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Thursday 6 December 2007 2:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, November 26-29, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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Thursday 6 December 2007 5:31am
London, UK : Efforts to ensure children have better access to medicines appropriate for them intensified today with the unveiling of a new research and development agenda by the World Health Organization (WHO). Premium content -
Wednesday 5 December 2007 10:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A jury found a group of six 16/11 rioters guilty on 17 charges at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this morning. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 December 2007 7:30pm
Bepuu, Japan : The first Asia-Pacific Water Summit is being held 3-4 December 2007, in Oita Prefecture, Japan. The Summit supported by the Government of Japan and held in the city of Beppu, is organized as one of the key activities of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF), an independent, not-for-profit, non-partisan, non-political network dedicated to solving water and sanitation problems in the Asia-Pacific region. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 December 2007 8:52pm
Suva, Fiji : It is with great sadness that the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) learnt of the passing away of the Editor of the Kele'a newspaper in Tonga, Tavake Fusimalohi. Premium content -
Monday 3 December 2007 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : TEN names have been submitted for Tonga's Hall of Fame sports initiative, as of today. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Training, Employment, Youth and Sports said this morning that nominations included former national rugby players Fakahau Valu, Talikava Kava, and Quddus Fielea.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 3 December 2007 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Editor of the Kele'a Newspaper Tavake Fusimalohi (68) died this morning at Vaiola Hospital in Nuku'alofa.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 3 December 2007 6:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Patients in the old Medical and Paediatric Wards of Nuku'alofa's Vaiola Hospital will move into new wards in the new hospital complex in January, the Minister of Health Dr Viliami Tangi said on Friday. Premium content -
Friday 30 November 2007 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Revenue Commission is flexing its muscles in the collection of overdue taxes, and recently three businesses have been forced to close their doors because of the non-payment of Consumption Tax. Premium content -
Thursday 29 November 2007 8:02pm
Manila, Philippines : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $1 million grant to improve the capacity of Pacific developing member countries in using statistical data for developing economic and social policies and managing their implementation. Premium content -
Thursday 29 November 2007 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The status of Tonga's political reform remains exactly where it was stuck when the members of parliament voted on it before the closure of parliament at the end of October 2007. Editor's Comment. By Pesi Fonua1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 29 November 2007 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A national Sports Week and a Hall of Fame, two new initiatives of the Ministry of Training, Employment, Youth and Sports, will be launched on Sunday, December 2. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 November 2007 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Whale Watching Industry appears to be in a state of stagnation, particularly at the popular tourist destination of Vava'u, where experienced operators are blaming everything from ad hoc government policy on licensing to a poor domestic air service for the failure to reach expected growth. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 November 2007 12:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Minister for Lands, Survey, Natural Resources and Environment, Tuita has called on the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission's (SOPAC) Governing Council to consider the decision made by the Forum Leaders to rationalize SOPAC's function in a constructive way. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 November 2007 12:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Digicel Pacific Ltd's expansion to Tonga with the acquisition of Tonfon Communications, was announced by executives of the two companies in Nuku'alofa yesterday. Premium content -
Tuesday 27 November 2007 4:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonfon Communications increased its wireless capacity last week to cope with a rapidly growing demand for bandwidth by Tonga's internet users. Premium content -
Monday 26 November 2007 6:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, November 15-22, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 26 November 2007 5:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The second group trial of seven defendants charged in relation to the destruction in Nuku'alofa during the November 16 riots entered its seventh day today as the examination of witnesses continues. Premium content -
Monday 26 November 2007 2:55pm
Manila, Philippines : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently approved Pacific Regional Operations Business Plan 2007-2010 targets poverty reduction in ADB's 14 Pacific developing member countries through increased cooperation between nations, additional cross-region services and an improved environment for private sector development. Premium content -
Monday 26 November 2007 2:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King George Tupou V left Tonga on Saturday for the United Kingdom on an extended trip that will keep him away from home for two months. Premium content
