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Sunday 28 March 2010 7:57pm
Noumea, New Caledonia : "This should be a day for celebrating progress made in the Pacific towards gender equality and women's rights," said Dr Jimmie Rodgers, Director AåGeneral of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) speaking on International Women's Day (8 March). "Sadly, the reality is that many women in our region still face inequality, . . and limited access to health care. One result of these attitudes is that the number of women affected by chlamydia, a sexually transmitted infection with serious health implications, is extraordinarily high."
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Sunday 28 March 2010 6:30pm
Suva, Fiji : Now that the Commission of Inquiry into the Princess Ashika is wrapping up, I am just curious whether the Commission's findings would be upheld and acted upon by the government of the day. We already had a string of events in the recent past which were suppose to be to wake-up calls, had failed because nobody seem to have taken them seriously.- Freddy S Kavaha'apai Premium content -
Sunday 28 March 2010 5:17pm
Suva, Fiji : The United States Embassy is pleased to announce the official opening of the American Corner at the Tupou Tertiary Institute in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on Monday March 29, 2010. American Corners are partnerships between the Public Affairs sections of U.S. Embassies and host country institutions. They provide access to current and reliable information about the U.S. via book collections, the Internet, and through local programming to the general public. Premium content -
Sunday 28 March 2010 5:01pm
Alaska, USA : Ko e ki'i fakalavelave atu pe ki he lave 'a A.Mokofisi' 'o felave'i mo e fehu'I na'e fai 'e S. Sika he tokolahi 'o e kau muli 'oku nau ma'u 'a e tu'unga ma'olunga 'i Tonga'. Ko e 'uhinga 'oku ma'u ai 'e he kau muli 'a e faingamalie he 'oku nau maheni ngaue ange 'i he ngaahi potungaue oku nau taki ai' he tangata Tonga. -Joshua Nehasi Premium content -
Sunday 28 March 2010 3:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HRH Crown Prince Tupouto'a-Lavaka presented his letter of credence, as the Tongan High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea to the PNG Governor General, Sir Paulius Matane in Port Moresby last week, and learned of future employment opportunities for Tongans in PNG. Premium content -
Sunday 28 March 2010 10:31am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A charter vessel, the 'Ajang Subuh' will offer an interim inter-islands ferry service for Tonga, starting in April when the vessel arrives in Nuku'alofa from Malaysia, according to simultaneous statements from the Hon Stephen Smith, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, the Hon. Murray McCully, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, and the Tongan Prime Minister, Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele. Premium content -
Friday 26 March 2010 9:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :TONGA Police have today charged three people and the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd. with manslaughter by negligence, in relation to the death of a young mother Vae Fetu'u Taufa (21), who was one of the 74 people who lost their lives last August in the sinking of the Princess Ashika ferry.
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Friday 26 March 2010 9:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Managing Director of Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd John Jonesse who is charged with forgery is set to appear for his Preliminary Inquiry in the Magistrate's Court on April 23, the Police Prosecutor Mema Latu confirmed yesterday. Premium content -
Thursday 25 March 2010 3:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A two weeks workshop to help rural people develop business skills ended in Nuku'alofa on Wednesday, March 24. Premium content -
Thursday 25 March 2010 12:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A five-day Sub-Regional Training Workshop for journalists and education officials began in Nuku'alofa on Monday, March 22. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 March 2010 11:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Britain's Princess Royal, HRH Princess Anne, was welcomed with a Guard of Honour to the Fa'onelua Convention Centre, Nuku'alofa on Monday morning, March 22, where 10 Emerging Pacific Leaders Dialogue study groups had gathered for the presentation of their findings before the closure of a two-week study tour of 10 Pacific countries. -
Saturday 20 March 2010 7:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Princess Royal HRH Princess Anne attended a program at the Tonga Defence Services Compound this afternoon, where she met a Pacific Islands Study Tour Group and heard presentations from Tongans on issues that concern them. Premium content -
Saturday 20 March 2010 8:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A derelict and partially completed hotel of the Pacific Investments Ltd at Sopu has been sold by the Westpac Bank of Tonga to Government for a mere $1 pa'anga. Premium content -
Saturday 20 March 2010 8:07am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Emerging Pacific Leaders Dialogue 2010 Study Tour Group to Tonga are looking into the Tongan system of government, economy, village life and its people. Premium content -
Saturday 20 March 2010 2:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Britain's Princess Royal, HRH Princess Anne arrived at Tonga's Fua'amotu International Airport on Air New Zealand's flight from Auckland at 12:30 am today, Saturday, on a four-day Emerging Pacific Leaders Dialogue 2010, a regional leadership development program. Premium content -
Friday 19 March 2010 1:05pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Kuo si'i hanu 'a Samiu Sika 'o tukuaki'i e "kau muli . . . neongo e tonu mo e lelei ange 'a e Tonga," 'i he 'ene tohi (Komisoni . . . 15 Mar 2010). -Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi Premium content -
Wednesday 17 March 2010 11:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new German Ambassador to Tonga HE Mr Thomas Meister presented his Letters of Credence to HM King George Tupou V at the Consular House yesterday afternoon, March 16. Premium content -
Wednesday 17 March 2010 10:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Foreign Reserves fell by $7.3 million to $153.5 million in February, mainly due to a large official capital outflow that was used for the repayment of foreign currency loans. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 March 2010 8:40am
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : Tribute was made to the contribution of the late Dr Hu'akavameiliku by Mr. Murray Proctor, AusAID's HIV Ambassador at the first Pacific launch of the report "Turning the Tide: An OPEN strategy for a response to AIDS in the Pacific" that took place here in Papua New Guinea on Thursday 11 March 2010. Dr. Hu'akavameiliku was the Chairman of the Commission of AIDS in the Pacific when work began on this report. - 'Amelia Kinahoi-Siamomua. Premium content -
Monday 15 March 2010 11:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The legal counsel to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika made their final oral submissions on Friday evening, March 12 at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre. Premium content
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