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  • Tuesday 8 October 2013 7:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s Ha‘apai Islands scenery is expected to be showcased in Finland in a Tonga Expedition documented by a team who completed nine-days of kayaking in the outer island.
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  • Tuesday 8 October 2013 6:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Vava‘u for running over her husband with her vehicle in Kameli in October last year. She is on bail for sentencing next month.
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  • Tuesday 8 October 2013 6:45pm


    London, United Kingdom
    : King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau‘u will visit Queen Elizabeth II this Thursday October 10 at Buckingham Palace in London.
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  • Tuesday 8 October 2013 6:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tongan Luge Association has announced that Tongan Luger, Bruno Banani has successfully qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. The qualification means Tonga will enter the winter Olympics for the first time in history.
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  • Monday 7 October 2013 7:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : When Taliban fighters infiltrated Camp Bastion between Towers 16 and 15 in September 2012, Tower 16 was not manned - and was not supposed to be manned by Tongans, Captain Toni Fonokalafi, the Acting Commander of the Tongan Armed Forces said, in answering criticism of Tongan soliders serving in Afghanistan that appeared in US news media, attributed to senior US military sources, last week.
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  • Monday 7 October 2013 6:48pm


    Pohnpei, Micronesia
    : Greenpeace is criticizing the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commissions (WCPFC) for its lack of transparency in technical and compliance meetings held last week in Pohnpei, Micronesia, and voiced its alarm at what it called the failure of WCPFC members to sustainably manage tuna stocks.
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  • Monday 7 October 2013 6:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The case against 151 accused, including 147 students from Tupou College and four adults charged in relation to the violent attack on a home in Tofoa in July was adjourned to November 18-21.
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  • Monday 7 October 2013 6:43pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 30-man 'Ikale Tahi team has been announced for next month’s November European tour.
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  • Saturday 5 October 2013 9:52am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Kolovai Health Centre on the western district of Tongatapu has re-opened its doors on October 4 after being refurbished with over $20,000 pa’anga by the Australian Government, supporting the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, which are reaching epidemic levels in Tonga.
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  • Saturday 5 October 2013 9:44am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A new CCTV system has been installed at the Nuku'alofa Central Police Station to ensure the safety of prisoners and staff, the result of a review conducted after the death of a New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka who was fatally injured in custody in August 2012.
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  • Saturday 5 October 2013 8:49am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tongan economy will grow by only 0.3% in 2014, according to the Asian Development Bank Outlook ADO Update 2013 that was published this week. Tonga’s economic growth has been on a downward spiral since 2011.
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  • Saturday 5 October 2013 8:44am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A new water supply system was handed over to Mala'evakapuna community in Tongatapu on October 4, by the Government of Japan, who funded the construction with a grant of over $207,000 .
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  • Thursday 3 October 2013 5:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s coral reefs in most parts are phenomenal and healthy but there are places where they are damaged, said a Chief Scientist who was concerned with the low number of large fish due to overfishing and recommended more marine protected areas with tougher fishing regulations to ensure damaged reefs recovery and bring back more fish.
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  • Wednesday 2 October 2013 9:06pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Fifita ‘Ofa (34) a mother who is charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of her 14-year-old daughter had her bail extended to appear on October 14, at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court.
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  • Wednesday 2 October 2013 3:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tongan soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been criticized in US media reports this week, following a military investigation into security failures at Camp Bastion during an attack by Taliban insurgents last year.
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  • Wednesday 2 October 2013 3:15pm


    New York, USA
    : Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon has invited Pacific Island Forum leaders to a Climate Summit he will host in September 2014, reminding them that Pacific Islands are among those that contribute least to global warming, "yet suffer most".
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  • Wednesday 2 October 2013 9:15am


    New York, USA
    : Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano was discharged from New York's Bellevue Hospital today (NY time 1 October 2013).
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  • Tuesday 1 October 2013 6:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga has been left without a resident Head of State or a Prime Minister for weeks.
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  • Tuesday 1 October 2013 6:26pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A Nuku'alofa magistrate has committed the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga Lord Tu’iha’ateiho for trial at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa, on a charge of possession of a firearm without a license.
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  • Tuesday 1 October 2013 6:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Breast cancer remains the leading cancer among women in Tonga, where four have died this year due to a disease that is treatable if caught early, Dr 'Ana 'Akau'ola said today at the launch of 'Pink October' for public awareness, when she encouraged women to come forward with their symptoms when they appear.
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