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Monday 23 February 2015 3:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s discriminatory laws against women do not have to be changed before Tonga ratifies CEDAW - the international convention that is recognised globally as the most important human rights treaty for women. This week strong recommendations are being made to a parliamentary standing committee and then to Cabinet to sign the 33 year old convention, in what will be a landmark decision for Tonga’s international reputation and its women. by Mary Lyn Fonua. -
Monday 23 February 2015 3:40pm
Las Vegas, USA : Tongan handicrafts were showcased at the Las Vegas Rugby Sevens competition two weeks ago, February 13-15 in a promotion organised by the Tongan Handicrafts and Cultural Tourism Support Programme (HCTSP).
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Friday 20 February 2015 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-eight small new houses reconstructed after Tropical Cyclone Ian devastated Ha'apai over a year ago have been completed and handed over to owners on Friday, February 20. Premium content -
Friday 20 February 2015 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane arrived in Tonga today to further strengthen relations between Tonga and Japan. Premium content -
Friday 20 February 2015 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police have arrested a 59-year-old man from Vava’u for obtaining goods by false pretences after allegedly tricking people into giving them their products to be sold under his false company. Premium content -
Thursday 19 February 2015 10:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Korean missionaries have improved the quality of life for Tonga’s most severely crippled people. The couple Rev. ‘Amanaki In-Kwon Kim (57) and his wife ‘Ofa Jeong-Seok Kim (53) run the Mango Tree Centre, a Nuku'alofa based rehabilitation centre that provides free physiotherapy and counselling to disabled people and their families in Tonga. By Finau Fonua2 comments -
Thursday 19 February 2015 7:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's over all Public Debt at the end of January 2015 stood at $392.6 million pa‘anga or 48.4% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to financial statistics released by the Ministry of Finance this week. Premium content -
Thursday 19 February 2015 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The upgrade to Lupepau'u Airport for proposed international direct flights to Vava'u has begun with the installation of a security x-ray machine while discussion is underway on who will provide that service.2 comments Premium content -
Thursday 19 February 2015 5:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With below average rainfall expected over the next three-months, drought warnings remain in force for the whole of the Tonga group, and the public is advised to use water wisely and collect as much rainwater as possible during the current peak of the rainy season. However, the El Nino warning previously in force for Tonga has now been downgraded to an El Nino watch. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 February 2015 6:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : During his final day in Tonga today, Hon Murray McCully travelled to Ha'apai to visit affected schools and infrastructure destroyed by Tropical Cyclone Ian last year. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 February 2015 6:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Rotary Club of Nuku’alofa raised $8,000 pa'anga to fund its various projects, during a Valentine Charity Ball on February 14, at Kahana Lagoon Resort. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 February 2015 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand will release about NZ$10.5 million in New Zealand aid grant to Tonga that has been withheld since 2013, the New Zealand Foreign Minister, Hon. Murray McCully announced in Nuku'alofa yesterday, 16 February, after the government had grounded its controversial MA60 aircraft.2 comments -
Tuesday 17 February 2015 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In two important engagements in Rome, Tonga's King Tupou VI addressed delegates at the opening of the 38th Session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on Monday February 16, and later in the day had an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 February 2015 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four men were arrested on Monday, February 16 for an armed robbery at a Chinese Shop on Tu’i Road in Neiafu, after they fled with more than $5,000 cash. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 February 2015 5:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 38-year-old woman died on Saturday, February 14 at Vaiola Hospital after sustaining severe injuries from a road crash in Lapaha. Premium content -
Monday 16 February 2015 5:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mate Ma'a Tonga will play Toa Samoa at Gold Coast Stadium on May 2. Fiji will play Papua New Guinea on the same night. Premium content -
Monday 16 February 2015 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : His Eminence Cardinal Mafi (53) has become Tonga's first cardinal following his appointment by Pope Francis during a consistory, on February 14 at St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Premium content -
Monday 16 February 2015 4:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints (LDS) will be hosting a feature length film documentary tomorrow February 17 at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre. Premium content -
Monday 16 February 2015 1:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand Foreign Minister, Hon Murray McCully is expected to arrive in Tonga today to visit Tonga’s newly elected government. Premium content -
Friday 13 February 2015 6:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The capacity of Tonga's inter-islands sea and air transport system has been reduced dramatically during the past weeks because government has tightened up on public transportation safety requirements. Premium content
