The 40th anniversary of shipping company, Pacific Forum Line (PFL), was celebrated last night by staff and guests at the Tanoa International Dateline Hotel in Nuku’alofa. The PFL was established in 1978 by the late King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV of Tonga, the late Sir Ratu Kamisese Mara of Fiji, and High Chief Malietoa Tanumafili II of Samoa, with its first meeting hosted at Tonga College.
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Thursday 15 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 1 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
First prize has been awarded jointly to Tonga, Samoa and Fiji Airways for the Best of Show/Best New International Exhibitor at the 2018 LA Travel & Adventure Show on 24 February in Los Angeles, USA.
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Thursday 5 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's sole domestic carrier, Real Tonga Airline is expected to start a new international service to Samoa, in early November this year.
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Monday 4 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Samoa will host the 2019 Pacific Games after winning the hosting rights when it was unanimously approved by the Pacific Games Council Executive Board.
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Thursday 20 April 2017
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Apia, Samoa
Samoa is leading the Asia Pacific region in statistical data transparency becoming the first country in the area to launch a new National Summary Data Page (NSDP), a one-stop statistics shop for publishing essential macroeconomic data, critical for monitoring economic conditions and policies.
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Thursday 13 April 2017
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Apia, Samoa
A Tongan team of four young swimmers came first in the team relays at the Apolima Strait Crossing, a 22.3km open water swim from Upolu Island to Savaii in Samoa on 11 April.
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Tuesday 4 April 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tongan team of four young swimmers will compete at the Apolima Strait Crossing, a 22.3km open water swim from Upolu Island to Savaii in Samoa on 11 April.
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Monday 3 April 2017
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Hong Kong
Tonga and Samoa’s national Rugby 7s teams have joined forces to raise awareness on shark conservation on April 2, during the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2017.
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Tuesday 14 February 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Samoa will host its first Investec Super Rugby Championship, a match between the Auckland Blues and Queensland Reds on 2 June at Apia Park Stadium.
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Thursday 5 January 2017
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Apia, Samoa
The village of Siumu in Samoa has bestowed a chiefly title to Sione Niumotu Pome'e, the founding member of 'Three Houses Down', a popular reggae band in New Zealand. The title of Tupuola was originally held by Sione's father-in-law, Fa'alogo Masei
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Tuesday 20 December 2016
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Apia, Samoa
Multi-million grants for three new projects have been approved by the Green Climate Fund for Pacific Islands, including Tonga, to assist with the impact of climate change.
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Tuesday 11 October 2016
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Cardiff, Wales
Substandard facilities and medical cover in Tonga and Samoa have caused the Welsh Rugby Union to reconsider the destinations of their summer tour next year according to Welsh media.
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Tuesday 4 October 2016
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Apia, Samoa
A young Samoan women who has claimed stigmata on a few occasions since Easter this year, has converted to the Catholic faith in order to fulfill her mission of travelling to Rome after she says she received messages from God.
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Monday 27 June 2016
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Apia, Samoa
Tonga’s Ikale Tahi lost its last game in the Pacific Nations Cup (PNC) on Saturday to a determined Samoa going down 30-10 in Apia, Samoa. The loss puts Fiji and Samoa in leading contention for the two direct qualifying spots available for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
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Friday 24 June 2016
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Nadi, Fiji
A three-year initiative, involving education ministries in Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Solomon Islands, to improve education quality by increasing literacy and numeracy levels of students in the Pacific region, was discussed when education leaders from the three countries met in Fiji this week.
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Friday 20 May 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
ANZ has reduced its International Money Transfer fees from New Zealand to Tonga, Samoa and Vanuatu aimed to make it easier for remittances that support incomes across the region.
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Wednesday 11 May 2016
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Sydney, Australia
Samoa coach Matt Parish criticized international rugby league organisers in the National Rugby League (NRL) after it was revealed Samoan players received no match payments for their game against Tonga at Pirtek Stadium, Parramatta last Saturday night. The Tonga side received $500 each only after they sourced their own sponsorship.
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Sunday 8 May 2016
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Parramatta, Australia
Mate Ma’a Tonga were defeated 18 – 6 by Toa Samoa last night in a thrilling 2016 Pacific Test Match in Pirtek stadium in Parramatta, Sydney.
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Saturday 7 May 2016
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Parramatta, Australia
Mate Ma’a Tonga are set to collide against rivals Toa Samoa at Pirtek Stadium in Parramatta tonight at 10:40pm (Tongan Time) May 7. The game will be the fourth annual Pacific test match between the two teams since 2013.
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Friday 6 May 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Samoa has committed to protecting children from all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse by ratifying two Optional Protocols of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) last week, UNICEF Pacific in Fiji reported.
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