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Friday 15 March 2024 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 24 year old driver from Havelu charged with reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol causing injuries, when he collided with an oncoming vehicle as he tried to overtake a vehicle in front of him last night, 14 March, at Tofoa.
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Friday 15 March 2024 5:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New petroleum prices for March to April have been approved by the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA) to be effective on Monday, 18 March 2024. Premium content -
Thursday 14 March 2024 10:53pm
Manuka ACT, Australia : The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme lures workers from Pacific Island Nations and Timor-Leste with promises of opportunity and money. Yet once workers arrive in Australia, they have to face the reality of poor working and living conditions. Tonga is home to one of the largest cohorts of Pacific Islanders who come to work in Australia on PALM visas - equivalent to 9% of the Tongan working age population. The bigger issue with this kind of temporary labour scheme is the impact they have on Pacific economies. The PALM Scheme is large, and it is growing – fast. By Alexia Adhikari -
Thursday 14 March 2024 8:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new classroom for ‘Ahopanilolo Technical Institute was commissioned yesterday, 13 March 2024, funded by the Japanese government through their Grant Assistance for Grass Roots Human Security Project (GGP). Premium content -
Thursday 14 March 2024 8:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a continued effort to strengthen relations between the government of Tonga and China, the Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku, held a bilateral meeting with the Deputy Director-General of the Department of North American and Oceania Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Tang Zhiwen, on 13 March, at the Cabinet Chamber, in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 14 March 2024 8:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men were sentenced to six-months' imprisonment, each fully suspended on conditions, for possession of a total of 0.05 grams of methamphetamine seized inside their vehicle at Popua, which was blasting loud music that attracted the attention of Police. Premium content -
Thursday 14 March 2024 3:51pm
London, United Kingdom : ‘I he ‘Aho 11 ‘o Ma’asi, ‘e fakatahataha mai ‘a hotau 2.5 piliona nai ‘o fakafiefia’i ‘a e fāmili Kominiueli. ...ʻOku ‘i ai ‘a e faingamālie mahuʻinga he taʻu ́ ni. Ko e fuofua taimi eni ke fakataha ai ʻa e ʻUlu ‘o e Ngaahi Pule‘anga Kominiueli ki ha ‘otu motu Pasifiki, ‘a ia ko Haʻamoa ʻi ʻOkatopa ʻo e taʻu ́ ni. ʻOku fakahoko ʻa e fakataha ́ ni hili ha ngaahi mahina siʻi ʻa e Konifelenisi fakata‘u hongofulu ʻo e Ngaahi ‘Otu Motu Iiki Langalanaga Hake, ʻi Anitikua mo Paputa ʻi Mē. - Rt. Hon. Lord Cameron, Sekelitali ki Muli, Kominiueli mo e Ngaahi Ngāue Langa Fakalakalaka ́. -
Thursday 14 March 2024 3:38pm
London, United Kingdom : On 11 March, some 2.5 billion of us will come together to celebrate the Commonwealth family. ...This year, the Commonwealth Heads of Government will be meeting in a Pacific island country for the first time, gathering in Samoa this October. This gathering takes place a few months after the once-in-a-decade UN Small Island Developing States Conference in Antigua and Barbuda this May. These states are already harnessing the power of nature to tackle the causes and impacts of climate change. Rt. Hon. Lord Cameron, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, UK. -
Wednesday 13 March 2024 2:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rising star, the Tonga Tala, Tonga’s national netball team aims to push up its no. 8 ranking in the top ten world netball teams, in their international competitions coming up for 2024. Tala Head Coach Jaqua Pori-Makea Simpson, in Tonga this week, said they would keep striving, “I think sixth is a place for Tala to sit at," she said. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 March 2024 11:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Moana Pasifika marketing team is in Nuku'alofa for a couple of days to begin preparations for launching their first match in Tonga, set to be held at Teufaiva Stadium, on 4 May. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 March 2024 10:48pm
: A newly upgraded water supply system for Houma was handed over to the village by the Ambassador of Japan to Tonga, HE Mr Inagaki Hisao last Friday, 8 March 2024. Premium content -
Monday 11 March 2024 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Taliai Tapueluelu (36) and Penitiketo Latu (27) are serving two-years in prison for serious causing bodily harm, when in Neiafu they repeatedly kicked an unconscious man on the head with their boots, in what the Acting Lord Chief Justice described as an outrageous abuse of police powers, when sentencing them. Premium content -
Monday 11 March 2024 10:05pm
Suva, Fiji : A tribute to a renowned Tongan writer and Pacific scholar, the late Epeli Hau’ofa, was held by the Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies, at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Fiji, with the launch of a new book, titled ‘Remembering Epeli Hau’ofa His Life and Legacy’ on 7 March. Premium content -
Monday 11 March 2024 6:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siosiua Vea (37) was sentenced to two-years two-months imprisonment, partially suspended, for serious fraudulent conversion, when he scammed $15,000 from a couple whom were paying for a vehicle advertised on facebook. Premium content -
Saturday 9 March 2024 6:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A tree planting ceremony at the Fale Alea compound in Nuku'alofa on 7 March was initiated by the Speaker of the House, Lord Fakafānua and the Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy, Mr Ruan Dewen. A total of $151,893.62 pa'anga was granted by the Chinese Government to the Legislative Assembly’s Tree Planting Initiative and nurseries in Tonga can apply for grants of up to $10,000 under the program. Premium content -
Saturday 9 March 2024 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Taulua (36) was sentenced to one-year eight-months imprisonment for the theft of items valued at $13,600 from a home that his father was looking after at ‘Alakifonua, while the owners were abroad in July last year. Premium content -
Friday 8 March 2024 7:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Ikale Tahi will have a home advantage when they take on Italy, Spain and Fiji later this year, in three confirmed matches that will be hosted by Tonga at Teufaiva Stadium in Tongatapu. -
Friday 8 March 2024 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Livingi Fifita (43) received a suspended sentence on conditions for charges that included carrying a .22 rifle with intent to commit an offence against his co-worker at a supermarket in Pea. Premium content -
Friday 8 March 2024 4:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku and members of the Cabinet sought an audience with King Tupou VI at the remote island of Niuafo'ou, yesterday, 7 March, following weeks of uncertainty after the King withdrew his confidence and consent to the appointment of two cabinet ministers, Minister of His Majesty's Armed Forces Hon, Hu'akavameiliku, and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Hon. Fekitamoeloa 'Utoikamanu. -
Thursday 7 March 2024 11:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tensions rose in the House this week as members of parliament, expressed their frustrations with the politics of the Prime Minister over his disaccord with the King and other issues, including his handling of the Lulutai Airlines. Their questions boiled over into screaming matches, which ended with two members – one from the Nobles’ table and one from the People’s table, being thrown out of the House and suspended for one and two days. Premium content
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