People's Representative 'Akilisi Pohiva has been suspended from the House for two weeks without pay in a disciplinary action on August 19 when the Speaker announced that the member is not allowed to set foot "on one inch of the parliament compound during his suspension" until September 3.
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Tuesday 24 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 23 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Armed police are continuing the search for two escaped prisoners after shots were fired at a Prison guard outside the Hu'atolitoli Prison compound on Saturday night, August 21.
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Monday 23 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mr Justice Shuster is currently the Acting Chief Justice of Tonga while a substantive new Chief Justice is anticipated to be in Tonga by mid September.
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Sunday 22 August 2010
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Noumea, New Caledonia
Gender equality is still not 'front and centre' in national development planning and financing, nor does it feature in high-level discussions on regional co-operation and development in the Pacific, a major meeting heard this week.
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Sunday 22 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Judicial Services Commission was a "Big Farce" and the repealing of the Judicial Services Commission Act 2006, was called for, thank God. The Act itself was an invitation for corruption and buddy buddy at the highest level of the judiciary. Sadly, both Mr Niu and Chief Justice Ford (Chairman) sit in the four-members, Judicial Services Commission. - Moto ki Lau Hola.
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Sunday 22 August 2010
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USA
Some of us may not see the mutual benefit that Tonga, U.S. and Allied Force reap from each other. It is 2010, the world has become globalised and we cannot function efficiently and effectively without the company of each other. Tonga's military is part of the Allied. There may be a cost of being part of the Allied and going to Afghanistan, but in the long run, benefits still outweigh the costs. - Sosaia Mila.
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Saturday 21 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The berths for inter-island ferries at Queen Salote Wharf will undergo a $140,000 upgrade in preparation for the expected arrival of the new inter island ferry, MV 'Otuanga'ofa from Japan on October 20.
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Saturday 21 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The ownership of a research report on Tonga for the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor has become a matter of contention between two groups of academic researchers from the Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand.
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Friday 20 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The New Zealand company, Horton Media Limited - the largest independent contract newspaper printer in New Zealand and Australia - has apologised to the Prime Minister, Dr the Hon. Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele, for having printed issues of the Kele'a newspaper that contained articles that were untrue and defamatory. Horton Media Limited has also made a payment towards the Hon Prime Minister's legal costs of the proceedings. - Prime Minister's Office, Tonga.
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Thursday 19 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Police Commander Chris Kelley has ordered an inquiry into Tonga's prison escapes saying today that it is of serious concern to the police that over the past eight weeks 13 escapes were reported to them. Most escapees had been recaptured while two remained at large.
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Wednesday 18 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'On The Spot', a talented young Tongan singing group received an award for the "Best Commonwealth Band/Artist" musical video, at Marlborough House, London on August 12, 2010, International Youth Day. Three girls, singers 'Emeline Kite, Minaira Fifita and Nisyola Fifita, and two boys, guitarist Samiu 'Ofa and cinematographer Malani Wolfgram travelled to London to receive their award.
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Wednesday 18 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two prison escapees are still on the run this week, as escapes from Tonga's main prison, Hu'atolitoli at Vaini, have hit record levels with 33 escapes by 10 prisoners over the past seven months, the highest ever recorded in Tonga's prison history. By Linny Folau
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Wednesday 18 August 2010
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Our political reform will not be completed without Judiciary Independence. His Majesty wants to preserve His privileges to appoint and dismiss justices. This is an egregious breach of democratic principles: The Constitution must be amended to remove those privileges from His Majesty's Executive power. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi.
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Wednesday 18 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Electoral Commission formally met for the first time at 2.30pm on Friday 13 August at the office of the Commission in Nuku'alofa. It will meet on as required basis, but Pita Vuki will be responsible for the daily operations of the Commission.
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Monday 16 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eighty five new wooden cyclone resistant houses are to be built on higher ground on the tsunami-devastated island of Niuatoputapu, with construction expected to begin before January.
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Monday 16 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Parliamentary Process in a Democracy' was the subject of a three day workshop held in Tonga last week by a New Zealand parliamentary delegation.
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Saturday 14 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Brigadier Tau'aika 'Uta'atu, Commander of the Tonga Defence Service, said that as of yesterday, August 13, he had not received any written report from the Solomon Islands following Thursday's fatal shooting in a rock throwing incident in which one person died and another was injured.
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Saturday 14 August 2010
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Honiara, Solomon Islands
Tongan soldiers in the RAMSI force deployed to the Solomon Islands have shot dead a Honiara local while responding to a drunken brawl, the Solomon Islands police commissioner has alleged.
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Saturday 14 August 2010
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Chief Justice Anthony Ford during his last day in office on August 13 stressed the importance of ensuring the independence of the Tongan judiciary.
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Saturday 14 August 2010
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Fasi,Nuku'alofa,Tonga
The Maritime Monument Design competition launched this week is a sad attempt at reparation that is far too little and comes way too late. The memorial wall was a selfless gift to the families of the victims in the hope that it would go some way towards appeasing their grief.- Tanya Edwards.
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