カテゴリー: Kiribati
President of Kiribati says China will provide ‘technical assistance’ to convert land in Fiji into a working farm to ‘supply produce to Kiribati’A block of land the government of Kiribati bought in Fiji half a decade ago – ostensibly to serve as a refug…
Fourteen eminent signatories urge Canberra to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050Pacific leaders have condemned Australia’s Paris climate target as “one of the weakest”, urging Canberra to commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and abandon its Ky…
Displacement is growing in the Asia-Pacific region, and a new policy paper argues migration policies must be established nowAustralia should establish a new “Pacific Access” visa category that could be used by Pacific islanders forced from their homes …
Access to clean, safe drinking water across the Pacific is the lowest of any region in the world, raising fears for the rapid spread of coronavirus Papua New Guinea’s battle against a climbing rate of Covid-19 infections is being hampered by the most b…
i-Kiribati writers say the media frenzy over the image of Tang Songgen walking on men’s backs diminishes local customs and culture The image flew around the world, far ahead of any understanding of what it represented.In the grainy picture, the Chinese…
Image criticised as emblematic of China’s rising influence in Pacific, but i-Kiribati say practice is part of traditional welcoming ceremony A photo reportedly showing the Chinese ambassador to Kiribati walking on peoples’ backs as part of an island we…
Exclusive: Taneti Maamau says Kiribati will seek support from China and other allies to elevate islands from the sea, partly through dredgingKiribati will raise its islands above the ocean as part of its fight against sea-level rise, seeking help from …
Covid-19-related developments throughout the Pacific IslandsThe total number of cases of Covid-19 infection listed by the World Health Organization for the region stands at 382, an increase of 22 since last week.With increasing evidence that many of th…
Covid-19-related developments throughout the Pacific Islands • Sign up to get this Coronavirus in the Pacific briefing delivered to your email every WednesdayThe total number of cases of Covid-19 infection listed by the World Health Organization for th…
Taneti Maamau, who switched Kiribati’s allegiance from Taipei to Beijing last year, resoundingly re-electedTaneti Maamau was re-elected on Monday to a second term as Kiribati’s president just two months after losing his parliamentary majority over his …
Party that switched recognition from Taiwan to China last year lost majority in elections this week over handling of the moveChina’s diplomatic ambitions in the Pacific suffered a setback on Wednesday when the party that switched recognition from Taiwa…
Experts say judgment is ‘tipping point’ that opens the door to climate crisis claims for protection It is unlawful for governments to return people to countries where their lives might be threatened by the climate crisis, a landmark ruling by the Unite…
Chinese president hails leader of South Pacific nation after it severed diplomatic ties with TaiwanChina’s president Xi Jinping has praised Kiribati for being “on the right side of history” after the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding i…
Australian Channel Nine crew held at a hotel with officials stationed outside their rooms after being denied a filming permitA Channel Nine reporter and a crew from 60 Minutes have been detained in a hotel on the Pacific island archipelago of Kiribati …
Vessel was not permitted to carry people on open ocean and soon broke apart in heavy seas, official report saysAn overloaded ferry that sank near the Pacific island archipelago of Kiribati last year, killing 95 people, was not allowed to carry passenge…