I recall your 2009 report on the Parliament’s 21-1 vote against ratifying CEDAW; it included Prime Minister Pōhiva who voted against ratification. It is, therefore, as clear as noonday to me that Parliament has not passed legislation re-authorizing the ratification of CEDAW if it has previously voted against it. – Sione A. Mokofisi.
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Tuesday 17 March 2015
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Fakafeta'i ko kimautolu eni fanau ako lao ‘i Port Vila 'oku mau kei mo'ui pe he ‘osi atu e maumau ne fakahoko ‘e Cyclone Pam. Ko e faka-tangi pe na’a ‘i ai ha tokoni mai ‘a e pule'anga ki heni ki he fanau ako Tonga heni. – Tupou Fa’aoa.
Tuesday 17 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hard tackling, ‘Ikale Tahi fullback Tevita Halaifonua has won the award for Tongan Player of the year 2014, by Pacific Islands Players Association (PIPA).
Monday 16 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
There was confusion in the Tongan Parliament today when government was asked to confirm if the United Nations had accepted Tonga’s ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). From the House by Pesi Fonua
Monday 16 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four fishermen who activated a live beacon on Thursday night, 12 March after their boat’s engine failed 54 nautical miles south of Tongatapu, have been rescued by a Tongan Navy vessel, after an aerial search by a New Zealand Orion P-3 located their position.
Monday 16 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Government of Japan today committed $5 million pa’anga grant to Tonga to purchase disaster reduction equipment and products and improve its disaster risk management and response.
Monday 16 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Pacific Islander was one of four young people who were honoured at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work, in London on 10 March.
Monday 16 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The tournament favourites, Pampas XV defeated Tonga A 31 to 7 on Saturday, March 14 at the World Rugby Pacific Challenge tournament in Suva, Fiji.
Sunday 15 March 2015
Suva, Fiji
It is without doubt that the atmospheric dynamics of TC Bavi and TC Nathan on TC Pam, saved Fiji . . . This is what we can truly call an “Act of God”, without any doubt in my mind. - Dr Sushil K. Sharma.
Sunday 15 March 2015
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The Prime Minister summoned Acting Attorney General ‘Āminiasi Kefu to the PMO with instructions (directives) on how to handle the Tu'ilakepa vs. Crown case. – Sione A. Mokofisi.
Sunday 15 March 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Prime Minister summoned Acting Attorney General ‘Āminiasi Kefu to the PMO with instructions (directives) on how to handle the Tu'ilakepa vs. Crown case. – Sione A. Mokofisi.
Saturday 14 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The strongest tropical cyclone on record in the South Pacific, Tropical Cyclone Pam, a Category 5 super storm, hit Vanuatu last night causing deaths and destruction. This morning Pam had a central pressure as low as 899hPa and was gusting up to 335km per hour at its centre. It is one of four cyclones unusually affecting the South Pacific at the same time. NASA images.
Saturday 14 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ko e tukufakaholo ‘o e fonua ni na’e fungavaka ‘e tolu ‘a e fokotu’utu’u ‘o e sosaieti Tonga – Ha’a Tu’i, hou’eiki ‘iho nau ngaahi ha’a mo ha’a me’avale. ‘I he kuonga ni ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi liliu lahi he ‘oku hiki hake ha ni’ihi ‘i ha’a me’avale ‘o nau hoko ko e kau hou’eiki fo’ou. Ko e anga ia ‘o e ta’au ‘a taimi pea ‘oku ‘i ai pe ‘ene sai mo hono kovi. – S. Tu’itupou Fotu.
Saturday 14 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Viliami Tu’ipulotu, a Class 5 student from Ngele'ia Government Primary School in Tongatapu, was awarded a trip to Japan after winning the written category of Tonga’s National Soroban Competition on March 12.
Saturday 14 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four athletes, including a gold medalist sprinter from Tonga, will participate in this year’s Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles, from July 25 to August 2.
Friday 13 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A severe Tropical Cyclone Pam that was upgraded to Category 5 early this morning is expected to hit Vanuatu tonight, Friday March 13 and emergency plans have been activated.
Thursday 12 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tanoa Hotel Group from Fiji will take over Tonga's International Dateline Hotel for redevelopment this year, aiming to transform the seafront hotel and reopen as Tanoa Dateline in mid-2017, with a Tongan four star standard.
Thursday 12 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Australian Government has committed AUD$1,191,094 million to support the continuation of a Tonga Police Development Program (TPDP) for 2014-15.
Thursday 12 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A ban on airline passengers importing fruit from Auckland, New Zealand, to Tonga remains enforced by Tonga's Quarantine authorities.
Thursday 12 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Supreme Court judge has dismissed an application by the Public Service Association Inc. and Mele ‘Amanaki to transfer civil actions claiming damages against them for defamation, from the Magistrate’s Court to the Supreme Court.


