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Tuesday 16 December 2014 11:31am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping has pledged to provide $115 million Yuan (36 million Pa’anga) in aid to Tonga.
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Friday 12 December 2014 4:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Deputy Commissioner of Police, Viliami ‘Unga Fa‘aoa has been made the Acting Commissioner of Police effective from 5 December, following the retirement of Police Commissioner Grant O’Fee. Premium content -
Friday 12 December 2014 3:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Almost 2,000 people turned up to watch the Laughing Samoans in a sold-out concert that left the crowd in fits of laughter last night, at the Queen Salote College Hall. Premium content -
Friday 12 December 2014 3:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A network of civil groups in the Pacific has made a plea for Pacific Island Governments to end current free trade negotiations, ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum dialogue on PACER-Plus in Nadi today. Premium content -
Friday 12 December 2014 2:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Tongans received cash prizes for their short stories on ‘Human Rights in Everyday Life’ marking the International Human Rights Day on Wednesday, 10 December in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 11 December 2014 11:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : By Wednesday next week, the 26 newly elected members of the Tongan Parliament should be ready to proceed and elect a Prime Minister, said 'Etuate Lavulavu, the spokesperson for seven independent People's Representatives. Premium content -
Thursday 11 December 2014 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The PACER Plus negotiations were launched at the Cairns Pacific Forum Leaders Meeting in 2009, marked the start of negotiations on PACER-Plus, a trajectory that has actively discounted the concerns of the Forum Island Countries (FICs) in favour of the policy interests of Australia and New Zealand. – Pacific Civil Society. -
Wednesday 10 December 2014 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga government has made millions of pa'anga available on soft loans for business investors, and Tatafu Moeaki, the CEO for the Ministry of Finance are calling on Tongan businesses to take advantage of the opportunities.3 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 10 December 2014 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over 400 graduates from three Government Post-Secondary Education Institutes received their certificates and diplomas today during a combined award ceremony in Nuku‘alofa. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 December 2014 4:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Trade ministers and officials from 16 Pacific countries including Tonga will begin negotiations on a proposed regional free trade agreement known as PACER-Plus (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economy Relations) tomorrow, December 11, in Nadi, Fiji. -
Wednesday 10 December 2014 4:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The popular comedic duo the Laughing Samoans are in Tonga for two concerts of hilarious laughter on December 11-12 in support of the Walk on Walk Strong Foundation (WOWS) for child cancer. -
Tuesday 9 December 2014 8:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga may have a new Prime Minister at the earliest by Christmas Eve, according to the Interim Speaker of the Tongan Parliament, Lord Tupou, who said that the first chance to call a meeting for the secret ballot would be 24 December. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 December 2014 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ko e me'a mahu'ingna taha ki hotau fonua he momeniti ko'eni ke fai mo mou fokotu'u ho'omou Kanititeiti ki he Palemia. He kuo tau hange ha me'alele 'oku pikisia pe ia he pelepela 'o hono fale tau'anga te'eki a'u ki he hala. - 'Inoke Fotu Hu'akau.2 comments -
Tuesday 9 December 2014 2:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The newly-elected People’s Representative for Ha‘apai no. 12, Vili Manuopangai Hingano, has gained one extra vote in a ballot recount last week, confirming his lead by four votes. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 December 2014 2:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Next week the Tonga Government’s public service will close down at 4:30pm Friday, 19 December, its last working day, before the beginning of its Christmas and New Year holidays. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 December 2014 2:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A public holiday, “King Tupou 1 Day” was held yesterday December 8, in respect of Tonga’s first Christian King and founder of the modern Kingdom of Tonga, King George (Siaosi) Taufa’ahau Tupou I.1 comment Premium content -
Saturday 6 December 2014 11:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga took a giant step toward making itself one of the easiest places to do business in the Pacific when the Hon. Dr Viliami Latu, the Minister for Commerce, Tourism and Labour launched the Online Business Registries on 2 December at the Fa'onelua Convention Center. Premium content -
Saturday 6 December 2014 10:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A population of 1.8 billion of adolescents and youth was recorded this year, according to the State of World Population Report 2014, but nine of 10 of them live in less developed countries, where the young encounter obstacles to their rights to education, health, and to live a life free from violence. Premium content -
Saturday 6 December 2014 10:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Customers who took out loans from a Microfinance Scheme at the Tonga Development Bank held a Holiday Market Festival on December 4-5 to sell their locally made products and produce in Ma'ufanga. Premium content -
Saturday 6 December 2014 10:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mo'ale Finau, the former Ha’apai No. 12 People’s Representative, who lost his seat by a margin of three votes, has applied for a recount of his ballot with the Electoral Commission in Nuku’alofa. Premium content
