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Monday 18 April 2016 7:51pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Tongan boxing champion, Uaine Fa, won his third professional fight on Saturday April 16 at the Royal Rampage boxing event in Auckland, New Zealand. Fellow Tongan boxer, Nailini Helu, also at the event, defeated her opponent to win the Royal Rampage Super Middleweight title.
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Monday 18 April 2016 7:14pm
England, United Kingdom : Rugby League Fuifui Moimoi is currently recovering in a British hospital after he suffered a near-fatal infection that left him severely swollen and bedridden in intensive care for two weeks. Fuifui recounted the painful experience. Premium content -
Monday 18 April 2016 7:00pm
: Tongan resident, Christopher Pedras, also known as Antone Thomas Pedras, may face deportation from Tonga after an extradition hearing took place in Nuku’alofa on March 29. The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division wants Pedras removed from Tonga to face fraud charges including an alleged $8 million Ponzi scheme. Premium content -
Monday 18 April 2016 6:56pm
Port Moresby, PNG : Over 124 million television viewers from 100 countries are expected to watch the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup to be held in Papua New Guinea in six months time. It will be the biggest sporting event ever to be broadcast from PNG. Premium content -
Monday 18 April 2016 6:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Prices for petrol, diesel and kerosene in Tonga for April to May this year will increase starting today, Monday 18 April. Premium content -
Monday 18 April 2016 6:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police are still searching for Heamani Lopeti (40) who remains at large now a week after his escape on Tuesday, 12 April in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2016 6:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new $1.5 million pa’anga barracks for women recruits at the Tonga Police College in Longolongo was opened by the Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva today 15 April.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2016 5:06pm
Invercargill, New Zealand : Thirteen Tongan New Zealand artists will showcase their artwork as part of the "Tonga ‘i Onopooni: Tonga Contemporary" art exhibition, the first to focus exclusively on the work of artists of Tongan heritage living in New Zealand. The exhibition opens tomorrow Saturday April 16, at the City Gallery in Invercargill, and runs until 4 June.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2016 4:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police today appealed to the public to report any sighting of prisoner Heamani Lopeti (40) considered dangerous after he escaped on Tuesday, 12 April in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2016 4:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Parents of an eight-months old infant, who died after no medical treatment was sought in 2014, were acquitted of manslaughter by negligence and an alternative count of willful neglect of a child on 8 April, by a Supreme Court judge who considered that all concerned were victims of poverty. "The circumstances of the case are tragic," he said. Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2016 4:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 16-years imprisonment sentence was imposed on a man who had pleaded guilty to multiple counts of having carnal knowledge and indecently assaulting two girls who were under the age of 12 in 2014. The security of young children in Tonga is paramount here, said Mr Justice Cato on 7 April, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2016 1:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Calling the introduction of Raw Marks “a National Crisis”, Tonga’s Exams and Assessment Unit (EAU) has made three recommendations and alerted the Ministry of Education that consultations with all its divisions and stakeholders are vital. Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2016 12:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ANZAC Day will be observed at a dawn service in Tonga on Monday 25 April at the Cenotaph at Pangai, to commemorate the brave servicemen and women from Tonga, Australia and New Zealand who fought and died for world peace. Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2016 9:49am
Samoa : A young woman in Samoa who claims to have experienced stigmata (wounds suffered by Jesus during the crucifixion) has gathered widespread support, according to media reports. The events have captured the attention of the world’s press, including the BBC. Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2016 8:51am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan women who wish to become candidates for district and town officer elections in June this year, yesterday learned from a visiting New Zealand member of parliament, Jenny Salesa, how they can work with the support of other women.2 comments Premium content -
Thursday 14 April 2016 2:36pm
Sydney, Australia : The Canterbury Bulldog's Coach and Captain have supported William Hopoate's decision not play on Sunday after the 23-year old revealed his religious commitments and devotion to observing the Sabbath.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 13 April 2016 4:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 40-year-old man from Kolofo’ou, who was chased and arrested by police on Laifone Road, is detained in custody after he was allegedly found in possession of 61 small packs of marijuana, on Tuesday 12 April. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 April 2016 4:45pm
Sydney, Australia : Rev Sione Pinomi (51) of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga in Australia passed away on Thursday, 7 April. The reverend was a central figure in the Tongan community in Australia, estimated to be around 40,000, said Tonga’s Honorary Consul in Sydney, Louise Waterhouse. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 April 2016 2:31pm
Washington D.C., U.S.A : The Republic of Nauru (pop. 10,500) officially joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 12 April 2016, after applying for membership in April 2014 becoming its 189th member. Nauru’s initial quota in the IMF is around US$2.8 million. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 April 2016 12:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand MP for Manukau East, Jenny Salesa will hold an open meeting with women, particularly those who are interesting in running for public office, in Nuku’alofa on Thursday, 14 April. Salesa will share her experience and encourage attendees on the role women play in politics and decision-making positions Premium content
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