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Saturday 16 May 2009 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Fiji Barbarians defeated the Tau'uta Reds 26-15 in a thrilling encounter at the Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, Tonga this afternoon in Round Four of the Pacific Rugby Cup Tournament.
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Saturday 16 May 2009 8:15am
Auckland, New Zealand : The Tonga National Men's Volleyball Team will be flying out on Monday May 18 to Chinese Taipei to represent Oceania Region as champions and also Tonga in the second round of the Qualifying Championship. Premium content -
Friday 15 May 2009 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Hon Dr Feleti Sevele will be attending the Fifth Pacific Alliance Leaders Meeting (PALM) in Hokkaido, Japan on May 22-23. Premium content -
Friday 15 May 2009 7:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An estimated 2,410 international passengers arriving at Tonga's Fua‘amotu International Airport have been screened for ‘Influenza A (H1N1)", and so far none has been suspected of carrying in the disease that has affected people worldwide. Premium content -
Friday 15 May 2009 11:02am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's economic growth for 2008-09 is likely to be only around half a per cent, after a challenging year in which remittances have slowed, and lending has been cautious, according to an International Monetary Fund Report released yesterday. Premium content -
Friday 15 May 2009 9:41am
Sydney, Australia : I am a Tongan now living in Australia but originally from Vava'u. After 23 years I returned to Vava'u with my wife on a cruise ship and was totally dismayed with what I saw. - Sione Tupou Premium content -
Thursday 14 May 2009 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new Japanese Ambassador to Tonga HE Mr Yasuo Takase today saw primary school students using soroban, a distinct Japanese instrument that helps in learning numeracy, a skill that has been taught in Tonga for over 20 years. Premium content -
Thursday 14 May 2009 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Finding regional solutions to challenges faced by the Pacific Maritime sector such as the increasing regulation and requirements of the international and domestic shipping industries, was discussed during the Second Pacific Ministers for Maritime Transport Meeting that opened in Nuku'alofa today. Premium content -
Thursday 14 May 2009 2:30pm
Wellington, New Zealand : Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele arrived in New Zealand yesterday, May 13 at the start of week-long visit during which he will meet the New Zealand Prime Minister Hon. John Key in Wellington next week, and also give two addresses at New Zealand universities. Premium content -
Thursday 14 May 2009 11:00am
United Kingdom : Just to clarify on comments regarding the stimulus scheme implemented in Australia, which were in two stages. The first stimulation package was implemented last year before Christmas of 2008, focusing on low income earners (Family Tax Benefit A or B) of amounts of $1,000 per child in that group. A lot of Tongan families in Australia benefited from this hand out or splashing in order to stimulate Australia's economy. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 May 2009 8:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two nights of royal charity concerts in Nuku'alofa this week have raised $25,000 for the Tonga Red Cross and treated local people to classical music performances by visiting international performers from Italy, Austria, Sibera, Korea, and New Zealand. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 May 2009 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tautahi Gold defeated fellow Tongan team Tau'uta Red with a narrow score of 14-12 in round three of the Pacific Rugby Cup Tournament Saturday May 9 in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 May 2009 6:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga needs to enact insurance legislation, and could do so before 2010, says a newly released report on Insurance and Related Topics that was prepared for Government's National Economic Development Council. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 May 2009 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Improving essential shipping to and between Small Island States in the Pacific will be the focus point of deliberations for the Small Island States Ministers of Trasport and Maritime Meeting which opened in Nuku‘alofa today, Wednesday 13 May. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 May 2009 4:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A five member group of North American travel agents arrived on May 7 in Tonga on an Air New Zealand's Gateway to Paradise six-days familiarization and educational tour of the Kingdom. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 May 2009 7:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 13th Pacific Islands Maritime Association Meeting was opened in Nuku'alofa on Monday May 11 to discuss issues of Regional Maritime Cooperation and the challenges faced by the region, which largely depends on sea transport. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 May 2009 2:48pm
New Zealand : The Pacific Cooperation Foundation PCF is pleased to announce Tonga's Prime Minister, the Hon Dr Feleti Sevele, will give the 2009 Annual Pacific Address in Christchurch (14 May 2009) and Wellington (18 May 2009). Premium content -
Monday 11 May 2009 8:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2009 Session of the Tonga Legislative Assembly will be officially opened by HM King George Tupou V on Thursday, May 28. Premium content -
Monday 11 May 2009 5:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan government is looking at giving Tongan civil servants another salary rise to increase their buying power and stimulate the economy, Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Afu'alo Matoto told Matangi Tonga at the end of April, when he estimated that Tonga's economic growth for the current year would not reach one per cent. By Pesi Fonua. -
Monday 11 May 2009 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five licences were issued last week to sea cucumber operators to fish and to export sea cucumber from Tonga for the 2009 season, which runs from April 1 until the end of September. Premium content
