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Saturday 14 May 2005 6:00pm
Auckland, New Zealand : I have noted that in the last 10 years or so the term 'corruption' has been widely used in Tonga and in most cases, it is levelled against those in authority, particularly against the Royal family and the government. And of course, the term is mostly used in the political arena and by the media for various agendas and in most of the cases they have been right in its application.3 comments -
Friday 13 May 2005 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A ban on entering Tonga has been lifted for the New Zealand journalist Mike Field, the Tonga Government decided today in its weekly Cabinet meeting.
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Thursday 12 May 2005 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new parliamentary Speaker of the House, Noble Veikune, and two other men pleaded not guilty to bribery charges after they appeared for their arraignment in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, May 12. Premium content -
Thursday 12 May 2005 11:00am
California, USA : I have so much concern with companies that market a traditional Pacific Islands product claiming to be theirs. Firstly, I am a Pacific Islander who has been conducting proper scientific research on Noni for a very long time. - Edgar Cocker -
Thursday 12 May 2005 9:56am
Tokyo, Japan : A Tongan rugby player was arrested in Japan after an argument with a female professional wrestler in a nightclub district of Tokyo, on Monday, according to a story that ran in Japan's national newspapers this week. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 May 2005 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Christine 'Uta'atu, a Nuku'alofa accountant operating as 'Uta'atu and Associates was awarded a final payment today of $5,441.80 for a counterclaim lodged against Paradise International Hotel Proprietary and Christopher Racine for failing to pay an outstanding account. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 May 2005 4:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Samiu Molitoni Naislai (48), a Bingo organiser in Nuku'alofa, appeared in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today to answer a civil action brought by Tui International Limited for failing to pay an outstanding account. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2005 5:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku'alofa will be a Rasta Town on June 1, when the reggae Superstar, Lucky Dube, will be in town for a one-night concert at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2005 4:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Oto'ota Tapa'atoutai (64) of Patangata, Nuku'alofa, was found guilty of false pretences at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on May 5. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2005 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2005 session of the Tongan Legislative Assembly will be officially opened on Thursday, May 26 by HM King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2005 4:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Issues highlighted in the four newspapers published in Tonga, for the week April 30-May 6, included the goings-on with the Customs Department at Queen Salote Wharf, the Parliamentary By-election, and the up-grading of the Fua'amotu International Airport by a Chinese company to allow 747s and the Airbus 380 to land. Premium content -
Friday 6 May 2005 4:30pm
Auckland, New Zealand : I take my hat off to the PDP and congratulate them for a 'landslide' victory over the THRDM. I say landslide since they have existed for only 22 days but they have gained 1 seat in the people's 11 places in Parliament (9 PR and 2 Cabinet ministers). Compare that with the 8 seats by the THRDM who have been in existence for more than 10 years. Premium content -
Thursday 5 May 2005 11:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's sacked Minister of Police, William Clive Edwards, will re-enter the Tongan parliament after snatching a Tongatapu People's Representative seat in today's by- election. Premium content -
Thursday 5 May 2005 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After Tonga's squash growers this week became totally confused over how the new Consumption Tax applied to their businesses, the Minister of Finance has come out and promised them exemption from the CT on agricultural imports. Premium content -
Thursday 5 May 2005 5:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Polling started slowly in Nuku'alofa in today's By Election to elect two new People's Representatives to the Tongan Parliament - one from Tongatapu and the other from the two Niuas . Premium content -
Thursday 5 May 2005 4:15pm
Kyoto, Japan : According to the APALC report, 6% of Tongans in California have a Bachelor Degree. My interest is the comparison between the Tongans in New Zealand (National level) and California (one State). The latest 2001 New Zealand population census recorded 40,716 Tongans of which 23,334 are aged 15 and above. Thus the figure in the quote above, implies 9,771 (24% of Total Tongan), or 5,600 (24% of age 15 and above) Tongans in New Zealand have a Bachelor Degree. -Raelyn L. 'Esau. -
Thursday 5 May 2005 3:18pm
Suva, Fiji : A trilateral security discussion among the United States, Australia and Japan that first was initiated in August 2002 will be intensified and elevated to the foreign ministerial level, according to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Premium content -
Thursday 5 May 2005 12:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Results of the Tongan May 2005 By Election for a new Tongatapu No. 3 People's Resentative, and a new Niuatoputapu and Niuafo'ou People's Representative. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 May 2005 4:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A settlement action brought by Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele against a newspaper publisher, Sangstar Saulala, has failed. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 May 2005 4:27pm
Newbury, United Kingdom : As a Member of Newbury RFC, I would like for you to know what a marvellous ambassador for Tonga Johnny (Sione) has been these last months. Premium content
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