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  • Monday 31 May 2021 6:58pm


    Geneva, Switzerland
    : Smoking causes 8 million deaths a year, and now smokers have a greater risk of developing a severe case and dying from COVID-19, says the World Health Organization (WHO) today on World No Tobacco Day, drawing attention to the dangers of using tobacco, and the preventable death and disease it causes.
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  • Monday 31 May 2021 6:41pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A low-cost emergency care ventilator that can be used in local hospitals to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic, has been developed by engineering students and staff at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Fiji.
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  • Monday 31 May 2021 6:37pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tonga government’s financial assistance to businesses impacted by COVID-19 is continuing with support from donor partners.
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  • Saturday 29 May 2021 6:46pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s government is once again proposing a deficit National Budget, with a $38 million pa'anga deficit for the coming year 2021-22, according to the the Minister of Finance’s Budget Statement presented to Parliament this week. From the House by Pesi Fonua
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  • Friday 28 May 2021 7:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A new cyclone-resilient three-classroom building for Tonga Police College was opened today, 28 May, as part of a multi-million pa'anga recovery program for schools damaged by Tropical Cyclone Gita in 2018.
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  • Friday 28 May 2021 6:43pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Repatriation flights from New Zealand and Australia are expected to arrive in Tonga on June 2 and 3 respectively, confirmed MEIDECC CEO Paula Ma’u.
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  • Friday 28 May 2021 6:39pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : Fiji has 151 active cases of COVID-19 in isolation including the 28 new cases recorded yesterday, 27 May, according to its Ministry of Health and Medical Services.
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  • Friday 28 May 2021 6:31pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Sione Songo’imoli (40) of Popua was sentenced to 18-months imprisonment for possession of 0.08 grams of methamphetamine. This was fully suspended at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
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  • Friday 28 May 2021 6:29pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Siua Palanite Hufanga (49), who is currently in jail for theft, was sentenced to 21-months imprisonment for possession of 2.13 grams of methamphetamine and 8.16 grams of cannabis, seized by Police at a curfew checkpoint at Mu’a.
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  • Friday 28 May 2021 6:23pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Faleu Tailoni Mafi was found guilty of serious housebreaking and serious indecent assault committed on a woman, who was asleep at her residence in Tokomololo.
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  • Thursday 27 May 2021 3:55pm


    Canberra, Australia
    : Prizes of up to AUD$3,000 are being offered in an amateur photographic and media competition for seasonal workers launched by the Tonga High Commission in Canberra, Australia.
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  • Thursday 27 May 2021 2:57pm


    Cambridge, United Kingdom
    : For over a century, the size and role of the state has been a hotly debated issue, and is so once again in the wake of COVID-19. With the world reeling from the pandemic and struggling to address complex systemic issues such as climate change, it is vital that we return to the fundamental question of politics: how a government should be. If we don’t ask it – and ask it often – we risk ending up with a government we would never choose. By Jaideep Prabhu
  • Thursday 27 May 2021 10:53am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga Police Drugs Enforcement Taskforce seized two rifles, cannabis and drugs utensils and arrested seven people from four different locations in Tongatapu last week.
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  • Wednesday 26 May 2021 7:07pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : With 28,150 people vaccinated to date, only 40 vials (less than 480 doses) of the COVID-19 vaccine remain to be administered before the batch expires on 31 May, the Ministry of Health said today.
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  • Wednesday 26 May 2021 6:56pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Tonga Sevens has named Adriaan Ferris as head coach for the side taking part in the Olympic Sevens Qualifier in Monaco next month. Former 'Ikale Tahi player, Viliami Vaki, was named as manager for the tournament.
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  • Wednesday 26 May 2021 6:54pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The 247 passengers repatriated to Tonga from Auckland, Pagopago, and Apia earlier this month tested negative for COVID-19, confirmed Ministry of Health Acting CEO, Dr Reynold ‘Ofanoa this morning.
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  • Wednesday 26 May 2021 6:52pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga has received a grant of NZ$1.6M from New Zealand on 25 May, for construction of a new central pharmacy warehouse to assist Tonga's COVID-19 preparedness and response activities.
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  • Wednesday 26 May 2021 4:47pm


    Wellington, New Zealand
    : New York Times reporting: More than 50,000 New Zealanders have flocked home during the pandemic, offering the country a rare opportunity to win back some of its best and brightest. The question is how long the edge will last. The Ardern government has announced no specific measures aimed at retaining citizens who return. But it is using its border shutdown as a moment to “reset” its immigration priorities, saying last week that it would loosen controls for wealthy investors while curtailing temporary visas for the migrants the country has long relied on as citizens moved away.
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  • Tuesday 25 May 2021 5:37pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga is providing further input over a five-day workshop to help develop the regional 2050 strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent, which aims to ensure Pacific people will lead free, healthy and productive lives. A session on Oceans and Natural Environment was held today 25 May, with representatives from other Pacific countries joining in virtually.
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  • Tuesday 25 May 2021 5:31pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tupou Saulala Haupeakui (27) was sentenced today to a suspended sentence of nine-months imprisonment for possessing 0.46 grams of methamphetamine, seized at Kolomotu'a in 2020. The judge said the producers, suppliers and dealers of the drugs needed “young foolish persons like you to sell the drugs for them”.
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