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Friday 7 March 2008 11:06am
Waitakere, New Zealand : Tongan Exhibitors and visitors to the Pacific Trade Expo 2008 held at the Waitakere Trust Stadium in Waitakere, Auckland, March 5-6, 2008.
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Friday 7 March 2008 6:43am
Apia, Samoa : Today funds will be handed over to Samoa's two largest marine protected areas (MPAs) on behalf of the Coral Reef Initiatives in the Pacific (CRISP) program, at a ceremony to be held at the Safata MPA District Centre. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2008 5:29am
Geneva, Switzerland : This year's International Women's Day focuses on investing in women and girls. Abundant evidence shows that when women are given an opportunity to express their potential, health indicators rapidly improve for themselves, for households and for communities. Investment in women and girls not only contributes to socioeconomic progress, but is also an investment in health development. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2008 5:03am
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) will not petition the Australian Government to remove Fiji from participating in the Regional Assistance Mission (RAMSI) in the Solomon Islands as suggested by a group of Pacific journalists. Premium content -
Thursday 6 March 2008 7:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A $15.5 million pa'anga loan capital at 5% interest will be made available in May to businesses that were destroyed during the riot of 16/11 2006. Premium content -
Thursday 6 March 2008 7:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government Auditor-General's report on the alleged misuse of funds by the Minister of Tourism, Hon. Fineasi Funaki has been completed and handed over to the Prime Minister, Hon Dr Feleti Sevele. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2008 4:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. 'Afu'alo Matoto was officiated this afternoon as the Acting Minister of Finance, while the Prime Minister Hon Feleti Sevele is in Auckland, New Zealand. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2008 3:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sangstar Saulala and 'Ofa Simiki, two candidates for the April Parliamentary Election appeared in court early this week. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2008 2:32pm
Waitakere, New Zealand : New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark opened Pacific EXPO in Waitakere City, where Tonga has the largest number of exhibitors. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2008 9:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight of the 71 candidates for Tonga's April General Election are confirmed to have pending court cases with the Tongan Judiciary. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2008 8:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Taimi on February 25 reports that a 16/11 suspect has told some of the Demo bosses that if they will not do something before his trial in March then he will do something. Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, February 25-28, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2008 5:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Japan Provides New Water Supply Systems to Two Villages and School Buildings to Three Primary Schools in the Kingdom of Tonga Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2008 4:59pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The New Zealand Pacific Business Council (NZPBC) will hold its two yearly Expo, bringing together more than 110 Exhibitors from 14 Pacific nations, representing a diverse range of industries and services. The 2008 Pacific Trade Expo, being held on 5 and 6 March at the Waitakere Trusts Stadium, Auckland, will be officially opened by Prime Minister, Rt Hon Helen Clark on Wednesday, 5 March at 9.00 am. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2008 4:33pm
New York, USA : The International Trademark Association (INTA) today joins The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in calling for concrete action toward the completion of a new trade agreement focused specifically on stopping the trade in counterfeit goods. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2008 12:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ancient practice of Hū Louifi was enacted by the people of Tatakamotonga at The Vila royal residence of King George Tupou V at Mata-ki-‘Eua, Tongatapu, on Friday, 29 February 2008. Premium content -
Monday 3 March 2008 9:02am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The forced resignation of the Minister of Finance on Monday, February 25 may well be seen as a major step taken by the Tongan government in its pursuit of an economic and a political reform program for Tonga. Editor's Comment, By Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 3 March 2008 5:18am
Suva, Fiji : Media freedom last week was put under the spotlight with the removal of the Fiji Sun publisher, Australian Russell Hunter, as well as the release of the controversial Fiji Human Rights Commission report on the freedom and independence of the media by Hawaii-based academic Dr James Anthony. Many see it as the interim government's indirect move to control media freedom. Premium content -
Sunday 2 March 2008 7:14pm
Suva, Fiji : The release of the Fiji Human Rights Commission report on the "freedom and independence of the media" by Hawaii-based academic Dr James Anthony this week has reignited controversy on the role and responsibility of media. By Geraldine Panapasa Premium content -
Sunday 2 March 2008 8:42am
Apia, Samoa : An international meeting in Apia, Samoa has heard that a new fund from the European Union (EU) to support agriculture development will be shared among the 76-member African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States. Premium content -
Sunday 2 March 2008 7:23am
Suva, Fiji : The Fiji Human Rights Commission has strongly recommended to the interim government not to renew existing work permits for expatriates in the media industry. Premium content
