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Friday 31 March 2006 3:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : FROM OUR ARCHIVES; Hon. Dr Frederick Vaka'uta Sevele, (61) has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Tonga, as from 30 March 2006, he confirmed last night, calling it, "a new era in cooperation with the private sector...who will drive the economy".9 comments
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Thursday 30 March 2006 5:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Noble Vaha'i of Fo'ui, Tongatapu, and Noble Luani of Tefisi, Vava'u, were chosen as the two new Noble's Representatives to the Tongan parliament, this morning in a by-election held at the Palace Office, Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 30 March 2006 4:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Claims by three Bangladeshi immigrant workers in Tonga, that they were mistreated have been disputed by a Nuku'alofa woman Siuni Lotaki, their caretaker and the Manager of the Pacific Group of Business Ltd, who brought the men to Tonga. The three workers told Matangi Tonga Online last week that they had been brought to Tonga on false promises and then treated like slaves, working long hours, were unpaid, locked up, and one of them was poked in the eye by their caretaker. Siuni said that the idea to set up tailoring and cafe business in Tonga was conceived by herself, her husband, Masod Ahamed Khan, and Mohammed Iftekhar Uddin in Australia. They brought in another Tongan shareholder, Sione Falemanu, who is Tonga's supervisor of prisons. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 March 2006 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Acting Prime Minister, Dr Feleti Sevele this afternoon, announced the appointment of three new Public Services commissioners, who are drawn from the private sector to replace the cabinet ministers who were running the PSC. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 March 2006 5:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The nobles of Tongatapu and Vava'u will hold a by-election tomorrow, to choose their new noble's representatives to the Tongan parliament. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 March 2006 6:57am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga prides itself as the only sovereign country in the South Pacific that was never colonised, and therefore in the 21st century we should have been able to claim the title of the most politically mature, vibrant and stable country in the region. But we are far from it. So what went wrong? Editor's Comment, by Pesi Fonua7 comments Premium content -
Monday 27 March 2006 10:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police Magistrate Peau Pifeleti this morning announced that there is a case against Noble Lasike on an alleged rape charge. Premium content -
Monday 27 March 2006 11:41am
Melbourne, Australia : It was disheartening to learn that someone has apparently given the above residence to Latufuipeka. This beautiful residence ought to be designated as the official residence of the Prime Minister of Tonga. - Sione Tapana Mangisi Premium content -
Friday 24 March 2006 6:16pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Privy Council this morning, March 24 approved the restructuring of government ministries, for a leaner government with 14 ministries to replace the existing 16 ministries on July 1. Premium content -
Friday 24 March 2006 3:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV yesterday morning, March 23, made his first public appearance in Tonga this year when he made a speech at the openeing of Vaiola Hospital's new wing, but the 87-year-old monarch who has been infirm, appeared to become distressed during the ceremony and was taken away by his concerned attendants. Premium content -
Friday 24 March 2006 3:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Vice-Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, Professor Anthony Tarr said in Nuku‘alofa on Tuesday, March 21, that a plan to expand the USP Tonga Center was currently being discussed by USP and the government of Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 23 March 2006 11:30am
Kolofo'ou, Tonga : 'Olive Ramanlal has good reasons to be alarmed by the presence of the Secretary of the Human Rights and Democracy Movement in Tonga, Mr. 'Akilisi Pohiva with two cameramen, outside her gate. In the late 1990's and in 2000, particularly during the seizure of the Chaudhury Government in Fiji, Mr. Pohiva pointed to the unrest there and talked up the threat posed by Asian immigrants here. - Electricity Consumer Premium content -
Wednesday 22 March 2006 3:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A two-day National Youth Summit of youth from ten Pacific Island countries was officially launched in Nuku‘alofa yesterday, March 21. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 March 2006 12:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The preliminary inquiry of Hon. Lasike on criminal charge of rape ended in the Nuku...alofa Magistrate's Court on Monday, March 20. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 March 2006 8:45am
Suva, Fiji : Although the Pacific has experienced conflicts and will likely do so in the future, democracy will prevail and grow much stronger in the region, believes Peter Forau, the Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. By Mary Lyn Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2006 10:11am
Auckland, New Zealand : Tonga has just won the 2006 Pacific Cup rugby league tournament in Auckland and this must be a delight to all Tongans. Malo ‘aupito to the administrators, the coach and officials and to the players too. The team has definitely lived up to its name Mate Ma‘a Tonga. - Sailosi Finau Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2006 12:12am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Bangladeshi nationals who arrived in Tonga last August after paying a businessman who promised them good jobs, higher salaries and a better life, had their dreams shattered when they found out the reality. The three told Matangi Tonga Online that they had run away from a Tongan employer who had beaten them and locked them up in her Nuku'alofa home, where they made roti and samosa to sell to schools, and occasionally sewed clothes, including police uniforms. Premium content -
Thursday 16 March 2006 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A by-election to elect two new Noble's Representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly has been set for March 30. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2006 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Residents of the scattered Ha‘apai islands in central Tonga at the best of times find it difficult to make wireless contact with the outside world, but on February 26, Ha‘apai made history when an Amateur Radio Operator, Paul Kidd of Lifuka spoke to astronaut, Bill McArthur of the International Space Station as it passed over Tonga. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2006 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan noble Lasike appeared in the Nuku‘alofa Magistrate's Court today at the beginning of a preliminary inquiry on a charge of rape of an employee at a motel he has ownership in. Premium content
