Stories From Kiribati

On Saturday afternoon, 4th September, 2011, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his team were met at the Bonriki International Airport by the Kiribati Government officials. The high level procession drove down the island until arriving at the Otintaai Hotel, Bikenibeu, where the team made their first short stop.

From the hotel, the UN delegation then proceeded to Eita village where the team received blessings from the community unimwane (old men) in a traditional way. Just before dark, th...

On Friday afternoon after school, I quickly prepared myself before my friends came. At about 8 in the evening, my friends came and we went to the Betio Sport Complex. It was a very dark night and raining too.

When we arrived at the Sports Complex, there were many people sitting there. We walked around to find our place that we would feel comfortable to sit. I saw my brother, so I told my friends that we all must go to him. He was very surprised to see me as I was now very far away ...

It really was a dead man's body. I came across this body while I was out swimming in the sea. When I first saw it, I was very shocked!

I quickly ran up and to my house. I told everyone about what I had seen. When they heard me, they ran straight to the scene to see and prove what I'd told them. As they came closer to the body, they started smelling something very bad so they tightly covered their noses.

They brought the body onto the land and called the police. I was amo...

We did our school work every night from 7 till 9 o'clock. After doing our school work, we sometimes watched video till almost midnight. I lived with my little brother and sister in our house at the end of the village. Our dad passed away more than a year ago so we were left behind with our mum who sometimes came home late at night.

There were occassional nights, when I felt afraid of the trees that seemed moving or shaking outside our home. Sometimes I seemed to see somebody coming...