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Friday 13 May 2011 8:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten lucky mothers in Tongatapu won over $5,000 worth of new home appliances in celebration of Mothers Day, thanks to Western Union.
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Friday 13 May 2011 2:58pm
Suva, Fiji : The Fijian Government has identified a market in the United States of America for cassava export. Fiji Agro Marketing Company Limited chairman Colonel Mosese Tikoitoga said they signed the deal with the US-based company last week. - PNS. Premium content -
Friday 13 May 2011 2:39pm
Suva, Fiji : In the January 30 article, headlined "Fiji dictator's World Cup freebie" and "Military hard man can't be kept out", Field wrote that New Zealand faced the "embarrassment" of being "forced" to host Bainimarama and former naval commander Francis Kean during the Rugby World Cup. - Fiji Broadcasting Corporation News. Premium content -
Friday 13 May 2011 1:15pm
Australia : Virtually all public figures in Tonga, including politicians of any colour, failed dismally to assist or set forward a firm plan of how to achieve better standard of living for Tongans. It was mainly the late King who had a vision to that effect, starting from the Tonga Commodities Board in the late 1950s. The last was the Passport Scheme, a fund raising excercise for the purpose of investing the proceeds. - S. Ma'afu Tupou. Premium content -
Thursday 12 May 2011 10:35pm
Houma, Tongatapu : Hon. Moimoikimofuta Vaea (49), who died suddenly on May 5 was laid to rest at the Kolomanatau Cemetery at Houma this morning, Thursday May 12. Premium content -
Thursday 12 May 2011 10:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is one of the Pacific countries that has successfully engaged with New Zealand's seasonal employment scheme, now generating huge benefits for Pacific families and attracting the support of donor agencies. Premium content -
Thursday 12 May 2011 3:15pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : The popular Mermaid Bar and Restaurant on the waterfront of Fungamisi, Neiafu, was razed by fire on Tuesday afternoon, May 10. Premium content -
Thursday 12 May 2011 2:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On Friday May 6, five large marine turtles were bought from a local fisherman by a group of conservationists. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 May 2011 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's King George Tupou V has given his newly-born grand-nephew, the name "Simon". Premium content -
Wednesday 11 May 2011 2:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga can revive its copra export industry but growers and exporters think it unlikely that anyone will be able to kick start the industry in time to meet government's assurance that Tongans will start freighting copra to Fiji by August. by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2011 10:08pm
Suva, Fiji : The 42nd Pacific Islands Forum and related meetings will be held in Auckland, New Zealand 6 9 September 2011. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2011 9:30pm
London, UK : Roslynn Mahe (37) a singer who has Tongan- Samoan heritage, has been selected as one of the 136 Round One contenders from over 6,000 contenders, in Avon's first ever Online Global Talent Search, on March 8. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2011 9:29pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : A 12-years imprisonment sentence was imposed on a 28-year old man for raping, assaulting and housebreaking committed against a French woman in Neiafu, Vava'u in January last year. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2011 9:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 29-year-old man from Tatakamotonga was found guilty of manslaughter by negligence by a jury on May 6 at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court, following a four and a half days trial last week. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2011 8:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The largest turtle in Friday's rescue attempt to save it from slaughter for church conference feasts, died last night after an effort to rest it in the fisheries department tanks at Sopu over the weekend failed to revive it. Premium content -
Sunday 8 May 2011 5:17pm
Washington, DC,USA : Sea levels could rise up to 5 feet by the end of this century, according to the International Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program AMAP. This is two and a half times higher than the 2007 projection by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. _ IGSD. Premium content -
Sunday 8 May 2011 4:10pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Kuo lapasi 'e he lao hu koloa mo e tu'utu'uni faka-mo'ui lelei 'o 'Aositelelia 'a e ngaahi anga faka-fonua 'o e kakai 'o e Pasifikí 'i hono faka-taputapui 'o e ngaue 'aki 'o e Kava Tonga. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi. Premium content -
Saturday 7 May 2011 3:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two ancient turtles thought to be 150-170 years old were rescued from a certain slow death on the Nuku'alofa waterfront yesterday morning by local conservationists who saw their plight and rallied local businesses for support to save them. Premium content -
Friday 6 May 2011 11:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : JOHN Jonesse (62), a New Zealander who is currently serving five years imprisonment at Hu'atolitoli Prison in Tongatapu after being convicted of charges relating to the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika ferry, is not treated differently from any of the Tongan prisoners. Premium content -
Friday 6 May 2011 11:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : THE Minister of Education Hon Dr 'Ana Taufe'ulungaki led a special presentation of traditional kava and yams to the Queen Mother Halaevalu at the Tufumahina residence, on May 6. The Minister of Education said they had invited the Queen Mother to be their guest of honour at the 2011 Education Day for May 27 at the Teufaiva Stadium. The presentation was to thank the Queen Mother and to wish her a very happy Mothers Day this Sunday, she said. The Minister was accompanied by senior education officials, principals, teachers and high school students in their presentation to the Queen. The Queen Mother turns 85 on May 29 this year. Premium content
