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  • Law
    Thursday 5 November 2009 5:56pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : ‘Alisi Taumoepeau the Chairman of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd., appeared for the first time at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika this morning and is set to give evidence on January 18, 2010.
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  • Thursday 5 November 2009 4:37pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : Fijian-born Australian academic Brij Lal has been ordered out of the Pacific nation just hours after speaking to the ABC about the current diplomatic stoush between the two countries.
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    Tuesday 3 November 2009 10:46pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A thorough survey of the MV Princess Ashika was not carried out before it was purchased by the Tongan Government, the Managing Director of Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd., John Jonesse, told the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika, this morning, November 3.
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    Tuesday 3 November 2009 9:47am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Managing Director of Shipping Corporation of Polynesia SCP Ltd., John Jonesse, told the Commission of Inquiry yesterday morning, November 2, that the MV Princess Ashika was in good condition when it left Nuku'alofa on August 5 on its final voyage.
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  • Monday 2 November 2009 6:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele, spent the weekend in Niuatoputapu, in order to review the status of the emergency relief work on the island since it was declared nationally as a disaster zone on 30 October.
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  • Monday 2 November 2009 5:18am


    Rarotonga, Cook Islands
    : Fiji's Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has erased his own credibility with 'delusional' notions that Fiji has a free media, says regional media watchdog Pacific Freedom Forum.
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    Sunday 1 November 2009 9:49pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Paul Karalus the former Minister of Transport who resigned on July 11, six days after the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika on August 5 will give evidence on December 14 at the Royal Commission of Inquiry, Nuku'alofa.
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    Sunday 1 November 2009 4:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The advanced level of corrosion and rust on the MV Princess Ashika was a serious concern for Sateki Tupou, whenever the ferry left port, the foreman and the workshop supervisor of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd., told the Commission of Inquiry Day Four on Friday, October 30.
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  • Friday 30 October 2009 5:37pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An established Japanese artist, Ms Anri Kambe who exhibited some of her works in Sydney on October 2008 is now an art teacher at the 'Ahopanilolo Technical College.
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  • Friday 30 October 2009 10:26am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Prime Minister, Hon Dr Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele, officially opened the new administrative office for the Vaini District, Tongatapu yesterday evening, 29 October.
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    Thursday 29 October 2009 6:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A welder and fitter for the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd Manase Katoa, in his testimony this morning at the Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika reaffirmed the advanced level of rust and corrosion of the vessel and how unfit it was to operate in Tonga.
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  • Thursday 29 October 2009 5:36pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Ha'apai No. 2 People's Representative to the Tongan Parliament, Sione Teisina Fuko has been appointed as the new Minister for Revenue Services.
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  • Wednesday 28 October 2009 2:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An agreement for the New Zealand Government to give Tonga a TOP$250,000 granted for the establishment of a new Business Opportunity Support Scheme BOSS, was signed by the Tongan Prime Minister, Hon, Dr Feleti Sevele and the New Zealand High Commissioner HE Ms Christine Bogle on Monday, 26 October in Nuku'alofa.
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    Tuesday 27 October 2009 8:34pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The first public hearing of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika on the night of August 5, got into a vibrant start this afternoon, when Mosese Fakatou, a former Marine Engineer with the Ministry of Ports and Authority showed slide photos of holes and heavy corroded sides and floor of the ferry.
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  • Tuesday 27 October 2009 5:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : After the tsunami of September 30, it is possible there will be a drought in Niuatputapu, during the coming months, said Sione Talifolau Lihau, a Tonga Red Cross volunteer, who returned to Nuku'aofa last Friday, 23 October, after spending three weeks on the island.
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  • Tuesday 27 October 2009 3:22pm


    Geneva, Switzerland
    : Global life expentancy could be increased by nearly five years by addressing five factors affecting health - childhood underweight, unsafe sex, alcohol use, lack of safe water, sanitation and hygience, and high blood pressure, according to a report published by WHO today.
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  • Tuesday 27 October 2009 10:44am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A group of nine volunteers, the fourth group of Japanese volunteers for Tonga this year, started working yesterday, October 26.
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  • Monday 26 October 2009 4:20pm


    Sydney, Australia
    : Pacific Island Trade Officials and Ministers will meet their Australian and New Zealand counterparts this week, in Brisbane, to discuss a new trade deal.
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  • Monday 26 October 2009 5:33am


    Christchurch, New Zealand
    : Women who are adept at juggling busy schedules to meet study commitments and fulfil long-held career ambitions dominate this year's Pegasus Health Pacific Health Scholarship Awards.
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  • Monday 26 October 2009 4:52am


    Canberra, Australia
    : The Australian Government has provided a $1 million package of support to assist in the relief and recovery efforts on the island of Niuatoputapu after it was severely damaged by Tsunami waves on 30 September 2009.
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