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Thursday 15 May 2008 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongatapu no. 2 People's Representative, 'Isileli Pulu, has pleaded not guilty to charges of abetment to murder and abetment to arson at the Shoreline Building on November 16 2006.
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Thursday 15 May 2008 6:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Japan will set up an Embassy in Nuku'alofa in January 2009, the Deputy Secretary for Tonga's Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Tevita Kolo, confirmed this afternoon. Premium content -
Thursday 15 May 2008 6:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The US Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, has agreed to a request from Tonga's Prime Minister, Dr. Feleti V. Sevele, for applications by Tongan citizens for Non-Immigrant Visas to the United States to be lodged and processed in Nuku'alofa, during a bilateral meeting in Washington DC on May 13. Premium content -
Thursday 15 May 2008 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Total Australian Official Development Assistance (ODA) to the Kingdom of Tonga will increase from an estimated $15.7 million in 2007-08, to an estimate of $19.3 million in 2008-09, this includes an increase in bilateral assistance from an estimated $12 million in 2007-08 to an estimate of $13.2 million in 2008-09. Premium content -
Thursday 15 May 2008 1:52pm
Washington, USA : The U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice met the Prime Minister of Tonga, Dr. Feleti Sevele in Washington, yesterday, May 14. Premium content -
Thursday 15 May 2008 12:36pm
London, UK : The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Declaration CMAG, called on the Fiji Interim Government to expedite its preparations for an Elections under the current constitution. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 May 2008 10:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2008 the Tonga Legislative Assembly will be officially opened by HM King George Tupou on Thursday, May 29. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 May 2008 10:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. Lupepau'u Tuita finalised a divorce with her husband Matai'ulua Fusitu'a on Thursday, May 8 when the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court granted her divorce application. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 May 2008 1:21pm
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : The Greenpeace ship Esperanza has been confronting Taiwanese fishing boats in international waters between Papua New Guinea and the Federated States of Micronesia. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 May 2008 12:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Developing renewable energy for Tonga is to be a focus under a new European Union-Tonga partnership programme, which may lead to a joint position for Tonga, the Pacific Islands Forum countries and the EU in future climate change negotiations. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 May 2008 9:32am
Brisbane, Australia : 'Oku ou kole ke u hufanga he fakatapu ka e fai ha kau atu he paenga talanoa 'o e vahaope. -'Inoke Fotu Hu'akau Premium content -
Wednesday 14 May 2008 9:04am
Nomuka, Tonga : Taha e vaivai'anga mo e to'anga 'o e temo Tongaa pea mo e ngaahi fonua langalangahake ko e 'ikai ha kau taki 'oku fakatoukatea e poto faka'atamai mo e fakapotopoto fakaeongo (intellectual and emotional intelligence). Tokolahi e kau ma'u mata'itohii ia, kae fiu'akumi ha ni'ihi 'oku loloto fakaeloto (deep people). - Uili Tu'ifua Finau Premium content -
Tuesday 13 May 2008 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Defence Services are learning new NATO codes that can allow for quicker purchase and order of military supplies. Premium content -
Monday 12 May 2008 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Tautahi Gold continued its winning games in round four of the Pacific Cup, after it demolished the Fijian Barbarians with a 20 to nil score at the Teufaiva Stadium on Friday, May 9. Premium content -
Monday 12 May 2008 2:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King George Tupou V hosted a charity classical concert on Friday, May 9 at the Consular House, Kolomotu'a, raising about $20,000 for the Child Cancer Foundation. Premium content -
Monday 12 May 2008 2:05pm
Suva, Fiji : With only one year remaining to the May 2009 deadline, Fiji and six other pacific island countries are beginning to feel the pressure to complete their submissions to the United Nations to claim extra ocean space. Premium content -
Monday 12 May 2008 11:01am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Na‘e lava lelei 'a e 'uluaki fakataha 'a e Komiti Si'I (Sub-Committee) 'a e Komiti Langa Fakalakalaka 'a Vava'u (Vavau Development Committee) moe kau fakafofonga falaealea foo'u ma'ae vahefonua Vava'u ki he 2008-2010, 'i he ho'ataa Pulelulu, 7 'o Mee, 'I Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 12 May 2008 5:03am
Honiara, Solomon Islands : Regional media organisations PINA and Pacnews must be immediately moved away from Fiji and the Bainimarama regime's intimidation, a major media event was told. Premium content -
Monday 12 May 2008 4:35am
Manila, Philippines : High oil prices are already a concern in the Pacific region, but the recent surge in world food prices has yet to be fully felt in the Pacific, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study, "Living with High Prices". Premium content -
Sunday 11 May 2008 3:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum and Prime Minister of Tonga, Hon. Dr Feleti Sevele has announced the intention of the Forum Secretariat's Secretary General, Greg Urwin to resign from the position on medical grounds. Premium content
