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Thursday 10 December 2015 3:14pm
Bali, Indonesia : Five days of exhaustive talks at the annual meeting for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) have yielded mixed results for Pacific Island states, in Bali this week. Among the major successes, members were able to agree on a target reference point for skipjack tuna - the Pacific’s most valuable stock. However, other important and fragile fish stocks like albacore tuna will have to wait another year for development of harvest strategies
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Thursday 10 December 2015 10:33am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Power Ltd. paid its highest dividend to the Government of Tonga, handing over a cheque for $2 million pa'anga on December 8. The 2014-15 dividend represents a 27% increase on the previous year's return to government. -
Wednesday 9 December 2015 9:25pm
Paris, France : I urge you to take action. Help our people and our region by concluding the negotiations at this COP21 and, by adopting an agreement that is legally binding, ambitious and durable. Pacific lives, Pacific cultures, Pacific futures, are in your hands. – Dame Meg Taylor (Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum and the Pacific Ocean Commissioner).1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 9 December 2015 9:19pm
Nadi, Fiji : Development remains at the centre of a PACER Plus negotiation that is currently on the way in Nadi, Fiji this week, 7-9 December between trade officials from Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and their counterparts from Australia and New Zealand. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 December 2015 8:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than 400 graduates from three Government tertiary institutes received their certificates and diplomas today, 9 December during a Combined Awards Ceremony, at Queen Salote Memorial Hall. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 December 2015 8:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon ‘Etuate Lavulavu denied allegations of illegal campaigning and corruption in the 2014 General Election, during his evidence to the Supreme Court in Neiafu on Friday, 4 December. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 December 2015 8:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Aiona Prescott (20) will receive a prestigious Queen's Young Leaders Award from HM Queen Elizabeth next year in London, one of 60 from across the Commonwealth recognized as exceptional leaders in their communities. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 December 2015 8:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eizo Ve'ehala became the first Tongan to successfully complete an International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO, Aviation Security Professional Management Course, the NZ Aviation Security Service AVSEC announced on 8 December. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 December 2015 9:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Although Real Tonga Airline has won a bid last month to operate Government’s MA60 aircraft, gifted from China, its operation will remain on hold until Government completes the aircraft’s certification due process. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 December 2015 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An inquest has confirmed that Haini Muller (24) died from drowning at Hufangalupe Beach in Vaini on 26 November. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 December 2015 5:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s U-20s team has failed to qualify for the 2016 Junior Rugby World Trophy after loosing to Fiji 19-10 during the final match of the Oceania Rugby Junior Trophy in Suva last weekend. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 December 2015 5:41pm
Suva, Fiji : USP will be welcoming one Commonwealth Scholar to the University’s Laucala campus in Fiji in 2016, to study an MSc in Climate Change. Another scholarship will be offered to start in February 2017.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 8 December 2015 4:37pm
Suva, Fiji : PACER-Plus is shaping up as an agreement that won't fit into the Pacific reality, will have weak protections for Pacific businesses and undermines the ability of governments to enact policies to support and nurture vital Pacific industries. ...Ask any Pacific businesses person and they will tell you how hard it can be to run a business in the Pacific. ...An updated analysis shows that tariff revenue losses will actually be more than previously calculated: Pacific countries are set to lose more than USD 200 million per year (Tonga USD$6million).- Adam Wolfenden (PANG). -
Tuesday 8 December 2015 1:53pm
Bali, Indonesia : The murder of neutral observers aboard fishing boats in the Pacific is one of the most under-reported issues in the $US6billion Pacific tuna fishing industry. Few people are aware that fisheries observers have died on the high seas while attempting to guarantee the sustainability of fish stocks, reports Netani Rika, at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting that concludes in Bali today. -
Tuesday 8 December 2015 1:33pm
Bali, Indonesia : The Cook Islands is challenging other Pacific nations to support the adoption of a meaningful harvest strategy for albacore tuna, following a commitment to reduce its own catches by up to 35 per cent within two years. By Helen Greig -
Tuesday 8 December 2015 1:03pm
Bali, Indonesia : Papua New Guinea has called on the Pacific Tuna Commission to take urgent action to control fishing on the high seas. By Yvette D’Unienville -
Tuesday 8 December 2015 10:45am
Paris, France : Before it has even been agreed upon, the world is already failing the current proposal for the new Climate Change agreement to reduce global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. While the Pacific islands call for the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees, the reality is the combination of all national pledges now on the table takes it to over 3 degrees Celsius. - SPREP4 comments Premium content -
Monday 7 December 2015 11:20pm
Paris, France : During the final round of talks on climate change in Paris, France, Tonga is the latest country to submit its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), joining over 150 Parties who have submitted their INDCs.4 comments Premium content -
Monday 7 December 2015 10:41pm
Paris, France : After a week of negotiations, negotiators from 195 countries have produced a Draft Paris Outcome that is likely to become the new global climate agreement on 11 December. By Makereta Komai. Premium content -
Monday 7 December 2015 10:35pm
Paris, France : Action Day at COP 21 in Paris, France has thrust the environmental leadership of the Pacific islands at the forefront of a Pacific Press Conference featuring the Heads of State from the Cook Islands, Palau and Tuvalu. Premium content
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