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Pacific Islanders who are working to safeguard their heritage have shared their knowledge and wisdom in a new book and CD published by UNESCO that includes articles written by five Tongans.

An insightful video documentary called “Women's Leadership in Crisis” was launched by the Talitha Project yesterday evening in Nuku'alofa.

A Pacific Islander was one of four young people who were honoured at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work, in London on 10 March.

The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga announced this evening in a statement that it has agreed to ratify the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) after lengthy and thorough discussions in Cabinet last week, on Wednesday 4 and Friday 6 March 2015. The decision comes as a breakthrough for Tonga's women's organisations who have been seeking government's consent for two decades.

One of Tonga’s most successful traditional craftsmen, Sitiveni Fehoko believes that Tonga’s handicrafts are the best in the Pacific and have the potential of being a significant export for Tonga. He is passing on his skills of carving to disadvantaged youth.

Production of five new Tongan coins demoninations to mark the upcoming coronation of HM King Tupou VI in July, began in Canberra on Wednesday, March 4.

Tonga’s very low economic growth rate means that employment, particularly for young people, cannot be realised, and new investment is needed in order to create new opportunities, the World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, Axel van Trotsenburg said in Nuku‘alofa yesterday, February 26.

The Henan Martial Arts Group from Shaolin, China will tour Tonga next week 2 -5 March.

Tonga’s discriminatory laws against women do not have to be changed before Tonga ratifies CEDAW - the international convention that is recognised globally as the most important human rights treaty for women. This week strong recommendations are being made to a parliamentary standing committee and then to Cabinet to sign the 33 year old convention, in what will be a landmark decision for Tonga’s international reputation and its women. by Mary Lyn Fonua.