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Friday 1 November 2013 9:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Digicel Tonga Ltd. is looking to take the usage of mobile internet technology to a new level in Tonga, by linking its services to Tonga's new submarine fibre optic cable, launching its service today, November 1. The mobile phone and internet company has leased fibre capacity from Tonga Cable Ltd., becoming the second carrier after the fibre was launched on 21 August 2013.
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Thursday 31 October 2013 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga and China will celebrate the 15th anniversary of their diplomatic relations on November 2, while looking forward to continuing development assistance along with opportunities for Chinese enterprises to invest in Tonga. China has also expressed an interest in closer coordination and cooperation with Tonga in international and regional affairs, according to a statement from the Chinese Ambassador to Tonga, HE Mr Wang Donghua. Premium content -
Thursday 31 October 2013 3:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Legislative Assembly of Tonga was adjourned until further notice after its last session on Thursday, October 24. No date has been set for an official closing of the 2013 session. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 October 2013 3:15pm
Workington, England : Nuku‘alofa was quiet this morning, after the Mate Ma‘a Tonga suffered a shock loss against Scotland in its first game of the Rugby League World Cup. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 October 2013 9:38am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Trade Pasifika 2014, a three-day trade expo to be held in Suva, Fiji, from April 2-4 next year will be supported by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) which has agreed to assistance in technical areas, such as marketing and event promotion, to provide a showcase for Pacific enterprises. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 October 2013 8:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Empowering women and girls through sport by increasing their opportunities to participate in all level of sports and in positions of leadership are among the aims of the first “Women and Sport in Oceania Regional Workshop” held in Nuku‘alofa, from October 29-31. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 October 2013 8:28am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, Lord Tu'iha'ateiho, appeared at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court yesterday, when his case was adjourned to November 25, so the court can deal with legal issues.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 28 October 2013 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Forty-two heavily muscled hulks from around the Pacific region dazzled the Tongan public with their physical prowess at a crowded Queen Salote Memorial Hall last Friday night as they competed in the 20th South Pacific Bodybuilding Championships with Tongans topping the medal tally, including a Tongan woman Teleseia Fauonuku. Premium content -
Monday 28 October 2013 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Chinese nationals who were charged in relation to possession of forged Tongan passports and released on bail last week, are prohibited from leaving Tonga. The case has been adjourned to January, 2014. Premium content -
Monday 28 October 2013 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will play Scotland on October 29, in its first pool game of the Rugby League World Cup. The Mate Ma’a Tonga will come toe to toe with Scotland’s “Bravehearts” in the English city of Workington, with kick-off time 8:00pm UK time (Tonga time 9:00am, Wednesday October 30).1 comment Premium content -
Friday 25 October 2013 7:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Women's businesses were showcased tonight at the annual pre-Christmas WISE Market Night, held by Women in Sustainable Enterprises (WISE) Tonga Inc. in central Nuku'alofa. Stall-holders attracted a crowd who were entertained by local musicians as they browsed the food, handicrafts, jewellery and other products with many locally-made products on display and for sale. The market opened at 5:30pm in the Fund Management Ltd. courtyard Hala Taufa'ahau and will run until 9:00pm tonight, Friday. Premium content -
Friday 25 October 2013 4:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tatafu Moeaki the CEO of the Ministry of Finance and National Planning completed a one-week program as the fourth New Zealand Prime Minister’s Fellow. Premium content -
Friday 25 October 2013 3:59pm
Seoul, South Korea : A more targeted and mutually accountable Regional Partnership that clearly sets out the specific areas of the Republic of Korea's assistance was agreed upon during a 2nd Korea-Pacific Islands Senior Officials Meeting held in Seoul this week. Premium content -
Thursday 24 October 2013 8:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's parliament has rejected a Private Member's Bill that sought to change how Tongans elect a Prime Minister and proposing that a care-taker government run government when parliament closes at the end of the month, in preparation for the Parliamentary General Election in November next year. The bill presented by 'Aisake Eke's was rejected by the House this afternoon with a vote of 15-6. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 24 October 2013 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In sentencing Tafolosa Bloomfield, a former Miss Heilala, to three-years and four-months imprisonment in Hu‘atolitoli Prison today, a Tongan Supreme Court judge said that her deceit was audacious and her embezzlement case was by far the worst of its kind he had encountered in Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 24 October 2013 12:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Akilisi Pohiva, the People's Representative No. 1 for Tongatapu has been declared the recipient of the Defender of Democracy Award for 2013, by the Parliamentarians for Global Action PGA.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 23 October 2013 7:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 24-year-old man from Nukunuku died on Friday evening October 18 after he allegedly fell from a van in an accident in Nuku'alofa. Two other persons are in hospital for injuries sustained from separate road accidents. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 October 2013 7:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Forty-two top body builders including five women, from around the region have gathered in Tonga today for the 20th South Pacific/Oceania Bodybuilding Championships to take place this Friday 25 October at Queen Salote Memorial Hall. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 October 2013 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u visited Bangkok, in Thailand, last week, where they met the Minister for Foreign Affairs to discuss closer bilateral relations. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 October 2013 8:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first exploration of the Tonga Trench by a deep sea submersible vehicle to understand and document the environmental conditions and living species that exist in the second deepest point in the ocean was completed by Japanese researchers from October 7-20.2 comments Premium content
