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Thursday 2 August 2007 8:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Rugby Union has been ordered by the Supreme Court to hold an annual general meeting this month, in an ongoing dispute within the union that now means today's expected announcement of Tonga's 30-member Rugby World Cup team has been postponed indefinitely.
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Thursday 2 August 2007 8:01pm
Sydney, Australia : The new president of the World Bank, Bob Zoellick, has said it is "absolutely critical" that South Pacific nations be able to send guest workers to Australia. Premium content -
Thursday 2 August 2007 6:16pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : I've read with great interest the debate on whether to accept Chinese money which, the Tongan Government wishes to borrow. I was disappointed when none of the opposition advocators could muster a single good economics reason why Chinese money is unacceptable. - Sione Mokofisi -
Thursday 2 August 2007 5:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : If it rains during a celebration, Tongans refer to it as a blessing from heaven, so when it poured down with rain all day yesterday during the birthday celebration of the new King, HM George Tupou V, it was said that Nuku'alofa was overflowing with blessings. Premium content -
Thursday 2 August 2007 3:13pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : The public asked why, Robert F. Kennedy asked why not? You argue that "Tonga cannot afford this Loan from China". My concern is "can Tonga afford not to make this loan from China?" - Sione Lousiale Kava -
Thursday 2 August 2007 2:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : During the occasion of the presentation of credentials of HE Dr. S. Ngongo Kioa, High Commissioner to London and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the European Commission (EC) to the President of EC, HE Mr. Jose Manuel Barroso, on 11th July 2007, the good relations and strengthened partnership between Tonga and the EU were confirmed having regard to Tonga...s improved governance commitments and satisfactory progress of the implementation of the European Development Fund (EDF) to Tonga as follows; Premium content -
Tuesday 31 July 2007 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 50-year-old father and his 22-year-old daughter of Hofoa were charged with incest, appearing at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on July 30. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 July 2007 5:50am
UK : The issue he raised in his interview about Club or Country is the reality of this professional sport today. Tonga's value as a country is pennies compared to other sporting giants as explained by Tevita Vaikona. Numerous local talents from Tonga are being pouched by Rugby League and Union but mostly by NZ and Australia. The UK and Japan are the post eras of retiring super stars from the All Blacks and Wallabies because of the amount of money gained is far more what Australia or New Zealand can offer. - William Mariner -
Monday 30 July 2007 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King George Tupou V will celebrate his 59th birthday on the new date, August 1, for the first time a public holiday for Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 30 July 2007 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : "Young girls need to be protected from sex predators like yourself", Tonga's Chief Justice told a 65-year-old man in sentencing him to six years in prison, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today. Premium content -
Monday 30 July 2007 5:37pm
Noumea, New Caledonia : The recent amalgamation of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's (SPC) Women's and Youth Bureaus, Cultural Programme, and Community Education and Training Centre into the Human Development Programme (HDP) sets an interesting new direction, says the programme's new Advocacy and Communications Officer. Premium content -
Sunday 29 July 2007 8:44am
Pago Pago, American Samoa : I strongly suggest and highly recommended that before a decision is made to re-deploy a Tongan unit to Iraq, that you give this deployment very careful consideration while you the choice is still up to you and definitely before you put any sons or daughters of Tonga in harms way.- Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa Premium content -
Friday 27 July 2007 8:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Disappointed but not discouraged was the mixed feeling of the Tongan Rugby star, Tevita Vaikona (32) when he was not selected for the 'Ikale Tahi 2007 World Cup team to play in France during September and October. Premium content -
Friday 27 July 2007 6:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Opening a new showroom today on Taufa'ahau Road, Skip's Custom Joinery is one of a few businesses that have moved into central Nuku'alofa following the riots of November 16, last year. Premium content -
Friday 27 July 2007 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old mother Meleane Mahe must stay out of trouble or otherwise she will have to serve eight months imprisonment, she was told after receiving a suspended sentence in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today. Premium content -
Friday 27 July 2007 1:34pm
Apia, Samoa : Samoa's public health service has stepped up preventative measures for protection from the viral disease mumps. Premium content -
Friday 27 July 2007 1:10pm
Brussels, Belgium : This week a WTO General Council meeting is set to endorse a draft decision by the WTO Committee on Subsidies to extend the transition period for the phasing out of export subsidies in a number of developing countries. The decision will make it easier for a range of governments to maintain virtually free licence to exploit their workers and repress trade union rights in Export Processing Zones (EPZs). Premium content -
Friday 27 July 2007 12:54pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The Otara communities are deeply saddened by the loss of the Cook Islands' most famous son, Sir Thomas Davis, who died yesterday aged 90 on Rarotonga. Premium content -
Friday 27 July 2007 12:26pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : Being bombarded with unkind and rude treatment is an inherent part of the responsibilities assumed by public figures and political leaders along with the benefits and honors of the office. So, Mr. Lopeti Senituli will have to encourage the PM to hang in there. His skin will be hardened over the years. - Sione Lousiale Kava -
Friday 27 July 2007 11:51am
San Mateo, California, USA : The current political events taking place in our humble kingdom seemingly have greater impact today than any other in recent times. While a tri-partite committee has been formed to potentially propose another democratic platform that can just as easily be dismissed and discarded by the government. Similar the late Tu'ipelehake report. - ‘Alipate Sanft
