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Thursday 29 September 2005 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fine Titaa was found not guilty today, September 29, by a jury on charges of manslaughter by negligence and reckless driving.
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Wednesday 28 September 2005 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When Virgin Blue starts flying to Tonga from Sydney and Auckland on October 31 with its renown cheap airfares, it could start a price war with the other airlines currently serving Tonga - Air New Zealand who launches a new Airbus service on the same date, Polynesian Airlines who have recently increased flights to Tonga, and Air Pacific. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 September 2005 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It was Faka-Sepitema today, September 28, for hundreds of women lay preachers of the Church of Tonga and other Wesleyan churches who, dressed in white, gathered for their annual roll calls. Premium content -
Tuesday 27 September 2005 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fewer customs officers and a restructured Customs Department were the secrets for a successful tax collection by the Customs and Trade Division (CTD) during August, according to the Commissioner for Revenue, Sifita Tangi. Premium content -
Tuesday 27 September 2005 3:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Following the success of the Public Servants strike, and the people's first taste of political power, Minority rule, which has been the tradition in Tonga's Constitutional Monarchy, is coming under great pressure to change to be in line with the aspirations of Tongans today for a more democratic form of government. Editor's Comment by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Tuesday 27 September 2005 2:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Life was much simpler then, for there was structure. There was genuine regard all around of people to their ruler, to the royal family and nobility, to the leaders of church and village life, to the heads of family and extended family, to brothers and sisters, to friends and to visitors alike. This genuine regard was reciprocated. - M. Latu -
Monday 26 September 2005 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fine Titaa appeared in the Nuku'alofa Supreme court this morning, September 26, charged with manslaughter by negligence following the death of her husband in an accident on By Pass Road, Nuku'alofa last June. Premium content -
Monday 26 September 2005 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The coverage of the local newspapers published in Tonga last week, from September 20-22, focused mainly on the aftermath of the national strike by the Civil Servants, and a proposal by politicians for political change. Premium content -
Monday 26 September 2005 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Malakai Paua (22) was acquitted by Mr Justice Anthony Ford on the charges of manslaughter by negligence and driving without due care. Premium content -
Monday 26 September 2005 12:54pm
Auckland, New Zealand :Dear Editor
Re. Operations of things as they really are vs. Their imaginings as we would like them to be
With deep admiration and sincere appreciation, I would like to thank Mr Thomas Monson Uata, PhD Scholar, Capella University, for his thoughtful reflection "Forces of social change ", 21 Sept., 2005) on some aspects of my brief philosophical exposition of the problematic relationship between language hierarchy and social hierarchy as opposed to reality in Tongan society.
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Monday 26 September 2005 9:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police prosecutors are appealing a magistrate's decision to dismiss charges against 15 Tongan College students who were allegedly involved in damaging offices and computers at the College during the civil servants strike. Premium content -
Friday 23 September 2005 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's six week long strike by the Civil Servants could have been avoided, believes Sione Tu'alau Mangisi, a retired Chief Establishment Officer. Premium content -
Friday 23 September 2005 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Speaker of the Tongan parliament, the Hon. Veikune, said today that the House would reconvene on Monday September 26 after nearly five weeks of adjournment. Premium content -
Friday 23 September 2005 1:45pm
Geneva, Switzerland : The Western Pacific islands of Nauru and Tonga have the highest global prevalence of overweight where nine out of every 10 adults are overweight, reports the World Health Organisation, warning that it will lead to an overwhelming chronic disease burden in these countries in the next 10 to 20 years, if action is not taken now. -
Friday 23 September 2005 1:30pm
Manila, Philippines : The Asian Development Bank will help boost aviation safety and security in the Pacific, through a loan and technical assistance package approved today totaling US$1.95 million to complete the setting up of a Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO). Premium content -
Friday 23 September 2005 1:15pm
USA :Dear Editor,
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Friday 23 September 2005 1:00pm
Auckland, New Zealand : I thank Sefita Hao'uli for his effort for an informal stocktake of our national image through the brand Tonga and Tongan. An attempt to carry out this exercise has to touch on our history and it has some unavoidable limitations but here is my peni taha for the mix. - Sailosi Finau -
Thursday 22 September 2005 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's domestic air service is currently being served by one 50-seat Convair aircraft of the Peau Vava'u Airways, and its twin otter flight are still on hold. Premium content -
Thursday 22 September 2005 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The two former People's Representatives who were appointed to the Tongan Cabinet in March have rejected claims that they had done nothing for the people. Premium content -
Thursday 22 September 2005 6:00pm
California, USA : Thank you for all that you do. What a wonderful way for us Tongans overseas to see what is going on in Tonga. The photographs were fantastic, great quality that I have not seen. -Anita Siosiana Lavulo Robert-Taumoepeau (Miss Tonga 1997-98).
