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Sunday 10 September 2017 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men, convicted of rape and attempted rape in separate cases that took place in Tongatapu last year, awaits sentencing at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa.
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Sunday 10 September 2017 5:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An Internet outage on Thursday, 31 August, caused internet disruptions for customers of Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC), who were unable to access websites such as Google, Gmail and Yahoo and also experienced slow connections. Premium content -
Saturday 9 September 2017 5:06pm
New Delhi, India : With every new crisis that the world faces, humanity’s differences appear increasingly intractable. Religion, ethnicity, history, politics, and economics have all become tools to denigrate and demean. People seem to be drifting apart, and no country is immune from divisive discourse. But there is one fundamental issue where contrasts dissolve into consensus: the desire to keep children safe. By Kailash Satyarthi. -
Saturday 9 September 2017 9:05am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Met reported that a tsunami wave of less than 0.1M (0.3ft) was recorded at Nuku’alofa Tide gauge at about 08:15am this morning. The Tsunami Marine Warning previously in force for Tonga is NOW CANCELLED. The tsunami generated from the M8.2 Chiapas, Mexico earthquake was observed by coastal and deep-ocean gauges in the eastern Pacific, Samoa and Tonga and other places. -
Friday 8 September 2017 9:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A tsunami generated by a big Magnitude 8.1 earthquake off the coast of Mexico this evening is being projected toward the Pacific Islands. "The main beam is toward our area," said 'Ofa Fa'anunu tonight, after the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) activated a Tsunami Marine Warning, with a wave expected to reach Tonga at around 6:15am tomorrow morning (Saturday). Tonga is being "just cautious," said 'Ofa. "We are expecting less than one metre. It may be over one foot in Tonga but the tsunami warming centre is giving 1M for Samoa, Fiji and New Zealand." -
Friday 8 September 2017 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sacked Minister of Finance Hon. Tevita Lavemaau said yesterday that it was his vote in Parliament that made Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva the Prime Minister. Without being specific, he alluded to a conviction that Cabinet decisions should not be made by one man or a minority in Cabinet. Premium content -
Friday 8 September 2017 5:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police are waiting for a post mortem report on the death of Kevini Maka (22) to determine whether there are any suspicious circumstances. The decease's body was recovered from a waterway next to Popua Park in Tongatapu on Tuesday, September 5. Premium content -
Thursday 7 September 2017 10:10pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A 26-year-old man in New Zealand, Gustav Sanft (of Tongan heritage), has been found guilty of manslaughter by a New Zealand jury in relation to the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Amokura Daniels-Sanft, in 2016. He was sentenced to four years and four months’ imprisonment today. Premium content -
Thursday 7 September 2017 12:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Folaha residents celebrated having access to clean water thanks to a Japanese Government project that upgraded their deteriorating water supply system, with the installation of a new solar power water pump unit set, a new tank stand, a new water tank and fence around the solar and pump house systems. Premium content -
Thursday 7 September 2017 12:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's former Deputy Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni emotionally bowed out yesterday, saying; “On no occasion did I try to undermine the support and cohesion within Cabinet.” Premium content -
Thursday 7 September 2017 12:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 29-year-old man was reported to have committed suicide on Monday, September 4. Premium content -
Thursday 7 September 2017 12:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kevini Maka (22) has been identified as the man whose body was found dead in a waterway next to Popua Park on Tuesday, September 5. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 September 2017 3:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongans will go to the polls on November 16 in a General Election, to be held a year ahead of schedule. The nomination of candidates will be held for two-days from 27-28 September. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 September 2017 2:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chief Justices from the Pacific Islands are in Nuku'alofa this week, attending a workshop to strengthen judiciaries in the Pacific. The focus on judicial leadership is part of an Initiative funded by the New Zealand Government. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 September 2017 2:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police have located missing woman, Hivakakala Lango’ia (20) boarding the MV ‘Otuanga’ofa ferry at Queen Salote wharf at around midnight last night, September 5. Her messages that she was held captive in 'Eua were found to be false. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 September 2017 12:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Ma‘afu, named as Tonga's new Deputy Prime Minister this morning, has been Tonga's Acting Prime Minister since 1 September. The Prime Minister's Office today announced the backdating of new ministerial appointments. Uncertainty over who was in charge had left the Caretaker Government in a state of disarray, after the PM left for the Pacific Forum Leaders Meeting at the end of last week. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 September 2017 11:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When Tonga's Prime Minister Hon 'Akilisi Pohiva left Tonga on Friday with his delegation for the annual Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting in Apia, Samoa, he left behind a Caretaker Government with its Ministerial portfolios in disarray. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 September 2017 9:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A body of a man was found dead in a waterway next to Popua Park this afternoon, 5 September. Police are investigating the cause of death and his identity. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 September 2017 9:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police are looking for Hivakakala Lango’ia (20) who has gone missing in ‘Eua. She last contacted her father in Tongatapu on Sunday, September 3, messaging that she was being held captive by a man. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 September 2017 9:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A man remains in custody after being arrested for stabbing his girlfriend on the leg with scissors on 25 August at Tokomololo. Premium content
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