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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.
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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 -
Tuesday 11 May 2010 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will send a team to compete in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, from October 3-14, this year and the team is to be announced in September. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 May 2010 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Japan has today committed a total of $38 million pa'anga to Tonga, for construction that includes a new Outpatient Department, Dental Unit and Nursing School, and solar power for Vaiola Hospital in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 May 2010 6:39pm
Suva, Fiji : Political problems have escalated to the extent where the independence of the judiciary is called into question and the AG resigning from his post. It is sad that even well qualified expatriates are leaving the Kingdom's shores. I really can't blame them. If our own scholars and well educated people are leaving because they are tired of hitting their heads against the brick wall, then don't expect other qualified expatriates to remain long. - F. Kavaha'apai. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 May 2010 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nineteen-year-old Tupou Vaivai Pole'o Palu of Houma who killed Silivesiteli Tonga'uiha (35) after repeatedly hitting him on the head, was sentenced to life imprisonment on May 10, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 May 2010 4:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Providing greater awareness among Pacific Island countries on how to effectively respond and manage the aftermath of both man-made and natural disasters, is one of the aims of the first Pacific Emergency and Disaster Management Workshop for Polynesia held in Nuku'alofa this week. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 May 2010 1:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will receive 90,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine in addition to the first batch of 10,000 doses that was received in March this year. Necessary ancillary items, such as syringes, needles and supplement to the operational costs will also be provided. This has been made possible with the generous support from donor partners of WHO, including Australia and New Zealand. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 May 2010 11:48am
USA : Despite the high praises for Mr. Cauchi by many people, I see his departure as a captain abandoning ship when the seas get too rough. Now he is back in Australia in the comfort of his own home while injustice continues in Tonga's Judiciary. And what of the Ashika victims? They will continue live on with the memories of their loss without any real hope for justice. - Soni Uata. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 May 2010 11:47am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two new and safer prison blocks are being constructed at a cost of over $1 million pa'anga at Tonga's main Hu'atolitoli Prison, Vaini, Tongatapu, and over 100 prisoners are expected to be moved there in June. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 May 2010 11:17am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There were smiles on the faces of Paumolevuka Tu'i of Talafo'ou and Mafua Kiokata of Nukunuku when they received two new wheelchairs and commodes that would make life a lot easier and mobile for them, following a tragic road accident that left the two sportsmen paralysed two years ago. Premium content -
Monday 10 May 2010 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A house fire caused by a candle razed a home situated beside the Janfull International Dateline Hotel at around 4:00 am this morning, March 10. Fortunately, the occupants including a mother and her one-year-old baby escaped without injuries. Premium content
