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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.
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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 -
Wednesday 9 March 2011 11:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Surviving crew member Benjamin Tupou who was on watch duty on the bridge from 8pm to when the MV Princess Ashika sank just before midnight on August 5, 2009, said that he woke up at 7:40pm that night to find water inside the cabin and some of his fellow crew member were bailing it out. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2011 9:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 28 years old male teacher at the Matahau Government Primary School has been fined $100 for assaulting an eight-year-old pupil. The pupil reported the teacher to the police after he was assaulted for a second time. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2011 1:10pm
Port Vila, Vanuatu : Transparency Vanuatu TV calls on the Prime Minister to sanction Iauko without delay, and calls on the Police to ensure that the publishers criminal charge against Minister Iauko does not join the many other complaints that have simply been swept under the carpet like the assaults of Mark Neil Jones by Christopher Emelle family and Jackson Noal, the latter now being a senior executive in the Police. - Transparency Vanuatu. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2011 11:51am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Women need to work together, to meet and to network, and to review women's progress, Hon. Frederica Fatafehi Lapaha Tuita told a large gathering of women for the International Women's Day Centenary celebration held at the Queen Salote College Hall in Nuku'alofa on March 8. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 March 2011 8:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three grants for the education of girls and young women were launched by the Westpac Bank of Tonga yesterday to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the International Women's Day on March 8. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2011 10:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two former employees at the Forum Travel office in Nuku'alofa pleaded not guilty to the theft and embezzlement of over $300,000 pa'anga when they appeared at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on Friday, March 4. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2011 9:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three teenagers who admitted crimes that included theft of cash and goods worth over $160,000 pa'anga from members of the U-16 Oceania Australian Football League team in December last year, are to be sentenced on April 8, 2011 at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2011 8:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 24-year-old man from Hofoa in Tongatapu was sentenced to three years imprisonment for six counts including theft, housebreaking and indecent assault, on March 4 at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2011 12:36pm
Noumea, New Caledonia : Heads of Pacific Islands' fisheries agencies heard yesterday that climate change is predicted to cause big declines in coastal fisheries resources in the region, with potential production cut by as much as 50% by 2100. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2011 9:36am
Port Vila, Vanuatu : Minister Iauko also threatened the editor of the Daily Post, Royson Willie, saying "yu wantem mi brekem face blo yu?" (do you want me to break your face?) with one of the men by the name of Nanua from North Tanna threatening the editor. The editor has condemned the attack on the free and independent media in Vanuatu, saying such action is a disgrace and unacceptable, especially when a state minister was involved in such completely not statesmanship action. - Daily Post. Premium content -
Sunday 6 March 2011 6:28pm
Los Angeles, California, USA : I write this letter with humble and sincere concern for the future and the development of Tourism in our Kingdom. I am just floored that "private" business owner(s) saw the need to stand their ground leading to the loss of the opportunity for the hit TV Show "Survivor" to be filmed in Vava'u. I do hope that the Producers of Survivor will see that their decision to pull the show from Tonga was based on the myopic view of a few and not the majority of our people. - Paul Tu'ivai. Premium content -
Sunday 6 March 2011 2:18pm
Ma'ufanga,Nuku'alofa,Tonga : My point is that local business needs to be defended by government, and Revenue Services needs to stop using the legitimate business operators as their sole source of revenue. Inflating revenue totals by penalties is not helping the country and putting so much pressure on local businesses that they consider shutting down is not helping the country. - Harry Garrahy. Premium content -
Saturday 5 March 2011 2:26pm
Washington, U.S.A. : U.S. Pacific Command is preparing to launch an interagency, international mission aimed at providing a fast, coordinated response should disaster strike the Pacific Ocean region. The five-month long mission will include a visit to Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 4 March 2011 3:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : TOP$5.6 million in aid has been promised to Tonga under a new agreement between the Tonga Government and the Government of the People's Republic of China that was signed in Nuku'alofa today, March 4. Under the agreement for Economic and Technical Cooperation the aid funds amounting to RMB 20 million may be used for projects that are yet to be agreed upon by both governments. The Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano, and the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Tonga, H.E Mr. Wang Donghua, signed the Agreement of Economic and Technical Cooperation on behalf of their respective governments this morning. H.E. Mr Wang Donghua said that his country valued the friendship with Tonga and that, "China has provided Tonga with a grant and hopes it will benefit the Tongan people". Lord Tu'ivakano thanked the Ambassdor and said that the grants were given to Tonga due to a journey of King George Tupou V to Beijing, and were offered for economic development. "There are projects which this grant can be used for and it is needed," he said. However, they had not yet decided which projects would receive funding under the agreement. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today said that Tonga's Ministry of Finance and National Planning and the China Development Bank would handle the disbursement procedures. Premium content
