Tonga News

“Among the big hurdles is that we are trying to be a representative voice for a range of issues as broad as can be imagined”

Monday, 12 May 2008, 2:04 pm Press Release: Media Statement PRESS RELEASE For immediate release 12 May 2008 – Two young people from the Pacific have just been chosen by their peers to lead the ... via Scoop

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Nuku'alofa , Tonga: A CHARITY Musical Concert will be held to celebrate the 60th birthday of HM King George Tupou V and his cousin HRH Princess Siu'ilukitapu on Friday evening May 9 at the Consular House in ... via Matangi Tonga

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Coronation to go ahead as political discontent ebbs Hundreds of VIPs expected at Pacific island ceremony The tiny Pacific nation of Tonga has started planning lavish celebrations for the coronation of its ... via Guardian Unlimited

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The secretary-general of the 16-member Pacific Islands Forum, Greg Urwin, has resigned, according to a media report. via Fijilive

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Tonga coronation set to cost $4m - report The coronation of Tonga's King George Tupou V later this year is expected to cost the country more than $NZ4 million. via XtraMSN Real Estate

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Greg Urwin, the secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, has formally tendered his resignation to the chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, the PACNEWS reported on Tuesday. via People's Daily Online

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“The basic principle of justice is that cases should be disposed immediately and like what Martin Luther King Jr said, 'justice delayed is justice denied', and we want to avoid this.”

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: THE Tonga Government, with support from the Commonwealth Secretariat, is to appoint a third Supreme Court Judge for a period of two years on Wednesday, May 7. Mr Justice Shuster will be ... via Matangi Tonga

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Auckland 6am: Tonga's pro-democracy candidates captured an overwhelming seventy percent of the vote in last Thursday's election. via Planet Tonga Newswire

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NUKUALOFA From The Economist print edition The "commoners" elect some combative democratic leaders THE faltering transition in Tonga from monarchy to democracy took another step forward with an election on ... via The Economist

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The drought in Australia and New Zealand, combined with the high cost of fuel, has begun hitting hard on many consumers in the Pacific.In the Kingdom of Tonga a quick comparison show's the price of imported ... via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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