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  • Tuesday 20 March 2007 8:17pm


    Carson-California, USA
    : The Second Annual Tongan American Youth Foundation (TAYF) High School Conference will be held on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at CSU-Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA (1000 East Victoria Street). The Mission Statement of the TAYF is:
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  • Tuesday 20 March 2007 8:02pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Police Magistrate Salesi Mafi today, March 20 ordered Talifolau Letisi (33) to appear at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court for trial on charges relating to the destruction of key Government offices and business premises during the Nuku'alofa riots on November 16, 2006.
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  • Tuesday 20 March 2007 5:02pm


    Apia, Samoa
    : A three-year $4.5 million regional project funded by Italy started in 2004 in 14 Pacific Island countries (PICs) to enhance food production and security focusing on supply-related activities as well as strengthening agricultural trade and policy.
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  • Tuesday 20 March 2007 12:14pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Finance Minister and Chief Commissioner of Revenue, Hon Siosiua T.T. 'Utoikamanu, has announced the appointment of an external Special Advisor for Customs. He is also seeking assistance from an International Agency on tackling corruption.
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  • Monday 19 March 2007 6:59pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An interest subsidy scheme to assist Nuku'alofa businesses hurt by the November 16 riots, will roll out on May 4, with funds from aid donors New Zealand and Australia.
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  • Friday 16 March 2007 7:18pm


    Queensland, Australia
    : Over the Easter Break 2007, 37 boys from Marist College Ashgrove ( Brisbane, Queensland ) will undertake a 10 day Rugby Union tour of Tonga.
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  • Friday 16 March 2007 6:58pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : Visitors to the South Pacific continued to grow in 2006, despite a number of challenges the region faced.
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  • Friday 16 March 2007 12:28pm


    Port Vila, Vanuatu
    : "The Pacific has made valuable progress in the last few years in addressing HIV and AIDS, but more action-orientated initiatives are needed," said Dr Dennie Iniakwala, Section Head of the HIV and STI Section at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), speaking on the last day of the biennial Pacific Ministers of Health Meeting.
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  • Friday 16 March 2007 11:42am


    Suva, Fiji
    : Warwick International Hotel Group has signed a lease with the Government of Tonga to build a resort in the 'Friendly Islands.'
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  • Friday 16 March 2007 11:20am


    Port Vila, Vanuatu
    : Representatives of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have travelled from Geneva to attend this year's Pacific Health Ministers' meeting in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 12-15 March 2007.
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  • Thursday 15 March 2007 8:01pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's only Cinema, the new Star Cinema that burned down during the November 16 riot last year will be rebuilt, vows Div Damodar, a Fijian businessman.
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  • Thursday 15 March 2007 7:20pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Prosecution Team of the Crown Law Department this morning took over from the Police Prosecution Team at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court, to prosecute cases involving major crimes that were committed during the destruction of the capital Nuku'alofa on November 16, 2006.
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  • Wednesday 14 March 2007 5:14pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's Reserve Bank will introduce new measures to help inject liquidity into the local banking system, to help meet the demand for new credit by businesses trying to recover from the destruction of the town centre on November 16.
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  • Tuesday 13 March 2007 7:19pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The trial of two men accused of importing 14 kgs of marijuana to Tonga entered its fourth day today, when the former captain of a Tongan ferry identified the cargo that one of the accused loaded onto his ferry in Fiji.
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  • Tuesday 13 March 2007 12:33pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Police Magistrate Salesi Mafi yesterday, March 12 ordered Tipanio 'Ali (22) to appear at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court for trial on charges relating to the thefts at the Fung Shing Shopping Centre that was destroyed on November 16.
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  • Monday 12 March 2007 4:56pm


    London, UK
    : The strengthening of democracy and the promoting of development among Commonwealth Member Nations continue to be challenges for the Commonwealth, said Mr Don McKinnon, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth in a speech to mark the Commonwealth Day today, March 12.
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  • Monday 12 March 2007 6:03am


    Phoenix, Arizona,USA
    : I was overwhelmed with what Paul Fifita had to express about William Edwards re Tonga Rugby League TRL, and as a former employee of HRH Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita myself, I was assigned at the time of my employment as an Administrator of TRL and I can fully understand what Mr. Edwards justified, warranted and vindicated. - James Fa‘asolo
  • Sunday 11 March 2007 10:30am


    Bendigo, Australia
    : I have not forgotten the message of the struggle that Tongan women face in their daily lives, explained to us by the wonderful women at the National Centre for Women and Children during our visit in July 2006. - Rob Stephenson
  • Saturday 10 March 2007 10:15am


    UK
    : Having been and ex-league player myself back in the good old days in New Zealand, I was more than happy to have had the opportunity to talk to the players involved from a fan's perspective about their current tour etc. I was given the impression that the majority of the boys were more than happy with their management team, from William Edwards right down to their trainer. - Vain Maka
  • Friday 9 March 2007 3:22pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : 'Oku tala 'e he kau 'a Tonga he kakai sisino taha 'i mamani 'a e lahi atu 'a e me'akai he fonua pea mo 'etau fakamamafa makehe ki he me'atokoni. He ka morning tea foki e ngaahi konifelenisi pea 'oku pola foki ia! Ka ko e fakaloloma taha ko e to 'a e fakamamafa 'o e teuteu mo e 'ilo 'a e Tonga he lahi (ifo) kae 'ikai koe kualatii ('ilo). - Sailosi Finau

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