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Sunday 15 July 2007 4:43pm
Fiji : I agree with William Mariner's last letter to Matangitonga on the issue of the new tax system. The so called tax reform will only choke infant business and lessen the chance for local Tongans to engage in small business ventures. I am just anxious as to what other types of taxes the government has in store for the poor. - Freddy Kavaha‘apai -
Friday 13 July 2007 1:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : One of the colourful events to celebrate the birthday of HRH Crown Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka was a float parade along Hala Taufa'ahau and Hala Vuna yesterday morning, July 12.
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Thursday 12 July 2007 2:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga faces a challenging time of reconstruction and reconciliation, as well as the individual challenges faced by Tongans, HRH Princess Pilolevu Tuita told the opening of the 12th Tonga Research Association Conference in Nuku'alofa on Wednesday morning. Premium content -
Thursday 12 July 2007 12:13pm
USA : Ko e fokotu'u fakakaukau malie kuo tuku mai 'e Sione Lousiale kihe fakakaukau ko'eni ke tukuhau'i e kau pisinisi 'oku tupulaki 'enau ngaue. Ko e fo'i fokotu'u kuo fai 'e he kau fakafofonga 20% 30% 40% ko e fakapoto'i pe ia 'o hono tu'usi vaeua e hiki ngalivale koia ne fakahoko he ta'u kuohili 60% 70% 80%. Ko e me'a 'oku mahino mai he fo'i 'aliaki ko'eni he 'oku fokotu'u 'e he kau fakafofonga ke tautea e kakai 'aki e fehalaaki 'a e PSA mo e 60% hiki vahenga 'a e kau PRs. - Joshua Moimoiangaha -
Thursday 12 July 2007 5:44am
Honiara, Solomon Islands : RAMSI believes much more work needs to be done to build the capacity of the Solomon Islands Police Force before rearmament can safely take place, the Acting Special Coordinator Jonathan Austin told a meeting of civil society groups yesterday. Premium content -
Thursday 12 July 2007 5:21am
Arlington, Virginia,USA : A global environment fund that revolutionized how international partners work together to protect the world's biologically richest and most threatened regions today announced $50 million in new funding. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 July 2007 8:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty Tongan seasonal workers will leave for New Zealand on July 20, the first group of what Tonga's Minister of Labour hopes will amount to 600 to 700 workers joining the new RSE scheme this year. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 July 2007 4:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Speaker read out the result of the election of new staff of the House. The position of Clerk Folio was won by Tupou Manuofetoa with 14 votes, and in second place was Popua Mafi with seven votes. Popua would become a reserve phonographer. For the position of security officer, there was a tie between Siaosi Peleki and Simione Lilo, so the House would vote again at 1.30pm. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 July 2007 12:52pm
UK : Tonga's turmoil with the economy and politics in the last decade has been decaying away and will continue to decay. During the strikes, I wrote a letter to MatangiTonga and stating that the future of Tonga is gloomy. This forecast is an understatement and has not been witnessed yet, even after the burning of the central business area. - William Mariner -
Wednesday 11 July 2007 11:58am
Pago Pago, American Samoa : Te u lave atu ki he felauaki ki he tukuhau mo e feinga ke tu'usi pe fakasi'isi'i 'a e tupu (profit) 'a e ngaahi koloa lalahi 'aki hano haupapa 'aki kinautolu e tukuhau 20%, 40, %, 60%. - Sione Lousiale Kava -
Tuesday 10 July 2007 7:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Minister of Finance said that 2007 is a very difficult year because on November 16 about 20% of Tonga's GDP was destroyed in one day and it was difficult to establish the real state of the economy because they have not been able to value all that was lost during 16/11. PR Samiu Vaipulu expressed his concern that it would take many generations to repay government loans. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 July 2007 7:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A parliamentary Tripartite Committee with a mission to carry forward the Political Reform that was initiated by the National Committee for Political Reform (NCPR) met for the first time yesterday, July 9. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 July 2007 4:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 July 2007 9:02am
Oregon,USA : If government were to lower the taxes across the board they would not only stimulate their economy but attract many more businesses, which would cause a snowball effect and revive Tonga's economy. - Cliff Johnston -
Monday 9 July 2007 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Wearing costumes as weird and wonderful as their names, nine fakaleities hotly contested Tonga's Miss Galaxy Queen 2007-08 crown, putting on a razzle-dazzle show at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall on the night of Friday July 6. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Monday 9 July 2007 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Akilisi Pohiva continued to argue that business profits should be reduced. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 9 July 2007 5:27pm
Suva, Fiji : Private sector representatives, major business leaders, Government Ministers and senior officials from the region are gearing up for the inaugural Pacific Islands Business Forum (PIBF). Premium content -
Friday 6 July 2007 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three members of the Public Service Association PSA, Vili Vete, Mele 'Amanaki and Sione Taione presented a Letter of Petition to the Private Secretary of the king, Sateki 'Ahio at the Palace Office at 4 pm this afternoon. Premium content -
Friday 6 July 2007 7:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Public Service Association (PSA) has demanded that the Public Service Commissioners (PSC) resign from their appointments because of the following main reasons Premium content -
Friday 6 July 2007 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A second Tonga Defence Service deployment to Iraq is expected within the next few weeks, the US Ambassador to Tonga Mr Larry M. Dinger said in Nuku'alofa on July 4. Premium content
