Oceania Kiribati A missing fishing boat with three mariners was located and rescued 307 miles west of their original departure point in Christmas Island; the operation has been conducted by US Coast Guard and Navy with merchant ship Linnix
Oceania Kiribati Piango, a key local NGO in the country, is working on capacity building, leadership development and effectiveness
Oceania Kiribati Although her Olympic run has come to an end, Kinaua Biribo, the country's judo hope, wishes her path will help empower women, in a nation where nearly 60% of men have reportedly perpetrated intimate partner violence
Oceania Kiribati The Kiribati community celebrated with a song and dance festival hosted by the New Zealand Kiribati National Council the 42th anniversary of independence
Oceania Kiribati Although borders are still closed, the Kiribati Tourism Authority has started its Kiribati Tourism & Hospitality Protocols for the New Normal training for hotel and tourism service operators on all islands
Oceania Kiribati An appeal is underway to save 200 Kiribati seafarers who cannot return home from Fiji by decision of their own government because of the pandemic
Oceania Kiribati Efforts to prevent or delay the rise of the ocean linked to climate change - a menace for the country - are estimated around US$74 million
Oceania Kiribati The country has received its first 24.000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine via the global Covax facility and has started its vaccine rollout today
Oceania Kiribati The country has specified that China's plans to upgrade an airstrip on a remote island are for civilian use to improve transport links and support tourism
Oceania Kiribati An airstrip and bridge on Canton Island will be upgraded by China to revive a site that hosted military aircraft during World War Two
Oceania Kiribati Pionair Australia is operating the new Embraer E190-E2 of Air Kiribati with Brisbane-Newcastle frequencies, before returning to Kiribati to commence domestic services
Oceania Kiribati Citizens can now access health check-ups and workshops through a new wellness hub, the Tarawa Wellness Hub, run by Seventh-day Adventists on the main island of South Tarawa