"Follow-Up Health Checks in Tabiteuea Boost Community Wellbeing"

A health screening follow-up was carried out yesterday at Tabiteuea village in North Tarawa by a five-member team from the Kiribati SDA Mission Health Department.

The team, led by Mission Health Director Mrs. Teera Katarake, was supported by 10,000 Toes ambassadors including Kabure Kamoti, Rabwanteuea Ruata, Riatae Auatabu, Tuakabwan Tevesi, and Nawaia.

This follow-up builds on an earlier screening held in April, where more than half the village population took part.

Mrs. Teera said it was encouraging to see that several participants had improved their health conditions since the last check-up.

Another follow-up is scheduled for July, focusing on diabetes and hypertension screening.

Cooking demonstrations will also be held to teach villagers how to prepare healthy, nutritious meals.

The initiative is part of ongoing efforts to promote better lifestyle choices in the community.

Pasifika Futures Forum opens in Suva, Fiji this week...

Over 150 Pacific leaders, thinkers, and advocates have gathered in Suva, Fiji this week for the opening of the first-ever Pasifika Futures Forum, held at the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.

The two-day forum—backed by the Pacific Islands Forum and UNDP Pacific, with support from the Australian Government—is a bold step toward shaping a sustainable and inclusive future for the Blue Pacific Continent.

Inspired by the newly launched Pasifika Futures Report, the forum explores urgent issues like climate security, ocean governance, technology, and intergenerational leadership.

Drawing from Pacific wisdom and foresight tools, participants engage in deep talanoa on identity, resilience, and regional unity. 

The Kiribati delegation to the Forum is led by

A Tei i Moan te Waaki Ataein te Ekaretia ni Kaitibong Ibukin te Botonniango ae “N na nako”…..

A tia ataein te Aro ni Kaitibong i Kiribati ani kamwakura aia onimaki inanon waaki n ibuobuoki nakoia te botannaomata.

N te wiikente are nako, a mwananga ataein te Adventurer mai Betio ni kawariia aoraki n te onaoraki are i Betio, n anene, n tibwatibwai amwarake ao n tataro nakoia aoraki.

Te waaki aei e uota te kukurei ma te kabebeteaki nakoia aoraki ao taani mwakuri n te o-n-aoraki are e oti iai Kuristo tiaki ti inanon te taeka ma te mwakuri naba.

N te kaawa ae Nanikaai ao a waaki naba ataein te Adventurer ni boutoka te waaki n tutuo ibukin te tioka ao te rietata-n-rara n anene nakoia aomata ake a roko ao n anga naba te amwarake.

Waaki irouia ataein te Ekaretia ni Kaitibong e kaota te reitaki inanon te waaki ae ti te tikina iaon Tebetebeke.

Iaon Toromon e raka iaon 200 te roronrikirake man te Kukum SDA Church ake a tibwa ti naba ni karaoa aia reitaki ni kamatoa iaan te botonniango ae “Kanoaai, te Uea, ao N na nako!”

Aio bon te waaki ni katauraoi nakon ana burokuraem ni kabwarabwara te Youth ae “Bwanaan te Roronrikirake, are e na karaoia ibukin te kabwarabwara ae bubura ae Toromon Ibukin Kuristo n te ririki 2026.

Mai Kiribati nako Toromon, ao e rang matata te rongorongo: Bwa a teirake ataein te Ekaretia ni Kaitibong ni karaoa te mwakuri, n tauraoi n uota te kantaninga ae raoiroi ma te kakamaiu nakoia te botannaomata.