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Tuesday 5 May 2009 11:46am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Cabinet is undergoing a reshuffle as two new Ministers take-up the portfolios of Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, Forestry and Minister of Information and Communication while the Minister of Justice is resigning.
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Tuesday 5 May 2009 11:29am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Ministry of Health is not taking any chances of a swine influenza outbreak in Tonga, and has begun screening international visitors arriving at Fua'amotu International Airport. Premium content -
Monday 4 May 2009 5:50pm
Washington D.C., U.S.A : Journalists' faced an increasingly grim working environment in 2008, with global press freedom declining for a seventh straight year and deterioration occurring for the first time in every region, according to Freedom House's annual media study. The rollback was not confined to traditionally authoritarian states; with Israel, Italy and Hong Kong slipping from the study's Free category to Partly Free status. Premium content -
Monday 4 May 2009 5:38pm
Suva, Fiji : Fiji was suspended from the 16 nation Pacific Islands Forum Saturday and told there was no place for a regime which displays "such a total disregard for basic human rights." Premium content -
Monday 4 May 2009 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Tautahi Gold defeated Fiji Warriors 26-21 at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium on Saturday, May 2. Premium content -
Saturday 2 May 2009 12:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'I he'eku lau hifo 'a e tohi 'a Piveni Piukala mo 'ene fakatangi ki ha taki fo'ou, 'oku foki 'eku manatuu ki he ki'i talanoa na'aku fa'alau 'i he'eku kei si'i. Ko e talanoa 'oku ou manatu ki ai mei he ki'i tohi ma'ae fanau iiki na'e ui ko e ngaahi feipale 'a 'Esope (Aesop's Fables). - D.K Fale Premium content -
Thursday 30 April 2009 3:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : THE threat of a pandemic Swine Influenza is increasing by the day and here are some of the frequently asked questions about the disease, and their answers. Premium content -
Thursday 30 April 2009 12:35pm
Wellington, New Zealand : Well, well, well.... so Labour now thinks that Maori should have the right to seek customary title to the foreshore and seabed do they? That Maori should be allowed to argue their case before the Maori Land Court, with right of appeal to the High Court? Premium content -
Thursday 30 April 2009 12:14pm
Suva, Fiji : Fiji's military regime says it doesn't believe it will be thrown out of the Pacific Islands Forum, despite stern warmings from members. Premium content -
Thursday 30 April 2009 10:30am
Auckland, New Zealand : By chance I see it reported in the media this week that Tonga Power will spend 16 million dollars replacing rotten and leaning power poles in a network upgrading programme commencing from the "city". From where I sit, we will have spent these millions only to find that we will remain vulnerable to falling branches as well as hurricane borne damage and still wedded to non-renewable imported and expensive diesel, the price of which is expected to return to stratospheric levels once the world takes the crunch out of credit. In short, not a great deal better. -Sefita Hao'uli Premium content -
Thursday 30 April 2009 5:27am
: Kuo u fanongo 'i he ngaahi talanoa 'oku sasala 'o pehe 'oku fai 'a e fu'u fokotu'utu'u fo'ou 'o e kau Minisitaa pea kau ai pea mo e fokotu'u e Kovana fo'ou ki Vava'u. Ko e fokotu'utu'u foki ko 'eni ko e tupu pe mei hono faka'ataa 'e he Palemia 'a e ongo Minisitaa 'e ua ke na hiki atu ki muli 'o hoko ko e ongo 'Amipasitoa. - Piveni Piukala Premium content -
Wednesday 29 April 2009 11:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A three-days conference on "Security Sector Governance in the Pacific Region", was officially launched on April 28 by Tonga's Deputy Prime Minister, Dr Viliami Tangi. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 April 2009 2:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two new Government Ministers are expected to be appointed this week to the portfolios of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Forestry, and the Ministry of Information and Communication. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 April 2009 12:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Tau'uta Reds kicked off the 2009 IRB Pacific Cup with a victory against the Savaii Samoa in Apia over the weekend, while last year's reigning champion Tonga's Tautahi Gold was defeated by Upolu Samoa in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 April 2009 12:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Vice-President of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries CPAFFCA, Madame Li-Xiaolin arrived in Tonga on Saturday night, April 25 on a two-days visit. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 April 2009 5:27am
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : Papua New Guinea's leading daily newspaper is being subjected to a campaign of litigation and intimidation over reports of government corruption and mismanagement. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 April 2009 12:00am
Porirua, New Zealand : Tonga's National Volleyball Team struck gold at the World Qualifying Championship last week in Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand. Premium content -
Monday 27 April 2009 10:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Japanese Ambassador to Tonga, HE Mr Yasuo Takase, visited Vaiola Hospital on Friday April 24 and viewed the new hospital which was financed with $17.7 million from the Japanese Government. Premium content -
Monday 27 April 2009 10:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan seasonal workers who are picking almonds in Robinvale, Victoria are earning good money and sending remittances back to their families in Tonga, reports Vava'u People's Representative 'Etuate Lavulavu. Premium content -
Monday 27 April 2009 2:48pm
New York, USA : A US academic says a lawsuit launched by a PNG man against the New Yorker magazine for US$10 million over a portrayal of him and his tribesmen as "murderers, thieves and rapists" is empowering. Premium content
