actual countdown last night from Rabi. Unfortunately I couln't accomodate all of our families and friends who wanted a direct contact to Rabi due to the limitation on my dialup connection but again Biara had done a fantastic job as you all can see on his above message.
Yes, and a big congratulation to Bauro from Stacey and I for his new appointment as Chairman of the newly elected Rabi Council of Leaders. Our big thank you to the last Chairman Teatu Rewi for his commitment as leader for our people in the past years. We trust that this new team of 8 young and elderly men plus one lady Councillor ( 9 in all) will commit their term to make Banaba and Rabi a better place to live in thus giving our people (grassroot level) hope of a better life now and brighter future to come.
Even though Stacey and I cannot vote for our Councillors, there is one thing that "yes, we can and will do", support them all the way through the best way we can. We hope that all members of Banaban Voice who are Banabans and friends to us no matter wherever you are also give their support to our new Leaders as they prepare the way to meet the oncoming tasks.


God bless Banaba and Rabi,
God bless the Councils,
God bless the Banabans and their friends.

tia boo moa .
ken.

[Tonganibeia Karutake aka Beia]

Congratulations to the new chairman, and also a big Ko Raba to Teatu as well, Baeba has also been confirmed as the next councillor according to Biara last night.

Beia Karutake