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Tonga Customs Service -Operation "Bullet"
Sunday, 1 August 2010, 3:30 pm | Government of Tonga
The Customs & Trade Division of the Ministry for Revenue Services has been undertaking an operation targeting high risk sea freight consignments to detect the introduction of counterfeit goods, under-valued or misdescribed goods and other breaches. More >>
Tonga Customs Service -Operation "Bullet"
Saturday, 31 July 2010, 3:27 pm | Government of Tonga
The Customs & Trade Division of the Ministry for Revenue Services has been undertaking an operation targeting high risk sea freight consignments to detect the introduction of counterfeit goods, under-valued or misdescribed goods and other breaches of Customs ... More >>
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Saturday, 31 July 2010, 3:23 pm | Government of Tonga
The Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon Feleti Vaka’uta Sevele, launched the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report on Tonga at a short ceremony on 26 July at the International Dateline Hotel, after receiving an official copy from Dr. Leon Fourie, Dean of the ... More >>
Tongan Soldiers are going to Afghanistan
Saturday, 31 July 2010, 3:22 pm | Government of Tonga
Parliament voted unanimously on 27 July to send Tongan soldiers to Afghanistan in response to a request from the British Government. The vote was taken after a lengthy and non-acrimonious debate took place in Parliament following a briefing by a team ... More >>
Govt Statement On Attorney General’s Resignation
Sunday, 2 May 2010, 10:11 am | Government of Tonga
“The Attorney General, Mr. John Cauchi, has submitted his resignation over issues upon which he and the Government may have different or incompatible views. More >>
Prime Minister’s Concession Allows For Reform
Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 6:26 pm | Government of Tonga
The Prime Minister, on Tuesday (20 April), conceded by withdrawing the Cabinet’s submission on constituency boundaries in order to allow for the smooth passage through the Legislative Assembly of legislation to allow the general elections to take place. More >>
Interim Ferry Arrives In Nuku’alofa
Saturday, 17 April 2010, 10:47 am | Government of Tonga
The interim ferry, the Ajang Subuh, berthed at Queens Salote wharf this morning on its delivery voyage from Malaysia, under the command of New Zealander, Captain Denis Nisbett, with a crew of twelve. More >>
Statement on Ashika Royal Commission Report
Saturday, 10 April 2010, 11:39 am | Government of Tonga
“His Majesty’s Government, having studied the report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the loss of the MV Princess Ashika and the subsequent tragic loss of life, is satisfied that all ... More >>
Tonga’s Royal Patron for Whales
Monday, 6 October 2008, 1:35 pm | Government of Tonga
Vava’u, Tonga, 3 October 2008 - In honour of the Tongan Royal Family’s commitment to protecting whales, Her Royal Highness Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita was officially declared the Royal Patron for Whales in the Kingdom of Tonga today ... More >>
Tonga: King George Tupou V Grants Honours
Friday, 1 August 2008, 9:52 am | Government of Tonga
Over two hundred people from many parts of Tongan society and overseas friends of the Kingdom today received the first awards in a new national honours system introduced by His Majesty King George Tupou V. More >>
King George Tupou V: Monarch For A Time Of Change
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 11:02 am | Government of Tonga
King George Tupou V, the ruler of the South Pacific nation of Tonga, sees himself as an architect of change inspired by a vision of a Kingdom reborn, helping to guide his country through a period of political and economic reform for the 21st century. More >>
Ko 'Ene 'Afio Kingi Siaosi Tupou V (King Of Tonga)
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 10:51 am | Government of Tonga
Mei he 'Ofisi Palemia, Nuku'alofa: Ko Kingi Siaosi Tupou V, hau 'o e fonua ko Tonga he Pasifiki Tonga, 'oku ne mokoi ke hoko ko e taulama 'o e fakatautau 'o e liliu na'e faka-finangaloa 'aki ha langi mama'o 'o ha Pule'anga kuo toe haukafa. More >>
The Geneology Of King George Tupou V Of Tonga
Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 4:24 am | Government of Tonga
King George is the progeny of 3 royal bloodlines, which emerged from a civilisation nearly 3,000 years old: Tu’i Tonga, Tu’i Ha’atakalaua and Tu’i Kanokupolu. King George is the 23rd Tu’i Kanokupolu, the transcendent source of authority. More >>
A King who reigned until the end
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 11:37 am | Government of Tonga
Deputy Prime Minister Honourable Viliami Tangi officially announced the death of His Majesty the King in Tonga today. His Majesty the King Taufa’ahau Tupou currently rests at Lambert Fountain Mortuary in Papakura, Auckland. There will be a convoy ... More >>
Tongan PM Visits
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 9:45 am | Government of Tonga
Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele, Tonga's Prime Minister arrives in New Zealand on his first official visit to meet with the Prime Minister, Helen Clark. More >>
Shoreline
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 4:06 pm | Government of Tonga
The Government is pleased to be working with the Shoreline Group in securing the best ownership structure and regulatory framework for Tonga’s electricity sector. More >>
Tonga Government Approves Two Newspaper Licences
Tuesday, 17 August 2004, 8:22 am | Government of Tonga
Tongan Government Approves Newspaper Licences For (1) Taimi ‘O Vava’u Ltd And (2) Dateline News More >>
