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Wednesday 9 September 2009 7:57am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament is making itself irrelevant to the political reform process that it set for 2010, by failing to agree on the fundamentals for a new system of government for Tonga, and at the same time has left itself out of the decision-making process of the Constitutional and Electoral Reform Commission by not meeting the July 6 deadline for submissions. Editor's Comment.
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Tuesday 8 September 2009 2:24pm
Prescott Valley, Arizona,USA : Ko e 'uhinga 'eku fakafetu'utaki atu tupu'anga mei hoku tuonga'ane ko Pelenato Pome'e mei Makave Vava'u, ko e pasese 'o e MV Princess Ashika na'e lavea mei he ngoto 'a e vaka. Ko e tu'u he taimini kia Pelenato 'oku vaeua 'e ne mo'ui mo kei faingata'a'ia tupu mei hono lavea mei he ngoto 'a e vaka. 'Oku ou lau hifo 'i he news ko'eni 'i he Matangi Tonga online fekau'aki mo e fu'u pa'anga lau miliona 'oku ma'u 'e he Pule'anga Tonga ko e 'ofa mei muli mo e kakai kehe kehe pe ke tokoni'i 'a e kau victims mo honau ngaahi famili. -
Tuesday 8 September 2009 6:03am
Auckland, New Zealand : Fiji's suspension from the Commonwealth on September 1 was a dead certainty. Its earlier suspension from the 16-nation Pacific Islands Forum didn't deter it and it would have been naïve to think that the threat of this week's - it's third from the Commonwealth since independence - would make the Fijian administration change its mind. By Dev Nadkarni Premium content -
Tuesday 8 September 2009 5:50am
London, UK : Sir paul Reeves, Special Representative of Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma to the Republic of the Fiji Islands, will arrive in Fiji on 8 September for a two-day visit. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 September 2009 5:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister, Dr. Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele, will attend a special function on Wednesday, 9 September, in Wellington, New Zealand, marking the important milestone of "Two Years To Go" until the host, New Zealand, meets Tonga in the opening match of the Rugby World Cup 2011. Premium content -
Monday 7 September 2009 11:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Many bereaved families from the Ashika ferry disaster have expressed a need for assistance in financing the education of their children, said Sione Tupouniua, an American Tongan, who completed a two-week fact-finding mission to Tonga at the weekend. Premium content -
Monday 7 September 2009 10:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The retiring Commander of the United States Pacific Command in Hawaii, Admiral Timothy J. Keating, dropped into to Tonga for lunch, arriving in a private aircraft on Friday, September 4, on a three-hour farewell visit. Premium content -
Monday 7 September 2009 9:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Queen Salote College's annual bazaar held on Saturday September 5, attracted a crowd of shoppers eager to buy the quality handicrafts made by students. Premium content -
Sunday 6 September 2009 4:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The question is not whether Fiji's dictator Frank Bainimarama will fail or not, but rather when? Yes, when will he realise that he will never succeed in his false and conceited quest for a reformed Fiji?2 comments Premium content -
Friday 4 September 2009 9:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will send 77 athletes to compete at the 8th South Pacific Islands Mini Games in the Cook Islands, expected to attract over 1000 athletes from the region, September 21 to October 2. Premium content -
Friday 4 September 2009 7:38am
Neiafu, Vava'u : Dozens of cruising yachts are sailing in the Port of Refuge Harbour this week for Tonga's first "Annual Regatta Vava'u" that opened Thursday September 3. Premium content -
Friday 4 September 2009 7:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A well-known Tongan patriarch Joe (Siosaia) Tu'ilatai Mataele (84), died on Thursday, August 20 at Vaiola Hospital and was laid to rest on Saturday, August 29 at the seafront Mala'e'aloa Cemetery, Kolomotu'a, Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 3 September 2009 9:11pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands : The Secured Transactions Act effective now, will make it easier for people to access business and consumer loans, using personal property as collateral. Premium content -
Thursday 3 September 2009 7:30pm
Tonga : Ko 'eku ki'i fehu'i pe 'aku hili hono lau e ngaahi feme'a'aki 'a e Falealea 'i he Lipooti ko ia 'a e Komisoni ki he liliu fakaolitikale. 'I he'eku lave'i vaivai ne 'ikai ha ngaahi fokotu'u (recommendation) ne ha he lipooti ko eni. Ka 'i he ngaahi feme'a'aki 'a e Falealea 'oku nau tipeiti kinautolu 'o hange kuo 'osi maau e lipooti. - v -
Wednesday 2 September 2009 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Paea Williams (25) the newly-crowned Miss Heilala 2009-10 will represent Tonga at the Miss South Pacific Pageant in Fiji in November, and the talented entertainer, aims no less than to bring back the crown. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 September 2009 5:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Donations to assist families who lost relatives in the Ashika ferry disaster, are flowing into Tongan trust funds, with over $1 million pa‘anga collected so far from local and overseas people. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 September 2009 4:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The skipper of the yacht "Santana" who fell overboard, and was lost when his safety line broke, in the mid-South Pacific on August 20, has been identified as a British national, David Michael Parkinson (64), Tonga police have confirmed. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 September 2009 3:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Armed robbers who held up a Nuku'alofa shopkeeper on Thursday, are being hunted by police. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 September 2009 9:53am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's sole duty free enterprise, the Leiola Group Ltd is branching out from its airport duty free operation to offering its high branded products to local retailers. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 September 2009 5:48am
London, UK : The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, today announced that the Republic of the Fiji Islands stands fully suspended from membership of the Commonwealth with immediate effect. Premium content
