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  • Thursday 25 June 2015 2:38am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva told the House budget debate on Tuesday night that if the Government has to pay Forbes magazine USD$100,000 for an interview they did with him on 11 February, then there was nothing to worry about, - “it is not a big amount, we can recover the money”, he said. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.
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  • Monday 22 June 2015 10:08pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : With only four days to go before the Coronation celebration of HM King Tupou VI officially begins on Saturday, 27 June, more than one thousand dancers from various schools today held their final rehearsal for Queen Nanasipau’u Tuku’aho. Photos by Linny Folau
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  • Monday 22 June 2015 9:55pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Australian Government has removed a cap on its Seasonal Worker Program (SWP) meaning there will be no longer be a limit to the number of workers from participating Pacific Islands countries.
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  • Monday 22 June 2015 9:49pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : The visa system that performs national security checks of the Department of State’s Bureau of Consular Affairs is experiencing technical problems, according to a statement from the US Embassy in Fiji.
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  • Friday 19 June 2015 9:46pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Coronation Education Day on Wednesday July 1 promises to be a spectacular event with thousands of student dancers massed at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium to perform for the king. A dress rehearsal today turned out the red and white Tongan flag on the field.
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  • Friday 19 June 2015 2:35pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Issue of the Revised Anti-Money Laundering/ Counter Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Guideline. The National Reserve Bank of Tonga, in its capacity as the Transaction Reporting Authority (TRA), is issuing the Revised AML/CFT Guideline pursuant to section 11A(o) of the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Act 2010 [MLPC Act]. Tukuatu ‘o e Tohi Fakahinohino ki hono fakafepaki’i hono fe’ave’aki fakapulipuli ‘o e pa’anga kaka, pa’anga hiamatea mo e fakapa’anga ‘a e ngaahi ngaue fakatautoitoi. Official Press Release from the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (English and Tongan).
  • Thursday 18 June 2015 11:26pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Eight girls have joined the 2015 Miss Heilala Pageant but registration is still open until the pageant starts on 30 June, with an orientation program at Liku'alofa Beach Resort.
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  • Thursday 18 June 2015 11:23pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : HE Sarah Maree Wong Walsh has started as New Zealand's new High Commissioner to Tonga after arriving on Saturday, 13 June.
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  • Wednesday 17 June 2015 11:10pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : It was a festive day for the people in Kolofo'ou who decorated their homes with mats, red flags and balloons in preparation for HM King Tupou VI's Coronation. Photos by Linny Folau
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  • Wednesday 17 June 2015 10:59pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Homes in the Kolomotu’a area part of Nuku‘alofa were decorated with colourful balloons, mats and tapa for a visit by HM King Tupou VI on Friday, 12 June.
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  • Tuesday 16 June 2015 12:24am


    Tokyo, Japan
    : Japan’s Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako will attend HM King Tupou VI’s Coronation in Nuku’alofa during a visit from July 2-6.
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  • Tuesday 16 June 2015 12:22am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : With Tonga currently experiencing El Nino's drier and cooler weather there is a need for people to conserve water and use it wisely, advises Tonga’s Meteorological and Coast Radio Services.
  • Monday 15 June 2015 11:50pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga Red Cross today marked World Blood Donors Day 2015 with a theme ‘Thank you for saving my life’ by highlighting the life stories of volunteers and donor advocates on how donating blood saves lives.
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  • Monday 15 June 2015 6:56pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene have continued to increase for June-July, with new retail prices to be effective on Tuesday, 16 June.
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  • Saturday 13 June 2015 6:43am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An American photojournalist Paola Gianturco (75) will feature stories of local girls under the Talitha Project in her sixth photographic book ‘Wonder Girls’, to celebrate girl activists from around the world who are making the world a better place.
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  • Thursday 11 June 2015 11:55pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Thousands of Tongatapu secondary and primary students performed their traditional dances for HM Queen Nanasipau‘u at Mala’e Pangai Lahi today, Thursday, 11 June. Another rehearsal will be held there on Tuesday June 16.
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  • Thursday 11 June 2015 10:47pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A specialist urology team from Australia provided a range of free diagnostic and treatment services to patients at Vaiola Hospital during a training and mentoring visit to Tonga’s Vaiola Hospital on May 30 to June 5.
  • Thursday 11 June 2015 9:09pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A major upgrade and extension for Faua Wharf in Nuku'alofa to be completed by 2018 will be funded by the Government of Japan, with an estimated $55.4 million pa'anga grant to modernise Tonga's domestic passenger terminal and cargo handling in the capital.
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  • Thursday 11 June 2015 11:07am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Police are seeking the owner of a gun linked with the June 6 death of Tonolo Halahingano (32), a security guard at the Treasure Island Resort on ‘Eueiki Island, Vava’u.
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  • Thursday 11 June 2015 10:50am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's sole domestic carrier has brought in a new 19-seater BAe Jetstream-32 aircraft from New Zealand, which began servicing Vava'u on Saturday, 6 June, to provide extra capacity for the peak season.
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