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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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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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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Friday 1 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
All defendants are guilty on all charges, the Ashika jury has decided after 10 hours of deliberation, delivering their verdict to the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court at 10:20 am this morning.
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Thursday 31 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Firefighters battled to contain a fire that raged out of control at a Pili quarry vehicle dump yesterday, while fears were raised that the toxic smoke from burning tyres, plastics and fuel was fouling rooftops and contaminating Nuku'alofa water tanks.
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Wednesday 30 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A seven-member jury in the Ashika trial retired at 3:11pm today to begin their deliberation on their verdict in a trial of the ferry operator and other four persons, including the captain and the first mate, the former Managing Director of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia and the Acting Director of Marine.
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Wednesday 30 March 2011
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Suva, Fiji
PACIFIC Island countries and territories are challenged by the necessity to update their maps to reflect the current day realities.
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Wednesday 30 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
His Excellency Mr. Shemi Tzur, Israel Ambassador to the Kingdom Tonga will be in Nuku'alofa from 28th to 30th March to present his Letters of Credence to His Majesty King George Tupou V, on Tuesday 29th March 2011. - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Defence.
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Tuesday 29 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The seven jurors in the MV Princess Ashika trial are expected to retire tomorrow afternoon, March 30.
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