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  • Tuesday 11 February 2025 5:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt, the head judge of the 2025 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant was stopped at the Honiara Airport, in the Solomon Islands, amid controversy over the Miss Pacific Islands final result on the crowning night.
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  • Monday 10 February 2025 4:00pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Miss Tonga, Racheal Guttenbeil, placed first runner-up in the Miss Pacific Islands pageant, on Saturday at Friendship Hall, in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Racheal won the “People’s Choice Award”, with over 130K online votes and the "Best Traditional Attire category". This year the new Miss Pacific Islands is Miss Samoa, Litara Ieremia-Allan.
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  • Saturday 8 February 2025 10:36am
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's new Cabinet has revoked two previous government decisions: the privatisation of the Lupepau'u Aiport in Vava'u and a decision that allowed board members of public enterprises to automatically extend their terms this year, even after the end date, 15 March 2025.
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  • Friday 7 February 2025 6:46pm


    Honiara, Solomon Islands
    : Eight contestants for the Miss Pacific Islands 2025 crown, completed the first judging category, a pre-pageant interview on 6 February, in Solomon Islands. The crowning will be held on Saturday 8 February, in Honiara.
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  • Friday 7 February 2025 8:53am


    Melbourne, Australia
    : Donald Trump has wasted no time clarifying what “America First” – the dominant idea driving his election campaign – means in practice. So far, it means a 90-day freeze on most foreign aid spending, as well as the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris climate agreement. Of all the decisions made by Trump thus far, the most catastrophic are likely to be those related to climate change, including pushing for more oil and gas production. None of this will make America great again. On the contrary, Trump’s return to the White House has given a giant boost to China’s claims to world leadership. - Peter Singer
  • Thursday 6 February 2025 6:38pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : In Tonga, there are at least four cases of stage 3-4 cervical cancer every year. In these stages, patients cannot be treated..."they will die," said Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist, Dr. Ma’ake Tupou. The Ministry of Health is conducting a campaign to protect women from cervical cancer with the HPV vaccine.
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  • Thursday 6 February 2025 6:18pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Seven people were found guilty for various charges including possession of 1.62 grams of methamphetamine, 8.27 grams of cannabis as well as arms and ammunition without a license seized during a police operation at a tax allotment in Vaini.
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  • Thursday 6 February 2025 12:32pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Kisina Neiufi (33) is serving four and a half years imprisonment for possession of 3.51 grams of methamphetamine, seized with $2,800 cash in Vaotu’u. This included the activation of a one year suspended sentence for previous drug offending, he breached.
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  • Wednesday 5 February 2025 8:54pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Falakiko Uatahausi (40) was jailed for six months for possession of 1.33 grams of methamphetamine, seized on him at the Tonga Institute of Higher Education in Pahu, where he was working as a security guard.
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  • Wednesday 5 February 2025 8:49pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Salesi Fa’aoa (34) is serving two years in prison for receiving stolen property, valued at around $43,750, from the burglary of a warehouse belonging to a construction and road repair associated business in Tofoa.
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