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Thursday 18 May 2017 11:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siotame Drew Havea of Kolomotu’a has recently received the Harris Wofford Global Citizen Award from the United States Peace Corps.
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Thursday 18 May 2017 3:00pm
Oakland, California : A Tongan resident of Oakland City in California and mother of 13 children, Malia Lusia Latu Saulala, has been announced “Mother of the Year” by the local government’s Oakland Parks & Recreation Office. Premium content -
Wednesday 17 May 2017 8:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Cabinet has ordered the cancellation of Tonga’s hosting of the 2019 Pacific Games today as the contract was between government and the Pacific Games Council. They stated that the reason for cancelling the hosting of the Games in Tonga is based on an old IMF Report in 2013 where it is reported that Tonga’s deficit will widen considerably. -
Wednesday 17 May 2017 5:37pm
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : Papua New Guinea has pulled its support for the hosting of the 2019 Pacific Games in Tonga after Prime Minister, Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva announced the Kingdom’s withdrawal. PNG Sports and APEC Minister, Justin Tkatchenko told PNG Post Courier media that he was not surprised to hear that Tonga is pulling out of hosting the games. Premium content -
Wednesday 17 May 2017 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In an action brought by a creditor who is seeking to recover $290,000 from a deregistered public enterprise, Tonga Investments Limited (TIL), Tonga’s Supreme Court ordered its restoration to the register of companies on 26 April 2017. Premium content -
Wednesday 17 May 2017 5:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 17-year-old boy is in Vaiola Hospital after he was shot on his upper right breast at a bush allotment in Taoa, Vava’u allegedly by an anonymous shooter, who has not been located. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 May 2017 10:50pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The Pacific Games Council CEO Laurent Cassier, told Matangi Tonga this evening that “as far as we are concerned the projects are still ongoing”. The Pacific Games Council has not received any confirmation from the Tongan Government regarding the cancellation of their hosting of the 2019 Pacific Games as stated by Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva during a radio interview in New Zealand two days ago. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 May 2017 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga government does not have the right to cancel hosting the 2019 Pacific Games, said Lord Sevele, chairman and CEO of the 2019 Pacific Games Organising Committee. “It is a prerogative of the Tonga Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee TASANOC and the Pacific Games Council, not Government (Tongan Government),” he told Matangi Tonga today.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 16 May 2017 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Forecasts of drier conditions in the second half of 2017 may lead to the development of an El Nino climate cycle according to the Department of Meteorology (MET). However, although there is a 50% chance of El Nino developing, the El Nino - South Oscillation (ENSO) remains neutral. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 May 2017 6:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rosamond Bing is the new Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, starting on Monday, May 15. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 May 2017 5:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Tonga has purchased the Vava’u Market from Pacific Property Ltd. for a total of $3.335 million pa'anga (CT inclusive), made out in a combination of cash payment and tax credits. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 May 2017 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Petroleum prices will increase starting tomorrow, 16 May 2017 as approved by the Tonga Competent Authority for May – June 2016. The retail prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene will increase by 5.60 seniti/litre, 3.64 seniti/litre and 4.54 seniti/litre respectively. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 May 2017 5:27pm
Utah, USA : Utah Police have arrested Sione Vaitai (26), of Tongan descent, who has been on the run from Police since Friday after he allegedly stabbed his Father and Sister with a kitchen knife at their home in Sandy City, Utah. The victims were taken to hospital in critical condition but are now stabilized. Premium content -
Monday 15 May 2017 11:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva has, in an abrupt turnaround, said in a radio interview today that Tonga will not host the Pacific Games 2019. His statement comes just days after confirming last week that the games were on.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 15 May 2017 11:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The International Family Day 2017 was marked on Monday, May 15 in Nuku’alofa with a display of colourful hand painted table mats, with the slogan "No Violence = Happy healthy families". Premium content -
Monday 15 May 2017 11:22pm
Utah, USA : Utah Police are looking for Sione Vaitai (26), of Tongan descent. He is accused of stabbing his father and sister with a kitchen knife two days ago at their home in Sandy City, Utah, USA. Premium content -
Monday 15 May 2017 10:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tevita Vaka (28) is serving an accumulative sentence of 12-years imprisonment for a series of violent robberies in 2015-16 in Nuku'alofa. A Supreme Court judge who viewed "the callous, ruthless nature of the offending" said this was a deterrent sentence to protect people from being the victims of predatory criminal acts in their homes. Premium content -
Monday 15 May 2017 6:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 74-year-old man is alleged to have committed suicide on Wednesday, May 10 at Longolongo. Premium content -
Sunday 14 May 2017 11:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Public Service Tribunal has allowed the appeal of Busby Kautoke against the termination of his contract of employment by the Public Service Commission (PSC) on 18 April 2017. Premium content -
Sunday 14 May 2017 11:51pm
California, USA : Two Tongan women in California, have been jailed for neglecting their 73-year-old mother, who was found in a gangrenous state after passing away in 2013. The pair were sentenced on Friday, only two days before Mother’s day today. They were sentenced by the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. Premium content
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