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Thursday 28 February 2008 5:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seventy one candidates were registered yesterday to compete for the nine People's Representative seats in Tonga's April 24 Parliamentary General Election.
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Thursday 28 February 2008 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A few of Tonga's seasonal workers in New Zealand had been sent home because of attitude and behaviour problems, Tonga's Minister of Labour, Commerce and Small Industries, Hon. Lisiate 'Akolo said today. Premium content -
Thursday 28 February 2008 12:54pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Tama Foa highlighted the ills of Ambassador Dinger's "horny" diplomacy, 220 sailors from the USS Reuben James FFG57 presented as tokens of U.S. appreciation. But I don't think their contribution to the local economy can be denied: Tama Foa may have visited the Great State of Nevada which has legalized prostitution and gambling and citizens are benefiting handsomely, thank you. - Sione Mokofisi -
Wednesday 27 February 2008 4:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mr. Sateki Finau of Fo'ui, and Mrs. Temaleti Fulivai Faka'osi of Kolomotu'a became the first Tongans to reclaim their Tonga citizenship during a short ceremony at the Prime Minister's Office on Monday 25th February 2008. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 February 2008 9:24pm
Suva, Fiji : The Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) has strongly condemned the deportation to Australia of Fiji Sun Editor in Chief, Russell Hunter, by Fiji's interim government. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 February 2008 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two training squads were announced for the Tau'uta and Tautahi Rugby Team to prepare for the upcoming 2008 Pacific Cup in April. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 February 2008 6:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's largest ever Trade Mission going to the 2008 Pacific Trade Expo next week has increased to around 40 participants including private businesses and government ministries. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 February 2008 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The portfolio of the Minister of Finance has been taken over by the Prime Minister, Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele. Following the resignation of the Minister of Finance yesterday. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 February 2008 4:57pm
Geneva, Switzerland : Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been recorded at the highest rates ever, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report that presents findings from the largest survey to date on the scale of drug resistance in tuberculosis. Premium content -
Monday 25 February 2008 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Siosiua 'Utoikamanu (52) resigned this afternoon. Premium content -
Monday 25 February 2008 4:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will celebrate International Women's Day this year on March 13, with a programme of events on the theme: "Investing in Women and Girls - Valuing Women's Work." Premium content -
Monday 25 February 2008 4:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Starting in January 2009 all directorate positions in Tonga's public enterprise boards will be filled from the private sector. Premium content -
Monday 25 February 2008 3:32pm
Apia, Samoa : A consultative workshop on agricultural commodities will be held in Samoa at Hotel Kitano Tusitala, 27-29 February, 2008. Premium content -
Monday 25 February 2008 12:25pm
Suva, Fiji : Fiji's Interim Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry has included another local media publisher in his defamation lawsuit over reports published on allegations of tax evasion against him. Premium content -
Sunday 24 February 2008 6:43pm
'Aositelelia : Na'e fuofua ma'u mai e fakaha ko eni kimu'a atu te'eki ma'u mai mo hono fakaikiiki, na'e kau ia ha ongoongo fakafiefia lahi. Na'e kamata leva ke u sio loto pea visone ki he ki'i motu'i kelekele 'oku 'i Tonga pea fai e palani mo e fa'ufa'u ki ai. - Mamahi‘ifonua -
Saturday 23 February 2008 5:07am
Auckland, New Zealand : The head of TV3 news has defended the network's conduct after police questioned staff members and confiscated two tapes related to last night's Campbell Live interview with one of the Waiouru medal thieves. Premium content -
Friday 22 February 2008 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An Independent Anti-Corruption Commission will be set up and it should be in operation before the end of the year, according to the Solicitor General Linda Folaumoetu'i. Premium content -
Friday 22 February 2008 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Deciding against a death penalty, Tonga's Supreme Court today preferred a sentence of life imprisonment for a young man found guilty of murder. Premium content -
Friday 22 February 2008 4:51pm
Paris, France : Reporters Without Borders condemns the Fiji appeal court's harassment of Leone Cabenatabua, the editor of the Fiji Sun, and Virisila Buadromo, the head of the Fiji Women's Rights Movement, who were summoned and warned by the court on 12 February because of an article quoting Buadromo in that day's issue criticising the military-led government's appointment of new judges to the court. Premium content -
Friday 22 February 2008 2:05pm
New York, USA : Mr President, I have the honour to speak on behalf of the pacific lsland Forum small lsland Developing states namely: Fiji, Nauru, Micronesia, Marshall lslands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon lslands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and my own country, the Kingdom of Tonga. At the outset, we associate ourselves with the statement delivered by Grenada on behalf of A0SIS. From the Foreign Affairs Premium content
