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Friday 9 January 2009 7:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 'Unuaki 'o Tonga Royal University will invest $4 million to develop, renovate and to operate the Tonga National Cultural Centre, a 20-year-old multi-million complex that was built on the shores of the Fanga'uta lagoon, 'Etuate Lavulavu announced this week.
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Friday 9 January 2009 10:57am
Port Vila, Vanuatu : ALAC stands for Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre. It is a new project set up by Transparency Vanuatu. ALAC provides legal advice and assistance to victims and witnesses of corruption. It helps citizens, from the unemployed to entrepreneurs, from public servants to business people, to pursue corruption-related complaints, encouraging them to come forward. ALAC observes strict client confidentiality. Premium content -
Friday 9 January 2009 10:24am
Washington DC,USA : Today, President Bush designated three areas of the Pacific Ocean as marine national monuments including the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monuments, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument. Premium content -
Friday 9 January 2009 9:34am
Suva, Fiji : There is urgent need for a national Freedom of Information Act quickly, says Transparency International Fiji chairperson, Suliana Siwatibau. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 January 2009 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : National consultation meetings between the Tonga Police and members of the public started at the Tonga Police Force HQ, in Nuku'alofa yesterday, January 6. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 January 2009 3:41pm
Belgrade, Serbia : In our World, there are lots of countries, nations, languages, religions, cultures, costumes but also lots of disagreements. History has it that there was never peace and respect among nations since the formation of the first State. From the beginning of the first conflict till date, wars have been fought for the same cause: political differences, trade, religion, liberation, dynasty, seizure of territory, the annihilation of a rival State, the destruction of the enemy's ability to prosecute military action, revolution or genocide. - Ivan Simic -
Wednesday 7 January 2009 12:07pm
Suva, Fiji : The US Embassy in Suva remains closed after a white powder incident occurred at the embassy last week on Christmas Eve. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 January 2009 3:18pm
Tokyo, Japan : A 24-year-old Toshiba Brave Lupus rugby player has been arrested on suspicion of theft, The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper has learned. Premium content -
Monday 5 January 2009 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six hundred youths from eight Pacific Island countries attended a Seventh Day Adventist Trans Pacific Union Youth Congress at Beulah College, Vaini, Tongatapu from December 30 to January 4. Premium content -
Monday 5 January 2009 5:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Tonga has been officially established on January 1, 2009. Premium content -
Monday 5 January 2009 4:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australian Rugby Union football star Mark Gerrard and his sister Mo'onia, an Australian national netball player spent Christmas in Tonga reconnecting with their family at Nukunuku. Premium content -
Friday 2 January 2009 6:33pm
Kailua Kona, Hawaii : From your local press summary, I recognized a report from Taimi on December 17th, 2008 reports; the first brawl of the Lavengamalie Cup Rugby Tournament took place on Friday Dec. 12th at Teufaiva Park, as players of under 17 teams, Silapelu Ua and Tupou College, with their supporters fought on the rugby pitch, Tupou College however, won the rugby match. -'Aisea T. Tu'ikolovatu Premium content -
Friday 2 January 2009 11:09am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : As we face the New Year of 2009, it is time to reassess our perceptions and the reality of our economic and political reform programs. Editor's Comment. Premium content -
Wednesday 31 December 2008 2:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Kele'a on December 24 reports that a High Court in Auckland, New Zealand has ordered the liquidation of the Lali Media Group, which operates the Taimi 'o Tonga newspaper. Reports from Tonga's newspapers, December 17-24, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 29 December 2008 12:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's members of Cabinet will continue to receive two pay packets, one for their ministerial posts and the other from the House, the Minister of Finance Hon. Afu‘alo Matoto said on December 19. Premium content -
Monday 29 December 2008 10:55am
Tokyo, Japan : Jetting from a small island Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific to the East-Asian home of the world's tenth largest population- 128 million people, my trip to Japan was both an intriguing yet a terrifying experience. By Linny Folau. Premium content -
Monday 29 December 2008 10:13am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan government on Friday December 19 extended the Emergency Powers (Public Safety and Public Security) Regulations 2008 to January 3. Premium content -
Monday 29 December 2008 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Director of Tourism, Edgar Cocker, has completed his one-year contract on December 16. Premium content -
Monday 29 December 2008 9:54am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2008 Lavengamalie Rugby Tournament currently being held in Nuku'alofa is offering the biggest prize money in a local tournament with combined prizes worth $200,000. Premium content -
Thursday 25 December 2008 11:22am
Suva, Fiji : We regret the decision by the Fiji Interim Government to declare the New Zealand Acting High Commissioner "Persona Non-Grata". This act will further erode the Interim Government's international standing and contribute to its isolation both at home and abroad. -USA Embassy, Fiji Premium content
