Tonga's sea cucumber stocks have been overfished in Tongatapu resulting in a depletion of nearly 50 percent over the past two years - especially of sea cucumber with a high commercial value, the Fisheries Department has revealed.
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Thursday 5 May 2011
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Neiafu, Vava'u
Police seized 20 counterfeit $100 notes in Neiafu, Vava'u on May 3.
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Tuesday 3 May 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Twenty-seven nursing students graduated from the Queen Salote Nursing School receiving their Diploma in Nursing, from the Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho, on Friday April 29.
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Tuesday 3 May 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 29-year-old man from Tatakamotonga appeared at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on May 3 on one count of manslaughter by negligence charge over the death of an elderly man who was hit by his vehicle on Christmas day in 2009.
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Tuesday 3 May 2011
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Neiafu, Vava'u
A 28-year-old man from 'Utulei in Vava'u who pleaded not guilty to three charges of rape, housebreaking and assault appeared at the Vava'u Supreme Court for trial by jury on May 3 presided over by Justice Robert Shuster.
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Monday 2 May 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa raised nearly $5,000 pa'anga at its 9th Annual Children's Fun Fair on Saturday April 30 at the Akoteu Grounds in Nuku'alofa.
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Monday 2 May 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Head Coach of the 'Ikale Tahi, 'Isitolo Maka and his newly appointed assistant, Toutai Kefu are on a ten-day tour of France and the United Kingdom to meet and talk with Tonga's European based players and the officials of the clubs that they are playing for.
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Sunday 1 May 2011
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Paris, France
On this 2011 World Press Freedom Day, May 3 we call on all governments to join forces with the United Nations to guarantee and to promote freedom of expression in print, on the airwaves, and online. - A Joint Message by UN Secretary-General, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNESCO Director-General.
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Sunday 1 May 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Twenty two Tongans students graduated from the Laidlaw Theological College, Auckland, New Zealand on 9 April 2011.
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Saturday 30 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Royal Wedding of HRH Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton was celebrated in Tonga on Friday evening with a reception hosted by the British High Commissioner for Tonga, Mr Malcolm McLachlan and Dr Mary McLachlan at Consular House, in Nuku'alofa.
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Saturday 30 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
THE world's largest solar powered boat, the MS TÛRANOR Planetsolar was an impressive sight as it smoothly sailed into the Nuku'alofa harbour on April 29, during its first ever-solar boat expedition around the world.
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Saturday 30 April 2011
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Nukunuku, Tonga
Ten teams are competing in the Kingdom Cup Touch Rugby Tournament with the finals to be held on Saturday, April 30 at the Nukunuku Wesleyan Primary School ground.
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Friday 29 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A distressed yacht that was rescued in Ha'apai waters after sending out an emergency beacon on Tuesday morning was towed back to Nuku'alofa by the barge 'Waimana' and not by the TDS Voea Pangai, the police confirmed today.
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Friday 29 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King George Tupou V is in London to attend the Royal Wedding of HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton on Friday, April 29 at Westminster Abbey.
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Friday 29 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
THE British Government donated over $80,000 pa'anga worth of law books and computer equipment to the Supreme Court of Tonga in Nuku'alofa on Thursday, April 28.
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Thursday 28 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A team of New Zealand Defence doctors, dentists and nurses has provided medical and dental services to the people in Niuatoputapu as part of the United States-led humanitarian and disaster relief exercise, known as 'Pacific Partnership 2011'.
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Thursday 28 April 2011
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London, UK
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) will meet in London on Thursday April 28. The Group will discuss Fiji, which is currently suspended from the Commonwealth. - CMAG.
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Thursday 28 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 19-year-old Haveluloto boy who was found dead on Good Friday, April 22, had taken his own life by hanging, police stated on April 27.
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Thursday 28 April 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 28ft vessel called the "Predator" was towed back to Nuku'alofa by the TDS Voea Pangai on April 26, after suffering engine problems and drifting near Kelefesia Island on April 25.
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Wednesday 27 April 2011
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Noumea, New Caledonia
A group of agricultural and Biosecurity experts, led by Dr. Andrew McGregor, reviewed the taro import protocols for the four major markets for Pacific Island taro (United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand) and found that exports could be expanded considerably if quarantine protocol regimes were reformed . . . - SPC.
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