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Thursday 13 October 2011 6:21am
Washington DC,USA : Tulou, Tulou mo Ha'a Moheofo Mo Ha'a Takiama he anga 'o e nofo 'Otua mo Tonga ko hota Tofi'a Vilingia 'eta Fuka ko Hono ta'ata'a. - Tu'iono & Fa'otusia.
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Wednesday 12 October 2011 8:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's sea cucumber harvesting season was extended for two weeks from September 30, the Ministry of Fisheries confirmed today, October 15. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 October 2011 7:35pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : A 22-year-old man from Ovaka was found guilty on the charge of manslaughter by negligence over the death of a 15-year-old girl from Ha'alaufuli who died after drowning when the small fishing vessel she was on sank on its way from Neiafu to Ovaka Island, on 11 August 2010. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 October 2011 6:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Ikale Tahi captain Finau Maka was popular in pink today as a special guest at an annual fundraising luncheon for the "Pink October Breast Cancer Awareness" programme. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 October 2011 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : By the end of this week the Cabinet should make a definite decision on whether parliament should close on October 20 before it reopens again in February, or just take a long break to February before closing, the Minister of Justice, Hon Clive Edwards told the Tongan parliament on Monday, 10 October. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 October 2011 10:30pm
Australia : Australia may be sheltering hundreds of millions of black dollars funnelled out of South Pacific countries by corrupt politicians and public officials, with the money laundering being tolerated by an unconcerned federal government. The Age. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 October 2011 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : CHIEF Inspector Pelenatita Fe'ao (40) of the Tonga Police has been selected by the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) as their new Coordinator of the Pacific Islands Contingents in Honiara. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 October 2011 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : LOOKING at the future directions of Policing in Tonga is the theme of a Tonga Police, Prisons and Fire Services 42nd Commissioned Officers Annual Conference held from October 11-13, at the Tonga Police Headquarter at Longolongo. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 October 2011 6:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 62-year-old woman died at Vaiola Hospital after being hit by a van in the driveway of her home at Houmakelikao on October 5. Premium content -
Monday 10 October 2011 10:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King George Tupou V is currently in the United States for medical consultations in Los Angeles. Premium content -
Sunday 9 October 2011 4:50pm
Panama City, Panama : "Rich countries have long promised to take the lead on reducing emissions but are now insisting on shifting the burden onto developing countries. In good faith, developing countries have proposed to reduce 5 gigatonnes of emissions. Rich countries have proposed just 4 gigatonnes of their own reductions, and with the loopholes on accounting rules they want, they actually are proposing closer to zero reductions. In Panama it looks like a rowing boat with all the oars and effort only on one side." Lim Li Lin, legal expert at TWN. Premium content -
Sunday 9 October 2011 4:39pm
Panama City, Panama : The G77 and China remains fully committed to this negotiations and to make the COP17/CMP7 in Durban a success, with a balanced and comprehensive outcome under the experience leadership of South Africa. "The Group believes this resumed session in Panama has proved to be of great added value, with positive results in terms of making concrete progress in order to arrive in Durban with greater clarity, an improved mutual understanding and concrete texts to work on, in several cases." - The Group of 77 and China. Premium content -
Sunday 9 October 2011 3:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The government's need to increase its revenue collection was the reason behind increases of up to 700 percent in compulsory government licensing and service fees that had been variously brought into force over the last two years, Tonga's Chamber of Commerce was told on October 5, at a public consultation with some members of parliamentary standing committees.1 comment Premium content -
Saturday 8 October 2011 9:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HRH Prince Mired Bin Raad Al-Hussein of Jordan, during a welcome from Tonga's Red Cross in Nuku'alofa yesterday, said that he looked forward to Tonga supporting a humanitarian cause that aims at saving lives and bettering the lives of people who have been injured and suffered from a terrible weapon - land mines. Premium content -
Friday 7 October 2011 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : "Tonga is considering accession to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention," said His Royal Highness Prince Mired Raad Al Hussein of Jordan, after concluding a two-day visit to the Pacific island nation. To date, 13 of the 16 Member States of the Pacific Islands Forum have ratified or acceded to the Convention, also known as the Ottawa Convention. - APMineBanConvention.org. Premium content -
Friday 7 October 2011 1:26pm
Canberra, Australia : The Commander of the Tonga Defence Services, Brigadier General Tau'aika 'Uta'atu is currently on a visit to Australia to attend the Annual Defence Program Meeting to be held on October 7-8 in Canberra. Premium content -
Friday 7 October 2011 11:13am
'Okalani, Nu'usila : 'Oku ou kau fakataha mo e toenga 'o e fonua he fiefia mo e hakahaka he ngaue ma'ongo'onga kuo fakahoko 'ehe 'Ikale Tahi. Koia 'oku tau faka'amu ke 'asi mai kimu'a 'a kinautolu na'a nau tanaki 'a e ngaahi pa'anga mei he kakai 'o e fonua 'o fakaha ke 'ilo 'ehe kakai 'a e 'alunga 'o honau ivi. Fotu Fisi'iahi. Premium content -
Thursday 6 October 2011 4:30pm
Suva, Fiji : Ko hono tanaki tu'unga 'o e ola 'o e va'inga 'a e 'Ikale Tahi, kuo 'unu hake ai 'a Tonga 'o fika 9 'I hono fakahokohoko 'o e ngaahi fonua 'akapulu 'i mamani (IRB ranking). Ko e tu'unga ma'olunga taha eni kuo a'u kiai 'a e maa'imoa 'Akapulu'I he hisitolia hotau ki'I Fonua. 'Ikai ngata ai ko e ola 'o 'etau va'inga mo Falanise kuo tohi ia he hisitolia 'o e world cup ko e "greatest upset" talu e kamata 'a e fe'auhi ni mei he 1987. Tasi. Premium content -
Thursday 6 October 2011 3:45pm
Australia : When I used to grow up in Tonga all I knew was that abstinence was highly emphasized and that girls must maintain their integrity in order to be respected by the men and wider community. However, I was disturbingly surprised when I visited back earlier this year since I left in 2005; a lot of things have changed . . . and I mean Changed! - Soa'ileat. Premium content -
Thursday 6 October 2011 11:41am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HRH Prince Mired Bin Raad Al-Hussein of Jordan arrived in Tonga on October 5 for a three days visit seeking Tonga's support on the Anti-Personnel Mine Convention. Premium content
