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Monday 18 June 2007 7:23pm
Melbourne, Australia : Fakamolemole mu'a kae fokotu'u atu mu'a 'i ho'o pepa 'a e ki'i fie tokoni ko'eni ki he kau feinga liliu fakapolitikale 'oku lolotonga fakahoko 'i hotau ki'i fonua. 'Oku ou fie talanoa atu ki he ma'u'anga mo e 'elito 'o e tokateline koia 'oku 'iloa ko e Temokalati. - Sunia Finaulahi -
Monday 18 June 2007 6:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Today, Parliament passed the Income Tax Bill into law bringing major improvements to Tonga's income tax laws. This completes the hugely successful revenue reform programme started five years ago by the Government and successfully led by the Minister of Finance, Hon Siosiua T.T. 'Utoikamanu.
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Monday 18 June 2007 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : NobleTu'ilakepa reminded the Speaker that the Bill to Amend the Nationality Act was passed the day before by the Whole House Committee and it was awaiting process by the Legislature. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Sunday 17 June 2007 12:11pm
Lautoka, Fiji : The FMF Flying Fijians went down 21-15 to a gutsy Tongan outfit in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup in Lautoka on Saturday despite leading 15-6 at the break. Premium content -
Saturday 16 June 2007 5:48am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 'Ikale Tahi and the Flying Fijians teams that will meet at Lautoka this afternoon as part of the IRB Pacific Nations Cup tournament. Premium content -
Friday 15 June 2007 6:21pm
Redwood City, California, : A teenage driver, Edith Delgado was convicted of three misdemeanor counts of vehicular manslaughter by a San Mateo County jury on Thursday. She will be sentenced on August 24. Premium content -
Friday 15 June 2007 4:42pm
Suva, Fiji : The Working Group held its eighth meeting at the Forum Secretariat Headquarters in Suva on 15 June 2007, attended by senior officials from Australia, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu. Premium content -
Friday 15 June 2007 4:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Premium content -
Friday 15 June 2007 1:48pm
Suva, Fiji : Commenting on the expulsion of the New Zealand High Commissioner to Fiji, Ian McCartney MP, Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office said today, "The UK government deplores the expulsion of the New Zealand High Commissioner, Michael Green from Fiji. This is an unjustified action and raises serious concerns about the Interim Government's commitment to returning to a fully functioning parliamentary democracy." British High Commission, 15/06/07. Premium content -
Friday 15 June 2007 11:51am
Pago Pago, American Samoa : 'Oku ou kei nofo pe mo fifili pe ko e fa'ahinga 'atamai fe mo e kakai fe ne a'u 'enau to lalo fakasosiale ki hono tutu 'o Nuku'alofa. Kuo 'osi hono 'analaiso e palopalemani 'e he kau 'atamai'ia 'o taku ko e mahaki pe ko e te'ia fakatevolo. Kau fakakaukau lahi ke u foki ki ono'aho 'o vakai'i na'a 'oku 'i ai ha 'uhinga 'oku toi mei 'aneafi ne to lalo pe hai e 'Otumotu Anga'ofa. - Sione Lousiale Kava -
Thursday 14 June 2007 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The passing of the Bill for Tongans to have Dual Citizenship. Children who are born in Tonga to a Tongan mother or father may become a Tongan citizen. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 14 June 2007 3:02pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand's High Commissioner to Fiji, Michael Green, has been declared "persona non grata" by the interim government, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said today. Premium content -
Thursday 14 June 2007 9:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Uliti Uata says that since 16/11 the PRs who have been charged with crimes relating to 16/11 have kept quiet. He asks government to stop showing on TV some of the bad things that took place on 16/11. From the House, by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Wednesday 13 June 2007 11:58am
'Okalani, Nu'usila : 'Oku fiema’u 'e he fa’ahi Teomkalati ke fakahoko 'a e liliu he vave taha 'aia ko hono fakavave’i. 'Oku fiema’u 'ehe Pule’anga ke luelue mamalie pe 'a e fakahoko 'a e liliu. 'Oku 'ikai ke tui 'ae Paati Langafonua Tu'uloa (PLT) ki he Pule'anga ke luelue mamalie pe 'a e fakahoko 'ae liliu. Pea 'oku 'ikai tui 'ae PLT ki he Temokalati ke fakahoko fakavavevave 'ae liliu. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 June 2007 11:33am
Geneva, Switzerland : On the occasion of World Blood Donor Day, the theme of which this year is Safe blood for safe motherhood, the World Health Organization (WHO) will launch a new initiative to improve the availability and use of safe blood to save the lives of women during and after childbirth. The initiative is the beginning of a broader blood safety agenda redefined in Ottawa this week and aiming to work towards universal access to safe blood transfusion in support of the Millennium Development Goals. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 June 2007 4:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mr. Justice Warwick John Andrew was appointed as Tonga's new permanent Supreme Court judge, from May 10. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2007 7:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The price for a loaf of bread in Tongatapu went up by 20 seniti from $1.20 to $1.40 last week. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2007 7:37pm
Suva, Fiji : Skills development needs to be a priority in the Pacific. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2007 4:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. will now be able to recruit high-level staff with the help of AusAID funding, to help the private sector grow in Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2007 6:06am
Auckland, New Zealand : The Maori Party has today welcomed the news that the New Zealand government has accepted the call from the MMP parties to repeal New Zealand's sedition laws. Premium content
