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Saturday 25 April 2009 6:29am
Auckland, New Zealand : The Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele, Prime Minister of Tonga will deliver the Pacific Cooperation Foundation's Annual Pacific Address in May 2009.
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Friday 24 April 2009 3:22pm
Apia, Samoa : Representatives from the Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu will meet in Apia, Samoa, from 27 to 29 April 2009, to participate in the Regional Workshop on the "Establishment of national human rights mechanisms in the Pacific", organized by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in partnership with the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF), and with the support of the Government of Samoa and the Pacific Islands Forum. Premium content -
Friday 24 April 2009 11:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is interested in becoming a host country for a regional energy unit, Tonga's Deputy Prime Minister Dr Viliami Tangi told a Pacific Energy Ministers Meeting in Nuku'alofa yesterday. Premium content -
Friday 24 April 2009 11:06am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific Forum member countries need to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and make renewable, sustainable and clean energy our ultimate goal, Pacific Energy Ministers were told in Nuku'alofa yesterday. Premium content -
Thursday 23 April 2009 11:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga High School won Tonga's 2009 Inter College Sports Competition for the second consecutive year, with a total of 54 medals, including 26 gold, 15 silver and 13 bronze. Premium content -
Thursday 23 April 2009 8:30am
Apia, Samoa : Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has a peculiar take on the recent turn of political events in Fiji. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 April 2009 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Although the Vava'u Secondary School Sports team did not win the 2009 Inter College Sports competition, April 15-17, they still had a reason to celebrate last night after winning 52 medals, Vava'u's best ever performance. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 April 2009 12:09pm
New York, USA : Borrowing from Prussian war theorist Carl von Clausewitz's concept of "the center of gravity," I propose that our political architects should confidently and fearlessly identify our political reform's "center of gravity." Premium content -
Wednesday 22 April 2009 8:11am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Anzac Day 2009 will be observed on Saturday 25 April, recalling and commemorating the fact that servicemen from Tonga also fought and died in major conflicts in the interests of world peace. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 April 2009 5:29am
Suva, Fiji : Many in Fiji believe that Voreqe Bainimarama's intentions are good and are in opposition to the aims of previous coups. …There is division in the political parties, the judiciary, the churches and the NGO community. Your position depends on the perspective you take. By Fr Kevin Barr. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 April 2009 5:09am
Sydney, Australia : Human rights in Fiji are deteriorating and civilians are living in fear because of the military regime's "draconian measures," an Amnesty International specialist said after visiting the country. By Michael Heath Premium content -
Tuesday 21 April 2009 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A $USD10 million Program Grant for Tonga was announced by by Mr Haruiko Kuroda, the President of the Asian Development Bank during the official opening of an ADB/World Bank Group Joint Focal Office in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, this afternoon, April 21. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 April 2009 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Noble Fohe, the estate holder of Puke and the longest serving Noble's Representative in the Tonga Parliament will be laid to rest tomorrow, Wednesday, April 22. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 April 2009 7:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 28-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a woman following an incident in Mataki'eua last weekend - the fourth murder charge in Tonga this year, confirmed Deputy Police Commander Taniela Faletau today. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 April 2009 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Talaki on April 8 reports that a self-styled Tongan ninja, clad in a red jersey, a red hat and a red scarf wrapped around his face, pushed 72-year old Tangaloa Tufunga off his motorbike and made off with $100. Police later arrested Tevita Heimoana of Tokomololo. Reports from Tonga's newspapers, 8-15 April, 2009. Premium content -
Monday 20 April 2009 2:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five Pacific islands countries will be the focus of a high level regional conference on security and conflict prevention, to be held in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, next week from April 27-30. Premium content -
Monday 20 April 2009 9:13am
Suva, Fiji : The President Ratu Josefa Iloilo has decreed that none of the decrees or decisions made by government since the 5th of December 2006 to the 9th of April 2009 can never be questioned or challenged in any of the Fiji courts. Premium content -
Friday 17 April 2009 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I believe that most people are making a very critical mistake of thinking of democracy as a destination and not viewing it as a process. Democracy is not a certain model or a specific type of people's representation, and this point can be proven by the fact that no two democracies in the world are the same. At the heart of democracy are principles that increase transparency and accountability, but at the same time the success of accomplishing these ideals requires an informed and participating public. Premium content -
Friday 17 April 2009 4:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fiji needs helps and the Pacific Islands Forum countries should engage and maintain an on going dialogue with the Fijian regime and help them to find their way back to normality, the Tongan Prime Minister, Dr Feleti Sevele said on Television Tonga on April 15. Premium content -
Friday 17 April 2009 4:45pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : After the second day of the Inter College Sports yesterday, April 16 the Vava'u Secondary Athletic Sports team emerged on the top spot of the medal tally, with 34 medals. Premium content
