Following the publication last Thursday of a report by the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) that is heavily critical of the World Bank's own publication "Doing Business," the ITUC has urged the Bank to definitively remove the topic of labour standards from the mandate of "Doing Business," the Bank's headline annual publication. (Editior's Note: Tonga won the latest World Bank Reformer of Year Award 2007. The selection was based on a survey conducted by the World Bank and published in its "Doing Business" report of 178 economies and ranking them for the quality of the services that they offer.)
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Tuesday 17 June 2008
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Brussels, Belgium
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Tuesday 17 June 2008
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Honiara, Solomon Islands
The Commander of RAMSI's Participating Police Force, Denis McDermott and the mission's most senior Pacific Island representative, assistant Special Coordinator, Mataiasi Lomaloma today travelled to Malaita with the Solomon Islands Police Commissioner, Peter Marshall to attend the funeral of the late Hilda Ilabae.
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Tuesday 17 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan government has allocated $25 million pa'anga in its new budget to buy back Tonga's sole electric power generation facility from the Shoreline Group.
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Monday 16 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
From the House, an English translation summary from the Tongan vernacular, by Pesi Fonua.
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Monday 16 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A sustainable, dynamic, equitable, accountable and well-informed fishing industry, is the vision of a Strategic Development Plan for Economic Growth (SDPEG) that was recently developed for the Tonga Export Fisheries Association (TEFA).
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Saturday 14 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Attorney General and the Minister of Justice, Hon. 'Alisi Taumoepeau yesterday announced the appointment of Neil Adsett as Tonga's first Acting Anti-Corruption Commissioner.
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Friday 13 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, June 2-5, 2008. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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Friday 13 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Acting Chairman of the National Economic Development Council (NEDC), Hon. Paul Karalus, allocated $50,000 pa'anga to the Tonga Chamber of Commerce this week for the establishment of a new organisation that can represent the main sectors that contribute to the Tongan economy.
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Friday 13 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Australian Government is to provide A$54 million over four years for a Pacific Land Program to support governments in the region that wish to strengthen or improve their land systems.
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Friday 13 June 2008
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Suva, Fiji
The Pacific Ocean is not what divides Pacific Islanders but instead what unites us and the Pacific Islands as a bloc needs to stand together now more than ever.
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Thursday 12 June 2008
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Kolovai, Tongatapu
The second round of Tonga's Top Model competition was held in the Western district of Tongatapu last night, at the village of Kolovai.
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Thursday 12 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The appointment of Tonga's first Interim Anti Corruption Commissioner is expected to be announced on Friday June 13, following the opening this week of an office for the Anti Corruption Commission in Nuku‘alofa.
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Wednesday 11 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A second Parliamentary Minute was published by the House on June 9, six days after the House adjourned on June 3.
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Wednesday 11 June 2008
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Noumea, New Caledonia
Mr Ian Thomson has been appointed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) to coordinate its work on the Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity System (Pacific RICS) and Oceania One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) projects.
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Wednesday 11 June 2008
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Sydney, Australia
Of all the Pacific Islands Forum members, China only gives aid to the eight countries that recognise it. Of those countries Tonga is one of the largest recipients of Chinese aid pledges in both overall and per capita terms. That is interesting because Tonga has one of the smallest populations of the eight countries and has few resources of interest to China. By Fergus Hanson
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Wednesday 11 June 2008
USA
'Oku hange kiate au 'oku kamata pe ta'emahino' te'eki ke fakafolau e tu'unga matu'a ko'eni ki NZ. 'Oku hange 'a e fakamatala ko'eni' 'oku 'ikai ha fekau'aki e pule'anga Tonga mo e alea ko'eni' 'oku fai ai e hoha'a'. Kapau ko e fokotu'utu'u 'eni 'a e pule'anga' ko e toonounou eni 'a e kau 'ofisa na'a nau fokotu'utu'u e aleapau'. Kapau ko e alea 'i tu'a fakataautaha pea ko e tangata koia ko Sefita Haouli 'oku ha mai he fakamatala 'oku totonu ke 'omai mei ai e fakaikiiki 'o e palopalema ko'eni. 'I he fakamatala kuo tuku mai mei he kau mamahi ne folau' 'oku hange ia na'e fai ha tohi aleapau ki he founga ngaue' mo e totongi faka'aho' 'o tatau ai pe 'ae 'osi vave pe tuai e ngaue'. - Siosiua Moimoiangaha
Tuesday 10 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Crown Law Department has submitted an application to the Supreme Court of Tonga for a Contempt of Court order against two local newspapers, the Taimi ‘o Tonga and the Kele‘a.
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Tuesday 10 June 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Appearing in the Fasi Magistrate's Court this morning, June 10, was the Chief Clerk of the Tongan Legislature, Dr Viliami Uasike Latu, facing charges of assault and bodily harm of a young woman.
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Tuesday 10 June 2008
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USA
Today, despite our political differences, our conducts are still somewhat controlled by our rich traditions of respect and considerations of others (ngaahi 'ulungaanga faka'apa'apa moe toka'i). Those traditions sometimes force us to put aside our personal feelings and recognize the importance of living in harmony. Are they all good? For heaven's sake, no. There is plenty of room for improvement. - Tevita Langi
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Tuesday 10 June 2008
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Pago Pago, American Samoa
A former Tonga High School student Robert Cecil Kamea Lousiale Kava has been accepted to the prestigious United States Military Academy, West Point.
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