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Wednesday 3 March 2010 11:10am
Washington DC, USA : Tongans will always remember the day the Princess Ashika sunk in the Pacific waters. Just days after the tragedy, I flew over that same ocean on my first trip to Tonga to participate in a discussion of Tonga's corruption and transparency challenges based on recent fieldwork my organization, Global Integrity, had conducted with a team of Tongan researchers and journalists. - Norah Mallaney
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Tuesday 2 March 2010 6:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 'Eva Mai Tonga Tourism Experience, a tourism promotion event, showcasing what the Tongan tourism industry has to offer to overseas tour wholesalers, tour operators and visitors, was officially launched by the Prime Minister, Dr Feleti Sevele at Pangai Lahi, Nuku'alofa on March 2. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 March 2010 2:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new inter-island ferry, currently being built in Japan, is scheduled to arrive in Nuku'alofa on 20 October this year to restart the domestic inter-islands ferry service in the first week of November. Premium content -
Monday 1 March 2010 7:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Dalgety the Company Secretary of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd has been charged with perjury following his arrest at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre on Friday, February 26. Premium content -
Monday 1 March 2010 3:32pm
Salt Lake City-Utah, USA : Finally, we have a public apology from PM Dr. Feleti Sevele for the government's egregious carelessness that led to the Princess Ashika disaster (Ashika Inquiry...24 Feb. 2010). In our custom, his humility finally invokes one of the most important cultural protocols that binds us all as "Tongans"; no matter what class in society we were born to. -Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi Premium content -
Monday 1 March 2010 2:45pm
Paris, France : Futa is gone, and it is hard for his family, for everyone in Tonga and for his friends living thousands of kilometers away to realize he's not here anymore. -Marie-Claire Bataille-Benguigui & Georges Benguigui Premium content -
Monday 1 March 2010 12:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The former Minister of Transport, Paul Karalus, told the Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Princess Ashika on Saturday, February 27, that he was deeply saddened and embarrassed with the discovery that his report to the King, Prime Minister and the Cabinet that the MV Ashika was in good condition was based on incorrect information. Premium content -
Sunday 28 February 2010 1:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tsunami Warning in force for Tonga since 1.15 am this morning was cancelled by the Tonga National Weather Forecasting Centre TNWFC at 12.30 pm today, February 28. Premium content -
Sunday 28 February 2010 12:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A tsunami warning remains in force for Tonga, though its expected arrival time 8.40am has passed, and there is a sense of optimism that the tsunami may have weakened its power by the time it reaches Tonga. Meanwhile, hundreds of Tongan families headed for higher ground at dawn this morning, with many choosing the grounds of the king's villa and the surrounding areas at Mata-ki-'Eua. Premium content -
Sunday 28 February 2010 6:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A tsunami wave moving across the Pacific this morning following an 8.8 earthquake in southern Chile is expected to reach Tonga's coastlines at 8:40 am Sunday 28 February but it is not known how high the wave will be. A tsunami warning is in effect for the whole of Tonga and the Pacific Islands. Premium content -
Sunday 28 February 2010 1:26am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chief Meteorological Officer, 'Ofa Faanunu said on Radio Tonga at 1:45 am Sunday 28 February that an 8.8 earthquake near Chile had generated a wave and the Pacific Islands were given a Tsunami warning. Premium content -
Friday 26 February 2010 6:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Dalgety, the Secretary of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd, was arrested just after 5 pm today, when he left the Fa'onelua Centre, after giving evidence to the Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of Princess Ashika. Premium content -
Friday 26 February 2010 8:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Company Secretary of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd Lord Dalgety is under fire at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Ashika on February 25, after evidence revealed a "scandalous contract" of employment and possible use of public funds to finance personal and first class travels in his other role as Chairman of the Electricity Commission. Premium content -
Friday 26 February 2010 5:55am
Koror, Palau : The PNA, has been dubbed OPEC for tuna because it aims to control access to tuna in its waters and so increase economic benefits for Pacific Islanders. PNA waters supply around 25% of the worlds supply of tuna. Premium content -
Thursday 25 February 2010 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Shipping Corporation Company Secretary Lord Dalgety who has been missing in action at the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Ashika since January 22 is expected to continue his evidence this week after it was confirmed by a doctor that his medical condition was that of dehydration. Premium content -
Thursday 25 February 2010 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In another interesting turn of evidence provided by the former Minister of Transport Paul Karalus on February 25, he accepted a submission that he misled Cabinet in a memorandum regarding due diligence on the Ashika. Premium content -
Thursday 25 February 2010 8:35pm
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Thursday 25 February 2010 7:29pm
Sydney, Australia : Fiji's military government has threatened to pull out of the Commonwealth because of ongoing pressure from the international organization to hold democratic elections. Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama lambasted Commonwealth countries for trying to force him to take the country to the polls. Premium content -
Thursday 25 February 2010 7:14pm
Geneva, Switzerland : The first Global Forum of the Noncommunicable Disease Network (NCDnet) marks the first time World Health Organization (WHO) has convened key stakeholder groups to address the large-scale and increasing global health and development burden posed by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Premium content -
Thursday 25 February 2010 2:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga :The captain of the sunken ferry MV Princess Ashika, Viliami Makahokovalu Tuputupu, was released on bail this morning, February 25, after being arrested and charged on five counts of taking a passenger ferry out to sea, knowing that it was unseaworthy, and it is expected that others may be charged with similar offences.
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