Kiribati

Many Sovereign Wealth Fund Managers Come Up Short (at TheStreet.com)

yahoo.com     4 hrs ago   1 related          

Bird dung started the boom in sovereign wealth funds. The International Monetary Fund estimates that sovereign wealth funds control about $3 trillion and that figure could grow to $12 trillion by 2012. Despite these eye-popping...                    

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Pacific Island NGO Leaders In NZ

scoop.co.nz     14 hrs ago          

Auckland, New Zealand (7 August, 2008) − The Sixth Triennial Council Meeting of the Pacific Islands Association of Non Government Organisations (PIANGO) is set to kick off here in Aoteroa this weekend. The meeting, to run for...                    

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Govt Says British Nuke Tests In 1950s Exposed Soldiers

pacificislands.cc     Aug 4, 2008   18 related          

has acknowledged in court proceedings that its nuclear weapons testing program in the Pacific during the 1950s exposed some service members to dangerous levels of radiation, Radio New Zealand International reports. According to...                    

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Private Sector Group Names New Regional Board

pacificislands.cc     Aug 2, 2008          

The second Annual General Meeting of the Pacific Islands Private Sector Organization (PIPSO) Council held in Nadi, Fiji, late last month has appointed a new board. The new board that will serve for a term of two years: James...                    

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Kiribati Workers Complain About Pay, Crowded Housing In New Zealand

newzealandnews.net     Aug 2, 2008          

By Batiri Bataua on Tarawa Saturday: August 02, 2008 The first New Zealand company to recruit workers from Kiribati under the New Zealand Regional Seasonal Employment Scheme is losing most of its I-Kiribati laborers because of...                    

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Expat on child sex charges

news.com.au     Aug 1, 2008          

AN Indonesian-born Australian citizen has appeared in Brisbane Magistrate's Court on eight charges of having sex with children overseas. Australian Federal Police officers arrested the 56-year-old man at his home in Tauranga,...                    

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Japan Donates Boats, Engines To Kiribati

thejapannews.net     Jul 29, 2008          

By Batiri Bataua on Tarawa Wednesday: July 30, 2008 The Japanese Overseas Fisheries Cooperation Foundation has donated to the Kiribati government 16 fiberglass boats and outboard motor engines. Secretary for Fish and Marine...                    

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The Latest Analysis of Mobile Competition in the South Pacific Islands is Now Available

earthtimes.org     Jul 29, 2008   2 related          

DUBLIN, Ireland - (Business Wire) Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "South Pacific Islands - Analysis of Mobile Competition - 2008" report to their offering. Mobile networks are one area where we have seen...                    

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Petition Planet Earth

thepetitionsite.com     Jul 22, 2008   4 related          

Issue In recent years there has been a shift in the debate about climate change. There is now no question that human induced climate change is happening, the debate now centres on how much and how fast the world's climatic...                    

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Voyage to Papahanaumokuakea an eye-opener

honoluluadvertiser.com     Jul 17, 2008          

Pacific Island educators absorbing new insights into ocean environment Ten educators from Hawai'i and Pacific Island nations landed Tuesday on Nihoa Island as part of a special voyage in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National...                    

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