Tonga Elections 2021: Interesting days ahead
PART 1 By ILIESA TORA Nuku’alofa – August 31, 2021: 2.35pm (Nuku’alofa Times): November 30, 2021.
Pacific Community warns of threat to education retention in the wake of COVID-19
Suva, FIJI – August 31, 2021: 2.10pm (IPS): Before the pandemic, many Pacific Island countries grappled with low numbers of…
Lockdown renewed as vaccine drive continues
Nuku’alofa – August 31, 2021: 1.30pm (Nuku’alofa Times): Tonga enters its 18 months of lockdown and restrictions this week as…
Kolomotu’a wins rugby title for Liueli
By ILIESA TORA Nuku’alofa – August 31, 2021: 12.55pm (Nuku’alofa Times): The Kolomotu’a Rugby Club finally lifted the Tongatapu Rugby…
High Seas Tuna Transshipment – What it is and why it should be reformed
By ILIESA TORA Nuku’alofa – August 31, 2021: 12pm (Nuku’alofa Times): Tuna is extremely valuable to Pacific Island countries.
Minorities are ‘key partners’ in saving planet’s biodiversity: UN expert
Geneva, SWITZERLAND – August 20, 2021: 12pm (UN NEWS CENTRE): The global initiative to save the planet’s biodiversity on land…
More Pacific travel bubbles unlikely to open this year after Covid-19 outbreak
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND – August 20, 2021: 11.40am (STUFF NZ): New Zealand’s recent outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19…
Toutai Kefu says family ‘doing well’ after violent home invasion
Brisbane, ASUTRALIA – August 20, 2021: 11.33am (REUTERS): Rugby World Cup winner and Tonga coach Toutai Kefu said on Wednesday…
OPINON: Fijian government is acting like a spoiled brat
By ILIESA TORA Nuku’alofa – August 20, 2021: 9.45am (Nuku’alofa Times): News that the Fijian government will not pay its…
Niuafo’ou islanders get better rainwater supply
Nuku’alofa – Aufust 18, 2021: 11.55am (Nuku’alofa Times): The people of Niuafo’ou will have better rainwater supplies thanks to the…