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Saturday 20 March 2010 8:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A derelict and partially completed hotel of the Pacific Investments Ltd at Sopu has been sold by the Westpac Bank of Tonga to Government for a mere $1 pa'anga.
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Saturday 20 March 2010 8:07am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Emerging Pacific Leaders Dialogue 2010 Study Tour Group to Tonga are looking into the Tongan system of government, economy, village life and its people. Premium content -
Saturday 20 March 2010 2:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Britain's Princess Royal, HRH Princess Anne arrived at Tonga's Fua'amotu International Airport on Air New Zealand's flight from Auckland at 12:30 am today, Saturday, on a four-day Emerging Pacific Leaders Dialogue 2010, a regional leadership development program. Premium content -
Friday 19 March 2010 1:05pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Kuo si'i hanu 'a Samiu Sika 'o tukuaki'i e "kau muli . . . neongo e tonu mo e lelei ange 'a e Tonga," 'i he 'ene tohi (Komisoni . . . 15 Mar 2010). -Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi Premium content -
Wednesday 17 March 2010 11:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new German Ambassador to Tonga HE Mr Thomas Meister presented his Letters of Credence to HM King George Tupou V at the Consular House yesterday afternoon, March 16. Premium content -
Wednesday 17 March 2010 10:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Foreign Reserves fell by $7.3 million to $153.5 million in February, mainly due to a large official capital outflow that was used for the repayment of foreign currency loans. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 March 2010 8:40am
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : Tribute was made to the contribution of the late Dr Hu'akavameiliku by Mr. Murray Proctor, AusAID's HIV Ambassador at the first Pacific launch of the report "Turning the Tide: An OPEN strategy for a response to AIDS in the Pacific" that took place here in Papua New Guinea on Thursday 11 March 2010. Dr. Hu'akavameiliku was the Chairman of the Commission of AIDS in the Pacific when work began on this report. - 'Amelia Kinahoi-Siamomua. Premium content -
Monday 15 March 2010 11:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The legal counsel to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika made their final oral submissions on Friday evening, March 12 at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre. Premium content -
Monday 15 March 2010 8:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A contract for the construction of a $900,000 police station at Vaini was signed by the acting Minister of Police, Hon Dr Viliami Tangi and the Country Manager for Fletcher Royco Construction Company, Gary Martin, at the Police Headquarter, Longolongo on Friday, March 12. Premium content -
Monday 15 March 2010 5:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : $11 million pa'anga for the installation of new Solar Home Systems in eleven remote island communities in Vava'u and two islands off Tongatapu was committed by the Government of Japan to Tonga last week. Premium content -
Monday 15 March 2010 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Japan has donated $640,000 pa'anga for the construction of new facilities at Niu'eiki Hospital, 'Eua, and the upgrading of water supply systems for villages in Vava'u. Premium content -
Monday 15 March 2010 3:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kataki pe mu'a kae tuku atu e ki'i fakamalo tu'a ni ki he Palemia pea mo e pule'anga Tonga koe'uhii ko ho'omou loto lahi mo tau'ataina kae fokotu'u e Komisoni ki he Ashika. Ne mahino pe mei Falealea ne 'i ai e loto 'o e Fale ke 'i ai pe ha'anau Komisoni ka ko ho'omou loto lahi ne fokotu'u ai e Komisoni. -Samiu Premium content -
Monday 15 March 2010 3:16pm
London, UK : Ms. Mallaney's letter hits it on the nail. The PM says it is 'individuals' faults and weakness rather than a system that is getting corrupt year by year. -William Mariner Premium content -
Monday 15 March 2010 2:27pm
Sydney, Australia : Thirty Australian unions and community groups today asked the Trade Minister to safeguard the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Australian local content in media, regulation of GE food, regulation of foreign investment and industry policies that support local employment in the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations which start on Monday March 15. Premium content -
Monday 15 March 2010 6:28am
Port Vila, Vanuatu : IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today launched a series of reports indicating that Pacific business women need better access to information and knowledge- sharing opportunities on business formalities to realize their full economic potential and contribute to their countries' national development. Premium content -
Sunday 14 March 2010 12:15pm
Salt Lake City-Utah, USA : May I ask Mr. Chan: Must our social duties to strengthen national security, people's safety, and national economic stability be trusted to untested personal opinions? How many opinions are out there, and whose opinion shall we rely upon? - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi Premium content -
Sunday 14 March 2010 11:15am
Pago Pago, American Samoa : Norah Mallany calls it the way Inspector General's would, based on evidences at hand. Mokofisi, just couldn't realize that he got on a broken wagon, and never made it out of the dark. Siaosi Fatani is having a tough time making sense out of all of this because there is no-sense in it especially after Mr. Senituli muddied the water with defensive non-essentials avoiding the main issue. -Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa Premium content -
Saturday 13 March 2010 6:00am
Noumea, New Caledonia : Twenty scientists gathered recently at an International Tuna Tagging Workshop held at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's (SPC) headquarters in New Caledonia. The world's largest ever tuna tagging project has released over 250,000 tagged tuna into the equatorial Western and Central Pacific Ocean and 35,000 tags have already been recovered. The data being collected will help in sustaining and protecting the world's largest resource of tuna. Premium content -
Friday 12 March 2010 12:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The final session of the Tonga Legislative Assembly under its current composition has been unofficially set for early April, but this date has yet to be confirmed. Premium content -
Friday 12 March 2010 5:45am
Hong Kong, China : I would not discredit Ms. Mallaney's letter entirely our focus should lie heavily with ensuring that we have all the available safety-nets in place (be it in a policy, process, system or others) thus ensuring that we can minimize the chances of a similar tragedy going forward. -Siaosi Lee Chan Premium content
