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Wednesday 21 November 2007 4:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Highlighting mediation as a process of settling disputes out of court has been the biggest achievement of Tonga's first Law Week, according to Tonga's Chief Justice Anthony Ford.
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Wednesday 21 November 2007 1:45pm
Utah, USA : Where else in the world but with credulous Tongans could he be deemed respectable? Please Mr Harder, Tonga is now addicted to fatty mutton flaps, which no civilized Kiwi dares to eat. Tonga does not need another rejected product from New Zealand. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 November 2007 12:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Koester in his article stated that TBC Directors and Management ordered the broadcast of Fiji 1 TV program on TV-Vava'u and he also stated the reasons why he does not like TBC's airing Fiji One in Vava'u. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 November 2007 3:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's $118 million loan from China, has to be the sorriest loan application in the world; coming as a request from a poverty stricken country to a nation whose people we have ill-treated, the Kalonikali reports on November 15, quoting 'Eseta Fusitu'a, the Chief Secretary to Government and Cabinet. Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, November 12-15, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 November 2007 3:24pm
USA : My eighty-year-old mother, who is a Tongan citizen and also a US citizen, was on her way to Fiji from Tonga on an Air Pacific flight of November 10, 2007 at 9:am. She checked in her luggage and paid her taxes and she was on her way to the waiting area to board her flight when she was approached by Tongan official (female) demanding money. - Lucia Siulangapo -
Tuesday 20 November 2007 2:31pm
Suva, Fiji : Transparency International Fiji is calling the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation Ltd to make public its recruitment process in the appointment of the new FBCL CEO, Mr. Riyaz Saiyad Khaiyum. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 November 2007 12:38pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : Kolomotu'a's pig owners are weird, come to think about it. Families secure themselves and their property in and feed their pigs outside of their fence. So, the rest of the village of Kolomotu'a is their piggery. Hange pe 'oku pe he ha me'a. This is when the "gentlemen's rule" should be the obvious solution. - Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa Premium content -
Tuesday 20 November 2007 12:10pm
Rome, Italy : By 2030 an additional 37 million tonnes of fish per year will be needed to maintain current levels of fish consumption for an expanded world population. Because traditional capture fisheries have reached their maximum production levels, fish farming represents the only way to fill the gap. But it will only do so if it is promoted and managed in a responsible fashion. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 November 2007 11:42am
Denver, USA : A new USGS Circular illustrates the importance of water budgets as an essential tool in addressing concerns about water availability in the 21st Century. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 November 2007 11:34am
Sydney, Australia : The Japanese Whaling fleet left the port of Shimonoseki in Japan on Sunday the 18 November for the Antarctic to kill over 1000 whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary under the guise of 'scientific' whaling. Premium content -
Monday 19 November 2007 9:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga government's ban on the broadcast of political news by the Tonga Broadcasting Commission may be lifted by early next year, the Minister responsible for government information told Tongan journalists on Friday. Premium content -
Monday 19 November 2007 5:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two pilot projects were launched in Tongatapu last week by the visiting German Ambassador to Tonga, HE Joerg Zimmermann Premium content -
Monday 19 November 2007 2:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 16/11 has been labelled as a 'Day of Shame' by the new Ministry of Information. But now, one year on, there has been no enthusiasm by anyone to remember what happened in Nuku'alofa on that day. Editor's Comment by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Sunday 18 November 2007 12:34pm
Apia, Samoa : Visitors to American Samoa for the 2008 Pacific Festival of Arts should not expect to be able to hire or use four-wheel drives or pick-up trucks. with the American Samoa Government putting a tight leash on the importation of vehicles that emit ozone-depleting substances that contribute to global warming and climate change. -
Sunday 18 November 2007 12:14pm
Geneva, Switzerland : Road crashes kill 1.2 million people every year and injure or disable as many as 50 million more. They are the leading cause of death among young people between 10 and 24 years. The World Day of Remembrance - the third Sunday of November each year - draws attention to the devastating consequences of these deaths and the need for action. Premium content -
Friday 16 November 2007 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three new contestants have joined the 2007 Miss Face of Tonga quest - they are Felicia Tupou (18) from Longolongo, Siuesi Kupu (20) from Pahu and Mele Lomu (18) from Kolomotu'a. Premium content -
Friday 16 November 2007 7:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Prayers of forgiveness were offered today by the Free Wesleyan Church Evangelical group in a special prayer service reflecting on the destruction in Nuku'alofa one year ago today, November 16. Premium content -
Friday 16 November 2007 5:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Judicial Independence to secure people's rights is a worldwide concern, according to Judge J. Clifford Wallace, a former US Chief Judge who was in Nuku'alofa last week for the 17th Pacific Judicial Conference. Premium content -
Friday 16 November 2007 4:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Graduates of Lavengamalie. Mo'ui Piliu,'Ofa Taufa,'Alaisia 'Ofanoa with some of the graduates. Premium content -
Friday 16 November 2007 2:45pm
New Zealand : There was no dishonesty related matters, rather judgement calls. Since that time I have rehabilitated with appropriate courses including attending Alcoholics anonymous. I now do not smoke, drink or use any other substance. I work hard and I care about other people. Premium content
