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Wednesday 9 December 2020

Geneva, Switzerland
A new one-year global campaign was launched today by the World Health Organisation to support at least 100 million people as they try to give up tobacco through communities of quitters.
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Tuesday 8 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Ministry of Education saw an improvement in this year’s Secondary School Entrance Examination with 51% of students passing compared to 43% in 2019, Vava'u and Niuatoputapu students did well, they announced yesterday.
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Tuesday 8 December 2020

Suva, Fiji
A set of principles and best practices was presented by the Regional Pacific Women’s Network Against Violence Against Women and UN Women Fiji Multi-Country Office, on December 7.
Tuesday 8 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Inoke Hu’akau (39) received a suspended sentence for charges, including possession of 0.06 grams of methamphetamine seized at a home in Kapeta, earlier this year.
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Tuesday 8 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Repatriates from Brisbane tested negative for CoViD-19 and were released from quarantine in Nuku'alofa this morning, confirmed Chief Medical Officer (Public Health) Dr Reynold 'Ofanoa today.
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Monday 7 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
When the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Free Trade Agreement Plus (PACER Plus) comes into force next week on 13 December 2020, introducing new trade rules, Tonga will face a major financial difficulty of countering big trade deficits with two of its main trading partners, Australia and New Zealand. By Pesi Fonua
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Friday 4 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three Tongans have been named to start in the first ever Moana Pasifika rugby team taking on the Maori All Blacks tomorrow, Saturday 5 December, at FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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Friday 4 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Australia has provided AUD$2.885 million towards Tonga’s outer islands solar power project, supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), to help reduce reliance on diesel for power generation.
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Friday 4 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Today is the anniversary of King George (Siaosi) Taufa’ahau Tupou I, Tonga’s first Christian King and founder of the modern Kingdom of Tonga, which will be observed with a public holiday on Monday 7 December.
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Friday 4 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
All repatriated passengers from Auckland were released from quarantine yesterday after testing negative for CoViD-19, confirmed Chief Medical Officer (Public Health) Dr Reynold 'Ofanoa today.
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Friday 4 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men were arrested with methamphetamine at a home in Haveluloto on December 3.
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Friday 4 December 2020

Auckland, New Zealand
Tongans can now ship watermelons to New Zealand after temporary permits were issued to exporters under special conditions, according to Radio New Zealand.
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Thursday 3 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 2020 Dux of Tonga High School is the Head Girl, ‘Alunga Lily Mary Vermanda Tupou (18), from Ha'avakatolo, who received her awards during the government secondary school’s prize giving ceremony today, December 3.
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Thursday 3 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Above average rainfall is forecast across Tonga up to January 2021, according to the latest climate update from Tonga Meteorological Service. Tonga Met is also using traditional knowledge indicators to forecast tropical cyclones and so far, our mango trees, the birds and the bees and bananas are not indicating cyclones.
Thursday 3 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tunakaimanu Fielakepa, Tongan Laureate, is a recipient of the prestigious international Prince Claus Award 2020 for her lifelong contribution to the ongoing vitality of women's textile arts, an integral part of Tongan culture. The 2020 Laureates were announced this morning [Tonga time] in The Kingdom of the Netherlands by HRH Prince Constantijn.
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Wednesday 2 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three new classroom buildings for Takuilau College were commissioned by Australian High Commissioner HE Adrian Morrison today, 2 December.
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Wednesday 2 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Muimui He Lotu ‘Amaka (33) and Sione Moli (34) were sentenced to nine-months imprisonment each for possession of 0.25 grams of methamphetamine and 0.24 grams of cannabis at Nukunuku.
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Wednesday 2 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Harris Isbell Satini (45) was sentenced to two-years three-months imprisonment, which was fully suspended for possession of 1.32 grams of methamphetamine seized at Vaini.
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Tuesday 1 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new classroom building for ‘Apifo’ou College at Ma’ufanga was commissioned on December 1 in phase two of a reconstruction program under the Pacific Resilience Program. By Linny Folau.
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Tuesday 1 December 2020

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
All repatriated passengers from Brisbane tested negative to CoViD-19, said Chief Medical Officer (Public Health) Dr Reynold 'Ofanoa this morning. There are tentative plans for two more repatriation flights to Tonga this month, one from Fiji and one from Auckland.
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