Gilbert and Ellice Islands the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, and the Tuvaluans wanted equal representation to that of the I-Kiribati. A new constitution was introduced in 1971, which provided that each of the islands of Tuvalu (except Niulakita) elected one representative. However that did not end the Tuvaluan movement for independence. In 1974 Ministerial government was introduced in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony through a change to the Constitution. The 1967 constitution created a parliament, whose members were elected in the following elections: A referendum was held in December 1974 to determine whether the Gilbert Islands and Ellice Islands should each have
Generic top-level domain within them require proof of eligibility within the guidelines set for each. Historically, the group of generic top-level domains included domains, created in the early development of the domain name system, that are now sponsored by designated agencies or organizations and are restricted to specific types of registrants. Thus, domains edu, gov, int, and mil are now considered sponsored top-level domains, much like the "themed" top-level domains (e.g., jobs). The entire group of domains that do not have a geographic or country designation (see country-code top-level domain) is still often referred to by the term "generic" TLDs. The number of