New Petroleum Prices for January – February 2012

The Competent Authority has approved the new petroleum prices for January – February 2012 to be effective from Monday 16^th January 2012 and therefore wish to notify the public accordingly.

 Retail price for petrol product have increased and prices for diesel and kerosene have decreased compared to the prices of December 2011-January 2012. The retail price for January – February 2012 for Petrol have slightly increased by 1.32 seniti/litre to $2.71 per litre (equivalent to 0.49% increase). Kerosene have slightly decreased by 5.89 seniti/litre to $2.23 per litre (equivalent to -2.57% reductions) and Diesel have slightly decreased by 4.94 seniti to $2.87 per litre (equivalent to -1.69% reductions). The wholesale price for Diesel for Power decreased by -4.93 seniti/litre to $2.00 per litre (equivalent to 2.39% reduction).

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London Kava Club: Financial Assistance To High School Students in Tonga

 To provide financial relief to Tongan families that are struggling to pay school fees and meet education costs for their children, the ‘Kalapu Lonitoni’ – a small Kava Tonga club in London, have donated £2,700.00 (approximately TOP 7,255.00) to six secondary schools in Tongatapu (i.e. Tonga High School, Tonga College, Tailulu College, Tupou College, Tupou High Tertiary Institute, ‘Apifo’ou College ) and three secondary schools in Vava’u (i.e. St Peter Chanel College (Kelana), Mailefihi & Siulikutapu College and Tailulu College). Each school will receive £300.00 (about TOP806.00) of financial relief.

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Hon. ‘Isileli Pulu Welcomes Samoa Accession at the WTO 8th Ministerial Conference in Geneva

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“Hon. ‘Isileli Pulu Appointed as Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries” 01st September 2011

Consequent to so

Former Minister for LCI, Hon. Lisiate ‘Aloveita ‘Akolo who is the new Minister for Police, Prisons and Fire Services commenced work today.

Hon. Pulu of Mango, Ha’apai and Ma’ufanga, Tongatapu

The Princess Regent, Her Royal Highness, Princess Salote Mafile’o Pilolevu Tuita has accepted the recommendation from the Prime Minister, Lord Tu’ivakano to appoint Hon ‘Uliti Uata as the Minister of Health on 25th January 2011.
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Fisheries remains key to Pacific trade negotiations

[Port Moresby, PNG – Monday 8^th August 2011] The Pacific’s fish stocks remain instrumental to the region’s negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU).

The Pacific African, Caribbean and Pacific (PACP) Fisheries and Trade Ministers are meeting today in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, with the aim of considering various fisheries-related issues arising from the PACP-EU EPA negotiations. Read more