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Sunday 28 February 2010 6:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A tsunami wave moving across the Pacific this morning following an 8.8 earthquake in southern Chile is expected to reach Tonga's coastlines at 8:40 am Sunday 28 February but it is not known how high the wave will be. A tsunami warning is in effect for the whole of Tonga and the Pacific Islands.
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Sunday 28 February 2010 1:26am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chief Meteorological Officer, 'Ofa Faanunu said on Radio Tonga at 1:45 am Sunday 28 February that an 8.8 earthquake near Chile had generated a wave and the Pacific Islands were given a Tsunami warning. Premium content -
Friday 26 February 2010 6:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Dalgety, the Secretary of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd, was arrested just after 5 pm today, when he left the Fa'onelua Centre, after giving evidence to the Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of Princess Ashika. Premium content -
Friday 26 February 2010 8:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Company Secretary of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd Lord Dalgety is under fire at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Ashika on February 25, after evidence revealed a "scandalous contract" of employment and possible use of public funds to finance personal and first class travels in his other role as Chairman of the Electricity Commission. Premium content -
Friday 26 February 2010 5:55am
Koror, Palau : The PNA, has been dubbed OPEC for tuna because it aims to control access to tuna in its waters and so increase economic benefits for Pacific Islanders. PNA waters supply around 25% of the worlds supply of tuna. Premium content -
Thursday 25 February 2010 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Shipping Corporation Company Secretary Lord Dalgety who has been missing in action at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Ashika since January 22 is expected to continue his evidence this week after it was confirmed by a doctor that his medical condition was that of dehydration. Premium content -
Thursday 25 February 2010 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In another interesting turn of evidence provided by the former Minister of Transport Paul Karalus on February 25, he accepted a submission that he misled Cabinet in a memorandum regarding due diligence on the Ashika. Premium content -
Thursday 25 February 2010 8:35pm
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Thursday 25 February 2010 7:29pm
Sydney, Australia : Fiji's military government has threatened to pull out of the Commonwealth because of ongoing pressure from the international organization to hold democratic elections. Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama lambasted Commonwealth countries for trying to force him to take the country to the polls. Premium content -
Thursday 25 February 2010 7:14pm
Geneva, Switzerland : The first Global Forum of the Noncommunicable Disease Network (NCDnet) marks the first time World Health Organization (WHO) has convened key stakeholder groups to address the large-scale and increasing global health and development burden posed by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Premium content -
Thursday 25 February 2010 2:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :The captain of the sunken ferry MV Princess Ashika, Viliami Makahokovalu Tuputupu, was released on bail this morning, February 25, after being arrested and charged on five counts of taking a passenger ferry out to sea, knowing that it was unseaworthy, and it is expected that others may be charged with similar offences.
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Wednesday 24 February 2010 11:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The former Minister of Transport Paul Karalus (61) told the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Ashika today that during his time as Minister his understanding was that the power to detain an unseaworthy ship from sea was of the Director of Marine, and he, on the other hand, would just support it. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 February 2010 8:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Dr Feleti Sevele was censured this morning for making an "inappropriate" personal remark to counsel assisting, in a closing statement he gave to the Ashika Inquiry, following an intense session of questioning that continued to midnight last night. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 February 2010 8:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : John Jonesse was arrested and charged with criminal forgery last week, and is not permitted to leave Tonga before a court appearance scheduled on March 17. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 February 2010 8:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In talks with SCP Managing Director John Jonesse leading up to the possible purchase of the Ashika ferry, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Public Enterprise 'Inoke Vala, took what Jonesse advised him at face value. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 February 2010 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : At the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Ashika the issue of due diligence was again highlighted in the evidence of the Chief Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet Busby Kautoke who adhered that Cabinet had no reason to believe that the vessel was unseaworthy. But he accepted that they took for granted that all Government processes of due diligence extending to that of the Procurement Committee would be followed. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 February 2010 6:00pm
Levuka, Fiji : I have been following your coverage of the enquiry and commend your work. As a resident of Levuka and frequent passenger on the Ashika I am not surprised this tragedy occurred. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 February 2010 5:30pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Tonga quietly buried one of her most influential scholars and visionaries when they laid Ilaiasi Futa ki- Ha'angana Helu to rest at Telekava cemetary in Nuku'alofa this week. Quietly, that is, for someone who has had a prominent role in shaping Tongan society over the last half-century. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 February 2010 2:15pm
Scotland, United Kingdom : Thank you for providing a condensed version of the Ashika Inquiry testimonies. One thing struck me as I read Commander Lupeti Vi's statement on the incompetencies of some government officials that were involved in the Ashika incident. Premium content -
Monday 22 February 2010 9:45pm
Auckland, New Zealand : While I agree with your correspondent Josephine Latu of Tofoa that the Ashika commission of enquiry teaches Tonga a lesson, I am more concerned about what lessons Tonga wants to learn from this. That list will be too long to go into here but we can expect it to be longer by the time the Commission reports on its findings. -Sefita Hao'uli Premium content
