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Friday 6 February 2009 6:10pm
Nu'usila : 'Oku tau nofo atu eni 'o fakatatali ki he ola 'o e ngaue ki he liliu fakapolitikale. Ko e me'a 'oku ou mahu'inga'ia ai pea kou tui mahalo mo e tokolahi, ko e kelekele. Kuo finangalo 'a King Siaosi Tupou V ki he liliu pea ko e sitepu mahu'inga ia. Ko 'eku hoha'a na'a hoko e liliu ko ha me'a ke mole ai e kelekele. - Pola Loiti -
Friday 6 February 2009 6:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A consular office for the United States of America may up and running in Nuku'alofa before early March, according to the Acting Chief Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet Paula Ma'u.
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Friday 6 February 2009 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vilisoni Tauelangi, a 34 year old man from Pea, Tongatapu, will be sentenced on Friday, February 13 for riotous assembly and the destruction of the Molisi Tonga supermarket during the Nuku'alofa riots of November 16, 2006. Premium content -
Friday 6 February 2009 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's foreign reserves increased by $6.4 million reaching $130.3 million in January 2009. Premium content -
Friday 6 February 2009 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Youth leaders from the 'Ship for World Youth' met up with Tongan school students today during a special visit to the Fasi mo e Afi Government Primary School in Nuku'alofa and were welcomed with dancing and food. Premium content -
Friday 6 February 2009 5:22pm
Suva, Fiji : News Limited in Australia has named Anne Fussell as the new managing director of Fiji Times Limited. Premium content -
Friday 6 February 2009 5:09am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I hope we as Tongans can appreciate Section 49 of the Constitution as part of the inspired puzzle that keeps "Tonga for Tongans", and that it is not part of some conspiracy engineered by Tupou I to ensure the King is above the law to run-up a mo'ua at a local falekoloa. - Daniel K. Fale Premium content -
Thursday 5 February 2009 9:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The cruise ship Nippon Maru, arrived in Nuku'alofa this morning with 283 youths from 12 different countries on a voyage in the South Pacific that aims to foster cooperation and friendship among youth leaders on board. Premium content -
Thursday 5 February 2009 9:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Reports from Tonga's newspapers, January 28-29, 2009. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 5 February 2009 8:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 59-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder, reported the Deputy Commander of the Tonga Police Force Taniela Faletau. Premium content -
Thursday 5 February 2009 3:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With Tonga's inter-island ferry service in a state of near-collapse, Tonga's Navy was called on to help teachers return to school at the start of the first term for 2009. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 February 2009 1:22pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : I graduated from Tonga High School. Same school that Tupou Pulu, Langi Kavaliku, Futa Helu and so many great minds in Tonga attended. But I would not consider myself anywhere close to their caliber. Sione Tupouniua was the most celebrated Tongan to attend Harvard when I was a young kid in Tonga. - Mafi ‘o Amerika Samoa -
Tuesday 3 February 2009 10:30pm
Florida, USA : The Pittsburgh Steelers including Tonga's Chris Kemoeatu won the Super Bowl XLIII NFL Championships triumphing over the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 after a final minute touchdown secured them a record sixth Super Bowl victory on Monday (Tonga time). Premium content -
Tuesday 3 February 2009 10:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Promoting the importance of water, health and sanitation in Government Primary Schools throughout Tonga, the Rotary International District 2690 of Japan, has assisted the Government Primary School at Fasi mo e Afi by building new toilet facilities; one of several schools in Tonga to receive the aid. Premium content -
Monday 2 February 2009 10:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's high electricity tariffs will be reduced this month, returning to the mid-2007 level as the falling cost of diesel fuel is passed on to consumers. Premium content -
Sunday 1 February 2009 5:30pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Your feature article on Tonga's astrophysicist Chas Egan (Origins of the univers 21Jan 2009) was quite informative, and inspirational. With all the hypes in the glorifications of famous rugby teams and players in the past year, it's refreshing to finally given a bird's-eye-view of how far a Tongan student could go in the annals of academia. - Sione A. Mokofisi Premium content -
Sunday 1 February 2009 3:18pm
New South Wales,Australia : The irony is that democratic form of governments traditionally finds it easier to manage the society and thus operate the system based on the voice of the active minority. The situation in Tonga as stated in your commentary is neither new nor different. However, the danger to democracy is when the active minority translates the "lack of participation" as an instrument to disregard the interest of the silent majority. As there are reasons for one being politically active, equally, there are reasons for one not being active. One may be dissatisfied with his life circumstances, linked it government policies and decision making and choose to be politically active to influence the process in his favour. The other may be satisfied with his life situation linked to the same policies and choose to leave the process of decision making as it is. - ‘Inoke Fotu Hu‘akau -
Saturday 31 January 2009 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When the Arizona Cardinals meet the Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the Super Bowl XLIII Championship on Monday (Sunday USA time) in Tampa, Florida, watched by most of the United States; a Tongan is going to be a champion, because this year both teams have Tongan-born players as starters. Premium content -
Saturday 31 January 2009 7:15pm
Tampa, Florida,USA : From Tonga to Tampa with stops in Arizona and California - Taitusi Lutui grew into a guard with massive girth and a matching sense of humor who plays a decidedly Tongan brand of football for the Arizona Cardinals, US sports writers are saying on the eve of this year's Super Bowl, noting that in Tonga they watch the Super Bowl on Monday instead of Sunday. Premium content -
Friday 30 January 2009 7:00pm
Kahuku, Hawaii : Tongan-born Uikelotu Chris Kemoeatu (26), the offensive guard for AFC champions Pittsburgh Steelers will play his first Super Bowl XLIII Championship against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, February 1 in Tampa, Florida. Premium content
