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Tuesday 24 January 2012 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : JAPAN has committed a US$500,000 technical assistance grant through the Asian Development Bank to fund preparation work to design the Outer Island Renewable Energy Project for the construction of solar plants in the outer islands of Ha'apai, 'Eua and the two Niuas. -
Tuesday 24 January 2012 1:12pm
Berlin, Germany : Speech by Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF given on 23 January 2012. "As we turn the page on a turbulent year, a year in which so much of what could go wrong did go wrong, many look to the future with trepidation and foreboding. They worry about uncertain economic prospects, dwindling job opportunities, and rising inequality. About what kind of future awaits their children. Indeed, in the economic outlook that the IMF will release tomorrow, we will lower growth forecasts for most parts of the world. Even these lower forecasts assume a constructive policy path that is by no means assured."
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Monday 23 January 2012 7:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tu'iha'ateiho, a Ha'apai Noble's Representative to the Tongan Parliament, appeared at the Magistrate's Court on January 23, charged with the illegal possession of a firearm. Premium content -
Monday 23 January 2012 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : One of the four male suspects, charged in relation to the armed hold up at the Asco Petrol Station on Fatafehi Road on January 6, has been charged with six counts, including attempted murder and causing grevious bodily harm. Premium content -
Monday 23 January 2012 6:15pm
San Francisco,USA : ON the 17th of January 2012, award-winning charity MedShare shipped a 40-foot ocean container of medical supplies and equipment designated for the two island groups of Niuatoputapu and 'Eua, in Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 23 January 2012 6:12pm
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates : MASDAR, Abu Dhabi's multifaceted renewable energy company, signed today (18 January) a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga, represented through the Tonga Energy Road Map Implementation Unit (TERM IU). Masdar will be in charge of the implementation and construction of a 500 kW solar photovoltaic power plant to be installed in Vava'u Island. The project, is financed by a grant provided by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the solar plant will deliver around 13 percent of Tonga's annual electricity demand. Premium content -
Monday 23 January 2012 4:22pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Na'e loloa ange 'a e taimi na'e fakamole 'ehe Falealea ki he tufa pa'anga koia ma'ae ngaahi vahenga fili, 'I he taimi koia na'a nau fai ai 'a e 'a'ahi fekau'aki mo e ngoue mo e toutai ki he vahefonua Vava'u ni. Paula Kava. Premium content -
Sunday 22 January 2012 6:18pm
Sydney, Australia : Photos by Dean Bentick An engagement party for Prince 'Ulukalala (27) and the Hon. Sinaitakala Fakafanua (25) was held in Sydney on Friday 20 January, attended by members of Tonga's Royal Family. Premium content -
Saturday 21 January 2012 3:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tu'ivakano (58) is Tonga's new Prime Minister Designate, after winning over 50% of a secret ballot in a Special Meeting of the Legislature to Elect a Prime Minister this morning. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2012 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The New Zealand government has found no evidence of fraudulent use of its aid money to Tonga, the New Zealand High Commissioner to Tonga, Jonathan Austin, confirmed yesterday, January 19. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2012 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Lasike, the Speaker of the Tonga Parliament, turned-up today at the Supreme Court for arraignment on one count of unlawful possession of ammunition but his case was adjourned to Friday, January 27. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2012 6:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vatulele Tuputupu (40) from Niutoua, pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter by negligence while driving under the influence of alcohol causing the death of 'Ana Toki (47) a passenger, in a car accident at Lapaha on August 1, 2011. Premium content -
Friday 20 January 2012 9:55am
Paris, France : In an unprecedented move, Reporters Without Borders RWB shut down its English-language website for 24 hours from 8 am EST on January 18 in protest against two online piracy bills, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA), which are currently working their way through the US Congress. Reporters Without Borders. Premium content -
Thursday 19 January 2012 8:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's retiring civil servants can access up to 50% of their retirement fund entitlements in the form of a loan from today 19 January, following a decision made by the Retirement Fund Board earlier this week. Premium content -
Thursday 19 January 2012 7:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 30-year-old former police officer was sentenced to two years imprisonment for charges of fraudulent conversion when he stole a total of $2,200 pa'anga from the exhibit room at the Nuku'alofa Central Police Station. Premium content -
Thursday 19 January 2012 2:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Energy Road Map (TERM) project took another step toward achieving its ten years objective of reducing Tonga's dependence on fossil fuels, when Lord Ma'afu, Tonga's Energy Minister, signed an agreement with Martin Hiller, the Director General of the Renewal Energy and Energy Efficiency partnership (REEEP) for technical assistance to Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 19 January 2012 1:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : LORD Lasike, the Speaker of the Tonga Parliament was apprehended by police after his arrival at Fua'amotu International Airport today January 19. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 January 2012 10:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 27-year-old man from Popua was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for theft and housebreaking, after he dressed in disguise broke into a home at 'Utulau in the middle of the night and stole up to $1,500 pa'anga and goods that included jewelry and a laptop. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 January 2012 10:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Justice Robert Shuster has refused an application filed by Lord Lasike's counsel seeking to set aside his warrant of arrest filed at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on January 17. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 January 2012 10:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Justice Robert Shuster convicted a 48-year-old father from Ha'ateiho on charges of incest and indecent assault on the offender's two daughters in 2008 in Tongatapu. Premium content
