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Friday 13 August 2004 10:16am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Trade relations between Tonga and the Peoples' Republic of China reached a new height this week, with the first visit to Tonga by a high level trade delegation from China to assess investment opportunities in power supply, information technology, agriculture, import and export. They also included banking and risk management officials.
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Friday 13 August 2004 10:00am
Canberra, Australia : HIV/AIDS is a global emergency. Around the world 20 million people, almost three times the population of the Pacific, have died already. A further 38 million are now living with the disease. Premium content -
Friday 13 August 2004 9:36am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Heneli Saafi 21, was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury of seven at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, August 13. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 August 2004 5:00pm
Athens, Greece : The Olympic countdown is on for Tongan archer Sifa Taumoepeau in Athens who faces a world ranking competition on Thursday 12 August. He will then shoot on Monday in his first Olympic match play, a knock out competition. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 August 2004 1:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A scuffle and fist fight took place between the two members. The Speaker called for the members to settle down, then expressed his shame on the language used and what had happened in the House. Minute No. 26, Wednesday July 28 Premium content -
Wednesday 11 August 2004 10:15am
London, UK : I have recently taken up work with a sports management company called athletes1, based in London. I am in charge of the Rugby Union division which means that I am currently the agent for about 40 professional rugby players, finding clubs for them, sponsorship deals, helping them with their finances, etc. My love for Tonga has meant that I have tried to help as many Tongan players as possible. - Tom Fowler Premium content -
Tuesday 10 August 2004 3:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : From the House, Minute No. 25. Tuesday July 27. The Minister of Finance said that the Sales Tax would be terminated and replaced with a Consumption Tax next year and small businesses would not be required to keep any records. He said that the method of collecting taxes would be different. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 August 2004 3:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21 year old man who thought he was helping a young couple to meet in secret, is now facing manslaughter charges in the Tongan Supreme Court this week, after the couple died in a fatal motor accident in January 2003. Premium content -
Monday 9 August 2004 2:15pm
Canberra, Australia : The Tongan Defence Service is to help Australia provide housing facilities to Australian Aborigines. Announcing the scheme, the Australian Defence Minister, Senator Robert Hill, said the Defence Department.'s Aboriginal Army Community Assistance Program (AACAP) will be boosted with engineers from the Tonga Defence Service (TDS) joining Army's 21 Construction Squadron from next week. Premium content -
Monday 9 August 2004 10:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : From the House, Minute no. 24, Monday July 26. 'Uliti Uata queried the logic of the penalties for the non-payment of income tax. He said that Inland Revenue Department has been forwarding their assessment of income taxes from 1997 up to 2003 and demanding the payment of penalties and interest. Premium content -
Friday 6 August 2004 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced on Tuesday, August 3, that by August 15 only one airline will be operating Tonga's domestic air service, it sparked off another national economic and political turmoil.- by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Friday 6 August 2004 2:15pm
Suva, Fiji : o SANZAR has turned down the possibility of the Pacific Islanders team being allowed to join the Super 12 competition? by Professor Wadan Narsey Premium content -
Thursday 5 August 2004 2:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's second military contingent for the Solomon Islands returned home on July 27, after completing their six-months tenure of peace keeping duty. Premium content -
Thursday 5 August 2004 2:00pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands : Tongan Military Contingent to the Solomons during the Farewell Military Parade held on the Honiara International Airport grounds, to celebrate the one year anniversary of the arrival of RAMSI in the Solomons, July 24. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Wednesday 4 August 2004 4:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Minute No. 23 The trouble with the illegal practice of double invoicing, $3 million unpaid Sales Tax, Sea Star Company owed $3.7 million to government, Sea Star borrowed $600,000 from the Tonga National Trust Fund. From the House. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Wednesday 4 August 2004 2:31pm
Nadi, Fiji : Non Government Organizations (NGOs) from Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga and the Marshall Islands, meeting in Nadi today have called for a greater NGO role in Pacific Governments annual Budget processes. They have also put a strong case to have this participation properly funded by Government so that the voice of people in poverty and other disadvantaged groups may be heard at all points in the budget process. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 August 2004 1:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Minute No. 22: Proposed amendment of the Regulation for the Ship Registration Act was to enable the Fuakavenga II to be registered in Tonga, Tonga pays $1 million to the Pacific Forum Line and $1 million to the Hartman Shipping Group of Germany so that Tonga may have the option of buying back the ship after eight years, the Regulation and the Act have been amended and the ship was reregistered earlier this year but the amended regulation was brought in for the House to approve, Death Grant of $15,000 for soldiers who die on the battlefield or during a military exercise, in addition his next of kin will be paid his pension from government. From the House. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Wednesday 4 August 2004 1:00pm
Sydney, Australia : I wasn't aware that we Tongan who have acquired citizenship overseas, were not allowed to renew our Tongan Passport when it expires. This was a shock to me last month when I arrived at the immigration office, Nuku'alofa. I am asking you to generate a bit of discussion about this issue as I personally believe that we are being hard-done by. - Poli Tuaileva -
Wednesday 4 August 2004 9:45am
Honiara, Solomon Islands : The Tongan Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, HRH Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata was interviewed by Linny Folau in Honiara, Solomon Islands, on 24 July 2004, while he was attending the first anniversary of RAMSI, the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomons. Linny, a staffer for the Matangi Tonga Online, was part of a Pacific group media visit to the Solomons and Australia, under an Australian Government program. Premium content -
Sunday 1 August 2004 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : "... if Tonga restored the political rights enjoyed by its citizens before 2003 when it was above the median, it might qualify for access to tens of millions of dollars in US aid funding." Tonga has been dropped from a list, announced on July 20, of the world's poorest countries that the United States will allow to become candidates in 2005 for a new multi-billion dollar aid fund. Premium content
