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Monday 14 April 2008 5:29am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Economic activity in Tonga is likely to be contracted markedly in 2007, as the Kingdom's economy suffered following a poor agricultural season, the large-scale reduction in civil service workers and the near-destruction of Nuku'alofa's central business district. Reconstruction is taking a long time with only a few projects underway nearly 18 months following the civil disturbance of November 2006.
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Friday 11 April 2008 2:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The one thing that the parliamentary election of 2008 will be remembered for is last week's decision by the board of the Tonga Broadcasting Commission to stop broadcasting all pre-recorded campaign speeches of candidates, and to re-record them all for free, at the tax payers expense, so that they can be edited by a newly appointed editorial committee.5 comments Premium content -
Thursday 10 April 2008 5:53pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : The Parliament must have so much time doing not much of anything that at one time they discussed to consider banning Mr. Foni Pole'o's song, Hulita, from being aired. The explanation was, it was too sexually suggestive. What a joke coming from a group of alcoholic and hypocrites that makes up the Parliament. But even if it is, who is going to scrutinize all the lyrics to be aired in public radios in Tonga? "Ko e kai ia 'a e Funga Hihifo" was banned for years, now it is ok. Why, has it become less sexually suggestive over the years? Please stop the Nonsense. - Sione Lousiale Kava -
Thursday 10 April 2008 4:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : What sets this budget apart from previous years is that the budget round has been an inclusive process. Each Minister and CEO presented their ministries budget bid to the Expenditure Review Committee (Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, Chairperson Public Service Commission) and from there the Committee considered these in terms of the Government's overall policy priorities. Premium content -
Thursday 10 April 2008 2:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After the first day of the Inter College Sports, the Vava'u team held the top spot of the medal tally with seven medals but 'Apifo'ou College had won two gold medals. Premium content -
Thursday 10 April 2008 9:34am
Durban, South Africa : Sharks loose forward Epi Taione has been banned for six weeks for a head butt during their match against the Hurricanes on Saturday. Premium content -
Thursday 10 April 2008 5:53am
Auckland, New Zealand : The general manager of the Tonga Broadcasting Commission, Elenoa Amanaki, says its journalists need more training before they can cover political stories objectively. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 April 2008 3:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Naulala 'Eli (64) has been identified as the shooter who killed himself at Ha'ateiho, after shooting and wounding his wife and a young man on the morning of Sunday April 6, in a drunken rage. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 April 2008 12:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 85th Inter-Collegiate Sports competition opened with a teams parade at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium this morning, where over 1,000 athletes from throughout Tonga are competing in the three day event. Story and Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Wednesday 9 April 2008 11:47am
USA : I owe a debt of gratitude to Nautilus Minerals' Corporate Headquarters for taking time from their busy schedule to respond to my concerns regarding their planned operations off the coast of the kingdom. I am impressed. I wish them all the luck in the world in this endeavor. I also wish they will find the mother lode of all minerals and exceed the quality of the 90 kilogram sample displayed by their CEO and President (David Heydon) in San Francisco last year. - Tama Foa -
Wednesday 9 April 2008 5:28am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nautilus Minerals Tonga Country Manager, Mr Paula Taumoepeau wants to make correction to the Matangitonga Online article on March 28 about the Kilo Moana Cruise on Tongan waters. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 April 2008 4:59am
Seoul, South Korea : South Korea has secured exclusive seabed mineral exploration rights in the deposit-rich waters off the South Pacific island of Tonga, an opportunity that could help offset the shortage of supply on the domestic market, the government said Wednesday. By Jane Han Premium content -
Tuesday 8 April 2008 7:20pm
By Ben Bohane Port Vila, Vanuatu : The most important summit of West Papuan leaders in their 45-year struggle for independence is underway in Vanuatu. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 April 2008 5:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister, Hon Dr. Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele, has accepted an invitation from the Secretary General of the Commonwealth to become a member of the Group of Ten Commonwealth Leaders to undertake advocacy and lobbying in support of reform of the current architecture of international institutions to reflect the challenges in the world of the 21st Century. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 April 2008 1:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Broadcasting Commission probably did not intend to become a self-confessed "Boardcasting Commission" this morning in a press statement announcing that the Board is imposing new controls on the public broadcasting of political content. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 April 2008 12:04pm
Suva, Fiji : Visitors to the South Pacific continued to grow in 2007. Visitor arrival statistics indicate that 1,334,685 people visited the region in 2007, an increase of 4.1 percent. Premium content -
Monday 7 April 2008 5:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Ha'ateiho man in his 60's reportedly shot himself after shooting and wounding his wife and a young man in a drunken rage, early on Sunday morning April 6. Premium content -
Monday 7 April 2008 4:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mrs Mishka Tu'ifua has been appointed by the Tongan government as the first full-time Chairperson of its Public Service Commission. Premium content -
Monday 7 April 2008 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, March 27-April 3, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 7 April 2008 2:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In response to a recent letter regarding Nautilus Minerals we wish to correct a few assertions put forward in the article "Silence is Golden." First and foremost, Nautilus Minerals is committed to developing projects in a manner that respects and protects the local environment, and which accommodates local input. - Scott Trebilcock Premium content
