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Tonga joins first Pacific Police Tattoo in PNG
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 21, 2025
The Royal Tonga Police Band is in Papua New Guinea for the first-ever Pacific Police Band Tattoo, scheduled for tomorrow 22 July. This major event in Port Moresby brings together police bands from eight Pacific nations to celebrate law enforcement...
The Latest: Tsunami warnings lifted in some places but Chile raises it to highest level
98.7FM & AM1340 WGAU - Georgia
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July 30, 2025
A tsunami sent waves into Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Russian Far East early Wednesday. The quake was one of the biggest temblors ever recorded....
Chile raises tsunami warning to highest levels after other regions lift alerts
Mint
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July 30, 2025
A tsunami sent waves into Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Russian Far East early Wednesday. The quake was one of the biggest temblors ever recorded....
Evacuations ordered in South America as worst tsunami risk passes for US, Japan
The Age
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July 30, 2025
“We were fully deployed and ready to respond if necessary but grateful that we didn’t have to deal with the situation that this could have been,” she told reporters in Chile, where she is meeting officials. Unusually strong currents and...
The Latest: Tsunami warnings lifted in many places but Chile raises it to highest level
The Squamish Chief
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July 30, 2025
A tsunami sent waves into parts of Russia, Japan, Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Russian Far East early Wednesday. The quake was one of the biggest ever recorded. A tsunami sent waves into parts of...
Pacific Women Leaders urged to tackle tech threats and gender violence…
Pacific News Service
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Tonga’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Sinaitakala Tu’itahi, has called on Pacific women leaders to stand united against emerging challenges such as artificial intelligence misuse, political instability, and gender-based violence, warning that the...
From Aotearoa to Asia: How a Tongan mother strives to preserve her language and culture
Pacific Media Network
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A Malaysia-based Tongan educator continues to preserve Lea Faka-Tonga through the use of bilingual resources and storytelling. Amelia Tuionetoa Connor left Aotearoa for Malaysia with her family in June last year, with two decades of education...
Tsunami advisory remains in effect for parts of WA
FOX 13 Seattle - Washington State
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A tsunami sent powerful waves toward coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands, Japan and Hawaii and Alaska and California after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia. A tsunami advisory issued for parts of Washington...
TerraPay Secures AUSTRAC Registration to Operate in Australia
Fintech News
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July 30, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Singapore News once a month in your Inbox TerraPay, a London-based money movement company, has announced its registration with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) as both an...
Tonga renews parametric reinsurance with PCRIC to boost disaster resilience
Reinsurance News
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July 18, 2025
The Kingdom of Tonga has strengthened its disaster risk financing by renewing its parametric reinsurance policies with the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), which includes a significant increase in the government’s premium...
Royal Tonga Police Force Band crowned winners at Inaugural Pacific Police Tattoo
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 22, 2025
The Royal Tonga Police Force Band has taken home the coveted Overall Performance award at the inaugural Pacific Police Tattoo, a vibrant musical celebration held today at Sir Hubert Murray Stadium in Port Moresby. The event, supported by the...
Pacific Women Leaders to drive regional commitments on gender equality
Pacific News Service
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The 2025 Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting (PIFWLM) will take place from 22 to 25 July 2025 in Suva, bringing together eighteen (18) member countries to reflect on progress and accelerate collective action on the commitments set out in...
Tongan academics shine at Research Excellence Awards NZ
Matangi Tonga Online
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July 17, 2025
Tongan researchers, Dr. Jean M Uasike Allen and Dr. Siobhan Tu’akoi, were recognized at the 2025 Te Taumata Rangahau Celebrating Research Excellence Awards. Research Excellence Medals, the premier awards in the 2025 Te Taumata Rangahau Celebrating...
Climate justice victory at the ICJ – the student journey from USP lectures to The Hague
Asia Pacific Report
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July 30, 2025
By Vahefonua Tupola in Suva The University of the South Pacific (USP) is at the heart of a global legal victory with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivering a historic opinion last week affirming that states have binding legal...
Annual East Coast Tonga Day event celebrates Kingdom of Tonga heritage
WCSC - South Carolina
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July 19, 2025
WALTERBORO, S.C. (WCSC) - On Saturday, people who live on the East Coast but are originally from a country in the South Pacific called the Kingdom of Tonga celebrated their heritage with an event called Tonga Day. Each year, people from the...
Life sentence for Boschfontein man who raped nine-year-old girl
IOL
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A child rapist will serve life behind bars after being sentenced in the Boschfontein Regional Court this week. Lazarus Manzini, 46, who had lured his nine-year-old victim when she enquired about the whereabouts of her grandmother, threatened the...
Sofia Sees 11% Rise in Tourists in First Half of 2025, Driven by Global Interest
Novinite
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Sofia continues to draw an increasing number of visitors globally, thanks to its rich blend of cultural and historical landmarks, natural surroundings, strong transport links, and vibrant urban lifestyle. In the first half of 2025, the Bulgarian...
Royals raise concern | Tabuya says Lal comment undermines Fiji-Tonga relations
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 19, 2025
Claims by Opposition MP Ketan Lal that a Tongan Navy vessel entered Fiji without undergoing Immigration and Biosecurity checks were reportedly raised as a concern by Tongan nobles during the recent installation of the Tui Lau, Tui Nayau, and Sau...
BlackLine Studio360: The Platform for Future-Readiness
CFO Dive
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The Polynesian connection: Love, war and trade linked Samoa, Tonga and Fiji before the Europeans' arrival
The Pacific Island Times
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July 18, 2025
Our Islands Our People By Raquel Bagnol The three islands of West Polynesia—Samoa, Tonga and Fiji—already had close interactions about 3,000 years ago, long before European explorers arrived in the Pacific. Polynesians formed alliances with their...