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Wednesday 20 October 2010 1:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi will tour Europe in November, a part of its build-up preparation for the Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand. It will play against an Italy A side on November 19 and against the French Barbarians on November 26, 2010.
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Tuesday 19 October 2010 6:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Guaranteeing equal rights for women in Tonga by endorsing CEDAW was not a commitment for four of the candidates running for election, who did not understand the Convention to End All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Premium content -
Saturday 16 October 2010 6:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The results of Tonga's General Election on November 25 will be announced by the Supervisor of the election on the same evening, over 50 prospective parliamentary candidates were told in a pre-registration briefing this week. Premium content -
Saturday 16 October 2010 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan Women's Rugby 7's team is getting ready to represent the country in the IRB Asia Pacific Women 7's Tournament in Malaysia on October 29-31. Premium content -
Saturday 16 October 2010 11:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new inter island ferry, the MV 'Otuanga'ofa arrived in Nuku'alofa on Friday, October 15 to an enthusiastic welcome by the public and government officials. Premium content -
Friday 15 October 2010 8:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The reconstruction of the Vaipua Bridge, a vital short cut to Neiafu for the people living in the western district of Vava'u, has finally been confirmed to start in January 2011, Mr Huang Yueguo, the First Secretary at the Chinese Embassy, Nuku'alofa told the Matangi Tonga on October 13. Premium content -
Thursday 14 October 2010 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's hope to resume exporting watermelon to New Zealand by the end of September was not realised, but there is a hope that the new fumigation facility would be eventually certified by New Zealand. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 October 2010 11:00am
Salt Lake City-Utah, USA : 'Ofa 'oku totonu e launga 'a Paula K. Kava mei Vava'u. Kapau 'oku mo'oni a Paula, 'oku tanaki leva 'a e Pule'anga ki he mamafa 'a e koloa. 'Oku 'ikai ko e maketi tau'ataina ia, he ko e pule'i filifili-manako ia ke fa'iteliha e pisinisi tokosi'i hono malu'i e mamafa 'a e koloa, pea fakalahi ta'etotonu 'enau tupu. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 October 2010 10:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two mothers and former employees of E.M. Jones Ltd, who were serving two and a half years imprisonment sentences each for fraudulent conversion and abetment to the fraud, were released from Hu'atolitoli Prison on October 8, after the Court of Appeal upheld their appeal and suspended their imprisonment sentences. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 October 2010 10:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A summary trial of nine prisoners who broke out of Hu'atolitoli Prison after a confrontation with prison guards in November last year was adjourned for October 18, because one of them is being kept under observation at the Psychiatric Ward at Vaiola Hospital. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 October 2010 10:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A contract for the construction of a $944,000 police station at 'Eua was signed by the Acting Minister of Police, Hon Dr Viliami Tangi and Manager of T Construction Company Alvin Sika at the Police Headquarter, Longolongo on Monday, October 11. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 October 2010 10:53am
Delhi, India : Boxers, Lomalito Moala and Uaine Fa claimed two bronze medals for Tonga at the Delhi XIX Commonwealth Games, last night, October 11. Premium content -
Monday 11 October 2010 8:58am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police were notified of a vessel in distress at 6.15pm on Friday 8 October 2010. RCC New Zealand advised they had received notification of a distress call from the crew of the French Yacht La Tortue that struck a reef near Kelefesia Island in the Haapai Group. Premium content -
Monday 11 October 2010 6:15am
Neiafu, Vava'u : Ko e me'a 'oku fai kiai 'a e tokanga, he 'oku hanga 'e he lao 'o foaki 'a e faingamalie huu koloa mei muli ki he ki'i toko ni'ihi pe koia 'oku lesisita ke ma'u laiseni. Ka 'oku 'ikai ke hanga 'e he lao 'o malu'i 'a e kau consumer 'oku nau fua kotoa 'a e fakamole mo e tukuhau ki he koloa na'e hu mai mei muli. 'Oku laka hake he 90% 'a e koloa he maketi 'oku pau ke import mei muli. Pea 'oku 'ikai ke 'i ai ha taimi ia 'e pehee 'oku over-stock ai ha fa'ahinga koloa 'i Tonga ni. He 'oku kei lahi ange pe 'a e demand ia he supply. Pea 'i he'ene pehee, neongo e mamafa 'a e koloa ka kuo pau pe ke fakatau ia. - Paula Kava. Premium content -
Saturday 9 October 2010 10:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Would it be necessary to restructure Tonga's education system when a new system of government is introduced following the General Election on November 25? Premium content -
Friday 8 October 2010 11:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will send 55 troops to Afghanistan to serve alongside the UK Armed Services following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding MOU between Tonga and the International Security Assistance Force ISAF in London on October 7. Premium content -
Friday 8 October 2010 9:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two separate trials will be held in February and March 2011, for four persons and the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd who are each charged with manslaughter by negligence over the death of a young mother, Vae Fetu'u Taufa, in the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika last year. Premium content -
Friday 8 October 2010 9:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Talia'uli, who is currently serving a life sentence for the brutal murder of his four year old son last year, will have a retrial after winning an appeal today on the grounds of miscarriage of justice. Premium content -
Friday 8 October 2010 8:50pm
Suva, Fiji : The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a Healthy Islands Recognition program, open to all communities, organizations and agencies in the Pacific. Premium content -
Friday 8 October 2010 8:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : THE second session of the Tonga Court of Appeal 2010 concluded in Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today with the delivery of judgements that included dismissing an appeal made by the former Minister of Transport, Paul Karalus. Premium content
