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Thursday 5 February 2015 7:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fiji will officially change its national flag on October 10 this year. Fiji’s Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama in announcing the move on Monday February 3 stated that the new flag should “reflect Fiji’s position in the world today as a modern and truly independent nation state.”
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Monday 2 February 2015 9:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The delay in the completion of the reconstruction of residential houses that were destroyed by Cyclone Ian in Ha'apai on 11 January 2014 has made life extremely difficult for families who are still living in tents a year on from the disaster, the People's Representatives for Ha'apai told the Tongan Parliament last month. Premium content -
Monday 2 February 2015 9:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva has been given time to file an appeal against the grounds on which a Magistrate’s order was made in awarding costs against him, after he took unsuccessful private prosecutions against Princess Pilolevu Tuita and others last year. Premium content -
Monday 2 February 2015 9:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A dengue fever outbreak was today declared by the Ministry of Health, who have confirmed 33 cases of dengue fever across Tonga. -
Monday 2 February 2015 6:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. Mr Justice Scott, Tonga’s former Chief Justice, will return to the Supreme Court of Tonga as a non-resident judge starting on February 16. Premium content -
Monday 2 February 2015 6:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga was not on the invite list for the Sevens competition of the Youth Commonwealth Games in Samoa this September. The Youth Games is a sporting event for athletes under the age of 18. Premium content -
Sunday 1 February 2015 11:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When 2000 cruise ship visitors unexpectedly found themselves in Nuku'alofa yesterday, Sunday February 1, it was a matter of doing as they say “when in Rome do as the Romans do”.1 comment -
Sunday 1 February 2015 1:27pm
London, UK : I would like to thank 'Eliesa Fifita, Sione Mokofisi and many others at home and around the world for speaking out against nepotism on Matangi Tonga and on the social media networks. – Senolita Swan.7 comments -
Saturday 31 January 2015 11:57am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two gridiron players of Tongan heritage will feature in next week’s Super Bowl showdown between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots on Sunday February 1 in Glendale, Arizona. Premium content -
Saturday 31 January 2015 11:50am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fanga‘uta lagoon will undergo Eco-management as part of a UN sponsored project to enhance and conserve ecosystems in Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 30 January 2015 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I join Senolita Swan’s oped (Democracy and Nepotism, Saturday 24, 2015) regarding newly elected Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pōhiva’s nepotistic appointment of his son as Personal Assistant. It's a gross misuse of power in a democratic society. - Sione A. Mokofisi. -
Friday 30 January 2015 11:55am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The hearing of an application to appoint a liquidator for the liquidation of the Pacific International Commercial Bank will be held on 24 April at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Thursday 29 January 2015 8:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In the last week of January, New Year weddings are still keeping the Nuku'alofa Registry Office busy with 15 marriages recorded today, the highest so far for the month. -
Thursday 29 January 2015 8:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An application to appoint a liquidator for the liquidation of the Pacific International Commercial Bank will be mentioned at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on Friday, 30 January.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 29 January 2015 8:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s national electric company, Tonga Power Ltd has announced an 8.5% reduction in the electricity tariff. The new prices will be effective from this Sunday, February 1.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 29 January 2015 8:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fiji’s Foreign Minister, Hon Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, arrived in Tonga today for an official visit with Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva and Cabinet Ministers. Premium content -
Thursday 29 January 2015 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Westpac today, 29 January announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its banking operations in Samoa, Cook Islands, Solmon Islands, Vanuatu and Tonga to the Bank of South Pacific Ltd BSP for A$125 million. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 January 2015 11:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Women & Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) says that it has assisted more than 1,800 women and children in Tonga since its inception in 2009. The Nuku’alofa based centre says that there have been some dramatic cases of domestic disturbances, including incidents of child molesting. By Finau Fonua. -
Wednesday 28 January 2015 11:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s former Deputy Prime Minister and current Vava’u No.15 People’s Representative to Parliament has denied allegations made against him by an unsuccessful candidate who filed an election petition with the Supreme Court, in Nuku'alofa.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 28 January 2015 10:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Many of the roadside vendors, who last year took over the waterfront side of Vuna Road, have moved their stalls to Siamelie, a temporary market area situated on the waterfront in Ma’ufanga. Premium content
