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Friday 23 March 2007 4:22pm
Apia, Samoa : Vaccinating poultry is an important tool in the worldwide battle against the H5N1 virus combined with several other control instruments, according to an international scientific conference that ended in Verona today.
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Friday 23 March 2007 3:00pm
San Mateo, California : As many may deny it, or the faint of heart may not admit it - Tonga's reform may be its only hope for economic recovery (and future). - Alipate Sanft Premium content -
Friday 23 March 2007 12:19pm
Auckland, New Zealand : 'Ihe nga'ahi uike kuo maliu atu ne toki fkpaasi ai 'e he pule'anga Nu'u Sila ha lao ke ne tapui fk'aufuli ai ha ala e matu'a 'o taa'i pe ki'i silafa nai hono fklea e taha 'a 'etau fanau. Malie lahi fau hono tipeiti'i mo hono talanga'i 'e he ngaahi letioo Nu'u Sila ni 'a e fo'i lao (bill) koeni. Lahi e too e fkmamafa ia pehe tokua ko e lahi e ngaahi matakali he 'otumotu Pasifiki 'oku hange eni ia ha fo'i 'ulunganga fkfonua ia pe ko e fo'i culture talu 'etau tupu. - Misi Letio -
Thursday 22 March 2007 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The week beginning 26 March 2007, Tonga will be hosting the Joint Donor's Country Strategy Mission. This will involve several of our development partners, such as ADB, AusAID, NZAID, World Bank, The People's Republic of China and JICA whom will be in country to undertake joint reviews of their current strategy. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 March 2007 8:17pm
Carson-California, USA : The Second Annual Tongan American Youth Foundation (TAYF) High School Conference will be held on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at CSU-Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA (1000 East Victoria Street). The Mission Statement of the TAYF is: Premium content -
Tuesday 20 March 2007 8:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police Magistrate Salesi Mafi today, March 20 ordered Talifolau Letisi (33) to appear at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court for trial on charges relating to the destruction of key Government offices and business premises during the Nuku'alofa riots on November 16, 2006. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 March 2007 5:02pm
Apia, Samoa : A three-year $4.5 million regional project funded by Italy started in 2004 in 14 Pacific Island countries (PICs) to enhance food production and security focusing on supply-related activities as well as strengthening agricultural trade and policy. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 March 2007 12:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Finance Minister and Chief Commissioner of Revenue, Hon Siosiua T.T. 'Utoikamanu, has announced the appointment of an external Special Advisor for Customs. He is also seeking assistance from an International Agency on tackling corruption. Premium content -
Monday 19 March 2007 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An interest subsidy scheme to assist Nuku'alofa businesses hurt by the November 16 riots, will roll out on May 4, with funds from aid donors New Zealand and Australia. Premium content -
Friday 16 March 2007 7:18pm
Queensland, Australia : Over the Easter Break 2007, 37 boys from Marist College Ashgrove ( Brisbane, Queensland ) will undertake a 10 day Rugby Union tour of Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 16 March 2007 6:58pm
Suva, Fiji : Visitors to the South Pacific continued to grow in 2006, despite a number of challenges the region faced. Premium content -
Friday 16 March 2007 12:28pm
Port Vila, Vanuatu : "The Pacific has made valuable progress in the last few years in addressing HIV and AIDS, but more action-orientated initiatives are needed," said Dr Dennie Iniakwala, Section Head of the HIV and STI Section at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), speaking on the last day of the biennial Pacific Ministers of Health Meeting. Premium content -
Friday 16 March 2007 11:42am
Suva, Fiji : Warwick International Hotel Group has signed a lease with the Government of Tonga to build a resort in the 'Friendly Islands.' Premium content -
Friday 16 March 2007 11:20am
Port Vila, Vanuatu : Representatives of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have travelled from Geneva to attend this year's Pacific Health Ministers' meeting in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 12-15 March 2007. Premium content -
Thursday 15 March 2007 8:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's only Cinema, the new Star Cinema that burned down during the November 16 riot last year will be rebuilt, vows Div Damodar, a Fijian businessman. Premium content -
Thursday 15 March 2007 7:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prosecution Team of the Crown Law Department this morning took over from the Police Prosecution Team at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court, to prosecute cases involving major crimes that were committed during the destruction of the capital Nuku'alofa on November 16, 2006. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 March 2007 5:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Reserve Bank will introduce new measures to help inject liquidity into the local banking system, to help meet the demand for new credit by businesses trying to recover from the destruction of the town centre on November 16. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 March 2007 7:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial of two men accused of importing 14 kgs of marijuana to Tonga entered its fourth day today, when the former captain of a Tongan ferry identified the cargo that one of the accused loaded onto his ferry in Fiji. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 March 2007 12:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police Magistrate Salesi Mafi yesterday, March 12 ordered Tipanio 'Ali (22) to appear at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court for trial on charges relating to the thefts at the Fung Shing Shopping Centre that was destroyed on November 16. Premium content -
Monday 12 March 2007 4:56pm
London, UK : The strengthening of democracy and the promoting of development among Commonwealth Member Nations continue to be challenges for the Commonwealth, said Mr Don McKinnon, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth in a speech to mark the Commonwealth Day today, March 12. Premium content
