The Ministry of Health & Medical Services of the Republic of Kiribati has updated its health travel advisory in relation to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. Effective immediately, all incoming international travelers into all ports of entry of Kiribati will be subjected to temperature checks. All Travellers from areas and territories in countries with ongoing local […]
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China eyes increased ties with Kiribati, site of space tracking station
China said on Monday it hoped to expand newly restored ties with the Pacific state of Kiribati, site of a strategic but mothballed Chinese space tracking station, in comments that may further stoke U.S. anxiety about Beijing’s growing influence. A senior Chinese diplomat said Beijing was “open” to all sorts of projects in Kiribati, an […]
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Kiribati prepares for growing cruise market
12 Dec 2019: Kiribati is preparing for an exciting year for in international cruise ship visitation in 2020 following the latest confirmation from the MS Hanseatic to include the island of Abemama in the Gilbert islands in its November itinerary. Likewise, Kanton, in the Phoenix island is also scheduled to host its first cruise ship […]
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TB cases continue to increase in Kiribati
TARAWA, 07 NOVEMBER 2019 (RADIO KIRIBATI) —Kiribati’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services has confirmed the number of TB cases in the country continue to increase. Its Communicable Diseases Specialist Dr Alfred Tonganibeia told Radio Kiribati News 350 TB cases have been detected in the country in the third quarter of this year compared 323 […]
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Kiribati government loses majority in Parliament
TARAWA, 04 NOVEMBER 2019 (RNZ PACIFIC)—The Kiribati government has lost its majority in Parliament for the first time in three years. The opposition, which could use its numbers to call for fresh elections, has been strengthened by discontent over contentious relations with China. The House of Assembly opened today for the first time since Kiribati […]
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60 Minutes Australia crew depart Kiribati for Solomon Islands
TARAWA,31 OCTOBER 2019 (RADIO KIRIBATI) —- A five-member film crew from 60 Minutes Australia detained in Tarawa since Monday, for what government sources claim was false declaration by the team on arrival, left the country this morning. The group arrived in Tarawa on a flight from Nadi on Monday and were detained after they declared […]