A 26-year-old woman from Folaha remains in police custody charged with assault and bodily harm of a child, after a post on facebook went viral showing screenshots of an assault on a 3-year-old inside a car.
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Monday 18 January 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 31 December 2020
Suva, Fiji
An estimated 161 babies will be born in the Pacific islands* on New Year’s Day, according to UNICEF. As the calendar turns to 2021, UNICEF is again celebrating the new lives being brought into the world on January 1. Samoa, in the Pacific, will welcome 2021’s first baby. Niue, its last. Regionally, the highest number of births are estimated to take place in three countries: Solomon Islands (53), Fiji (45), and Vanuatu (22). Statistically, Tonga expects six New Year babies, who may expect to live to the age of 80 years.
