Gilbert and Ellice Islands Ellice Islands", which replaced laws created during the BWTP. The Phoenix Islands were added to the colony in 1937. Banaba Island (Ocean Island) remained the headquarters of the colony until the British evacuation in 1942 during the Pacific War when Ocean Island and the Gilbert Islands were occupied by the Japanese. The United States forces landed in Funafuti on 2 October 1942 and on Nanumea and Nukufetau in August 1943 and constructed an airfield on each island and other bases. The atolls of Tuvalu acted as a staging post during the preparation for the Battle of Tarawa and the Battle
The Internet Foundation in Sweden The Internet Foundation in Sweden The Internet Foundation in Sweden, IIS, is an independent public-service organisation that acts to ensure positive development of the internet. IIS are based in Sweden and are responsible for the Internet’s Swedish top-level domain, .se, and the operation of the .nu top-level domain. IIS are also a public-service organization that operates identity federations, which comprise secure and scalable solutions for account and password management. These create the preconditions to facilitate work with digital processes within healthcare and schools in Sweden. The IIS’s charter states that any surplus should be used to improve the stability of