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The Global Pickleball Federation Announces Official Launch as the Unifying International Governing Body for Pickleball
The GPF’s mission is to grow and promote pickleball internationally with integrity and purpose, from amateur to professional levels and to gain IOC recognition. COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA, November 3, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Global...
Mana College students embrace Tongan culture in a sports and cultural exchange
A group of 38 consisting of netball players and staff from Mana College visited Tonga on a sports and cultural exchange with Tonga Tourism and the Tonga Netball Association 27th September – 3rd October, 2023. The exchange was part of the vision of...
Solomon Islands Community in Tonga Hosts Governor General
The Solomon Islands community in Tonga accorded the Governor General H.E Sir David Vunagi, GCMG, KStJ, a dinner on Friday 6th October 2023 at the Beulah Adventist College in Nuku’alofa, Kingdom of Tonga. The dinner is to both welcome and farewell...
Owner: Solomonese Government
New UNDP Resident Representative presents Letter of Credentials to Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade.
The new United Nations Development Program Resident Representative to the Solomon Islands, Ms Munkhtuya (Tuya) Altangerel formally presented her Letter of Credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele on...
Owner: Solomonese Government
UNRC Wagener formally introduced to PM Sogavare
PM Hon. M. Sogavare and UNRC Dirk Wagener. UNRC Wagener formally introduced to PM Sogavare The United Nation’s Resident Coordinator (UNRC), Mr. Dirk Wagener has formally introduced himself to Prime Minister Hon. Manasseh Sogavare MP. Taking up his...
Owner: Solomonese Government
Việt Nam, Tonga establish diplomatic ties
VIETNAM, September 22 - HÀ NỘI — Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn and his Tongan counterpart Fekitamoeloa Utoikamanu witnessed the signing of the Joint Communiqué on the establishment of Việt Nam-Tonga diplomatic ties by the two...
Owner: Vietnamese Government
Top legislator hosts Tongan parliament speaker
VIETNAM, September 15 - HÀ NỘI — Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vương Đình Huệ received the Speaker of the Tongan Parliament, Lord Fakafanua, in Hà Nội on Friday. The top legislator stated that Việt Nam wants to strengthen relations with...
Owner: Vietnamese Government
NZ Māori Tourism Shares Māori Culture With Tongan Delegation In A Cultural Exchange
A Tongan delegation led by the CEO of the Ministry of Tourism, Mr. Viliami Takau traveled to New Zealand on the 23rd – 30th August, 2023 organized by the NZ Māori Tourism. The ‘Māori-Tonga Cultural Exchange’ included visiting different Māori...
Dawn of New Era: Kingdom of Tonga Undertakes Historic Conservation Milestone
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 4, 2023
Late Island, Tonga — In a groundbreaking conservation initiative, Late Island in the Kingdom of Tonga stands as potentially the largest island in the Pacific to have been cleared of invasive rats, setting a remarkable benchmark for similar...
Remarks by the Acting Prime Minister, Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio at the Pacific Partnership 2023 Reception aboard the USS Jackson
SAMOA, September 18 - Friday, 15th September 2023 Honorable Members of the CabinetChaplain Richard Lander of the New Zealand Defence ForceUS Charge’ D’ Affaires Ms Noriko HoriuchiFrom the US Navy, Commander Michael Winslow, Commanding Officer of...
Owner: Samoan Government
Helping children in Tonga COPE with natural hazards and disasters
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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August 15, 2023
15 August 2023, Nadi, Fiji - The Kingdom of Tonga makes up the 35 countries and over three million children that have access to the COPE disaster book series targeted at increasing their disaster resilience. The World Meteorological Organization...
Prime Minister of Samoa reiterates Pacific leaders’ commitment to the protection of environment
Gov't Institution
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
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September 5, 2023
04 September 2023, Apia Samoa - The gathering of SPREP members, partners and donors in Samoa this week embodies the collective commitment and priority Pacific leaders have placed on the protection and management of environment resources of our...
Community engagement highlighted as rat removal operation on Late Island in Tonga moves forward
07 July 2023, Nukualofa Tonga - The Kingdom of Tonga is a step closer to implementing an operation to remove rats from the uninhabited Late Island following successful community and stakeholder consultations in Vavau last month. The first of the...
Building the Kingdom of Tonga’s resilience to adapt to climate change impacts
01 May 2022, Nukualofa Tonga - The Kingdom of Tonga, located along the Pacific tectonic plate called the Ring of Fire, is particularly vulnerable to the devastating impact of climate change. Ranked the third most at-risk country for natural...
Pacific Climate Change Centre Participates in High-level Climate Discussions in Tonga
The Pacific Climate Change Centre(PCCC) was represented and participated in a three day post-election seminar that was held in Nuku’alofa, Tonga from 21 - 24 March 2023. The seminar was organised by the Government of Tonga Legislative Assembly in...
Keynote Address by the Honourable Fiame Naomi Mataafa, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Samoa
Join SPC, SPREP and USP Event to Celebrate Samoa’s 60th Independence 5.10pm Thursday, 20 April 2023 Pacific Climate Change Centre, SPREP Rev. Nu’uausala Siaosi Siutaia, Honourable Members of Cabinet, Director General of SPREP, Director General of...
Owner: Samoan Government
Minister's statement on tsunami advisory
CANADA, January 15 - Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, has issued the following statement on the tsunami advisory: “Last night, a volcanic eruption occurred underwater in the southern part of the Pacific Basin in the...
Owner: Canadian Government
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY THE HON. MINISTER OF POLICE, PRISONS & CORRECTION SERVICES, FAUALO HARRY JEFFRY SCHUSTER AT THE SIGNING OF MEMORANDUM (MOA): APTC | EPC | SWA | SPPCS
SAMOA, March 17 - Acknowledgements • ReV. Elder Efu Efu • Ms Claire McGeechan, Australian Deputy High Commissioner to Samoa • Hon. Olo Fiti Afoa Vaai, Minister of Works, Transport and Instructure • Afioga Niuava Eti Malolo, Associate Minister of...
Owner: Samoan Government
Solomon Islands Government Representatives attend ADB Carbon Pricing and Markets Workshop
Solomon Islands Government Representatives attend ADB Carbon Pricing and Markets Workshop Apia, Samoa: 23rd – 24th February 2023 – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently hosted a regional workshop for key policy makers in the Pacific region at...
Owner: Solomonese Government
CGTN: What's new about China's 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions
BEIJING, Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- President Xi Jinping on Wednesday unveiled China's 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), pledging to reduce economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by 7 percent to 10 percent from peak...