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Monday 25 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Oku toe si'i pea tau a'u ki he Ipu 'a mamani ka ne mahino mai he fe'auhi ne 'osi 'oku kei lahi e me'a ke fakalelei'i kapau te tau fiema'u ke si'isi e kai 'oe All Blacks. Ko 'eku timi faka'amu pe ena 'a'aku ki he Ipu 'a mamani. – Pola Loiti.
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Sunday 24 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A bill for the establishment of a Neiafu Royal Town Council will be debated in the Whole House Committee of the Tongan Parliament when it reconvenes next week, after a similar bill for Nuku'alofa town council was earlier rejected.
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Sunday 24 July 2011
London, UK
The delegation– including Tonga’s Speaker of the House Lord Lasike and Hon. Douglas Ete from Soloman Islands – joined government representatives and guests from over 30 Commonwealth countries at a private dinner on Friday 21 July.
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Friday 22 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two new buildings were opened at Niu'eiki Hospital in 'Eua including a Children's Ward and Clinic on July 18, funded by the Government of Japan at a cost of TOP$175,000 pa'anga.
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Friday 22 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A six-member delegation from the French Senate visited Tonga for the first time this week to learn first hand about Tonga's political, economic social and cultural life.
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Friday 22 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two Tongans have been charged with grievous bodily harm for injuries inflicted on two Asian men at Tungua in Ha'apai on July 13.
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Thursday 21 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 36-year-old man who broke into a home in Kolofo'ou and stole a mobile phone and assaulted a woman was sentenced to three years at Hu'atolitoli Prison at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa, on July 21.
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Thursday 21 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 19-year-old woman living at Ha'asini in Tongatapu who pleaded guilty to four counts of indecently assaulting a boy, received an 18 months suspended sentence at the Supreme Court today, July 21.
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Thursday 21 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An under-water telecommunication fiber optical cable network to connect Tonga to the rest of the world should be in operation before the end of 2012, according to Paula Ma'u, the Chief Executive Officer for Tonga's Ministry of Communication and Information.
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Thursday 21 July 2011
NUKU'ALOFA
Women in Tonga are getting "Wise" and coming together in a new association that aims to create greater business opportunities by building a network of Women in Sustainable Enterprises. WISE Tonga Inc, which has over 140 foundation members, celebrates its official launch on Saturday July 23 with a Market Day at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall. -WISE Tonga Inc.
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Thursday 21 July 2011
Rome, Italy
Pressing challenges, such as a changing climate and volatile food prices, require that policy makers have more open and constructive exchanges about their experiences to achieve progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), senior officials of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) said ahead of a South-South cooperation meeting in China from 21 to 27 July.
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Wednesday 20 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four of the five contestants registered for the Miss Heilala 2011-12 crown made their first public appearance on July 20 at an orientation program held at the Black Pearl Suites at Sopu, on Tongatapu.
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Wednesday 20 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand has committed TOP$3 million pa'anga to assist community development programs in Tonga's remote outer island communities through MORDI Tonga Trust whose target is to fight against poverty through provision of skills training and community projects.
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Wednesday 20 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Iteni Helu (72) has become the first Tongan to receive the Silver Wolf Award, the highest scouting award by the Scout Association of the United Kingdom in recognition of his ongoing commitment and services to the Tonga Scouts Association.
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Tuesday 19 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Commonwealth leaders meeting in Perth in October this year will discuss the efforts being made with the G20 for what the Commonwealth Secretary General today called "innovative sources of funding for trade and growth resilience", an idea that he said was now accepted by the World Bank. By Mary Lyn Fonua.
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Tuesday 19 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 45-year-old Chinese fisherman died near Limu Island in Ha'apai on Sunday night, July 17, during a fishing trip when the small boat he was in capsized due to rough seas.
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Tuesday 19 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Matahau mother of nine children received a three years suspended jail sentence this afternoon July 19, and was disqualified from driving for six years, on a conviction for manslaughter by negligence for running over a sleeping man on a road at Fatai in 2009.
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Tuesday 19 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 19 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new book called "Tonga - Land, Sea, People", was launched on July 13 by the Tonga Research Association at its bi-annual conference held this year in Tonga.
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Tuesday 19 July 2011
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Prison wardens recaptured two prison escapees early this morning on the Hihifo Road near Puke in Tongatapu, after a 43 day manhunt.
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