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Tuesday 24 April 2007 12:39pm
Suva, Fiji : A two-member Pacific Islands Forum Taskforce will conduct a preliminary review of the Regional Assistance Mission in Solomon Islands (RAMSI) from 24-29 April.
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Tuesday 24 April 2007 8:57am
Auckland, New Zealand : The foundations of the new Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) policy were put in place today (April 23), for five Pacific states. Department of Labour Deputy Secretary Mary Anne Thompson said. Premium content -
Monday 23 April 2007 7:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Warning that Tonga faces a potential fiscal crisis, Finance Minister, Hon Siosiua T. 'Utoikamanu, today advised government ministers to trim back their departmental budgets, with cuts that could amount to $22 million for the new financial year. Premium content -
Monday 23 April 2007 7:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : DNA testing has identified eight people who died in the fire that gutted the Shoreline building on November 16, 2006 and the youngest was a boy of 13 years old, the Tongan Police confirmed today. Premium content -
Monday 23 April 2007 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's small Muslim community of about 100 people are aiming to build a new boarding school on Tongatapu before 2010. Premium content -
Monday 23 April 2007 6:34am
Auckland, New Zealand : The Chair of the Tongan Advisory Council Melina Maka today expressed concern at a lack of detail about how the new Recognized Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme will ensure a fair deal for both New Zealand employers and Pacific workers. While the intention behind the scheme is good, there are concerns about the process and lack of real engagement with Pacific communities. "In the rush to develop this initiative, the lessons from similar policies and initiatives in the past may have been overlooked," said Mr Maka. Premium content -
Sunday 22 April 2007 7:17pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands : There is increasing urgency for more effective combating of corruption in the Pacific according to the Pacific chapters of Transparency International, from Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Australia and New Zealand, and the TI Secretariat from Berlin. TI called for the promotion of good governance to be given the highest priority by Pacific governments, civil society organisations and citizens. Premium content -
Sunday 22 April 2007 4:33pm
Apia, Samoa : Va‘aiga Tuigamala (37), who made his name as 'Inga the Winger, was bestowed his father's chiefly title Tuigamala, at his village Sa'anapu, Upolu, Samoa in March. Premium content -
Sunday 22 April 2007 12:00pm
Sydney, Australia : I simply wish to thank you for your continuous coverage of the cases involving those PRs who by all means sought to identify themselves with the destruction of Nuku'alofa on 16/11. There is a sense in which the PRs directly involved with the events of 16/11 ought to be extremely thankful that their rights as Tongan citizens have been apparently upheld throughout the current situation in our country. I would think that if the claim that the Tongan government has been dictatorial and oppressive was to be substantiated in any way, that their treatment could have been altogether different from what they are given up to now. - Rev Dr Ma'afu'otu'itonga Palu Premium content -
Saturday 21 April 2007 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Upolu Samoa was beaten 18-13 by the Tautahi Gold at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, this afternoon in the fourth round of the IRB Pacific Cup Tournament. Premium content -
Saturday 21 April 2007 10:36am
Geneva, Belgium : The World Health Organization (WHO) and key partners are meeting on Thursday and Friday (April 19-20) to demonstrate an unprecedented commitment to combat the so-called neglected tropical diseases. This commitment comes from political leaders and ministries of health in affected countries, from development agencies and banks, foundations, scientists, and some of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. Premium content -
Saturday 21 April 2007 10:18am
Geneva, Belgium : Road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death among young people between 10 and 24 years, according to a new report published by the World Health Organization (WHO). The report, Youth and Road Safety, says that nearly 400 000 young people under the age of 25 are killed in road traffic crashes every year. Millions more are injured or disabled. Premium content -
Thursday 19 April 2007 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On the eve of the signing of a New Zealand Regional Seasonal Employer (RSE) work scheme, the wisdom of encouraging thousands of Tonga's best agricultural workers to leave the country has been questioned by commercial farmers here. Premium content -
Thursday 19 April 2007 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After the third week of the 2007 Pacific Rugby Cup tournament the two Tongan rugby teams Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold won both their matches last weekend. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 April 2007 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial of three street protesters, 'Akilisi Pohiva, Tu'i Uata and Semisi Sika, ended at the Fasi-moe-afi Police Magistrate's Court yesterday. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 April 2007 6:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chief Justice Anthony Ford ordered 'Aimini Tu'ivai, yesterday to serve a one-year prison sentence for a default in the payment of a $20,000 fine that was imposed on him on January 26, 2006. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 April 2007 5:07pm
Apia, Samoa : The Samoa Government says it will send back home a seasonal worker from the first group who left in early March to work for the Mr Apple company in New Zealand, Radio New Zealand International reported. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 April 2007 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I humbly request the following correction to your report entitled, "Economic Summit sets the pace for Tonga development" that appeared on 17 April. - Lopeti Senituli -
Wednesday 18 April 2007 3:46pm
USA : Ka 'i ai ha faka'ilonga mahino (tekeutua) ke fakatokanga'i 'i ha vaha'a 'o ha sosaieti 'oku pule'i (pulepule'i) pea mo ha founga 'oku tau'ataina, 'e mahalo ko e faikehekehe 'i he vaha'a 'o e ongo fo'i lea 'e ua: Fakamalohi'i pea mo e fakaloto'i. - Siosaia Moimoiangaha -
Tuesday 17 April 2007 12:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : At the end of day one of Tonga's first National Economic Summit, the one thing that is clear, is that government has diligently mapped out the direction of the summit, aiming to create new economic and trade policy making bodies. Premium content
