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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.
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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 -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 4:13pm
Suva, Fiji : The Australian Government today said it had not altered visa eligibility arrangements for Tongans. Premium content -
Monday 30 August 2010 3:44pm
Washington, DC and Hong Kong, SAR China : The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, today launched its Asian hub, operating from Hong Kong, SAR China and Singapore - expanding the agency's reach beyond its Washington, DC headquarters and signaling a strong emphasis on inbound and outbound Asian investment. Premium content -
Monday 30 August 2010 5:53am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I would maintain there is accountability with check and balance in place with the appointment and functional duties of the office of Lord Chancellor and others, to ensure independence of the judiciary. The repealed Judiciary Services Commission, glaringly lacked accountability with the required check and balance in place, to ensure, as Mokofisi has relayed, it does not run afoul of the law. - Moto Ki Lau Hola. Premium content -
Saturday 28 August 2010 9:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Noble Kalaniuvalu Fotofili (35) and Marcella Taumoepeau-Tupou (33) were married today at the Free Wesleyan Centenary Church in Nuku'alofa. Photos by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Saturday 28 August 2010 5:48am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : His Majesty King George Tupou V in Privy Council appointment Michael Dishington Scott as the new Chief Justice of Tonga yesterday, August 27. Premium content -
Saturday 28 August 2010 5:14am
Manukau City, New Zealand : Prime Minister John Key met several young missionaries from Pacific Island nations yesterday (August 20), when he visited the new Mormon Missionary Training Centre in South Auckland. Missionaries from Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati and New Zealand joined with others from the United States and other countries in welcoming the Prime Minister to the training centre. Premium content -
Friday 27 August 2010 8:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The wedding of Noble Kalaniuvalu Fotofili (35) and Marcella Taumoepeau-Tupou (33) will be held on Saturday, August 28 at the Free Wesleyan Centenary Church in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Friday 27 August 2010 7:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 9th military contingent deployed to the Solomon Islands returns home tonight Friday August 27, after completing four months of peacekeeping duties under the Regional Assistance Mission RAMSI. Premium content -
Friday 27 August 2010 7:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : All four computers seized by Tonga Police from the Budget Division of Tonga's Ministry of Finance and Planning on Monday were returned to the ministry this afternoon, August 27. Premium content -
Thursday 26 August 2010 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a police raid on Tonga's Ministry of Finance and Planning on Monday August 23 four computers were seized from the Budget Division, on the first floor of the Tonga Development Building. Premium content -
Thursday 26 August 2010 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The opening of two new and safer prison facilities at Tonga's main Hu'atolitoli Prison at Vaini today, August 25 could not have been more timely, after prison escapes reached record high with 33 in the last seven months. Premium content -
Thursday 26 August 2010 5:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two prison escapees were recaptured at 9:00 am today at Ma'ufanga after armed police squads mounted overnight road blocks on Tongatapu. Premium content -
Thursday 26 August 2010 3:13pm
San Francisco,USA : There has been a lot of concerns about the independence of the judiciary branch of government in Tonga. I believe that these concerns are valid. For this reason, I have two suggestions to resolve this problem. - Siosaia Fatani. Premium content -
Thursday 26 August 2010 5:46am
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : From Medieval England in the 7th century until the 21st century, the Lord Chancellor Office has had the propensity to run afoul of the law, ethical practices, and moral governance. The Judicial Services Commission model has been adopted by many Commonwealth nations under the democratic principles of "participation" and "representation." - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi. Premium content -
Wednesday 25 August 2010 9:53am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A series of violent incidents erupting in the capital Nuku'alofa over the weekend saw students fighting in central Nuku'alofa while another brawl in a Vuna Road bar left a security guard hospitalised. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 August 2010 10:02am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : People's Representative 'Akilisi Pohiva has been suspended from the House for two weeks without pay in a disciplinary action on August 19 when the Speaker announced that the member is not allowed to set foot "on one inch of the parliament compound during his suspension" until September 3. Premium content -
Monday 23 August 2010 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Armed police are continuing the search for two escaped prisoners after shots were fired at a Prison guard outside the Hu'atolitoli Prison compound on Saturday night, August 21. Premium content
