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Saturday 8 December 2007 4:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A tropical Cyclone Alert is now in force for most of Tonga as Severe Tropical Cyclone Daman moves away from Fiji on a southeast track and is expected to bring storms and damaging gale force winds to Tonga tomorrow, Sunday.
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Friday 7 December 2007 5:25pm
Brisbane,Australia : The rise in cross border crime, the need for the development of regional assets such as tuna fish and the small size of many Pacific island populations highlight the need for a collective response to the development of regional legal services. Premium content -
Friday 7 December 2007 4:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2008 Pacific Cup will start from April 18 to May 24, the International Rugby Board announced on Thursday. Premium content -
Friday 7 December 2007 12:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM the late King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV was the first of six former elite sportsmen inducted into Tonga's first Hall of Fame last night. Premium content -
Friday 7 December 2007 5:47am
Berlin, Germany : Poor families are hit hardest by demands for bribes in developed as well as developing countries, according to Transparency international...s Global Corruption Barometer 2007. The public opinion survey, published today ahead of International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December, also found that citizens in countries across the globe continue to see political parties and parliaments as the institutions most compromised by corruption. Premium content -
Thursday 6 December 2007 4:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Esther Tohi (18) of Fasi mo e Afi was crowned the Miss Face of Tonga 2007 at the Kahana Lagoon Resort last night. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Thursday 6 December 2007 2:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, November 26-29, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 6 December 2007 5:31am
London, UK : Efforts to ensure children have better access to medicines appropriate for them intensified today with the unveiling of a new research and development agenda by the World Health Organization (WHO). Premium content -
Wednesday 5 December 2007 10:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A jury found a group of six 16/11 rioters guilty on 17 charges at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this morning. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 December 2007 7:30pm
Bepuu, Japan : The first Asia-Pacific Water Summit is being held 3-4 December 2007, in Oita Prefecture, Japan. The Summit supported by the Government of Japan and held in the city of Beppu, is organized as one of the key activities of the Asia-Pacific Water Forum (APWF), an independent, not-for-profit, non-partisan, non-political network dedicated to solving water and sanitation problems in the Asia-Pacific region. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 December 2007 8:52pm
Suva, Fiji : It is with great sadness that the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) learnt of the passing away of the Editor of the Kele'a newspaper in Tonga, Tavake Fusimalohi. Premium content -
Monday 3 December 2007 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : TEN names have been submitted for Tonga's Hall of Fame sports initiative, as of today. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Training, Employment, Youth and Sports said this morning that nominations included former national rugby players Fakahau Valu, Talikava Kava, and Quddus Fielea.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 3 December 2007 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Editor of the Kele'a Newspaper Tavake Fusimalohi (68) died this morning at Vaiola Hospital in Nuku'alofa.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 3 December 2007 6:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Patients in the old Medical and Paediatric Wards of Nuku'alofa's Vaiola Hospital will move into new wards in the new hospital complex in January, the Minister of Health Dr Viliami Tangi said on Friday. Premium content -
Friday 30 November 2007 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Revenue Commission is flexing its muscles in the collection of overdue taxes, and recently three businesses have been forced to close their doors because of the non-payment of Consumption Tax. Premium content -
Thursday 29 November 2007 8:02pm
Manila, Philippines : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $1 million grant to improve the capacity of Pacific developing member countries in using statistical data for developing economic and social policies and managing their implementation. Premium content -
Thursday 29 November 2007 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The status of Tonga's political reform remains exactly where it was stuck when the members of parliament voted on it before the closure of parliament at the end of October 2007. Editor's Comment. By Pesi Fonua1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 29 November 2007 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A national Sports Week and a Hall of Fame, two new initiatives of the Ministry of Training, Employment, Youth and Sports, will be launched on Sunday, December 2. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 November 2007 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Whale Watching Industry appears to be in a state of stagnation, particularly at the popular tourist destination of Vava'u, where experienced operators are blaming everything from ad hoc government policy on licensing to a poor domestic air service for the failure to reach expected growth. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 November 2007 12:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Minister for Lands, Survey, Natural Resources and Environment, Tuita has called on the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission's (SOPAC) Governing Council to consider the decision made by the Forum Leaders to rationalize SOPAC's function in a constructive way. Premium content
