A four-members Rehabilitation Team from the Auckland Spinal Unit were in Nuku'alofa this week to assess 13 patients with spinal injuries who have paralysis from the waist down or on both hands and legs.
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Friday 3 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 3 October 2008
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Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
I write in support of Village Idiot's ideas that mining companies should deposit a bond prior to mining activity to counteract environmental and social disasters. And the ideas he paints on mining corporations walking away with profitable bonanzas from fragile, developing countries seems to ring true here in Papua New Guinea. - Sam Tupou
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Thursday 2 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Airline Tonga's, Air Operators Certificate AOC has been temporarily suspended as of September 8, the Minister of Transport Hon. Paul Karalus confirmed today, October 2.
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Thursday 2 October 2008
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A workshop on "Parliament and the Media" held in Tonga this week called on the Tongan government to draft and enact a Freedom of Information Act "as a matter of priority". It also highlighted the need for the relationship between Government, Parliament and the Media to be taken into account during the political reform process, and urged the Speaker to make provision of media and public gallery and broadcast facilities in parliament. By Pesi Fonua.
Thursday 2 October 2008
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Sydney, Australia
An online database of fishing vessels involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing was launched by Greenpeace International today, Oct 1. The Greenpeace IUU blacklist is the first fully public one-stop, independent record of fishing vessels, support vessels and companies involved in pirate fishing.
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Thursday 2 October 2008
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Nadi, Fiji
Digicel Pacific Ltd, the fastest-growing mobile telecommunications operator in the Pacific, today announced that it has launched in Fiji, its fifth market in the Pacific, further strengthening its footprint in the region.
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Wednesday 1 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Breast Cancer Society Inc. launched 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month' today with a colourful display of pink ribbons and t-shirts, the international symbol of breast cancer awareness, at a morning coffee event at the Steak and Rock Restaurant in central Nuku'alofa.
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Wednesday 1 October 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HRH Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita will be officially declared as Tonga's 'Royal Patron of Whales', in Neiafu, Vava'u on Friday, October 3.
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Tuesday 30 September 2008
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New York, USA
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Declaration (CMAG) had its thirtieth meeting in New York on 27 September 2008.
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Tuesday 30 September 2008
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Kanokupolu,Tonga
Vakaloa is the name of a newly opened beach resort located on the white sandy beach of Kanokupolu on the western side of Tongatapu, opened on Friday, September 26 by HRH Princess Latufuipeka Tuku'aho.
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Tuesday 30 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Australian Schools Under 18 Rugby Team defeated Tonga's Secondary School Rugby Team with a score of 22-13 in a test match held at Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium on Monday, September 29.
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Tuesday 30 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The General Manager of Tonga Broadcasting Commission Elenoa 'Amanaki (63) hands over the reins on public broadcasting when her four-year contract ends on Tuesday, September 30.
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Tuesday 30 September 2008
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Pape'ete, Tahiti
Metropolitan France's financial police have since last week conducted a series of raids in French Polynesia, where the team is currently investigating on a series of cases, including one involving former President Gaston Flosse.
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Sunday 28 September 2008
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Paris, France
Reporters Without Borders is very disturbed by this week's raid on the Canberra home of Phllip Dorling, a reporter for the Canberra Times daily, by federal police seeking classified defence documents cited in a story reporting that close allies Japan and South Korea were priority targets for Australia's spies as well as countries such as China and North Korea.
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Friday 26 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
It was high drama again in parliament on Thursday, September 11, the last day of parliamentary proceedings before the House closed until October 2. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
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Friday 26 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two brothers from Lautoka, Fiji were sentenced to serve two years in Hu‘atolitoli Prison today, for the manufacturing and using of counterfeit Tongan notes amounting to $600.
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Friday 26 September 2008
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Suva, Fiji
This Sunday September 28 is 'International Right to Know Day'; a chance to highlight the right to information and to remember how important this right is for the fulfilment of all human rights. By Claire Cronin
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Thursday 25 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Legislative Assembly of Tonga will host a workshop next week on "Parliament and the Media", aiming to generate awareness, cooperation and mutual respect between parliamentarians and journalists.
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Thursday 25 September 2008
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Geneva, Switzerland
World Standards Day is celebrated each year on 14 October to pay tribute to the efforts of thousands of experts worldwide who collaborate within IEC, ISO and ITU to develop voluntary International Standards that facilitate trade, spread knowledge and disseminate technological advances.
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