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Friday 15 December 2006 9:30am
San Francisco, USA : On April 14, 1977; Prince Fatafehi Tu'ipelehake, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Armistead I. Shelton Jr., the Ambassador of the United States signed an Extradition Treaty. This Extradition Treaty is a formal process to legalize and facilitate the deportation of criminals of Tongan decent from the United States to Tonga and vice versa. - Siosaia Fatani
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Thursday 14 December 2006 7:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Delays in the arrests of the ring leaders of the mob, who destroyed the Nuku'alofa CBD on November 16, means that Tonga's emergency powers and the restricted zone must remain in force, a meeting of displaced business people was told on Tuesday. Premium content -
Thursday 14 December 2006 7:50pm
: It gives us some comfort to know that Tongans abroad are united in condemning the violence and destruction to our beloved Kingdom. Initially established as a well-meaning political quest, the pro-democracy movement has in recent years been infiltrated by self-interest and misconceived democratic principles. We have poured our heart out in shock and grief for the innocent and the general population who will quietly suffer the consequences. - ‘Inoke Fotu Hu‘akau Premium content -
Thursday 14 December 2006 7:33pm
New Zealand : Fkmalo atu 'Etita e mau faingamalie ni kae tuku mu...a ke u fklavelave atu ai kihe tohi a Mr. Joe. E Joe kai te u lave'i pe ko e liliu mamalie fe 'oku ke tapakaki mai ki ai? Naaku fanongo he letio 531 na'e lea ai e tagata'eiki pea na'e pehe 'e he tagata'eiki koeni tokua na'e 'osi temokalati pe a Tonga ia talu meihe 1880 tupu. - Mosese Fineanganofo Premium content -
Thursday 14 December 2006 7:26pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : I was informed this morning by my contact at OTICIDE (Office of Territorial and International Criminal Intelligence and Drug Enforcement) that a notorious gang banger and rapist of Tongan decent is being deported to Tonga from New Zealand. This deportee has spent up to 14 years in jail. OTICIDE is the arm of the FBI and INTERPOL in the Pacific. - Lousiale Kava Premium content -
Wednesday 13 December 2006 3:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : By this morning, the Tonga Police had arrested a total of 702 suspects involved in the violent riot that destroyed central Nuku'alofa on November 16. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 December 2006 10:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There will be no Santa Claus or Christmas shopping in Central Nuku'alofa this year while the area remains a ghost town. Premium content -
Monday 11 December 2006 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new rubbish tip Tapuhia at Vaini, was officially handed over to the Government on Tonga on Friday December 8 but it will not be operational until 2007. Premium content -
Friday 8 December 2006 5:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police have identified the remains of a second victim of the seven people confirmed to have died in the fire that gutted the Shoreline Building set alight by arsonists on November 16. Premium content -
Friday 8 December 2006 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Some 638 suspects were arrested and over 500 have been charged by the Tonga Police for arson, theft and other offences relating to their participation in the destruction of the Nuku'alofa business centre on November 16. Premium content -
Friday 8 December 2006 5:29pm
Kolofo'ou,Nuku'alofa,Tonga : Since Nov 16, I have not been able to rest nor sleep with peace contemplating the fate of our beloved country and the future of my children as Tongans. I have never been appalled and ashamed to be a Tongan in my whole life but at the same time I have been very relieved to see that a great number of Tongans have denounced what happened and hold the "pro-democracy" leaders responsible for the events of Nov 16th. - Tonu Melino Premium content -
Friday 8 December 2006 5:03pm
Auckland, New Zealand : 'Oku 'ikai ko ha mate ia na'e pau ke hoko 'e Mosese, ka ko e mate ko ia ko e ola ia 'o e ta'e fkpotopoto mo e ta'e maa'usia 'i he fkkaukau 'a e me'a totonu mo lelei pea tuha mo taau ke fai. Kimu'a ke te fkhoko ha fkkaukau, 'oku totonu ma'u pe ke te 'uluaki vakai'i pe koeha e ola 'e ma'u ai (consequences) 'e lelei pe kovi; 'e mole ai ha mo'ui pe 'ikai, 'e tu'utamaki ai e fonua pe 'ikai, etc etc etc. - Joe Naulilo Premium content -
Friday 8 December 2006 6:14am
San Mateo, California, USA : Now that the fires in Nuku‘alofa are distinguished it seems there may be smoldering embers still in our midst. Since the burial of King Tupou IV, it is amazing how quickly and deep-distant the downward spiral of Tonga morale has come. And the news each day from Tonga isn't getting better, and the forecast for the immediate future seems bleak too. - ‘Alipate Sanft Premium content -
Thursday 7 December 2006 6:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku'alofa tourism operators this afternoon agreed to form a Special Task Force to make plans on how the tourism industry can move forward following the destruction of the Nuku'alofa business centre on November 16. Premium content -
Thursday 7 December 2006 6:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga government has increased its subsidies to the shipping and air services between the two Niuas and, Vava'u and Tongatapu, for the rest of the 2006-07 financial year. Premium content -
Thursday 7 December 2006 6:26pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand has rejected Australia's latest proposal for a common currency, with the Minister of Finance Micahel Cullen saying it was never a consideration. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 December 2006 10:37pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : Pea fakatapu atu ki he ngaahi tu'unga kotoa 'oku totonu mo fa'a fakatapua 'i he ha'ofanga kae 'ata mo'oku e faingamalieni ke fai atu ha fietokoni fiematamu'a mei he fu'u maka ko Tutu'ila 'o e tu'i Manu'a. - Lousiale Kava Premium content -
Wednesday 6 December 2006 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : No formal complaints have been made to Tonga's Ministry of Health following reports that suspects held in connection with the events of 16/11 had been beaten by police and members of the Tonga Defence Service while in custody. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 December 2006 1:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Damage to businesses in Tonga on 16/11 amounted to nearly T$123.5 million, with 153 businesses affected, and 697 job losses, according to the latest figures from the Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries today. -
Wednesday 6 December 2006 9:05am
Long Beach, California, USA : Kuo ta'u laai 'a e anga ta'e faka'apa'apa mo e 'ulungaanga ta'e miingao 'a 'Akilisi Pohiva, 'o a'u pe ki he'ene talaki `i Pangai Si`i te ne fa`ao fakamalohi `a e mafai mei he Pule`anga. Na`a ne kaungaafai pea mo `Uliti Uata, `Isi Pulu, Clive Edwards, pea mo Lepolo Taunisila. Na`e kei kohutu`u `a Nuku`alofa, kuo nau hu fakamalohi ki he Letio Tonga `o fakamafola `enau ikuna `i he fakalea ta`e ufi mo matu`aki fiematamu`a mo`oni. - 'Ofa ki Tonga Premium content
