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A government that does not allow its people to decide for themselves the credibility of information that is in the public arena, is a government that is scared of its people, Tonga's Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Samiu Vaipulu told a workshop to consider a Freedom of Information Policy for Tonga on February 13.

Tongan police are hunting for two armed men, who robbed a Chinese shop at Longolongo on Thursday evening, February 9.

An Economic Dialogue aimed at growing the Tongan economy in a collective effort, will be held on March 7-8 hosted by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, and will bring together key people in agriculture, fisheries and tourism sectors, and government, to develop actions and address the challenges of Tonga's current economic downturn.

The Speaker of the House, Lord Lasike, will tried from July 4-6 at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa, before the Chief Justice Hon Michael Dishingon Scott and a jury.

A prolific burglar was sentenced to six years imprisonment without suspension, for theft of jewellry worth $2,500 from a home at Ma'ufanga.

Tailulu College in Nuku'alofa opened a new library on January 30, in a renovation project that cost over $830,000 pa'anga.

A ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a Landing Station for a $US33 million submarine fiber-optic cable telecommunications network for Tonga, was led by the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano at Sopu, on the Nuku'alofa waterfront on January 24. The US$33million project, jointly funded, 80% by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank, and 20% by the Tonga Communications Corporation, is expected to be in operation by the second quarter of 2013.

Six new CEO positions are expected to be finalized by the end of February. The Chairperson of the Public Service Commission, Mishka Tu'ifua told Matangi Tonga Online on February 7, that a new government structure as directed by Cabinet is to be implemented by July 1, 2012.

The Ministry of Education will launch its new language policy for all Tongan schools at the beginning of the 2012 school year in February. Dr 'Ana Taufe'ulungaki, the Minister of Education, said that under the new policy Tongan will be the only language to be used in all kindergarten schools, and in primary schools from Classes 1-3. An exception will be for children whose mother tongue is not Tongan. The English language will be introduced into the schools in Class 4 as a subject.