Kiribati News

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

With two stunning cakes for one route, it is a tough choice not to make them cakes of the week, but anna.aero compensates by awarding airBaltic's service from Riga via Tallinn to Lappeenranta in South Karelia, Finland the even more prestigious Route of the Week recognition.

President of Kiribati Anote Tong meets Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed at the President's Office on Sunday The Maldives, which is one of the nations most vulnerable to rising sea levels, yesterday asked fellow endangered states to go carbon neutral and lead a drive to reduce global warming.

The Indian Government has ruled that the former S.S. Independence may not be beached at Alang for scrapping.

Staff Reporter Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed called on fellow vulnerable, developing countries to embrace a carbon neutral future, during his inaugural address to the Climate Vulnerable Forum, which is meeting in the Maldives on Monday and Tuesday.

The new movie "Amelia" will resurrect interest in Amelia Earhart and her mysterious disappearance.

Actions and events are planned in every Pacific Island nation for the 350 International Day of Climate Action today, Oct.

In recent years, a cultural renaissance has taken shape on island reviving interests among local teens to rediscover the unique traditions of the Mariana Islands.

Fifty-one heads or their representatives will assemble at The Hyatt for the talks.

Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 9:55 am Press Release: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

The Republic of Kiribati - whose 33 tiny, low-lying islands are sprinkled across an enormous swath of the Central Pacific - will be the first country to completely disappear under the waters of global warming, according to climate change experts.

Two of the world's largest protected marine areas are joining forces to better preserve the environment.

Thirty years to this day the U.S. signed a Friendship Treaty with the Republic of Kiribati.

Manhattan will be a dangerous place this week for President Obama, where the terminally envious of the world are waiting at the United Nations with envy, arrogance and outstretched begging bowls.

Roz Savage has just completed stage two of her journey rowing solo across the Pacific Ocean.

Each week The Bellingham Herald takes a closer look at a business. This week: Bodywalk Massage.

A A A' A British environmentalist attempting to become the first woman to row alone across the Pacific Ocean has completed the second leg of her journey, arriving safely in the tiny South Pacific nation of Kiribati.

Wednesday, September 02, 2009 Amateur radio Pacific DXpedition Tour info PACIFIC DXPEDITION/TOUR . Just a reminder that Gerben,PG5M, will be activating three DXCC entities in the Pacific between September 6-27th. His schedule is as follows: September 6-7th: Fiji ; prefix 3D2 September 8-14th: Tarawa Island , W. Kiribati; Callsign is T30G September ...

From Sailors and Traders: A Maritime History of the Pacific Peoples , by Alastair Couper , pp.

THE Fiji Amateur Boxing Association will take its search overseas in a bid to find good heavyweight and super heavyweight fighters.