Tebao Awerika | |
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| Minister of Environment, Lands, and Agriculture Development | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Tiarite Kwong |
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| Born | March 16 Tarawa,Kiribati |
Tebao Awerika is a politician from Kiribati who served as Minister of Environment and Land in the Kiribati Government. [1]
He was also the head of Kiribati National Olympic Committee when he worked as a civil servant. [2]
Kiribati,officially the Republic of Kiribati,is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the central Pacific Ocean. Its permanent population is over 119,000 as of the 2020 census,with more than half living on Tarawa atoll. The state comprises 32 atolls and one remote raised coral island,Banaba. Its total land area is 811 km2 (313 sq mi) dispersed over 3,441,810 km2 (1,328,890 sq mi) of ocean.
The islands which now form the Republic of Kiribati have been inhabited for at least seven hundred years,and possibly much longer. The initial Austronesian peoples’population,which remains the overwhelming majority today,was visited by Polynesian and Melanesian invaders before the first European sailors visited the islands in the 17th century. For much of the subsequent period,the main island chain,the Gilbert Islands,was ruled as part of the British Empire. The country gained its independence in 1979 and has since been known as Kiribati.
Politics of Kiribati takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic,whereby the Beretitenti,President of Kiribati,is both the head of state and head of government,and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government,Beretitenti,and his cabinet,all MPs. Legislative power is exercised by the House of Assembly. The Judiciary of Kiribati is independent of the executive and the legislature. The Constitution of Kiribati,promulgated at independence on 12 July 1979,establishes the Republic of Kiribati as a sovereign democratic republic and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens and residents.
The following article outlines transport in Kiribati.
Tarawa is an atoll and the capital of the Republic of Kiribati,in the Micronesia region of the central Pacific Ocean. It comprises North Tarawa,which has 6,629 inhabitants and much in common with other more remote islands of the Gilberts group,and South Tarawa,which has 56,388 inhabitants as of 2015,half of the country's total population. The atoll was the site of the Battle of Tarawa during World War II.
Air Kiribati is the flag carrier of the Republic of Kiribati and operates scheduled passenger services to 20 atolls spread over an area of 3.5 million square kilometres (1,400,000 sq mi).
The Kiribati National Championship is the top division of competitive football in the nation of Kiribati,founded in 2002 by the Kiribati Islands Football Association,the nations football governing body. The association and the National Championships are based in the capital city,South Tarawa. The competition reunites only temporary council teams and is disputed during Te Runga,the National Games held every two years.
Bikenibeu is a settlement in Kiribati. It is located close to the southeastern corner of the Tarawa atoll,part of the island country of Kiribati. It is part of a nearly continuous chain of settlements along the islands of South Tarawa,which are now linked by causeways. The low-lying atoll is vulnerable to sea level rise. Rapid population growth has caused some environmental problems. Kiribati's main government high school,King George V and Elaine Bernachi School,is located in Bikenibeu,as well as the Ministries of Environment and Education.
Christianity is the predominant religion in Kiribati,with Catholicism being its largest denomination.
Meamea Thomas was an I-Kiribati weightlifter.
The Cabinet of Kiribati is the cabinet of the government of the Republic of Kiribati.
The Catholic Church in Kiribati is part of the worldwide Catholic Church,which,inspired by the life,death and teachings of Jesus Christ,and under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and Roman curia in the Vatican City is the largest Christian church in the world. Koru Tito is Bishop of Tarawa and Nauru,with see in Kiribati.
The sport of football in the country of Kiribati is run by the Kiribati Islands Football Federation. The sport is popular in the country,likely originating with their previous British rule,and has been played on the islands since 1979 at the latest,with their participation in the 1979 Pacific Games. The association administers the national men's football team and national women's football team as well as national football. For national football there is primarily the Kiribati National Championship,where there's evidence as early as 1984 for the men and 2002 for the women. This covers the whole country,though far flung Kiritimati do not always compete,likely due to financial constraints. In 2021 there was an additional Tarawa Champions League,won by SB Lyke It,though no representative was sent to the OFC Champions League.
The Oceanic island nation of Kiribati competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London,held from July 27 –August 12,2012. This was the nation's third appearance at the Olympics.
Kiribati competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast,Australia from April 4 to April 15,2018.
Maere Tekanene is a former I-Kiribati politician,and part of the Pillars of Truth party,who was the Kiribati Member of Parliament for the South Tarawa constituency from 2011,and the Education Minister from 2012,until losing her seat at the 2015–16 parliamentary election.
Tangariki Reete is an I-Kiribati politician serving as the Speaker of the House of Assembly. She served as a Member of the House of Assembly from 2008 until 2020,during which she also served as the first Minister for Women,Youth and Social Affairs from 2013 until 2016. She was elected as the Speaker on 22 May 2020,beating the previous Speaker,becoming the first female Speaker in Kiribati's history.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Kiribati is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Kiribati on 18 May 2021.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kiribati refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members in Kiribati. In 1976 the first branch was organized in Tarawa. As at the 2020 Census,there were 6,720 people declaring as LDS members. According to LDS church,as of year-end 2022,there were 22,210 members in 43 congregations,making it the largest body of LDS Church members in Micronesia. Kiribati also has the most LDS Church members per capita in Micronesia,and the third most members per capita of any country in the world,behind Tonga and Samoa.
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