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Tuesday 16 June 2009 8:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Members wanted to break the law so that they could be issued with licences to harvest and export sea cucumbers. From the House. Minute No. 2, June 8, 2009. Premium Content.
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Tuesday 16 June 2009 7:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Jean Marie Tupou (21) has entered the 2009 Miss Heilala Pageant as Miss Tonga Visitors Bureau and so far is the only local entry. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 June 2009 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : THE COOK Islands National Football Team defeated the Tonga National Football Team 2-1 on Saturday, June 13 at the Football Academy, 'Atele. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 June 2009 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon 'Alipate Tu'ivanuavou Vaea was appointed to the hereditary noble title, Vaea, at the family residence Kaitangi, in Nuku'alofa at midnight Saturday, June 13. Premium content -
Sunday 14 June 2009 6:07pm
Houma,Tongatapu : About a thousand people gathered at the village of Houma, in central Tongatapu for the funeral of the late Baron Vaea of Houma, yesterday, June 13, in sunny but cool weather. Photos by Pesi Fonua and Linny Folau Premium content -
Saturday 13 June 2009 8:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The funeral of Baron Vaea of Houma was held at the Kolomanatau Cemetery, Houma at 11 am today, June 13. Photos by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Saturday 13 June 2009 7:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fiji kicked off their ANZ Pacific Nations Cup 2009 campaign with a convincing victory over Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi at the Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa this afternoon, June 13. Premium content -
Friday 12 June 2009 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's National Football Team came to a 1 all draw with the Cook Islands National Football Team in their first of two international matches held at the National Centre in Atele on June 11. Premium content -
Friday 12 June 2009 10:00pm
Houma, Tongatapu : Houma village was bustling with activities as various Ha'a and clans paid tributes with the presentation of food and koloa, fine mats, tapa cloth and other cultural materials, today in the final day of preparation for the funeral of the late Baron Vaea, noble of Houma. Premium content -
Friday 12 June 2009 6:07pm
Australia : Australia is on a mission. Come August when it hosts the Pacific Islands Forum it's looking to announce another feather in its free trade cap, that of the Pacific. Premium content -
Friday 12 June 2009 3:46pm
USA : Kapau 'oku tau kumi ki he lelei tahá, 'e 'ikai kovi nai ke kau mo e palemiá he fili 'e he kakaii? Premium content -
Thursday 11 June 2009 6:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seventeen licenses have been issued to sea cucumbers operators to fish, process and export dried beche-de-mers from Tonga for the 2009 season, which runs from April 1 until the end of September. Premium content -
Thursday 11 June 2009 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An inter-island passenger ferry the MV Princess Ashika is due to arrive in Tonga from Fiji on Friday, June 12 to replace the old MV Olovaha. The Managing Director of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd., John Jonesse, said the vessel that was built in Japan, had been operating in Fiji for some years and is in good condition Premium content -
Thursday 11 June 2009 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The names of the Tongan and Fijian National Rugby Teams were announced this afternoon in preparation for Round One of the ANZ Pacific Nations Cup 2009 at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuky'alofa, on Saturday, June 13. Premium content -
Thursday 11 June 2009 5:45am
Auckland, New Zealand : You have been uncomfortable with the push to implement the changes and never mind the consequences. This report shares your long-held view and congratulations. I am particularly impressed that the Commission recognized the need for a more informed electorate and that our communities need to be better informed so that they can better anticipate the changes and its impact on their lives. The wider concern over land tenure is a welcome surprise at this late stage. - Sefita Hao'uli Premium content -
Wednesday 10 June 2009 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's National Football Team will take on the Cook Islands National Team in two international matches this week at the National Academy in 'Atele, Tongatapu. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 June 2009 9:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Economic growth of 1.7% for Tonga is the aim of the government's $225.4 million pa'anga budget for 2009-10, the Minister of Finance, Hon. Afu'alo Matoto told the Tongan Parliament on Monday, June 8. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 June 2009 8:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 45-year-old man whose body was found in the Neiafu Harbour on June 7, had died from drowning the police confirmed. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 June 2009 8:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's official Foreign Reserves held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga for May fell by half a million pa'anga to $132.1 million, the equivalent of 4.6 months of imports of goods. Premium content -
Monday 8 June 2009 3:15pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Perpetrators of women abuse are to be held accountable for their own actions. This is not a Tongan societal problem. In old Tonga, the brothers or uncles of the abused women would descend on women abusers and beat the crap out of them, and may have even killed them in the process. But in a modern "democratic" society, we provide professional help, and then prosecute them under the law of the country as a deterrence mechanism. Unfortunately, we may have to see some of the guilty murderers hung before Tongan abusive men get the message. -Sione A. Mokofisi Premium content
