Commonwealth leaders meeting in Perth in October this year will discuss the efforts being made with the G20 for what the Commonwealth Secretary General today called "innovative sources of funding for trade and growth resilience", an idea that he said was now accepted by the World Bank. By Mary Lyn Fonua.
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Tuesday 19 July 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 12 July 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan rugby legend, Jonah Lomu arrived in Tonga this morning, July 12, 2011, with a 70 member delegation led by New Zealand Foreign Minister Hon Murray McCully on the 2011 Pacific Mission that includes Samoa, Cook Islands and Niue.
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Thursday 30 June 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The US Government is reintroducing USAID to the Pacific region and together with other aid donors will be looking at more coordinated assistance to the Pacific islands, a high level US delegation announced in reaffirming its friendly relationship with Tonga this week.
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Wednesday 29 June 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Major Loic Davaillon French Defence Attache to Fiji and Tonga visited Nuku'alofa to represent France in the planning meeting for the Military Exercise "Tafakula" to be held in Tongatapu in August.
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Saturday 25 June 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A tour of the Pacific islands by US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campbell, will include Tonga on June 27.
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Thursday 5 May 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan-born American Professional Football stars Ma'ake and Chris Kemoe'atu met the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano this morning, May 5, 2011, during a brief visit to Tonga.
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Tuesday 19 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The first session of Tonga's Court of Appeal fpor 2011 ended on Friday, April 15 with the delivery of judgments at the Supreme Court of Nuku'alofa after one week of sitting.
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Friday 15 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Raphaël Domjan the Swiss skipper of a 31-metre solar powered catamaran, the MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar on a maiden circumnavigation voyage around the world, made a presentation at Tonga's first Sustainable Energy Expo at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre, on the evening of April 12; ahead of the arrival of his boat, which is expected in Tonga before the end of April.
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Saturday 22 May 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Visiting Tonga to look at small business development was Ronald N Langston from Washington D.C. who spoke at a Tonga Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Billfish Bar, Nuku'alofa on 17 May on theme of developing opportunities for small and medium enterprises, and building strategic alliance between businesses to help them grow.
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Wednesday 19 May 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Pirates from 31 yachts raided Big Mama's Yacht Club at the Pangaimotu Island Resort on Monday evening for the Great Fancy Dress Party of the 2010 Big Mama's Tonga Rally.
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Sunday 29 January 2006
California, USA
I came across your website for the first time approximately 3-4 years ago, and since then, it has been very educational and entertaining. As such, it has been a tremendous pleasure for me to utilize the same to learn more about our Kingdom Island. ... I hope that the on-going political changes in the Kingdom Island will bring hope, fairness, and chance for the poor people of Tonga to live comfortably- just like their superiors. How can the government and its high officials sleep well at night, knowing their people are suffering?. - Joe
Tuesday 31 May 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Reggae Superstar Lucky Dube (41) arrived in Nuku'alofa today with his 11 member band gearing up for a one-night concert at the Teufaiva Stadium tomorrow evening, June 1.
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Thursday 19 August 1999
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Rt. Hon. Don McKinnon with a 40-member delegation, including nine Members of Parliament, four students, journalists and military personnel spent two nights in Tonga August 17-19 during a six country Pacific tour.
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