The Editor of the Kele'a newspaper, Tavake Fusimalohi was arrested and charged with sedition and defamation yesterday, March 22.
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Friday 23 March 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 23 March 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A team from Tonga's Crown Law Department will be prosecuting about 50 major cases relating to the November 16 riots, at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court, starting on April 3, said the Solicitor General Linda Folaumoetu'i today.
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Friday 23 March 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Certificate course on Media and Journalism studies will be launched at the Tonga Community and Development Centre, in Nuku'alofa next week.
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Friday 23 March 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
ANZ will return to full operation on Monday, March 26, 2007 following the disruptions caused by the destruction of its building on November 2006.
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Friday 23 March 2007
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Apia, Samoa
Vaccinating poultry is an important tool in the worldwide battle against the H5N1 virus combined with several other control instruments, according to an international scientific conference that ended in Verona today.
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Friday 23 March 2007
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San Mateo, California
As many may deny it, or the faint of heart may not admit it - Tonga's reform may be its only hope for economic recovery (and future). - Alipate Sanft
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Friday 23 March 2007
Auckland, New Zealand
'Ihe nga'ahi uike kuo maliu atu ne toki fkpaasi ai 'e he pule'anga Nu'u Sila ha lao ke ne tapui fk'aufuli ai ha ala e matu'a 'o taa'i pe ki'i silafa nai hono fklea e taha 'a 'etau fanau. Malie lahi fau hono tipeiti'i mo hono talanga'i 'e he ngaahi letioo Nu'u Sila ni 'a e fo'i lao (bill) koeni. Lahi e too e fkmamafa ia pehe tokua ko e lahi e ngaahi matakali he 'otumotu Pasifiki 'oku hange eni ia ha fo'i 'ulunganga fkfonua ia pe ko e fo'i culture talu 'etau tupu. - Misi Letio
Thursday 22 March 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The week beginning 26 March 2007, Tonga will be hosting the Joint Donor's Country Strategy Mission. This will involve several of our development partners, such as ADB, AusAID, NZAID, World Bank, The People's Republic of China and JICA whom will be in country to undertake joint reviews of their current strategy.
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Tuesday 20 March 2007
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Carson-California, USA
The Second Annual Tongan American Youth Foundation (TAYF) High School Conference will be held on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at CSU-Dominguez Hills in Carson, CA (1000 East Victoria Street). The Mission Statement of the TAYF is:
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Tuesday 20 March 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police Magistrate Salesi Mafi today, March 20 ordered Talifolau Letisi (33) to appear at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court for trial on charges relating to the destruction of key Government offices and business premises during the Nuku'alofa riots on November 16, 2006.
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Tuesday 20 March 2007
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Apia, Samoa
A three-year $4.5 million regional project funded by Italy started in 2004 in 14 Pacific Island countries (PICs) to enhance food production and security focusing on supply-related activities as well as strengthening agricultural trade and policy.
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Tuesday 20 March 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Finance Minister and Chief Commissioner of Revenue, Hon Siosiua T.T. 'Utoikamanu, has announced the appointment of an external Special Advisor for Customs. He is also seeking assistance from an International Agency on tackling corruption.
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Monday 19 March 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An interest subsidy scheme to assist Nuku'alofa businesses hurt by the November 16 riots, will roll out on May 4, with funds from aid donors New Zealand and Australia.
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Friday 16 March 2007
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Queensland, Australia
Over the Easter Break 2007, 37 boys from Marist College Ashgrove ( Brisbane, Queensland ) will undertake a 10 day Rugby Union tour of Tonga.
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Friday 16 March 2007
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Suva, Fiji
Visitors to the South Pacific continued to grow in 2006, despite a number of challenges the region faced.
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Friday 16 March 2007
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Port Vila, Vanuatu
"The Pacific has made valuable progress in the last few years in addressing HIV and AIDS, but more action-orientated initiatives are needed," said Dr Dennie Iniakwala, Section Head of the HIV and STI Section at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), speaking on the last day of the biennial Pacific Ministers of Health Meeting.
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Friday 16 March 2007
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Suva, Fiji
Warwick International Hotel Group has signed a lease with the Government of Tonga to build a resort in the 'Friendly Islands.'
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Friday 16 March 2007
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Port Vila, Vanuatu
Representatives of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have travelled from Geneva to attend this year's Pacific Health Ministers' meeting in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from 12-15 March 2007.
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Thursday 15 March 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's only Cinema, the new Star Cinema that burned down during the November 16 riot last year will be rebuilt, vows Div Damodar, a Fijian businessman.
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Thursday 15 March 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Prosecution Team of the Crown Law Department this morning took over from the Police Prosecution Team at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court, to prosecute cases involving major crimes that were committed during the destruction of the capital Nuku'alofa on November 16, 2006.
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