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Monday 6 September 2010 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Navy on Monday, September 6 put on a demonstration of the techniques they use to stop illegal vessels in Tongan waters, in a law enforcement boarding operation for cadets from the "Zhenghe" training ship of China's Peoples Liberation Army Navy.
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Monday 6 September 2010 5:53am
Australia : Justice Andrew today (August 3) said that the assertion made by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga that his resignation as a Justice of the Supreme Court of The Kingdom Of Tonga put the Government "in the lurch" was an unwarranted attack on the Judiciary. Premium content -
Sunday 5 September 2010 9:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Chinese warships arrived in Nuku'alofa on Friday, September 3 on a four-day courtesy call, highlighting a strengthening of diplomatic relations between Tonga and the People's Republic of China, in this first visit. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Sunday 5 September 2010 3:12pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Does Mr. Hola think that Tonga will do a better job than the British Lord Chancellor? After 1,400 years, former Prime Minister Tony Blair finally agreed in 2003 to close it down. It had run afoul of the law for many years, and had violated basic democratic principles. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi. Premium content -
Friday 3 September 2010 3:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Chatham Pacific Airlines introduced a 28-seater DC3 aircraft to its fleet of aircraft servicing Tonga's domestic air services on Monday, August 30, 2010. - Friday, September 3, 2010 - 15:25 Premium content -
Friday 3 September 2010 1:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : About 40,000 Tongan voters have registered for the 2010 Tonga General Election, to be held in November, after the final round of registration closed throughout Tonga on Tuesday August 31. Premium content -
Friday 3 September 2010 1:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Registration of candidates for the 2010 Tonga General Election will be held for two days in October on a day to be announced soon, said the Election Supervisor Pita Vuki on September 2. Premium content -
Thursday 2 September 2010 7:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's first contingent of 55 soldiers for Afghanistan are preparing to be deployed before Christmas this year, after flying to England at the end of September or in early October, for six weeks of training. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 September 2010 7:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Interplast Australia and New Zealand team will visit Tonga from 11 25 September 2010 to assist Tongan National Health Services to conduct specialist consultation clinics and perform plastic and reconstructive surgery services. - Australian High Commission. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 September 2010 7:06pm
Suva, Fiji : I must admit that the departure of two senior judges of the Supreme Court in recent times is quite disturbing. As a developing nation, this trend is a sign of an unhealthy judiciary and the state must inquire as to how this can be reversed. - Freddy Kavaha'apai. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 September 2010 6:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Working together with the public to crack down on crimes in order to achieve safer communities, is the focus of a National Community Policing Coordination Centre, opened at the main Police Station compound in Longolongo on August 31. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 September 2010 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele, yesterday stated that Justice Andrew's statement that Cabinet had prematurely discontinued his appointment as Supreme Court judge was totally untrue and that Cabinet did no more than accede to his request to resign early from his appointment in order to take up a new one in Australia. - Issued by Prime Minister's Office. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 September 2010 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An Education USA Advising Centre was opened at the Tupou Tertiary Institute in Nuku'alofa last week providing resources for Tongans who are interested in pursuing a higher education in over 4000 universities or colleges in the United States. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 September 2010 1:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A two-days Interagency Border Management Workshop with the objective of strengthening Tonga's border security started in Nuku'alofa on Monday, August 30. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister Hon Dr Feleti Sevele in a press conference today strongly disputed a statement made by the departing Mr Justice Warwick Andrew that he was not allowed to continue to sit in the Supreme Court by virtue of a cabinet decision. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A complaint under the Official Secrets Act by a Chief Executive Officer of a Government Ministry that information was being unofficially released, led police to seize four computers from the Finance ministry's Budget Division office last week. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 5:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three young Tongan boxers have returned home with a medal each, a gold, a silver and a bronze medal from the Oceania Boxing Tournament, held in Canberra from August 6-9. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With nearly year to go before Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi face the New Zealand All Blacks in the opening match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup on September 9, a national "Tonga A" rugby team is preparing in Nuku'alofa for the America's Rugby Championship in September, this year. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 5:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Supreme Court Judge and former chairman of the Ashika Inquiry, Mr Justice Warwick Andrew left Tonga abruptly yesterday, August 30, more than a month before his contract was due to expire on October 5, after he said he was told not to continue hearing cases and to hand over his files to the Chief Justice Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The king in Privy Council on Friday, 27 August 2010 appointed the Prime Minister, Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele as the Acting Governor of Vava'u. In a statement yesterday, August 30, the Prime Minister's Office said that the Acting Governor would travel to Vava'u later this week. Vava'u has been without a governor since the death of Lord Luani in May. The Prime Minister now holds three additional portfolios, as the Minister of Defence, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Acting Governor of Vava'u. Premium content
