A new low-carb beer was introduced to the top end of the Tongan beer drinking market with a launching at the Janfull International Dateline Hotel on Thursday night, September 11.
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Friday 12 September 2008
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Suva, Fiji
The Pacific Islanders 2008 rugby team was announced by the head coach Ilivasi Tabua in Suva, Fiji, yesterday, September 12.

Friday 12 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A paternity suit brought against the Tongan noble Hon. Havea Tuiha'ateiho by his uncle took an unexpected twist yesterday, as the plaintiff told the court he could not recall bringing a claim against the noble.

Thursday 11 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Timo Roder and Tobias Korte are two young "Travelling Carpenters" from Germany, who are traveling the world wearing distinctive clothing and observing an old Geramn tradition, which has brought them to Tonga.

Wednesday 10 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Opeti Fekau pleaded guilty to a total of five charges, including an armed robbery outside the Westpac Bank of Tonga commercial branch on May 26, when he appeared before Chief Justice Anthony Ford in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on Thursday, September 3.

Wednesday 10 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The People's Representative for the Niuas, Sione Feingatau 'Iloa reported to the House a dangerous voyage by the MV 'Olovaha to the Niuas on August 18. He said that the engine stopped five times and he felt that the lives of the passengers were at risk. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.

Tuesday 9 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The process of privatising government enterprises in Tonga made two steps forward and one step backward in July.
The government sold its remaining 75 per cent shareholding in the Leiola Group Ltd., Tonga's sole Duty Free enterprise, to the Pacific Retail Ltd. for $6.06 million pa'anga; and its 40 per cent shares in the Westpac Bank of Tonga to Westpac for $25 million pa'anga. Then government bought back the national power generation unit from Shoreline Power for $US17.7 million and handed it over to its own company Tonga Power Ltd.

Tuesday 9 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's King in Council has repealed the Emergency Powers Regulations 2007 and replaced them with new Emergency Powers (Public Safety and Public Order) Regulations 2008, effective from September 5 for 30 days, over an extended area of the capital Nuku'alofa.

Tuesday 9 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Re: Elected members upset that new tax rate hits MP's pockets.
"The Prime Minister used the Cabinet Ministers' parliamentary salaries as an example. He said that a minister's Basic Salary was $32,000. The first $7,400 was tax-free, therefore the remaining $24,600 was taxed 10 per cent. He said that even if the allowances of $5,400 were added on it was only going to be the remaining figures above $30,000 that would be taxed 20 per cent." Unfortunately this is not the correct explanation of the new taxation. - Frank Schaper

Tuesday 9 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After reading your story on the tragic accident involving the two young men recently I was saddened by the devastating plight these two men have endured. Accident shatters dreams of two talented sportsmen I am referring to the men Paumolevuka Tu'i (18) of Talafo'ou and Mafua Kiokata (22) of Nukunuku training for the Aussie Rules trip to australia and would like to add I do not know them or their families.

Tuesday 9 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Government of Australia will provide funds totaling T$1,606,234.00, for nineteen (19) projects in Tongatapu, seventeen (17) in Ha'apai and four (4) in Vava'u as outlined in the Attachment.

Monday 8 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Parliament has reduced the duty on imported vehicles by 50 per cent, rejecting a four months old formula that was introduced to encourage Tongans to buy newer and more fuel-efficient vehicles. By Pesi Fonua

Monday 8 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An Australian five-members delegation are currently in Tonga to hold talk with Tonga's Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries about sending seasonal workers to Australia.

Monday 8 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, September 3-4, 2008. Tonga's squash exports to Japan have dwindled from 23,000 tons to only 2,500 tons this year.

Monday 8 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Noble Tu'ilakepa, the Speaker of the Tongan Parliament, caused an uproar in the House on Tuesday September 2 when he pleaded with the Prime Minister and the Cabinet to reduce the 20 per cent tax imposed on the incomes of members of parliament. From the House by Pesi Fonua

Sunday 7 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Kolonga man who callously shot a woman shopkeeper at point blank range deserved life imprisonment for the extremely serious crime, but Tonga's statutes do not allow a life term, a Tongan Supreme Court judge said on September 5.

Sunday 7 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The United States may start its periodic non-immigrant visa (NIV) services in Nuku'alofa before the end of November this year, said the Deputy Secretary of Tonga's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tevita Kolokihakaufisi on Friday.

Thursday 4 September 2008
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Niuafo'ou, Tonga
Niuafo'ou, also known as "Tin Can Mail Island" accessed the World Wide Web www, for the first time on Sunday, August 31.

Thursday 4 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga government has yet to make a decision on whether to further extend the Emergency Powers (Maintenance of Public Order) Regulation 2007, the Chief Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet Mrs 'Eseta Fusitu'a said today.

Thursday 4 September 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Since parliament passed the Bill for the Constitutional and Electoral Commission Act on July 22 neither the Cabinet, the Nobles' Representatives nor the People's Representatives have nominated their representatives for the Commission. By Pesi Fonua
