Ne u lele atu ki hotau fonua ki Tonga ne u sio atu 'ou manavahe he'eku fakatokanga'i ta ko e palopalema 'o Tonga ko kitautolu pe ia. 'Oku ou faka'amu ke u 'o atu ha tefito'i fakakaukau 'e fa ka te u feinga pe ke u 'a'ahi ki he palopalema pe 'e taha he taimini. -Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa
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Friday 28 December 2007
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Pago Pago, American Samoa

Thursday 13 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan noble Veikune ceased to hold his title and his estates on January 25, 2006 when he was found guilty in the Supreme Court of having committed an indictable offence, a judge has ruled today.

Wednesday 12 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Christopher Harder, a defence lawyer in Tonga's 16/11 sedition trials, in a surprise move today, has called for apologies from all parties who were responsible for the riots, after carrying out his own investigation into the tragedy. He believes the people responsible should say they are sorry in return for mercy from Tonga's King George Tupou V.

Monday 3 December 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Editor of the Kele'a Newspaper Tavake Fusimalohi (68) died this morning at Vaiola Hospital in Nuku'alofa.

Wednesday 28 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Whale Watching Industry appears to be in a state of stagnation, particularly at the popular tourist destination of Vava'u, where experienced operators are blaming everything from ad hoc government policy on licensing to a poor domestic air service for the failure to reach expected growth.

Friday 16 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three new contestants have joined the 2007 Miss Face of Tonga quest - they are Felicia Tupou (18) from Longolongo, Siuesi Kupu (20) from Pahu and Mele Lomu (18) from Kolomotu'a.

Wednesday 7 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Miss Face of Tonga Pageant 2007 has attracted six local beauties, who made their first appearance today at the Kahana Resort, on the shores of the Fanga'uta Lagoon.

Tuesday 6 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King George Tupou V and Apostle Elder Russell M. Nelson from Utah joined over 4,000 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints in a special cultural celebration at Teufaiva Stadium on November 3 at the beginning of a two-day program to dedicate the newly-renovated multi-million LDS Tonga Temple.

Thursday 25 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A project to strengthen the Tonga government in the planning and coordination of the reconstruction of Nuku'alofa's CBD as well as some urgent urban environmental interventions is supported with a new European Union grant worth about $4.6 million pa'anga.

Wednesday 3 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A colourful float parade for the 'Ikale Tahi Rugby Team were joined by hundreds of people in central Nuku'alofa this afternoon. Photos by Kalisi Tui'onuku and Linny Folau

Wednesday 3 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's national rugby team, the 'Ikale Tahi was welcomed back home last night by thousands of people who were at the airport and were waiting on the side of the road from the airport to Nuku'alofa.

Friday 28 September 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sipi Tau 'a e 'Ikale Tahi

Friday 28 September 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's capital Nuku'alofa was engulfed with a Rugby World Cup fever today, as hundreds of people in red filled the central business district, in an all-red day in support of the Firepower 'Ikale Tahi.

Wednesday 26 September 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A black marlin weighing 390kg and over 4m long was hauled into the fish markets today from the Ekiaki a vessel which is owned by the Quality Fishing Co. and captained by Loseli Tuineau. The huge fish was caught last Tuesday, 36 miles north east of Kao.

Tuesday 25 September 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' most sacred place in Tonga, the Tonga Temple was opened for public viewing today, Sept 25.

Friday 21 September 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Civil Servants ended their week with excitement showing off their sports gear and heading for their first weekly sports day at 'Api Fo'ou College field this afternoon.

Friday 21 September 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga is the first Pacific Island country to be piloting an International Business Training program called CEFE, which equips potential entrepreneurs with the skills for starting a business.

Tuesday 18 September 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Iraqi-bound troops have arrived in Kuwait, where they will spend two weeks acclimatizing to the Middle Eastern weather, prior to their deployment. The Kalonikali reports the troops trained with M16 rifles in Pendleton, California, and took a crash course in basic Arabic as well as Iraqi culture. According to spokesperson Sergeant Siaosi Moleni, they missed the Tongan food, but "found solace in ice cream which was available in copious quantity at all meal times." Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, September 10-13, 2007.

Monday 17 September 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's two main mobile communication providers, the Tonga Communication Corporation and Tonfon have teamed up their texting services, announcing on September 14 that their customers can now receive and send text messages to each other.

Thursday 13 September 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Queen Salote College held its 2007 singing competition today, at the college hall in Nuku'alofa.
