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  • Thursday 26 January 2017 5:46pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Should Casinos be allowed in Tonga? Matangi Tonga asked five members of the public for their opinions in a random survey.
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  • Thursday 26 January 2017 4:51pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Scholarships worth around $6688 pa'anga were awarded by Spare Parts Zone Tonga Ltd & Autosaver on 24 January, to seven students to cover their tuition and school essentials at various secondary schools in Tongatapu.
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  • Thursday 26 January 2017 4:42pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Unusually low tropical cyclone activity since November means that February is expected to be the month with the hottest temperature for Tonga and the most likely month for tropical cyclones, according to Tonga's Met office.
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  • Thursday 26 January 2017 4:33pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Meini Hafoka (51) has pleaded guilty to obtaining money by false pretence for an alleged Tongan passport scam, after appearing at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court this week.
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  • Thursday 26 January 2017 4:16pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) or action plan to deliver financial services at affordable costs to Tongans is being developed by the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) and the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) for the first time.
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  • Thursday 26 January 2017 12:37pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A public record at Tonga's Business Registry shows that a company called Tavake Tamafua Ltd. was registered in Tonga on 29 November 2016 with two directors 'Epeli Taione and Havea L. Gatti.
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  • Wednesday 25 January 2017 10:49pm


    Nuku'alofa,
    : Tonga's Government this evening has refuted claims that it issued a casino license to a US company called Red Warrior Entertainment LLC, while admitting that it had supported two projects for a tourism investment facility, known as "Tavake Tamafua Investment Project", proposed by counterparts.
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  • Tuesday 24 January 2017 9:11pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Pacific islands people who live on unnamed roads without street numbers rely on the nearest mango tree or church building to give directions for deliveries to their homes. "A home delivery service is not an option and in today's business environment having no proper address means we are not part of the network...and miss out on a lot of potential business," Tonga's Acting Minister for Public Enterprises Hon. Saia Piukala said in opening the first South Pacific Postal Business Forum, being held from January 24-26 in Nuku’alofa.
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  • Tuesday 24 January 2017 7:44pm


    Buffalo City, USA
    : Eleven year-old Siana Akauola (of Tongan heritage) has gained media attention for her participation in an anti-Trump protest rally in Washington DC last Saturday January 21.
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  • Tuesday 24 January 2017 7:28pm


    Honolulu, Hawaii
    : Team Ronnie Stanley have won the Inaugral Polynesian Bowl after defeating Team Marcus Mariota 9 - 7 at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii on Saturday January 21. Team Stanley grabbed the win in the dying seconds of the game with a field goal.
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  • Monday 23 January 2017 11:24pm

    : Two Australian-Tongan teenagers, Tevita Mahina (17) and Issac Tupou (17), are being commended by the Australian public for their attempts to stop a crazed man Dimitrious Gargasoulas who killed five pedestrians in a driving rampage in Melbourne, last Friday January 20.
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  • Monday 23 January 2017 11:19pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Fiji Airways continues its twice weekly direct flights from Nadi to Vava’u this year.
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  • Monday 23 January 2017 11:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 51-year-old man was arrested and charged with obtaining money by false pretences for an alleged Tongan passport scam.
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  • Friday 20 January 2017 11:03pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Diplomatic Relations between the Kingdom of Tonga and the People’s Republic of China are warm and vibrant, Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva along with the Speaker of the Tongan Parliament Lord Tu’ivakano, reassured a Chinese National People’s Congress delegation visiting Nuku’alofa this week.
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  • Friday 20 January 2017 10:52pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Eleven people were arrested and charged for alleged drunk driving, disorderly behaviour and drinking in public places, in Central Nuku’alofa last weekend January 13-15, in Operation Safe Streets to prevent alcohol-fueled crimes in Tongatapu.
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  • Friday 20 January 2017 10:51pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : New full-time undergraduate degree students studying at the University of the South Pacific starting from this year, will each receive a new tablet computer as the University embraces a new mobile platform for learning.
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  • Friday 20 January 2017 10:48pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tongan girls between the ages of 10-16 years joined self defence classes in Nuku'alofa on Wednesday, January 18 as part of a new program 'My Body My Rights' run by Talitha Project.
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  • Friday 20 January 2017 10:46pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : Samoan Christina Leala‐Gale is the new Manager of Sustainable Tourism Development for the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) in Suva. SPTO works with 16 Pacific island countries to market and develop tourism in South Pacific region.
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  • Friday 20 January 2017 10:41pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Tongans who want immigration advice to work, study or live in New Zealand are being encouraged to use a licensed or exempt immigration adviser by the New Zealand authorities. Ms Catherine Albiston, Registrar of the New Zealand Immigration Advisers Authority will visit Tonga, Fiji and Samoa next week as part of a campaign to help communities understand the risks associated with using unlicensed immigration advisers.
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  • Thursday 19 January 2017 2:59pm


    Honolulu, Hawaii
    : The inaugural Polynesian Bowl will kick off this Saturday, January 21 at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii. The 2017 Polynesian Bowl will feature two teams made up of elite football players of Pacific Islander heritage from high schools around the United States.
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