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Monday 19 March 2007 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An interest subsidy scheme to assist Nuku'alofa businesses hurt by the November 16 riots, will roll out on May 4, with funds from aid donors New Zealand and Australia.
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Friday 16 March 2007 7:18pm
Queensland, Australia : Over the Easter Break 2007, 37 boys from Marist College Ashgrove ( Brisbane, Queensland ) will undertake a 10 day Rugby Union tour of Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 16 March 2007 6:58pm
Suva, Fiji : Visitors to the South Pacific continued to grow in 2006, despite a number of challenges the region faced. Premium content -
Friday 16 March 2007 12:28pm
Port Vila, Vanuatu : "The Pacific has made valuable progress in the last few years in addressing HIV and AIDS, but more action-orientated initiatives are needed," said Dr Dennie Iniakwala, Section Head of the HIV and STI Section at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), speaking on the last day of the biennial Pacific Ministers of Health Meeting. Premium content -
Friday 16 March 2007 11:42am
Suva, Fiji : Warwick International Hotel Group has signed a lease with the Government of Tonga to build a resort in the 'Friendly Islands.' Premium content -
Friday 16 March 2007 11:20am
Port Vila, Vanuatu : Representatives of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have travelled from Geneva to attend this year's Pacific Health Ministers' meeting in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 12-15 March 2007. Premium content -
Thursday 15 March 2007 8:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's only Cinema, the new Star Cinema that burned down during the November 16 riot last year will be rebuilt, vows Div Damodar, a Fijian businessman. Premium content -
Thursday 15 March 2007 7:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prosecution Team of the Crown Law Department this morning took over from the Police Prosecution Team at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court, to prosecute cases involving major crimes that were committed during the destruction of the capital Nuku'alofa on November 16, 2006. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 March 2007 5:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Reserve Bank will introduce new measures to help inject liquidity into the local banking system, to help meet the demand for new credit by businesses trying to recover from the destruction of the town centre on November 16. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 March 2007 7:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial of two men accused of importing 14 kgs of marijuana to Tonga entered its fourth day today, when the former captain of a Tongan ferry identified the cargo that one of the accused loaded onto his ferry in Fiji. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 March 2007 12:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police Magistrate Salesi Mafi yesterday, March 12 ordered Tipanio 'Ali (22) to appear at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court for trial on charges relating to the thefts at the Fung Shing Shopping Centre that was destroyed on November 16. Premium content -
Monday 12 March 2007 4:56pm
London, UK : The strengthening of democracy and the promoting of development among Commonwealth Member Nations continue to be challenges for the Commonwealth, said Mr Don McKinnon, the Secretary General of the Commonwealth in a speech to mark the Commonwealth Day today, March 12. Premium content -
Monday 12 March 2007 6:03am
Phoenix, Arizona,USA : I was overwhelmed with what Paul Fifita had to express about William Edwards re Tonga Rugby League TRL, and as a former employee of HRH Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita myself, I was assigned at the time of my employment as an Administrator of TRL and I can fully understand what Mr. Edwards justified, warranted and vindicated. - James Fa‘asolo -
Sunday 11 March 2007 10:30am
Bendigo, Australia : I have not forgotten the message of the struggle that Tongan women face in their daily lives, explained to us by the wonderful women at the National Centre for Women and Children during our visit in July 2006. - Rob Stephenson -
Saturday 10 March 2007 10:15am
UK : Having been and ex-league player myself back in the good old days in New Zealand, I was more than happy to have had the opportunity to talk to the players involved from a fan's perspective about their current tour etc. I was given the impression that the majority of the boys were more than happy with their management team, from William Edwards right down to their trainer. - Vain Maka -
Friday 9 March 2007 3:22pm
Auckland, New Zealand : 'Oku tala 'e he kau 'a Tonga he kakai sisino taha 'i mamani 'a e lahi atu 'a e me'akai he fonua pea mo 'etau fakamamafa makehe ki he me'atokoni. He ka morning tea foki e ngaahi konifelenisi pea 'oku pola foki ia! Ka ko e fakaloloma taha ko e to 'a e fakamamafa 'o e teuteu mo e 'ilo 'a e Tonga he lahi (ifo) kae 'ikai koe kualatii ('ilo). - Sailosi Finau -
Thursday 8 March 2007 4:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Domestic violence is becoming increasingly common in Tonga, Tonga's Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Hon. 'Alisi Taumoepeau, said today, stressing that a change of negative attitudes toward women is just as important as taking legal steps to protect women. Premium content -
Thursday 8 March 2007 12:30pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : We live in societies full of people with bad habits. Our bad habits lead to the destruction of the environment, lost revenues and mismanagement in the working place, breaking down of the family units and to the recent topic of abuse of women in our society. - Sione Lousiale Kava -
Thursday 8 March 2007 10:30am
Geneva, Switzerland : Dr Margaret Chan the Director General of the World Health Organization on in a statement on International Women's Day today, said that given the right support, women can be a positive force in ways that can lift households and entire communities out of poverty. "Women are the backbone of all our societies - as leaders, as caregivers, and as mothers. Yet on this day and every day, we remember that too many women in the world lack access to the most basic health care," she said. Premium content -
Thursday 8 March 2007 9:45am
Sydney, Australia : I have read about the division in the Tonga RFU Board, and I find it very amusing. William Edwards created the divide and rule policy for Duane Mann and Willie Wolfgram. - Paul Fifita.2 comments Premium content
