Pacific Island Forum Leaders made a commitment to be Climate Leaders when they adopted the Majuro Declaration for Climate Leadership in Majuro, Marshall Islands early this month, 5 September. The Declaration will be presented by the Chair of the Pacific Forum to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
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Wednesday 25 September 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Tuesday 24 September 2013
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Greenpeace and the Pacific Islands Tuna Industry Association (PITIA) have criticized Pacific Island governments for allowing subsidized distant-water fishing fleets to fish in Pacific Islands waters.

Tuesday 24 September 2013
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A jury today convicted a suspended Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Justice on the count of causing the death of a woman while driving under the influence of alcohol at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court. He was released on bail for sentencing on November 1.

Tuesday 24 September 2013
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Tonga's Chief Justice has been forced to cancel a second session of Tonga’s Court of Appeal that was scheduled for October-November this year due to the loss of vital positions in the Supreme Court Registry in Nuku‘alofa.

Tuesday 24 September 2013
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A one million pa'anga grant fund for tourism and manufacturing business development was launched by the Tonga government in Neiafu, Vava‘u on 20 September, and again in Nuku‘alofa on 23 September 2013.

Monday 23 September 2013
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Ten line staff from the Tonga Power Ltd have won employment contracts with New Zealand’s Northpower Ltd. after completing a two-weeks recruitment boot camp. The group, including one woman, who are expected to migrate with their families in November this year have been called “professionals” and “great ambassadors for Tonga”.

Monday 23 September 2013
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A tourism operator in Ha'apai has been charged with assault and selling liquor without a license, according to Tonga Police in Nuku'alofa.

Monday 23 September 2013
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A special program to mark the International Peace Day was held in Nuku'alofa on Saturday, September 21 under a theme ‘Education for Peace’. Church leaders, parliamentarians, students, youth groups and non-government organizations came together, starting the day with a peace march. Photos by Linny Folau.

Monday 23 September 2013
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Germany
Tonga is a beautiful country and we would love to come back one day- if there is a better and improved airline system. We had two fantastic weeks in Tongatapu and Ha'apai but the last two days have been a nightmare - what upset us the most was the fact that no one seemed to care - the airline has to know that it cannot go on like that! - Simone Eisenbarth
Friday 20 September 2013
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Two fishermen were found this morning floating on their small capsized boat in 'Eua after they were reported missing last night. A third fisherman who managed to swim some two miles to 'Ohonua alerted the police of the incident.

Friday 20 September 2013
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The construction of a new classroom building for Beulah Primary School in Vaini is underway after the Government of Japan committed a grant assistance of over $190,000 for the project, on September 20.

Friday 20 September 2013
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A man is being investigated by police in relation to the attack of a woman by a hooded man early Sunday morning September 1 in Nuku'alofa near the Teufaiva Stadium. No arrest has been made at this stage.

Friday 20 September 2013
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The Tongan Cricket Association (TCA) has been suspended from the International Cricket Council (ICC) for sub-standard administration, following a warning issued last year.

Friday 20 September 2013
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King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u were welcomed in Brisbane by the Queensland Tonga Council, Nofo-'a-kainga, during an overnight stopover on September 11.

Thursday 19 September 2013
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Ika Moana 2013, a new multi-national maritime surveillance exercise, led by the Tonga Defence Services (Navy) to combat illegal fishing and crime at sea has over the past 10-days enforced law in Tonga's Exclusive Economic Zone. The surveillance could become an annual exercise after it ends on Friday, September 20.

Thursday 19 September 2013
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A special program including a peace march will be held on Saturday, September 21 in Nuku‘alofa as Tonga marks the United Nation's International Peace Day, under a theme ‘Education for Peace’.

Wednesday 18 September 2013
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Tonga’s recently passed Family Protection Bill 2013 is at the forefront of a 'Family Violence and Youth Justice Workshop' being held in Nuku'alofa this week to provide the judiciary and stakeholders with a better understanding of the new bill, that will help tackle the increasing problem of family violence.

Wednesday 18 September 2013
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China has deferred Tonga's repayment of its $119 million pa'anga loan indefinitely, the Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano told the Tongan parliament this morning, 18 September. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
Wednesday 18 September 2013
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New fuel prices announced for September-October will see a decrease in the price of petrol for the first time in months. Prices for diesel and kerosene, however, continue to rise.

Tuesday 17 September 2013
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'Okalahi, Nu'usila
'Oku makehekehe mo Paula Kava 'i he 'ene fokotu'u ke fakalato efiema'u fakaako 'aki 'a hono ngaue'aki 'a e naunau 'e langa ke fakalele 'a e fe'auhi sipoti 'o e 2019. Ko e fili, ko ho'o fakanaunau e sipoti ma'ae ki'i tokosi'i pe ko ho'o fakanaunau e kaha'u ako kotoa 'o e fonua? - Sefita Hao'uli
