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  • Tuesday 26 May 2015 5:58pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Friendly Islands Satellite Communications Ltd (Tongasat) was allowed to proceed with causes of action including defamation claims against Laucala Pohiva, Mateni Tapueluelu, the Public Service Association (PSA) and four others for publishing its tax documents.
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  • Tuesday 26 May 2015 5:44pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s Public Service Association Inc. and the Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva have been granted a stay on a Court Order that required them to lodge $20,000 pa'anga each in security costs to the courts before they could take action against Tongasat.
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  • Monday 25 May 2015 7:52pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : We are concerned at a few levels about illicit trade of cigarettes being imported into Tonga without health warnings and certificates of origin. - John Paul Chapman.
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  • Monday 25 May 2015 7:43pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The search for fisherman Rev Sioeli Finau (63) continues although there has been no sign of him or his small boat since he went missing 11 days ago when heading out to Malinoa Island.
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  • Sunday 24 May 2015 12:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga U20s were narrowly defeated by Canada 13 - 11 on Wednesday May 20, at the World Rugby U20 Trophy tournament in Lisbon, Portugal, when Canada took the game from Tonga with a heart-breaking last minute field goal.
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  • Saturday 23 May 2015 9:47pm


    Iwakii-Fukushima, Japan
    : Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged 55 billion Yen to 14 Pacific Island Countries to foster resilience against climate change and disaster, this morning 23 May 2015 in Iwaki, Fukoshima. “What will help us achieve this goal well is a community committed to the equality of all before the law, which places importance on democracy and has great regard for the human rights of each individual,” he said. He also raised questions for future pathways to growth.
  • Saturday 23 May 2015 12:40am


    Tokyo, Japan
    : Disaster risk reduction will be one of the main themes of the Pacific Island Leaders Meeting (PALM7) summit on May 22-23, together with other important issues such as the environment, climate change, sustainable development, people-to-people exchanges and maritime issues, Japan's Prime Minister said in a statement ahead of the meeting, welcoming Pacific Island leaders to Japan.
  • Friday 22 May 2015 9:01pm


    Tokyo, Japan
    : A Trade and Investment Promotion Forum Festa was officiated yesterday morning, 21 May by the President of the Republic of Palau, the co-Chair of the Seventh Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) at JETRO Tokyo, Japan.
  • Friday 22 May 2015 8:21pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A crowd of people from various churches in Tonga led by some church leaders, today marched to the Palace Office in Nuku'alofa to present four petitions to King Tupou VI, in opposition to Tonga's intention to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
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  • Friday 22 May 2015 11:22am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A new national sports institute is expected to start training young athletes in July this year, at the Tonga National Centre in Tofoa, Tongatapu.
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  • Friday 22 May 2015 12:11am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The way forward for us as a nation, is as equals. At Talitha Project, we strive for the equality of men and women as we believe that in God’s eyes we are all the same, in that we are His children. CEDAW’s purpose and establishment is reinforcement of that belief, and we will stand by it in full support. - Vanessa Heleta
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  • Thursday 21 May 2015 11:19pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : In a very short soft closing of the current session of Tonga’s Legislative Assembly King Tupou VI today extended his hope that work would continue to assist the socio-economic development of the country.
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  • Wednesday 20 May 2015 7:54pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Understanding the role of the Meteorological Service and communicating weather, climate and disaster response information in a manner communities understand, is the focus of a three day workshop that opened at the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) in Vaololoa this morning.
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  • Wednesday 20 May 2015 6:44pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Three nobles will close the current sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga tomorrow, Thursday May 21 before King Tupou VI opens it again on May 28.
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  • Wednesday 20 May 2015 2:29pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : ‘Oku ‘iai ‘a e hoha’a ‘a e Women and Children Crisis Centre ki he fakamatala fekau’aki mo e tohi tangi kuo tufaki holo ‘i Tonga ni ‘i he fanauako ke nau fakamo’oni ki ai ke fakaha ‘aki ‘enau ta’eloto ke fakamo’oni ‘a e Pule’anga Tonga ki he CEDAW. - 'Ofa Guttenbeil, WCCC.
  • Wednesday 20 May 2015 2:33am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : I have been following the controversy of the Ratification of CEDAW and am surprised with the reaction, especially from those who don’t support it now because they did support it then. - Sesilia Loloa-Wolff
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  • Tuesday 19 May 2015 11:33pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : In a surprise announcement today Tonga's government revealed that it is shifting its Tourism Division away from the Ministry of Labour, Commerce, and Tourism and placing it under the Ministry of Infrastructure from June 1.
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  • Tuesday 19 May 2015 9:43pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Waving pictures of Jesus and placards in opposition to the United Nation's Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Tonga's Catholic Women’s League today led a march to Parliament to present a petition.
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  • Tuesday 19 May 2015 9:14pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva is visiting in Japan to attend the Seventh Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM7) on May 21-23 in Iwaki City.
  • Tuesday 19 May 2015 8:12pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tonga U20’s squad ran in an impressive 8 tries to defeat Namibia 45 – 11 at the World U20 Rugby Trophy tournament last Saturday, May 16 in Lisbon, Portugal.
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