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Tuesday 24 November 2009 7:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan fisheries officials fear that a new extension to the sea cucumber harvesting season and an increase in licences is going to drive the resource back a decade, when it was overfished to the point of depletion.
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Tuesday 24 November 2009 5:45am
Honolulu, Hawaii : Firstly, I would like to congratulate the Honorable 'Akau'ola and the office of the Honorable Prime Minister Sevele for organising the "Tonga Renewable Energy Road Map" that were held in Vava'u this past week. It is satisfying for this one Humble Tongan to see this kind of gathering and especially the discussions of "Renewable Energy Planning" and all the Renewable Energy Innovation that was discussed at the TERM. -MTTuaileva Premium content -
Monday 23 November 2009 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika has adjourned for two weeks and will resume on Monday, December 7. Premium content -
Monday 23 November 2009 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Captain Viliami Makahokovalu Tuputupu gave evidence on November 19 and said he knew the MV Princess Ashika was unseaworthy but sailed anyway, because he relied on information from the Marine and Ports Division to state the vessel was not good to operate, but at the same time he never believed it would sink on August 5. Premium content -
Monday 23 November 2009 9:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I noted with interest a letter to the editor which raised issues and concerns surrounding the energy conference held in Vava'u and the planed offshore energy buoy system we are working to test next year. I would like to briefly address a few of these concerns. -Johnny Kraczek Premium content -
Monday 23 November 2009 11:44am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A special programme for the 55th Anniversary of the Pan Pacific and South East Asia Women's Association Tonga branch last week, concluded with a special programme at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall on Saturday morning. Photos by Mary Lyn Fonua Premium content -
Monday 23 November 2009 10:04am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HE Mr Michel Monnier, the French non-resident Ambassador to Tonga, visited Tonga last week and had an audience with HM King George Tupou V in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 23 November 2009 9:30am
Salt Lake City-Utah, USA : 'Akau'ola wishes to get his cake and eat it, too: He likes endless publicity about himself, but he does not want questions from the media about what he's doing (in public service) at the expense of the public. -Sione A. Mokofisi Premium content -
Sunday 22 November 2009 10:45am
: Bringing the Tonga energy roadmap to the table as a priority issue is a significant and positive step by government and thank you for the comprehensive coverage. - Sefita Hao'uli Premium content -
Sunday 22 November 2009 9:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Please ask both editors of the critical letters to contact me and offer their advice or criticism of how Government is dealing with a fundamental issue that relates to all the people of the Kingdom and what they think is the best way to deal with these issues. I personally believe we can all contribute to solving this problem but let's do it properly and not through the political realm of the media. - 'Akau'ola Premium content -
Saturday 21 November 2009 6:30pm
Salt Lake City-Utah, USA : Besides being puzzled by the remarkable scientific pronouncements by PM Dr. Sevele and Renewable Energy Coordinator, 'Akau'ola in Vava'u (10 donors . . . 19 Nov 2009), this journalist was also alarmed by the popularity of the Princess Ashika wreckage video showing back in Nuku'alofa. -Sione A. Mokofisi Premium content -
Thursday 19 November 2009 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a quest to reduce Tonga's total reliance on imported fuel, the Tonga government this week took a positive step forward when 10 representatives of donor countries and agencies gave their support to an Interim Technical Report, which outlined the basis for a Tonga Energy Roadmap for the next decade. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 November 2009 1:12pm
Nuku alofa,Tonga : IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping the government of Tonga set up an electronic company registry to improve business registration procedures and support the formalization of business, in particular small and medium sized enterprises. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 November 2009 1:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Police Hon. Dr. Viliami Tau Tangi officially opened the Tonga Police Commissioned Officers Annual Conference on Tuesday 17 November 2009. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 6:54pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : The Tonga government has set a target to supply 50% of Tonga's electricity generation from renewable sources within three years, according to an interim report presented to a Tonga Energy Roadmap Meeting in Vava'u this week. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 6:17pm
Taunga, Vava'u : Delegates to the Tongan Energy Roadmap Meeting in Vava'u this week were welcomed by Tongan Prime Minister Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele at Taunga Island on November 15, for Sunday lunch. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 6:10pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : The Chatham Pacific Airline was allowed to make two special flights between Tongatapu and Vava'u on Sunday November 15 after low cloud forced cancelled of two Saturday flights. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 5:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government Procurement Committee, whose primary job is to ensure Government is procuring goods at a reasonable price and of appropriate quality, was left in the dark when Cabinet made the decision to purchase the MV Princess Ashika ferry from Fiji in April earlier this year, the Ashika Inquiry was told on Friday. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 5:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There was nothing extraordinary about the weather conditions in the area where the MV Princess Ashika was sailing on its final voyage on August 5, 2009, and it was fairly normal conditions in Tonga, confirmed the Director of Meteorology for the Ministry of Transport 'Ofa Fa'anunu on November 13. Premium content -
Monday 16 November 2009 3:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of people filled the Fa'onelua Convention Centre for the first public viewing of the MV Princess Ashika wreckage video at 4:30 pm on Friday, November 13, pushing through the doors to get seats while others sat on the floor, while many more waited outside the gates for a second screening. Premium content
