I suspect that these well-meaning people would never imagine selling their idea if they shared my memories, which include the raising of a victory flag at Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands.

Tarawa’s two slender chains of islets amount ... The current symbol, emblazoned on the Kiribati flag, is evocative too: eitei, the frigatebird, a bird of chiefs, a bird of the dance, a high ...

An Air Force cargo plane flew the remains from Tarawa atoll in the remote Pacific island nation of Kiribati to Hawaii on Wednesday. Marines carried flag-draped caskets off the plane for a ceremony.

The most frustrating thing about South Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati, is its lagoon. Looks like paradise, doesn’t it? My colleagues are probably cursing under their breath right now ...

But what is it really like? Julian Siddle from BBC Science reports from South Tarawa, Kiribati's main island. The stereotypical image of Kiribati is of classic pacific atolls, palm trees ...