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Wednesday 22 July 2009 9:59am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Please allow me to respond to the accusation by the Langafonua Tu'uloa Party that the Government is being disrespectful of the Commission by amending the Constitution so as to enable Nobles' and People's Representatives appointed to Cabinet to retain their seats in the current Legislative Assembly.
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Wednesday 22 July 2009 8:45am
Sydney, Australia : A report released today has helped overcome the problem of Chinese secrecy. Individuals working in a range of areas across the region have supplied detailed lists of China's aid projects which has allowed for the most precise look at its overall approach to aid in the Pacific to date. - Fergus Hanson Premium content -
Tuesday 21 July 2009 11:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nine Tongan beauties have registered to compete in the 2009 Miss Heilala Pageant that began with a Pageant Orientation program this afternoon at the Heilala Village on a cool rainy day in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 July 2009 10:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Marist dominated for the first time the Premier Division of the Tonga Football Association's 2009 Major League Competition to win the $3,000 pa'anga grand prize on Saturday, July 11. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 July 2009 10:11pm
Sia'atoutai, Nuku'alofa : Tonga's Sia'atoutai Theological College witnessed a special ceremony on July 15 as the ashes of a former principal, the late Rev. Ronald Archibald William Woodgate and his wife Ruth Elizabeth Woodgate were buried in a memorial in the college grounds. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 July 2009 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's official Foreign Reserves held by the National Reserve Bank for June rose by $4.2 million pa'anga to $136.3 million, the highest so far for the year. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 July 2009 6:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There are a couple of viable renewable options available for Tonga, one being the burning of Saafa grass to drive steam turbines which could produce cheap electricity as does the burning of 1 million tons of straw each year in Denmark. Burning grass is CO2 neutral because the grass takes the same amount of CO2 out of the air while growing, as is returned to the atmosphere when it is burned. Indeed this option entitles the user to Carbon credits. Saafa could produce electricity for less than the diesel component alone in the current electricity price. -Peter Goldstern Premium content -
Monday 20 July 2009 5:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The two cases that the Court of Appeal has not passed its judgement on included a criminal appeal made by People's Representatives 'Akilisi Pohiva, 'Isileli Pulu, William Clive Edwards, 'Uliti Uata and a former PR Lepolo Taunisila against a decision made by Justice Andrew in March granting Crown the right to file amended indictments against them. Premium content -
Monday 20 July 2009 5:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Court of Appeal in passing judgements on Friday, July 10 upheld an appeal allowing a woman who was defamed by a policeman to recover costs. Premium content -
Monday 20 July 2009 5:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :TONGA'S Court of Appeal in passing judgements on Friday, July 10 upheld two appeals related to defamation - in one case overturning a conviction for defamation against the publisher of the Kele'a.
The Court of Appeal sat with Justices J Burchett, J Salmon and J Moore on July 3.
Kele'a
The first appeal was between Siosiua Po'oi Pohiva, the Publisher of the weekly Kele'a newspaper v the Crown.
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Monday 20 July 2009 11:30am
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Monday 20 July 2009 10:00am
Geneva, Switzerland :A group of vulnerable island States formally announced today that they are co-sponsoring a proposal to phase down "super greenhouse gases" known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the Montreal Protocol ozone treaty.
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Friday 17 July 2009 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :IT is important that the Leaders of Tonga know what they are doing because the happiness and prosperity of the country will depend on their good judgement.
Tupou I decided wisely when he granted his people land, freedom, a Constitutional Government and the concept of the rule of law way back in 1775, when most of the people in the world did not have the right to vote.
Today our Government and Parliament do not seemed to know what they are doing, and is an embarrassment to the people and the King of Tonga.
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Thursday 16 July 2009 10:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With a colourful float parade on July 15, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints for the first time joined in Tonga's annual Heilala Festival. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Thursday 16 July 2009 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :
THE Constitutional and Electoral Commission's invitation for further written submissions closed on Monday, 6th July.The Commission's invitation for this series of written submissions was centred on the publication and dissemination of its Interim Report on the 5th of June and the Commission acknowledges the assistance of the different offices and individuals who helped in its distribution.
70 submissions were received from both individuals and groups representing a wide and varied range of public and personal interests.
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Thursday 16 July 2009 11:19am
Koror, Palau :PALAU'S Office of Special Prosecutor has filed charges against former President and Senator Tommy Remengesau Jr. for concealing several real properties during his term as President, reports Marianas Variety.
Special Prosecutor Michael Copeland charged Mr Remengesau with 19 counts of violation of the code of ethics for transfer of several pieces of real property during his term as President of Palau. Premium content -
Thursday 16 July 2009 10:15am
Honolulu, Hawaii : In my view, it is disingenuous for Mr Goldstern to characterize what was a genuine act by the Honorable PM in his first trip to the Kingdom. I suggest that Mr. Goldstern should read up and understand the History between NZ, Australia and Tonga. - M. T. Tuaileva Premium content -
Wednesday 15 July 2009 10:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :By Linny Folau
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Wednesday 15 July 2009 10:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :TONGA has confirmed its first cases of Influenza A (H1N1) otherwise known as swine flu on Tuesday July 14.
Two Tongan women, one local and the other a visitor from Australia, are the first two confirmed laboratory cases for the virus in Tonga.
The Chief Medical Officer for Public Health, Dr Malakai
'Ake, confirmed today that the two cases were detected earlier this month between July 4-7, after they came into Vaiola Hospital seeking medical attention. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 July 2009 5:14am
Sydney, Australia : 'Etita, 'Okumalie ngaahi feme'a'aki he Fale pea fakamalo atu ho'o 'omai ke mau lave ai. Ka 'oku fakatupu fifili e ngaahi me'a 'oku hoko hotau Fale'eiki. -Samiu Sika Premium content
