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Thursday 1 July 1999 12:00pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : A proposal to set up a casino at Royal International Airport Inn-still under construction-has brought objections from church and community members in Tonga who are opposed to gambling. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999.
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Thursday 1 July 1999 12:00pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Any hope by the people of Tonga for their representatives and the Tongan parliament to pass a budget that could revive the economy by allocating a substantial amount of money as incentive to boost production in Tonga’s three main sectors, Agriculture, Fisheries and Tourism, was wishful thinking. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 12:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A $700,000 machine that was bought by the Government of Tonga last year for the construction of asphalt roads is sitting idle at the Ministry of Works depot in Nuku‘alofa. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 12:00pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Three native American whalers, Tom Happynook, his son Brian, and a cousin, Larry Johnson visited Nuku‘alofa during the second week of July, after visiting Australia and New Zealand. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 12:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Radio Tonga’s Tavake Fusimalohi wanted to launch his station in time for the Millennium but Privy Council has deferred the licence. The new TV proposal has been criticized on OBN TV7 in July by Racine who has drawn the King into the debate over the control of Tongan television. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 11:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Japan could become a big importer of Tongan vanilla, according to Sitalini Naufahu of the Zuvva Import and Export Co. Ltd, in Nuku‘alofa. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 11:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The end of the 100th night of mourning following the death of Prince Fatafehi Tu‘ipelehake was marked with a "Lanu Kilikili ki Mo‘unga" ceremony at Mala‘ekula the Royal Tombs on July 27. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The writings of Tonga's late Queen Salote Tupou IV are being put together by Princess Nanasipau‘u Tuku‘aho, and scholars Dr. Adrienne L. Kaeppler, Dr. Elizabeth Wood-Ellem, and Dr. Melenaite Taumoefolau. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On a beautiful Saturday afternoon on August 7, this young couple emerged from the Church of Forgiveness, Haveluloto. The occasion was the wedding of Daniel Trevor Mullin to Cassandra Tukuia ‘a Purea Vaea. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The King opened a new fitness centre at Haveluloto on August 13. Called ‘Inga Health and Fitness Gym, it is a business venture of Va‘inga Tuigamala, the former All Black winger, who turned professional and is now playing for the Manu Samoa. The gym has been set up in a renovated village hall. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 11:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tongatapu : The concept of Free Trade according to ‘Aisake Eke, Tonga’s Chief Accountant and the Secretary for Finance, is based on a belief, “that Free Trade will bring about economic growth, because of a bigger market”. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 9:50am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Anna Tupou, the globe-trotting marketing manager of TongaSat is in full support of Tonga joining the World Trade Organisation. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 9:50am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over 60 athletes and officials represented Tonga at the 1999 South Pacific Games in Guam, which opened with a spectacular ceremony and fireworks in the capital Agana on May 29. Photos by Pesi Fonua. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 2, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 9:30am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : A Free Trade Area agreement among South Pacific Forum countries is expected to come into force by October next year. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 9:30am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : ‘Ikale Tahi squad for 1999 Rugby World Cup announced. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 9:30am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Chamber of Commerce believes that Tonga should become a signatory to the regional Free Trade Area, and become a member of the World Trade Organisation as soon as possible, said the Chamber president, Paul Karalus. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 9:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : This year government cut its Budget to pay for the retirement and holiday travelling of public servants. It was more important for government to keep the 4,500 public servants happy, than to allocate funds to boost exports and to prop up the value of the pa‘anga. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 9:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : “It‘s all in the mind,” said Polutele Tu‘ihalamaka, the coach of the ‘Ikale Tahi when he was asked for a prediction on the ‘Ikale Tahi versus the All Blacks in the first round of the Rugby World Cup in the United Kingdom on October 3. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 9:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Rugby Union has recruited a full-time Chief Executive Officer, Lisiate ‘Akolo to oversee Tonga’s participation in the 1999 Rugby World Cup. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content -
Thursday 1 July 1999 4:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The newsroom of Radio Tonga has been computerised and to celebrate the death of their manual typewriters they went out to the Good Samaritan Friday night barbeque on July 24. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 14, no. 3, July 1999. Premium content
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