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Wednesday 8 May 2013 8:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A draft Employment Relations Bill 2013 is being discussed in Nuku'alofa introduced by a Government convinced that there are important provisions that need to be legislated soon to safeguard fundamental rights. Some business owners questioned how fair the bill will be for those involved, its costs and impact on businesses who are already struggling in a weak economy, while others supported it. By Linny Folau
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Wednesday 8 May 2013 8:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Rugby Union's 'Epeli Taione told Matangi Tonga on May 7 that a move by some members of the board to remove him as the TRU Chairman along with the TRU Chief Executive Officer, 'Emeline Tuita was unlawful and unconstitutional. Premium content -
Wednesday 8 May 2013 12:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Amini Fonua, Tonga’s Olympian swimmer and flag-bearer at the London Olympic Games last year is becoming recognised in his sporting success as an “Openly gay athlete”.3 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 8 May 2013 11:05am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An ill-timed move by government to enact an Employment Relations Bill 2013 will cripple businesses with extra costs and reduce employment, according to the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc., who this week are facing a growing confrontation with Tonga's Minister of Labour, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and hardliners in Tonga's Public Service Association. Premium content -
Tuesday 7 May 2013 10:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Sevens rugby team is ready for the last leg of the World Sevens Series in London, where they will play in an eight-team qualifier alongside the main competition. Premium content -
Tuesday 7 May 2013 3:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-two schools in Tonga will participate in the annual “Youth in Business Challenge” to win prizes that include a fully-paid five day trip to New Zealand and a $3000 pa'anga investment. Premium content -
Monday 6 May 2013 10:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 'Ikale Tahi has announced its 39 man squad for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup. The tournament is set to kick off on May 25 with Tonga taking on Japan in Yokohama. Premium content -
Monday 6 May 2013 10:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On World Press Freedom Day May 3, Tonga's Attorney General Neil Adsett told journalists in Nuku'alofa that while Tonga's Constitution guarantees Freedom of Speech and Press Freedom, there remains in the Constitution two other conflicting sub-clauses, inserted by an amendment in 2003, which are partly void and should be changed so that it is not misleading. Premium content -
Monday 6 May 2013 3:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The National Reserve Bank of Tonga is running out of ideas on how to encourage commercial banks to lend more money at a time when the Tongan economy is very weak, the Reserve Bank Governor Siosi Mafi said on Friday May 3 when she presented the Monetary Policy Statement for the end of February.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 6 May 2013 10:46am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fiji will be welcomed to participate in the newly formed South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting once Fiji holds a credible general election and returns to democratic rule, the Australian Defence Minister, Hon. Stephen Smith said in Tonga on May 2, after the regional ministers agreed to a higher level of military co-operation on regional security issues. Premium content -
Thursday 2 May 2013 5:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A team of six young Tongan performers are travelling to New Caledonia today to showcase their creation, a full-length theatre production titled “Kuonga”. Premium content -
Thursday 2 May 2013 1:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The British and Irish Lions have enlisted two Tongans, Mako Vunipola and Toby Faletau, for their Australian tour this year. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 May 2013 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga and New Zealand today signed a Tonga-NZ Visiting Forces Agreement that will allow members of the New Zealand Defence Force to stay temporarily in Tonga and increase joint operation with the Tonga Defence Services. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 May 2013 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Nuku'alofa Magistrate has ruled there was no case to answer in accusations made against Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano, the Minister of Justice Hon Clive Edwards, and a Tongan company Tongasat, headed by HRH Princess Pilolevu Tuita, who appeared before the court last week.2 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 1 May 2013 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Defence Ministers from Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea arrived today to hold the first defence and security talks with France, Chile and Tonga, while the United States and United Kingdom join as observers.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 1 May 2013 9:14am
Manila, Philippines : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has elected its new president. Japan’s Former Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Takehiko Nakao will succeed Haruhiko Kuroda, also a former Japanese Parliamentarian who handed in his resignation in March. Premium content -
Monday 29 April 2013 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's first small wind turbine project is expected to start operation in mid-May at Nakolo village, in a Tonga Power Ltd project that aims to collect data and prove experience in wind generation. Premium content -
Monday 29 April 2013 6:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new donor-funded programme aims to develop the skills of parliamentarians in order to improve law-making processes in Tonga and to strengthen the ability of the government to build democracy. Premium content -
Monday 29 April 2013 5:56pm
Suva, Fiji : Combating human trafficking in the Pacific islands was the focus of a three day regional workshop held from April 23-25 in Nadi, Fiji. The workshop was organised by the United States Embassy based in Suva who invited the participation of 27 legal officials, prosecutors, customs and immigration officers from Tonga, the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Premium content -
Saturday 27 April 2013 8:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An appeal by an American couple who were not granted the adoption of a six-year Tongan boy last year but were granted the adoption of his one-year-old half sister was dismissed by Tonga's Appeal Court on April 17. The female child is now living in the United States, while the boy remains in Tonga with the natural mother and grandmother. Premium content
