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Monday 23 November 2009 10:04am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HE Mr Michel Monnier, the French non-resident Ambassador to Tonga, visited Tonga last week and had an audience with HM King George Tupou V in Nuku'alofa.
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Monday 23 November 2009 9:30am
Salt Lake City-Utah, USA : 'Akau'ola wishes to get his cake and eat it, too: He likes endless publicity about himself, but he does not want questions from the media about what he's doing (in public service) at the expense of the public. -Sione A. Mokofisi Premium content -
Sunday 22 November 2009 10:45am
: Bringing the Tonga energy roadmap to the table as a priority issue is a significant and positive step by government and thank you for the comprehensive coverage. - Sefita Hao'uli Premium content -
Sunday 22 November 2009 9:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Please ask both editors of the critical letters to contact me and offer their advice or criticism of how Government is dealing with a fundamental issue that relates to all the people of the Kingdom and what they think is the best way to deal with these issues. I personally believe we can all contribute to solving this problem but let's do it properly and not through the political realm of the media. - 'Akau'ola Premium content -
Saturday 21 November 2009 6:30pm
Salt Lake City-Utah, USA : Besides being puzzled by the remarkable scientific pronouncements by PM Dr. Sevele and Renewable Energy Coordinator, 'Akau'ola in Vava'u (10 donors . . . 19 Nov 2009), this journalist was also alarmed by the popularity of the Princess Ashika wreckage video showing back in Nuku'alofa. -Sione A. Mokofisi Premium content -
Thursday 19 November 2009 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a quest to reduce Tonga's total reliance on imported fuel, the Tonga government this week took a positive step forward when 10 representatives of donor countries and agencies gave their support to an Interim Technical Report, which outlined the basis for a Tonga Energy Roadmap for the next decade. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 November 2009 1:12pm
Nuku alofa,Tonga : IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping the government of Tonga set up an electronic company registry to improve business registration procedures and support the formalization of business, in particular small and medium sized enterprises. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 November 2009 1:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Police Hon. Dr. Viliami Tau Tangi officially opened the Tonga Police Commissioned Officers Annual Conference on Tuesday 17 November 2009. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 6:54pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : The Tonga government has set a target to supply 50% of Tonga's electricity generation from renewable sources within three years, according to an interim report presented to a Tonga Energy Roadmap Meeting in Vava'u this week. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 6:17pm
Taunga, Vava'u : Delegates to the Tongan Energy Roadmap Meeting in Vava'u this week were welcomed by Tongan Prime Minister Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele at Taunga Island on November 15, for Sunday lunch. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 6:10pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : The Chatham Pacific Airline was allowed to make two special flights between Tongatapu and Vava'u on Sunday November 15 after low cloud forced cancelled of two Saturday flights. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 5:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government Procurement Committee, whose primary job is to ensure Government is procuring goods at a reasonable price and of appropriate quality, was left in the dark when Cabinet made the decision to purchase the MV Princess Ashika ferry from Fiji in April earlier this year, the Ashika Inquiry was told on Friday. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 5:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There was nothing extraordinary about the weather conditions in the area where the MV Princess Ashika was sailing on its final voyage on August 5, 2009, and it was fairly normal conditions in Tonga, confirmed the Director of Meteorology for the Ministry of Transport 'Ofa Fa'anunu on November 13. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 3:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of people filled the Fa'onelua Convention Centre for the first public viewing of the MV Princess Ashika wreckage video at 4:30 pm on Friday, November 13, pushing through the doors to get seats while others sat on the floor, while many more waited outside the gates for a second screening. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 12:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A marine officer has testified that he informed the former Minister of Transport, Paul Karalus, that the MV Princess Ashika was not a good vessel after its first sailing on July 4. Premium content -
Sunday 15 November 2009 5:30am
Sydney, Australia : Kataki pe matanga kau faka-tulou atu ki he'ene 'Afio mo Hou'eiki, kia Ha'a Matapule pea moe Tonga kotoa, kae 'ata keta po-talanoa 'i he loto fale ko 'Tau'ataina 'ia Totonu'. Me'apango pe koe 'ikai keu si'i malava 'o liliu faka-Pilitania 'eku fakakaukau ke a'u atu ki ha'a ako mo ha'a 'ilo, kae tuku pe mu'a keu feinga ki he lelei taha . -Mohetau Kasitati -
Friday 13 November 2009 6:00am
Pago Pago, American Samoa : The fact that Mokofisi seems to forget is that it is one thing to have a "God given rights" and it is another issue all together to exercise these rights. Tonga's women realize that they have the "right to choose" their actions but will not be able to choose the consequences of these choices. -Sione Lousiale Kava Premium content -
Friday 13 November 2009 5:30am
Salt Lake City-Utah, USA : Economist Mr. Daniel K. Fale's rationalization (Tonga's land law . . . 05 Nov 2009) is a typical Tongan male excuse in denying women their "God-given rights" to own land in Tonga.-Sione A. Mokofisi Premium content -
Thursday 12 November 2009 10:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The eagerly awaited final report of Tonga's Constitutional and Electoral Commission released this week, contains some 80 recommendations on how to structure a new system of government for Tonga. While there are no surprises, the Commission does voice a concern over an apparent lack of understanding of its aims and the actual contents of its reports by some of the members of the House, who will be trusted with making the final decision on the new structure. By Pesi Fonua2 comments Premium content -
Thursday 12 November 2009 5:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 70 year old passenger who survived the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika but lost his wife and young daughter, told the Royal Commission of Inquiry this morning that during the fatal voyage he had asked Captain Maka Tuputupu to return to Nuku'alofa after seeing water coming through the ramp on the cargo deck. Premium content
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