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Friday 9 December 2011 2:34pm
London, United Kingdom : The World Energy Council (WEC) expects that transport fuel demand in the next forty years will come mainly from developing countries such as China and India, where demand will grow by 200% to 300%. In contrast, the transport fuel demand for the developed countries will drop by up to 20%, mainly due to increased efficiencies. The demand of the developing countries is expected to surpass that of the developed countries by the year 2025. - WEC.
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Thursday 8 December 2011 10:07am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The International Day for Persons with Disability was marked in Nuku'alofa on December 3, with a float parade and march on Taufa'ahau Road under a theme, "Together for a better world for all". Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2011 9:54am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tu'iha'ateiho appeared at the Fasi Magistrate's Court on December 7, at the beginning of a Preliminary Inquiry into a case of illegal possession of firearms. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2011 9:47am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Polonga Tau'alupe (20), from Pahu, Kolofo'ou, was sentenced to three years suspended sentence and put on an all night curfew for six months and banned from driving for seven years, by Justice Robert Shuster at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa, on December 6. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 December 2011 3:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The inaugural Pacific Islands Triathlon Championship was launched at the Nuku'alofa waterfront on December 5 when more than 40 triathletes from the Friendly Islands Triathlon (FIT) and the Fiji Triathlon Association competed in a Sprint Triathlon. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 December 2011 1:11pm
Suva, Fiji : On this International Anti-Corruption Day (9 December), let us pledge to do our part by cracking down on corruption, shaming those who practice it and engendering a culture that values ethical behaviour. All of us have a responsibility to take action against the cancer of corruption. The Secretary General UN. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 December 2011 10:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 2011-12 Miss Galaxy Queen title was won by 21 year old Venus Brown of 'Ahau who entered the contest as Miss Appraxus New Zealand. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 December 2011 6:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nine people with disability were awarded Certificates of Learning in Computer Studies from the Mango Tree Centre, in a special Graduation Dinner hosted by Digicel Tonga at the Emerald Chinese Restaurant in Nuku'alofa, on December 1. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 December 2011 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Christmas carols were performed in central Nuku'alofa on Thursday night December 1, in a special program organized by the Sisu koe Fetu'ungingila Church Group. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 December 2011 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Tonga will close down for the Christmas and New Year holidays between December 23 and January 2. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 December 2011 11:34am
Wellington, New Zealand : An independent audit has found that poor record keeping was behind the alleged misuse by the Tongan government of a New Zealand grant, and there was no evidence of fraud, according to a statement from New Zealand Foreign Affairs. Premium content -
Friday 2 December 2011 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government Secondary Schools, Tonga High School and Tonga College held their prize giving ceremonies this week, concluding the 2011 academic year for schools in Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 2 December 2011 6:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Galaxy Queen Pageant 2011 will be crowned this evening, December 2, at the end of a colourful three day contest that is living up to its reputation of fantasy and fun. Premium content -
Thursday 1 December 2011 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga currently has only two known surviving HIV/AIDS cases. Premium content -
Thursday 1 December 2011 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Ambassador to the United States, HE Tu'a Taumoepeau-Tupou and the Vice President of the World Bank, Mr James Adam signed an agreement on November 23 in Washington DC for the release of USD $9 million budgetary support to Tonga from the World Bank. Premium content -
Thursday 1 December 2011 10:23am
Auckland, New Zealand : As HIV diagnoses continue to rise in New Zealand, the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) and New Zealanders affected by HIV, will mark World AIDS Day on Thursday, 1 December. In 2010, 149 people were diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand, continuing the trend of increased numbers since 2003. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 November 2011 7:50pm
Suva, Fiji : "The goal of SOPAC is to apply geoscience and technology to realize new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. Geographic Information System GIS and Remote Sensing is clearly a technology which can contribute to realizing improving livelihoods." - Dr Russell Howorth, the director of SOPAC. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2011 10:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Westpac Bank of Tonga in its effort to make banking easier for its customers, launched a new mobile phone banking service in Nuku'alofa on November 28, allowing registered customers to perform select banking transactions from their mobile phones whenever and wherever there is mobile coverage. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2011 10:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Digicel Tonga opened a new state of the art flagship store on Taufa'ahau Road on November 22, worth an investment totaling over USD$200,000, making the store the first of its kind in Tonga streamlining all its customer access and products in one place from mobiles, internet and television. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2011 10:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new Tonga Police Community Post was opened at the Fakafanua Centre in Ma'ufanga this morning, 28 November, making it the sixth post in Tongatapu under the Tonga Police Community Policing Strategy, aimed at ensuring a safer community through the police working closely together with the members of the community to crack down on crimes. Premium content
