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Monday 7 March 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Ministry of Education does not recognise the degree held by Parliamentary candidate 'Etuate Lavulavu, and has today warned the public to beware of "bogus" degrees offered by unrecognised institutions.
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Sunday 6 March 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fiji beat Tonga 13-6 at the Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'’alofa yesterday afternoon, March 5, in the first match of the 2005 Federation of Oceania Rugby Union Under-21 Tournment.
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Friday 4 March 2005
New York, USA
The name Salamo Fulivai spells a cushion of comfort for Pacific Island women at the international level. But it becomes a real problem when critical issues concerning the Pacific Islands and women in particular, are not addressed or articulated on the same platform. By Vasiti Ritova
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Thursday 3 March 2005

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ten years ago Tonga introduced its 15% Consumption Tax in April 2005. FROM OUR ARCHIVES: The timing of the rushed introduction of the new Tonga Consumption Tax or TCT, makes one wonder if government had deliberately chosen April 1 to give the parliamentary candidates and the public something to chew on while they work themselves up to a voting mood on March 17. Editor's Comment by Pesi Fonua.
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Wednesday 2 March 2005
New York, USA
A Tongan woman, Tania Laumanulupe Tupou is the new Office Manager of the Joint Office for Commonwealth Permanent Missions to the United Nations, in New York City. Tonga's Tania Tupou was interviewed by Vasiti Ritova a Fijian journalist who was in New York to cover the 49th Session of the Commission on the status of Women (CSW). By Vasiti Ritova
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Wednesday 2 March 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Platypus, a contemporary Australian music and dance group have given Tongans a flash of today's multi-cultural Australia with performances that presented anglo-celtic inspired music with aborginal in a unique blend.
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Tuesday 1 March 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A former kitchen hand who stole tomato sauce and food items from the Janfull International Hotel appeared in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on February 28.
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Tuesday 1 March 2005
Dili, East Timor
East Timor's government, angered by published reports of famine deaths it denies, has severed relations with one of the country's two daily newspapers, Suara Timor Lorosae.
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Tuesday 1 March 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
International Women's Day in Tonga in Tonga on March 8 is being supported by the Chinese Embassy in Nuku'alofa with sponsorship of radio and television programmes run by the Women and Development Centre of the Prime Minister's office.
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Tuesday 1 March 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HRH Princess Pilolevu Tuita officially opened the 2005 Reproductive Health Management and Review Workshop at the Basilica, Nuku...’alofa on February 28.
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Monday 28 February 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A jury found Nakita Folau Tu'’itavake (40) guilty of manslaughter at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on February 24, at the conclusion of his trial for murder for the death of Semisi Ma'u (20). Monday, February 28, 2005 - 10:24
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Monday 28 February 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga is preparing to host the Miss South Pacific Pageant at the end of October 2005.
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Monday 28 February 2005
Suva, Fiji
Government officials from 13 Pacific countries will attend two day Human Rights Workshop at the Macombo Hotel, Nadi opening today.
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Saturday 26 February 2005
Nuku'’alofa, Tonga
Audiences in Nuku'’alofa will have a new experience in contemporary music and dance on Monday 28 February and Tuesday 1 March, when the celebrated Australian Group Platypus, performs in Tonga.
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Saturday 26 February 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongas 25th Heilala Festival will be held from July 1-8, this year, with seven overseas contestants joining local girls in the annual Miss Heilala Pageant.
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Friday 25 February 2005
San Bruno, USA
San Bruno police, who have been meeting the Tongan community trying to find ways to reach out to troubled families following violence by Tongan gangs in their areas, plan to visit Tonga in March 2005 to learn more about the culture. By Amy Yarbrough.
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Friday 25 February 2005
Sydney, Australia
(CPU Online/Pacific Media Watch): Representatives from across the Commonwealth this week revealed press freedom was under threat from political and economic interference as well as self-censorship in areas spanning the Pacific, Africa and Asia.
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Thursday 24 February 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's King Taufa'’ahau Tupou IV laid the official foundation today to mark the first major upgrade and refurbishment of Nuku'alofa's Vaiola Hospital at Tofoa since its inception 30 years ago.
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Thursday 24 February 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tonga National Men'’s Volleyball team will leave Tonga on February 28 to participate in the 2005 Men'’s World Volleyball Championships Asian leg.
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Thursday 24 February 2005
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa joined celebrations around the world yesterday to mark the 100th year of the international service club.
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