Tonga has been re-elected for another four-years as member state of the International Seabed Authority Council during its 24th session held in Kingston, Jamaica, last month.
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Thursday 2 August 2018
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Kingston, Jamaica
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Thursday 2 August 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s official foreign reserve continued to grow as the National Reserve Bank of Tonga recorded an increase of $26.8 million for the month of June. The reserves rose to $468.7 million, equivalent to 8.1 months of imports.
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Wednesday 1 August 2018
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Noumea, New Caledonia
Meteorogical services in the Pacific islands are aiming to improve tropical cyclone warning services in the region.
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Tuesday 31 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan noble and former Prime Minister, Lord Tu’ivakano had his case adjourned yet again to August 9.
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Monday 30 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI opened the vibrant Tongatapu Royal Agriculture, Fisheries and Tourism Trade Show at Fungamanamo'ui Grounds on Saturday, July 28, concluding the national event for this year.
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Monday 30 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Twenty-eight recruits, who are expected to graduate from the Tonga Police College in October, were reminded that the rule of law must be adhered to in their line of work at all times.
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Monday 30 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New short term job opportunities in construction in New Zealand opened up for Tongans this week, when a recruitment team interviewed local applicants for a program starting in September.
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Saturday 28 July 2018
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A father of six children, Alani Afu (51), who was extradicted from Tonga to Australia in 2016 on murder charges, was yesterday convicted of murder by the New South Wales Supreme Court in relation to the stabbing death of a Sydney woman Rita Caleo in 1990. Rita’s husband Mark Caleo was found guilty of hiring Alani to carry out the murder.
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Thursday 26 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An 86-year-old amateur magician Max Watanabe is on a friendly visit to entertain young students in Tongatapu this week.
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Thursday 26 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four male teenagers charged in relation to assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a bush allotment in Matahau on Saturday night, July 21 had their case adjourned to August 2.
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Wednesday 25 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Pacific Islands are way behind the rest of the world with regards to public accessibility to basic utilities such as Water, Sanitation and Electricity, according to the Asian Development Bank’s July 2018 Pacific Economic Monitor, but some of the 15 countries in the study, including Tonga, are doing better than others.
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Wednesday 25 July 2018
Brighton, United Kingdom
For now, I share the excitement of many that a new tool to tackle HIV may be on the horizon. This prospect will be a topic of much discussion when prevention strategists gather in Amsterdam this week for the 22nd International AIDS Conference. But, no matter what becomes of this latest vaccine-related discovery, the world will still have a long way to go before HIV is eradicated. To increase our chances of success, prevention programming must remain at the top of the agenda.
Wednesday 25 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A civil suit filed by the Pacific Games Council and Tonga Sports Association National Olympic Committee against the Tongan Government will be mentioned on August 3, at the Supreme Court.
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Wednesday 25 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Winners of a cooking competition for student chefs from ‘Ahopanilolo Technical College, will be announced at Tongatapu’s Royal Agriculture, Fisheries and Tonga-Made Show on Saturday, July 28.
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Wednesday 25 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI opened the 'Eua Royal Agriculture, Fisheries and Tonga-Made Show 2018 on Wednesday, July 25, viewing displays of traditional food crops, fresh vegetables, seafood, and fine woven Tongan handicrafts and mats.
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Tuesday 24 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A magnificent luxury 56m sailing yacht, Fidelis, (Latin for ‘faithful’), currently anchored near Pangaimotu Island, has been in Tonga since June, having sailed in from its last port of call, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Tuesday 24 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A consignment of Tongan squash to be shipped to China this year is targeted to be around 600-700 metric tonnes (mt), an increase from 248mt last year due to export demand.
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Tuesday 24 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four male teenagers were arrested for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a bush allotment in Matahau on Saturday night, July 21.
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Tuesday 24 July 2018
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San Francisco, USA
The Tonga Men’s 7s team finished in 22nd place out of 24 teams at the 2018 Sevens Rugby World Cup in San Francisco between 20 – 22 July. Tonga suffered three defeats to Kenya 19 – 7, Chile 33 – 29 and Papua New Guinea 31 - 14. Their only win came against Zimbabwe 31 – 5.
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Monday 23 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be in Tonga on October 25-26.
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