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Thursday 15 November 2007 7:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The second group of accused who are charged with 16/11 related offences appeared at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on Monday, November 12.
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Thursday 15 November 2007 4:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Christmas came early to the settlement of Patangata in eastern Nuku'alofa when the 80 families there received four new fishing boats and 35 plastic rainwater tanks presented by the Australian Government on November 13. Premium content -
Thursday 15 November 2007 3:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Taimi on November 5 alleges that the president of the Tokaikolo Church Rev. Dr. Liufau Saulala had bought the television station TV OBN in June 2006, from its previous owner Christopher Racine, and that an unidentified high ranking official from the church was concerned about the source of the funding for the purchase Highlights from Tonga's newspapers, November 5-9, 2007. An English translation summary by Tevita Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 15 November 2007 1:30pm
Apia, Samoa : Tonga will host the 6th Pacific Community Conference, to be held in 2009, with the hope of drawing attention to the needs of the island kingdom. Premium content -
Thursday 15 November 2007 12:46pm
Manila, Philippines : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Kingdom of Tonga have entered into a five-year Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) that focuses on poverty reduction anchored on infrastructure development, prudent economic and fiscal management, and private sector development. Premium content -
Thursday 15 November 2007 11:59am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 16/11 is a day of shame. It caused 8 deaths and brought destruction to many businesses in and around Nuku'alofa. - Department of Information. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 November 2007 12:14pm
Apia, Samoa : One highlight event of the 5th Pacific Community Conference ... also being referred to as the 60th Anniversary Conference ... is the launch of a commemorative book marking 60 years of service to Pacific Island peoples by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). Premium content -
Tuesday 13 November 2007 5:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The House resumed after several weeks of recess, first to enable government to prepare and to host the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in mid-October, and then to enable members to attend the 125th anniversary celebration of Tonga College at the end of October. The day's working agenda was a "carrot on a stick" approach. From the House, an English translation summary from the Tongan vernacular, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 November 2007 9:39am
Honiara, Solomon Islands : RAMSI Assistant Special Coordinator, Mataiasi Lomaloma has held talks with chiefs, leaders and the community in Manakwai Village, North Malaita, after Tongan soldiers were alleged to have assaulted youths from Manakwai. Premium content -
Monday 12 November 2007 11:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Squash Council believes that this year's squash harvest will fall short of the 5,000 tonnes that it targeted for export this year. Premium content -
Monday 12 November 2007 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Epoki Faka'osi beat Australia's No. 3 in the Men-90kg to win a Bronze medal at the Oceania Judo Union Open World Cup during the weekend in Perth, Western Australia. Premium content -
Monday 12 November 2007 10:43am
San Mateo-California, U.S.A. : Liona Lawrence Paunga (8) a Tongan American, won a $5000 prize in the annual Lego Creativity Awards essay competition recently. Premium content -
Monday 12 November 2007 10:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Remembrance Sunday was marked in Tonga with a church service and the laying of wreaths at the Pangai Si'i Cenotaph at noon yesterday, November 11. Premium content -
Sunday 11 November 2007 5:54am
Auckland, New Zealand : Independent television journalist Ingrid Leary last night won the premier new Pacific prize in the annual NZ Media Peace Awards for a pair of "inspirational" documentaries about island women community workers suffering from HIV/AIDS. Premium content -
Sunday 11 November 2007 5:24am
Apia, Samoa : Member countries and territories of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) have welcomed two major initiatives that are aimed at bridging the communication divide in the region. Premium content -
Saturday 10 November 2007 1:17pm
Colombo, Sri Lanka : Scotland's biggest city, Glasgow, has been awarded the right to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) at its meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, today. Premium content -
Friday 9 November 2007 5:51am
Suva, Fiji : Japan, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) are launching a $1.07 million technical assistance project focused on enhancing regional cooperation among Pacific island countries. Premium content -
Friday 9 November 2007 5:35am
Apia, Samoa : For the first time at an SPC governing body meeting, the Secretariat has rewarded one of its programmes for its gender-inclusive approach to activities developed in countries throughout the region. Premium content -
Thursday 8 November 2007 8:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fourteen days after the shooting of Tofoa shopkeeper Ying Jin (54) on October 26, the gunman is still at large. Premium content -
Thursday 8 November 2007 7:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan law practitioner licence granted to a disgraced Auckland lawyer Christopher Harder is being reviewed by the Tongan judiciary, after his admission to the Tongan bar caused an uproar among legal profession in New Zealand. Premium content
