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  • Thursday 19 December 2013 5:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tongan luger Bruno Banani has qualified to compete at the 22nd Winter Olympics in February next year in Sochi, Russia. He becomes Tonga's first winter olympian.
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  • Thursday 19 December 2013 3:30pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's fishing industry remains in a sad state with only one commercial tuna fishing boat in operation in what should be one of its most dynamic economic sectors, says Semisi Fakahau a Tongan fisheries consultant.
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  • Tuesday 17 December 2013 9:33pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga Power Ltd has secured a grant from the Japanese government to fully fund a solar power project in Vaini. The grant of 1,573,000,000 Yen equates to roughly over USD$15.2 Million.
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  • Tuesday 17 December 2013 9:30pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : 'Akilisi Pohiva, the People's Representative No. 1 for Tongatapu received a Defender of Democracy Award 2013 from the Parliamentarians for Global Action (PGA) on 8 December in Bogota, Colombia.
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  • Tuesday 17 December 2013 9:29pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : HE Mr. Huang Huaguang (57) is the new Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Tonga and presented his Letter of Credentials to HM King Tupou VI at the Royal Palace in Nuku‘alofa on 17 December.
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  • Monday 16 December 2013 10:06pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A five years jail sentence given to Pita Driti, a former Brigadier-General of the Royal Fijian Military Force, by the Fiji High Court's Mr Justice Madigan on Wednesday December 11 contradicts an earlier jury decision, says Ratu Tevita Mara, who is taking refuge in Tonga.
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  • Monday 16 December 2013 9:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tae Kami Foundation raised $25,000 pa’anga for the Children's Ward at Vaiola Hospital last week at the end of its “Walk on, Walk Strong” fundraising campaign 2013 in Nuku‘alofa.
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  • Monday 16 December 2013 6:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : With just over a week before Christmas international and domestic flights in Tonga have increased to meet the demand of travellers during the peak holiday season.
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  • Monday 16 December 2013 4:16pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A slight rise in fuel retail prices for mid-December 2013 to mid-January 2014, takes effect from today, the Ministry of Commerce, Tourism & Labour has announced.
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  • Friday 13 December 2013 4:09pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga Power Ltd. paid the Tonga government a dividend of $389,369 pa’anga on Tuesday, 10 December at the Annual General Meeting of the Tonga Power Board, as the first part of a T$1 million dividend for the financial year.
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  • Friday 13 December 2013 11:00am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Three young Tongan entrepreneurs and their mentor won $4,000 investment capital for their creative business venture “Culture Fusion” receiving the top award and the praise of the judges last night in Tonga’s Women in Business Be Your Dream 2012-13 programme.
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  • Friday 13 December 2013 9:14am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An inquest has ruled Sione Ikahihifo Mafi (56) died from natural causes after he was found dead at Faua Wharf in Nuku'alofa on Monday evening, December 9.
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  • Friday 13 December 2013 9:00am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Pacific Islands fisheries development projects have received USD$45 million in allocations from the European Union over the last four years to help promote sustainable management of fisheries resources and with the aim of ensuring maximum economic returns for the region from the resources. However, the countries in the region are mainly responsible for their own development - based on national strategies, the European Union reported.
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  • Wednesday 11 December 2013 7:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Torrential rain over Tongatapu did not dampen the spirit of the Glasgow 2014 Queen's Baton Relay on its second day in Tongatapu today, and Prince Tungi received the Queen's Baton, at the Palace Office after its rotation through villages and the capital supported by cheerful throngs of sporting clubs. Photos by Linny Folau and Mary Lyn Fonua.
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  • Wednesday 11 December 2013 1:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's Mango Tree Centre for the disabled celebrated the handover of a new building gifted by the Government of Japan on 10 December.
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  • Wednesday 11 December 2013 12:59pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 56-year-old man from Pahu was found dead by a security guard at Faua Wharf in Nuku'alofa on Monday evening December 9.
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  • Tuesday 10 December 2013 6:33pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Over 400 graduates from three Government Post-Secondary Education Institutes received their diplomas and certificates from Prince Tu’ipelehake on 10 December. Photos by Linny Folau.
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  • Tuesday 10 December 2013 6:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tonga Team who won nine medals at the Special Olympics 2013, Asia Pacific Games last week in Australia were warmly welcomed in Nuku'alofa today with a celebratory march followed by a special ceremony attended by Crown Prince Tupouto‘a ‘Ulukalala.
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  • Tuesday 10 December 2013 9:00am


    Port Vila, Vanuatu
    : Three Tongan students graduated from the University of the South Pacific's School of Law on Friday, 6 December in Port Vila, Vanuatu. HM King Tupou VI conferred the degrees as Chancellor of the university.
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  • Monday 9 December 2013 6:30pm


    Newcastle, Australia
    : The Tonga team has won nine medals at the Special Olympics 2013 Asia Pacific Games that ended last week in Newcastle, Australia. The eight athletes are expected tp return to Tonga early Tuesday morning, Dcember 10. A celebratory march will be held in Nuku'alofa, organised by a Special Olympics Committee leaving from the Tonga Red Cross Offices on Hala Taufa'ahau at 9:00am. A program will be held at the Digicel Christmas Tree Square at 10:00am.
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