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Wednesday 12 November 2008 10:26am
Brussels, Belgium : The ITUC has condemned the decision to exclude chrysotile asbestos and the pesticide endosulfan from the list of dangerous products under the Rotterdam Convention, the international agreement which regulates exports of hazardous chemicals.
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Wednesday 12 November 2008 5:47am
Honiara, Solomon Islands : Today the World Bank Director for the Pacific Region, Nigel Roberts, and the Asian Development Bank's Regional Director of the Sydney Office, Eugenue Zhukov, jointly opened the new premises of the World Bank Group, which will also host the ADB development coordinator. These premises symbolize the deepening working relationship by both banks with the Solomon Islands Government and with each other. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 November 2008 6:45pm
Auckland, New Zealand : New Zealand's next Parliament will be the most ethnically diverse in its history - with MPs from communities which have never had representation in Parliament, including a television journalist from Korea and a former Fiji citizen. By Lincoln Tan Premium content -
Tuesday 11 November 2008 5:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Afu'alo Matoto believes that elected Cabinet Ministers could abuse their authority if there is no strong Public Service in place to check and advise them during Tonga's political reform. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Monday 10 November 2008 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In handing down a five years imprisonment sentence on a man who indecently assaulted an 11-year-old girl, Chief Justice Anthony Ford pointed out that it might be timely for Parliament to review the maximum seven years imprisonment penalty for indecent assault in Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 10 November 2008 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Reports from Tonga's newspapers, November 5-6, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 10 November 2008 4:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The newly appointed General Manager of Digicel, Tonga Crystal Middleton-Lunn, has launched a huge marketing campaign, giving away large cash prizes and this month offering a NZD$60,000 vehicle as a prize a to win customers over to the growing cell phone network. Premium content -
Sunday 9 November 2008 2:46pm
Rockhampton, Australia : The Mate Ma'a Tonga ended its 2008 Rugby League World Cup campaign on a high note with a 48-0 victory over Scotland, at Rockhampton's Browne Park, Australia on Saturday, November 8. Premium content -
Sunday 9 November 2008 11:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After reading letters from the village idiot, but more especially reading in the paper about his fellows is getting quite monotonous and actually I am beginning to believe - that it really causes physical brain drain (ie. the actually lowering of a person's Intelligence Quotient; I am not referring to the phenomenon of aggregate skills and knowledge leaving a country but an actual chemical change in the human brain!). I do not know why they complain, they chose those people to represent them in the last elections. - Daniel K. Fale -
Friday 7 November 2008 9:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ringleader of an armed robbery who shot and injured a man at a Nuku‘alofa carpark, was a professional criminal who had been let out of prison early for previous armed robbery and then reoffended. Premium content -
Friday 7 November 2008 9:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Maile Mataele (17) passed away at 11am today - the fifth victim of a road accident that claimed the lives of four other Liahona High School boys on the school's gradation day a week ago. Premium content -
Friday 7 November 2008 5:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K Orion aircraft with 17 crew members arrived at Fua'amotu International Airport on November 5 for a three-day visit on its monthly surveillance mission of Tongan waters. Premium content -
Friday 7 November 2008 5:24pm
USA : A golden opportunity seems to be intentionally flushed down the drain. As our Parliament closed for the year, it is sickening to read about the charges and counter charges by both sides of the aisle. Of all the issues that are crucial to the kingdom, personal vendetta seems more important than setting the foundation for the Year 2010 political change. If there is corruption in Parliament, it is the corruption of broken promises during the election campaign; the corruption of leading the public to believe they have a plan regarding transition to democracy, yet they have none; the corruption of giving themselves a huge pay increase without blinking an eye and still call it pitiful compensation. - Tama Foa -
Thursday 6 November 2008 9:56pm
London, UK : The Sports Hydrant Pacific Islanders team to play England at Twickenham on November 8. Premium content -
Thursday 6 November 2008 7:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2008 session of the Tongan parliament was officially closed this morning by the Princess Regent, HRH Princess Pilolevu Tuita. Photos by Linny Folau and Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Thursday 6 November 2008 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government and the Embassy of the People's Republic of China hosted a reception to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, on October 30 at the Janfull International Hotel. Premium content -
Thursday 6 November 2008 5:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Maile Mataele, the 17 year old survivor of the tragic accident that took the lives of four Liahona High School boys on October 31, fights on at Vaiola Hospital despite being on life support and in a coma. Premium content -
Thursday 6 November 2008 1:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Students who are studying the Japanese language in Tonga have launched a new 'Star Walker' activity that helps improve their conversational Japanese outside of the classroom and also encourages them to learn more about their own Tongan culture. Premium content -
Thursday 6 November 2008 12:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The fifth session of Tonga's Youth Parliament to be held December 10-12 will focus on Climate Change, HIV and Aids, Political Reform for 2010, and other youth related issues. Premium content -
Thursday 6 November 2008 10:09am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Pacific Island countries, including Tonga, that have not yet ratified the United Nations CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women are being encouraged to better understand the treaty, so that they can access the resources and international assistance available to members. Premium content
