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Thursday 12 March 2009 9:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 25-year-old policeman Pilitati Ohi who fell from a coconut tree at the Vaini Police Station will never be able to walk again due to serious spinal injuries that have left him paralysed from the neck down.
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Thursday 12 March 2009 8:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new health initiative between the Ministry of Health and Tonga's churches aims to reduce non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, a major health issue for Tonga, where an estimated 40% of the population either have diabetes or are at risk of developing it. Premium content -
Thursday 12 March 2009 10:23am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A crown witness told the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court, that if people were not urged to Pangai Si'i the events of November 16 would not have taken place. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 March 2009 1:25pm
New York, USA : Tongan women have made submissions to the Constitutional and Electoral Commission to incorporate gender perspective into Tonga's reform process, the Deputy Director of Women's Affairs, Polotu Fakafanua-Paunga, told the 53rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women, at the United Nations in New York on March 6. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 March 2009 12:51pm
New York, USA : In Pacific economies women's work in homes and communities is invisible or unaccounted for in formal economic equations. There is a need to recognise that a country's resources also include these human and community resources, Professor Marilyn Waring of New Zealand, said at the 53rd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW53) in New York. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 March 2009 11:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A witness told the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court today that on November 16, 2006 he saw and heard the accused Siale Fihaki's speech at Pangai Si'i, where he made reference to certain properties, shortly after they were damaged. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 March 2009 4:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There is a great need for assistance for the disabled in Tonga and a challenge remains to assist the caregivers of the disabled year-round, Salote Fukofuka told Tongan community leaders who gathered at a Prayer Breakfast on Sunday, March 8 for International Women's Day. Premium content -
Monday 9 March 2009 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Bluewater Metals South Pacific Ltd, an Australian exploration company the newest in Tonga, will begin looking for high-grade copper-gold-zinc-silver deposits in our waters in the second half of this year. Premium content -
Monday 9 March 2009 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Jacques Cartier, a Light Transport Landing Ship of the French Armed Forces is in Nuku'alofa on a friendly visit, during its regional patrol of the South Pacific waters. Premium content -
Monday 9 March 2009 5:50pm
Dubai, UAE : Tonga's National Seven a-side Rugby team, the Digicel Tonga 7, reached the Rugby 7's World Cup Plate Semi Finals to be defeated by Australia 19-22 in Dubai on March 7. Premium content -
Monday 9 March 2009 5:25am
London, UK : This year the Commonwealth commemorates its foundation sixty years ago. The London Declaration of 1949 was the start of a new era in which our member countries committed themselves to work together, in partnership and as equals, towards a shared future. Premium content -
Saturday 7 March 2009 6:19pm
Paris, France : Each year, International Women's Day (IWD) provides an occasion for taking stock of progress and reflecting on the challenges that remain in the pursuit of gender equality. - A message from Mr Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8. Premium content -
Saturday 7 March 2009 6:31am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Contesting the meaning behind an alleged speech made by PR Teisina Fuko "telling people to go to the Prime Minister's Office" took up the latter part of the morning of March 6 in the fifth day of a jury trial of six accused of sedition. Premium content -
Saturday 7 March 2009 6:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A crown witness who initially told the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court that he saw and heard the alleged speech made by defendant Tevita Fifita on television before November 16, changed his statement at the end. Premium content -
Friday 6 March 2009 9:41pm
Suva, Fiji : The Movement for Democracy in Fiji (MDF) welcomes the decision of the recent Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) held in London on March 4, 2009. Premium content -
Friday 6 March 2009 9:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Reports from Tonga's newspapers, February 26 - March 4, 2009. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 6 March 2009 5:37pm
London, UK : The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) gave Fiji's Interim Government a stern warning on Wednesday, March 4, that it could face suspension from the Commonwealth if it fails to meet the benchmarks that were set out by the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders in their meeting in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on January 27. Premium content -
Friday 6 March 2009 3:52pm
Suva, Fiji : One of Fiji's most experienced diplomats says coup leader Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama's military background makes it difficult for him to accept advice. Premium content -
Friday 6 March 2009 2:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga customs officials today said they are investigating the truth of a report that Tonga was a destination for stolen cars being smuggled out of Malaysia. Premium content -
Thursday 5 March 2009 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ANZ Bank Tonga branch opened its new headquarter at the Fakafanua Centre, Ma'ufanga, this morning, built at a cost of $4.5 million pa'anga. Premium content
