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Thursday 13 March 2008 5:14am
Paris, France : "From now on, we will organise activities every 12 March to condemn cyber-censorship throughout the world," Reporters Without Borders said. "A response of this kind is needed to the growing tendency to crack down on bloggers and to close websites.
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Wednesday 12 March 2008 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Drug and Alcohol Awareness Program for Tonga's high schools run by the Salvation Army has been set rolling with a $1,000 donation from the Tonga Women's International Social Club. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 March 2008 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government Auditor-General's report on the alleged misuse of funds by the Minister of Tourism, Hon. Fineasi Funaki is still with the Prime Minister Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele who is back in his office this week. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 March 2008 4:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Communication Corporation TCC on March 10 launched its new $1.8 million pa'anga billing system. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 March 2008 12:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The mediation process of settling disputes out of court has been a success in helping to reduce the backlog of cases in the Tonga Supreme Court. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 March 2008 8:45am
Belgrade, Serbia : On 17 February 2008 in South-Eastern Europe, the Serbian Southern province of Kosovo declared independence from the Republic of Serbia, and self proclaimed the new Republic of Kosovo. - Ivan Simic Premium content -
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 Premium content -
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
