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Monday 10 March 2008 5:30am
London, UK : Last year, Commonwealth Heads of Government met in Uganda on the edge of Lake Victoria and agreed to an Action Plan for tackling climate change. It was an appropriate place to do so: from there, the waters of the River Nile begin a three-month journey to the Mediterranean.- Commonwealth Day
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Sunday 9 March 2008 3:41pm
London, UK : Monday10th March is Commonwealth Day. For two billion Commonwealth citizens, it is a day to share and a day to celebrate. Premium content -
Sunday 9 March 2008 3:19pm
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. Premium content -
Sunday 9 March 2008 3:00pm
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. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2008 6:26pm
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. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2008 6:09pm
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. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2008 5:40pm
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. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2008 11:06am
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. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2008 6:43am
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. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2008 5:29am
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. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2008 5:03am
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. Premium content -
Thursday 6 March 2008 7:16pm
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. Premium content -
Thursday 6 March 2008 7:11pm
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. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2008 4:38pm
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. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2008 3:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sangstar Saulala and 'Ofa Simiki, two candidates for the April Parliamentary Election appeared in court early this week. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2008 2:32pm
Waitakere, New Zealand : New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark opened Pacific EXPO in Waitakere City, where Tonga has the largest number of exhibitors. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2008 9:14pm
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. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2008 8:27pm
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. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2008 5:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Japan Provides New Water Supply Systems to Two Villages and School Buildings to Three Primary Schools in the Kingdom of Tonga Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2008 4:59pm
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. Premium content
