Tonga's growing reliance on imports to meet its protein needs, threatens the nation's food security, and this was a concern discussed at a regional FAO meeting in Vava'u last week.
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Monday 11 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 11 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A former male employee at the ANZ Bank, Tonga, who is accused of fraudulently converting over $90,000 pleaded not guilty to 10 charges, when appearing the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on Friday, April 8.
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Monday 11 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A teenager who admitted stealing $9,000 worth of goods and cash from members of a visiting U-16 Oceania AFL team in December, 2010, received an 18-months suspended sentence and was ordered to spend 120 hours of community service picking up rubbish.
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Sunday 10 April 2011
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Manila, Philippines
The ADB Board of Directors recently approved a technical assistance of around $12.4 million under the Promoting Energy Efficiency in the Pacific (Phase 2) to help consumers use power more efficiently in the Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu. - ADB.
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Friday 8 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga will hold its first Sustainable Energy Expo next week, April 12-13 to raise awareness about energy efficiency options, and will showcase the wide range of sustainable energy products and services available to Tongan consumers. - Ministry of Information.
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Thursday 7 April 2011
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Noumea, New Caledonia
Pacific Energy Ministers have endorsed the Framework for Action on Energy Security in the Pacific (FAESP) and its associated implementation plan. They approved the framework and implementation plan at a special session of the inaugural joint Regional Meeting of Ministers for Energy, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Transport at the SPC headquarters in Noumea, New Caledonia. - SPC.
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Thursday 7 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
THE Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, or Parliament, Hon Reuven Rivlin visited Tonga for the first time on April 7, and joined in a tau'olunga with nurses during a presentation at the Tonga National Centre.
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Thursday 7 April 2011
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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Tonga has been confirmed as one of the 21 Council members of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the end of its inaugural assembly at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, April 5.
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Thursday 7 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
PACIFIC governments need to put adequate priority into national budgets for the development of agriculture, said the FAO Director-General Mr Jacques Diouf, who opened the Ninth FAO South West Pacific Ministers of Agriculture Meeting in Vava'u on April 5.
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Thursday 7 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A judgement on Tonga's first case of human trafficking will be delivered in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on Monday April 11.
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Thursday 7 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Court of Appeal 2011 Session will hear only eight appeal cases next week, including an appeal by the Crown Law against a judgment by Justice Robert Shuster to quash a perjury indictment against Lord Dalgety.
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Thursday 7 April 2011
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Auckland, New Zealand
TVNZ has announced a transmission partnership with 18 broadcasters enabling television viewers across the South Pacific to watch the Royal Wedding live from London on the 29th of April.
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Tuesday 5 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over 100 students were taken into police custody on Friday, April 1 after a fight broke out between boys from Liahona High School and Tonga College at a bus stop in central Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 5 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Ashika case had been the largest and perhaps the most important investigation in the history of the Tonga Police and there are no plans to lay any further charges relating to the disaster, Police Commissioner Chris Kelley said this morning, April 5 during the Police's weekly media briefing.
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Tuesday 5 April 2011
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Adelaide,Australia
Japan beat Tonga 22-5 in the final for the Shield at the 2011 Adelaide Sevens on April 3.
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Tuesday 5 April 2011
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Sydney, Australia
China still regards the details of its aid program as a state secret. The latest Lowy Institute policy brief provides a window into its opaque program, by reporting figures provided by individual recipient governments in the Pacific. The report gives China's aid program a mixed score.- Fergus Hanson and Mary Fifita.
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Monday 4 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A total of $2 million in fines was today imposed on the ferry operator, Shipping Corporation of Polynesia, while its former Managing Director John Jonesse (62) was sent to Hu'atolitoli Prison for five years, along with the Captain and First Mate serving lesser jail terms for convictions on charges relating to the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika in August 2009 with the loss of 74 lives.
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Sunday 3 April 2011
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Neiafu, Vava'u,Tonga
Agriculture ministers from sixteen Pacific countries will in Tonga next week. Central to the meeting is how high global food prices transfer to Pacific countries. While there is no indication of an impending world food crisis, FAO is warning that food price hikes are a major threat to food security for the poor. - FAO.
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Friday 1 April 2011
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Auckland, New Zealand
The premiere of the new independent Tongan film, My Lost Kainga, will be at the Dream Centre, 3 Lakewood Court in Manukau City on April 8th 2011, at 7pm doors open at 6pm. - My Lost Kainga.
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Friday 1 April 2011
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London, UK
The South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga launched an ambitious Rugby World Cup competition to find "Rugby's Maddest Fan" in the world and features its own dedicated website. The site features videos submitted by rugby fans from around the globe, each vying for the title of the World's No 1 Rugby Fan. - Tourism Tonga.
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