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Thursday 26 July 2007 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of Tonga High School students and ex-students celebrated the 60th anniversary of their school by parading through central Nuku'alofa this morning.
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Thursday 26 July 2007 4:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A jury has found Sione Halafuka Vea (75) not guilty of the charge sedition at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, July 26. Premium content -
Thursday 26 July 2007 3:41pm
UK : The monthly review of the Tonga Economy released on 25/07/2007 says that the economy is slowly on the mend, but a quick look at the figures tells a different story. Taken from the latest economic indicator - Inflation is running at 5.7%, economic growth for the year is forecast at .6%; trade figures last year: imports cost $236 million but exports only raised $19 million. Unemployment is going up by as much as 20% and the National debt to date is $192 million plus $25 million in ADB Loans that Government has just approved and on top of that another $118 million loan from China. By the end of this financial year, the National debt will be $335 million. - Senolita Swan -
Thursday 26 July 2007 12:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I wish to inform the public there is no truth in the report published in the Talaki newspaper of 25 July 07. Premium content -
Thursday 26 July 2007 9:09am
Provo, Utah,USA : Lopeti Senituli's letter is another clear demonstration of his incompetence and it reflects negatively on the Prime Minister's office. It is a blemish they cannot afford at such a sensitive and urgent time in Tonga's political history. Every letter from Mr. Senituli, much like the policies dictated from that office, has been reactive and defensive but never proactive or preventive. - Saani Fifita -
Thursday 26 July 2007 5:48am
New Zealand : "Obsessive bitterness", "prejudice", "figments of Ms. Lynch's imagination", "demonise", "defamatory" and "downright rude". These are terms Lopeti Senituli has chosen to use in setting Mele Payne Lynch straight on having a "constructive and objective" dialog? I rather think she has hit a nerve. Every public servant welcomes constructive and objective criticism. That is just boilerplate - something everyone says, few actually do. - Tevita Osborne -
Wednesday 25 July 2007 7:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial of a 75-year-old man charged with sedition is drawing to a close after counsel completed their final submissions at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today. Premium content -
Wednesday 25 July 2007 1:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The biggest and most ambitious clean-up Tonga campaign was launched on Saturday July 21 with huge support from thousands of people in a bid to not only clean-up the islands but to forever change attitudes toward littering and to restore pride in the community. Premium content -
Wednesday 25 July 2007 1:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga High School's 60th Anniversary Celebration was kicked off by the Class of 1962 today, with the unveiling of a foundation stone. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 July 2007 6:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Halafuka Vea (75) of Haveluloto, Tongatapu pleaded not guilty to one charge of sedition at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, July 24. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 July 2007 12:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I am concerned about the obsessive bitterness that your correspondent, Mele Payne Lynch, seems to harbour towards the Hon. Prime Minister, Dr. Feleti Sevele, which in turn tends to prejudice everything she has to say in her frequent letters to your column. - Lopeti Senituli -
Monday 23 July 2007 5:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. 'Afu'alo Matoto the Minister for Public Enterprises was appointed as Tonga's first Minister of Information on Friday, July 20. Premium content -
Monday 23 July 2007 12:34pm
Moss Beach, California : The situation in Tonga is precarious. As the Minister of Finance is feverishly trying to bounce the economy back with ambitious policies, the Prime Minister and Parliamentarians look for equilibrium in opposite directions, which explains the same old arguments, same old excuses and lack of domestic achievements. - Mele Payne Lynch -
Saturday 21 July 2007 5:52pm
San Francisco, USA : Readers who were responding to my comments on "Children and Obscenity" appeared not to fully comprehend my position. So once again, I hereby want to make my position clear. My position is my wish that something is done to prevent children of a certain age from watching shows like the Miss Galaxy Pageant which are perhaps too obscene and/or pornographic for them to handle. - Siosaia Fatani -
Saturday 21 July 2007 5:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industries INC. conducted its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, 19/07/2007 at the EuroAsia Bar and Restaurant. Premium content -
Friday 20 July 2007 7:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The price of electricity throughout Tonga will go up by 6.8 seniti per unit at the next meter reading in early August. The 11% increase is retrospective to the July electricity use. Premium content -
Friday 20 July 2007 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Court of Appeal ended its 2007 session at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, July 20. The Court remitted two civil cases for a retrial, and reduced two criminal imprisonment terms. Premium content -
Friday 20 July 2007 1:57pm
Apia, Samoa : Lui Bell (left), Marine Species Officer with SPREP and his working team from Tuvalu. Lui Bell, the Marine Species Officer with SPREP has returned from Tuvalu where he began the initial process of developing a marine turtle conservation (monitoring) programme for the small island nation. This falls in line with SPREP's regional Marine Turtle Action Plan 2003-07. Premium content -
Friday 20 July 2007 12:53pm
Geneva, Switzerland : The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are urging all countries to strengthen their food safety systems and to be far more vigilant with food producers and traders. Premium content -
Friday 20 July 2007 12:37pm
London, United Kingdom : Top public and private sector executives in Tonga on 18 July 2007 completed a three-day meeting aimed at formulating a new export strategy for the Pacific island state. Premium content
