Feleti Sevele News

Happy holidays, everyone. Here's a story with plenty of heart for the gift-giving season: Castle High grad Glenn Matsuki , 59, will mark his 14th heart transplant anniversary by riding on the Donate Life Rose Parade float on New Year's morning.

THE World Bank has approved a $TOP7.5 million grant for the construction of about 100 houses for people who lost their homes in Niuatoputapu, in northern Tonga when the island was struck by a tsunami on September 30.

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: TONGA'S Ports Authority manager, Commander Lupeti Vi, this morning told the Ashika inquiry that it was not his responsibility to stop the vessel from sailing.

Tongan officials are refusing to provide authorities with details of the travel of Prime Minister Feleti Sevele, which may link him to the purchase of doomed ferry Princess Ashika.

Havana , Cuba: THE First Vice-president of the Cuban Councils of State and Ministers, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, met on Wednesday morning, Dec 2 with Honorable Feleti Sevele, Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Minister of Defense from the Kingdom of Tonga, now on an official visit to Cuba.

Havana, Dec 1 Tonga's Prime Minister Feleti Sevele will start Monday a four-day official visit to Cuba, responding to an invitation by the government.

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: By Pesi Fonua The 20th birthday of the Taimi 'o Tonga newspaper was marked with a thanksgiving prayer service at the Queen Salote College Hall on Saturday, November 21, with the publisher and editor Kalafi Moala announcing changes.

DELEGATES to the Tongan Energy Roadmap Meeting in Vava'u this week were welcomed by Tongan Prime Minister Hon.

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: The Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Police Hon.

Neiafu , Vava'u, Tonga: **image3:center*** THE Tonga government has set a target to supply 50% of Tonga's electricity generation from renewable sources within three years, according to an interim report presented to a Tonga Energy Roadmap Meeting in Vava'u this week.

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: THE Vava'u No. 2 People's Representative to the Tongan parliament, Samiu Vaipulu has been appointed as Tonga's new Minister of Justice.

The tragedy of the Pacific tsunami has deeply affected all of New Zealand, Prime Minister John Key said yesterday.

The Samoan tsunami was the worst of moments, but allowed the best of humanity to shine through, John Key said today.

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: THE Final Report of the Constitutional and Electoral Commission on a proposed new system of government for Tonga to be introduced next year was presented to HM King George Tupou V at the Palace, yesterday morning, November 5. The report was presented to the king by Lord Vaea, who was accompanied by his fellow commissioners, Dr ...

The Princess Ashika death toll of 74 passengers and crew made it Tonga's worst shipping tragedy.

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: THE Ha'apai No. 2 People's Representative to the Tongan Parliament, Sione Teisina Fuko has been appointed as the new Minister for Revenue Services.

AN agreement for the New Zealand Government to give Tonga a TOP$250,000 granted for the establishment of a new Business Opportunity Support Scheme BOSS, was signed by the Tongan Prime Minister, Hon, Dr Feleti Sevele and the New Zealand High Commissioner HE Ms Christine Bogle on Monday, 26 October in Nuku'alofa. The grant will enable Tongan and New ...

A Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika with the loss of 75 people, is due to begin today.

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: Mele 'Amanaki the President of the Tonga Women's Congress, who has been on a hunger protest during the past seven days, has started to drink water today, October 20.

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: By Pesi Fonua TONGA'S parliament discovered an elusive unity of purpose last month, when after months of frustrating debate over the direction of reform the House led by the Prime Minister decided almost to a man, that some set beliefs and traditions should be upheld and the Constitution should not be changed to allow Tongan ...