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Sunday 25 October 2009 11:12am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan Prime Minister, Dr Feleti Sevele, in a special speech to the Tongan parliament on October 8 gave a brief outline of a new way of government under a Constituency Electoral System that the Tongan government, the Cabinet and Privy Council, want to have in place before the new elections on November 2010. By Pesi Fonua
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Saturday 24 October 2009 4:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Tongan athletes, Taniela Tufunga and Bruno Banani arrived in Germany on September 5th to prepare for their first Luge test runs of the season. Premium content -
Friday 23 October 2009 9:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Squash Industry is targeting to export a total of 1,600 tonnes of squash to Japan and South Korea, a decrease from the 2,400 tonnes exported last year. Premium content -
Thursday 22 October 2009 5:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2009 Pasifiki Trade Fair is back and opened in Nuku‘alofa today promoting 88 booths of various goods and services exhibited by local and overseas participation under a them "Niu Trade Beyond Our Shores". Premium content -
Thursday 22 October 2009 4:24pm
Niuatoputapu,Tonga : Food is in short supply on Niuatoputapu following last month's tsunami that devastated the coastal areas, destroying many homes and fishing boats and nets, along with the pandanus trees which were the source of the islanders weaving income. Premium content -
Thursday 22 October 2009 11:03am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Focusing on conflict in a negotiation is not helpful and we need to put it away for the sake of our community, Alana Billingham, a negotiation specialist, told a workshop on negotiation yesterday at the Fa‘onelua Centre in Nuku‘alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 October 2009 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 3-year old man injured a 52-year old man with a knife in a brawl at a Nuku‘alofa restaurant last Friday night, the Tonga Police reported. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 October 2009 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's parliament discovered an elusive unity of purpose last month, when after months of frustrating debate over the direction of reform the House led by the Prime Minister, decided almost to a man, that some set beliefs and traditions should be upheld and the Constitution should not be changed to allow Tongan women equality under the law. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. FROM OUR ARCHIVES, 20 October 20099 comments -
Tuesday 20 October 2009 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mele 'Amanaki (43) the President of the Tonga Women's Congress, who has been on a hunger protest during the past seven days, has started to drink water today, October 20.2 comments Premium content -
Tuesday 20 October 2009 2:05pm
Niuatoputapu,Tonga : The first part of Niuatoptapu relief operation isnearing completion, according to Paula Ma‘u, Deput Secretary at the Prime Minister's Office, who is visiting the area. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 October 2009 9:21am
Rome, Italy : FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf today called on world leaders to reach a "broad consensus on the total and rapid elimination of hunger" when they gather in Rome for the World Summit on Food Security of Heads of State and Government on November 16-18. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 October 2009 5:45am
Auckland, New Zealand : On the Tongan watermelon dilemma, your correspondent Sione Mokofisi of the US posed: Isn't there something wrong with this picture? Short supply of watermelons in NZ; high prices at the marketplace; but there is excess supply in Tonga ready to be shipped. -Sefita Hao'uli Premium content -
Monday 19 October 2009 9:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga does not have food insecurity or hunger but rather a problem of eating low-quality food, which causes a high rate of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and obesity, Prince Tu'ipelehake said in opening a display of Tongan food on October 16 for International World Food Day. Premium content -
Monday 19 October 2009 1:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Niuatoputapu flights will resume in November, the Chatham Pacific Airline, Tonga's sole domestic carrier, told Matangi Tonga on October 16. Premium content -
Monday 19 October 2009 6:00am
Salt Lake City, USA : The price of watermelons, or any commodity, has lots to do with everything in trade, and in international commerce. Changes in prices can send ripple effects around the world. -Sione A. Mokofisi Premium content -
Friday 16 October 2009 3:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Recognising the importance of breast cancer awareness, women at a Pink Fundraising Lunch on 14 October raised $4,100 pa‘anga for the Tonga Breast Cancer Society. Premium content -
Friday 16 October 2009 3:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A bank vault that was swept into the sea by the September 30 tsunami at Niuatoputapu has been recovered intact with cash, wet, but fully accounted for. Premium content -
Friday 16 October 2009 2:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's economy and those of its neighbouring Pacific countries grew by less than 2% in 2008, compared to a 5.1 % growth rate of the region combined. Premium content -
Thursday 15 October 2009 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Digicel Tonga has donated $5,000 to the Sustainable Coastlines' initiative "Keep Ha‘apai Clean and Beautiful", a huge coastal cleanup taking place at villages on Foa and Lifuka, Ha‘apai today, October 15. Premium content -
Thursday 15 October 2009 5:53pm
London, United Kingdom : The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development is warning that international law is inadequate to deal with the millions of people forecast to become "climate exiles" in the face of escalating climate change. Premium content
