PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association articles from May 2006

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Major quake hits Tonga.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - An earthquake measuring at least eight on the Richter scale hit Tonga early this morning. The magnitude of the quake initially prompted a tsunami warning to be issued for Fiji and New Zealand, but the...

MP hopeful to win the PM post.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Caretaker deputy prime minister and candidate for prime minister, Fred Fono is confident he will win today's vote for the country's top post. Mr Fono told overseas and local journalists that his group has the...

Howard backs his man in Solomon Islands.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Australian Prime minister John Howard yesterday rejected a bid to have Australia's high commissioner removed from the troubled Solomon Islands amid claims that some island MPs were virtual prisoners ahead of a...

Kiribati sends students to Fiji unfit for degree courses.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 TARAWA (Pacnews) - Kiribatis Ministry of Education has admitted that it has sent students to Fiji who are ineligible to do degree courses at the University of the South Pacific, Radio New Zealand International reports. But it...

Political appointees wages to be slashed starting in June.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 SAIPAN( PACNEWS) - The Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas administration said the salaries of all its political appointees will be reduced by 10 percent just like the rest of the governments excepted service, or contractual,...

One injured in Tonga earthquake.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - A 40 year old Korean tourist was injured when he tried to jump from the second floor of the Pacific Royale hotel in Tonga this morning, Matangi Tonga reports. Mr Song Sang Hoon injured his ankle and his now...

Panic in NZ after Tonga earthquake.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 AUCKLAND (Pacnews) - Several hundred Gisborne residents headed for the hills early this morning as word of a tsunami warning spread. The warning followed a massive quake in Tonga at 3.26am (NZT), which was initially reported as...

U.S. to use USD$10 billion for relocation of marines from Okinawa to Guam.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 HAGATNA (Pacnews) - The U.S. will use part of the US$10 billion price tag for the relocation of 8,000 Marines from Okinawa to build up the islands infrastructure. This has been confirmed by Guam Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo,...

Caretaker PM not happy with Goff's visit.
May 4, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands caretaker prime minister says he is disappointed with New Zealand's Defence Minister, Phil Goff, for not making a courtesy call on the government whilst in Honiara last week, SIBC News reports....

Fiji needs to prepare well in the event of a real tsunami - Rokovada.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - A tsunami alert for Fiji resulted in some people moving to higher grounds early this morning, According to the director of Fiji's disaster management office, Joeli Rokovada the response showed that people were...

Sogavare is new Solomon Islands PM.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - A week after Solomon Islands Prime Minister resigned from office, his replacement, Manasseh Sogavare was elected in parliament today. Mr Sogavare, the MP for East Choiseul is also the leader of the Socred...

Ministers to meet over Papua row.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Australia's Foreign Minister Alexander Downer and his Indonesian counterpart, Hassan Wirajuda, are likely to meet within a fortnight in the next step towards easing tension over West Papuan asylum seekers. ...

Fiji power payout.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fiji's power utility company has announced a record payout to landowners of its million-dollar hydro power plant in the centre of the country's main island. In announcing the almost 60 million American dollars...

Call for laws in Pacific to protect artefacts.
May 4, 2006... 04 MAY 2006 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - A New Zealand-based Fiji archeologist is urging Pacific countries to consider passing legislation to protect valuable cultural artefacts, Radio New Zealand International reports. Tarisi Vunidilo said New...

Fiji will go to the polls tomorrow.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fiji will go to the polls tomorrow to elect their new representatives in a 71 seat members of parliament. The one week polls will start on Saturday 06 May and will end on 13 May. A total of 46 communal...

Pacific countries feature with worst records on endangered species.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - Australia has topped the red list of threatened species in the Oceania region, followed by Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia, Radio New Zealand International reports. The worlds biodiversity agency, the...

Ramsi boss congratulates new Solomon Islands PM.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) Special Coordinator James Batley has congratulated Manasseh Sogavare on his election as Prime Minister, Solomon Islands Broadcasting reports. In his...

Australia, NZ to discuss Pacific issues.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - Strategic and foreign policy issues in the Pacific are likely to dominate two days of talks between Australian and New Zealand political and business leaders, beginning in Auckland today, ABC reports. ...

Danger zone dollars lure Fijian soldiers.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Eight Fijian families are burying soldier husbands and fathers after the tiny nation's bloodiest fortnight in Iraq. The deaths of the eight security contractors, all former members of the Fijian Army, is a...

Rock's fallen idol facing surgery.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 LONDON(Pacnews) - Surgeons plan to drill a hole in the skull of injured Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards and drain blood from his brain, a British report says. The 62-year-old rock wild man hurt himself when he fell out...

Figure shows child labour still a problem in Asia and Pacific.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) said child labour in Asia and the Pacific is declining but the region still has some of the highest concentrations of under-age workers in the world, Radio Australia...

Solomon Islands export sector expected to increase this year.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) says the country's export sector is projected to increase in 2006 despite the recent riots, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation reports. In its 2006 forecast,...

Fresh quake jolts Tonga region.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - A new earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck the area off Tonga, just a day after the region was hit by a magnitude 7.8 quake, the US Geological Survey reported. Courier Mail reports the...

New Solomons government to focus on corruption and resolving long standing grievances.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The newly elected Solomon Islands Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, says his government is intending to tackle corruption head on, Radio New Zealand International reports. Mr Sogavare was elected yesterday,...

Military keeps tabs on bullying during the election.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 SUVA(Pacnews) - The military will keep an eye out on the general election in Fiji to make sure there are no bullying tactics and voters don't vote out of fear. Military Commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama said there was no...

AIDS plan starts.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The National Capital District (NCD) in Papua New Guinea has launched its Strategic Plan on HIV/AIDS 2006-2010 to stem the escalating epidemic in the city. City manager Peter Loko has called for greater...

More rain in the Pacific due to climate change, says US scientist.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - A United States climate scientist says global warming is contributing to an increase in rain over parts of the Pacific region, Radio New Zealand International reports. Gabriel Vecchi from the US National...

Pacific Islands to contest for the Advisory Board elections.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - Pacific Island people are invited to stand for election to the Auckland City Pacific Islands Advisory Board, Events Polynesia reports. The board consist of members from across the Pacific Island community...

Aussies go home: new Solomons PM rocks the boat.
May 5, 2006... 05 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The effectiveness of efforts to stabilise the strife-torn Solomon Islands is in doubt with the formation of a new government deeply suspicious of financial controls imposed by the Australian-led intervention...

Voting in Fiji resumes.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) -Voting in Fijis general elections has resumed after problems were encountered during the starting of the polls last Saturday 06 May. There were long delays in Suva and parts of the Western Division when voting...

Australia concern about Solomon Islands cabinet.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Australia has expressed concern following the announcement of the Solomon Islands cabinet, Solomon Island Broadcasting Corporation reports. Prime Minister, Manasseh Sogavare, named his cabinet last week,...

Downer to meet with Solomons PM.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer will travel to the Solomon Islands next week for talks with the country's new Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, ABC reports. Mr Downer has been critical...

Cardiologist warns heart diseases in Samoa will reach epidemic proportions.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 APIA (Pacnews) - A top Australian cardiologist has warned that the number of heart diseases in Samoa will reach epidemic proportions. Dr Warren Walsh, who is visiting Samoa, said there will come a time when the government would...

Air New Guinea CEO named.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The Air Niugini Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Wasantha Kumarasiri, as the airline's new Chief Executive Officer, National Broadcasting Corporation reports. He was successfully...

UN committee recommends PNG to lower its status to least developed country.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) has recommended that Papua New Guinea (PNG) lower it status to become a least developed country (LDC) This means that PNG will downgrade its status from...

Downer told to butt out of Fiji.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Fiji's powerful military commander has told Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer to butt out of Fijian politics as the week-long voting for the island nation's racially-charged elections resumes today. ...

Government to review RAMSI operation in Solomon Islands.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The new Solomon Island Government says it will carry out a review of the current term of Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) to ensure that the partnership fully benefits Solomon Islands in...

TV actor Tori Spelling has tied the knot in Fiji after a whirlwind romance.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Tori Spelling, the daughter of Hollywood mogul Aaron Spelling, and Dean McDermott tied the knot today at a private tropical island in Fiji. The non-denominational ceremony was attended only by the bride and...

Special MSG foreign ministers meeting in Honiara this week.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - A special meeting of foreign affairs ministers from Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) countries will be held in Solomon Islands later this week. Head of the Port Vila based interim MSG secretariat, Johny...

French, Australian forces believe they are now ready for future regional intervention.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 NOUMEA (Pacnews) - French and Australian armed forces say they are now ready for any future regional intervention in the Pacific, possibly to evacuate expatriate residents in case of civil unrest. French Armed Forces in New...

Clark aghast at Solomons PM's appointments.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 WELLINGTON (Pacnews) - New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark says she is aghast at the appointment of two Solomon Islands MPs accused of inciting last month's violent riots as cabinet ministers, Stuff NZ reports. Solomon...

Chris Carter discuss whaling with Tuvalu.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 FUNAFUTI (Pacnews) - New Zealand Conservation Minister Chris Carter visited Tuvalu on the weekend to discuss whaling issues ahead of this year's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting. Japan holds a majority on paper at...

PNG to be remapped.
May 8, 2006... 08 MAY 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the governments of Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Australia on remapping the entire PNG land mass, National Broadcasting Corporation reports. The...

Fiji polls delayed by unavailability of ballot papers.
May 8, 2006... 06 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Polling in Fiji was extended for two hours late into the evening today (Sat 06 May) after considerable delays turned away hundreds of voters from polling stations around the capital city, Suva. In most polling...

Solomon Islands Government announces new cabinet line up.
May 8, 2006... 06 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has announced his new cabinet line up, the second in only two weeks after the resignation of Snyder Rini. The two Honiara MP's, currently in police custody are...

Fono is opposition leader.
May 8, 2006... 06 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Members of Solomon Islands Opposition have unanimously voted Fred Fono to be their leader. Speaking to SIBC News, Mr Fono said his 20 members supported his appointment as opposition leader after he failed to...

PACNEWS DIEGEST: Pacific islands see coconuts as potential biofuel source.
May 8, 2006... From the Taiwan Times by Michelle Nichols 08 MAY 2006 TAIPEI(Pacnews)-Companies in Vanuatu, Fiji, Samoa testing blends of vegetable, diesel oils Palm trees conjure an enduring image of the South Pacific, providing shade on a white sandy...

Women activists sighted for possible breaches of the countrys electoral laws.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Women activists are among those cited by Fijis election office for possible breaches of the countrys electoral laws that ban electioneering once polling has begun. At a media briefing in the capital Suva...

PM presents his government statement policy to parliament.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 HONIARA(Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says his government is committed to make changes and reforms that would empower indigenous Solomon Islanders to participate effectively in economic, social and...

Government debt temporarily stops bank loans to workers.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 MAJURO (Pacnews) - A one million US dollar Marshall Islands government debt owed to the national social security fund forced a local bank to temporarily stop issuing loans to government workers late last month. The move...

Domestic airline to resume again.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - There would be no Peau Vava'u Airways domestic service in Tonga until 11 May, the airline announced yesterday after returning their 50 seater Convair aircraft to New Zealand last week, Matangi Tonga reports....

Niue MP speaks out about the islands secret logging deal.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 ALOFI (Pacnews) - A deal between Malaysian loggers and the Niue Government has concerned the opposition which believed it is surrounded by secrecy and could end up destroying one of the countrys few resources. An opposition MP,...

Tuvalu unmoved by NZ push, senior government says.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 FUNAFUTI (Pacnews) - Tuvalu maintains its pro-sustainable use of whales and other resources, a senior government official has told PACNEWS. The official was responding to what is being termed as a flying visit to the tiny...

Eight prisoners on the loose in Fiji.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Police in Fiji are hunting for eight prisoners who escaped from the Korovous Prison, in the capital Suva this morning. Police spokesperson Corporal Josaia Weicavu said prison officers are trying to ascertain...

Solomon Islands Police field force push for allowance.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The former Solomon Islands Police Field Force (PFF) officers are calling on the newly elected government to recognise and deal with their outstanding allowances. The officers made the call amidst repeated...

Civil service downsizing finalised.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - The Tongan Government has finalised the downsizing of its civil service. Tongan Prime Minister Dr Fred Sevele said government could afford a redundancy package for 1,000 civil servants, and it was now in...

Clinton Foundation reaches PNG.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - The Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative, set up by former president of the United States Bill Clinton has recently extended its help to Papua New Guinea. This is the result of a request from former...

Revamp planned for deserted Nauru site.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - An empty asylum seeker camp on Nauru is being redeveloped to house 500 people, as the Australian Government proceeds with its new policy to process offshore all boat people seeking asylum in Australia, The Age...

Wallis and Futuna misses out on EUs 8th EDF.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 MATAUTU (Pacnews) - The French Pacific territory of Wallis and Futuna has acknowledged that it has missed out on most of the European Unions eighth Development Fund (EDF), an estimated loss of some US$800,000, local television...

Nauru Parliament seeks prosecution of former MPs.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 YAREN (Pacnews) - A witch-hunt to determine people involved in the illegal sale of Nauru passports and residency permits is to begin soon. This follows the unanimous acceptance of the findings of a parliamentary select...

Kiribati let scholarship non-qualifiers remain at USP in Suva.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 TARAWA(Pacnews) - Kiribatis Director of Education says 18 scholarship students who did not meet strict criteria set by the University of the South Pacific would still be allowed to stay in Fiji to study. Metia Beiabure said...

Vanuatu PM Lini congratulates PM Sogavare.
May 9, 2006... 09 MAY 2006 PORT VILLA (Pacnews) - Vanuatu Prime Minister Ham Lini has congratulated his newly elected Solomon Islands counterpart, Manaseh Sogovare, Port Villa Presse reports. I have the honour to extend to you our very warm...

Sir Michael questions UN recommendation on PNG LDC status.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - Papua New Guineas Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare has questioned the motives behind the recommendations of the UN Committee for Development Policys (CDP) that PNG should lower its status to that of a Least...

Australia's latest aid package to tackle corruption in PNG.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Australia says its aid to Papua New Guinea (PNG) will have an explicit focus on fighting corruption. The annual aid budget, released in Canberra, announced aid to PNG next financial year would be worth...

Solomon Telekom assesses its losses in riot.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Solomon Islands Telekom Company has lost about SBD$1 million (US$ 137,000) from the looting and burning at China Town last month, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation reports. Sales and Marketing Manager...

Quake damage may close Niu'ui Hospital.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - The Niu'ui Hospital at Haapai in Tonga may be declared unsafe for patients, following last weeks earthquake that has damaged rooms, and has left the hospital without essential support services, Matangi Tonga...

Fiji supports pacific Islands rugby tour of Europe.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) has confirmed its full support for the Pacific Islanders tour to Europe in November. FRU chief executive Timoci Tavanavanua assured that Fijis best players would be released for the...

Police search for records of ballot papers.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - As the fourth day of national polls continues Fijis Police yesterday conducted a search for records of ballot papers printed by the Government Printery followed complaints lodged by Labour Leader Mahendra Chaudhry....

Solomons police minister Dausabea refused bail a third time.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - The Magistrates Court in the Solomon Islands capital, Honiara, has refused bail to the countrys new Police Minister, Charles Dausabea. Mr Dausabea, who has been in custody since his arrest two weeks ago, is...

Government overspent $35.6 million in 2004.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 SAIPAN (Pacnews) - Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (CNMI) Government overspent by as much as US$35.6 million in fiscal year 2004 and incurred US$2.8 million in questioned costs relating to federal grants, Marianas Variety...

Correctional officer proposes HIV/AIDS test for prisoners.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - A senior correctional service officer in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Highlands has recommended compulsory blood tests to detect HIV/AIDS in prisoners in jails throughout the country. Bihute jail...

Samoan exporters complain about taxes.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 APIA (Pacnews) - The President of Samoas Association of Manufacturers and Exporters says taxation is killing exporters, Radio New Zealand International reports. Papalii Grant Percival said imposing more tax on businesses is...

Study reveals worrying HIV-AIDS trend in PNG.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 200 CANBERRA (Pacnews) - Australia says one in 10 Papua New Guineans could carry the HIV virus within 20 years. The estimate is given in Australia's annual overseas development budget, released in Canberra. Radio Australia...

Pacific island countries face similar challenges in providing immunization services.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - Pacific island countries face many challenges in providing immunization services, which need to be overcome if they are to achieve high-level coverage in their Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI). These...

PM says aid does not fill up economic gap.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Foreign aid to Solomon Islands has benefited only donors and those who are monitoring the aid, and failed to fill the big gap in the economy. Addressing the national Parliament yesterday, Prime Minister...

FAO helps Tuvalu fight against rat infestation.
May 10, 2006... 10 MAY 2006 NEW YORK (Pacnews) - With recycled Australian pineapple cans containing an environmentally friendly pesticide, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is helping the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu to fight...

Fiji votes in peace but police gear up for result.
May 11, 2006... 11 MAY 2006 SUVA(Pacnews) - As Fiji enters its fifth day of polling , the country's most senior police will meet in Suva on Saturday (13 May) to develop a 10-step, 12-month strategy for avoiding a fourth coup in 20 years. The way we've...

Unusual cash deposited in Solomon Bank.
May 11, 2006... 11 MAY 2006 HONIARA (Pacnews) - Australian police have detected unusual cash flow into the Solomon Islands. Australian police said they have uncovered evidence of large amounts of cash flowing into Solomon Islands bank accounts ahead of...

New Caledonia lauds EU assistance.
May 11, 2006... 11 MAY 2006 NOUMEA (Pacnews) - New Caledonias Government says it accords value and importance to its relations and development assistance from the European Union, Oceania Flash reports. In a release earlier this week, the French Pacific...

Kiribati concerned about presence of Chinese officials in defunct embassy.
May 11, 2006... 11 MAY 2006 TARAWA (Pacnews) - The Kiribati's foreign ministry would submit a report on the fate of three Chinese officials occupying the former embassy premises in Bairiki, Radio New Zealand International reports. China closed the embassy...

Illegal immigrants deported.
May 11, 2006... 11 MAY 2006 PORT MORESBY(Pacnews) - The Maprik District Court in East Sepik province of Papua New Guinea has ordered that six Indonesian nationals, who have been in the country illegally, to be deported, National Broadcasting Corporation...

Physical movement of Tuvalu and Kiribati nationals await funding availability.
May 11, 2006... 11 MAY 2006 SUVA (Pacnews) - The repatriation of hundreds of Kiribati and Tuvalu nationals from Nauru is expected to run into over AUD$1 million (US$771,000), revealed Kiribatis labour secretary, Peter Tong. We are seeking over AUD$1...

PNG Police to head Pacific Transnational Crime Co-ordination Centre.
May 11, 2006... 11 MAY 2006 PORT MORESBY (Pacnews) - A detective from the Papua New Guineas police constabulary left for Fiji today, as he was appointed to become a team leader of a newly established regional crime centre, National Broadcasting Corporation...

Political reform committee continues its mission.
May 11, 2006... 11MAY 2006 NUKUALOFA (Pacnews) - The June session of Tongas Legislative Assembly will not stop the work of the National Committee for Political Reform (NCPR), according to chairman, Prince Tu'ipelehake, Matangi Tonga reports. Since the...