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Monday 7 March 2005 4:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Privy Council on Friday March 4 approved the implementation of Tonga's new Consumption Tax. Later, in the afternoon, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Siosiua ‘Utoikamanu officially launched Tonga's Consumption Tax which will come into force on April 1.
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Monday 7 March 2005 3:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Ministry of Education does not recognise the degree held by Parliamentary candidate 'Etuate Lavulavu, and has today warned the public to beware of "bogus" degrees offered by unrecognised institutions. Premium content -
Sunday 6 March 2005 5:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fiji beat Tonga 13-6 at the Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa yesterday afternoon, March 5, in the first match of the 2005 Federation of Oceania Rugby Union Under-21 Tournment. Premium content -
Friday 4 March 2005 12:15pm
New York, USA : The name Salamo Fulivai spells a cushion of comfort for Pacific Island women at the international level. But it becomes a real problem when critical issues concerning the Pacific Islands and women in particular, are not addressed or articulated on the same platform. By Vasiti Ritova Premium content -
Thursday 3 March 2005 5:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten years ago Tonga introduced its 15% Consumption Tax in April 2005. FROM OUR ARCHIVES: The timing of the rushed introduction of the new Tonga Consumption Tax or TCT, makes one wonder if government had deliberately chosen April 1 to give the parliamentary candidates and the public something to chew on while they work themselves up to a voting mood on March 17. Editor's Comment by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 March 2005 5:30pm
New York, USA : A Tongan woman, Tania Laumanulupe Tupou is the new Office Manager of the Joint Office for Commonwealth Permanent Missions to the United Nations, in New York City. Tonga's Tania Tupou was interviewed by Vasiti Ritova a Fijian journalist who was in New York to cover the 49th Session of the Commission on the status of Women (CSW). By Vasiti Ritova Premium content -
Wednesday 2 March 2005 3:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Platypus, a contemporary Australian music and dance group have given Tongans a flash of today's multi-cultural Australia with performances that presented anglo-celtic inspired music with aborginal in a unique blend. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 March 2005 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A former kitchen hand who stole tomato sauce and food items from the Janfull International Hotel appeared in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on February 28. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 March 2005 4:00pm
Dili, East Timor : East Timor's government, angered by published reports of famine deaths it denies, has severed relations with one of the country's two daily newspapers, Suara Timor Lorosae. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 March 2005 3:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : International Women's Day in Tonga in Tonga on March 8 is being supported by the Chinese Embassy in Nuku'alofa with sponsorship of radio and television programmes run by the Women and Development Centre of the Prime Minister's office. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 March 2005 10:09am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HRH Princess Pilolevu Tuita officially opened the 2005 Reproductive Health Management and Review Workshop at the Basilica, Nuku...alofa on February 28. Premium content -
Monday 28 February 2005 10:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A jury found Nakita Folau Tu'itavake (40) guilty of manslaughter at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on February 24, at the conclusion of his trial for murder for the death of Semisi Ma'u (20). Monday, February 28, 2005 - 10:24 Premium content -
Monday 28 February 2005 10:04am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is preparing to host the Miss South Pacific Pageant at the end of October 2005. Premium content -
Monday 28 February 2005 9:55am
Suva, Fiji : Government officials from 13 Pacific countries will attend two day Human Rights Workshop at the Macombo Hotel, Nadi opening today. Premium content -
Saturday 26 February 2005 1:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Audiences in Nuku'alofa will have a new experience in contemporary music and dance on Monday 28 February and Tuesday 1 March, when the celebrated Australian Group Platypus, performs in Tonga. Premium content -
Saturday 26 February 2005 12:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongas 25th Heilala Festival will be held from July 1-8, this year, with seven overseas contestants joining local girls in the annual Miss Heilala Pageant. Premium content -
Friday 25 February 2005 4:52pm
San Bruno, USA : San Bruno police, who have been meeting the Tongan community trying to find ways to reach out to troubled families following violence by Tongan gangs in their areas, plan to visit Tonga in March 2005 to learn more about the culture. By Amy Yarbrough. Premium content -
Friday 25 February 2005 9:58am
Sydney, Australia : (CPU Online/Pacific Media Watch): Representatives from across the Commonwealth this week revealed press freedom was under threat from political and economic interference as well as self-censorship in areas spanning the Pacific, Africa and Asia. Premium content -
Thursday 24 February 2005 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV laid the official foundation today to mark the first major upgrade and refurbishment of Nuku'alofa's Vaiola Hospital at Tofoa since its inception 30 years ago. Premium content -
Thursday 24 February 2005 3:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga National Men's Volleyball team will leave Tonga on February 28 to participate in the 2005 Men's World Volleyball Championships Asian leg. Premium content
