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Monday 8 September 2014 11:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan muscles were on display at the Mr Tonga 2014 bodybuilding competition held at Queen Salote Memorial Hall on Friday, September 5.1 comment -
Monday 8 September 2014 4:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament has abolished the responsibilities of the Lord Chancellor and the Judicial Appointments and Discipline Panel (JADP) when it passed bills to amend the Constitution, and for a Judicial and Legal Service Commission Act 2014 on August 28. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.1 comment
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Monday 8 September 2014 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Tongans from the USP (Tonga) campus will attend the World Peace Summit in South Korea from 17-19 September 2014. Premium content -
Saturday 6 September 2014 5:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM Queen Nanasipau'u opened the annual Queen Salote College Bazaar at the college hall this morning, and inspected traditional woven handicrafts made by the students at the popular event. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Friday 5 September 2014 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's quest for its multi-million loans from the Exim Bank of China for the reconstruction of Nuku'alofa to be written-off, so far had been unsuccessful, the former Minister of Finance Lisiate 'Akolo told parliament before it closed on 28 August. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 5 September 2014 6:38pm
Apia, Samoa : New sustainable energy partnerships were announced by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) on September 4 in Apia. Premium content -
Friday 5 September 2014 6:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Helen Penitani Sitani was awarded a scholarship in culinary to study at the Auckland University of Technology in Nadi last week. Premium content -
Friday 5 September 2014 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three nobles will close the final session of Legislative Assembly of Tonga on Thursday, 11 September before the Tonga General Election in November. Premium content -
Thursday 4 September 2014 6:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around 49,000 people have registered to vote in Tonga's General Election on 27 November, which is a 17 percent increase from the number who registered in the last General Election in 2010. Premium content -
Thursday 4 September 2014 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Tongan men (by ethnicity) are currently on death row and awaiting execution in the United States, according to a recent criminal justice report on death row inmates in America. -
Thursday 4 September 2014 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Communications Corporation and Vodafone Fiji have signed a strategic partnership alliance that will allow the Tongan telecommunications company to leverage the extensive industry experience of Vodafone Fiji. Premium content -
Thursday 4 September 2014 5:15pm
Apia, Samoa : One in three Pacific children under the age of five are stunted, UNICEF's Olav Kjorven, told the Small Islands Developing States conference in Samoa this week. “Under nutrition early in life contributes directly to a propensity for obesity in adulthood. We need to address both sides of this issue,” he urged. Premium content -
Thursday 4 September 2014 11:44am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fokotu'u atu : Fēfē ke tau muimui pē he founga faka-Pilitaniá, 'aki hono fili 'e he kakaí honau kau Fakafofongá, pea fili 'e he kau Fakafofongá 'a e Palemiá. Pea tau faka-'Amelika leva he taimi ko é 'e fili ai 'e he Palēmiá 'e ne kau Minisitā ki he Kapinetí. – Tevita mo Senituli.1 comment -
Wednesday 3 September 2014 10:51pm
Apia, Samoa : A new Pacific Partnership aimed to prevent and control non-communicable diseases was launched in Samoa on September 2. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 September 2014 10:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Friendly Islands Triathlon (FIT) flag was flying on the shores of lake Toya in Hokkaido, Japan for the Hokkaido Ironman tournament in August. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 September 2014 10:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A week promoting the Tongan Language is currently being held in New Zealand,from 1-7 September. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 September 2014 3:57pm
Apia, Samoa : Digicel Group called for a new submarine fibre optic cable to connect 12 Pacific Islands to Sydney, at a Private Sector Forum of the UN Conference on Small Island Developing States, in Samoa on August 31. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 September 2014 9:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Tongan fishermen who were rescued in Fiji last month have returned home to Nomuka in Ha’apai on Monday, September 1. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 September 2014 9:15pm
Apia, Samoa : Many Small Island Developing States SIDS are thought to have economic strength because they enjoy middle income status, and are therefore considered well-positioned to achieve their development goals. However, the reality is often the opposite. By Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Deodat Maharaj Premium content -
Tuesday 2 September 2014 9:02pm
Apia, Samoa : Durable partnerships between small island states and their developing partners will be a way forward for small island states to achieve sustainable development, adapting to climate change while providing a decent standard of living for all, with lasting economic growth. Premium content
