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Tuesday 31 January 2017 10:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's tourism industry wants to make Tonga a highly desirable tourism destination, but has difficulty in attracting investment of the quality and scale that will help it grow, said the Minister of Tourism Hon Semisi Sika in opening Tourism Industry Day, yesterday.
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Tuesday 31 January 2017 10:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s corruption ranking on the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index list has been excluded since 2012 due to insufficient survey information. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 January 2017 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old man was arrested and detained in custody after he allegedly attacked his 60-year-old father with a machete on Saturday night, January 28. The father who was severely injured remains in a critical condition at Vaiola Hospital. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 January 2017 9:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police warned this evening that two men described as "armed and dangerous" are on the run after escaping from the Nuku'alofa Central Police custody early this morning, Tuesday, 31 January, and their Tactical Response Group has been deployed. -
Friday 27 January 2017 6:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An increase in unlicensed immigration advisers scamming money from families who want to work, study or live in New Zealand has led NZ authorities to run an awareness campaign on the importance of using licensed advisers in the Pacific Islands. Premium content -
Friday 27 January 2017 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A medical team from Interplast Australia and New Zealand will be working at Vaiola Hospital on February 16-23 to carry out plastic and reconstructive surgery as well as training. Premium content -
Friday 27 January 2017 6:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A jury has found Lord Tu’iha’ateiho not guilty of five charges regarding three separate incidents at Ha’ateiho last year in a verdict on Wednesday, January 25 at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Friday 27 January 2017 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Legislative Assembly of Tonga will resume on Monday, January 30 for its final sitting of the 2016-17 session, that will include discussion on the status of Tonga’s efforts to host the 2019 Pacific Games. Premium content -
Friday 27 January 2017 12:23pm
Berlin, Germany : Out of 176 countries listed in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 (excluding Tonga) an alarming 69 per cent scored below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived highly corruptible) to 100 (perceived as very clean). The high level of corruption and inequality is leading to a rise in populist politicians and democracies in decline. “We do not have the luxury of time. Corruption needs to be fought with urgency, so that the lives of people across the world improve,” said José Ugaz, Chair of Transparency International. Premium content -
Friday 27 January 2017 12:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A $7.5m Australian Dollars Program to establish a Skills Development System for Tonga was launched yesterday morning, 25 January at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre, Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 26 January 2017 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Should Casinos be allowed in Tonga? Matangi Tonga asked five members of the public for their opinions in a random survey. Premium content -
Thursday 26 January 2017 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Scholarships worth around $6688 pa'anga were awarded by Spare Parts Zone Tonga Ltd & Autosaver on 24 January, to seven students to cover their tuition and school essentials at various secondary schools in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Thursday 26 January 2017 4:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Unusually low tropical cyclone activity since November means that February is expected to be the month with the hottest temperature for Tonga and the most likely month for tropical cyclones, according to Tonga's Met office. Premium content -
Thursday 26 January 2017 4:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Meini Hafoka (51) has pleaded guilty to obtaining money by false pretence for an alleged Tongan passport scam, after appearing at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court this week. Premium content -
Thursday 26 January 2017 4:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) or action plan to deliver financial services at affordable costs to Tongans is being developed by the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) and the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) for the first time. Premium content -
Thursday 26 January 2017 12:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A public record at Tonga's Business Registry shows that a company called Tavake Tamafua Ltd. was registered in Tonga on 29 November 2016 with two directors 'Epeli Taione and Havea L. Gatti. Premium content -
Wednesday 25 January 2017 10:49pm
Nuku'alofa, : Tonga's Government this evening has refuted claims that it issued a casino license to a US company called Red Warrior Entertainment LLC, while admitting that it had supported two projects for a tourism investment facility, known as "Tavake Tamafua Investment Project", proposed by counterparts.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 24 January 2017 9:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific islands people who live on unnamed roads without street numbers rely on the nearest mango tree or church building to give directions for deliveries to their homes. "A home delivery service is not an option and in today's business environment having no proper address means we are not part of the network...and miss out on a lot of potential business," Tonga's Acting Minister for Public Enterprises Hon. Saia Piukala said in opening the first South Pacific Postal Business Forum, being held from January 24-26 in Nuku’alofa.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 24 January 2017 7:44pm
Buffalo City, USA : Eleven year-old Siana Akauola (of Tongan heritage) has gained media attention for her participation in an anti-Trump protest rally in Washington DC last Saturday January 21. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 January 2017 7:28pm
Honolulu, Hawaii : Team Ronnie Stanley have won the Inaugral Polynesian Bowl after defeating Team Marcus Mariota 9 - 7 at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii on Saturday January 21. Team Stanley grabbed the win in the dying seconds of the game with a field goal. Premium content
