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Tuesday 18 May 2010 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Magistrate Courts have a shortage of Magistrates, with only four sitting since January this year - a dramatic decrease from about 10 Magistrates who presided in the lower court in 2009.
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Monday 17 May 2010 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 2,753 women were victims of violence in the decade 2000-09, according to Tonga Police statistics that show on average 23 women per month come to police to report an incident of physical or sexual violence; and last year four women died in domestic incidents. Premium content -
Monday 17 May 2010 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first death certificates issued for victims of the Ashika ferry sinking were issued for the late Fetaulaki Mahe (25) and his three-year-old son Filimone Monti Mahe by Chief Justice Hon Anthony Ford on May 14. Premium content -
Monday 17 May 2010 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A father from Popua, Sione Talia'uli (31) appeared at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today, May 17, charged with the murder of his four-year-old-son Tutei Talia'uli at Popua in September last year. Premium content -
Monday 17 May 2010 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I have been directed by the Honourable Speaker of the House to respectfully seek your kind cooperation in correcting some of the technical information which appears on your article titled "House leaves government to make final decision on constituency boundaries" posted on Matangitonga Online website on May 7, 2010 and related articles preceding this article. - Dr Viliami Latu, Clerk of the House. Premium content -
Friday 14 May 2010 8:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 7-month old baby girl died on Saturday May 8 from protein malnutrition - one of five cases of severe infant malnutrition presented this year at Nuku'alofa's Vaiola Hospital, where doctors are concerned this is a reflection of the economic hardship that Tonga is currently facing. Premium content -
Friday 14 May 2010 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Changing Tonga's laws to better protect women against domestic violence is the essence of the first National Consultation on Advocacy Strategies for Advancing Legislative Change to Address Violence against Women which will be opened in Nuku'alofa on Monday May 17. Premium content -
Friday 14 May 2010 7:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Governor of Vava'u, Noble Luani (50) who died suddenly in Neiafu, Vava'u, on May 12 is to be buried at his estate Malapo in Tongatapu, next week. Premium content -
Friday 14 May 2010 5:52pm
Washington D. C. , U.S.A. : On May 6, 2010, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation1 with Tonga on a lapse of time basis. Under the IMFs lapse of time procedures, the Executive Board completes Article IV consultations without convening formal discussions. -International Monetary Fund, Public Information Notice Premium content -
Friday 14 May 2010 2:17pm
Fiji : While is true that legal ideology is underpinned by various philosophy and values, the appointment of judicial offices must be seen as neutral and remain neutral. You cannot have appointments of judicial officers infested with politics and then later expect the judiciary to fully function without political interference especially in small developing nations in the Pacific. - F. Kavaha'apai. Premium content -
Friday 14 May 2010 11:30am
Salt Lake City-Utah, USA : Mr Senituli Penitani throws in the "abortion" issue to the discussion of judiciary independence hoping to "muddy the water". Reminding Mr. Penitani that I never stated a preference for the American System of justice. I wrote that whichever system Tonga selects (Westminster: British, NZ, etc. American, or Australia: hybrid American-Westminster), they all share a common respect for the "independence" of the Judiciary. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi. Premium content -
Thursday 13 May 2010 5:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two former employees at the Forum Travel office in Nuku'alofa have been charged with forgery and the embezzlement of $300,000 pa'anga. Premium content -
Thursday 13 May 2010 5:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two people are currently being kept in police custody after being arrested by Tonga Police and charged with trafficking persons into Tonga, particularly young women for sexual exploitation. Premium content -
Thursday 13 May 2010 2:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Polynesian countries collectively have a high death rate from breast cancer because of late detection of the disease, Mr Paul Kitchen MA MB BS FRACS, a breast cancer surgeon from Australia said in Nuku'alofa this week. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 May 2010 7:58pm
Nomuka, Ha'apai,Tonga : Proponents of "living constitutions" are progressive justices who believe that the meaning of the constitution evolves. No judicial or political puppeteer exists in American judiciary, only judicial oligarchy. How can we be sure that Tonga will be secured from what is happening in America as millions of babies are permitted by Judiciary to be executed through abortion in the name of liberty and personal freedoms? - Senituli Penitani. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 May 2010 6:54pm
Hawaii,USA : Please allow me to respond to Soni Uatas letter, "Mr Cauchi: A captain abandoning ship."Did you really want him to stay and serve at the pleasure of the king, or as an independent prosecutor? How can anyone accomplish anything at all if he is blind folded with mouth taped and his hands are tied behind his back Mr. Uata? You can explain to me but only one type of people that can still perform well in the situation mentioned above . . . puppets. - 'Aisea T. Tu'ikolovatu. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 May 2010 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 81st Annual Church Conference of the Church of Tonga is currently being held in Nuku'alofa from May 10-14, a week of prayer services and feasting. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Wednesday 12 May 2010 6:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tautahi Gold is currently at the top of its game at the 2010 Pacific Rugby Cup with two wins and no loss. Their latest win was against the Savaii Samoa 16-14 on May 10 in Fiji. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 May 2010 5:45pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : The Governor of Vava'u, Noble Luani (50) is confirmed to have passed away suddenly early this morning, May 12, at his residence in Neiafu, Vava'u. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 May 2010 4:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Customs Officer from Halaleva, Tevita Pati Kata (42) was today found guilty of the importation and possession of the illicit drug methamphetamine, worth an estimated NZD$10-17 million, seized in a large drug bust last September by the Tonga Police. Premium content
