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  • Tuesday 8 April 2008 12:04pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : Visitors to the South Pacific continued to grow in 2007. Visitor arrival statistics indicate that 1,334,685 people visited the region in 2007, an increase of 4.1 percent.
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  • Monday 7 April 2008 5:23pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A Ha'ateiho man in his 60's reportedly shot himself after shooting and wounding his wife and a young man in a drunken rage, early on Sunday morning April 6.
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  • Monday 7 April 2008 4:37pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Mrs Mishka Tu'ifua has been appointed by the Tongan government as the first full-time Chairperson of its Public Service Commission.
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  • Monday 7 April 2008 4:30pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, March 27-April 3, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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  • Monday 7 April 2008 2:30pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : In response to a recent letter regarding Nautilus Minerals we wish to correct a few assertions put forward in the article "Silence is Golden." First and foremost, Nautilus Minerals is committed to developing projects in a manner that respects and protects the local environment, and which accommodates local input. - Scott Trebilcock
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  • Monday 7 April 2008 12:11pm


    Mo'unga Talau,Neiafu, Vava'u
    : Carl Sanft in his letter forgot to include "Legality" as another pillar of good governance. We all know how slow government machinery works - but every action Must be according to the law. Lawful means cannot be ignored to expedite work - government work is not the business arena where the bottom line is the balance of an account. - Tuitokaloto Taufa
  • Monday 7 April 2008 5:28am


    Nu'usila
    : Kole ke u ki'i fehu'i ki he Sia ko Kafoa. 'Oku malie ho'o ngaahi poini pea kapau na'a ke kanititeiti he 'ikai te u fili 'ia koe. Ne u pehe kuo tau mavahe mei he me'a ko ia kae hange kuo ke toe fakaava ha kapa kelemutu (hufanga he fakatapu) ho'o feinga ke taukapo'i e tu'utu'uni 'a e palemia. 'Oku 'i ai pe 'ene mo'oni 'i ho'o li mai e 'ofa mo e ngaahi naunau ko ena 'o e pule lelei hange ko ia ne fakaha 'e he Palemia hono fakaha e tautea e minisita. - Pola Loiti
  • Sunday 6 April 2008 10:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : From the various letters in your column referring to the allegation of misuse by the Minister of Tourism, T$3000.00 of Government fund, it is hard to give value and express worthiness, to the insinuation by its proponents, that the Government lacked transparency, justice and integrity in its decision. The facts and information that correlates with this issue, as expounded by the local media and which is public knowledge, prompts my conclusion, that the resolution by Government, was, right, fair and just. - Carl Sanft
  • Sunday 6 April 2008 8:56pm

    : Kataki fakamolemole mu'a, kae hao atu ki'i fakakaukau tu'a ko'eni. Ko e mamahi'i fonua 'ata'ata pe eni ia, 'oku tupunga ai 'a e fakakaukau ko'eni, hei'ilo na'a fanongo mai ongo minisita. Kuo mei senituli ko 'ene 'uha pe 'a Tonga kuo tafea 'a loto Nuku'alofa, pea 'osi koia pea nofo ai pe 'a e vai 'o fanau ai 'a e namu, ko e tupunga ia 'a e ma'u 'a e mofi tengi 'o puke ai, hotau kakai. - Ika Helani
  • Sunday 6 April 2008 7:26pm


    USA
    : Na'e fai ha fakamaama mei he Chief Scientist onboard the Rearch Vessel (R/V) Kilo Moana. Ko e me'a leva 'oku fai ki ai e hoha'a he 'oku mo'oni 'a e vivili 'a e Tama Foa' 'oku mahino nai ki he kakai 'o e fonua' 'a e nunu'a kapau 'e fehalaaki e ma'u' 'o hange koia kuo tuku mai a Paula 'i he paenga ni. - Siosiua Moimoiangaha
  • Sunday 6 April 2008 5:35am


    Noumea, New Caledonia
    : The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Pacific Tuna Tagging Programme (Phase 1) has just passed a significant milestone: 100,000 tuna tagged since the project started in Papua New Guinea late in 2006.
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  • Friday 4 April 2008 5:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tonga Broadcasting Commission TBC stopped broadcasting all campaigning programs of candidates for the April General Election on the evening of Wednesday April 2, according to one of the candidates.
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  • Friday 4 April 2008 4:56pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : About 67,000 Tongans have registered to vote in Tonga's 2008 General Election, the Electoral Officer Pita Vuki, said this morning.
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  • Friday 4 April 2008 4:52pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's Miss Galaxy Queen Pageant for 2008 will be held on August 6-8 following the celebrations of HM King George V's Coronation.
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  • Friday 4 April 2008 4:50pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Paula Taumoepeau is the new President of the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industries Inc. Following the Annual General Meeting on March 27.
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  • Friday 4 April 2008 2:42pm


    By Christine KearneyNew York,USA
    : A former U.N. procurement official was sentenced to 8 years and one month in prison on Tuesday for helping a friend secure at least $50 million in contracts in return for financial favors including a luxury apartment.
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  • Friday 4 April 2008 1:30pm


    USA
    : Although Nautilus Minerals front man, Mr. Paula Taumoepeau, tried to make a case for his employer, I am not convinced the kingdom's best interest had been taken into account. - Tevita Langi
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  • Friday 4 April 2008 10:09am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A New Zealander will be Tonga's new Police Commander, the Ministry of Police, Prisons and Fire Services announced on April 2, stating they had not found a suitable local candidate.
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  • Friday 4 April 2008 9:45am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : HM King George Tupou V left Tonga yesterday on his first official visit to the People's Republic of China.
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  • Friday 4 April 2008 9:00am


    Pago Pago, American Samoa
    : 'Oku ongo pehe foki ki he toko lahi 'o hotau kakai mo e kau muli folau ki Tonga 'a e me'a ko'ena 'oku ke lau kiai, Ika Helani. Kau toki nofo hifo 'ou fakakaukau lahi pea 'oku mahino mai e me'a ko'eni kia au. - Sione Lousiale Kava

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