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Friday 7 February 2020 2:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four police officers have been suspended from duty on February 5, for drinking alcohol while patrolling in the Nuku'alofa area.
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Friday 7 February 2020 1:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven people have been arrested in the seizure of 37.44 grams of methamphetamine and cannabis at a home in Vaini on February 6. Premium content -
Friday 7 February 2020 1:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Albatros arrived in Nuku’alofa on Friday morning, February 7 on a Pacific Islands cruise. Premium content -
Friday 7 February 2020 1:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : People first arrived in Vava‘u between 850 and 810 BC, establishing themselves on the south central islands offshore of ‘Uta Vava’u. The earliest sites at Ofu, Pangaimotu and Otea are all but identical in their age, and they are coincidental with the oldest sites in Ha’apai. Bird remains aside, excavations of other types of food remains at these sites have an unexpected story to tell: one of scarcity. Fish remains were shockingly limited! Shellfish counts and species diversity are similarly impoverished, illustrating limited productivity, or at least limited sustainability, for reef foraging efforts. By David V. Burley. -
Friday 7 February 2020 10:05am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Plastic waste is rapidly increasing in Tongatapu, where people could do a lot more to reduce the amount of single use plastics they discard, especially during church conferences, says the Tapuhia Landfill Manager, Tevita Toli. Premium content -
Thursday 6 February 2020 4:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Filipe Jr and a co-accused pleaded not guilty to illicit drug charges, when they appeared for the first time at the Supreme Court on February 6. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 February 2020 11:32pm
Potsdam, Germany : Today’s leaders must not bequeath a dangerously destabilized planet to future generations. This is why the Nobel Foundation is hosting its first-ever Nobel Prize Summit, with the theme “Our Planet, Our Future,” in Washington, DC, from April 29 to May 1. The summit – supported by the US National Academy of Sciences, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and the Stockholm Resilience Centre/Beijer Institute – will bring together more than 20 Nobel laureates and other experts from around the world to explore the question: What can be achieved in this decade to put the world on a path to a more sustainable, more prosperous future for all of humanity? By Johan Rockström, Lars Heikensten, and Marcia McNutt. -
Wednesday 5 February 2020 6:05pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Beau Louis Takapu, a Tongan-American, debuted his first solo clothing collection in a fashion show held at Fale Pasifika in Auckland on January 31. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 February 2020 4:58pm
Auckland, New Zealand : UPDATED: Four Tongans were reported to be on board an Air New Zealand flight evacuating New Zealand citizens and foreign nationals, including Tongans from Wuhan, due to the novel coronavirus. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 February 2020 11:53am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : While no cases of coronavirus have been identified in Tonga, measures have been introduced at ports of entry for all international travellers. Those who have originated or travelled through China must spend at least 14-days self-quarantine in the last port free of the novel coronavirus. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 February 2020 7:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government stated today it has remained in regular contact with the students and sports team who remain in mainland China, due to cancelled flights, and that the Embassy in Nuku'alofa had guaranteed that they were well with the necessary supplies until they could depart China for Tonga. Government is looking for other options. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 February 2020 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Young Tongan students in China have been advised to stay at universities, by the Chinese Embassy in Tonga, as there are no flights to get them out now. They are among over 300 people from Tonga who remain in China. -
Tuesday 4 February 2020 4:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nine people were arrested with methamphetamine and cannabis, at six different locations in Tongatapu. This part of an ongoing drugs operation by Tonga Police Drug Enforcement Taskforce, to crack down on illicit drugs. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 February 2020 4:16pm
United States, Scottsdale, Arizona : Tony Finau’s goal for 2020 was to finally return to the winner’s circle on the PGA Tour. It’s been four years since his first and only title, at the 2016 Puerto Rico Open, but odds were good that he would finally win again this season. The goal still remains elusive. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 February 2020 4:14pm
Mildura, Victoria : A 25-year-old Tongan man who overstayed in Australia on an expired visa, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment last Thursday by the Mildura Magistrates’ Court in Victoria, after he pleaded guilty to assaulting and damaging the property of his ex-girlfriend, as well as resisting police and carrying a weapon. Premium content -
Monday 3 February 2020 6:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Epeli Taione (40) and two other men who have been charged with possession of illicit drugs, appeared at the Fasi Magistrate’s Court on February 3. Premium content -
Monday 3 February 2020 6:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The death of a 25-year-old woman whose body was found at a home in Sopu on January 28 has been ruled a suicide. This is the third suicide death this year. Premium content -
Monday 3 February 2020 6:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New measles cases are continuing to drop with only five new cases reported on Tongatapu between 23 and 29 January while the outer islands reported none. Premium content -
Monday 3 February 2020 2:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : This article will elaborate on how the UN works and the role of China as a developing country and permanent member in the 15-Members United Nations Security Council, and its contributions to peace and security. China supported Tonga’s admission to the UN. It is important to note that Tonga is not a member of the Security Council. -
Monday 3 February 2020 11:25am
New York, USA : Some fear that the timing of China’s coronavirus outbreak – at the start of the country's week-long New Year celebration, and in the middle of traditional school-break travels – will exacerbate the economic fallout from the epidemic. But three important factors may limit the virus’s impact on Chinese and global GDP. ...I expect that both the Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization will declare the epidemic to be under control by early April. By Shang-Jin Wei.
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