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Friday 14 August 2020 7:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga still faces challenges with digital adoption, particularly in business operations and even more so in the informal sector, which will need to be addressed for Tonga to fully realise the benefit of digital revolution, the Minister of Trade and Economic Development, Hon Samiu Vaipulu said this week, at the launching of a Tonga Trade Policy Framework and an eCommerce Readiness Assessment report.
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga wants to phase out single-use plastics such as shopping bags, cutlery, straws and more starting next year, confirmed the Director of Environment, Lupe Matoto today. “There are a lot of things that we have to do.” Free to view -
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Loketi Malie (39) was found guilty by a jury for seriously harming a 56-year-old man, whom he hit on the leg with a piece of sandalwood in Futu, ‘Eua. Free to view -
Friday 14 August 2020 5:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A man was sentenced today to seven-years imprisonment for raping a young girl in Tongatapu. Free to view -
Thursday 13 August 2020 9:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Several hundred Tongan nationals who are stranded in distant countries, include a small cluster of surgical patients and their carers, who became stuck in India when Tonga's border closed on March 23. The Ministry of Health wants them to be repatriated but CEO Dr Siale 'Akau'ola voiced his extreme frustration today that he can find no viable pathway home for these patients, without stronger collaboration in the region. Free to view -
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mosese ‘Ofa (36) was sentenced to two and a half-years jail for the unlawful imprisonment of two people whom he held at gunpoint at a beach in Ha’ateiho earlier this year. Free to view -
Thursday 13 August 2020 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven men were arrested with methamphetamine at four different locations in Tongatapu in ongoing police operation targeting drug dealers and suppliers. Free to view -
Thursday 13 August 2020 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A two-day consultation in Tonga, looking at key trends and uncertainties that may drive change in the Pacific region’s future such as climate change, CoViD-19, and technology, was opened by Prime Minister Hon Dr Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa today, 13 August, at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre in Nuku'alofa. Free to view -
Thursday 13 August 2020 4:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The immediate family of HM King Tupou VI remain abroad during the CoViD-19 pandemic. Free to view -
Wednesday 12 August 2020 5:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Major economic and social impacts of CoViD-19 on the Pacific was the focus of the Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) over the last two days, 11-12 August. Free to view
Opinion
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Monday 10 August 2020 2:11pm
London, United Kingdom : This week's dialogue on economic strategies by the Forum Economic Ministers' Meeting, 11-12 August, is critical to building back better, or differently, for the Pacific Forum Islands. By Amelia Kinahoi Siamomua. (Tonga’s candidate for the post of Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat). Free to view -
Monday 10 August 2020 11:30am
Melbourne, Australia : Many ethicists conclude that fully informed volunteers should be allowed to sign up for a potentially dangerous trial that will reduce the time required to bring an effective vaccine to everyone who could be exposed to SARS-CoV-2. The alternative is that the virus will continue to impose much higher levels of risk on other people, especially health care workers, older people, and people with underlying health conditions that reduce their chances of surviving infection. We should praise the young and healthy volunteers for risking their safety in order to save others. By Peter Singer and Isaac Martinez Free to view
Sports
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Friday 17 July 2020 5:57pm
Sydney, Australia : The Oceania Rugby Men’s XV Championships to be held in August in Papua New Guinea has been cancelled due to CoViD-19. Postponed fixtures include the Oceania Rugby Women’s Repechage qualification between Samoa and Tonga. Free to view
Pacific Islands
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Monday 10 August 2020 4:56pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand and the Cook Islands are moving closer to the establishment of a travel bubble, to recommence quarantine-free travel between the two countries before the end of the year, and as soon as it can be safely achieved. Free to view -
Monday 10 August 2020 2:26pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A new tropical cyclone outlook model will generate much earlier predictions for the number of tropical cyclones than current models used in Pacific Island countries, says the University of Newcastle in Australia. According to its current predictions, Tonga should expect one or two cyclones for the upcoming cyclone season (December – April). Free to view -
Thursday 30 July 2020 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ko e ongo Talatupu‘a ‘o fekau‘aki pea mo e hala fononga ‘o ‘Aho‘eitu, ko e ‘uluaki Tu‘i Tonga ‘i he 950BC. Ko e konga ‘uluaki ‘eni ‘o e ngaahi fakamatala ne mau to‘o mai meihe fakatotolo na‘e fai ‘e Rev. Dr Siotame Havea pea pulusi he 2015 ‘i he tohi ko e – Tonga: Fonua ‘a Kainga. Free to view
Sponsored Posts
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Tuesday 4 August 2020 3:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The proposed establishment of the Confucius Institute at the Tonga Institute for Higher Education will contribute to development of the Tongan higher education system and promote economic, cultural and academic exchanges between Tonga and China, enhancing friendly cooperation and people-to-people understanding through Chinese language learning. - By Col. (Rtd.) Siamelie Latu. Free to view
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CDB says:
Interested to see that Tongan Coast Guard forced a NZ yacht to leave Minerva Reef. The Zatara was permitted to stay.
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