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Thursday 28 September 2017 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Development Bank donated $3,000 pa’anga to the Alonga and Petesaita Adult Disabled Centre, to mark the bank's 40th anniversary.
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Thursday 28 September 2017 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Japanese ambassador to Tonga HE Mr Yukio Numata farewelled Tonga in style by performing a "Tongan/Japanese" tau’olunga, during a farewell reception at their residence at ‘Anana, on September 27. Premium content -
Thursday 28 September 2017 5:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) officially launched the “OFC Education Centre” at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Veitongo on Saturday 23 September. The education centre is being piloted in Tonga and the Cook Islands. Premium content -
Thursday 28 September 2017 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 20 kava plants worth more than $4,000 pa’anga were stolen from a plantation at Longmapu in Vava’u between September 13-15. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 September 2017 9:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 39 candidates have registered on the first day of registration to contest Tongatapu's 10 constituencies in the November 16 General Election, while more are expected to register tomorrow, the final day of nominations. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 September 2017 8:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Free Wesleyan Church FWC schools in Tongatapu except Queen Salote College and Tupou College held a combined Bazaar Day on Wednesday, September 27 in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 September 2017 7:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chalice and altar wine were among other holy communion supplies that were stolen from the Basilica of St Anthony of Padua in Nuku’alofa, on September 22. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 September 2017 6:47pm
Benidorm, Spain : An Australia boxer of Tongan heritage, Justis Huni, has recently won gold at two major world amateur boxing tournaments held in Turkey and Spain. The 18-year-old dominated the super heavyweight divisions (+91kg) of the competitions held this month. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 September 2017 9:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty teachers and trainers working in vocational education in Tonga are undergoing an Australian recognized Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, launched on September 25. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 September 2017 9:50pm
South Dakota, USA : An online course to learn the Tongan language, has been developed by Joshua Tanner, a former LDS missionary to Tonga. The course is for anyone interested in learning the language, especially Tongans living overseas who don't speak the language, and he's made it available for a token enrolment fee that never expires. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 September 2017 9:44pm
Sydney, Australia : Tongan coconut based products made by Island Rose Dream attracted interest from beauty professionals at the Beauty Expo Australia held in Sydney in August, as part of the Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia’s Pacific Showcase. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 September 2017 9:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Search and Rescue Coordination Training over four days this week aims to increase understanding and coordination between agencies involved in Maritime Search and Rescue in Tonga, where 86 lives have been saved from 24 marine SAR operations. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 September 2017 9:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 21-year-old man who was arrested in relation to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a six year-old girl last weekend in Tongatapu has been charged to appear in court. Premium content -
Monday 25 September 2017 11:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister surprised a local press conference last week by leaking a document that he said was a "confidential" Cabinet decision relating to funds allocated for the opening celebration of the new St. George Government Building on September 1.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 25 September 2017 7:31pm
New York, USA : King Tupou VI highlighted sustainable development as critical to tackling climate change, in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on 22 September. Premium content -
Monday 25 September 2017 7:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21 year-old man has been arrested in relation to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a six year-old girl last weekend in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Monday 25 September 2017 7:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Cooperation at regional and international level is essential for fighting the unique challenges cybercrime presents to the peoples of the Pacific and the entire world, Tonga’s Lord Chief Justice O. G. Paulsen told the opening of a cybercrime training session today, September 25. Premium content -
Monday 25 September 2017 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old male pedestrian died on Sunday, September 24 after being hit on Taufa’ahau road in Ha’ateiho, the day before. Premium content -
Friday 22 September 2017 7:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongans are heading to the polls soon on November 16, and there are now 57,391 voters registered, according to a final electoral roll published on September 15. Premium content -
Friday 22 September 2017 7:23pm
Suva, Fiji : A declaration outlining actions to tackle Climate Change is circling the Pacific Island countries for support before being delivered to world leaders at COP 23 in Bonn, Germany. Premium content
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