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Friday 23 May 2008 7:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a paternity suit brought by his uncle, the Tongan noble Hon. Havea Tuiha'ateiho appeared in the Nuku'alofa Land Court today.
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Friday 23 May 2008 4:49pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : Only 38% (less than half) of the registered voters of Tongatapu cast votes in this past election. The country is going to be guided by the minority, a democracy by the few and for the fewer. - Mafi ‘o Amerika Samoa -
Thursday 22 May 2008 10:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A jury today acquitted four of the seven men charged with multiple offences relating to the riots of November 16, 2006, in a group trial at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court, but they found the remaining three men guilty on some charges. Premium content -
Thursday 22 May 2008 2:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Viewing the site where the Embassy of Japan in Tonga will be set up in January next year, and meeting senior government officials today was Hiroyuki Orikasa, the Counsellor and Special Assistant for Southeast Asian Issues of the Embassy of Japan in Fiji. Premium content -
Thursday 22 May 2008 1:26pm
Manila, Philippines : The establishment of Mafia Republics in the Asia Pacific region is a possibility, warned Dean Raul C. Pangalangan, the Professor of Law, University of the Philippines, in a key note speech to open the Transparency International Regional meeting in Manila, Philippines, on May 21. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Wednesday 21 May 2008 8:32pm
Sene, 'Aositelelia : 'E 'ikai pe ha taimi ia 'e 'ata kovi ai 'a e Temokalati; ko e 'fili 'e he kakai 'a e ni'ihi 'i he kupu 'o e sosaieti ke nau hoko ko e pule'anga ke nau fakalele mo tu'utu'uni 'i ha vaha'a taimi pau ki he anga 'a hono pule'i 'o e fonua. Ko e ki'i faka'ali ko 'ena 'oku ngoto-'a-noa pe ia 'i he fu'u ano lelei 'o e Temokalati. - Sam -
Wednesday 21 May 2008 8:06pm
Nomuka,Tonga : Kole atu ki he Temo-Tonga ke nau fokotu'u atu e fakakaukau ko'enii ki he to'u falealea ko'eni. - Uili Finau -
Wednesday 21 May 2008 7:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a grant of US$11.3 million dollars ( $22 million pa'anga) for Tonga's Integrated Urban Development Project aimed at redeveloping roads and rehabilitation of the drainage system in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 May 2008 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The celebrations for the Coronation of HM King George Tupou V will begin in the capital on July 26 with various activities running until August 2, according to a sporting programme that was released today. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 May 2008 11:05am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Australian High Commissioner to Tonga, Dr Bruce Hunt, donated $4,991 pa'anga to the Tonga Red Cross today under its Direct Aid Programme. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 May 2008 10:32am
Suva, Fiji : As discussed in a May 12 meeting between Secretary of State Rice and Tonga Prime Minister Dr. Feleti Sevele, the U.S. Government is making a good-faith effort to find a way to provide periodic non-immigrant visa (NIV) services in Nuku‘alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 May 2008 10:24am
By Mohammad Bashir Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : Preparations for Papua New Guinea's new national television station is on target and will be launched on September 16 as promised by the Prime Minister, Sir Michael Somare. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 May 2008 9:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tautahi Gold will play the reigning champions Upolu Samoa in the final of the 2008 Pacific Nation Cup on Saturday, May 24, in Samoa. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 May 2008 5:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kelepi 'Inoke pleaded guilty to stealing a safe containing $2,000 pa'anga from the TCF supermarket during the riots of November 16, 2006. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 May 2008 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siosifa Kafalava (24) received a three years suspended sentence imposed by Chief Justice Anthony Ford at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on May 9. Premium content -
Monday 19 May 2008 8:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Potential police commanders and assistant commanders for the Pacific are currently being trained for the top job in a Pacific Regional Policing Training course that opened in Nuku'alofa today. Premium content -
Monday 19 May 2008 7:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A meeting of the University of the South Pacific Council in Tonga is keeping the press at a distance, while it discusses what is understood to be important issues over the future leadership of the under-funded university, which has its main campus in Fiji. Premium content -
Monday 19 May 2008 7:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sangster Sauala, the former General Manager of the Oceania Broadcasting Television OBN, appeared for the first time in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on May 16, charged with two counts of sedition and riotous assembly relating to the November 16 riots. Premium content -
Monday 19 May 2008 7:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight men appeared in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on May 16 charged with multiple offences including attending a riotous assembly and taking part in the destruction of Molisi Supermarket, the Shoreline Building and the Pacific Royale Hotel during the riots of November 16, 2006. Premium content -
Monday 19 May 2008 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fapiano Kali of Fanga appeared in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on May 16, and pleaded not guilty to the destruction of a Chinese shop during the Nuku'alofa riots of November 16, 2006 Premium content
