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Thursday 14 March 2019 9:32am
Paris, France : On the Ides of March (March 15), the day by which ancient Romans were expected to settle their debts, young people in 60 countries around the world will stage a school walkout to press world leaders for more urgent action on climate change. It is a tragedy that younger generations are forced to speak out against the injustice they will suffer as a result of choices made by others; yet, at the same time, it is deeply reassuring to witness their power and passion as they try to change the course of history. By Éloi Laurent -
Wednesday 13 March 2019 9:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When parliament opened today, Wednesday March 13, noticeably missing were the seven Nobles’ Representatives: Lord Tu'ivakano, Lord Vaha'i, Lord Tu'ilakepa, Lord Tu'iha'angana, Lord Tu'i'afitu, Lord Nuku and Lord Fusitu'a. From the House by Pesi Fonua.
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Wednesday 13 March 2019 5:58pm
New York, USA : Climate change poses an unprecedented threat to humanity, one that appears increasingly likely to reduce global standards of living dramatically within our lifetime, and cause untold damage in the longer term. And, because addressing such a daunting planetary challenge requires radical approaches, there have been wide-ranging discussions about what the world must urgently do to limit the rise in global temperature to less than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. By Ban Ki-moon. -
Wednesday 13 March 2019 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Viliami Latu was convicted of fraudulently converting $1,200 pa’anga, while working as the second in charge at the Ministry of Finance in Neiafu. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 March 2019 5:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 28-year-old man has been charged with reckless driving causing the death of a passenger, the first road death this year at Fatai. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 March 2019 12:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament degenerated to a one-party political system yesterday afternoon, 12 March, when the only Members left in the House were Cabinet Ministers and their supporters, after the Noble's Representatives walked out, along with three People's Representatives, Tevita Lavemaau, Siaosi Sovaleni and Samiu Vaipulu. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 March 2019 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan workers may take up semi-skilled jobs in Australia for a period of up to three-years under a Pacific Labour Scheme, after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the Tonga government on March 12 at St George Government Building. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 March 2019 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The SPBD Microfinance Network, the largest microfinance provider in the South Pacific, has promoted Fine Tu'ipulotu to General Manager of South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) Microfinance Ltd in the Kingdom of Tonga. Fine is the first Tongan-born national appointed to the top post. -
Tuesday 12 March 2019 12:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament closed early on Monday March 11, amid requests for parliament to extend its proceedings for seven or eight days. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Tuesday 12 March 2019 12:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Government has placed development loans on hold effective 1 March said the Tonga Development Bank (TDB) in a statement. No reason has been given for the suspension of the economic development scheme. Premium content -
Monday 11 March 2019 5:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tu'ivakano had his trial tentatively set to start in September after appearing at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on March 11. Premium content -
Monday 11 March 2019 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four tractors were gifted to the Tongan Government by the local government of Dongguan, a city in the Guangdong Province of China, on March 11. Premium content -
Monday 11 March 2019 12:13pm
Berlin, Germany : We have long known that the accumulation of plastic in the world’s landfills and oceans represents a growing environmental risk. More recently, we have come to understand that plastic poses an urgent – even deadly – threat to public health, too. And yet, global efforts to address the plastic crisis remain consistently focused on the wrong end of the life cycle: waste management. The debate that will resume this month at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) is a case in point, because it will focus on “marine litter and microplastics.” By Lili Fuhr and Jane Patton. -
Friday 8 March 2019 7:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Celebrating women’s achievements and forging a more gender balanced Tonga was the focus of a luncheon to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) under the theme ‘Balance for Better’ today, 8 March, organized by the Bank South Pacific at Davina House. The Minister MAFFF said Tonga needs more women to become leaders. Premium content -
Friday 8 March 2019 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-four people involved in managing climate resilience projects have completed a certification in Project Management Practice at the USP Tonga Campus, organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its USD$24 million regional Climate Ready Project. Premium content -
Thursday 7 March 2019 11:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Government yesterday, 6 March after lunch retrieved from the House the six urgent bills that it had tabled into parliament, apparently withdrawing them for public consultation. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 7 March 2019 11:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A soroban team from the Tongatapu Eastern District primary schools won the 2019 Tonga National Soroban Competition held on March 7, at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall. Premium content -
Thursday 7 March 2019 11:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police are investigating separate cases of sexual assault of two young girls reported last week in Nuku'alofa Premium content -
Thursday 7 March 2019 11:20pm
San Francisco, USA : A 30-year-old man of Tongan descent in the United States, Otto Halafihi of Oakland, was sentenced on 5 March to 12 years imprisonment for the assault and theft of an elderly woman in Martinez, San Francisco Bay Area last year. The victim, a 93-year-old woman Ann Marie Pederson, was hospitalized and died less than a month after the assault. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 March 2019 10:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A weekly direct flight to Tonga from mainland China is being negotiated and is planned to be launched before the end of the year, according to the Ministry of Tourism. Premium content
