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Sunday 9 March 2008
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Suva, Fiji
Fiji's self-appointed prime minister Frank Bainimarama has tightened his grip on information in his country, deciding he alone should be the army's media spokesman.

Sunday 9 March 2008
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Suva, Fiji
The findings in a report on the media would not be accepted because it lacked credibility, the Fiji Media Council told Pacnews yesterday.

Friday 7 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A young father who was convicted of five charges, two of them relating to the riots of November 16, 2006 serves a nine months imprisonment sentence starting today.

Friday 7 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Toga
A teenage driver in a hit and run accident that killed a man at Ma'ufanga will serve a sentence of 15 months imprisonment starting today, March 7.

Friday 7 March 2008
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Noumea, New Caledonia
This year's theme for International Women's Day on 8 March, Investing in Women and Girls, provides an opportunity to review the situation in the Pacific region regarding financing for gender equality.

Friday 7 March 2008
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Waitakere, New Zealand
Tongan Exhibitors and visitors to the Pacific Trade Expo 2008 held at the Waitakere Trust Stadium in Waitakere, Auckland, March 5-6, 2008.

Friday 7 March 2008
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Apia, Samoa
Today funds will be handed over to Samoa's two largest marine protected areas (MPAs) on behalf of the Coral Reef Initiatives in the Pacific (CRISP) program, at a ceremony to be held at the Safata MPA District Centre.

Friday 7 March 2008
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Geneva, Switzerland
This year's International Women's Day focuses on investing in women and girls. Abundant evidence shows that when women are given an opportunity to express their potential, health indicators rapidly improve for themselves, for households and for communities. Investment in women and girls not only contributes to socioeconomic progress, but is also an investment in health development.

Friday 7 March 2008
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Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) will not petition the Australian Government to remove Fiji from participating in the Regional Assistance Mission (RAMSI) in the Solomon Islands as suggested by a group of Pacific journalists.

Thursday 6 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A $15.5 million pa'anga loan capital at 5% interest will be made available in May to businesses that were destroyed during the riot of 16/11 2006.

Thursday 6 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Government Auditor-General's report on the alleged misuse of funds by the Minister of Tourism, Hon. Fineasi Funaki has been completed and handed over to the Prime Minister, Hon Dr Feleti Sevele.

Wednesday 5 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hon. 'Afu'alo Matoto was officiated this afternoon as the Acting Minister of Finance, while the Prime Minister Hon Feleti Sevele is in Auckland, New Zealand.

Wednesday 5 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sangstar Saulala and 'Ofa Simiki, two candidates for the April Parliamentary Election appeared in court early this week.

Wednesday 5 March 2008
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Waitakere, New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark opened Pacific EXPO in Waitakere City, where Tonga has the largest number of exhibitors.

Tuesday 4 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eight of the 71 candidates for Tonga's April General Election are confirmed to have pending court cases with the Tongan Judiciary.

Tuesday 4 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Taimi on February 25 reports that a 16/11 suspect has told some of the Demo bosses that if they will not do something before his trial in March then he will do something. Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, February 25-28, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.

Tuesday 4 March 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Japan Provides New Water Supply Systems to Two Villages and School Buildings to Three Primary Schools in the Kingdom of Tonga

Tuesday 4 March 2008
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Auckland, New Zealand
The New Zealand Pacific Business Council (NZPBC) will hold its two yearly Expo, bringing together more than 110 Exhibitors from 14 Pacific nations, representing a diverse range of industries and services. The 2008 Pacific Trade Expo, being held on 5 and 6 March at the Waitakere Trusts Stadium, Auckland, will be officially opened by Prime Minister, Rt Hon Helen Clark on Wednesday, 5 March at 9.00 am.

Tuesday 4 March 2008
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New York, USA
The International Trademark Association (INTA) today joins The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in calling for concrete action toward the completion of a new trade agreement focused specifically on stopping the trade in counterfeit goods.
