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Thursday 5 November 2015 4:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Bank South Pacific BSP officially took over the Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) operation in the Solomon Islands on 30 October, further expanding its operations in the Pacific Islands.
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Thursday 5 November 2015 12:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 18th OE Toshiba Golf Tournament to be held this Saturday (November 7) at the Manamo’ui Golf Course is expected to attract teams of golfers competing for prizes offered by Office Equipment Ltd. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 November 2015 7:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A two-day training programme on gender based violence and trauma awareness for Tongan journalists began today, Wednesday 4 November in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 November 2015 7:01pm
'Eua, Tonga : 'Eua netball players are aiming to make the grade for the national team in time for the Pacific Games in 2019. Some 32 teams from 12 netball clubs on 'Eua competed in the island's netball tournament that finished on Saturday, 31 October at Malau Field. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 November 2015 12:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Foreign Exchange Levy Act 2015 that was originally scheduled to be implemented on 21 October, finally came into force yesterday, November 3, allowing government to collect one seniti from the banks on every pa'anga sold or purchased in foreign exchange transactions. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 November 2015 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old man from Hala’ovave has been arrested and charged in relation to the seizure of four cannabis plants on Sunday, 1 November. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 November 2015 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Legislative Assembly of Tonga has been adjourned to reconvene sometime early next year. No date has been confirmed at this stage. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 November 2015 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Government’s public services will close down at 4:30pm on Monday, 21 December - the last working day, before the beginning of the Christmas and New Year holidays. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 November 2015 5:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police today confirmed that a man from Sapa’ata had died after being crushed by a truck full of sand in an accident at Ha’aluma Beach in ‘Eua on 22 October. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 November 2015 11:25am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s initiative to open up a new export market for Tongan squash in China could lead to first shipments as early as next season (2016) – if the Chinese government is satisfied that Tonga’s produce does not present a “high risk” for food safety and biosecurity - and that means that Tonga's produce has to be clean to a high standard, throughout the growing, packing and export process. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 November 2015 10:53am
Washington DC, USA : On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States of America, I send my sincerest congratulations to the Kingdom of Tonga on your National Day on November 4th. Premium content -
Monday 2 November 2015 4:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga might expect two or three cyclones in the 2015-16 Cyclone Season, which started yesterday, November 1, continuing for at least six months until the end of April. -
Monday 2 November 2015 3:59pm
Paris, France : Today, 2 November 2015, is the 'International Day to end Impunity for Crimes against Journalists'. “Every time the perpetrator of a crime is allowed to escape punishment, this emboldens other criminals and creates a vicious cycle of violence,” states Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, who seeks to advance the human right “to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers”. -
Monday 2 November 2015 2:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : One cannot imagine the ignorance of a government that is bankrupt bidding to host games that will cost the government $80,000,000 and produce zero benefit to the people of Tonga. It is déjà vu of the $100,000,000 that China lent us to rebuild Nuku’alofa. The money was never accounted for and spent mostly on the rich and wealthy leaders who controlled the money. - Peni Katoa.2 comments -
Saturday 31 October 2015 3:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : For 20 years we have heard from 'Akilisi Pohiva how dishonest and corrupt previous governments have been. Now, the PM's government in my opinion has been the worst government in 30 years. It is unwilling to hold its own parliament and cabinet to the same rule of law that the rest of us are held to. – ‘Aisea ‘Amanaki. Premium content -
Friday 30 October 2015 11:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonight, when tenor Ta‘u Pupu‘a (37) sings the role of Cavaradossi in the Connecticut Concert Opera's production of Puccini's "Tosca" in the USA, he will have come a long way from his humble birthplace in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Friday 30 October 2015 6:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Businesses in Tongatapu and Vava'u can now pay their PAYE tax and Consumption Tax online, thanks to a new revenue management system known as "RMS7", that was launched by the Australian Deputy High Commissioner, Ms Sophie Temby this morning, 30 October at Tonga's Ministry of Revenue and Customs office, Hala Lelue, Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 30 October 2015 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four Tongan nationals have been charged with forgery and related charges, following a complaint over a passport application that allegedly involved a forged birth certificate. Premium content -
Thursday 29 October 2015 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The soft closing of the Tongan Parliament’s 2015 Session has been deferred indefinitely, according to the clerk of the Tongan Parliament, Dr Sione Vikilani. Premium content -
Thursday 29 October 2015 3:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Now that Government has found a way to levy a 1% taxation on remittances...it adds to the high currency transaction fees that the banks and fund transfer operators are already charging ordinary folks. Instead of finding ways to improve the economy, Government is once again robbing people of the only source of income from the hard labor of their loved ones living and working overseas. – Sione Ake-mei-hakau Mokofisi.
