You are here
Breaking news
Pages
-
Monday 12 March 2007 6:03am
Phoenix, Arizona,USA : I was overwhelmed with what Paul Fifita had to express about William Edwards re Tonga Rugby League TRL, and as a former employee of HRH Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita myself, I was assigned at the time of my employment as an Administrator of TRL and I can fully understand what Mr. Edwards justified, warranted and vindicated. - James Fa‘asolo -
Sunday 11 March 2007 10:30am
Bendigo, Australia : I have not forgotten the message of the struggle that Tongan women face in their daily lives, explained to us by the wonderful women at the National Centre for Women and Children during our visit in July 2006. - Rob Stephenson -
Saturday 10 March 2007 10:15am
UK : Having been and ex-league player myself back in the good old days in New Zealand, I was more than happy to have had the opportunity to talk to the players involved from a fan's perspective about their current tour etc. I was given the impression that the majority of the boys were more than happy with their management team, from William Edwards right down to their trainer. - Vain Maka -
Friday 9 March 2007 3:22pm
Auckland, New Zealand : 'Oku tala 'e he kau 'a Tonga he kakai sisino taha 'i mamani 'a e lahi atu 'a e me'akai he fonua pea mo 'etau fakamamafa makehe ki he me'atokoni. He ka morning tea foki e ngaahi konifelenisi pea 'oku pola foki ia! Ka ko e fakaloloma taha ko e to 'a e fakamamafa 'o e teuteu mo e 'ilo 'a e Tonga he lahi (ifo) kae 'ikai koe kualatii ('ilo). - Sailosi Finau -
Thursday 8 March 2007 4:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Domestic violence is becoming increasingly common in Tonga, Tonga's Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Hon. 'Alisi Taumoepeau, said today, stressing that a change of negative attitudes toward women is just as important as taking legal steps to protect women.
Premium content -
Thursday 8 March 2007 12:30pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : We live in societies full of people with bad habits. Our bad habits lead to the destruction of the environment, lost revenues and mismanagement in the working place, breaking down of the family units and to the recent topic of abuse of women in our society. - Sione Lousiale Kava -
Thursday 8 March 2007 10:30am
Geneva, Switzerland : Dr Margaret Chan the Director General of the World Health Organization on in a statement on International Women's Day today, said that given the right support, women can be a positive force in ways that can lift households and entire communities out of poverty. "Women are the backbone of all our societies - as leaders, as caregivers, and as mothers. Yet on this day and every day, we remember that too many women in the world lack access to the most basic health care," she said. Premium content -
Thursday 8 March 2007 9:45am
Sydney, Australia : I have read about the division in the Tonga RFU Board, and I find it very amusing. William Edwards created the divide and rule policy for Duane Mann and Willie Wolfgram. - Paul Fifita.2 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 7 March 2007 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six men facing charges relating to the robbing of the E. M. Jones Industries Store at Poutaha on November 16, will go forward for a hearing in the Supreme Court. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 March 2007 4:30pm
Suva, Fiji : On the question of: do you think that sexual violence against women or just violence against women is a cultural thing? My answer is that it all depends on where you sit and how much you unquestioningly agree with / support the existing culture. People have been using culture, tradition and religion for many moons to justify why we should NOT talk about THE sensitive subjects that we need to talk about if we are going to be successful in preventing the spread of HIV. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 March 2007 4:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The year 2006 may have been a tough year for most businesses in Nuku'alofa, but definitely not for the Westpac Bank of Tonga, which made a record net profit after tax of $7.5 million. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 March 2007 1:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's young people have spoken out passionately this week in support of the cause of ending violence and abuse against women and girls, and encouraging greater equity between women and men in their communities. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 March 2007 1:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The newly-named Tonga Research Association (TRA) formerly known as the Tonga History Association will hold their 12th bi-annual conference in Nuku'alofa on July 11-14. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 March 2007 6:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The preliminary inquiry hearing of Tonga's 16/11 riot cases started at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate's Court today, March 6. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 March 2007 4:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Uliti Uata, the Ha'apai no. 1 People's Representative was arrested by the Tonga Police at noon last Friday, March 2 for interrogation relating to the riot on November 16, 2006. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 March 2007 12:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The retrial of Siaosi Kadivuka Amanoni and Semi Vete Jr., which began yesterday March 5 at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court, has been declared a mistrial and it was ordered that new jurors be selected on Thursday, March 8. -
Monday 5 March 2007 5:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siaosi Kadivuka Amanoni and Semi Vete Jr. pleaded not guilty at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today to charges relating to the import of 14 kilograms of marijuana to Tonga from Fiji in 2003. Premium content -
Monday 5 March 2007 4:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's official foreign reserves for February fell by $1.2 million, from $85.4 million to $84.2 million, an amount equivalent to 4.4 months of imports of goods. At the same period last year, 2006 Tonga's official foreign reserve was $82.4 million, enough for 4.3 month of import. Premium content -
Sunday 4 March 2007 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan economy will be struggling for survival during the next financial year, 2007-08, warns Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Siosiua 'Utoikamanu, saying that the government has suffered a massive hit on its revenue stream following the losses suffered by the country's businesses on November 16. Premium content -
Friday 2 March 2007 7:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The opportunity for thousands of Tongans to find seasonal employment in New Zealand for seven months annually could become a reality as early as May, according to Sione Maumau, the acting secretary of Tonga's Ministry of Labour, Commerce and Industries today.
