Tongatapu's Mata'aho Kindergarten received a gift of 48 desks and chairs on Monday, February 25 in Nuku'alofa, donated by Ezi World Cargo.
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Friday 1 March 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 28 February 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
ProComm Services, a new Help Line-Call Centre for telecommunications services in Tonga was officially launched by Princess Angelika this morning, 28 February at the Tungi Collonade, Nuku'alofa.
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Monday 18 February 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's prices for Diesel, Kerosene and Petrol for February-March 2013, effective today 18 February, have increased compared to the prices approved by the Competent Authority for the previous month.
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Thursday 14 February 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new tax regime for small businesses in Tonga, offering flat tax rates on turnovers of under $100,000, has been drawn up by government in a proposed amendment to Tonga's Income Tax Act 2007.
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Friday 8 February 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Government has allocated $1 million to finance a new Agricultural Export Marketing Fund aimed at providing short term loans to exporters who buy exportable produce from farmers. Three agricultural produce exporting companies have been selected to access the funds.
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Wednesday 6 February 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Foreign Reserves held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga rose by $3.6 million, from $253.7 million in November to $257.3 million in December, or 9.3 months of imports.
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Tuesday 5 February 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The International Renewable Energy Agency IRENA launched the world's first Global Renewable Energy Atlas on 13 January at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate UAE, to coincide with the opening of IRENA's two-days Third Assembly 13-14 January. Tonga's Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano led a 9-members Tongan delegation.
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Tuesday 5 February 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's first small wind turbine project is expected to be commissioned by Tonga Power Ltd. at Lavengatonga on eastern Tongatapu in April, in a project that aims to collect data and provide experience in wind generation.
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Monday 4 February 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's income is continuing to fall, the Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, Joyce Mafi, told the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industries on January 30, in a presentation on the state of Tonga's Economy.
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Tuesday 29 January 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The first three solar powered street lights installed on Taufa'ahau Road are on a trial for three months to see whether they can help Tonga to reduce its cost of power and amount of fossil fuel for diesel generation.
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Tuesday 29 January 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Kingdom Lager, a new beer that is soon to be brewed and bottled in Tonga, was launched at the Tali 'Eva Bar in Nuku'alofa on Saturday, 26 January.
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Thursday 24 January 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The pull-out of Chathams-Pacific airline and the government plans to lease out two gifted aircraft has got businesses nervous over the uncertainty of ongoing domestic air services and their economic reliability.
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Thursday 24 January 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Real Tonga a new Tongan-owned domestic airline today announced they had secured the lease of two Y-12 aircraft and will start servicing Tonga's outer islands on 4 March 2013.
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Tuesday 22 January 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
No replacements have been made to fill two vacant directorship positions on Tonga's National Retirement Benefits Fund Board. The board operating with five directors will have their first meeting for the New Year in February.
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Wednesday 16 January 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Western Union promo rewarded two of its customers with packages groceries worth $200 on Friday January 11.
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Wednesday 16 January 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's sole domestic inter-islands airline, the Chathams Pacific will discontinue its scheduled air services in Tonga on Saturday 3 March 2013, after less than five years operation, due to a loss of business confidence, after the Tonga government moved to procure aircraft from China.
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Wednesday 16 January 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New petroleum prices that came into effect today, 16 January 2013, have slightly decreased the cost of petrol, diesel, and kerosene thoughout Tonga.
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Wednesday 9 January 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Acquiring a business license in Tonga will now be easier under a new Business License Registration Regulation. It comes as part of parliament’s amendments to the Business Registration Act last year.
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Tuesday 8 January 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 'cheap' tuna fishing license fees that the Tonga government sells foreign fishing boats, 'a tear drop in the ocean.'
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Friday 4 January 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The government’s repayment of loans poses a fiscal challenge in 2013, this according to the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Monitor.
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