The government's need to increase its revenue collection was the reason behind increases of up to 700 percent in compulsory government licensing and service fees that had been variously brought into force over the last two years, Tonga's Chamber of Commerce was told on October 5, at a public consultation with some members of parliamentary standing committees.
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Friday 30 September 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TCCI) council will meet on Tuesday next week to decide on action after they learned this week that the parliament was considering a recommendation to increase company taxes.
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Tuesday 27 September 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A World Bank Energy Sector Mission Team visited Tonga on September 20-23 to discuss and advance the preparation of a proposed World Bank and Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) under the Tonga Energy Road Map (TERM).
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Tuesday 27 September 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
JAWS South Pacific Shipping Company in August began a direct general cargo service from Auckland to Vava'u and Ha'apai, using a multi-purpose cargo vessel, the MV St Theresa.
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Wednesday 17 August 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After the Tongan Parliament passed the government's Budget for 2011/12 on Wednesday, 29 June a final copy of the official Budget has not been published and therefore neither the government ministries nor the public know exactly what is the government's economic policy for the current financial year.
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Tuesday 9 August 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New ownership of the Royal International Hotel near Tonga's Fua'amotu International Airport was announced by the Managing Director of the Scenic Hotel Group, Brendan Taylor in Tonga on 8 August.
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Tuesday 19 July 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 45-year-old Chinese fisherman died near Limu Island in Ha'apai on Sunday night, July 17, during a fishing trip when the small boat he was in capsized due to rough seas.
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Tuesday 19 July 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 5 July 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga government will not be able to borrow money for a number of years, after it has completely drawn-down its $118 million pa'anga loan from China at the end of March 2012, Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Sunia Fili warned the Tongan parliament, when he tabled his 2011-12 budget to the House in June.
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Sunday 3 July 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
As the sea cucumber harvesting season continues into its second month after a slow start in Tonga, 12 licenses have been issued to local operators for the 2011 harvesting season for export of a reduced quota of 100 tonnes of dried beche de mers.
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Friday 17 June 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four of the six directors of Tonga Power Ltd. have resigned in the last month, with Tsutomu Nakao and Warren Moyes the latest to hand in their resignations on Tuesday 14 June.
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Monday 13 June 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Only eight harvesting licences have been issued so far in the 2011 sea cucumber harvesting season - an usually slow start this year, said Poasi Ngaluafe, the Head of the Research Division of the Ministry of Fisheries today, June 13.
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Wednesday 8 June 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The resignation of David Wright as Chair of Tonga Power Ltd. was confirmed by Tongas Ministry of Public Enterprises today.
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Friday 3 June 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Export market access is a very difficult game but the level of organization in Tonga's horticultural and agricultural export sector is ahead of other Pacific Islands, a regional team leader noted on June 1 at the launch of the Tongan phase of a Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access Program (PHAMA).
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Friday 27 May 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Pasifiki Trade Fair Vava'u Lahi 2011 held in Neiafu for the first time on May 19, featured over 30 product and service booths, as part of the Forum Trade Ministers Meeting.
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Wednesday 18 May 2011
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Neiafu, Vava'u
How Pacific Forum countries can build a way forward in the PACER Plus negotiations with Australia and New Zealand, is a demanding issue that is being discussed at the Forum Trade Ministers Meeting that opened in Neiafu, Vava'u today, May 18.
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Wednesday 11 May 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga can revive its copra export industry but growers and exporters think it unlikely that anyone will be able to kick start the industry in time to meet government's assurance that Tongans will start freighting copra to Fiji by August. by Pesi Fonua.
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Monday 9 May 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The largest turtle in Friday's rescue attempt to save it from slaughter for church conference feasts, died last night after an effort to rest it in the fisheries department tanks at Sopu over the weekend failed to revive it.
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Thursday 5 May 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Aloma Johansson was elected as the new President of the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (TCCI) this evening, at its Annual General Meeting in Nuku'alofa.
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Thursday 5 May 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The price of electricity will go up by 13.13 seniti per kWh, from 84.86 seniti per kWh to 98 seniti per kWh through out Tonga, starting with the meter reading for May at the beginning of June.
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