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Communications
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 14:04
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
Tonga’s upcoming high speed broadband capacity welcomed in Nuku’alofa this morning when the Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano opened the Tonga National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Day at the Queen Memorial Hall in Nuku’alofa. Matangi Tonga Online is working at a booth in the Hall and as you are reading this article your location is shown as a dot on a world map.
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Health
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 17:37
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
Diabetes cannot be cured, Tonga’s King Tupou VI said today and expressed concern that an increasing number of youth are being diagnosed with the disease in Tonga.
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From the Courts
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 12:45
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
Two policemen and another man who are accused of the manslaughter of a New Zealand police officer Kali Fungavaka, who died from injuries received in police custody in 2012, made their first appearance at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa before Mr Justice Charles Cato this morning, who will hear two appeals on June 24 before a trial date is set.
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Education
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 12:35
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
A plan to upgrade the Tonga campus of the University of the South Pacific was welcomed by Tonga’s Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano, when he opened the 76th Meeting of the USP Council in Nuku’alofa on May 15.
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Environment
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 17:57
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
Tonga has a high level of vulnerability to climate hazards and over the next five years will start planning to be better prepared to cope with the increased risks of climate change. Tonga is one of only three Pacific countries chosen to pilot a Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) under a global climate change initiative. By Linny Folau
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Energy
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 16:47
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
Tonga’s prices of Petrol, Kerosene and Diesel will drop from May 16 in after the government approved lower prices from mid-May to mid-June.
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Outer Islands
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 22:20
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
A beautiful picture of Tonga’s ‘Eua Island seen from space on a clear day was posted by astronaut Chris Hadfield in his twitter account recently.
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Education
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 17:07
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
The 76th University of the South Pacific Council meeting to be held in Nuku’alofa on May 15-16, is expected to discuss the Fiji Crimes Decree and its liabilities for council members. The council’s two days deliberation will also look at the university’s Strategic Plan for the next six years, which includes development of an additional 14 acres of land for the USP in Tonga.
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Sport
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 17:05
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
Tonga’s Under 20’s rugby team is preparing for the upcoming Junior World Rugby Trophy tournament starting in Temuco, Chile on May 28.
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Police and Crime
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 16:26
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
Three cars were stolen from the Nuku’alofa area early on Saturday May 11, in separate incidents, and a driver was admitted to hospital with serious injuries after one of the stolen vehicles crashed, Tonga Police reported.
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Business
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 15:47
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
Consultations on Tonga’s Employment Relations Bill 2013 have been extended to 31 May 2013, and a revised bill is expected to go to parliament in August.
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Sport
Monday, May 13, 2013 - 16:43
London, United Kingdom :
The Tongan Sevens team has failed to qualify as a “Core Team” for the 2013-14 Sevens World Series.
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Business
Monday, May 13, 2013 - 15:45
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
A mother of five, Siunipa Nimo (45), won a business award on May 10 for improving her small homemade baking business using the South Pacific Business Development Microfinance program.
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Defence
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 17:00
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
The United States Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said security and stability in the Pacific is important to the United States, reflected in an ongoing strong commitment that would see them put more emphasis and more of their assets into the region. By Linny Folau.
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Agriculture
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 16:59
Apia, Samoa :
Development of community-based milkfish farming in Tonga will be given a boost through a project under the FAO Technical Cooperation Programme.
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Sport
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 15:30
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
Sixteen athletes from Tonga will participate in this year’s Asia-Pacific Special Olympics in Newcastle, Australia, from November 28 to December 7.
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Royalty and nobility
Friday, May 10, 2013 - 12:17
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
Proud new parents Crown Prince Tupouto’a and Princess Sinaitakala are celebrating the birth of their first son, reportedly named Prince Taufa’ahau Manumataongo, who surprised the family with an early arrival today, May 10, in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Defence
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 23:45
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus is making an official visit to Tonga May 9-10.
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Civil defence
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 23:26
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
Five newly installed tsunami warning sirens will be tested tomorrow Friday 10 May between 12:00-4:00pm around Nuku’alofa and in the Hihifo villages of Afa and Talafo’ou. The National Emergency Management Office advises that the sirens will sound like “an air-raid siren in war movies” and that the level of noise could cause “some discomfort or inconvenience.”
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Energy
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 16:01
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
The work to erect Tonga’s first small wind turbine project on Tongatapu began with a dedication ceremony at Nakolo village on Thursday, May 9. The Tonga Power Ltd. project is expected to start operation in June.
