Three professional Japanese musicians showcased Japanese music using string instruments, koto and shamisen on Tuesday night in a free concert at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall in Nuku'alofa.
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Thursday 4 November 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
One hundred and sixty nine polling stations will be set up throughout Tonga on Election Day November 25, for registered voters to cast their votes and elect Tonga's new leaders under a new form of government.
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Thursday 4 November 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With only three weeks left to the General Election on November 25, a total of 42,067 voters have registered to elect their new leaders in the polls under a new government system.
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Thursday 4 November 2010
Auckland, New Zealand
I am amused by lawyer Nic Fisher's letter to Mr Sione Fonua in relation to the proposed sale of 'Atalanga. The letter contained some elements of intimidation that made us Tongans laugh rather than fear. Even our Tongan kids in the elementary school found Mr Fisher's warning to be very entertaining and laughable. - Dr Fotu K.V. Fisi'iahi.
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Thursday 4 November 2010
Neiafu, Vava'u
'Oku 'ikai ko ha talaihangamai pe ko ha sani-tungua, ka 'oku hange ha fakatu'amelie ki ha'amau taunga 'oku tautau he fu'u telie. 'Oku ikai faingata'a ki he Kovana Le'ole'o 'i hono mafai ko e Palemia, ke langa ha mala'e vakapuna fakavaha'apule'anga 'i Vava'u ni. Ke fai mo langa'i hake 'a e Tourism Industry. - Paula Kava.
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Wednesday 3 November 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Paati Langafonua Tu'uloa Inc. of Tonga is preparing to file legal proceedings in the Tongan courts to determine the King of Tonga's ownership of the 'Atalanga property, in Epsom, Auckland.
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Tuesday 2 November 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A former Attorney General of Tonga today said that the move to quash perjury charges against a Tongan law lord raised questions about the independence of the country's judiciary.
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Tuesday 2 November 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi team to tour Europe this month has been named with a strong and experienced 26-member line-up that will meet Italy A on November 19 and the French Barbarians on November 26.
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Tuesday 2 November 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 22-year-old male suspected of robbing a Chinese shop in Neiafu, Vava'u, on October 22 was arrested by police in Tongatapu last week, Deputy Commander Taniela Faletau reported.
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Tuesday 2 November 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's King through his Auckland solicitors has warned a group challenging the king's ownership of 'Atalanga to back-off or face a substantial counter claim for damages.
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Monday 1 November 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of Ramsay Robertson Dalgety also known as Lord Dalgety, for perjury was quashed by Justice Robert Shuster in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this morning, November 1, on a technicality, when he ruled that indictments must be signed and dated.
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Monday 1 November 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Christopher Mafi and 'Alunga Katoa appeared at the Fasi Magistrate's Court this morning, November 1, facing three counts each of embezzlement and theft of travel expenses.
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Sunday 31 October 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's new inter-island ferry the MV 'Otuanga'ofa sailed around the Nuku'alofa harbour, following its commissioning by the Princess Regent HRH Princess Pilolevu Tuita on Thursday October 28 at the Queen Salote Wharf.
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Saturday 30 October 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With less than a month before Tongans go to the polls to elect their new leaders in a new system on November 25, the theme "Good Governance" was chosen for this year's Tonga Law Week to be held from November 7-12.
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Saturday 30 October 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A large civic clock on the front of the Tonga Post office in central Nuku'alofa was handed over to the Tongan community on Thursday, October 28 after it was unveiled and accepted by the Prime Minister of Tonga Hon Dr Feleti Sevele.
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Saturday 30 October 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Supporting the development of young people in Pacific communities by providing proper training for youth workers from Samoa, Fiji and Tonga is aim of a Response Abilities Pathways Workshop opened in Nuku'alofa on October 27-29.
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Saturday 30 October 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lord Dalgety is scheduled to appear at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on Monday, November 1 for the start of his trial on a charge of perjury relating to a statement he made at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika.
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Tuesday 26 October 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over the last seven days crimes reported to police have doubled in number keeping police detectives busy tracking down offenders and making arrests.
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Tuesday 26 October 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men working in a travel agency in Nuku'alofa were arrested and charged by police for serious fraud offences over the weekend after being accused of taking around $13,000 worth of travel expenses from customers who were left stranded overseas as a result.
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Tuesday 26 October 2010
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police last week uncovered 250 cannabis plants cultivated on an allotment in Tongatapu, making it the biggest to have been uncovered and seized in Tonga to date.
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