Update: 6:17PM PRIME Minister Voreqe Bainimarama today received USD$50,000 (FJ$104,495) for TC Winston recovery funds from the new President of the Republic of Kiribati, His Excellency Te Beretitenti Taneti Maamau.
PM Bainimarama congratulated His Excellency on his appointment as Kiribati’s new President earlier this year.
HE Taneti Maamau thanked the Prime Minister for welcoming him and said Kiribati would work closely with Fiji to address the challenges posed by the impacts of climate change.
Mr Maamau is the fifth president since the country became independent in 1979.