Oceania Kiribati The Ark of Peace, the Chinese Navy's hospital ship, has arrived in the port of capital city Tarawa for a week-long visit to "provide humanitarian medical services to the local population"
Oceania Kiribati The Montfort Boys hall in Lami was filled with Kiribati sounds and colors as the Kiribati diaspora in the Eastern Division gathered en masse to commemorate Kiribati's 44th Independence Day
Oceania Kiribati On 28 June, members of the second Chinese medical team stationed in Kiribati provided free medical services to the residents of Tarawa
Oceania Kiribati After an eight-year hiatus, the Kiribati Meteorological Services reconvened the Kiribati National Climate Outlook Forum in Tarawa, bringing together more than 25 participants for two days of in-depth discussion
Oceania Kiribati Kiribati Assembly Speaker Tangariki Reete held talks with China's top legislator Zhao Leji to renew bilateral relations
Oceania Kiribati 13% of Kiribati's waste stream is plastic and recent studies indicate a plastic waste generation of 9,7 tonnes per day accumulating in landfills and the environment; the country has called for strong global commitment to solve the crisis
Oceania Kiribati Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has informed Kiribati President Taneti Maamau that Fiji is committed to working closely with the country
Oceania Kiribati The country faces what is described as a triple health threat - communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the health impacts of climate change - recalls Doctors Without Borders in a new message
Oceania Kiribati The island of Kiritimati (Christmas) in Kiribati welcomed its first international travellers in over three years when Fiji Airways resumed its weekly scheduled service to this fishing destination
Oceania Kiribati Karen Bray has been officially announced as Australia's next High Commissioner to the Republic of Kiribati
Oceania Kiribati The opposition in Kiribati calls for answers from the government on the ongoing crisis in the country's judiciary; last year the government sacked the Chief Justice and three Court of Appeal judges - all New Zealanders
Oceania Kiribati Kiri 1 TV and Hope Media Ministry have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch 'Kiribati Hope Channel', a new television service for the Kiribati Mission
Oceania Kiribati Kiribati has the highest infant mortality rate in the Pacific, according to Childfund and the fact is linked to unsafe drinking water; climate change is worsening the situation with rising sea water, periods of drought and sporadic rainfall