Kiribati, Niue and Tuvalu struggle to keep up with high cost of living

Purchasing basic commodities, such as food, has been a big challenge for residents of Kiribati, Niue and Tuvalu, which are most affected by global inflation, according to the Asian Development Bank’s latest economic

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Kiribati elections: Voters wait for final results

Voters in Kiribati are awaiting the final results of the runoff round of elections on Monday.  Twenty-five of the 45 parliamentary seats were confirmed in the first round on Wednesday last week, with those candidates

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Addressing Kiribati’s ‘alarming’ water situation

In Kiribati, many people still struggle to get adequate access to safe, clean drinking water. But work is well underway to try and ensure more schools can provide this basic human need to students. “If you don’t

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Kiribati poll results show Maamau retains parliamentary seat

Kiribati’s President retained his parliamentary seat in a landslide, according to the first results on Thursday of an election that hinged on worries about the cost of living, rising sea levels and closer ties

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Kiribati elections 2024 – what we know

The I-Kiribati people will go to the polls for the first round of voting today. The Kiribati Electoral Commission is responsible to conduct the election with the support of the Ministry for Culture and Internal Affairs.

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114 candidates to contest Kiribati election, including 18 women

A hundred and fourteen candidates are to contest the Kiribati elections, starting on 14 August.  A second round of voting for the 44-seat parliament, Maneaba ni Maungatabu, is scheduled for 19 August.  Four

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Kiribati Independence Day

The Republic of Kiribati celebrates its Independence Day on 12 July. Kiribati has a national holiday on this day to commemorate the Independence of Kiribati from the United Kingdom in

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Embattled Kiribati judge departs the country

A Kiribati judge, who has been battling a government determined to have him removed from his post, has now left the country.  David Lambourne, for nearly four years, has faced a relentless push by the Kiribati

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Kiribati Youth Master New Life Skills

Early Warning Systems & Climate Science Communication Born and raised in Kiribati with a passion for ocean conservation and youth mobilisation for ocean-based climate action, Tiein Taebo assists with the

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Kiribati’s Sir Ieremia Tabai scathing about decision to deport Australian-born judge

Kiribati’s first president Sir Ieremia Tabai says the decision by the government to deport Australian-born Judge David Lambourne from the country is “a farce”.  The opposition MP said there is no doubt, in

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Australian-born judge David Lambourne closer to deportation as Kiribati parliament votes for High Court removal, ‘major setback for justice’ – UN

An Australian judge is a step closer to being deported from Kiribati after the country’s parliament voted in favour of his removal from the High Court.  David Lambourne’s suspension from office two

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Australian-born judge challenges deportation from Kiribati amid long-running judicial crisis

David Lambourne, an Australian-born high court judge whose attempted deportation two years ago from Kiribati sparked a judicial crisis in the Pacific nation, appeared in court in a case closely watched by the United

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