Tonga High School ex-student Motekiai Langi from Kahoua, has been signed to play American football for Brigham Young University (BYU) in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Friday 6 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 5 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Vaiola Hospital's Paediatric Ward has been gifted with a $100,000 playground, presented by the Tae Kami Foundation, this morning, 5 February.
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Thursday 5 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) has announced its intentions to increase local Tuna catches for Pacific Islanders in order to improve food security. The plan is to expand the use of Fish Aggregating Device (FAD) to improve the local capacity for Tuna catches.
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Thursday 5 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fiji will officially change its national flag on October 10 this year. Fiji’s Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama in announcing the move on Monday February 3 stated that the new flag should “reflect Fiji’s position in the world today as a modern and truly independent nation state.”
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Monday 2 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The delay in the completion of the reconstruction of residential houses that were destroyed by Cyclone Ian in Ha'apai on 11 January 2014 has made life extremely difficult for families who are still living in tents a year on from the disaster, the People's Representatives for Ha'apai told the Tongan Parliament last month.
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Monday 2 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva has been given time to file an appeal against the grounds on which a Magistrate’s order was made in awarding costs against him, after he took unsuccessful private prosecutions against Princess Pilolevu Tuita and others last year.
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Monday 2 February 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A dengue fever outbreak was today declared by the Ministry of Health, who have confirmed 33 cases of dengue fever across Tonga.
Monday 2 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hon. Mr Justice Scott, Tonga’s former Chief Justice, will return to the Supreme Court of Tonga as a non-resident judge starting on February 16.
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Monday 2 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga was not on the invite list for the Sevens competition of the Youth Commonwealth Games in Samoa this September. The Youth Games is a sporting event for athletes under the age of 18.
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Sunday 1 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
When 2000 cruise ship visitors unexpectedly found themselves in Nuku'alofa yesterday, Sunday February 1, it was a matter of doing as they say “when in Rome do as the Romans do”.
Sunday 1 February 2015
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I would like to thank 'Eliesa Fifita, Sione Mokofisi and many others at home and around the world for speaking out against nepotism on Matangi Tonga and on the social media networks. – Senolita Swan.
Saturday 31 January 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two gridiron players of Tongan heritage will feature in next week’s Super Bowl showdown between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots on Sunday February 1 in Glendale, Arizona.
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Saturday 31 January 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fanga‘uta lagoon will undergo Eco-management as part of a UN sponsored project to enhance and conserve ecosystems in Tonga.
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Friday 30 January 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
I join Senolita Swan’s oped (Democracy and Nepotism, Saturday 24, 2015) regarding newly elected Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pōhiva’s nepotistic appointment of his son as Personal Assistant. It's a gross misuse of power in a democratic society. - Sione A. Mokofisi.
Friday 30 January 2015
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The hearing of an application to appoint a liquidator for the liquidation of the Pacific International Commercial Bank will be held on 24 April at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
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Thursday 29 January 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In the last week of January, New Year weddings are still keeping the Nuku'alofa Registry Office busy with 15 marriages recorded today, the highest so far for the month.
Thursday 29 January 2015
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An application to appoint a liquidator for the liquidation of the Pacific International Commercial Bank will be mentioned at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on Friday, 30 January.
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Thursday 29 January 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s national electric company, Tonga Power Ltd has announced an 8.5% reduction in the electricity tariff. The new prices will be effective from this Sunday, February 1.
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Thursday 29 January 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fiji’s Foreign Minister, Hon Ratu Inoke Kubuabola, arrived in Tonga today for an official visit with Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva and Cabinet Ministers.
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Thursday 29 January 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Westpac today, 29 January announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its banking operations in Samoa, Cook Islands, Solmon Islands, Vanuatu and Tonga to the Bank of South Pacific Ltd BSP for A$125 million.
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