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The PACER Plus negotiations were launched at the Cairns Pacific Forum Leaders Meeting in 2009, marked the start of negotiations on PACER-Plus, a trajectory that has actively discounted the concerns of the Forum Island Countries (FICs) in favour of the policy interests of Australia and New Zealand. – Pacific Civil Society.

Over 400 graduates from three Government Post-Secondary Education Institutes received their certificates and diplomas today during a combined award ceremony in Nuku‘alofa. Photos by Linny Folau.

The popular comedic duo the Laughing Samoans are in Tonga for two concerts of hilarious laughter on December 11-12 in support of the Walk on Walk Strong Foundation (WOWS) for child cancer.

Ko e me'a mahu'ingna taha ki hotau fonua he momeniti ko'eni ke fai mo mou fokotu'u ho'omou Kanititeiti ki he Palemia. He kuo tau hange ha me'alele 'oku pikisia pe ia he pelepela 'o hono fale tau'anga te'eki a'u ki he hala. - 'Inoke Fotu Hu'akau.

Next week the Tonga Government’s public service will close down at 4:30pm Friday, 19 December, its last working day, before the beginning of its Christmas and New Year holidays.

Tonga took a giant step toward making itself one of the easiest places to do business in the Pacific when the Hon. Dr Viliami Latu, the Minister for Commerce, Tourism and Labour launched the Online Business Registries on 2 December at the Fa'onelua Convention Center.

Customers who took out loans from a Microfinance Scheme at the Tonga Development Bank held a Holiday Market Festival on December 4-5 to sell their locally made products and produce in Ma'ufanga.

Ko e lakanga Palemia ko e Taki Ngaue Ma'olunga taha ia he fonua, pea 'oku 'ikai ko ha lakanga ia ke fakapale'i 'aki ha taha. Ko e fakapale ia 'oku lahi 'a e ngaahi Metali Fakalangilangi 'a e fonua ke fai 'aki 'a e ngaue koia. 'E 'ikai fakahoko 'aki ia 'a e Palemia. – 'Inoke Fotu Hu'akau.

Agreement that Tonga's next Prime Minister must be an elected People's Representative, was reached at a meeting of 14 of Tonga's 17 newly-elected People's Representatives this morning, December 3, according to a spokesperson.