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Friday 9 May 2008 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King George Tupou V has appointed Hon. Fatafehi Fuatakifolaha to the noble title Veikune today and effective from January 26, 2006.
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Friday 9 May 2008 9:49am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 27-year old man from Nukunuku received a one-year suspended sentence today on two counts of housebreaking into the Shoreline office and the Nuku'alofa Club in the riots of November 16, 2006. Premium content -
Thursday 8 May 2008 3:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : International reggae star, Shaggy, arrived in the Kingdom yesterday ready for his first Tongan concert this evening. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 May 2008 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new telecommunications operator, Digicel Tonga Ltd. officially launched its operation in Nuku'alofa this morning, five months after acquiring Tonfon Communications. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 May 2008 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Charity Musical Concert will be held to celebrate the 60th birthday of HM King George Tupou V and his cousin HRH Princess Siu'ilukitapu on Friday evening May 9 at the Consular House in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 May 2008 9:55am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chinese construction engineers, after consulting with property owners who want to rebuild Nuku'alofa's central business district, are now waiting for the Tonga government to finalise the land ownership issues with land owners before planning can proceed further. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 May 2008 9:51am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Tautahi Gold defeated the Savaii Samoa with 27-17 score in round three of the Pacific Cup at the Teufaiva Stadium on Friday, May 2. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 May 2008 1:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, April 28-May 1, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 May 2008 10:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government, with support from the Commonwealth Secretariat, is to appoint a third Supreme Court Judge for a period of two years on Wednesday, May 7. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 May 2008 6:14am
'Aositelelia : Fakamolemole mu'a kae 'ata ke u kau atu he lave ki he kaveinga mahu'inga taha fekau'aki pea mo hotau ki'i fonua. 'Oku malie 'aupito e felafoaki 'a e kau tangata he mala'e ni 'o fekau'aki mo 'enau ngaahi mahino fakatemokalati. Pea 'oku hanga 'e he fo'i ongo malie koia 'o fakapuna ai au ke u kau atu ho'o mou felingiaki, neongo he 'ikai ke faka'aonga'i ia 'e he 'etau kau Politiki Tonga. - Sunia Mafile‘o Finaulahi -
Monday 5 May 2008 4:25pm
Taipei, Taiwan : Two middlemen entrusted with almost $30 million in Taiwanese government funds as part of a secret effort to forge diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea made off with the money and are refusing to give it back, according to officials in Taiwan. By Jane Rickards Premium content -
Monday 5 May 2008 4:00pm
Suva, Fiji : The Fiji Media Council is shocked and dismayed that on the eve of World Media Freedom day the interim Government should make such a mockery of its claim that the media in Fiji is free. While the media is still coming to terms with the deportation of Russell Hunter it is rocked by the deportation of the publisher of the Fiji Times, Evan Hannah. Premium content -
Monday 5 May 2008 3:37pm
Suva, Fiji : Transparency International Fiji is concerned and dismayed at the unexpected deportation of the Publisher of Fiji Times Mr. Evan Hannah. This sends a very wrong signal to the people of this country and the international community that media outlets are being intimidated and their independence threatened. Premium content -
Monday 5 May 2008 5:34am
USA : Ko e fa'ahinga talanoa eni 'oku lolotonga ngaue'aki 'e he kau feinga liliu' mo e si'i kakai 'oku havala mo puputu'u pe koeha koa' e totonu' (hee mei he mo'oni). Re: "'Ai ke 'uluaki temo a 'api pea toki temo 'a e pule'anga," "He 'ikai tali 'a e liliu ke 'uluaki Temokalati a 'api" - Siosiua Moimoiangaha -
Monday 5 May 2008 5:06am
Nomuka, Tonga : Kataki pe Sione Tu'akoi 'oua te ke sio lalo kia Tokivela (Tocqueville). Ka ke 'eva atu ki ho'omou ngaahi ngaahi 'apiako Ivy League 'o 'eke ki he kau ako ki he American Civilization pe ko e Political Philosophy ko e taha 'o 'enau text book tefitoo ko e Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville 'i hono liliu 'e Harvey Mansfield 'o Harvard. Toe 'eke atu ki he kau ako Politiki ta'u 'uluaki 'i Harvard (Boston), Princeton (New Jersey), pe Columbia (NY), ko e hingoa tu'ukimu'a kuo pau ke nau ako kiaii ko Tokivela. - Uili Tu‘ifua Finau -
Friday 2 May 2008 4:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tomasi Tautahi (36), was given a nine months suspended sentence by Chief Justice Anthony Ford at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this morning. Premium content -
Friday 2 May 2008 4:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga government is proposing to foot the bill for some community services that are provided by Public Enterprises, to help make them more viable businesses, and may subsidise services such as ferries to remote islands, and water for putting out fires. Premium content -
Friday 2 May 2008 12:13pm
Gaire, Papua New Guinea : The community of Gaire, in the Central Province, is in a state of excitement. This rural community, located an hour's drive southeast of Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) and home to about 2500 people, will be the first operational rural site for the Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity System RICS. Premium content -
Friday 2 May 2008 10:57am
London, United Kingdom : Tonga's Prime Minister Dr Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele called on Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London, UK, on 1 May 2008. Premium content -
Thursday 1 May 2008 5:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In opening Pacific Timber and Hardware's large new premises in Nuku'alofa, yesterday HRH Princess Salote Pilolevu Tuita said the store "is a symbol of promising times ahead that could encourage investment in Tonga where investment is needed". Photos by Linny Folau Premium content
