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Wednesday 16 January 2008 12:01pm
Auckland, New Zealand : New Zealand ranks sixth in the world for economic freedom in a new international survey.
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Wednesday 16 January 2008 8:57am
Australia : Conservation group Sea Shepherd says two of its crew members are being held against their will on a Japanese whaling ship after delivering a letter to the captain. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 January 2008 9:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's senior examination results will no longer be broadcast on national radio, and students will in future receive their results privately. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 January 2008 8:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial of Teisina Fuko, who is charged with sedition relating to the November 16 riots, has been adjourned by the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 January 2008 9:08am
South Africa : South Africa's police chief and the head of Interpol, Jackie Selebi, stepped down from both jobs at the weekend after prosecutors said they intend to charge him with bribery and defeating the ends of justice over his "generally corrupt relationship" with a convicted drug trafficker who is on trial for murder. Premium content -
Monday 14 January 2008 10:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 36-year old woman was extradited from Fiji last week over the alleged misappropriation of monies exceeding $100,000 pa'anga at the ANZ Bank in Tonga. The suspect, a resident of Tatakamotonga, has been with the bank for eight years, according to a report in the Taimi on January 7, and she remains in police custody. Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, January 7-10, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 14 January 2008 5:55pm
Paris, France : Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) announces the signing of a turnkey contract with French Polynesian operator Office des Postes and Telecommunications (OPT). According to this agreement, Alcatel-Lucent will roll out a new, high-speed submarine cable network linking Tahiti in French Polynesia to Hawaii in the U.S, as well as providing domestic connectivity. Premium content -
Monday 14 January 2008 5:34am
Washington DC, USA : The World Bank and Conservation International (CI) today (11/01/08) signed an agreement for $20 million in new funds, provided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), to protect some of the world...s most unique and threatened areas, including island ecosystems and temperate forests. Premium content -
Monday 14 January 2008 5:25am
Nadi, Fiji : Climate change is a major international discussion issue today: it is already affecting our lives and in the future it will drastically affect how we live and survive. Here in the Pacific, the effects of climate change are already being felt in our countries and territories by way of sea-level rise and salt-water inundation, extreme coastal erosion and frequent damaging cyclones. Premium content -
Saturday 12 January 2008 10:57am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It is with sadness that we announce the death of Sir Edmund Hillary at 9.00am on Friday 11 January 2008, in Auckland. Premium content -
Friday 11 January 2008 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King George Tupou V will return to Tonga on Saturday, January 26 after a two months extended trip to the United Kingdom and abroad. Premium content -
Friday 11 January 2008 5:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ms. Christine Bogle, the incoming New Zealand High Commissioner to Tonga, will arrive in Tonga on Monday, January 14 to take up her new position. Premium content -
Friday 11 January 2008 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Kingdom of Tonga and the Republic of Iceland formalized their diplomatic relations on December 14, 2007 in New York at the residence of the Permanent Representative of Iceland to the United Nations, H.E. Mrs. H. W. Hannesson. Premium content -
Friday 11 January 2008 4:12pm
London, UK : A civil servant was cleared yesterday of breaching the Official Secrets Act after he leaked documents about the Government's involvement with radical Islamists. Premium content -
Friday 11 January 2008 2:51pm
Suva, Fiji : It's a little over 60 years since the end of the War that has become a legendary part of Pacific history. Children of returned warriors to Japan, America, Australasia, and Europe are now retiring. They are the kids who grew up in the golden ages - 1950s and 60s in USA and Australasia, 70s and 80s in Japan. No sub-prime worries for this group - they are real estate freehold, kids have graduated from college. Premium content -
Friday 11 January 2008 1:59pm
Rarotonga, Cook Islands : People living in the Cook Islands will now be able to access simple testing and treatment for chlamydia, a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that, if left untreated, can lead to increased risk of infertility or early miscarriage. Premium content -
Thursday 10 January 2008 8:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A fishing boat was washed on a reef to the east of the Masefield Naval Base, in Nuku'alofa late this afternoon, the victim of a tropical depression that has lashed Tongatapu with strong winds and heavy rain during the past 48 hours. Premium content -
Thursday 10 January 2008 8:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The reconstruction of the Nuku'alofa Central Business District has been rescheduled to start in March, according to Sione Taumoepeau, the Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Works. Premium content -
Thursday 10 January 2008 1:19pm
Geneva, Switzerland : A large national household survey conducted by the Iraqi government and the World Health Organization estimates that 151 000 Iraqis died from violence between March 2003 and June 2006. Premium content -
Thursday 10 January 2008 12:27pm
London, UK : New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark praised the Secretary-General's stewardship of the Commonwealth, saying that his eight years at the helm has capped his many years of distinction in public life in New Zealand. This includes seven years as Deputy Prime Minister, nine as Foreign Minister and 21 years as a Member of Parliament. Premium content
