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Tuesday 15 June 2010 10:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : TONGA Police have charged a 39-year-old man for raping a 17-year-old girl in Tongatapu.
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Tuesday 15 June 2010 9:45pm
New Jersey,USA : By Alexander Krivenyshev, World Time Zone. If one follows recent radiocarbon analysis and theory that human habitation of Easter Island actually began around 700-1100 years ago and the giant Moai idols were carved from rock between the years 1100 and 1500. If one considers these facts and overlays the calculated, historical data of total solar eclipses occurring many centuries ago (Xavier M. Jubier, Espenak and Anderson, NASA), it turns out that the July 11, 2010 eclipse may be the first total solar eclipse that the giant Moai statues and inhabitants of the island have ever seen. Premium content -
Monday 14 June 2010 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Una Tupou (63) received the Japanese decoration of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays on June 11, in recognition for her significant contribution in the development of soroban education in Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 14 June 2010 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The opening of the 2010 Parliamentary Session on Thursday, June 10 brought back the fanfare, the laughter, the cheering and the sound of brass bands music onto the streets of Nuku'alofa - a big contrast to the closing of the 2009 parliament session at the end of April this year, when the National Anthem was played from a recording. Premium content -
Monday 14 June 2010 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan drama graduate Anthony Taufa (27) is making a name for himself in Australia as a Shakespearean actor, playing the lead role of Othello, the Moor of Venice in a production by The Kingsmen currently running in Melbourne. Premium content -
Sunday 13 June 2010 10:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The legality of parliament's voting on a very important motion and two reform bills legalizing Political Reform has become an issue that the Tonga Legislative Assembly has to address in order for the proposed political reform and the November 25 parliamentary general election to proceed. ...It wasn't that the House didn't know what they were doing. It is clear from the minutes that members were fully aware that they were passing an amendment that had not been drafted. They were also aware that they did not understand the bills and had not debated them before raising their hands in unison. In the Minutes, People's Reps 'Akilisi Pohiva and 'Isileli Pulu are on record saying that it was most unusual for the House to pass bills without even understanding the bills and the proposed amendment, but they both expressed their trust in the Minister of Justice and the Cabinet to go ahead and draft good bills. EDITOR'S COMMENT By Pesi Fonua. -
Sunday 13 June 2010 2:11pm
Sydney, Australia : The principles of mode of operation for democratic form of government such as transparency, accountability, fair distribution of power and check-and-balance were all taken out of the reform agenda in the last five years. The reform agenda has been dominated by the PRs quest for power. When power is all that you strive for, the only way to succeed is to sacrifice the other principles of democracy as mentioned. The people of Tonga well deserved a public apology from its parliament. - 'Inoke Fotu Hu'akau. Premium content -
Sunday 13 June 2010 7:58am
Apia, Samoa : The 'Ikale Tahi will launched its campaign for the IRB Pacific Nations Cup this afternoon, June 12, (Samoan time) when it will play the Manu Samoa at Apia Park. Premium content -
Saturday 12 June 2010 9:30pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Six contestants for the Miss Tonga-New Zealand title will make their first appearance tonight, June 12, in a 'Sarong Night' at the Fale Pasifiki at the University of Auckland. Premium content -
Friday 11 June 2010 9:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 42-year-old Customs Officer Tevita Pati Kata was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for the importation and possession of 17.6 kilos of methamphetamine worth NZD$17-18 million, during the largest drug bust of this kind in Tonga, in September last year. Premium content -
Friday 11 June 2010 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Economic growth will be on the top of the Tongan government's working agenda during the next financial year, HM King George Tupou V said when he opened the Tongan Legislative Assembly's 2010 session yesterday, June 10. -
Thursday 10 June 2010 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Nuku'alofa businesswoman Naoko Matahira Afeaki (51) passed away at her residence in Kolofo'ou on Wednesday, June 9 after a battle with cancer. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 June 2010 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two mothers received an immediate sentence of two and a half years imprisonment each on May 31, after fraudulently cashing around $4,700 out of a stolen cheque of $11,326 from their employer E. M. Jones Ltd, in order to cover up a shortage in sales. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 June 2010 6:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men have been charged with armed robbery where two persons were held at gunpoint and robbed of their cash at Tu'imatamoana Wharf on May 29. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 June 2010 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chathams Pacific's small aircraft have been cleared to resume service to the outer island of Niuatoputapu after Tonga's Minister of Transport lifted the suspension on June 8, and flights to the outer island are anticipated to resume this week. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 June 2010 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has remained without an Attorney General for over a month now following the resignation of John Cauchi on April 30, 2010. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 June 2010 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Preliminary Inquiry for the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd and four other persons, who have been charged with various offences over the loss of lives in the MV Princess Ashika sinking last year, will be held on July 21 at the Fasi Magistrate's Court. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 June 2010 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. 'Inoke Tongaleva Ngongokilitoto Luani (22) was appointed to the hereditary noble title, Luani at the Free Wesleyan Church at Malapo on May 27. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 June 2010 11:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sefo Nginingini, a Tongan Master Shipman who chartered a 43m cargo vessel, the MV Sitka and came to Tonga in March to help provide an inter islands ferry service following the sinking of the Princess Ashika, is fighting an up-hill battle to keep the service running. Premium content -
Monday 7 June 2010 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Forum for Discussion on how to educate the Tongan public about the function of parliament, government and the law, and Tonga's political reform, was hosted by the Kolofo'ou Development Committee at the International Dateline Hotel on Friday, May 28.1 comment Premium content
