Tonga’s high speed internet will be on show during a Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) Conference, PacINET to be held on September 9-13 in Nuku’alofa.
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Monday 9 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 9 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Supreme Court judge in Tonga, in jailing a tearful embezzler on September 6 said the crime had become commonplace in Tonga. “Embezzlement has to stop,” said Mr Justice Charles Cato, who warned stakeholders to address the problem before it was too late and companies would not operate in Tonga. “Corruption at any level or shape in Tonga needs to be wiped out,” he said.
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Sunday 8 September 2013
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Majuro, Marshall Islands
The Republic of Kiribati and the United States have signed a boundary treaty delimiting the waters between their two countries.
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Sunday 8 September 2013
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Suva, Fiji
King Tupou VI of Tonga, the 20th Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, conferred certificates, diplomas and degrees earned by 713 graduating students at the Laucala Campus, on Friday, 6 September, 2013.
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Sunday 8 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Australia has chosen a new government, with Tony Abbott as its new Prime Minister-elect, after the Parliamentary Election results were announced before 10:00pm yesterday September 7, following the defeat conceded by former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
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Friday 6 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s 7th contingent to Afghanistan left Tonga for the United Kingdom today, September 6, to undergo pre-deployment training for two-months.
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Friday 6 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s landmark Family Protection Bill 2013 passed by the Legislative Assembly of Tonga on September 4, after three weeks of heavy debate, will help the police to deal with family violence that is increasing in Tonga. It now awaits the assent of the King and is expected to be enacted next year.
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Friday 6 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano received a cheque of NZ$1.5 million in budget support from the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Peter O’Neil on September 5, in the Marshall Islands.
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Thursday 5 September 2013
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'Ohonua, 'Eua
Tevita Noa Finau a former bank teller at the Westpac Bank of Tonga in ‘Eua was sentenced to two-years imprisonment after pleading guilty to theft of over $18,000 pa’anga, on September 2.
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Thursday 5 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three of five men accused of kidnapping a father and son in Nuku’alofa in July were released on strict bail conditions on Monday, September 2 at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court.
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Thursday 5 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Senior Commissioned Police Officer was suspended for another two-weeks without pay for alleged connection in corrupt activity with criminals.
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Wednesday 4 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau‘u left Tonga on September 3 to visit Fiji and the Solomon Islands, where the king as Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, will confer qualifications at the university’s graduations in Suva and Honiara.
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Wednesday 4 September 2013
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New York, USA.
The new Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific at the United Nations Development Programme, Haoliang Xu, says it is time to have an honest dialogue with some of its government partners so that they see UNDP, not as a donor, but rather as a trusted development partner: “If we don’t find a breakthrough in this regard, UNDP’s potential to add value to their national development agenda cannot be fully materialized.”
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Wednesday 4 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The resignation of Lord Tu‘iha‘ateiho as the Acting Speaker of the Tonga Legislative Assembly, on Tuesday, 27 August, is the latest fiasco in parliament, since Tonga introduced a new political system at the end of 2010. Editor’s Comment, By Pesi Fonua
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Tuesday 3 September 2013
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Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
Tongan athletes are competing in six sports at the 2013 Pacific Mini Games from September 2-12 in the French Territory of Wallis and Futuna.
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Tuesday 3 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A hooded man who attacked a woman while she was walking to church early Sunday morning, in Nuku’alofa, is sought by the Tonga Police, who issued an advisory today for women and school students to walk in groups for their safety.
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Tuesday 3 September 2013
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Auckland, New Zealand
Tongans in New Zealand have begun celebrating “Tongan Language Week” with various events promoting the Tongan language, being held from September 1-7.
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Monday 2 September 2013
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Wisconsin, United States
A Tongan-Australian mixed-martial arts fighter Soa “the Hulk” Palelei, knocked out an opponent in a major Ultimate Fighter Championship (UFC) event in Wisconsin, America on Saturday August 31.
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Monday 2 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Westpac Bank of Tonga closed down its branches in Ha‘apai and ‘Eua as it teams up with the Tonga Development Bank to deliver its banking services to customers in both the outer islands, effective today September 2.
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Monday 2 September 2013
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Sydney, Australia
This week’s Pacific Islands Forum focuses on: “Marshalling a Pacific Response to Climate Change” when the leaders of the Pacific Island Forum will propose the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership, to galvanize a new wave of climate action. At this critical time in the history of the Pacific, it is essential the discussion goes beyond words and pledges and results in concrete actions and commitments, from all actors, to combat climate change. - World Bank Group.
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