TONGA FEES
October 1st, 2002
BY MARK ROWETONGA'S venture into the world of shipping registries appears to have ended in the farce that many industry experts long predicted. The registry was closed earlier this year in the face of international criticism but Tonga now believes it has lost the money it made during the registry's controversial two-year period.The Pacific island kingdom's police minister Clive Edwards said that the man running the registry has disappeared, taking the proceeds of the operation, worth US$300,000, with him. Two years ago, a Greek businessman Pelopidas Papadopoulos ...
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