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Tuesday 17 August 2004 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : During proceedings on the Bill for a National Accreditation and Qualification Act a People's Rep. pointed out that the 30 year old Regulation for the Education Act of 1974 had not been tabled into the House. The Minister of Justice replied that the Regulation the member was referring to had been passed [by Cabinet] and was in use but it was awaiting to be tabled into the House. By Pesi Fonua
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Monday 16 August 2004 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's FlyNiu Airline is fighting a sudden government decision to revoke its domestic air licence under a new one airline policy for Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 16 August 2004 12:00pm
Washington D.C., U.S.A : The following is a fact sheet from the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Non-proliferation on the Australia Group, which was created in 1984 to combat the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons. Premium content -
Sunday 15 August 2004 6:13pm
London, United Kingdom : As a prospective visitor from the United Kingdom intending to stay in your Kingdom during January 05 I had hoped that after the demise of Royal Tongan Airlines the authorities would have learnt some basic lessons. - David Chapman -
Friday 13 August 2004 3:38pm
Athens, Greece : Tonga's Olympic team and officials for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. Premium content -
Friday 13 August 2004 10:16am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Trade relations between Tonga and the Peoples' Republic of China reached a new height this week, with the first visit to Tonga by a high level trade delegation from China to assess investment opportunities in power supply, information technology, agriculture, import and export. They also included banking and risk management officials. Premium content -
Friday 13 August 2004 10:00am
Canberra, Australia : HIV/AIDS is a global emergency. Around the world 20 million people, almost three times the population of the Pacific, have died already. A further 38 million are now living with the disease. Premium content -
Friday 13 August 2004 9:36am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Heneli Saafi 21, was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury of seven at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, August 13. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 August 2004 5:00pm
Athens, Greece : The Olympic countdown is on for Tongan archer Sifa Taumoepeau in Athens who faces a world ranking competition on Thursday 12 August. He will then shoot on Monday in his first Olympic match play, a knock out competition. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 August 2004 1:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A scuffle and fist fight took place between the two members. The Speaker called for the members to settle down, then expressed his shame on the language used and what had happened in the House. Minute No. 26, Wednesday July 28 Premium content -
Wednesday 11 August 2004 10:15am
London, UK : I have recently taken up work with a sports management company called athletes1, based in London. I am in charge of the Rugby Union division which means that I am currently the agent for about 40 professional rugby players, finding clubs for them, sponsorship deals, helping them with their finances, etc. My love for Tonga has meant that I have tried to help as many Tongan players as possible. - Tom Fowler Premium content -
Tuesday 10 August 2004 3:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : From the House, Minute No. 25. Tuesday July 27. The Minister of Finance said that the Sales Tax would be terminated and replaced with a Consumption Tax next year and small businesses would not be required to keep any records. He said that the method of collecting taxes would be different. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 August 2004 3:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21 year old man who thought he was helping a young couple to meet in secret, is now facing manslaughter charges in the Tongan Supreme Court this week, after the couple died in a fatal motor accident in January 2003. Premium content -
Monday 9 August 2004 2:15pm
Canberra, Australia : The Tongan Defence Service is to help Australia provide housing facilities to Australian Aborigines. Announcing the scheme, the Australian Defence Minister, Senator Robert Hill, said the Defence Department.'s Aboriginal Army Community Assistance Program (AACAP) will be boosted with engineers from the Tonga Defence Service (TDS) joining Army's 21 Construction Squadron from next week. Premium content -
Monday 9 August 2004 10:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : From the House, Minute no. 24, Monday July 26. 'Uliti Uata queried the logic of the penalties for the non-payment of income tax. He said that Inland Revenue Department has been forwarding their assessment of income taxes from 1997 up to 2003 and demanding the payment of penalties and interest. Premium content -
Friday 6 August 2004 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When the Ministry of Civil Aviation announced on Tuesday, August 3, that by August 15 only one airline will be operating Tonga's domestic air service, it sparked off another national economic and political turmoil.- by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Friday 6 August 2004 2:15pm
Suva, Fiji : o SANZAR has turned down the possibility of the Pacific Islanders team being allowed to join the Super 12 competition? by Professor Wadan Narsey Premium content -
Thursday 5 August 2004 2:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's second military contingent for the Solomon Islands returned home on July 27, after completing their six-months tenure of peace keeping duty. Premium content -
Thursday 5 August 2004 2:00pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands : Tongan Military Contingent to the Solomons during the Farewell Military Parade held on the Honiara International Airport grounds, to celebrate the one year anniversary of the arrival of RAMSI in the Solomons, July 24. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Wednesday 4 August 2004 4:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Minute No. 23 The trouble with the illegal practice of double invoicing, $3 million unpaid Sales Tax, Sea Star Company owed $3.7 million to government, Sea Star borrowed $600,000 from the Tonga National Trust Fund. From the House. By Pesi Fonua Premium content
