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Tuesday 18 April 2017 10:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Forty-seven people were arrested for drunk driving and drinking alcohol in public places mainly in central Nuku'alofa, during the Easter weekend from April 14-17.
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Tuesday 18 April 2017 10:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The government of China has agreed to fund a $55 million sports complex at Tonga High School for the 2019 Pacific Games after signing an implementation agreement with the Tonga government last week. Preparatory works are scheduled for August 2017 with construction expected to start in October 2017 and be completed by May 2019. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 April 2017 10:03am
London, United Kingdom : On April 22, scientists from around the world will mark Earth Day by participating in an unprecedented “March for Science.” The aim of the march will be to “celebrate and defend science at all levels – from local schools to federal agencies.” It is important to understand why the usually sedate community of scientists will take to the streets in a global demonstration of concern. -
Monday 17 April 2017 2:19pm
Bangkok, Thailand : In 2015, an estimated 85,000 women died of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth across the Asia-Pacific region – 28% of the global total. Up to 90% of those deaths, which were concentrated in just 12 countries, could have been prevented. Papua New Guinea has -
Monday 17 April 2017 11:31am
California, USA : A senior US police officer in California, Capt. Joe Duffy of the Douglas County Sherriff’s Department, has expressed his concern with the presence of deported criminals and gang members in Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 14 April 2017 5:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : If Pacific Islands Countries could improve the efficiency of their electric lighting, by replacing incandescent bulbs with new types of lights, it would reduce not only their Green House Gas emissions but also reduce the cost of electricity, and boost their economies, according to a report that was published this month by the Pacific Community (SPC). Premium content -
Friday 14 April 2017 11:52am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Empowering the ta'ahine Tonga to go forward to be good leaders, good mothers "at home and in the whole world", is a mission of the Girl Guides in Tonga, says Chief Commissioner Halaevalu Palu, who has volunteered most of her time over the last decade to lead the movement here. Premium content -
Thursday 13 April 2017 9:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of ANZ Bank that all debts owed by the Kingdom of Tonga to Lord Lasike to be paid directly to the bank. Premium content -
Thursday 13 April 2017 9:10pm
Apia, Samoa : A Tongan team of four young swimmers came first in the team relays at the Apolima Strait Crossing, a 22.3km open water swim from Upolu Island to Savaii in Samoa on 11 April. Premium content -
Thursday 13 April 2017 9:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan, Fekitamoeloa ‘Utoikamanu has been selected for a UN job, becoming the new United Nations High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS). Premium content -
Thursday 13 April 2017 9:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than 100 high level delegates and experts will meet in Nuku’alofa on April 24-28 for the Third Pacific Regional Energy and Transport Ministerial Meeting, to discuss the latest international and regional developments affecting the region in these sectors. Premium content -
Thursday 13 April 2017 8:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Consumers will enjoy lower prices on petrol, diesel and kerosene starting next Tuesday, 18 April 2017. Premium content -
Thursday 13 April 2017 8:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Junior tennis players representing Tonga are currently competing at the East Pacific Regional Championships at the Scarbro Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, which runs from 10-15 April. National Coach and Team Manager, Mr Iasinito Hausia said the junior team is ranked 10th out of 21 members in the Oceania Region. Premium content -
Thursday 13 April 2017 8:22am
Cambridge-MA, USA : I frequently travel overseas, and invariably my foreign friends ask, with varying degrees of bewilderment: What in the world is going on in your country? Here is what I say. By Joseph S. Nye. -
Wednesday 12 April 2017 10:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga faces a growing need to restrain public wage growth to decrease the share of wages in current spending, advises the Asian Development Bank’s Asian Development Outlook 2017. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 April 2017 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's population has declined since 2011 and for the first time in 30 years there are more females than males in Tonga, especially on Tongatapu, according to the 2016 Population Census preliminary data released by the Statistics Department recently. Single women looking for a husband may need to eye the outer island groups of Vava’u, Ha’apai, the Niuas and ‘Eua where the census records 216 more males than females across these islands. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 April 2017 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It’s rare to find female sailors in Tonga, but 'Aunofo Havea Funaki is not your average Tongan woman - she has been working in a male dominated marine industry in the kingdom for the last 26 years. A passionate advocate of sustainable tourism, 'Aunofo is concerned about the amount of whale watching operators in Vava’u and how they operate. By Eleanor Gee1 comment -
Tuesday 11 April 2017 6:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Litterbugs have yet to fined for littering by the Environment Department in Nuku’alofa since the enforcement of an Environment Management (Litter and Waste Control) Regulations 2016, that came into force on 1 April, in Tonga - but they have been warned. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 April 2017 1:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With the hot summer nearly over, Tonga is starting its busy events season with church conferences, regional and national sports competitions, and meetings coming up. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 April 2017 1:10pm
Suva, Fiji : A seminar to enhance the work of parliamentary committees in the parliaments of Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Tonga, Vanuatu, Cook Islands and Fiji is being held in Suva, Fiji to explore common challenges that parliamentary committees face. Premium content
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