Kiribati womens minister says kava abuse is wrecking families
A government minister in Kiribati is worried the amount of kava being imported and consumed is threatening the country's development and peoples' way of life.
The concern was sparked by a Vanuatu Daily Post newspaper report saying Kiribati was the number one export destination for Vanuatu-grown kava.
Last year Kiribati imported 280 tonnes of kava from Vanuatu, enough to make two-point-four million litres of the mildly intoxicating beverage, the paper said.
That's an alarming amount for a country with a total population of 130-thousand people according to Ruth Cross Kwansing, the minister for women, youth and sports.
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