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  • Friday 20 November 2020 1:08pm


    London, United Kingdom
    : For much of its life, the United Nations has hidden behind the comfortable maxim that, “If we didn’t have it, we would have to invent it.” Now at the venerable age of 75, the organization still enjoys widespread approval in global opinion polls. But beneath the surface, the UN faces difficulties that cannot be ignored. The Security Council will remain ineffectual until it is reformed, which is a distant prospect. But there are ways around this paralysis. By Mark Malloch-Brown.
  • Friday 20 November 2020 11:06am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : One hundred and seventy-five repatriated passengers arrived at Fua’amotu International Airport from Auckland, New Zealand yesterday, 19 November, confirmed Tonga Police this morning.
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  • Thursday 19 November 2020 8:50pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An administrative decision by the Minister for Infrastructure and Tourism, Hon 'Akosita Lavulavu to decline whale watching licenses for six licenced operators was quashed by Lord Chief Justice Whitten, who found her decision had erred in law and “it was so manifestly unreasonable, no reasonable minister could have reached it”.
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  • Thursday 19 November 2020 7:19pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Over 200 students received certificates in a combined graduation ceremony for the Tonga Maritime Polytechnical Institute and Tonga Institute of Science and Technology, on November 19.
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  • Thursday 19 November 2020 1:05pm


    Melbourne, Australia
    : COVID-19 continues to have a devastating impact on public health and to rattle the global economy with structural shocks. The pandemic has now killed more than one million people, while the International Monetary Fund estimates that global GDP will shrink by 4.4% in 2020. But, strange as it may seem, the current crisis could offer developing countries a path toward greater economic self-reliance. By Syed Munir Khasru.
  • Thursday 19 November 2020 12:46pm


    New York, USA
    : New York Times reporting: The United States passed a grim milestone Wednesday, hitting 250,000 coronavirus-related deaths, with the number expected to keep climbing steeply as infections surge nationwide. Experts predict that the country could soon be reporting 2,000 deaths a day or more.
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  • Wednesday 18 November 2020 5:40pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : At the end of their school year today, there were smiles on the faces of young students at the Maamaloa Kindergarten at Vaololoa.
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  • Wednesday 18 November 2020 5:35pm


    Canberra, Australia
    : Australia will provide AUD$42.5 million in core funding to the Pacific Community [SPC] over the next three-years to support their renewed 10-year strategic partnership (2014-2023).
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  • Wednesday 18 November 2020 5:33pm


    Manila, Philippines
    : The Asian Development Bank has allocated $20.3 million to assist its developing members to access CoViD-19 vaccines and establish systems for fair and efficient vaccine distribution.
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  • Wednesday 18 November 2020 5:32pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Lelei Vaiangina was found guilty on possession of 0.04 grams of methamphetamine seized in a vehicle, parked outside the Central Police Station in Nuku'alofa, earlier this year. He will be sentenced on December 3.
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  • Tuesday 17 November 2020 5:28pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A new Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Emergency Operation Centre was officially opened in Pangai, Ha’apai on 13 November. The centre aims to strengthen early warning and preparedness for any approaching hazard.
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  • Tuesday 17 November 2020 5:23pm


    New York, USA
    : Tonga and Latvia formally established diplomatic relations on 28 October through the signing of a Joint Communique in New York, USA.
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  • Tuesday 17 November 2020 5:08pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Sione Senituli Lave [30] was sentenced to six-months imprisonment for possession of 0.11 grams possession of methamphetamine, seized on Hihifo Road in October last year.
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  • Monday 16 November 2020 10:06pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An evening of songs of praise brought together over 100 secondary school youths from throughout Tongatapu last night, to mark the end of a three days programme aimed at ending interschool violence.
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  • Monday 16 November 2020 9:20pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Tonga Women’s XV dream of playing at women’s 2021 Rugby World Cup were dashed after they were held scoreless by Samoa’s Manusina on Saturday 14 November at Waitakere, Auckland.
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  • Monday 16 November 2020 5:49pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A team from the Tupou Tertiary Institute won the first National Pacific Insurance Table Tennis Business House Fiefia Trophy on Friday, November 13.
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  • Monday 16 November 2020 5:12pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The 252 repatriated passengers from Auckland and Brisbane have been released from quarantine after testing negative for CoViD-19 confirmed Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola on Saturday evening, 14 November. Two more flights are due to arrive from Auckland on 19 November, and from Brisbane on 24 November.
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  • Monday 16 November 2020 5:05pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Ten people were arrested with illicit drugs, including methamphetamine from five different locations in Tongatapu over the last three weeks.
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  • Monday 16 November 2020 5:01pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Over 100 Early Childhood Education graduates from the Pacific community, mostly Tongans, received their certificates from an Auckland education provider on November 12.
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  • Monday 16 November 2020 4:49pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The investment by Tongans in illegal pyramid schemes is concerning the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, which issued a warning to the public against participating.
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