One of Nuku‘alofa’s leading businessman, Robert Albin Johansson (75) died at the Greenlane Hospital, Auckland, on 20 February, after undergoing heart surgery. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003.
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Sunday 30 March 2003
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
The Forum Shipping Agencies in Tonga has recently restructured its Nuku‘alofa offices, and appointed Angela Parzefall, as the new Shipping Manager. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003.
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Sunday 30 March 2003
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When Fatai Tokolahi (26) was chosen by the Tonga National Youth Congress to be the Speaker of Tonga’s first ever Youth Parliament in December last year, he said that it was a turning point in his life, and it made him realize that his future career is in politics. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003.
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Sunday 30 March 2003
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The Auckland-based Taimi ‘o Tonga newspaper was declared by the Tonga government to be a prohibited publication on February 26. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003.
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Sunday 30 March 2003
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Why did government decide to prohibit the import of the 14 year old Taimi ‘o Tonga in February? If the politics of the campaigning newspaper wasn’t the real issue, as government spokespeople were claiming, we asked, then what was? From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003.
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Sunday 30 March 2003
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During 2002 inflation accelerated to about 10 per cent and price pressures increased, as Tonga’s expansionary macroeconomic policies resulted in a marked decline in net foreign assets, a weaker pa‘anga and higher inflation, according to a new IMF report. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003.
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Sunday 30 March 2003
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The telecommunications work linking the small islands in Tonga has won an international award and global recognition for the contractors involved. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003.
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Sunday 30 March 2003
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The Nesian Mystik’s debut album ‘Polysaturated’ went double platinum in New Zealand alone, with sales of over 30,000 CDs, an achievement Tongan band member Donald McNulty attributes to the band’s teamwork and perseverance. “We’ve been together since 3rd Form—we hung around the music room all the time, just jamming”. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003.
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Sunday 30 March 2003
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It was another record-breaking year for the Westpac Bank of Tonga. Its net profit after tax for the 12 months ending on 30 September 2002, was $5,592,328, the highest that the bank has achieved during its 28-years of operation in Tonga. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003.
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Sunday 30 March 2003
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Five long-line fishing boats will join Tonga’s fleet of 27 long-line boats in early 2003. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 1, March 2003.
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