The Parliament must have so much time doing not much of anything that at one time they discussed to consider banning Mr. Foni Pole'o's song, Hulita, from being aired. The explanation was, it was too sexually suggestive. What a joke coming from a group of alcoholic and hypocrites that makes up the Parliament. But even if it is, who is going to scrutinize all the lyrics to be aired in public radios in Tonga? "Ko e kai ia 'a e Funga Hihifo" was banned for years, now it is ok. Why, has it become less sexually suggestive over the years? Please stop the Nonsense. - Sione Lousiale Kava
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Thursday 10 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
What sets this budget apart from previous years is that the budget round has been an inclusive process. Each Minister and CEO presented their ministries budget bid to the Expenditure Review Committee (Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance, Chairperson Public Service Commission) and from there the Committee considered these in terms of the Government's overall policy priorities.
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Thursday 10 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After the first day of the Inter College Sports, the Vava'u team held the top spot of the medal tally with seven medals but 'Apifo'ou College had won two gold medals.
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Thursday 10 April 2008
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Durban, South Africa
Sharks loose forward Epi Taione has been banned for six weeks for a head butt during their match against the Hurricanes on Saturday.
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Thursday 10 April 2008
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Auckland, New Zealand
The general manager of the Tonga Broadcasting Commission, Elenoa Amanaki, says its journalists need more training before they can cover political stories objectively.
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Wednesday 9 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Naulala 'Eli (64) has been identified as the shooter who killed himself at Ha'ateiho, after shooting and wounding his wife and a young man on the morning of Sunday April 6, in a drunken rage.
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Wednesday 9 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's 85th Inter-Collegiate Sports competition opened with a teams parade at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium this morning, where over 1,000 athletes from throughout Tonga are competing in the three day event. Story and Photos by Linny Folau
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Wednesday 9 April 2008
USA
I owe a debt of gratitude to Nautilus Minerals' Corporate Headquarters for taking time from their busy schedule to respond to my concerns regarding their planned operations off the coast of the kingdom. I am impressed. I wish them all the luck in the world in this endeavor. I also wish they will find the mother lode of all minerals and exceed the quality of the 90 kilogram sample displayed by their CEO and President (David Heydon) in San Francisco last year. - Tama Foa
Wednesday 9 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Nautilus Minerals Tonga Country Manager, Mr Paula Taumoepeau wants to make correction to the Matangitonga Online article on March 28 about the Kilo Moana Cruise on Tongan waters.
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Wednesday 9 April 2008
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Seoul, South Korea
South Korea has secured exclusive seabed mineral exploration rights in the deposit-rich waters off the South Pacific island of Tonga, an opportunity that could help offset the shortage of supply on the domestic market, the government said Wednesday. By Jane Han
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Tuesday 8 April 2008
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By Ben Bohane Port Vila, Vanuatu
The most important summit of West Papuan leaders in their 45-year struggle for independence is underway in Vanuatu.
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Tuesday 8 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Prime Minister, Hon Dr. Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele, has accepted an invitation from the Secretary General of the Commonwealth to become a member of the Group of Ten Commonwealth Leaders to undertake advocacy and lobbying in support of reform of the current architecture of international institutions to reflect the challenges in the world of the 21st Century.
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Tuesday 8 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Broadcasting Commission probably did not intend to become a self-confessed "Boardcasting Commission" this morning in a press statement announcing that the Board is imposing new controls on the public broadcasting of political content.
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Tuesday 8 April 2008
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Suva, Fiji
Visitors to the South Pacific continued to grow in 2007. Visitor arrival statistics indicate that 1,334,685 people visited the region in 2007, an increase of 4.1 percent.
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Monday 7 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Ha'ateiho man in his 60's reportedly shot himself after shooting and wounding his wife and a young man in a drunken rage, early on Sunday morning April 6.
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Monday 7 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mrs Mishka Tu'ifua has been appointed by the Tongan government as the first full-time Chairperson of its Public Service Commission.
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Monday 7 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, March 27-April 3, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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Monday 7 April 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In response to a recent letter regarding Nautilus Minerals we wish to correct a few assertions put forward in the article "Silence is Golden." First and foremost, Nautilus Minerals is committed to developing projects in a manner that respects and protects the local environment, and which accommodates local input. - Scott Trebilcock
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Monday 7 April 2008
Mo'unga Talau,Neiafu, Vava'u
Carl Sanft in his letter forgot to include "Legality" as another pillar of good governance. We all know how slow government machinery works - but every action Must be according to the law. Lawful means cannot be ignored to expedite work - government work is not the business arena where the bottom line is the balance of an account. - Tuitokaloto Taufa
Monday 7 April 2008
Nu'usila
Kole ke u ki'i fehu'i ki he Sia ko Kafoa. 'Oku malie ho'o ngaahi poini pea kapau na'a ke kanititeiti he 'ikai te u fili 'ia koe. Ne u pehe kuo tau mavahe mei he me'a ko ia kae hange kuo ke toe fakaava ha kapa kelemutu (hufanga he fakatapu) ho'o feinga ke taukapo'i e tu'utu'uni 'a e palemia. 'Oku 'i ai pe 'ene mo'oni 'i ho'o li mai e 'ofa mo e ngaahi naunau ko ena 'o e pule lelei hange ko ia ne fakaha 'e he Palemia hono fakaha e tautea e minisita. - Pola Loiti
