The vision of the Tonga Football Association for soccer to be Tonga's Number One sport by 2020, will be more achievable in Vava'u than in Tongatapu, said Lui 'Aho, the new General Secretary of the Tonga Football Association TFA after spending two days in Vava'u, 15-16 February.
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Thursday 17 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Slide photographs of holes and advanced rusting on various parts of the MV Princess Ashika were shown to the jury in the Supreme Court, Nuku'alofa yesterday, February 16, the third day of the one-month trial.
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Wednesday 16 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A total of 11 rifles, consisting of .22 rifles, a 12-gauge shotgun and a sniper-scope rifle were surrendered to the police during a Firearm Amnesty that ran from December 17, 2010 to January 21, 2011.
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Wednesday 16 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Senior Marine Engineer who surveyed the MV Princess Ashika vessel in Nuku'alofa on July 2, 2009 told the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa yesterday, February 15, that the vessel was not good because it was full of holes and was heavily rusted.
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Wednesday 16 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
I believed that the design of the MV Princess Ashika vessel made her unsuitable to sail on Tonga's open high seas, even if the needed repair work on the vessel was done, Viliami Vaka'uta Pola Vi told the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on the second day of the Ashika trial, yesterday, February 15.
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Wednesday 16 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's official Foreign Reserves fell by $12.3 million from $177.5 million to $165.2 million in January 2011.
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Tuesday 15 February 2011
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Sydney, Australia
The fifth round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) between the US, Australia, and seven other countries starts in Santiago, Chile, today. Over 30 Australian community groups, including the ACTU and 8 national unions, the Catholic Social Justice Council, Greenpeace, the Public Health Association and pensioner groups are calling on governments to release the draft texts of the proposed agreement. - Trade Justice Campaigner.
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Tuesday 15 February 2011
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Cairo, Egypt
Switzerland has frozen whatever assets Hosni Mubarak and his associates may have there, and anti-corruption campaigners are demanding the same of other countries. But experts say hunting for the deposed Egyptian leader's purported hidden wealth - let alone recovering it - will be an enormous task. - Associated Press.
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Tuesday 15 February 2011
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London, UK
Heads of Cabinet Offices and Public Service Secretaries from nine Commonwealth Pacific countries and territories will hone their skills in strategic leadership and effective management at a Commonwealth forum in the Cook Islands, which begins on 21 February 2010. - Commonwealth Secretariat.
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Tuesday 15 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three plaintiffs from two political parties have filed a proceeding with the Supreme Court, Nuku'alofa last week, asking the Court to make a declaration on the sale of the property, 'Atalanga, in Auckland, New Zealand by His Majesty King George Tupou V.
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Tuesday 15 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Minister for Labour, Commerce and Industries, Hon Lisiate 'Akolo was appointed by Trade Ministers from Pacific members countries of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific, ACP as their Spokesperson in their continuing negotiation, for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU).
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Monday 14 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tongan maritime expert who was shown pictures of the MV Princess Ashika vessel a few months before it arrived in Tonga on July 1 2009, told the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa he had advised the defendant John Jonesse, that the design of the vessel was not suitable for Tongan waters.
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Friday 11 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A second jury of three women and four men was selected this morning February 11 to try four men and the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd who are charged with manslaughter by negligence in the sinking of the Princess Ashika ferry on August 5, 2009.
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Friday 11 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Paul Karalus, Tonga's former Minister of Transport is to give evidence as one of the 30 witnesses to be called by the Crown during the one month long Ashika trial that begins in Nuku'alofa on Monday, February 14.
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Friday 11 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A special welfare bus that accommodates disabled people on wheelchairs was given to Tonga Red Cross Society by the Government of Japan today.
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Friday 11 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The new Minister of Health Hon 'Uliti Uata thanked the Government of Japan for their assistance for Tonga's Health Sector during a courtesy visit by Japanese project teams who are in Tonga to implement three projects funded by Japan.
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Friday 11 February 2011
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Suva, Fiji
The United States Peace Corps and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will allow for the placement of Peace Corps volunteers in SPC to assist in some institutional and organisational work. - SPC.
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Thursday 10 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King George Tupou V returned to Tonga on the evening of Tuesday February 8.
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Thursday 10 February 2011
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Zaragoza, Spain
We are living in a society that has became increasingly lower in calories, both in food as in thought. Not only have we passed from the stew and a good plate of beans to the salad slightly seasoned but we have also created rules that subordinate the personal decision to a government dictatorship. We have gone from thinking and reading to watch captivated the small screen. Models are copied more than following ideas. - Agustín Pérez.
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Thursday 10 February 2011
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Italy
Bruno Banani, the Tongan youngster who aims to compete in the sport of Luge in the next Winter Olympic, 2014 has made one small step toward achieving his aim by qualifying to compete at the World Championship of Luge in Italy this weekend.
Leafa Wawryk, who has been behind Bruno in his endeavour reported from Italy that Bruno will start as the 36th of 38 athletes.
"Tonga just made a big step on its way to the Winter Olympics 2014, and everyone in Europe is convinced if Bruno keeps on going with his effort he puts into the sport he will soon join the inner circle of the best 30 Lugers in the World," she said.
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