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Wednesday 14 November 2007 12:14pm
Apia, Samoa : One highlight event of the 5th Pacific Community Conference ... also being referred to as the 60th Anniversary Conference ... is the launch of a commemorative book marking 60 years of service to Pacific Island peoples by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC).
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Tuesday 13 November 2007 5:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The House resumed after several weeks of recess, first to enable government to prepare and to host the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in mid-October, and then to enable members to attend the 125th anniversary celebration of Tonga College at the end of October. The day's working agenda was a "carrot on a stick" approach. From the House, an English translation summary from the Tongan vernacular, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 November 2007 9:39am
Honiara, Solomon Islands : RAMSI Assistant Special Coordinator, Mataiasi Lomaloma has held talks with chiefs, leaders and the community in Manakwai Village, North Malaita, after Tongan soldiers were alleged to have assaulted youths from Manakwai. Premium content -
Monday 12 November 2007 11:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Squash Council believes that this year's squash harvest will fall short of the 5,000 tonnes that it targeted for export this year. Premium content -
Monday 12 November 2007 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Epoki Faka'osi beat Australia's No. 3 in the Men-90kg to win a Bronze medal at the Oceania Judo Union Open World Cup during the weekend in Perth, Western Australia. Premium content -
Monday 12 November 2007 10:43am
San Mateo-California, U.S.A. : Liona Lawrence Paunga (8) a Tongan American, won a $5000 prize in the annual Lego Creativity Awards essay competition recently. Premium content -
Monday 12 November 2007 10:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Remembrance Sunday was marked in Tonga with a church service and the laying of wreaths at the Pangai Si'i Cenotaph at noon yesterday, November 11. Premium content -
Sunday 11 November 2007 5:54am
Auckland, New Zealand : Independent television journalist Ingrid Leary last night won the premier new Pacific prize in the annual NZ Media Peace Awards for a pair of "inspirational" documentaries about island women community workers suffering from HIV/AIDS. Premium content -
Sunday 11 November 2007 5:24am
Apia, Samoa : Member countries and territories of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) have welcomed two major initiatives that are aimed at bridging the communication divide in the region. Premium content -
Saturday 10 November 2007 1:17pm
Colombo, Sri Lanka : Scotland's biggest city, Glasgow, has been awarded the right to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) at its meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, today. Premium content -
Friday 9 November 2007 5:51am
Suva, Fiji : Japan, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) are launching a $1.07 million technical assistance project focused on enhancing regional cooperation among Pacific island countries. Premium content -
Friday 9 November 2007 5:35am
Apia, Samoa : For the first time at an SPC governing body meeting, the Secretariat has rewarded one of its programmes for its gender-inclusive approach to activities developed in countries throughout the region. Premium content -
Thursday 8 November 2007 8:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fourteen days after the shooting of Tofoa shopkeeper Ying Jin (54) on October 26, the gunman is still at large. Premium content -
Thursday 8 November 2007 7:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan law practitioner licence granted to a disgraced Auckland lawyer Christopher Harder is being reviewed by the Tongan judiciary, after his admission to the Tongan bar caused an uproar among legal profession in New Zealand. Premium content -
Thursday 8 November 2007 6:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, October 29-November 1, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 8 November 2007 6:23am
Neiafu, Vava'u : I wish to convey my concern over TV Tonga broadcasting only TV Fiji 1 programs in Vava'u, and have written therefore this open letter to the people responsible for it. - Heinz Koester -
Wednesday 7 November 2007 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Miss Face of Tonga Pageant 2007 has attracted six local beauties, who made their first appearance today at the Kahana Resort, on the shores of the Fanga'uta Lagoon. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 November 2007 2:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The judiciary in the Pacific Region has remained independent and its integrity unassailable, HM King George Tupou V told Pacific judges, in opening the 17th Pacific Judicial Conference at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre in Nuku'alofa this morning. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 November 2007 3:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Tonga is concerned about the lack of transparency in the preparation of the Worldwide Press Freedom Index for 2007. At the same time it is of the opinion that its 119 ranking out of 169 countries (and a final score of 38.25) is meaningless and an inaccurate reflection of the actual situation in Tonga in relation to press freedom. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 November 2007 11:52am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : LDS Apostle Elder Russell Nelson dedicated the newly renovated Tonga Temple on Sunday, November 4, beginning with a special cornerstone ceremony outside the temple. Photos by Kalisi Tu'ionuku Premium content
