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Tuesday 11 May 2010 11:48am
USA : Despite the high praises for Mr. Cauchi by many people, I see his departure as a captain abandoning ship when the seas get too rough. Now he is back in Australia in the comfort of his own home while injustice continues in Tonga's Judiciary. And what of the Ashika victims? They will continue live on with the memories of their loss without any real hope for justice. - Soni Uata.
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Tuesday 11 May 2010 11:47am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two new and safer prison blocks are being constructed at a cost of over $1 million pa'anga at Tonga's main Hu'atolitoli Prison, Vaini, Tongatapu, and over 100 prisoners are expected to be moved there in June. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 May 2010 11:17am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There were smiles on the faces of Paumolevuka Tu'i of Talafo'ou and Mafua Kiokata of Nukunuku when they received two new wheelchairs and commodes that would make life a lot easier and mobile for them, following a tragic road accident that left the two sportsmen paralysed two years ago. Premium content -
Monday 10 May 2010 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A house fire caused by a candle razed a home situated beside the Janfull International Dateline Hotel at around 4:00 am this morning, March 10. Fortunately, the occupants including a mother and her one-year-old baby escaped without injuries. Premium content -
Monday 10 May 2010 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Criminal investigators at the Tonga Police Services are being trained in the art of forensic digital photography using the latest equipment provided by the Australian Federal Police, during a workshop in Nuku'alofa, starting May 10. Premium content -
Monday 10 May 2010 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hong Kong businessman Dr Sam Wang, the owner of the Royal Tonga International Hotel at Fua'amotu died in Tongatapu from natural causes on May 8. Premium content -
Sunday 9 May 2010 5:15pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Whichever system Tonga's transformational government adopts, the independence of a Judiciary Branch is paramount in establishing people's respect and trust in such a government. An Absolute Monarch rules an oligarchy that denies the full democratic benefits of egalitarianism in a society. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi. Premium content -
Sunday 9 May 2010 5:06pm
USA : May all the leaders and people in Tonga including, royalty, political, religious, businesses and family, learn from Mr. Cauchi. - Fuai'api Sime. Premium content -
Sunday 9 May 2010 11:11am
Auckland, New Zealand : The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) will be visiting Tonga during the week of May 22-28. Ms Cate Kerr, WSPA (Australia) and Karen Galvan, South Pacific Animal Welfare (New Zealand) are flying in to meet stakeholders to discuss options to work within the community developing sustainable animal management solutions in the Kingdom of Tonga. Premium content -
Saturday 8 May 2010 10:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku'alofa's Fire Services saved the lower deck of the Pacific Blue 18, after the fishing vessel's wheelhouse caught on fire on Friday morning, May 7 at Faua Wharf. Premium content -
Friday 7 May 2010 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : If there was any doubt over the fact that the Tongan Legislative Assembly did not properly approve the boundaries of the 17 constituencies and the number of voters per constituency, before it closed its 2009 session on the evening of April 20, then the digital copies of the Minutes of proceedings in the House on April 19-20 clearly show that two different motions relating to the boundaries of constituencies were left hanging in mid-air when the House officially closed its 2009 session on the evening of April 20. By Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 6 May 2010 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The European Union has agreed to provide a grant worth TOP$24 million to support Tonga's budget and improve its electricity distribution network to rural areas. Premium content -
Thursday 6 May 2010 10:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 42-year-old Customs Officer from Halaleva, Tevita Pati Kata, has pleaded not guilty to the importation and possession of the illicit drug methamphetamine, worth an estimated NZD$10-17 million, following a large drug bust last September by Tonga Police. Premium content -
Thursday 6 May 2010 8:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tupou Vaivai Pole'o Palu (19) of Houma appeared at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court this week accused of the murder of Silivesiteli Tonga'uiha in Houma on August 9, 2009. Premium content -
Thursday 6 May 2010 7:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Paulo Kautoke, the former Secretary for Tonga's Ministry of Labour Commerce and Industries, has been appointed as one of four Assistant Secretaries-General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group Headquarter in Brussels, starting on July 1. Premium content -
Thursday 6 May 2010 5:50pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Thirteen Tongans graduated from the Theological Laidlaw College in Auckland, New Zealand on April 10. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 May 2010 11:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I wish everyone all the best for the future. I am happy to have helped during the year I have been Attorney General. - John Cauchi. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 May 2010 10:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In an address to mark the World Press Freedom Day, May 3 the Minister of Justice Hon Samiu Vaipulu assured local journalists that Clause 7 of the Constitution, which guaranteed Freedom of Speech and Media Freedom, would not be touched while government is drafting legislation to implement political reform and to hold a general election on November 25. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 May 2010 8:29am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa raised over $5,000 pa'anga at its 8th Annual Children's Fun Fair on Saturday April 24 at the Mala 'e Akoteu, Kolomotu'a. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 May 2010 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : To achieve a better quality of education for Pacific Island countries was the aim of a meeting of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Education of the University of the South Pacific that was held at the Loumaile Lodge, Nuku'alofa, from April 28-29. Premium content
