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Wednesday 5 September 2007 5:00pm
Apia, Samoa : New Caledonia leads the gold medal tally with 61 gold medals, on the 12th day of the South Pacific Game in Apia, today.
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Wednesday 5 September 2007 3:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Public Service Commission today stated that great effort will be taken to assure public that civil servants fully appreciate their role and functions in government and public service. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 September 2007 10:41am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Etuate Lavulavu, the Founder and Director of the 'Unuaki 'o Tonga Royal University is suing the Tonga Broadcasting Commission for defamation. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 September 2007 10:05am
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the dates to the open house and dedication of the newly remodeled Nuku'alofa-Tong Temple. The details provided by the Church's First Presidency in Salt Lake City, are as follows. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 September 2007 9:48am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The House appeared to have got off to a wrong start today and the fault lay with those at the helm, the Speaker Noble Tu'iha'angana, Chairman Noble Lasike and the Chief Clerk of the House Tevita 'Ova. The Speaker and the Chairman were not able to keep the debate on track allowing PRs to wander and get lost, while the Clerk let some questions be asked several times. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 September 2007 9:32am
Suva, Fiji : South-pacific.travel Chief Executive Tony Everitt has welcomed announcement of a visa waiver for Chinese visitors to Fiji. "Rising incomes and increasing travel experience mean that sophisticated Chinese are ready for the South Pacific" said Everitt. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 September 2007 9:01am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mr. Edgar Cocker has joined the Ministry of Tourism as the Director of the Ministry effective on August 3, 2007. Mr. Cocker came to the Ministry with much experience and knowledge of the industry. He served in the Board of Directors of the Tourism Council of the South Pacific (now south-pacific.travel) from 1992 to 1998 while he was the Marketing and Product Development Officer for the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in Suva, Fiji. After his nine years term (1992-2000) with PIFS, he became the Associate Director of the Land Grant Program funded by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Cooperative Research Education and Extension Services (CREES) based in Saipan. The program was focused on scientific research in agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, natural resources, nutrition, diet, health and community development. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 September 2007 5:20am
Geneva, Switzerland : The World Health Organization (WHO) is today appealing to countries to increase their support for mental health services. The appeal is part of a series of six reviews on global mental health which are being published today in the journal The Lancet. WHO has worked closely with the journal The Lancet to generate the evidence and formulate the call for action. Premium content -
Monday 3 September 2007 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three vessels were apprehended and is under investigation, after being rounded up during a joint maritime surveillance operation called the 2007 Operation Kurukuru, that ended today. Premium content -
Monday 3 September 2007 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : We are informed this week by the Kele'a that the strategy adopted by New Zealand and Australia to counter the growing influence of China among Pacific nations, is faulty. Critical of the appointment of New Zealand and Australian nationals to administrative posts in Pacific countries' departments of police, immigration and customs, the Kele'a declares that this is neo-colonialism and a wrong approach by these two countries. The Kele'a concludes by invoking its motto, "It will make the people angry". Premium content -
Monday 3 September 2007 3:00pm
Apia, Samoa : Tonga's second gold medal at Apia, won by Paula Sitapa in the Taekwondo Male Black Belt 67kg - 72kg Light Weight, on 30 August 2007, put Tonga in 10th position on the gold medal tally after six days of competition at the South Pacific Games. Premium content -
Monday 3 September 2007 9:37am
Australia : Whale conservationists and representatives from Whale and Dolphin Watch Australia Inc (W.A.D.W.A. who's members include 50 Whale Watch operators throughout Australia) will attempt to hand deliver a letter to Japans Consular General in Brisbane with a request to pass it on to the Prime Minister of Japan. The protest will coincide with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visit to Australia to attend the APEC meetings in Sydney. Premium content -
Monday 3 September 2007 5:59am
Sydney, Australia : 'Oku 'oatu e kole ke ke anga lelei pe mu'a kae tu'u atu e ki'i tohi ni tu'unga he tohi na'e fai 'e Tangi mei Washington 'o 'ulu'i tohi 'aki "Faka'ulia hono tute 'o e 'Ofa. - ‘Ofameilangi Melino -
Sunday 2 September 2007 4:34pm
Portland, Oregon,USA : Many thanks for your fair and open reporting of the truth. From the latest articles from Parliament the Matangi has helped bring an awarness that has usually not been available. - Cliff Johnston -
Saturday 1 September 2007 3:52pm
Washington,USA : 'Oku ou fakatokanga'i 'oku mei molumalu ange 'emau tauhi hotau 'ulungaanga fakafonua 'i muli ni 'i Tonga. Ne u 'atu 'eku ki'i fanau ke nau sio ki he 'ulungaanga faka Tonga 'a ia 'oku ou feinga ke nau fai mo muimui ki ai. Ka na'aku fakatokanga'i ai 'a e mamafa 'a e koloa 'i Tonga. Pea u fifili he taimi lahi pe koeha nai kuo fu'u mamafa pehe ai 'a e koloa, ka 'oku 'ikai lahi ha ngaue 'i Tonga ke 'inasi ai e famili kotoa ke fakatau 'aki 'enau ngaahi fiema'u. - Tangi mei Washington ‘i ‘Amelika -
Saturday 1 September 2007 10:11am
Sydney, Australia : Meeting for the 13th Asia Pacific Labour Network meeting, union leaders from the region sent a strong message to the upcoming Leaders summit: rather than continuing to narrowly focus on trade and investment liberalisation, APEC must broaden its scope to deal with the economic and social realities of the majority of the people of the region. The Asia Pacific is on the brink of a jobs crisis, with lack of decent work opportunities as more people toil in the informal economy, inequality rises, social standards plummet, and millions of people leave their countries to seek a basic living . Yet APEC is addressing none of this. Premium content -
Friday 31 August 2007 7:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : If being able to watch the 2007 Rugby World Cup on television will enable one to go to heaven, only 700 Tongan families will make it; the rest will have to watch wrestling on Tonfon, or Beijing Olympic hype on CCTV, and ex-students' programs on TV Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 31 August 2007 6:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The clerk told the House that the Minister of Lands and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence were away overseas. The Governor of Ha'apai and Noble Tu'ipelehake had asked for a day off. Noble Tu'ilakepa and Sunia Fili were away to the APPU meeting in Palau, and those who did not no answer when he called out their names, were probably coming late. They were the Prime Minister, the Minister of Works, the Minister for Tourism, the Minister for Transport and Civil Aviation, a Noble's Representative, Lasike, and People's Representatives Clive Edwards, and 'Uliti Uata. Premium content -
Friday 31 August 2007 12:00pm
USA : Thanks for very balanced reporting on the case of Siaosi Lavaka and TBC. Premium content -
Thursday 30 August 2007 7:15pm
Apia, Samoa : AFTER four days of competition in the 2007 South Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa, Tonga has won 11 medals in three sports, with Judo boasting the only Gold, while the Burling family took three Silver medals in surfing, and the weightlifting team collected six medals - three by Kefilini Tualau. Premium content
