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Monday 14 May 2007 8:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The hearing of a Preliminary Inquiry for five People's Representatives on sedition charges relating to the riots of November 16, started at the Nuku'alofa Police Magistrate's Court this morning.
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Monday 14 May 2007 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Catholic Church World Youth Day 2007 will be marked in Tonga by youths carrying the World Youth Day Cross and an Icon of Mary throughout Tongatapu during May 22-26. Premium content -
Monday 14 May 2007 10:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The acceptance of two Tongan Cadet Officers to the US Military Academy, West Point, and the US Naval Academy, Annapolis, this year is a major step forward for the development of the Tonga Defence Service, said Brigadier Tau'aika 'Uta'atu. Premium content -
Monday 14 May 2007 10:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In September Fehi'a Kava (17) will enter Brown University in the US on scholarship to study Bio-Chemical Engineering and her family believe that she will be the first Tongan student to enter the famous Ivy League university. Premium content -
Sunday 13 May 2007 8:30am
Paris, France : Reporters Without Borders hailed a campaign called Australia's Right to Know that was launched today by a coalition of leading Australian news media including News Ltd, Fairfax, ABC and SBS with the aim of combatting the erosion of press freedom resulting from the country's legislation. Premium content -
Sunday 13 May 2007 8:01am
Auckland, New Zealand : The Pacific Island and Maori communities, leaders, musicians, conservationists and the whale watch industry will unite today for the 2007 National Day of Action to Protect Whales. Premium content -
Sunday 13 May 2007 7:44am
Geneva, Switzerland : The Sixtieth World Health Assembly (WHA) will take place from 14-23 May 2007 at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. Premium content -
Friday 11 May 2007 1:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Ministry of Labour,Commerce and Industries (MLCI) hereby advises businesses affected by the events of 16/11, of the existence of the Business Hardship Fund (BHF). Premium content -
Friday 11 May 2007 12:38pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Defence concluded the Financing Agreement for the Technical Cooperation Facility which will provide funds of Euro 500,000 (around TOP$ 1.4 million) by the European Commission (EC) to facilitate the implementation of the EC funded projects in Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 10 May 2007 8:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's first Foreign Investment Act that came into force in April has reserved 13 business activities for Tongan operators only, including certain types of farming and fishing, as well as wholesaling, baking, taxi operation, and other activities. Premium content -
Thursday 10 May 2007 4:15pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The head of Tonga's delegation requested WMO and its Members to assist Tonga in the trading of carbon credits as a means of adaptation to the effects of Global Warming and associate climate change and climate variability. This request is obviously a reflection of the priority that the government places on climate change. - Sailosi Finau -
Thursday 10 May 2007 5:42am
Geneva, Switzerland : The Hon. Minister for Transport and Meteorological Services Mr. Paul Karalus and the Director for Meteorology, Mr. 'Ofa Fa'anunu are attending the 15TH World Meteorological Organization [WMO], Geneva, Switzerland. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 May 2007 4:58pm
Apia, Samoa : SPREP and the Roundtable for Nature Conservation have announced that the 8th Pacific Islands Conference on Nature Conservation and Protected Areas will take place on 22-26 October 2007, in Alotau, Papua New Guinea. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 May 2007 4:40pm
Washington,USA : The Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders is an opportunity for the United States and more than 20 Pacific Island governments to consult with each other on a wide range of security and economic issues, according to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 May 2007 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Airports Ltd. or TAL, a government-owned company is expected to take over the management of all Tongan airports, including the Fua'amotu International Airport, the Lupepau'u International Airport and four domestic airports on July 2. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 May 2007 6:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The PEAU Vava'u Airways may resume its domestic service next week, according to the airline's CEO Fakatele Faletau. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 May 2007 1:19pm
Suva, Fiji : The United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) High Level Stakeholder meeting gets underway at the Holiday Inn today (May 7 2007) Premium content -
Tuesday 8 May 2007 12:58pm
Neiafu, Vava'u,Tonga : Hufanga he ngaahi fakatapu kotoa pe 'oku faa ngaue'aki he ha'ofanga ni; kae faka'ataa mai ha ki'i faingamalie ke u lave ki he fakakaukau 'a ia kuo fai 'a e fakamatala ki ai 'a e toko taha mei Nu'usila. - Samiuela -
Tuesday 8 May 2007 9:25am
Brussels, Belgium : At a Labour Summit taking place on 6 and 7 May, leaders from the G8 trade unions and Global Unions organisations are calling on the G8 Labour Ministers and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to put the need for social rules around global trade and capital flows at the centre of their discussions. The Labour Summit is being held one month before the Heiligendamm Summit of G8 heads of government. Premium content -
Monday 7 May 2007 9:01pm
Moss Beach,California, USA : On the evening of Tuesday, May 1st, 2007, I was prematurely giddy about my first opportunity of listening to the Prime Minister of Tonga, Dr. Feleti Sevele in San Bruno, California addressing the church leaders and a few Tongans who attended the meeting. With the current unfortunate state of affairs in the kingdom, my recent article on leadership and my impulse to participate, I went to the meeting with a sense of hope that the prime minister would be delivering an authentic message about leadership and his visions to unite the government and the people in a common cause towards political, economic, cultural and social development. - Mele Payne Lynch
