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Tuesday 11 August 2015 7:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A petition signed by 700 calling for the restoration and preservation of Tonga’s cultural heritage in the complex of sia heu lupe and related mounds in Popua that are endangered by a settlement subdivision, was submitted to Parliament on Tuesday, 11 August at Parliament Office.3 comments -
Tuesday 11 August 2015 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Parliament could not re-open its sitting yesterday Monday 10 August when only 11 members turned up and failed to meet the quorum of 13. The absence of the executive members was the worst ever, the Speaker said in calling for Cabinet ministers to improve their attendance. The sitting which had been adjourned since 23 June, was further adjourned to next week.
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Monday 10 August 2015 7:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Royal Agricultural, Fisheries and Industrial show in Vava’u was opened by King Tupou VI on Saturday, 8 August. Premium content -
Monday 10 August 2015 7:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A one-year transitional arrangement for United States fishing vessels for 2016, agreed to on 5 August this year is expected to bring Pacific Islands countries higher fees for fewer fishing days than in the current agreement for 2015. Premium content -
Monday 10 August 2015 5:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Netball gear was donated to districts in Vava’u on Friday 7 August to encourage physical exercise and activity for healthier living. Premium content -
Monday 10 August 2015 2:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongatapu No. 4 People's Representative Mateni Tapueluelu will be called to the Supreme Court to answer a civil challenge that might result in him losing his seat. It is alleged that his candidacy was unlawful because he had an alleged outstanding debt on the date of his nomination for the General Election in 2014. Premium content -
Sunday 9 August 2015 8:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government does not have an investigation project to find out if Tonga civil servants are considered unpaid, the Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr ‘Aisake Eke said. “There is no investigation, but a review of the salary structure,” he said in a statement on August 7. Premium content -
Friday 7 August 2015 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six young students who topped the written examination in Ha'apai’s soroban competition on Thursday, 6 August in Pangai will represent Ha’apai Schools at the National Soroban Competiton in Nuku'alofa next year. Premium content -
Friday 7 August 2015 2:25pm
Suva, Fiji : The first modern King of Tonga, George Tupou I, foresaw that there would come a day when his people would be “destroyed for lack of knowledge”. We ask the Honorable Members of Parliament, do not let this prophetic statement come true. Safeguard and preserve the Popua Sia for future generations and find another site for housing developments. - Lea Kauvaka Hauula, Fiji. Petitioning Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva and Members of Parliament, Kingdom of Tonga. -
Thursday 6 August 2015 7:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga government plans to spend allegedly $2.2 million USD (around $4.6 million pa'anga) on an investigation project to find out if Tongan civil servants are over-paid or under-paid.3 comments Premium content -
Thursday 6 August 2015 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first two of six Royal Agricultural, Fisheries and Industrial Shows this year were opened in Niuatoputapu and Niuafo’ou on August 5-6. Premium content -
Thursday 6 August 2015 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New classrooms for the young students of Fakakakai Government Primary School in Ha’apai was opened on 30 July after it was destroyed by Tropical Cyclone Ian in 2014. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 August 2015 8:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Chinese Government awarded scholarships to 25 Tongan students at the Chinese Embassy, Nuku’alofa yesterday, 4 August. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 August 2015 6:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tui’vakano and three others have filed a notice of appeal to the Supreme Court on Monday, 3 August against a judgment by the Lord Chief Justice in June this year ordering that legal costs amounting to $22,000 be returned to the Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 August 2015 6:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There are many mental health disorders in the community and work is being done to find out the number and offer treatment, the Director of Health Dr Siale 'Akau'ola said today, in thanking donors who have supported the Psychiatric Unit at Tonga's Vaiola Hospital.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 4 August 2015 6:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u will open the first of six Royal Agricultural, Fisheries and Industrial Shows, starting tomorrow, Wednesday, 5 August at Matangimalie Grounds in Niuatoputapu. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 August 2015 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi ended its campaign in the Pacific Nations Cup tournament on high with a convincing victory over Japan’s Brave Blossoms, 31-20 at Swanguard Stadium, Burnaby, British Colombia, Canada this morning, 4 August (Tongan time). Premium content -
Tuesday 4 August 2015 7:47am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An important Tongan heritage site at Va'epopua is threatened by a swamp subdivision that government has announced yesterday will be distributed to people today.2 comments -
Monday 3 August 2015 9:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A proposal for government to finance the 2019 Pacific Games with Consumption Tax, instead of a levy on profit from foreign currency exchange transactions was presented by Bernie Poort from the ANZ Bank and Dan Henson from the Bank of the South Pacific to the Minister of Finance, Hon. ‘Aisake Eke during a Tonga Chamber of Commerce special meeting on Friday, 31 July.2 comments Premium content -
Monday 3 August 2015 8:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A noted American geo-scientist Professor William R. Dickinson (83) was laid to rest at Mala’e Sia cemetery in the village of Nukuleka, Tongatapu on Sunday, 2 August. Photos by Pesi Fonua and Linny Folau
