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Tuesday 21 December 2004 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The growth in the use of mobile telephones and the Internet in Tonga since 2002, after government allowed a second telephone company, Tonfön to enter the market and compete with the government's own telephone company, the Tonga Communications Corporation, has been unparalleled in the region.
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Tuesday 21 December 2004 3:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The safe return of the Tongan Royal Marines from Iraq on December 17 had to be the best Christmas present for Tonga this year. After Tonga stood up to be counted in the Coalition of the Willing, and sent soldiers to Iraq, the country can now be relieved that there was no casualties.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 20 December 2004 11:15am
Auckland, New Zealand : New Zealand and Australia have agreed to share information about travellers to their countries in order to strengthen the security of international air travel and improve advance passenger screening. Premium content -
Friday 17 December 2004 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ever heard of the Undercover Coconut Clowns? No? Then you're not tuned in, because last night December 16 they were the hottest hip hoppers in town and won the Radio Tonga A3Z 2004 Hip Hop Dance Competition. After showing how to shake that thing, the UCC walked off the stage at the 'Atele Indoor Stadium with the cash prize of $1000 pa'anga. Premium content -
Thursday 16 December 2004 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two yacht charter companies in Vava'u, Sunsail and The Moorings are to merge and form the largest yacht charter fleet inTonga, to be called "The Moorings Tonga." Premium content -
Thursday 16 December 2004 4:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A young woman who found it easy to get money by lying to people will serve a three year prison sentence for false pretences. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 December 2004 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The former Ambassador Night Club complex was reopened on Saturday December 11, under new ownership. The President of Trans Pacific Ltd., David Prescott said that the opening of the bar on Saturday night was the first step in getting the complex back into operation. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 December 2004 10:45am
Canberra, Australia : Australians are being warned this Christmas not to travel to Indonesia unless it is essential, because of a continuing threat of terrorist attacks. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 December 2004 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When Tonfon increases the capacity of its Global System for Mobile Communication from 5,000 to 50,000 subscribers before the end of this year, it will have the capacity to provide a mobile phone for one in every two people in Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 December 2004 3:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A platoon of the Royal Tongan Marines who have been serving in Iraq under the command of Lt. Col. Siamelie Latu will return to Tonga this week. Premium content -
Monday 13 December 2004 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Human Rights Day, December 10, was marked in Tonga with a march along Hala Taufa'ahau in central Nuku'alofa by non-government organisations, volunteer organisations, and Methodist Church youth groups from Samoa, Fiji and Tonga. Human Rights was the theme of the day and the march ended 16-days of human rights activities organised by various human rights protectors, the Legal Literacy group, Red Cross, Salvation Army, Tonga National Youth Congress, Tonga Human Rights and Pro Democracy Movement and the Iron Man Ministry. Premium content -
Monday 13 December 2004 4:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When the world, and Tonga, commemorated Human Rights Day on December 10, the USA, the world's only Super Power, in leading its war against terrorism declared that weak and authoritarian states are a threat to the United States. Editor's Comment by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 13 December 2004 3:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : he newly appointed New Zealand High Commissioner to Tonga, Mr Michael McBryde arrives in Tonga tomorrow to take up his office on December 15. Premium content -
Friday 10 December 2004 4:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Bruno is a name that is known to almost all the children of the Pacific islands - man of many talents, comedian, juggler and entertainer, is the man behind the travelling Magicland Circus, bringing joy to children in 12 Pacific Island countries during the year. Premium content -
Thursday 9 December 2004 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The National Beverage Company on the evening of December 8 launched their latest product Heineken into the Tongan beer drinking market, by hosting a function at the Billfish Bar, Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 9 December 2004 4:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Country Chicken run by Konifelenisi Trading has found a new nest at the Bhagwan Building on Hala Taufa‘ahau in central Nuku‘alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 8 December 2004 5:00pm
‘Atata Island, Tonga : The Royal Sunset Island Resort has new owners, after a group of Italian investors purchased the 19 year old icon of the Tonga tourism industry recently. Premium content -
Wednesday 8 December 2004 11:31am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The AUD$5 million Tonga Tourism Development Project ended in November after six and a half years of Australian funding. The project, which started in 1997, was administered in Tonga by Geoff Mort and Jennuy Calkin of the Calkin and Simpson Tourism Group. Premium content -
Tuesday 7 December 2004 2:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An application for bail by two former bank officers who were sentenced to prison terms for dishonesty, was rejected by Justice Ford at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court, on November 24. Premium content -
Monday 6 December 2004 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : FROM OUR ARCHIVES December 6, 2004. In this age of globalisation and Free Trade we are told we need to label our precious products. Therefore we should make sure that our "Made in Tonga" stamp sticks as Tongan youth move overseas to pursue their careers. Tonga has to handle its citizenship issue carefully. After years of being relaxed with the dual citizenship issue, why is government now disowning Tongans who have made us proud in the world sporting arena? - Editor's Comment by Pesi Fonua.2 comments
