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Saturday 15 October 2005 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Going out to the movies will be back in fashion on October 27 when the new Star Cinema opens its doors in Nuku'alofa.
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Saturday 15 October 2005 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Ministry of Health took charge of an illegal tobacco problem on Friday when Health Inspectors visited retailers and wholesalers and began seizing cigarettes and tobacco that had no proper "Health Warning" labels. Premium content -
Thursday 13 October 2005 2:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new air service flying directly to Tonga from Sydney and Auckland will be launched on October 31 by Pacific Blue, the head of Virgin Blue's Commercial International division, Karam Chand, confirmed in Nuku'alofa yesterday. Premium content -
Thursday 13 October 2005 1:45pm
Canberra, Australia : The spread of weapons of mass destruction is one of the main threats to international and regional security, said the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Alexander Downer MP in Camberra on October 10 when he officially launched a new government publication entitled Weapons of Mass Destruction: Australia's Role in Fighting Proliferation. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 October 2005 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Rugby Union this morning, October 12, released the 'Ikale Tahi's schedule for its November tour of Britain, Italy and France. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 October 2005 12:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The decision by Government and its Civil Servants on September 4 to end the Civil Servants' strike by giving in to the strikers demands, was a huge undertaking by a government that has few sources of revenue other than taxes, foreign aid and foreign remittances. Editor's Comment3 comments -
Tuesday 11 October 2005 12:04pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The key rationale behind the neo-liberal reforms is for the private sector to run these activities as businesses, in great anticipation that the returns will greatly benefit the country as a whole. In addition, the whole of the community are expected to pick up some of these functions, where they are to fend for themselves with some basic help from the state. - Dr ‘Okusitino Mahina1 comment -
Monday 10 October 2005 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The funeral of the late Hon. ‘Akau‘ola, the Governor of Vava‘u, will be held on the island of Taunga in Vava‘u this week. Premium content -
Monday 10 October 2005 1:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's local television stations marked two milestones recently. Premium content -
Friday 7 October 2005 2:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four outstanding female athletes from high schools in Tongatapu were awarded $100 pa'anga each by Hon. Fanetupouvava'u Tuita at the Prime Minister's Office conference room on October 4. Premium content -
Friday 7 October 2005 1:00pm
Hamilton, New Zealand : Small Pacific islands are being marginalised in the process of trade liberalisation, says Tongan scholar Halahingano Rohorua who has won an award from the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) for her analysis of a small Pacific island community under threat from global trade liberalisation. Premium content -
Friday 7 October 2005 12:58pm
Las Vegas-Nevada, USA : I wish to express my sincere appreciation to Professor Mahina for his clarification of his theoretical framework of Ta-va social theory. The basis of the approach is clearer to me and its limitless applications on social issues in general. I am particularly impressed with its originality and unique Tongan blend. I wish to briefly discuss some elements of the approach and move into small economic extension of it. - Thomas Monson Uata -
Thursday 6 October 2005 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two senior Tongan noblemen have died suddenly this week - Hon. 'Akau'ola (70) this morning, and Hon. Tu'i'afitu (72) on Monday. They were both Vava'u estate holders. Premium content -
Thursday 6 October 2005 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first shipment of Tongan squash to Japan for 2005 will leave Nuku‘alofa at the end of next week with 3200 tonnes of Tongan squash. Premium content -
Thursday 6 October 2005 3:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will tender its domestic air service for other operators if the monopoly air service of Peau Vava'u does not improve within 30 days, the Prime Minister told parliament on September 27, responding to criticism over the failure of Tonga's one airline policy. Premium content -
Thursday 6 October 2005 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 occurred close to Nuku'alofa, at 11.07 p.m. local time last night, but no damage has been reported. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 October 2005 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It will be a big pay day for many of Tonga's civil servants next week when they collect back pay for the weeks they were on strike. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 October 2005 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More Tongans will die prematurely from diseases associated with tobacco smoking as a result of the government's recent changes to tobacco policy, warns the Tonga Medical Association this week, charging that government has allowed itself to be influenced by the tobacco industry to quietly lower taxation on tobacco. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 October 2005 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, told parliament last week that the country cannot afford to pay for the demands won by civil servants. He said that during the six week strike the Government's stance was to maintain peace. They could not afford the demands they had agreed to and that was basically what the country would find out. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 October 2005 10:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Following the acceptance by government of the demands of Tonga's striking civil servants for a 60, 70, 80% salary rise on September 4, Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Siosiua 'Utoikamanu has been attending development and finance meetings in New York, and recently in Barbados, in the West Indies. Premium content
