Tonga's new government so urgently needed two bills to be passed to boost the capacity of the Tongan judiciary that the Tongan parliament had to work overtime to pass them on January 14. But nearly a month later the two are still awaiting the king's consent.
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Thursday 3 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Ashika jury trial scheduled to start on Monday, February 7 will be held at Parliament House beside the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa.
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Thursday 3 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Cabinet has allocated $1 million from Government's National Emergency Fund to address immediate relief efforts to Ha'apai the island worst hit by Tropical Cyclone Wilma on January 25.
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Wednesday 2 February 2011
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'Isileli,Tonga
Two mothers from 'Isileli, a swamp community on the western fringes of Nuku'alofa, received the biggest surprise of their lives on Monday when an hour into a community meeting about setting up a solar power project, they were selected to go and study at Barefoot College, India, for six months, to learn solar power installation, with all expenses to be paid for by the Indian government.
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Wednesday 2 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new Agro Building Complex and a renovated Tu'imatamoana Fish Market should be a booster for the enthusiasm of Tongan growers and fishermen to export more of their produces overseas, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Lord Vaea said at the opening of the complex on the seafront in Nuku'alofa on January 27.
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Wednesday 2 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
LIU Lirong (45) a woman charged with seven counts of trafficking persons in Tonga, keeping a brothel and trading in prostitution gave evidence for the first time on February 1 when she denied the prostitution claimed by the two victims and denied that she received payment for the sexual services.
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Wednesday 2 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Inoke Tu'alau Motu'apuaka (60) commonly known as Motu'apuaka of Te'ekiu pleaded not guilty to one count of importing the illicit steroid drugs anabolic and androgenic to Tonga in January last year.
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Wednesday 2 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of a 42-year-old man charged for attempted robbery in a shooting at the Yellow Pier wharf in Nuku'alofa last April, is adjourned for two weeks.
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Wednesday 2 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 60-years-old 'Alaki man who was found dead from gunshot wounds outside his home on Saturday January 29 is believed to have taken his own life, police confirmed yesterday.
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Wednesday 2 February 2011
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New Zealand
South Pacific Animal Welfare's volunteer veterinary team arrive in Tonga on February 3. The veterinarians will be providing free veterinary care for the community. We especially want to de-sex dogs and cats but will also bring parasite care for fleas and worms for dogs and cats. - South Pacific Animal Welfare.
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Tuesday 1 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Sevens team were scheduled to leave Tonga on January 31 to play in Wellington, New Zealand on February 4-5.
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Tuesday 1 February 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Kumala noodles, duck raising, mushrooms-growing and methane-generating pits are projects that Tonga will see under a new TOP$1.6m China technical grant.
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Monday 31 January 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A year after signing hydrocarbons exploration and mining agreements with the Tonga Government, a US-based venture capitalist group announced in Nuku'alofa on January 27 that they aimed to start exploratory drilling for oil in Tonga's seabed in 2014 - and they celebrated the occasion with not only a project presentation but also a guest performance by a Las Vegas singer flown to Tonga.
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Monday 31 January 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A short sharp earthquake magnitude 5.8 centred 83 km (51 miles) SSW from Nuku'alofa, was felt in the capital this evening at about 7:03 pm, where it shook buildings for a few seconds.
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Monday 31 January 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's fledgling Members of Parliament are undertaking an intensive one-week workshop in Nuku'alofa aimed at equipping them with the knowledge on the workings of the Tonga Legislative so they could carry out their job as legislators more effectively.
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Monday 31 January 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 20-year-old male offender, Fakalesi Mafi, will serve a one- year imprisonment for abetment to an armed robbery where his co-accused beat up a shop owner with a rock and fled with $1,000 cash.
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Sunday 30 January 2011
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Davos, Switzerland
Leaders of international trade union bodies at the Davos World Economic Forum meeting this week have welcomed the strong emphasis placed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on tackling global unemployment and poverty . . . - ITUC Online.
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Saturday 29 January 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand has committed $5.2 million pa'anga over three years to support the development of tourism in Tonga by funding the development of marketing activities and heritage sites to supporting community-based tourism association projects.
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Saturday 29 January 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Six candidates for the 2010 Parliamentary Election who failed to lodge an election spending statement were each fined $500 pa'anga each at the Fasi Magistrate's Court on Friday, January 28. While summons have been issued on another six candidates on the same charge.
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Friday 28 January 2011
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The new Minister of Health Hon 'Uliti Uata was welcomed by the Director of Health Dr Siale 'Akau'ola and executive members of the Ministry of Health in their first meeting held at the at Vaiola Hospital on January 27.
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