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Police suspect that an escaped prisoner may have been involved in an armed hold up at a Nuku’alofa barbecue restaurant last week, when a robber fled with $4000.

CADET Officer Latu Vaha'i (24), of the Tonga Defence Services graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the prestigious United States Military Academy, West Point in New York in May.

Please, Bainimarama, Please, the ball is in the Tongan's side of the court, but the delay in returning the ball with a forehand needs someone with strong guts. Getting rid of the Wildcat is doable, but we need a Brave Mouse to hang the bell on to the cat's neck. - Dr Fotu K.V. Fisi'iahi.

THE Tongan Government is standing firm on its claim to Teleki Tonga and Teleki Tokelau, having successfully re-erected a navigational beacon on Teleki Tokelau last week.

Only eight harvesting licences have been issued so far in the 2011 sea cucumber harvesting season - an usually slow start this year, said Poasi Ngaluafe, the Head of the Research Division of the Ministry of Fisheries today, June 13.

Twenty licences have been issued to whale watching operators in Tonga for the 2011 Whale Watching Season, from June to November.

The critical task of downsizing Tonga's civil service has been deferred until next year while the government is trying to figure out how to make the cuts that have defied resolve for over a decade. By Pesi Fonua

The 'Ikale Tahi beat the USA Eagles 44-13 in its first pool game in the Churchill Cup, UK, this morning June 9, at 4.30 am Tongan time.

On their first day of sitting after the opening of parliament the House pledged its support to the king in a Letter of Reply to the Speech from the Throne. After that all the members received $2000 laptops, but some members complained that they didn’t know how to use computers. The Prime Minister adjourned the sitting so they could all go and whine outside. From the House, a translation and summary of parliament. Minute no. 4, June 7, 2011. By Pesi Fonua.