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Monday 10 May 2010 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Criminal investigators at the Tonga Police Services are being trained in the art of forensic digital photography using the latest equipment provided by the Australian Federal Police, during a workshop in Nuku'alofa, starting May 10.
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Monday 10 May 2010 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hong Kong businessman Dr Sam Wang, the owner of the Royal Tonga International Hotel at Fua'amotu died in Tongatapu from natural causes on May 8. Premium content -
Sunday 9 May 2010 5:15pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Whichever system Tonga's transformational government adopts, the independence of a Judiciary Branch is paramount in establishing people's respect and trust in such a government. An Absolute Monarch rules an oligarchy that denies the full democratic benefits of egalitarianism in a society. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi. Premium content -
Sunday 9 May 2010 5:06pm
USA : May all the leaders and people in Tonga including, royalty, political, religious, businesses and family, learn from Mr. Cauchi. - Fuai'api Sime. Premium content -
Sunday 9 May 2010 11:11am
Auckland, New Zealand : The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) will be visiting Tonga during the week of May 22-28. Ms Cate Kerr, WSPA (Australia) and Karen Galvan, South Pacific Animal Welfare (New Zealand) are flying in to meet stakeholders to discuss options to work within the community developing sustainable animal management solutions in the Kingdom of Tonga. Premium content -
Saturday 8 May 2010 10:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku'alofa's Fire Services saved the lower deck of the Pacific Blue 18, after the fishing vessel's wheelhouse caught on fire on Friday morning, May 7 at Faua Wharf. Premium content -
Friday 7 May 2010 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : If there was any doubt over the fact that the Tongan Legislative Assembly did not properly approve the boundaries of the 17 constituencies and the number of voters per constituency, before it closed its 2009 session on the evening of April 20, then the digital copies of the Minutes of proceedings in the House on April 19-20 clearly show that two different motions relating to the boundaries of constituencies were left hanging in mid-air when the House officially closed its 2009 session on the evening of April 20. By Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 6 May 2010 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The European Union has agreed to provide a grant worth TOP$24 million to support Tonga's budget and improve its electricity distribution network to rural areas. Premium content -
Thursday 6 May 2010 10:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 42-year-old Customs Officer from Halaleva, Tevita Pati Kata, has pleaded not guilty to the importation and possession of the illicit drug methamphetamine, worth an estimated NZD$10-17 million, following a large drug bust last September by Tonga Police. Premium content -
Thursday 6 May 2010 8:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tupou Vaivai Pole'o Palu (19) of Houma appeared at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this week accused of the murder of Silivesiteli Tonga'uiha in Houma on August 9, 2009. Premium content -
Thursday 6 May 2010 7:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Paulo Kautoke, the former Secretary for Tonga's Ministry of Labour Commerce and Industries, has been appointed as one of four Assistant Secretaries-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group Headquarter in Brussels, starting on July 1. Premium content -
Thursday 6 May 2010 5:50pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Thirteen Tongans graduated from the Theological Laidlaw College in Auckland, New Zealand on April 10. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 May 2010 11:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I wish everyone all the best for the future. I am happy to have helped during the year I have been Attorney General. - John Cauchi. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 May 2010 10:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In an address to mark the World Press Freedom Day, May 3 the Minister of Justice Hon Samiu Vaipulu assured local journalists that Clause 7 of the Constitution, which guaranteed Freedom of Speech and Media Freedom, would not be touched while government is drafting legislation to implement political reform and to hold a general election on November 25. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 May 2010 8:29am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa raised over $5,000 pa'anga at its 8th Annual Children's Fun Fair on Saturday April 24 at the Mala 'e Akoteu, Kolomotu'a. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 May 2010 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : To achieve a better quality of education for Pacific Island countries was the aim of a meeting of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Education of the University of the South Pacific that was held at the Loumaile Lodge, Nuku'alofa, from April 28-29. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 May 2010 10:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nine young Tongans who joined the first regional Pasifika Youth Development and Community Course have received their certificates and a diploma at their graduation in Suva, Fiji on April 23. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 May 2010 9:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two seasoned Tongan soldiers who had served in international peacekeeping missions in Iraq and the Solomon Islands pleaded guilty to housebreaking and common assault in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on April 27. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 May 2010 3:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The EU responded positively to Tonga's application by agreeing to provide 5.5 million euros, the equivalent of 16.5 million pa'anga, by way of budgetary support. The EU also agreed to provide 2.5 million euros (TOP 7.5 million) towards improvement of the electricity distribution network to the rural areas. This is Tonga's first application under the Energy Facility II. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 May 2010 6:00am
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Mr Lopeti Senituli must know that the present system of which he speaks (The King appoints the judges . . . 03 May 2010) makes King George Tupou V an "Absolute Monarch" instead of Tonga being a "Constitutional Monarchy." Inquiring minds are asking: With the King appointing judges, doesn't it subject the Judiciary to the will of the King and Cabinet? With due respect, Mr. Senituli knows very well that the days of the status quo are numbered - six months. This is why the "democratic transformation" is taking place: to follow the mandate of the Constitution. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi. Premium content
