Pacific Magazine: Kiribati Daily News http://www.pacificmagazine.net TransOceanic Media en-us (Media release) Kiribati President Anote Tong has highlighted the need to promote greater accountability and transparency in the use of public funds while... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/16/tong-calls-for-greater-transparency-in-public-finance-management http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/16/tong-calls-for-greater-transparency-in-public-finance-management Fri, 16 May 2008 19:39:00 -1000 (Marianas Variety)A U.S. federal judge has denied a motion by the owners of a purse seiner fishing boat, partly owned by the Marshall Islands, to dismiss... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/14/federal-judge-denies-motion-by-marshalls-fishing-boat-owner http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/14/federal-judge-denies-motion-by-marshalls-fishing-boat-owner Wed, 14 May 2008 09:04:00 -1000  (Radio Australia) The head of the New Zealand immigration service has resigned amid controversy over the way she helped relatives from Kiribati attain... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/13/head-of-nz-immigration-service-resigns http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/13/head-of-nz-immigration-service-resigns Tue, 13 May 2008 16:55:00 -1000 (SOPAC)With only one year remaining to the May 2009 deadline, Fiji and six other pacific island countries are beginning to feel the pressure to complete their... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/12/pacific-countries-race-against-time-to-claim-extra--ocean-territory http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/05/12/pacific-countries-race-against-time-to-claim-extra--ocean-territory Mon, 12 May 2008 14:39:00 -1000 (New Zealand Herald) New Zealand’s opposition immigration spokesman Lockwood Smith has called for a wider probe of the Immigration Department in the wake... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/28/nz-opposition-calls-for-wider-immigration-probe http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/28/nz-opposition-calls-for-wider-immigration-probe Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:48:00 -1000 (www.stuff.co.nz) New Zealand’s Immigration Service head Mary-Anne Thompson is under mounting pressure after revelations that three of her relatives... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/23/nz-immigration-boss-in-spotlight-over-help-for-kiribati-relatives http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/23/nz-immigration-boss-in-spotlight-over-help-for-kiribati-relatives Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:36:00 -1000 Kiribati’s center party, Maurin Kiribati, has voiced its concern over the sacking of three board members of the Kiribati Shipping Service by the Minister... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/18/coalition-member-angered-by-shipping-dismissal http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/18/coalition-member-angered-by-shipping-dismissal Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:52:00 -1000 The number of I-Kiribati seamen working for international shipping lines has plummeted because of drunkenness and health problems. Captain Peter Lange, South... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/16/kiribati-seamen-numbers-plummet http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/16/kiribati-seamen-numbers-plummet Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:25:00 -1000 The entire board of directors of Kiribati Shipping Services Limited (KSSL) has been sacked by Transport Minister Patrick Tatireta for refusing to sign a... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/13/minister-sacks-entire-shipping-service-board http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/13/minister-sacks-entire-shipping-service-board Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:08:00 -1000 An I-Kiribati seaman working on MSC Panama was arrested at the end of March in connection with the death of another I-Kiribati seaman. The incident happened... http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/11/i-kiribati-sailor-kills-countryman-aboard-ship http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2008/04/11/i-kiribati-sailor-kills-countryman-aboard-ship Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:46:00 -1000