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  • Friday 1 July 2011 10:31am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's Minister of Labour has been warned by New Zealand officials that the number of RSE runaways in New Zealand must be reduced soon or Tonga may not be able to send seasonal workers in future.
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  • Friday 1 July 2011 10:13am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A controversial report on the Nuku'alofa Central Business District Reconstruction, known as "The Prime Minister's Report" was submitted to Cabinet on Friday, June 24, the Chief Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet, Busby Kautoke, confirmed yesterday.
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  • Friday 1 July 2011 7:03am


    London, UK
    : We are living in an age of austerity, and responsible government must without fail act swiftly to stave off being sucked into the bottomless black hole of debt. We all have to sit up and re-think the way we work; locations of offices and official premises; travelling expenses and even our pensions are being looked at. – Senolita Swan.
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  • Friday 1 July 2011 6:14am


    Pango Pango, Amerika Samoa
    : The cost-cutting or cost-saving measures that I am suggesting is not about improving the economic life of the Kingdom. I believe that at this stage we should try to "stop the bleeding first" until such time the economy recovers enough to get us back to normal operation. – Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa.
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  • Thursday 30 June 2011 11:45am


    Canberra, Australia
    : A focus on the cost figure without paying due consideration to the practical processes by which these costs contributes to the economy borders on negligence. In that, I agree with Katalin that closing of foreign consular offices (under the label of cost-savings) needs very careful consideration. – Peni Fukofuka.
  • Thursday 30 June 2011 11:14am


    Pango Pango, Amerika Samoa
    : It is irresponsible for Tonga to continue funding all these off-island offices at this time. I think that the EU and other lending institution will find Tonga financially responsible if it cuts down on its expenses. – Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa.
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  • Thursday 30 June 2011 10:05am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The US Government is reintroducing USAID to the Pacific region and together with other aid donors will be looking at more coordinated assistance to the Pacific islands, a high level US delegation announced in reaffirming its friendly relationship with Tonga this week.
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  • Wednesday 29 June 2011 9:33pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : 'Elisapeta 'Akau'ola (18) as Miss Ministry of Tourism is the first entrant in the 2011 Miss Heilala Pageant.
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  • Wednesday 29 June 2011 9:28pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Major Loic Davaillon French Defence Attache to Fiji and Tonga visited Nuku'alofa to represent France in the planning meeting for the Military Exercise "Tafakula" to be held in Tongatapu in August.
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  • Tuesday 28 June 2011 9:44am


    'Aokalani, Nu'usila
    : 'Oku ou faka'amu pe keke mea'i Katalin, kuo hanga 'ehe ngaahi fonua, kau ai 'a e EU 'o fakafaingofua'i 'etau fengaue'aki 'aki hano fokotu'u 'o ha ngaahi 'ofisi 'o kau ai 'a e 'Ofisi Fakafeitu'u 'i Suva, Fisi. 'Oku 'I ai hotau 'ofisi fakafeitu'u 'i Geneva kene fakahoko fatongia ki he WTO. - Dr Fotu K.V. Fisiiahi.
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  • Monday 27 June 2011 9:24pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Over $1 million pa'anga was collected by ex-students of Tupou College at their 145th Anniversary Celebration at Toloa on Saturday, June 25.
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  • Monday 27 June 2011 9:10pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The latest fashion for fakaleitis was showcased at the Rising Queenz Fashion Show on June 24, with eight local designers presenting a range of colourful and outrageous outfits, modelled by fakaleitis on a catwalk at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall.
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  • Sunday 26 June 2011 10:33am


    Mataika, Kolofo'ou,Nuku'alofa,Tonga
    : 'Oku ou kole fakamolemole atu pe ke mou kataki mu'a ketau 'uluaki 'analaiso'i 'a e tefito'i ngaue fakapule'anga mo e pule'anga mo e mahu'inga 'o e feohingaue kimu'a pea tau toki laku 'etau ngaahi fokotu'utu'u ke tapuni e kae fokotu'u e. 'I he anga 'etau feohi fakangaue 'oku fu'u mahu'inga 'aupito 'a e me'a tonu 'a e Talafekau Lahi Tonga ki Pilitania mo Iulope he ngaahi fakataha lalahi 'oku hoko he taimi katoa. - Katalin Baranyi.
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  • Sunday 26 June 2011 10:29am


    Pango Pango, Amerika Samoa
    : In this tough economic times, a country is to cut down on expenses. We are at a desperate time and it calls for desperate measures. – Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa.
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  • Saturday 25 June 2011 6:35pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Wearing red every Friday 100 staff members of the Pacific Finance and Investments Ltd. are showing their support for Tonga's national rugby team, the 'Ikale Tahi in the lead-up to the Rugby World Cup 2011 in September.
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  • Saturday 25 June 2011 6:27pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A tour of the Pacific islands by US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Kurt Campbell, will include Tonga on June 27.
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  • Saturday 25 June 2011 6:45am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tonga government has rejected an application by the Fijian Government, requesting for the extradition of Ratu Tevita Ululakeba Mara to Fiji.
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  • Friday 24 June 2011 1:30pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The completion of the $118 million pa'anga reconstruction of central Nuku'alofa funded by a loan from the EXIM Bank of China is now hanging on a knife-edge. An investigative report leaked to the public this week reveals that high level political manoeuvring to take over the operation could derail the reconstruction by undermining its legally contracted project management. The sensitive report goes to Cabinet today, June 24.
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  • Thursday 23 June 2011 10:05pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The 'Ikale Tahi Head Coach, 'Isitolo Maka, today, 23 June announced his team for Tonga's first game in the Pacific Nations Cup 2011 at Lautoka on 2 July.
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  • Thursday 23 June 2011 4:30pm


    Pago Pago, American Samoa
    : We may have lost the wisdom of the greatest visionary leader of Tonga if not of the whole Pacific Region. - Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa.

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