'Oku ha he fakamatala 'o e tapuni e Fale ne toe fai e ki'i maumautaimi ia 'i tu'afale hili koia' kuo tapuni e fale'. Ko e fo'i founga tatau pe 'eni moia nenau fakahoko pea hoko e maumau he 1611. "five People's Representatives protested outside the ceremony over the early closure of the Legislature's 2007" Ko fo'i fakapulou lahi mo'oni kuo fai 'e he kau fakafofonga' he ne nau 'osi 'ilo pe e fai e fili he 2008 pea nau toki hu ki tu'a mei he Fale'. Ko e fo'i tu'uaki ko'eni' tokua ke pehe 'e he kakai ko kinautolu na'a nau feinga'i ke fai e fili he ta'u fo'ou', malie ko e toitoi e 'ulu kae teketua mai e fo'i tu'a'. 'Oku toe malie ange 'a e 'osi e to'u falealea ko 'eni' 'oku te'eki ke 'i ai ha tali pe koe ha 'oku fakangofua ai ke toho kakato e vahenga te'eki ke fai ha ngaue'. - Joshua Moimoiangaha
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Friday 2 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of five People's Representatives who are charged with sedition been postponed for another nine months to August 2008.
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Friday 2 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Although the Legislative Assembly has resolved that the democratic parliamentary and political reform will come into full effect in 2010, the Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Feleti Sevele, in accordance with the Constitution and the Legislative Assembly Act, which both require general elections to be held every three years, the last election being on 17 March 2005.
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Friday 2 November 2007
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Honiara, Solomon Islands
RAMSI's military contingent is conducting an investigation into events last week involving a platoon of Tongan soldiers on patrol in North Malaita.
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Thursday 1 November 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King George V closed the 2007 session of the Tongan Legislature this morning, promising that amendments to the constitution are in the hands of parliament who would decide how to implement reforms.
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Wednesday 31 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An armed man is still at large in Tonga after shooting and critically injuring a Tofoa shop-keeper in an attempted robbery on Friday night. Meanwhile, the victim's son has spoken out urging people to avoid another disaster in the making and to keep up good relationships.
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Wednesday 31 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga will host the 17th Pacific Judiciary Conference at the new Fa'onelua Convention Centre on November 7-9, the first time the conference has been held here.
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Tuesday 30 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HM King George Tupou V will officially close the 2007 session of the Tongan Legislature on Thursday, November 1 at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall, Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 30 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Jurors today acquitted six of the seven men charged with multiple offences relating to the riots of November 16, 2006, in the first group trial at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
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Monday 29 October 2007
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Mounu Island, Vava'u
Women kiteboarders seeking the adventure of a lifetime gathered at Mounu Island in Vava'u earlier this month to display some spectacular and dynamic kiteboarding in Tonga's warm waters.
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Monday 29 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry is assisting the Pacific Islands Trade and Investment Commission (PITIC) in the coordination of a "Return to Roots Mission" by investors and buyers.
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Monday 29 October 2007
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Auckland, New Zealand
New Zealand's Speaker of the House of Representatives today encouraged Pacific Island Parliamentarians to uphold human rights, the rule of law and the institutions of democracy.
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Monday 29 October 2007
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Canberra, Australia
An ANU academic argues that even though Pacific Islanders are highly represented in Australian arts and sports fields, there is widespread lack of understanding about the cultures from which they've come.
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Monday 29 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, October 22-25, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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Friday 26 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hundreds of Tonga College students and ex-students celebrated the 125th anniversary of their school with a colourful parade this morning. Photos by Linny Folau
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Thursday 25 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of the first group of seven men charged with 16/11 related offences is drawing to an end at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court, with the Chief Justice to sum up the case tomorrow.
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Thursday 25 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand's biggest apple production company, Mr Apples Farm Ltd., will be recruiting 248 Tongan workers under the Recognized Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme.
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Thursday 25 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A project to strengthen the Tonga government in the planning and coordination of the reconstruction of Nuku'alofa's CBD as well as some urgent urban environmental interventions is supported with a new European Union grant worth about $4.6 million pa'anga.
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Thursday 25 October 2007
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Manila, Philippines
The Government of Tonga and its development partners have signed an agreement that applies the five principles of the Paris Declaration for Aid Effectiveness and outlines opportunities for fostering more effective development coordination in country both in the immediate future and in the long term.
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Wednesday 24 October 2007
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, October 15-18, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua.
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