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Ne tusi ne Diana Semi

Te oota muamua loa a Tuvalu o fakatauatu ki tua atu tela e faite I Tuvalu nei mai fuaga nonu ka avatu I luga i te malaga a te vaka kakoo ko te Southern Moana mai mua nei.

By Diana Semi

Tuvalu’s very first export of Nonu Juice produced from Nonu trees in the country is to be transported on the next voyage of the Southern Moana.

Ne tusi ne Diana Semi

E tokouke a pasese ne faimalaga i te Malaga a vaka e lua o te atufenua ko te Nivaga Lua mo te Manu Folau tela ne tiaki ne laua Funafuti i te Aso Lima.

By Diana Semi

Many passengers were witnessed to have traveled on the country’s two vessels, MV Nivaga II and the Manu Folau which departed on Friday for the outer islands.

Ne tusi ne Yvette D’Unienville

Te fonotaga a te Kaunisela a takitaki o Tuvalu I Aukilani I Niusila ne fakatoka pelaa mo te Palemene I Tuvalu nei, I pati a te takitaki fono Palemene tena malu Kamuta Latasi.

By Yvette D’Unienville

The Tuvalu Council of Leaders Summit for the Auckland Region was organized just like the Parliament here in Tuvalu, speaker to Parliament Hon Kamuta Latasi told Tuvalu news.

Ne tusi ne Diana Semi

Te akoga ko Fetuvalu ne fai tena tukuga failoga i te fakaafiafi o te aso nei i te Tausoa Lima Falekaupule.

By Diana Semi

The Fetuvalu High School held its Prize Giving this afternoon at the Tausoa Lima Falekaupule.

Ne tusi ne Silafaga Lalua

Te fakapotopotoga pisinisi o Tuvalu ko TNCC ko fai nei ana fakatokaga mo polokalame a ia i te fakaotiga o te tausaga nei, tela e aofia i ei ko te fono tausaga a latou i te po 30 o Novema mo te fonotaga akoakoga lasi tela ka fai i aso e tolu i te masina ma vau.

By Silafaga Lalua

Tuvalu National Chamber of Commerce TNCC is now gearing for its end of year activities which include its Annual General meeting on the 30th of this month and a three-day seminar next month.

Ne tusi ne Silafaga Lalua

A matua mo faiakoga o tamaliki akoga o te akoga lasaga muamua ko te Nauti Primary ne maopoopo ki te fakai o te akoga mo te fonotaga a latou i te fakaotiga o te tausaga akoga tenei.

By Silafaga Lalua

Parents and teachers of Nauti Primary School met yesterday at the school campus for their end of year meeting.

Ne tusi ne Lina Malaki

Te tino fakatonutonu polokalame I feitu tau tupe ko nofo nei i te laumua nei o fai a galuega ki te sukesukega o polokalame kola e fakaaoga ne te Ofisa Tupe Teu o Tuvalu ki se leva e sefulu aso.

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By Lina Malaki

A specialized consultant is now in the capital to carry out the system auditing in the Tuvalu National Provident Fund for a period of ten days.

Ne tusi ne Silafaga Lalua

Te akoga lasag lua ko Motufoua ka fai tena ukuga failoga i te Aso Lima o te vaiaso nei kae ka fakamalugina ne te Ulu o te Atufenua mua ko Sir Tomasi Puapua.

By Silafaga Lalua

Motufoua Secondary school is having its prize giving day this Friday and former Governor General Sir Tomasi Puapua will be the guest of honour at the event.

By Yvette D’Unienville

Te aofaki o tausaga o sose liisi I loto I Tuvalu nei ka mafai o fanaifo ki te 25 tausaga mafai e pasia ne te Palemene a te tulafono 2006 ke fai se fakamafuliga ki te tulafono mo manafa.

By Yvette D’Unienville

The period for a Lease or sublease may be reduced to 25 years if the Native Lands Amendment Bill 2006 is passed in the upcoming Parliament session where the Native Lands Amendment Act 2006 will be introduced.

Ne tusi ne Silafaga Lalua

Te fakapotopotoga i te va o Tuvalu mo Taiwan ka fakatuu i luga i Tuvalu nei.

By Silafaga Lalua

The Taiwan-Tuvalu alumni association is to be set up in the country as around thirty four Tuvaluans have participated and benefited from ICDF’s programs carried out in Taiwan.

Ne tusi ne Silafaga Lalua

Te matagaluega o mea tau tala mo fesokotakiga fou i te ulu ofisa o te fakapotopotoga o mea tau enivalomene o te Pasefika ko te SPREP i Apia Samoa, e fai nei ne ia a fakaakoakoga o ofisa mai matagaluega fesokotakiga tau internet mai fenua katoa e kau i te fakapotopotoga.

By Silafaga Lalua

The Information and Technology section in the head office of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme SPREP in Apia Samoa, currently hosts attachment trainings for representatives from Information, Communication and Technology ICT departments from each member country in the region.

Ne tusi ne Silafaga Lalua

Te malo o Saina se Kominisi i Taiwan ka aumai ne ia ne tiimu e lua kamata mai te masina nei o fesoasoani ki te matagaluega fesokotakiga fou o Tuvalu.

By Silafaga Lalua

The government of the Republic of China on Taiwan is sending two teams to help our Information, Communication and Technology ICT department.

Ne tusi ne Semi Malaki

Te fonotaga a te fakapotopotoga o fenua o te Pasefika 2006 tela ne fai I Fiiti ne kau fakatasi atu ki ei a fakapotopotoga e se aofia i te maloo te Pasefika ?

By Semi Malaki

The Pacific Regional Civil Society Organization Forum 2006 that was held in Nadi, Fiji recently was well attended by non-government organizations from the region.

Ne tusi ne Lina Malaki

The Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Sports returned to the country this week after attending a two weeks meeting in Jamaica.

By Yvette D’Unienville

The 2007 appropriation Bill 2006 is one of the Bills to be introduced in the coming session of Parliament.

By Silafaga Lalua ? 17/11/06

Parents and caregivers of students at Motufoua High School on Vaitupu were not able to give encouraging messages to their children for their final year exams during the last two weeks because the telephone lines were down.

Ne tusi ne Yvette D’Unienville

Mote taimi muamua loa a failautusi mai fenua ote Pasefika ne kami atu ke aofia ite fonotaga I feituu tau akoakoga a fenua o Asia.

By Lina Malaki

For the first time, secretaries from the Pacific were invited to the weeklong Education Forum for Asia that took place in Beijing, China.

Ne tusi ne Diana Semi

Tuvalu ka aofia atu i te fonotaga mo tino galue I te tausiga o tusi o Palemene I fenua o Asia mo te Pasefika tela ka fai I Niusila.

By Diana Semi

Tuvalu will participate in the upcoming meeting for Association of Parliamentary Librarian of Asia and the Pacific APLAP to be held in New Zealand.

Ne tusi ne Yvette D’Unienville

Te aofaki o tino sukaa i Tuvalu e fanaka loa i tausaga taki tasi i muna a te ofisa fai akoakoga mo masaki valevale ko Avanoa Paelate.

By Yvette D’Unienville

The number of diabetes cases in Tuvalu is increasing every year, the Health Educator Mrs. Avanoa Paelate told Tuvalu news.

Ne tusi ne Silafaga Lalua

Te vela o te vanimonimo mo kogaa fenua o Tuvalu ne ala ei o oko mai te Malaga a te nusipepa lasi e tasi i te lalolagi ko te Marie Claire ki Tuvalu o pei ana ata.

By Silafaga Lalua

Global warming and island scenery have attracted a team of professionals from the world famous Marie Claire magazine to the country for a few days to shoot pictures.

Ne tusi ne Diana Semi

A tino galue o te matagaluega o te tuu maa i te fakai masaki lasi ko fai nei olotou galuega ki te asiga o meakai I loto I sitoa I luga i te laumua nei.

By Diana Semi

Workers of the Health Inspection Department within the Princess Margaret Hospital are carrying out the inspection of all goods in all stores and shops on the capital.

Ne tusigina ne Semi Malaki

Te Ofisa fakatonutonu o te Fakapotopotoga se aofia i te Malo ko te TANGO, ko oti ne foki mai ki te atufenua mai tua o te fakatasiatuga ki fonotaga i Fiiti pela foki mo te fonotaga a te Fakapotopotoga a tino o te Pasefika SPC tela ne fai i Noumea.

By Semi Malaki

The Coordinator of the Tuvalu Association of Non-Governmental Organizations-TANGO, had returned to the country after attending several meetings in Fiji as well as the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) meeting that was held in Noumea.

By Yvette D’Unienville

Tausiga mai te sukaa e taua mo tino katoa ko te muna tuku o te aso fakamanatu o te suka i te lalolagi tela ne pakuu tonu ki te asoanafi Novema po 14.

By Yvette D’Unienville

“Diabetes cares for everyone” was the theme for this year’s World Diabetes Day, which fell yesterday November 14th, which Tuvalu celebrated.

Ne tusi ne Lina Malaki

Tino galue a te Ofisa o Tupe Teu o Tuvalu mai fenua ki matuu o Tuvalu ko nofo nei i luga i te laumua o fakatasi atu ki te faiga o akoakoga ne fakatoka ne te matagaluega o te Ofisa o Tupe Teu a Tuvalu.

By Lina Malaki

Agents for Tuvalu National Provident Fund TNPF in the Northern Islands are now on the capital for a three day refresher workshop organized by the Fund’s General Manager and his staff.

Ne tusi ne Yvette D’Unienville

Te ofisa o te maga o te Pange a Tuvalu I Nanumaga ne tala fakapitoa I te aso gafua o te vaiaso nei.

By Yvette D’Unienville

The Branch of the National Bank of Tuvalu NBT on Nanumaga Island was officially opened on Monday this week.

Ne tusi ne Silafaga Lalua

E tokolua a polofesa mai Tiapaani e nofo nei i te atufenua, mai luga i te kamiga mai te fakapotopotoga se kau i te malo ko te Tuvalu Overview, ke fai te savea a laua ki luga i te mafai o toki a togo i Funafuti nei.

By Silafaga Lalua

Two professors from Japan are in the country upon an invitation from non-government organization Tuvalu Overview to carry out investigations on the possibility of planting mangroves on Funafuti.

Ne tusi ne Penina Iakina

Te tagata poto mai te fakapotopotoga o te tokilakau mo meakai FAO kae galue tumau i Samoa e nofo nei i te atufenua, kae i te vaitaimi nei e galue tasi mo tino galue o te matagaluega o te tokilakau ki luga i te polotieki ki te tamatega o kimoa.

By Penina Iakina

A Consultant from the Food and Agriculture Organization FAO based in Samoa is presently in the country, and presently working together with staff of the Agriculture department on the Project of Rat control.

By Semi Malaki

The Vaiaku Youth Association organized an open-air program on Sunday night at the Vaiaku Falekaupule on the theme “God sees! God knows!”

This program was part of their celebration to mark the 15th Anniversary of their organization.

Upon the invitation from the Vaiaku Youth, the Fakaifou Youth and Lofeagai Youth Associations joined the Vaiaku Youth in singing, performing skits and action songs.

Report says a huge crowd turned up last night to watch and listen to the performances put up by the youths. The programme concluded after ten o’clock.

The Vaiaku Youth would like to convey its sincere thanks to all the youths who participated in their program on Friday last week as well as Sunday.

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Talavou Vaiaku fakamanatu tena aso

Te talavou o te kaulotu a te Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu i Vaiaku ne fai te olotou polokalame i te Falekaupule Vaiaku i te po o te Aso Tapu, ki luga i te fekau o te aso ? Te Atua e lavea ne ia! Te Atua e iloa ne ia!

Te polokalame tenei se vaega o te fakamanatuga ne te talavou te sefulu lima o ana tausaga, kae mai luga i te kamiga a te talavou, ne fakatasia tu i ei a talavou o Lofeagai mo Fakifou i te usuga o pese, faiga pese mo taiga mo tala toetoe i te po o te Aso Tapu.

E fai mai te lipoti me tokouke kii a tino ne olo fakatasi atu o onoono i te fakaasiga tenei tela ne oti mai tua o te sefulu i te po.

Talavou a Vaiaku e siki tena fakafetai ki talavou katoa kola ne fakatasi ki faigamea i te Aso Lima mo te Aso Tapu.

Palele…

By Diana Semi

A young man is currently in the hospital undergoing treatment after being bitten by a shark over the weekend.

According to a reliable source the young man went on a fishing trip with other youngsters last Saturday when the accident happened in the Funafuti lagoon at a reef close to the vessels’ Papuku and Taivalu’s anchorage.

A shark measuring to more than a metre was reported to have bitten the youngster’s side when another young man tried to pull the shark away. From there the shark swam away but returned again to bite the same young man’s stomach, then quickly swam away again.

The other young men rushed the injured to the hospital where he is now, and reports from the father of the young man, he is doing okay.

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Tamaliki tagata ne uu ne te magoo

Te tamaliki tagata tokotasi e nofo nei i te fakai masaki lasi mai tua o te uuga ne te mago i te fakaotiga o te vaiaso ko teka.

A ia tenei ne olo fakatasi atu mo nisi tamataene o sana i te taeao o te Aso Ono ko teka kae tupu i ei a te fakalavelave.

Ne fai mai ne te tino o te kaiga ote tamaliki tagata tenei, i te fakalavelave ne tupu I loto i te namo o Funafuti i te akau e tuu pili ki tafa o te koga tela e ‘tau i ei a te Papuku mo te Taivalu.

E fai mai foki me i te mago tela e fakatautau tena lasi kise gafa tasi ne uu muamua ne ia a te kaokao o te tamaliki tagata tenei, kae ne fesoasoani te isi tamaliki tagata ki te tapalega ote mago mai te kaokao.

Te magoo ne toe uu foki ne ia te tinae o te tamaliki tagata foki loa tenaa ne pakia kae ne tele atu a nisi tamaliki tagata o fesoasoani kae ko tele te mago.

Ne aumai fakavave a te tamaliki tagata tenei ki te fakai masaki lasi ke fai ana pakiaga.

Ne fai mai ne te tamana o te tamaliki tagata tenei I te tulaga o tena tamaliki e lei.

Palele…

By Diana Semi

The Tuvalu Immigration office has moved to remind foreigners in the country who have overstayed the period allowed in their visas.

According to reports from the office, letters of reminders have been dispatched to those concerned, informing them of their immigration status.

Among those are Nauruans holding Nauruan passports and who traveled on the chartered trips of the Tuvaluan vessels during repatriation of the Tuvaluan workers from Nauru in the middle of this year.

Chief Immigration officer Tepau Sotaga say at the moment overstayers in Tuvalu amount to more than two hundred, and they have all been sent reminding letters about this as is the normal practice.

The overstaying Nauruans have been given a month to make arrangements with the office about their stay in the country.

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Tino silia te nofo i Tuvalu

Te matagaluega fai pepa folau ko fai nei ana taumafaiga ki tino mai nisi fenua kola ko siliga olotou nofo i te atufenua.

Te lipoti mai te mataluega me ko isi ne tusi fakamasaua kooti ne ave ki tino penei ke fai se fakatokaga a latou ki te nofo o latou i te atufenua.

E aofia I a latou konei ko tino Naluu kola ne aumai mai Naluu I luga I malaga a vaka kola ne aumai i ei latou ki Tuvalu, kae fakaaoga foki loa ne latou a pasipooti Naluu.

Ne lipoti mai ne te ofisa tenei me siliga mo te tino lua lau o latou konei koi nofo i te atufenua.

Te Pule o te matagaluega fai pepa folau ko Tepau Sotaga ne fai mai ki tala o Tuvalu, me i te faifaiga tenei ki te avatu o tusi fakamasaua ki tino ko siliga te nofo I Tuvalu e fai katoa ki tino katoa kola e fakaaoga a pasipooti o nisi fenua.

A tino Naluu ne tuku atu ki ei se masina e tasi ke fai se fakatokaga a latou mo te matagaluega ki tulaga o te nofo o latou I te atufenua.

Palele………………

The Tuvalu Immigration office has moved to remind foreigners in the country who have overstayed the period allowed in their visas.

According to reports from the office, letters of reminders have been dispatched to those concerned, informing them of their immigration status.

Among those are Nauruans holding Nauruan passports and who traveled on the chartered trips of the Tuvaluan vessels during repatriation of the Tuvaluan workers from Nauru in the middle of this year.

Chief Immigration officer Tepau Sotaga say at the moment overstayers in Tuvalu amount to more than two hundred, and they have all been sent reminding letters about this as is the normal practice.

The overstaying Nauruans have been given a month to make arrangements with the office about their stay in the country.

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Tino silia te nofo i Tuvalu

Te matagaluega fai pepa folau ko fai nei ana taumafaiga ki tino mai nisi fenua kola ko siliga olotou nofo i te atufenua.

Te lipoti mai te mataluega me ko isi ne tusi fakamasaua kooti ne ave ki tino penei ke fai se fakatokaga a latou ki te nofo o latou i te atufenua.

E aofia I a latou konei ko tino Naluu kola ne aumai mai Naluu I luga I malaga a vaka kola ne aumai i ei latou ki Tuvalu, kae fakaaoga foki loa ne latou a pasipooti Naluu.

Ne lipoti mai ne te ofisa tenei me siliga mo te tino lua lau o latou konei koi nofo i te atufenua.

Te Pule o te matagaluega fai pepa folau ko Tepau Sotaga ne fai mai ki tala o Tuvalu, me i te faifaiga tenei ki te avatu o tusi fakamasaua ki tino ko siliga te nofo I Tuvalu e fai katoa ki tino katoa kola e fakaaoga a pasipooti o nisi fenua.

A tino Naluu ne tuku atu ki ei se masina e tasi ke fai se fakatokaga a latou mo te matagaluega ki tulaga o te nofo o latou I te atufenua.

Palele………………

Diana Semi and Silafaga Lalua

The Persistent Organic Pollutants POPS project on Funafuti conducted a 2 and a half day workshop on Action Plan Training in the past few days and closed yesterday at the Telecom Building conference room.

By Silafaga Lalua and Diana Semi

Tuvalu is really looking at becoming a member of the Oceania Football Association OFC, at a conference to be held at Tahiti on the 15th of this month.

By Silafaga Lalua

Conditions of vulnerable and disadvantaged people are the main reason for the Community Affairs Officer’s trip to Nanumea island yesterday.

By Diana Semi

Form Two students around the country of the Nauti Primary School commenced their Annual Examination yesterday with two subjects of Mathematics and Basic Science while English and Social Science will be sat today according to reports from the school yesterday.

By Diana Semi

Tuvalu government’s marine department has taken to hire equipment from overseas to carry out stevedore jobs in the country. A side lifter was hired from Fiji to carry cargoes from vessels when its fork lift broke down two months ago.

By Diana Semi

A one night workshop was organized by the Tuvalu Family Health Association TuFHA for Tuvalu National Soccer team to the South Pacific Games in 2007.

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The Minister of Communications and Transport Hon. Taukelina Finekaso, together with his delegation on returning from their trip to Singapore, had meetings with Air Fiji and Air Pacific in Fiji.

By Silafaga Lalua

Tuvalu Ship Registry is contributing largely to the economy of the country with the registration of cargo ships from its office in Singapore.

The problems incurred by the constant fuel price rise for fuel consumers in the country may soon be resolved after the Prime Minister of Tuvalu had his bilateral talks with Ambassador of Japan in Fiji during the leaders’ Forum in Fiji recently.

By Silafaga Lalua

The government of Tuvalu has received the second half of Taiwan’s assistance of one million US dollars to help ease its financial difficulty.

By Diana Semi

More fundraising activities will be held throughout this week by the touring team from Nukufetau Island namely Matagi Masani which arrived at the capital last week.

By Silafaga Lalua
The Tuvalu Athletics Association raised more that 5 hundred dollars in their door-to-door fund raising yesterday.

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report by Silafaga Lalua

Because of the financial strains that almost everybody and every organization is going through in Tuvalu, the Tuvalu Athletics Association has taken to fundraising again and hence held their first fundraising activity today November 2nd, 2006.

Because of the financial strains that almost everybody and every organization is going through in Tuvalu, the Tuvalu Athletics Association has taken to fundraising again and hence held their first fundraising activity today November 2nd, 2006.

The Tuvalu Sports Association TAS is in need of 300 or 400 thousand dollars to cover all the teams and officials’ expenses to the South Pacific Games 2007 in Samoa.

The Semi Finals and the Final matches of the Rugby tournament was held on Saturday last week between Rugby teams who were qualified for the matches.

Two or three gold medals maybe in Logona Esau’s reach in the weightlifting’s 69kg category at the next South Pacific Games in Samoa next year, according to his coach if Mr. Esau remains in the Oceania Weightlifting Training Center.

Students of upper classes at the Fetuvalu Secondary School are now having their end of year external examinations.