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Tuesday 9 September 2008 11:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After reading your story on the tragic accident involving the two young men recently I was saddened by the devastating plight these two men have endured. Accident shatters dreams of two talented sportsmen I am referring to the men Paumolevuka Tu'i (18) of Talafo'ou and Mafua Kiokata (22) of Nukunuku training for the Aussie Rules trip to australia and would like to add I do not know them or their families.
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Tuesday 9 September 2008 5:19am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Australia will provide funds totaling T$1,606,234.00, for nineteen (19) projects in Tongatapu, seventeen (17) in Ha'apai and four (4) in Vava'u as outlined in the Attachment. Premium content -
Monday 8 September 2008 6:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Parliament has reduced the duty on imported vehicles by 50 per cent, rejecting a four months old formula that was introduced to encourage Tongans to buy newer and more fuel-efficient vehicles. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Monday 8 September 2008 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An Australian five-members delegation are currently in Tonga to hold talk with Tonga's Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries about sending seasonal workers to Australia. Premium content -
Monday 8 September 2008 4:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, September 3-4, 2008. Tonga's squash exports to Japan have dwindled from 23,000 tons to only 2,500 tons this year. Premium content -
Monday 8 September 2008 3:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Noble Tu'ilakepa, the Speaker of the Tongan Parliament, caused an uproar in the House on Tuesday September 2 when he pleaded with the Prime Minister and the Cabinet to reduce the 20 per cent tax imposed on the incomes of members of parliament. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Sunday 7 September 2008 10:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Kolonga man who callously shot a woman shopkeeper at point blank range deserved life imprisonment for the extremely serious crime, but Tonga's statutes do not allow a life term, a Tongan Supreme Court judge said on September 5. Premium content -
Sunday 7 September 2008 9:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The United States may start its periodic non-immigrant visa (NIV) services in Nuku'alofa before the end of November this year, said the Deputy Secretary of Tonga's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tevita Kolokihakaufisi on Friday. Premium content -
Thursday 4 September 2008 8:00pm
Niuafo'ou, Tonga : Niuafo'ou, also known as "Tin Can Mail Island" accessed the World Wide Web www, for the first time on Sunday, August 31. Premium content -
Thursday 4 September 2008 7:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga government has yet to make a decision on whether to further extend the Emergency Powers (Maintenance of Public Order) Regulation 2007, the Chief Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet Mrs 'Eseta Fusitu'a said today. Premium content -
Thursday 4 September 2008 3:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Since parliament passed the Bill for the Constitutional and Electoral Commission Act on July 22 neither the Cabinet, the Nobles' Representatives nor the People's Representatives have nominated their representatives for the Commission. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Thursday 4 September 2008 12:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The two young players for Tonga's National Aussie Rules team, who were hit by a vehicle while training at Ha'ateiho on August 20, will never be able to walk again due to serious spinal injuries that have left them paralysed. Paumolevuka Tu'i (18) of Talafo'ou and Mafua Kiokata (22) of Nukunuku, whose aspirations and passion was to play the sport, remain helpless in Vaiola Hospital. The two victims are conscious but are unable to move their bodies and legs. Premium content -
Thursday 4 September 2008 11:26am
: A Tongan family business Look Sharp Tonga Ltd., that markets screen printed t-shirts and sports clothing, has established a new commercial building in Neiafu, Vava'u. Premium content -
Thursday 4 September 2008 10:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ALEX Bellini, an Italian who is rowing across the Pacific Ocean from Lima, Peru, to Sydney, Australia, alone and unassisted is reported to be about 100 miles to the east of Tongatapu today, September 4. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 September 2008 5:14am
Manila, Philippines : The Asian Development Bank ADB is strengthening its aid coordination and effectiveness in the Pacific islands through closer interaction with member governments and development partners. Premium content -
Monday 1 September 2008 10:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Reports from Tonga's newspapers, August 21-28, 2008. Two members of Tonga's national Aussie Rules team are paralysed after an accident on August 20. Mafua of Nukunuku and Paumolevuka of Talafo'ou were jogging with the rest of the team along Taufa'ahau Rd. in Nuku'alofa when a van driven by team official Lopaki Fifita was struck at the rear by another vehicle. Premium content -
Monday 1 September 2008 5:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : National Public Health " Emergency management in Asia" the Pacific course Premium content -
Monday 1 September 2008 5:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An affluent second generation of young Tongans born in Australia are being targeted by a regional airline, which is promoting Tonga as a holiday destination. Premium content -
Monday 1 September 2008 12:00pm
Vava'u, Tonga : The coronation celebrations of HM King George Tupou V finally ended with a Royal picnic on Nuku Island, Vava'u, on August 21. The celebration officially has taken 22 days, from the start in Nuku'alofa on August 1 until August 22 when the king left the Lupepau'u Airport , Vava'u to return to Tongatapu. There were four coronation celebrations, in Tongatapu, Ha'apai, Niuatoputapu, Niuafo'ou and Vava'u. Photos by Kololiana Naufahu Premium content -
Monday 1 September 2008 9:02am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new formula for calculating customs duty on imported vehicles, based on the size of the engine and not on the value of the vehicle has been firmly enforced since May 1, said Peter Nash, the Operations Manager for the Tonga Customs Department, confirming that there was no extension to the three months transitional period, which ended on April 30. Premium content
