Parliament Building

KIRIBATI, WITNESSING scenes from the INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS ???? (TARAWA ATOLL, Pacific Ocean)

SUBSCRIBE: - Let's walk around this very far away country in the central Pacific Ocean, the Republic of Kiribati and let's experience the wonderful culture of of the Tarawa Atoll, during the celebrations for the 36th anniversary of the country's independence from the United Kingdom.
Kiribati, an island republic in the Central Pacific, comprises 33 coral atolls and isles stretching along the equator. With lagoons and white-sand beaches, many of its islands are uninhabited, offering a remote setting for fishing, diving and bird-watching. The crowded capital, South Tarawa, made up of small islets, retains remnants of WWII battles fought on its shores, and is known for folk dancing and handicrafts.
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KIRIBATI, crossing the LAST BRIDGE between REMOTE ISLANDS (Tarawa Atoll, Central Pacific) ????

SUBSCRIBE: - Let's cross Friendship Bridge which connects two remote islands i the Tarawa Atoll of the Republic of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean. Absolutely incredible views of this very fascinating place of our planet.. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati (Gilbertese: Ribaberiki Kiribati), is an island nation in the central Pacific Ocean. The nation comprises 33 atolls and reef islands and one raised coral island; Banaba.
Kiribati, an island republic in the Central Pacific, comprises 33 coral atolls and isles stretching along the equator. With lagoons and white-sand beaches, many of its islands are uninhabited, offering a remote setting for fishing, diving and bird-watching. The crowded capital, South Tarawa, made up of small islets, retains remnants of WWII battles fought on its shores, and is known for folk dancing and handicrafts.
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Walking Around Tarawa In Kiribati

Main Residency in Tarawa for the President of Kiribati : Feb & March 2013

Only a few min's walk from the Bairiki Square the business area in Tarawa, this is the residency of the President of Kiribati, while viewing the building from the road I get talking to the only local Taxi Driver & he also offers to take me to the Presidents weekend home, I'm not really sure if this is totally true, however I went along for the ride & relaxed in the area for a while taking to the taxi driver. Later I then returned back to Bairiki area,. I managed to re-visit the Presidents main home for a second occasion & filmed from outside, I got talking to a couple of the security guards & some guards were relaxed about filming the property while others were not so relaxed !!!! Using my camera appeared to be no problem.

South Tarawa

South Tarawa is the capital and hub of the Republic of Kiribati and home to approximately half of Kiribati's total population. The South Tarawa population center consists of all the small islets from Betio in the West to Bonriki in the East, connected by the South Tarawa main road; with a population of 50,182 as of 2010.
South Tarawa is home to most of the Government, commercial and education facilities in Kiribati including the Port and the High Court at Betio, the State House, Government Ministries and foreign High Commissions in Bairiki, a University of the South Pacific campus in Teaorereke, the House of Assembly in Ambo, the Kiribati Teacher College and King George V and Elaine Bernachi School, the Government High School, is in Bikenibeu, and the central hospital in Nawerewere. The Roman Catholic diocese is based in Teaorereke, the Kiribati Protestant Church in Antebuka, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Eita.


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KIRIBATI: DISCOVERING a WW2 AMERICAN TANK sunk in sand, BATTLE OF TARAWA (1943), Pacific Ocean

SUBSCRIBE: - Here's a Sherman tank of unknown type (that I am sure one of you will identify quite accurately) sunk in the sand and destroyed during the 1943 Battle of Tarawa . Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati is an island nation in the central Pacific Ocean. The nation comprises 33 atolls and reef islands and one raised coral island; Banaba.
Kiribati, an island republic in the Central Pacific, comprises 33 coral atolls and isles stretching along the equator. With lagoons and white-sand beaches, many of its islands are uninhabited, offering a remote setting for fishing, diving and bird-watching. The crowded capital, South Tarawa, made up of small islets, retains remnants of WWII battles fought on its shores, and is known for folk dancing and handicrafts.
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Kiribati islands - tourist attractions of a tropical paradise

Republic of Kiribati is a sovereign state in the central Pacific Ocean. Kiribati consists of 33 atolls and one solitary island. The groups of islands are: Banaba, Gilbert Islands, Phoenix Islands and Line Islands.

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Place of the Kiribati

President: Anote Tong (2003)

Total area: 313 sq mi (811 sq km)

Population (2014 est.): 104,488 (growth rate: 1.18%); birth rate: 21.85/1000; infant mortality rate: 35.47/1000; life expectancy: 65.47

Capital and largest city (2011 est.): Tarawa, 44,000

Monetary unit: Australian dollar

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Kiribati, formerly the Gilbert Islands, consists of three widely separated main groups of southwest Pacific islands: the Gilberts on the equator, the Phoenix Islands to the east, and the Line Islands farther east. Ocean Island, producer of phosphates until it was mined out in 1981, is also included in the 2 million square miles of ocean. Most of the islands of Kiribati are low-lying coral atolls built on a submerged volcanic chain and encircled by reefs.



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Kiribati was first settled by early Austronesian-speaking peoples long before the 1st century A.D. Fijians and Tongans arrived about the 14th century and subsequently merged with the older groups to form the traditional I-Kiribati Micronesian society and culture. The islands were first sighted by British and American ships in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and the first British settlers arrived in 1837. A British protectorate since 1892, the Gilbert and Ellice Islands became a Crown colony in 1915–1916. Kiritimati (Christmas) Atoll became a part of the colony in 1919; the Phoenix Islands were added in 1937.

Tarawa and others of the Gilbert group were occupied by Japan during World War II. Tarawa was the site of one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. Marine Corps history when marines landed in Nov. 1943 to dislodge the Japanese defenders. The Gilbert Islands and Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu) were separated in 1975 and granted internal self-government by Britain. Kiribati became independent on July 12, 1979.

KIRIBATI, EXPLORING the remote ISLAND of ABATAO ????, what to see (Pacific Ocean)

SUBSCRIBE: - Let's walk around one of Kiribati's most remote (and most beautiful) islands, the island of Abatao located in the Northern part of the Tarawa Atoll and let's get a feeling of the surroundings, its people and the fascinating scenery. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati (Gilbertese: Ribaberiki Kiribati), is an island nation in the central Pacific Ocean. The nation comprises 33 atolls and reef islands and one raised coral island; Banaba. Kiribati, an island republic in the Central Pacific, comprises 33 coral atolls and isles stretching along the equator. With lagoons and white-sand beaches, many of its islands are uninhabited, offering a remote setting for fishing, diving and bird-watching. The crowded capital, South Tarawa, made up of small islets, retains remnants of WWII battles fought on its shores, and is known for folk dancing and handicrafts.
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My Frigate Bird - A poem by His Excellency, President Taneti Maamau of Kiribati

Initially delivered at the General Debate of the 71st United Nations General Assembly (2016):

My Frigate Bird

Cloaked in black, white-bellied, and fork tailed, you are my beauty in the north
With your long and graceful wings, you are my inspiration in the center
As you speed across the deep vast ocean, you are my sanctuary in the south
With your clicking wheezy calls, you are my song and garland everywhere
On a banner of blue, white, yellow and red, you ascend beyond the waves and the sun rays
Now you struggle against storms and westerly winds to find food and nesting
But you will never leave in haste nor go in flight, for you are the fulcrum of the universe
Arise my frigate bird with valor and strength, rise over the perilous tides from the east
And fly brave and proud on the currents of wind, for you are and always will be my transformation
Proud am I to be an I-Kiribati – my frigate bird, my liberty, my identity.

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A drive around the Atoll, Kiribati 1011

A drive around Kirbati.

Kiribati Mock Parliament for Women - August 2011.wmv

Video of Mock Parliament for Women held in August 2011 in Tarawa, Kiribati, supported by the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and UNDP.

Sitting - Wednesday 7 August 2019, Part 4

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Kiribati (), officially the Republic of Kiribati (Gilbertese: Ribaberiki Kiribati), is a country in Micronesia in the central Pacific Ocean. The permanent population is just over 110,000 (2015), more than half of whom live on Tarawa Atoll. The sovereign state comprises 32 atolls and reef islands and one raised coral island, Banaba. They have a total land area of 800 square kilometres (310 sq mi) and are dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres (1.3 million square miles). Their spread straddles both the equator and the 180th meridian, although the International Date Line goes round Kiribati and swings far to the east, almost reaching the 150°W meridian. This brings the Line Islands into the same day as the Kiribati Islands. Kiribati's easternmost islands, the southern Line Islands, south of Hawaii, have the most advanced time on Earth: UTC+14 hours.
Kiribati became independent from the United Kingdom in 1979. The capital and now most populated area, South Tarawa, consists of a number of islets, connected by a series of causeways. These comprise about half the area of Tarawa Atoll.
Kiribati is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the IMF and the World Bank, and became a full member of the United Nations in 1999.

UNICEF: oneminutesjr.- Welcome to Kiribati

(Bwenateuea Iona, 19, Kiribati, 2012)
Created at the 2012 oneminutesjr. workshop in The Republic of Kiribati.

Taneti Maamau - President of Kiribati

Video Statement from Taneti Maamau (President of Kiribati) at The CVF Virtual Summit, 2018.

Nei Tinabora Tukabu n Fowpal Reception at The Westin Hotel New York

First time to do local dance not in Kiribati but in New York.

Fijian President receives courtesy call from the President of the Republic of Kiribati

Fijian President His Excellency Major-General (Ret'd) Jioji Konrote received courtesy call by the President of the Republic of Kiribati, His Excellency Te Beretitenti Taneti Maamau at Borron House on 18th September, 2018.