Results for People

A program offered by the Women and Children Crisis Centre to empower Inspiring Young Women Leaders was launched at the WCCC office at Fanga on May 31.

With the death of Kalaniuvalu last month, Tonga has lost a man who did much to preserve the long and distinguished history of the royal families of Tonga. By Geoffrey Clark.

Mokofisi misleads the public by claiming that "Christian belief praises men to rule over women," and unfairly critiques Tongan government, Tongan culture, and Tongan churches for being male-dominated. Nowhere in the Bible supports the above claim about Christianity. Making such claim without any further qualifications distorts biblical teachings about the status of women in society. - Senituli Penitani.

Noble Luani (50) who passed away in Vava'u on 12 May was laid to rest at the Tufu mo Kale Cemetery, at the village of Malapo. Tongatapu, on Friday, May 21.

Tonga's Prime Minister Hon Dr Feleti Sevele met the Head of the Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI on May 20 in the Vatican City in Rome, Italy.

The Parliamentarians' action reflected Tongan men's attitude towards women: "a bastion of male chauvinism." The law discriminates against women, Christian belief praises men to rule over women, and our culture plays lip service to injustices against women in our society. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi.

A total of 2,753 women were victims of violence in the decade 2000-09, according to Tonga Police statistics that show on average 23 women per month come to police to report an incident of physical or sexual violence; and last year four women died in domestic incidents.

The Governor of Vava'u, Noble Luani (50) who died suddenly in Neiafu, Vava'u, on May 12 is to be buried at his estate Malapo in Tongatapu, next week.

The Governor of Vava'u, Noble Luani (50) is confirmed to have passed away suddenly early this morning, May 12, at his residence in Neiafu, Vava'u.