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Tuesday 15 March 2011 7:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In his record of interview conducted by the police in March 2010, defendant Semisi Pomale, the Ashika's First Mate, accepted that he was part of the negligence that led to the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika on August 5, 2009.
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Tuesday 15 March 2011 7:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's official Foreign Reserves held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga in February was $158.8 million, the equivalent of 6.5 months of imports of goods. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 March 2011 6:08am
Palikir, Pohnpei, FSM : The Pacific Islands Forum has launched its 40th anniversary by seeking insight into "Pacific Regionalism: Past, Present and Future". - FSM Information Services. Premium content -
Monday 14 March 2011 10:21pm
London, UK : Women are the barometers of society: they are an indication of its internal pressure levels, and their fortunes can be the clearest forecasts of good or bad things to come. Where women prosper, societies prosper; and where women suffer, so too do the societies in which they live. Women are the people who can bring about real and lasting transformation at every level in society. - Kamalesh Sharma, Secretary General, Commonwealth. Premium content -
Monday 14 March 2011 6:22am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Land leases at the Fua'amotu International Airport on Tongatapu and the Lupepau'u International Airport at Vava'u, are being renewed for 99 years by estate oweners. Premium content -
Sunday 13 March 2011 10:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dismayed by the very low return from Government investment in Public Enterprises, the Minister for Public Enterprises, this week reminded directors of their responsibilities. Premium content -
Sunday 13 March 2011 9:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Friendly Islands Triathlon (FIT) has introduced Adventure Sports to its calendar of events for 2011. Photos by Linny Folau and Sia Adams. Premium content -
Saturday 12 March 2011 3:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 6.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Tonga at 2:19 pm this afternoon, centred 106 km (65miles) South East of Hihifo, Niuatoputapu. Premium content -
Saturday 12 March 2011 12:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The people of Niuatoputapu in the north of Tonga fled to higher ground on their small isolated island last night, fearing another tsunami, when a warning was issued around 10 pm after the Japan March 11 earthquake triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami event. Premium content -
Saturday 12 March 2011 11:07am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Strong currents and a swelling of the sea level was observed along the Nuku'alofa foreshore at 8:15 am this morning, over an hour after NOAA recorded a sea level rise of 0.37m or 1.2 feet at Nuku'alofa at 17:51GMT (6:51am local time). Premium content -
Saturday 12 March 2011 9:05am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's low-lying Ha'apai islands experienced some coastal flooding early this morning, with police reporting water coming through sea front houses at Pangai but causing no substantial damage, while boat owners reported unusual drops in coastal sea levels at Foa Island. Premium content -
Saturday 12 March 2011 5:31am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongans are on alert this morning as the estimated time of arrival at 5:00 am of a tsunami wave generated by the Japan earthquake on March 11 has passed. The low tide this morning is at 6:16am. Premium content -
Friday 11 March 2011 8:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A widespread tsunami warning is in effect for the South Pacific islands, including Tonga, tonight following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake near the east coast of Honshu, Japan this evening. Estimated initial tsunami wave arrival times for Tonga local time 5:05 am Saturday 12 March. Tsunami Bulletin Number 4 issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre NOAA Premium content -
Friday 11 March 2011 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Hon. Richard Marles, visited Tonga on March 11 and affirmed Australia's support would continue under Tonga's new government. Premium content -
Friday 11 March 2011 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Police Commissioner Chris Kelley was one of the first six members of the Tonga Police who received their new Tonga Police Identification cards and badges from the Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Hon. Richard Marles on Friday, March 11. Premium content -
Friday 11 March 2011 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : THE brother of Vaefetu'u Mahe (22) whose body was one of only two recovered after the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika in his evidence on March 10, said he identified his sister's body at the Vaiola Hospital mortuary following its recovery on August 6, 2009. Premium content -
Thursday 10 March 2011 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A decision on whether the price of electricity will go up or not will not be known until April 6, said the Chief Executive Officer of Tonga Power Ltd, Peter McGill. Premium content -
Thursday 10 March 2011 4:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A jury found a 34-year-old shipping clerk not guilty on five counts of embezzling just over $10,000 from Dateline Shipping Co in 2007, in a verdict delivered this afternoon at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 10 March 2011 1:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With an aim of eradicating Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the Pacific, a regional group is currently in Nuku'alofa on a three-day fact finding mission. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2011 11:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The cancellation of the filming in Vava'u of the TV Reality Show, "Survivor" at the end of February because the organisers could not secure hotel accommodation, has sent a shock wave through Tonga's tourist Industry. Premium content
