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Monday 17 June 2013 3:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi have added a second win to their 2013 Pacific Nations Cup campaign after defeating the United States 18- 9 on Saturday June 15 in Carson City, California.
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Friday 14 June 2013 2:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga needs to find ways to boost the local economy, said HM King Tupou VI when he opened the 2013 Session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga at Parliament House, on June 13. Premium content -
Friday 14 June 2013 2:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific Nations Cup continues to Round Three on Friday, June 14 with the 'Ikale Tahi taking on the United States of America at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Premium content -
Friday 14 June 2013 9:59am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A letter writer to the Kele'a and the newspaper, along with its publisher and editor, were ordered to pay a total of $249,442 in damages and costs in a civil defamation case that was brought by the Tongan Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano and six Cabinet Ministers, including the Minister of Justice Hon. Clive Edwards.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 13 June 2013 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three 'Ikale Tahi players have been suspended by an International Rugby Board judiciary after Tonga's 36-27 loss to Canada on June 8 in Kingston, Ontario. Premium content -
Thursday 13 June 2013 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of secondary and tertiary school students with lively brass bands from throughout Tongatapu marched through central Nuku'alofa on Thursday, June 13 to mark the opening of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga 2013 Session. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 June 2013 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten days of medical and civic assistance to Tonga under the Pacific Partnership Mission began on Tongatapu today, June 12 with the arrival of the USS Pearl Harbor bringing military personnel and civilians, including doctors and veterinarians. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 June 2013 6:30pm
Lapaha, Tonga : A block of three new classrooms is being constructed at the Lapaha Government Primary School in Tongatapu, under the U.S-led Pacific Partnership 2013 Mission and expected to be completed by Friday, June 21. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 June 2013 6:20pm
Canberra, Australia : The Pacific Patrol Boat Training program that includes Tonga will run for a minimum of four years after the Australian Maritime College Search won a $10 million Commonwealth contract to continue the program, with an option for extension. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 June 2013 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten linesmen will leave Tonga at the end of this month after securing jobs with Northpower, a New Zealand based electricity distribution contracting company. The Tonga Power Ltd. workers, including one woman, have been trained to New Zealand qualifications and will fill skills shortages.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 11 June 2013 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's high speed internet is expected to be launched on August 5, after a multi-million dollar submarine fibre optic cable network goes live. The landing of the first cable in Tonga was celebrated this morning in Sopu after the arrival of the 'Ile de Re' French cable ship from Fiji, on June 10. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 June 2013 2:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Minister of Finance, Hon. Lisiate 'Akolo has launched Tonga's biggest ever national budget amounting to T$357.6 million for the 2013-14 financial year, and expressed concern over low returns to government from public enterprises.2 comments Premium content -
Monday 10 June 2013 7:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rosemarie Fili (22) has entered the 2013 Miss Heilala Pageant as Miss Appraxus Immigration NZ, and so far is the only entry out of 10 contestants expected to join. Premium content -
Monday 10 June 2013 6:32pm
Ontario, Canada : Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi team lost to Canada 36-27 on Saturday, June 8 in Kingston, Ontario. Reports attributed Tonga's loss to lack of discipline but coach Mana 'Otai who claimed otherwise said Pacific Island teams are being unfairly penalized for their physical play.2 comments Premium content -
Monday 10 June 2013 12:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan performing arts group will make a last performance of their theater production "Kuonga" in Nuku'alofa tonight, after touring New Caledonia for five weeks. Premium content -
Sunday 9 June 2013 9:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga needs more time to allow its two-year-old democracy to flourish, HM King Tupou VI told the Tonga Legislative Assembly in a message on June 7. Premium content -
Friday 7 June 2013 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A six-member Tonga Pacific Games Organizing Committee including a Chief Executive Officer is expected to be confirmed by the end of this month, said Lopeti Senituli the CEO of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on June 6. Premium content -
Friday 7 June 2013 5:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific Nations Cup continues to round two this Saturday, June 8 with the 'Ikale Tahi taking on Canada in Ontario. Premium content -
Thursday 6 June 2013 6:53pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A group of 12 emerging Pacific Leaders graduated at the inaugural graduation ceremony of the Best Leadership Academy at Auckland University, New Zealand, in May, including a Tongan, Malia 'Apikotoa. Premium content -
Thursday 6 June 2013 6:32pm
Kingston, Jamaica: : Digicel Tonga's mobile money service received one of two awards won by Digicel in the Global Telecoms Business Innovation Awards 2013, announced in London, United Kingdom on June 5. Premium content
