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Thursday 9 May 2013 11:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus is making an official visit to Tonga May 9-10.
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Thursday 9 May 2013 11:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The work to erect Tonga's first small wind turbine project on Tongatapu began with a dedication ceremony at Nakolo village on Thursday, May 9. The Tonga Power Ltd. project is expected to start operation in June. Premium content -
Thursday 9 May 2013 11:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five newly installed tsunami warning sirens will be tested tomorrow Friday 10 May between 12:00-4:00pm around Nuku’alofa and in the Hihifo villages of Afa and Talafo'ou. The National Emergency Management Office advises that the sirens will sound like “an air-raid siren in war movies” and that the level of noise could cause “some discomfort or inconvenience.” Premium content -
Thursday 9 May 2013 10:19am
Neiafu, Vava'u : Vanilla growers in Tonga are being offered a partnership deal with an Australian family-owned food company, Queen Fine Foods, to help develop the production of high-quality Tongan vanilla in return for supply. Premium content -
Wednesday 8 May 2013 8:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A draft Employment Relations Bill 2013 is being discussed in Nuku'alofa introduced by a Government convinced that there are important provisions that need to be legislated soon to safeguard fundamental rights. Some business owners questioned how fair the bill will be for those involved, its costs and impact on businesses who are already struggling in a weak economy, while others supported it. By Linny Folau Premium content -
Wednesday 8 May 2013 8:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Rugby Union's 'Epeli Taione told Matangi Tonga on May 7 that a move by some members of the board to remove him as the TRU Chairman along with the TRU Chief Executive Officer, 'Emeline Tuita was unlawful and unconstitutional. Premium content -
Wednesday 8 May 2013 12:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Amini Fonua, Tonga’s Olympian swimmer and flag-bearer at the London Olympic Games last year is becoming recognised in his sporting success as an “Openly gay athlete”.3 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 8 May 2013 11:05am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An ill-timed move by government to enact an Employment Relations Bill 2013 will cripple businesses with extra costs and reduce employment, according to the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc., who this week are facing a growing confrontation with Tonga's Minister of Labour, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and hardliners in Tonga's Public Service Association. Premium content -
Tuesday 7 May 2013 10:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Sevens rugby team is ready for the last leg of the World Sevens Series in London, where they will play in an eight-team qualifier alongside the main competition. Premium content -
Tuesday 7 May 2013 3:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-two schools in Tonga will participate in the annual “Youth in Business Challenge” to win prizes that include a fully-paid five day trip to New Zealand and a $3000 pa'anga investment. Premium content -
Monday 6 May 2013 10:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 'Ikale Tahi has announced its 39 man squad for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup. The tournament is set to kick off on May 25 with Tonga taking on Japan in Yokohama. Premium content -
Monday 6 May 2013 10:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On World Press Freedom Day May 3, Tonga's Attorney General Neil Adsett told journalists in Nuku'alofa that while Tonga's Constitution guarantees Freedom of Speech and Press Freedom, there remains in the Constitution two other conflicting sub-clauses, inserted by an amendment in 2003, which are partly void and should be changed so that it is not misleading. Premium content -
Monday 6 May 2013 3:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The National Reserve Bank of Tonga is running out of ideas on how to encourage commercial banks to lend more money at a time when the Tongan economy is very weak, the Reserve Bank Governor Siosi Mafi said on Friday May 3 when she presented the Monetary Policy Statement for the end of February.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 6 May 2013 10:46am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fiji will be welcomed to participate in the newly formed South Pacific Defence Ministers Meeting once Fiji holds a credible general election and returns to democratic rule, the Australian Defence Minister, Hon. Stephen Smith said in Tonga on May 2, after the regional ministers agreed to a higher level of military co-operation on regional security issues. Premium content -
Thursday 2 May 2013 5:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A team of six young Tongan performers are travelling to New Caledonia today to showcase their creation, a full-length theatre production titled “Kuonga”. Premium content -
Thursday 2 May 2013 1:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The British and Irish Lions have enlisted two Tongans, Mako Vunipola and Toby Faletau, for their Australian tour this year. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 May 2013 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga and New Zealand today signed a Tonga-NZ Visiting Forces Agreement that will allow members of the New Zealand Defence Force to stay temporarily in Tonga and increase joint operation with the Tonga Defence Services. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 May 2013 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Nuku'alofa Magistrate has ruled there was no case to answer in accusations made against Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano, the Minister of Justice Hon Clive Edwards, and a Tongan company Tongasat, headed by HRH Princess Pilolevu Tuita, who appeared before the court last week.2 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 1 May 2013 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Defence Ministers from Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea arrived today to hold the first defence and security talks with France, Chile and Tonga, while the United States and United Kingdom join as observers.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 1 May 2013 9:14am
Manila, Philippines : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has elected its new president. Japan’s Former Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Takehiko Nakao will succeed Haruhiko Kuroda, also a former Japanese Parliamentarian who handed in his resignation in March. Premium content
