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Friday 27 September 2019 4:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. Pohiva Tu‘i‘onetoa (68), one of two candidates nominated, was elected 15-8, this afternoon as Tonga’s new Prime Minister, by 23 elected members of the Tongan Parliament in a secret ballot. (Updated to correct age).1 comment
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Friday 27 September 2019 3:34pm
Suva, Fiji : Geoengineering will save us from the climate crisis, its champions insist. By using technology either to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or to deflect some solar radiation away from the Earth, they claim, we can undo the damage wrought by humanity’s failure to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. But while it certainly sounds like a convenient solution, there is no proof that it will work – and no telling what the side effects could be. In the view of Pacific islanders, it barely merits discussion. By François Martel. -
Friday 27 September 2019 12:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga National Rugby League Board (TNRL) was suspended by the Rugby League International Federation Board (RLIF) in a decision made last night, 26 September. As a result, Australia’s NRL announced they would withdraw an invitation for a TNRL team to play in the World Cup 9s to be held in October.1 comment -
Friday 27 September 2019 11:31am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A three-year Tonga Justice Sector Support Program was launched on September 26 with the aim of developing more inclusive, sustainable and responsive good governance, with law and order. Premium content -
Friday 27 September 2019 11:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China was celebrated in Tonga on Wednesday evening, 25 September at the Chinese Embassy, Fasi-mo e-Afi, Nuku’alofa, with a reaffirmation of the diplomatic relationship between the two countries.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 26 September 2019 9:37am
: Tonga National Rugby League (TNRL) says it “knows of no rule that requires Israel Folau or any other player registered with the TNRL, to apply to the RLIF to be eligible to play for Tonga” in a statement released on 24 September. However, the RLIF board will meet today to discuss the issue. -
Thursday 26 September 2019 9:10am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Free Wesleyan Church schools in Tongatapu held a fundraiser Bazaar Day on September 25 in Nuku'alofa. -
Thursday 26 September 2019 9:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of women dressed in their finest white dresses and beautiful hats gathered for their annual 'Faka-Sepitema' roll call at the Church of Tonga in Nuku'alofa, on September 25. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 September 2019 10:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Israel Folau’s reported availability to play for the Mate Ma‘a Tonga (MMT) in the two test matches against Great Britain and Australia at the end of the year, has been refuted by the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF).1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 24 September 2019 10:00pm
Suva, Fiji : Malia Maketalena Sio, a mother of three graduated with a Post Graduate Diploma in Education on September 19. Malia was one of 460 students who graduated in the Faculty of Arts, Law and Education and Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 September 2019 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight wheelchairs donated by the Rotary New Zealand World Community Service was presented to Mango Tree Respite Centre for the disabled at Houmakelikao, on September 24. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 September 2019 8:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi Coach, Toutai Kefu is reshuffling his team to play Argentina at the Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Prefecture in Higashiosaka City on Saturday 28 September 2019. The match kicks off at 17.45 Tongan time. -
Tuesday 24 September 2019 2:03am
Paris, France : In a profoundly volatile world riddled with fractures, the temptation to embrace a seemingly reassuring path of withdrawal or isolation may be strong. In fact, avoidance of potential hazards seems only natural. For lack of a better alternative, we may be instinctively inclined to look inward in order to circumvent or at least mitigate the risks of a world that feels like end times, in which children are telling us the truth. By Rémy Rioux. -
Tuesday 24 September 2019 1:52am
New Delhi, India : On September 24-25, world leaders will attend a United Nations summit in New York to review progress toward the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. This will be the first UN summit on the SDGs since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda in September 2015. Since then, we have collectively made progress toward a more peaceful, safer, healthier, and more prosperous world. Sadly, however, we are currently on track to miss most of the SDGs and targets related to children – without which the fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda can remain only a distant dream. -
Monday 23 September 2019 8:18pm
New York, USA : Leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum met with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on September 21 at UN Headquarters in New York. Premium content -
Monday 23 September 2019 8:15pm
New York, USA : Youth leaders from more than 140 countries and territories, including Tonga’s dual sport Olympian and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador, Pita Taufatofua, and Greta Thunberg, a prominent young climate activist from Sweden, gathered at the first UN Youth Climate Summit to voice their demands for urgent climate action in New York, USA, on 21 September. Premium content -
Monday 23 September 2019 8:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kelikupa Maile (33) from Longolongo was convicted of serious housebreaking and theft of goods valued at around $14,990 pa'anga from his neighbour's home in December last year. Premium content -
Monday 23 September 2019 8:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A five-years imprisonment sentence was imposed on a 66-year-old man who was convicted of incest in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Saturday 21 September 2019 2:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga may have a new Prime Minister by the end of the September. The Speaker of Parliament on 26 September will read out nominations and call for the 25 members of parliament to elect a new Prime Minister. Premium content -
Saturday 21 September 2019 5:28am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An appeal against a Magistrate decision, which granted a bail variation to the Minister for Justice Hon Vuna Fa’otusia allowing him to travel outside of Tonga, was dismissed by a Supreme Court judge after finding the appeal was misconceived and had no merit. Premium content
