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Wednesday 25 July 2018 10:14pm
Brighton, United Kingdom : For now, I share the excitement of many that a new tool to tackle HIV may be on the horizon. This prospect will be a topic of much discussion when prevention strategists gather in Amsterdam this week for the 22nd International AIDS Conference. But, no matter what becomes of this latest vaccine-related discovery, the world will still have a long way to go before HIV is eradicated. To increase our chances of success, prevention programming must remain at the top of the agenda. -
Wednesday 25 July 2018 10:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A civil suit filed by the Pacific Games Council and Tonga Sports Association National Olympic Committee against the Tongan Government will be mentioned on August 3, at the Supreme Court.
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Wednesday 25 July 2018 10:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Winners of a cooking competition for student chefs from ‘Ahopanilolo Technical College, will be announced at Tongatapu’s Royal Agriculture, Fisheries and Tonga-Made Show on Saturday, July 28. Premium content -
Wednesday 25 July 2018 9:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI opened the 'Eua Royal Agriculture, Fisheries and Tonga-Made Show 2018 on Wednesday, July 25, viewing displays of traditional food crops, fresh vegetables, seafood, and fine woven Tongan handicrafts and mats. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 July 2018 11:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A magnificent luxury 56m sailing yacht, Fidelis, (Latin for ‘faithful’), currently anchored near Pangaimotu Island, has been in Tonga since June, having sailed in from its last port of call, Auckland, New Zealand. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 July 2018 10:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A consignment of Tongan squash to be shipped to China this year is targeted to be around 600-700 metric tonnes (mt), an increase from 248mt last year due to export demand. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 July 2018 10:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four male teenagers were arrested for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a bush allotment in Matahau on Saturday night, July 21. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 July 2018 1:45pm
San Francisco, USA : The Tonga Men’s 7s team finished in 22nd place out of 24 teams at the 2018 Sevens Rugby World Cup in San Francisco between 20 – 22 July. Tonga suffered three defeats to Kenya 19 – 7, Chile 33 – 29 and Papua New Guinea 31 - 14. Their only win came against Zimbabwe 31 – 5. Premium content -
Monday 23 July 2018 6:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be in Tonga on October 25-26. Premium content -
Monday 23 July 2018 6:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Classroom furniture valued at more than NZD$100,000 was donated by the New Zealand Government to Tonga's Ministry of Education as part of it's efforts to assist recovery after Cyclone Gita. Premium content -
Monday 23 July 2018 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An arrest warrant has been issued for a 38-year-old man who failed to appear at the Fasi Magistrate's Court on Monday, July 23 on charges related to the death of an 11-year-old girl on the road. Premium content -
Friday 20 July 2018 6:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six young students who topped the written examination in 'Eua’s soroban competition on July 19 will represent ‘Eua Schools at the National Competition in Nuku’alofa in March next year. Premium content -
Friday 20 July 2018 6:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 37-year-old man has been arrested in relation to two break-ins and theft from businesses situated at the old Molisi Tonga building in Fasi. Premium content -
Thursday 19 July 2018 11:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI opened the Royal Agriculture, Fisheries and Tonga-Made Show in Niuatoputapu on Wednesday, July 18. Premium content -
Thursday 19 July 2018 11:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is currently in its cool dry season of lower rainfall and cooler temperatures, experienced from May to October. -
Thursday 19 July 2018 4:57pm
Berlin, Germany : Since the Paris climate agreement was signed in 2015, too many policymakers have fallen for the oil and gas industry’s rhetoric about how it can help to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. Tall tales about “clean coal,” “oil pipelines to fund clean energy,” and “gas as a bridge fuel” have coaxed governments into rubber-stamping new fossil-fuel projects, even though current fossil-fuel production already threatens to push temperatures well beyond the Paris agreement’s limit of well below 2° Celsius above pre-industrial levels. By Lili Fuhr and Hannah McKinnon -
Wednesday 18 July 2018 9:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The United Kingdom signed a 1.8 million Sterling pounds grant agreement with the Pacific Community SPC on 13 July to improve the capacity of nine Pacific Commonwealth countries deliver on their human rights. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 July 2018 9:48pm
Apia, Samoa : Dr Viliami Fakava has relocated to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia in Budapest, Hungary.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 18 July 2018 9:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The two Tongan men arrested in relation to the seizure of 58 kilograms of cocaine worth around $30 million pa’anga in street value in Ha’apai have applied for bail in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 July 2018 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two-time Tongan Olympian Pita Taufatofua has become the first UNICEF Pacific Ambassador, officiated in a ceremony at Tonga Side School, his old primary school in Nuku'alofa today.1 comment Premium content
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