A petition reportedly signed by 150 police men and women, seeking the suspension of the Police Commissioner Chris Kelley, and resisting some of the reforms introduced under the $4m police development programme, was presented to the Tongan Cabinet on Friday, March 11.
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Wednesday 16 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 16 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 49 years old woman driver has been charged with manslaughter by negligence, following the death of a 34 years old man from Tofoa on March 13.
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Wednesday 16 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four significant waves from Japan's tsunami event on March 11 travelled across the Pacific and were felt in Tonga where fluctuating sea levels up to 1.2m were recorded for several hours after a first wave hit Nuku'alofa's tidal gauge at 5:30 am on Saturday.
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Wednesday 16 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Ministry of Labour, Commerce & Industries has placed to the Competent Authority the new petroleum prices to be effective from today 16th March 2011 and therefore wish to notify the public accordingly to be fully aware of the implications and the reasons why.MLCI.
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Tuesday 15 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga A national rugby team was beaten by the Crusader Knights 36-18 at the Lincoln University, Christchurch, yesterday evening, March 14.
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Tuesday 15 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Ashika Captain Makahokovalu Tuputupu in his record of interview to the police on February 23, 2010 admitted that he knew the vessel was unsuitable to sail in Tongan waters but he still took it to sea because he relied on the surveys conducted by the country the vessel was brought from and the survey conducted by Tonga's Marine Division.
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Tuesday 15 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In his record of interview conducted by the police in March 2010, defendant Semisi Pomale, the Ashika's First Mate, accepted that he was part of the negligence that led to the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika on August 5, 2009.
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Tuesday 15 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's official Foreign Reserves held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga in February was $158.8 million, the equivalent of 6.5 months of imports of goods.
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Tuesday 15 March 2011
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Palikir, Pohnpei, FSM
The Pacific Islands Forum has launched its 40th anniversary by seeking insight into "Pacific Regionalism: Past, Present and Future". - FSM Information Services.
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Monday 14 March 2011
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London, UK
Women are the barometers of society: they are an indication of its internal pressure levels, and their fortunes can be the clearest forecasts of good or bad things to come. Where women prosper, societies prosper; and where women suffer, so too do the societies in which they live. Women are the people who can bring about real and lasting transformation at every level in society. - Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary General, Commonwealth.
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Monday 14 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Land leases at the Fua'amotu International Airport on Tongatapu and the Lupepau'u International Airport at Vava'u, are being renewed for 99 years by estate oweners.
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Sunday 13 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Dismayed by the very low return from Government investment in Public Enterprises, the Minister for Public Enterprises, this week reminded directors of their responsibilities.
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Sunday 13 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Friendly Islands Triathlon (FIT) has introduced Adventure Sports to its calendar of events for 2011. Photos by Linny Folau and Sia Adams.
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Saturday 12 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Tonga at 2:19 pm this afternoon, centred 106 km (65miles) South East of Hihifo, Niuatoputapu.
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Saturday 12 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The people of Niuatoputapu in the north of Tonga fled to higher ground on their small isolated island last night, fearing another tsunami, when a warning was issued around 10 pm after the Japan March 11 earthquake triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami event.
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Saturday 12 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Strong currents and a swelling of the sea level was observed along the Nuku'alofa foreshore at 8:15 am this morning, over an hour after NOAA recorded a sea level rise of 0.37m or 1.2 feet at Nuku'alofa at 17:51GMT (6:51am local time).
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Saturday 12 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's low-lying Ha'apai islands experienced some coastal flooding early this morning, with police reporting water coming through sea front houses at Pangai but causing no substantial damage, while boat owners reported unusual drops in coastal sea levels at Foa Island.
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Saturday 12 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongans are on alert this morning as the estimated time of arrival at 5:00 am of a tsunami wave generated by the Japan earthquake on March 11 has passed. The low tide this morning is at 6:16am.
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Friday 11 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A widespread tsunami warning is in effect for the South Pacific islands, including Tonga, tonight following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake near the east coast of Honshu, Japan this evening. Estimated initial tsunami wave arrival times for Tonga local time 5:05 am Saturday 12 March. Tsunami Bulletin Number 4 issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre NOAA
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Friday 11 March 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Hon. Richard Marles, visited Tonga on March 11 and affirmed Australia's support would continue under Tonga's new government.
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