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Tuesday 22 March 2016 11:19am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Elder Kim B. Clark, LDS Church Commissioner of Education, visiting Tonga from March 17-19, said the number of LDS students in the Pacific is growing and they are going to invest more in their schools in Tonga - to get better at teaching and learning. But school fighting will not be tolerated by the church and if it became the nature of a school then the church would shut it down.1 comment
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Monday 21 March 2016 9:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The responsibility for planning and preparing Tonga's hosting of the South Pacific Games in 2019 has been given to three authorities, the Prime Minister’s Office stated on March 16.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 21 March 2016 7:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 54-year-old man fell from a boat after collapsing from a suspected heart failure while travelling from 'Uiha to Pangai, on the main island of Lifuka, on March 18, for a meeting of the Church of Tonga Hou’eiki. Premium content -
Monday 21 March 2016 7:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An inquest has confirmed that Lingi Hafoka (52) died from electrocution at his home in Ta’anga, ‘Eua on Thursday night, 17 March. Premium content -
Monday 21 March 2016 11:44am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Confusion over the credibility of final examination marks for Tonga’s Form 5, 6, and 7 students at the end of 2015 school year is a matter of great concern for Tonga. After receiving their end of the year school examination results, Tonga's Form 5, 6 and 7 students are facing the difficulties that their marks are not recognized by some higher education institutions in Tonga and overseas. By Pesi Fonua2 comments Premium content -
Friday 18 March 2016 5:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Energy and climate change officials from around the Pacific met in Nuku’alofa this week to discuss efforts to ensure access to affordable, reliable and sustainable modern energy in the region.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 18 March 2016 5:14pm
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : The Official Draw for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea took place in Zurich on Thursday, 17 March, with the 16 participating nations placed into four groups ahead of the tournament kick-off on 13 November in Port Moresby. Premium content -
Friday 18 March 2016 2:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 52-year-old man is believed to have died from electrocution at Ta’anga on ‘Eua on Thursday night, 17 March.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 18 March 2016 2:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga A suffered its third loss against the strong Fiji Warriors 56-18 on Thursday, 17 March at the World Rugby Pacific Challenge in Suva. Premium content -
Friday 18 March 2016 2:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Legal representatives from across the Pacific gathered in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, last month for a three-day workshop on cybercrime training and and looked at how it affects criminal justice systems in the region. Premium content -
Thursday 17 March 2016 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Soroban student, Sandy Falemaka from ‘Ohonua has won a trip to Japan after winning the written category in Class 5, while her team from 'Eua Government Primary Schools won the sixth Tonga National Soroban Competition on 17 March, in Nuku’alofa. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Thursday 17 March 2016 4:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-eight skilled construction workers from three Pacific Islands, including Tonga, will be working on the Christchurch rebuild, to fill skills shortages before the end of May this year. Premium content -
Thursday 17 March 2016 4:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Court of Appeal's first session will be held from March 29 to April 8 and will hear an appeal by former Tongatapu No. 4 People’s Representative to Parliament, Mateni Tapueluelu. Premium content -
Thursday 17 March 2016 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A two-day private sector consultation is being held this week on March 17-18 in Nuku'alofa, to discuss the potential implications of the Regional Pacer Plus Agreement (PACER Plus) on Tonga’s private sector, following the closing of previous consultations hosted by Tonga's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry with representatives from the private sector and the Office of the Chief Trade Adviser (OCTA). Premium content -
Thursday 17 March 2016 11:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Nuku'alofa Outrigger Canoe Club has a new storage container for its equipment located on the Faua Wharf thanks to a donation facilitated by Dateline Shipping, and accepted by the club's patron Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukālala, who is an avid paddler. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 March 2016 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six changes have been made to the Tonga A team for the game against the strong Fiji Warriors on Thursday, 17 March, at the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge in Suva. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 March 2016 2:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mele Lausiva Felemi Manu (41), a teacher, died after she was electrocuted outside her home when she unplugged a power extension cord at Tupou College, Toloa on Tuesday morning 15 March. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 March 2016 2:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Supreme Court allowed breath test results taken at a police station to be considered as evidence in the trial of a driver who drove under the influence of alcohol and killed a woman with his vehicle on January 1, New Year's Day 2015 at Ma’ufanga. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 March 2016 12:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Major General Peter Kelly, New Zealand Chief of Army, is visiting Tonga this week ahead of a humanitarian and disaster relief exercise ‘Tropic Twilight’ to be led by New Zealand’s Army later this year in Ha’apai, involving defence forces from Tonga, Australia, US, China, Britain, and France. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 March 2016 2:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Matakaiongo Kava (26) died in Pangai after crashing his vehicle into a coconut tree when he allegedly fell asleep while driving on Saturday morning, 12 March. Premium content
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