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Wednesday 1 September 2010 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele, yesterday stated that Justice Andrew's statement that Cabinet had prematurely discontinued his appointment as Supreme Court judge was totally untrue and that Cabinet did no more than accede to his request to resign early from his appointment in order to take up a new one in Australia. - Issued by Prime Minister's Office.
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Wednesday 1 September 2010 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An Education USA Advising Centre was opened at the Tupou Tertiary Institute in Nuku'alofa last week providing resources for Tongans who are interested in pursuing a higher education in over 4000 universities or colleges in the United States. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 September 2010 1:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A two-days Interagency Border Management Workshop with the objective of strengthening Tonga's border security started in Nuku'alofa on Monday, August 30. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister Hon Dr Feleti Sevele in a press conference today strongly disputed a statement made by the departing Mr Justice Warwick Andrew that he was not allowed to continue to sit in the Supreme Court by virtue of a cabinet decision. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A complaint under the Official Secrets Act by a Chief Executive Officer of a Government Ministry that information was being unofficially released, led police to seize four computers from the Finance ministry's Budget Division office last week. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 5:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three young Tongan boxers have returned home with a medal each, a gold, a silver and a bronze medal from the Oceania Boxing Tournament, held in Canberra from August 6-9. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With nearly year to go before Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi face the New Zealand All Blacks in the opening match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup on September 9, a national "Tonga A" rugby team is preparing in Nuku'alofa for the America's Rugby Championship in September, this year. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 5:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Supreme Court Judge and former chairman of the Ashika Inquiry, Mr Justice Warwick Andrew left Tonga abruptly yesterday, August 30, more than a month before his contract was due to expire on October 5, after he said he was told not to continue hearing cases and to hand over his files to the Chief Justice Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The king in Privy Council on Friday, 27 August 2010 appointed the Prime Minister, Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele as the Acting Governor of Vava'u. In a statement yesterday, August 30, the Prime Minister's Office said that the Acting Governor would travel to Vava'u later this week. Vava'u has been without a governor since the death of Lord Luani in May. The Prime Minister now holds three additional portfolios, as the Minister of Defence, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Acting Governor of Vava'u. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 August 2010 4:13pm
Suva, Fiji : The Australian Government today said it had not altered visa eligibility arrangements for Tongans. Premium content -
Monday 30 August 2010 3:44pm
Washington, DC and Hong Kong, SAR China : The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), a member of the World Bank Group, today launched its Asian hub, operating from Hong Kong, SAR China and Singapore - expanding the agency's reach beyond its Washington, DC headquarters and signaling a strong emphasis on inbound and outbound Asian investment. Premium content -
Monday 30 August 2010 5:53am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I would maintain there is accountability with check and balance in place with the appointment and functional duties of the office of Lord Chancellor and others, to ensure independence of the judiciary. The repealed Judiciary Services Commission, glaringly lacked accountability with the required check and balance in place, to ensure, as Mokofisi has relayed, it does not run afoul of the law. - Moto Ki Lau Hola. Premium content -
Saturday 28 August 2010 9:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Noble Kalaniuvalu Fotofili (35) and Marcella Taumoepeau-Tupou (33) were married today at the Free Wesleyan Centenary Church in Nuku'alofa. Photos by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Saturday 28 August 2010 5:48am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : His Majesty King George Tupou V in Privy Council appointment Michael Dishington Scott as the new Chief Justice of Tonga yesterday, August 27. Premium content -
Saturday 28 August 2010 5:14am
Manukau City, New Zealand : Prime Minister John Key met several young missionaries from Pacific Island nations yesterday (August 20), when he visited the new Mormon Missionary Training Centre in South Auckland. Missionaries from Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati and New Zealand joined with others from the United States and other countries in welcoming the Prime Minister to the training centre. Premium content -
Friday 27 August 2010 8:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The wedding of Noble Kalaniuvalu Fotofili (35) and Marcella Taumoepeau-Tupou (33) will be held on Saturday, August 28 at the Free Wesleyan Centenary Church in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Friday 27 August 2010 7:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 9th military contingent deployed to the Solomon Islands returns home tonight Friday August 27, after completing four months of peacekeeping duties under the Regional Assistance Mission RAMSI. Premium content -
Friday 27 August 2010 7:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : All four computers seized by Tonga Police from the Budget Division of Tonga's Ministry of Finance and Planning on Monday were returned to the ministry this afternoon, August 27. Premium content -
Thursday 26 August 2010 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a police raid on Tonga's Ministry of Finance and Planning on Monday August 23 four computers were seized from the Budget Division, on the first floor of the Tonga Development Building. Premium content -
Thursday 26 August 2010 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The opening of two new and safer prison facilities at Tonga's main Hu'atolitoli Prison at Vaini today, August 25 could not have been more timely, after prison escapes reached record high with 33 in the last seven months. Premium content
