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Friday 27 January 2017 12:23pm
Berlin, Germany : Out of 176 countries listed in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 (excluding Tonga) an alarming 69 per cent scored below 50, on a scale from 0 (perceived highly corruptible) to 100 (perceived as very clean). The high level of corruption and inequality is leading to a rise in populist politicians and democracies in decline. “We do not have the luxury of time. Corruption needs to be fought with urgency, so that the lives of people across the world improve,” said José Ugaz, Chair of Transparency International.
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Friday 27 January 2017 12:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A $7.5m Australian Dollars Program to establish a Skills Development System for Tonga was launched yesterday morning, 25 January at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre, Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 26 January 2017 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Should Casinos be allowed in Tonga? Matangi Tonga asked five members of the public for their opinions in a random survey. Premium content -
Thursday 26 January 2017 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Scholarships worth around $6688 pa'anga were awarded by Spare Parts Zone Tonga Ltd & Autosaver on 24 January, to seven students to cover their tuition and school essentials at various secondary schools in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Thursday 26 January 2017 4:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Unusually low tropical cyclone activity since November means that February is expected to be the month with the hottest temperature for Tonga and the most likely month for tropical cyclones, according to Tonga's Met office. Premium content -
Thursday 26 January 2017 4:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Meini Hafoka (51) has pleaded guilty to obtaining money by false pretence for an alleged Tongan passport scam, after appearing at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court this week. Premium content -
Thursday 26 January 2017 4:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) or action plan to deliver financial services at affordable costs to Tongans is being developed by the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) and the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) for the first time. Premium content -
Thursday 26 January 2017 12:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A public record at Tonga's Business Registry shows that a company called Tavake Tamafua Ltd. was registered in Tonga on 29 November 2016 with two directors 'Epeli Taione and Havea L. Gatti. Premium content -
Wednesday 25 January 2017 10:49pm
Nuku'alofa, : Tonga's Government this evening has refuted claims that it issued a casino license to a US company called Red Warrior Entertainment LLC, while admitting that it had supported two projects for a tourism investment facility, known as "Tavake Tamafua Investment Project", proposed by counterparts.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 24 January 2017 9:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific islands people who live on unnamed roads without street numbers rely on the nearest mango tree or church building to give directions for deliveries to their homes. "A home delivery service is not an option and in today's business environment having no proper address means we are not part of the network...and miss out on a lot of potential business," Tonga's Acting Minister for Public Enterprises Hon. Saia Piukala said in opening the first South Pacific Postal Business Forum, being held from January 24-26 in Nuku’alofa.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 24 January 2017 7:44pm
Buffalo City, USA : Eleven year-old Siana Akauola (of Tongan heritage) has gained media attention for her participation in an anti-Trump protest rally in Washington DC last Saturday January 21. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 January 2017 7:28pm
Honolulu, Hawaii : Team Ronnie Stanley have won the Inaugral Polynesian Bowl after defeating Team Marcus Mariota 9 - 7 at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii on Saturday January 21. Team Stanley grabbed the win in the dying seconds of the game with a field goal. Premium content -
Monday 23 January 2017 11:24pm
: Two Australian-Tongan teenagers, Tevita Mahina (17) and Issac Tupou (17), are being commended by the Australian public for their attempts to stop a crazed man Dimitrious Gargasoulas who killed five pedestrians in a driving rampage in Melbourne, last Friday January 20. Premium content -
Monday 23 January 2017 11:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fiji Airways continues its twice weekly direct flights from Nadi to Vava’u this year. Premium content -
Monday 23 January 2017 11:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 51-year-old man was arrested and charged with obtaining money by false pretences for an alleged Tongan passport scam. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2017 11:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Diplomatic Relations between the Kingdom of Tonga and the People’s Republic of China are warm and vibrant, Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva along with the Speaker of the Tongan Parliament Lord Tu’ivakano, reassured a Chinese National People’s Congress delegation visiting Nuku’alofa this week. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2017 10:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eleven people were arrested and charged for alleged drunk driving, disorderly behaviour and drinking in public places, in Central Nuku’alofa last weekend January 13-15, in Operation Safe Streets to prevent alcohol-fueled crimes in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2017 10:51pm
Suva, Fiji : New full-time undergraduate degree students studying at the University of the South Pacific starting from this year, will each receive a new tablet computer as the University embraces a new mobile platform for learning. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2017 10:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan girls between the ages of 10-16 years joined self defence classes in Nuku'alofa on Wednesday, January 18 as part of a new program 'My Body My Rights' run by Talitha Project. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2017 10:46pm
Suva, Fiji : Samoan Christina Leala‐Gale is the new Manager of Sustainable Tourism Development for the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) in Suva. SPTO works with 16 Pacific island countries to market and develop tourism in South Pacific region. Premium content
