Loloahi Tapui (27) from Leimatu‘a, Vava‘u, a housekeeper of Baroness Scotland of Asthal, the British Attorney General has caused a stir in Whitehall when it was discovered this week that Loloahi was an illegal migrant.
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Friday 18 September 2009
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London, UK
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Wednesday 16 September 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Police Band has cancelled a trip to the Gauteng International Military Tattoo Festival in Johannesburg, South Africa this month following the South African Defence Force strike two weeks ago.
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Monday 7 September 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Many bereaved families from the Ashika ferry disaster have expressed a need for assistance in financing the education of their children, said Sione Tupouniua, an American Tongan, who completed a two-week fact-finding mission to Tonga at the weekend.
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Monday 7 September 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Queen Salote College's annual bazaar held on Saturday September 5, attracted a crowd of shoppers eager to buy the quality handicrafts made by students.
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Friday 4 September 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A well-known Tongan patriarch Joe (Siosaia) Tu'ilatai Mataele (84), died on Thursday, August 20 at Vaiola Hospital and was laid to rest on Saturday, August 29 at the seafront Mala'e'aloa Cemetery, Kolomotu'a, Nuku'alofa.
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Wednesday 2 September 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Paea Williams (25) the newly-crowned Miss Heilala 2009-10 will represent Tonga at the Miss South Pacific Pageant in Fiji in November, and the talented entertainer, aims no less than to bring back the crown.
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Thursday 20 August 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Crown Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka and Crown Princess Nanasipau'u Tuku'aho joined bereaved families for a Memorial Service in remembrance of the Ashika victims this morning at the Sa Paula Free Wesleyan Church at Pea, Tongatapu. By Linny Folau
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Thursday 6 August 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King George Tupou V celebrated his 61st birthday, officially on Saturday, August 1, with a luncheon at the Royal Palace following a military parade at Pangai Lahi. Photos by Linny Folau and Pat Car
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Monday 3 August 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's annual Heilala Festival wound-up with a colourful parade in Nuku'alofa on Saturday, attracting thousands of people onto the streets to enjoy the brass bands and floats with the ten contestants, and other festival participants. Photos by Linny Folau and Mary Lyn Fonua
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Friday 31 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In celebration of HM King George Tupou V's 61st birthday, over 200 people were named to receive honours decorations and medals during a Birthday Investiture Ceremony at the Royal Palace today, July 31. Photos by Linny Folau
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Friday 31 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Canadian Navy ship HMCS Winnipeg in Tonga this morning July 31, made a difference in the lives of women and children who seek refuge at the Tonga National Centre for Women and Children by donating USD$4,000 and over 100 stuffed toys.
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Thursday 30 July 2009
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Christchurch, New Zealand
Staff and students from New Zealand's Canterbury University will visit Tonga in August, to present a handbook for Tongans taking part in the country's first ever democratic elections.
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Wednesday 29 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Wearing beautiful traditional costumes, the 10 contestants for the 2009-10 Miss Heilala Pageant appeared in a Tau'olunga dance competition on Tuesday July 28 at the Heilala Village. Photos by Linny Folau and Patricia Car
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Wednesday 29 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Pacific's biggest vocal artist George Veikoso, otherwise known as "Fiji" holds a one-off concert tonight with the Kami Kids at the Atele Indoor Stadium as part of the Heilala Festival celebrations this week.
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Thursday 23 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Privy Council has declared Monday, August 3 as a public holiday to commemorate HM King George Tupou V's 61st birthday, which falls on a Saturday, August 1.
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Thursday 23 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Karen Marie 'Uta'atu (19) is the first Tongan to enter the prestigious United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, after successfully graduating from her US Naval Academy Preparatory school in May earlier this year.
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Thursday 23 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A By election to elect a new member of parliament for the Vava'u Noble's No. 2 Representative seat will be held on Thursday, July 30 at the Palace Ooffice in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 21 July 2009
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Sia'atoutai, Nuku'alofa
Tonga's Sia'atoutai Theological College witnessed a special ceremony on July 15 as the ashes of a former principal, the late Rev. Ronald Archibald William Woodgate and his wife Ruth Elizabeth Woodgate were buried in a memorial in the college grounds.
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Tuesday 14 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 19-year-old first time local contestant from Ma'ufanga known as "Miss Thumbelina" outshone five other contestants to win the 2009-10 Miss Galaxy Queen Crown in Friday night's final, on July 10.
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Monday 13 July 2009
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mandy Pickering (32), the winner of New Zealand's 2009 television series 'Stars in Our Eyes' is enjoying a family vacation in Tonga.
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