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Thursday 15 July 2021 7:02pm
Suva, Fiji : A one-year USD1.5 million partnership to support seven governments in the Pacific in their COVID-19 preparedness plans was today committed by UNICEF and the United States Government.
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Wednesday 14 July 2021 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongans can take their pet dogs for parvovirus inoculations, after 600 vaccines were recently provided to the animal care clinic in Tokomololo, Tongatapu. -
Wednesday 14 July 2021 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine continues to villages on the eastern and western districts of Tongatapu, starting this month. The roll out runs until August on the following timetable: Premium content -
Wednesday 14 July 2021 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Atapani Pangi (33) received a sentence of two-years and four-months imprisonment for possession of 183.3 grams of cannabis, seized at a house in Fo'ui. His co-accused, who owned the house also received a suspended sentence. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 July 2021 5:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Wesley Fifita (29) who was convicted for possession of 0.04 gram of methamphetamine and 0.66 gram of cannabis at his house in Pili, received a suspended sentence. He must however, live with his parents, ordered a Supreme Court judge. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 July 2021 5:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ronald Fotofili can’t wait to get to the Tokyo Olympics this month to compete against the best 100m sprinters in the world. By Eleanor Gee. -
Tuesday 13 July 2021 5:48pm
Suva, Fiji : Fiji recorded 873 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths over a 24-hour period ending at 8:00am on July 12. The country’s Ministry of Health and Medical Services said with daily increases in cases, they were seeing increasing cases of severe COVID-19 and increasing deaths. -
Tuesday 13 July 2021 5:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : To date over 7625 people in Tonga have received their second dose of the COVID-19 Astra-Zeneca vaccine, since the second vaccination roll out started on June 24 in Nuku'alofa. Meanwhile, the Ministry aims to inoculate up to 70 percent of Tonga's population by December this year. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 July 2021 5:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Filimone To’aho (40) was sentenced to one-year jail for the theft of over $17,767 pa’anga, which he borrowed and misused to purchase 20 vehicles from Japan. By May this year, he repaid most of the money and received a suspended sentence. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 July 2021 4:51pm
New York, USA : New York Times reporting: California’s Death Valley reached 130 degrees Farenheit (54.44 Celcius) and matched a previous record set less than a year ago, in August 2020 — it might be the highest temperature ever recorded on earth, barring a disputed 134-degree reading from 1913. The scorching temperatures from the West’s third heat wave of the summer, compounding already dry conditions from a drought deepened by climate change, fuelled quick-spreading wildfires and fears of power outages over the weekend. The sweltering conditions reached into places that rarely see triple digits. -
Tuesday 13 July 2021 4:32pm
Rome, Italy : Humanity is drifting into increasing danger. Climate change is accelerating; biodiversity is plummeting; hunger and extreme poverty are rising; and the gap between rich and poor is widening. These trends threaten not only human health and livelihoods, but also global peace and stability. Reversing them will require a shared effort to rebuild, and even upgrade, the systems on which we all depend – beginning with the global food system. By Gilbert F. Houngbo -
Tuesday 13 July 2021 3:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When Pacific leaders joined forces last week ahead of a landmark COP26 climate summit - Tonga was not among them. The leaders from 11 Pacific Island nations met virtually with COP26 President Alok Sharma to set out their priorities for the major climate change summit in November. -
Tuesday 13 July 2021 2:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is experiencing a sugar famine that’s likely to last another month. Containers of sugar expected to arrive this weekend have missed shipping connections and will not reach Tonga until the end of August, according to one importer, who is still waiting for his January order to arrive. Deliveries that used to take 6-8 weeks are now taking 5-6 months to arrive in Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 12 July 2021 7:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI commissioned new twin buildings for Queen Salote College on July 10 in Nuku’alofa, as the all-girls secondary school celebrated its 95th anniversary. Photos by Peter Poulsen. -
Monday 12 July 2021 6:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new landing barge that can transfer vehicles, cargo and passengers to beaches and islands that do not have wharves, was launched in Nuku'alofa on Saturday 10 July. Its operators hope that the government will support continuing shipping services to the two Niuas and also to smaller outer islands. Premium content -
Monday 12 July 2021 5:24pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Samoa is one step closer to booking a Rugby World Cup 2023 spot after toppling Tonga 42-13 in Auckland on Saturday, July 10. -
Friday 9 July 2021 7:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A close relationship between the Communist Party of China and the Tonga People’s Party, led by Prime Minister Hon. Rev Dr Pohiva Tu‘i‘onetoa, was revealed at a reception to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Communist Party of China, at the Chinese Embassy last night, 8 July. By Pesi Fonua -
Friday 9 July 2021 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : David Richard Jr Hoeft was placed on good behaviour for serious bodily harm, after he punched another male police recruit for allegedly indecently assaulting a female recruit in Longolongo last year. Premium content -
Friday 9 July 2021 12:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The jailed Minister of Infrastructure and Tourism ‘Akosita Lavulavu (36) and her husband ’Etuate (62) were this morning denied bail pending their appeal. The Lord Chief Justice was not satisfied with their prospects of success on their appeals and gave reasons why in his 18-pages ruling, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Thursday 8 July 2021 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi team to meet the Manu Samoa at the Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland on Saturday, 10 July, was announced by the Prime Minister, Hon. Rev. Dr Pohiva Tu’I’onetoa, president of the Tonga Rugby Union, this afternoon in Nuku’alofa. Premium content
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