Poor families are hit hardest by demands for bribes in developed as well as developing countries, according to Transparency international...s Global Corruption Barometer 2007. The public opinion survey, published today ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, also found that citizens in countries across the globe continue to see political parties and parliaments as the institutions most compromised by corruption.
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Friday 7 December 2007
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Berlin, Germany
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Thursday 6 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Esther Tohi (18) of Fasi mo e Afi was crowned the Miss Face of Tonga 2007 at the Kahana Lagoon Resort last night. Photos by Linny Folau
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Thursday 6 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, November 26-29, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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Thursday 6 December 2007
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London, UK
Efforts to ensure children have better access to medicines appropriate for them intensified today with the unveiling of a new research and development agenda by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Wednesday 5 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A jury found a group of six 16/11 rioters guilty on 17 charges at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this morning.
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Wednesday 5 December 2007
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Bepuu, Japan
The first Asia-Pacific Water Summit is being held 3-4 December 2007, in Oita Prefecture, Japan. The Summit supported by the Government of Japan and held in the city of Beppu, is organized as one of the key activities of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF), an independent, not-for-profit, non-partisan, non-political network dedicated to solving water and sanitation problems in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Tuesday 4 December 2007
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Suva, Fiji
It is with great sadness that the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) learnt of the passing away of the Editor of the Kele'a newspaper in Tonga, Tavake Fusimalohi.
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Monday 3 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
TEN names have been submitted for Tonga's Hall of Fame sports initiative, as of today.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Training, Employment, Youth and Sports said this morning that nominations included former national rugby players Fakahau Valu, Talikava Kava, and Quddus Fielea.
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Monday 3 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Editor of the Kele'a Newspaper Tavake Fusimalohi (68) died this morning at Vaiola Hospital in Nuku'alofa.
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Monday 3 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Patients in the old Medical and Paediatric Wards of Nuku'alofa's Vaiola Hospital will move into new wards in the new hospital complex in January, the Minister of Health Dr Viliami Tangi said on Friday.
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Friday 30 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Revenue Commission is flexing its muscles in the collection of overdue taxes, and recently three businesses have been forced to close their doors because of the non-payment of Consumption Tax.
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Thursday 29 November 2007
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Manila, Philippines
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $1 million grant to improve the capacity of Pacific developing member countries in using statistical data for developing economic and social policies and managing their implementation.
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Thursday 29 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The status of Tonga's political reform remains exactly where it was stuck when the members of parliament voted on it before the closure of parliament at the end of October 2007. Editor's Comment. By Pesi Fonua
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Thursday 29 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A national Sports Week and a Hall of Fame, two new initiatives of the Ministry of Training, Employment, Youth and Sports, will be launched on Sunday, December 2.
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Wednesday 28 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Whale Watching Industry appears to be in a state of stagnation, particularly at the popular tourist destination of Vava'u, where experienced operators are blaming everything from ad hoc government policy on licensing to a poor domestic air service for the failure to reach expected growth.
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Wednesday 28 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Minister for Lands, Survey, Natural Resources and Environment, Tuita has called on the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission's (SOPAC) Governing Council to consider the decision made by the Forum Leaders to rationalize SOPAC's function in a constructive way.
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Wednesday 28 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Digicel Pacific Ltd's expansion to Tonga with the acquisition of Tonfon Communications, was announced by executives of the two companies in Nuku'alofa yesterday.
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Tuesday 27 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonfon Communications increased its wireless capacity last week to cope with a rapidly growing demand for bandwidth by Tonga's internet users.
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Monday 26 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, November 15-22, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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Monday 26 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The second group trial of seven defendants charged in relation to the destruction in Nuku'alofa during the November 16 riots entered its seventh day today as the examination of witnesses continues.
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