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  • Saturday 13 August 2011 5:57am


    Ha'alal,Tongatapu
    : 'Oku ou fiefia noa atu 'i he ngaue lelei koia na'e fakahoko 'e he kulupu Poletaki, 'o nau foaki 'a e me'a'ofa ki he Senita Alonga 'i Pea. - Fuai'api Sime.
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  • Friday 12 August 2011 10:26pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : During the last sitting of the Tongan Parliament on 28 July, before it went out for a one week break, it struggled to find its footing, to keep the proceedings in order and to make definite decisions. From the House, Minute No. 19, July 29, 2011.
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  • Friday 12 August 2011 7:09pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Alonga Centre for the handicapped at Pea in Tongatapu were treated to a feast and received a donation of $8,200 from a group of Tongan fruit-pickers who had completed seven months under the Pacific Seasonal Workers Pilot Scheme to Australia (PSWPS).
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  • Thursday 11 August 2011 10:29pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : 'Isitolo Maka, the 'Ikale Tahi head coach this evening announced his team to play the first of two test matches against the Flying Fijians at Churchill Park, Lautoks on Saturday, 13 August.
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  • Thursday 11 August 2011 7:23pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : French marines have joined Tonga's Tafakula 2011 military exercise for the first time this year.
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  • Thursday 11 August 2011 7:05pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Thirty Pacific-based youth workers from Tonga, Samoa and Fiji graduated with Certificates and Diplomas from a Regional Pasifika Youth Development Program, during a graduation ceremony in Nuku'alofa, on August 10.
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  • Thursday 11 August 2011 2:55pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : We value his passion and his determination to eliminate all forms of violence in Tonga, particularly of violence against women and girls. The WCCC calls for urgent government action to facilitate the return of Mr. Chris Kelley to the position of Police Commissioner. – WCCC.
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  • Thursday 11 August 2011 1:01pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Less than a month before the 'Ikale Tahi meets the All Blacks in the September 9 opening match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup it seems certain that the majority of Tongan rugby fans will have difficulty viewing live television coverage of the matches.
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  • Wednesday 10 August 2011 10:24pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : The Prime Minister of New Zealand the Rt. Hon. John Key, will be delivering an address as of the "Pacific Islands Forum 40th Anniversary Leaders' Lecture Series" at the University of Auckland on 11th August 2011. - Forum Secretariat.
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  • Wednesday 10 August 2011 9:58pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Prince 'Ulukalala (26), second in line to the Tongan throne will wed Hon Sinaitakala Tu'imatamoana Fakafanua (24) on May 5, 2012 at the Centenary Church, Saione in Nuku'alofa.
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  • Wednesday 10 August 2011 9:55pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Vatulele Tuputupu (43) from Niutoua was charged with manslaughter by negligence and driving under the influence of alcohol causing the death of a female passenger in an accident on Taufa'ahau Road at Lapaha on August 1.
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  • Tuesday 9 August 2011 10:16pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : New ownership of the Royal International Hotel near Tonga's Fua'amotu International Airport was announced by the Managing Director of the Scenic Hotel Group, Brendan Taylor in Tonga on 8 August.
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  • Tuesday 9 August 2011 9:03pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 43-year-old man a civil servant from Niutoua has been charged with manslaughter by negligence and driving under the influence of alcohol in a government car, over the death of a female passenger at Lapaha on August 1.
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  • Tuesday 9 August 2011 8:56pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's Deputy Police Commander, Taniela Faletau, is currently the Acting Commissioner of Police, effective from August 5 to September 22 following the departure, of Police Commissioner Chris Kelley on August 6.
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  • Tuesday 9 August 2011 6:02pm


    Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
    : The Prime Minister and Parliament's latest round of wasteful ideas are true signs of "Crisis Management" mentality. They should save the time and money to be spent on this project that looks like "a dog chasing its own tail" show: They are feverishly trying to accomplish something, but actually not getting anything done. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi.
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  • Tuesday 9 August 2011 5:31pm


    Kolofo'ou,Nuku'alofa,Tonga
    : 'Oku fakaloloma 'a e loto 'a e Kapineti ke 'oua 'e fakafo'ou e aleapau ngaue 'a Christopher Kelley. He 'ikai faingata'a, kapau 'oku tau loto'aki ke fakalelei'i kotoa kitautolu, pea tuku ke siofi kitautolu mei ha sino tau'ataina, 'a ia 'oku 'ikai fa'a e'a kitu'a 'i he ongoongo 'ene ngaue, ka 'oku matu'aki to'o mo tafi 'ene ngaue. Mou 'eke atu ki he ongo fonua kaunga'api – Nu'usila mo 'Aositelelia, pe 'oku fefe 'a e tokoni 'a e founga ko ia. - Witcliffe Taufa.
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  • Monday 8 August 2011 10:27pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga'sLegislative Assembly is adjourned again this week until further notice as directed by the Acting Speaker of Parliament Lord Tu'i'afitu.
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  • Monday 8 August 2011 10:21pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi head coach 'Isitolo Maka this afternoon, August 8 announced the 30-man squad for the 'Ikale Tahi's two pre Rugby World Cup test matches with the Flying Fijians in Fiji on Saturday, August 13 and Friday August 19. The 'Ikale Tahi team will leave for Fiji tomorrow morning, Tuesday August 9, 2011.
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  • Sunday 7 August 2011 11:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's parliament has formed a new parliamentary committee to look at how the Nuku'alofa Development Corporation (NDC) administered and spent a $118 million pa'anga loan from China to reconstruct central Nuku'alofa after it was destroyed in riots on 16 November 2006. From the House by Pesi Fonua.
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  • Sunday 7 August 2011 1:37pm


    Brussel, Belgium
    : The military government of Fiji has engaged in an all-out assault on trade unionism this year, by force and by decree, and it is getting worse by the day. Just this week, union officials were detained, questioned and charged with "unlawful assembly" by police simply for meeting with union members to prepare for collective bargaining negotiations. "This is completely unacceptable. – ITUC Online.
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