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Sunday 20 December 1998 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Britain's Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, came to Tonga on November 18-19, 1998, to visit King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV and renew the personal friendship between the two Royal families. Photos by Pesi Fonua From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. -
Sunday 20 December 1998 10:50am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s new High Temperature Forced Air Treatment machine at the Fua‘amotu Airport, could be processing tons of fruit daily for export, but it is lying idle most of the time because there is no export produce to be treated. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998.
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Sunday 20 December 1998 10:50am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Ms Prue Townsend, (pictured second from left) from the Whitireia Polytech Institute, New Zealand visited Tonga in November to run a workshop on paper-making, in what was a joint project with the ‘Aloua Ma‘a Tonga Association. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Premium content -
Sunday 20 December 1998 10:40am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Wedding bells rang for Prince ‘Uluvalu Ngu Takeivulai Tuku‘aho, 48, and Kaimana Hauoli-‘o-Kuini Aleamotu‘a,38, who were married at the Centenary Church Nuku‘alofa on November 29. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Premium content -
Sunday 20 December 1998 10:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A $6 million Agricultural Development Program for the two Niuas and ‘Eua is underway to help growers in outlying rural communities. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Premium content -
Sunday 20 December 1998 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tonga's passport scheme has earned about $40 million for government since it was launched a decade ago, but now they have had enough of the headaches that come with it. By Pesi Fonua. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 14, December 1998. Premium content -
Sunday 20 December 1998 10:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : What could be the impact on Tonga of the merging of Mobile Oil and Exon? Stalini Naufahu, the president of Three Stars, a Tongan company that is the sole distributor of Mobile Oil in Tonga said, “very little in the immediate future, but the good news for Tonga is that Mobile is going to build six major distributing centres in the region, and they are awaiting for a go-ahead from the Tongan Government.” From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Premium content -
Sunday 20 December 1998 9:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s biggest hotels face closure before the year 2000. The Pacific Royale Hotel, the International Dateline Hotel, the Friendly Islander Motel and the Royal Sunset Resort are fighting an up-hill battle to keep their doors open, and to remain in business. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Premium content -
Sunday 20 December 1998 9:20am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tonga‘s 1999 parliamentary election is set for March 10 for the nobles and March 11 for the people. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Premium content -
Sunday 20 December 1998 9:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tonga's economic downturn will not be turned around until the island country finds a way to get seriously into exports as a way of life. Incentives to attract investors and motivation to make people work remain elusive goals, while waiting for a plan of action. By Pesi Fonua. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Premium content -
Sunday 20 December 1998 9:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Europeans can't get enough of the South Pacific's natural tranquilizer. Kava, the root that makes an intoxicating beverage by the same name, and icon of the laid back lifestyle of the South Pacific Islands, has become a hot product. This year, 1998, the demand for kava could not be met by any of the kava growing countries in the Pacific. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Premium content -
Sunday 20 December 1998 9:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The noble title Tuita was bestowed on Captain Ma‘ulupekotofa Tuita on December 11, following the death of Baron Tuita of ‘Utungake in Nuku‘alofa on November 8. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Premium content -
Sunday 20 December 1998 1:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Introducing a new Malaysian building material to Tonga—asbestos free cement—were Lee Chong Poh and James Tang, of the UAC Berhard, of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was their first visit to Tonga. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Premium content -
Sunday 20 December 1998 1:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Development Bank introduced a Venture Capital Scheme in 1993, but that is now on hold according to ‘Etikeni Samani, a senior assistant manager in human resource development and administration. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Premium content -
Sunday 20 December 1998 1:00am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tevita Vaikona, the British Super League star player was in Tonga for 17 days during November. He did not waste any time getting home to ‘Uiha, in Ha‘apai, “where as soon as the sun sets, the only thing to do is to go to sleep, there are no night clubs and no bars.” Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Premium content -
Thursday 1 October 1998 4:14pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The value of the Tongan pa‘anga has continued to drop against the currencies of Tonga’s major trading partners during the past eight months. Premium content -
Saturday 26 September 1998 12:00pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : It was important for Tonga to make up its mind on whether to link its legal practices to the British legal system or to the Australian and New Zealand legal system, Laki Niu, the president of the Tongan Law Society told a dinner to mark the end of the 1998 Tonga Court of Appeal. Premium content -
Saturday 26 September 1998 12:00pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Mr Justice Gordon Ward, who was Chief Justice for Tonga 1992-1995 will return as Chief Justice starting on November 16 under local appointment. When Mr Justice Ward left Tonga in 1995, it also concluded a 90-year working relationship between Tonga and the United Kingdom. Premium content -
Saturday 26 September 1998 12:00pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Neiafu, Vava‘u is undergoing a $7 million pa‘anga face lift, and will soon have a new market, a new town jetty, and a wharf complex including a cargo shed and a passenger shelter. Premium content -
Saturday 26 September 1998 11:30am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The musical works of Queen Salote Tupou III are being revived by four guardians of Tongan history and culture, Dr Melenaite Taumoefolau, Dr Adrienne L. Kaeppler, Princess Nanasipau‘u Tuku‘aho, and Dr Elizabeth Wood Ellem who are compiling all the poems and songs that were written by the late Queen. Premium content
