Urgent action needed to reduce Kiribati’s mortality rates: Nunn

A development specialist says there is an urgent need for action to reduce mortality rates for children under five in

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Kiribati’s US$60m airports project moves forward

Aviation provides vital regional and international connectivity for Kiribati, and is essential for the import and export of time-sensitive commodities and emergency

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Kiribati elects President Maamau for third term

New Zealand congratulated Kiribati's Taneti Maamau after the president was elected on Saturday to a third term in charge of the Pacific Island

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Taneti Maamau expected to win third term as Kiribati president

Kiribati went to the polls in late August and in nine days, the final part of the electoral process will be completed with the president's

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Kiribati presidential candidates release manifestos

The candidates for President in Kiribati have published their manifestos, as required by a new

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Kiribati criticises Beijing missile launch

Kiribati has issued rare criticism of China over last month's launch of an ballistic missile, saying it "does not welcome" Beijing's

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Kiribati MP wants voice heard too as popular vote nears

With Members of Parliament and the Speaker elected in Kiribati, the focus is now on the vote for the country's

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Kiribati ‘a one-party state’: Former Opposition Leader Lambourne

Kiribati is becoming a one-party state while the delivery of basic services is near collapse, according to a former opposition

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Kiribati says travel ban will stop ‘chequebook diplomacy’ during elections

A ban on diplomatic visits to Kiribati during elections will safeguard against undue foreign influence during the formation of government, the head of its delegation at the Pacific Island Forum leaders meeting said. 

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Kiribati ‘feel sorry’ for barring diplomats but it ‘makes sense’, minister says

The head of the Kiribati government delegation at the Pacific leaders’ summit in Tonga has played down the “viral” news of the Micronesian nation closing its border to “diplomatic visits” until the end

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Kiribati closes border to diplomats until 2025

Kiribati has banned foreign diplomatic visits until 2025 due to national elections in a move that has left officials scrambling for more information. A letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration sent to

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Kiribati elections results: 58 percent turnout and a record five women elected into 45-seat parliament

A record five female MPs have been elected into the Kiribati parliament, the Maneaba ni Maungatabo, which is one more than the last polls, while 14 sitting MPs have lost their seats in this year’s election. The

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