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Friday 3 October 2008 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Court of Appeal of Tonga this morning quashed a decision by the Supreme Court to allow the Crown to file two additional charges of abetment to riotous assembly and abetment to the damage of buildings against each of five accused who were charged in relation to the riots of November 16, 2006.
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Friday 3 October 2008 3:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A four-members Rehabilitation Team from the Auckland Spinal Unit were in Nuku'alofa this week to assess 13 patients with spinal injuries who have paralysis from the waist down or on both hands and legs. Premium content -
Friday 3 October 2008 9:15am
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : I write in support of Village Idiot's ideas that mining companies should deposit a bond prior to mining activity to counteract environmental and social disasters. And the ideas he paints on mining corporations walking away with profitable bonanzas from fragile, developing countries seems to ring true here in Papua New Guinea. - Sam Tupou Premium content -
Thursday 2 October 2008 9:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Airline Tonga's, Air Operators Certificate AOC has been temporarily suspended as of September 8, the Minister of Transport Hon. Paul Karalus confirmed today, October 2. Premium content -
Thursday 2 October 2008 8:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A workshop on "Parliament and the Media" held in Tonga this week called on the Tongan government to draft and enact a Freedom of Information Act "as a matter of priority". It also highlighted the need for the relationship between Government, Parliament and the Media to be taken into account during the political reform process, and urged the Speaker to make provision of media and public gallery and broadcast facilities in parliament. By Pesi Fonua. -
Thursday 2 October 2008 6:25pm
Sydney, Australia : An online database of fishing vessels involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing was launched by Greenpeace International today, Oct 1. The Greenpeace IUU blacklist is the first fully public one-stop, independent record of fishing vessels, support vessels and companies involved in pirate fishing. Premium content -
Thursday 2 October 2008 1:21pm
Nadi, Fiji : Digicel Pacific Ltd, the fastest-growing mobile telecommunications operator in the Pacific, today announced that it has launched in Fiji, its fifth market in the Pacific, further strengthening its footprint in the region. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 October 2008 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Breast Cancer Society Inc. launched 'Breast Cancer Awareness Month' today with a colourful display of pink ribbons and t-shirts, the international symbol of breast cancer awareness, at a morning coffee event at the Steak and Rock Restaurant in central Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 October 2008 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HRH Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita will be officially declared as Tonga's 'Royal Patron of Whales', in Neiafu, Vava'u on Friday, October 3. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 September 2008 6:50pm
New York, USA : The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Declaration (CMAG) had its thirtieth meeting in New York on 27 September 2008. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 September 2008 11:53am
Kanokupolu,Tonga : Vakaloa is the name of a newly opened beach resort located on the white sandy beach of Kanokupolu on the western side of Tongatapu, opened on Friday, September 26 by HRH Princess Latufuipeka Tuku'aho. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 September 2008 11:34am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : CPA Conference Premium content -
Tuesday 30 September 2008 11:19am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Australian Schools Under 18 Rugby Team defeated Tonga's Secondary School Rugby Team with a score of 22-13 in a test match held at Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium on Monday, September 29. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 September 2008 9:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The General Manager of Tonga Broadcasting Commission Elenoa 'Amanaki (63) hands over the reins on public broadcasting when her four-year contract ends on Tuesday, September 30. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 September 2008 6:26am
Pape'ete, Tahiti : Metropolitan France's financial police have since last week conducted a series of raids in French Polynesia, where the team is currently investigating on a series of cases, including one involving former President Gaston Flosse. Premium content -
Sunday 28 September 2008 11:43am
Paris, France : Reporters Without Borders is very disturbed by this week's raid on the Canberra home of Phllip Dorling, a reporter for the Canberra Times daily, by federal police seeking classified defence documents cited in a story reporting that close allies Japan and South Korea were priority targets for Australia's spies as well as countries such as China and North Korea. Premium content -
Friday 26 September 2008 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It was high drama again in parliament on Thursday, September 11, the last day of parliamentary proceedings before the House closed until October 2. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 26 September 2008 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two brothers from Lautoka, Fiji were sentenced to serve two years in Hu‘atolitoli Prison today, for the manufacturing and using of counterfeit Tongan notes amounting to $600. Premium content -
Friday 26 September 2008 4:34pm
Suva, Fiji : This Sunday September 28 is 'International Right to Know Day'; a chance to highlight the right to information and to remember how important this right is for the fulfilment of all human rights. By Claire Cronin Premium content -
Thursday 25 September 2008 3:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Legislative Assembly of Tonga will host a workshop next week on "Parliament and the Media", aiming to generate awareness, cooperation and mutual respect between parliamentarians and journalists. Premium content
