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Tuesday 31 March 2020 7:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eighty-one people in Tonga have been arrested since March 28, when Tonga Police started an operation to enforce the one-week national lockdown imposed by Government.
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Tuesday 31 March 2020 7:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Health Centre in Mu'a is currently being upgraded to cater for people with symptoms of CoViD-19, confirmed the Health CEO Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola today, 31 March. Free to view -
Tuesday 31 March 2020 7:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A travel schedule expected for a chartered flight to bring medical supplies from China has not been confirmed at this stage. The medical supplies are aimed to help Tonga in its preventative measures against COVID-19. Free to view -
Tuesday 31 March 2020 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A special chartered flight arrived at Fua’amotu International Airport this afternoon, to pick up a group from the National Geographic network. Free to view -
Tuesday 31 March 2020 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pasifika populations are particularly at risk for CoViD-19, where the risk of hospitalisation is seven times higher than for NZ European and Other ethnic groups, warns a New Zealand report on worse case scenario modelling. Free to view -
Monday 30 March 2020 8:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two weeks isolation is not long enough and Tonga needs more time to put into place its strategy to counter the influx of the CoViD-19 virus, Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola, Chief Executive Officer for Tonga’s Ministry of Health said today. Free to view -
Monday 30 March 2020 7:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : People who ventured out today, on the second day of Tonga's national lockdown, encountered checkpoints on main roads, manned by police officers and soldiers. Police said that while most people are compliant, a few who were obstructing police had been arrested. They are also investigating reports that funerals are being held with more than 20 people present. Free to view -
Monday 30 March 2020 7:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eleven people have been charged in the seizure of illicit drugs in seven different locations in Tongatapu. Free to view -
Monday 30 March 2020 7:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Chinese Ambassador to Tonga HE Mr Cao Xiaolin presented USD$200,000 to Prime Minister Hon. Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa to help Tonga’s preparedness and response to CoViD-19 today, 30 March. Free to view -
Sunday 29 March 2020 5:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will continue its diversion order for incoming flights during the week 29 March to 4 April 2020, to prevent the introduction or spread of CoViD-19. Scheduled flights by Fiji Airways, Air New Zealand and Talofa Airlines will not be permitted to land in Tonga. Free to view
Opinion
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Tuesday 31 March 2020 11:33am
Washington DC, USA : A pandemic is enveloping the world, endangering the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. As US President Donald Trump desperately seeks to shift blame for his own ineptitude, China is laying the groundwork for global leadership in the post-COVID-19 era. Thanks to Trump, the US will almost certainly lose the great-power competition – and countless lives. By Vali Nasr Free to view -
Thursday 26 March 2020 4:34pm
Suva, Fiji : Fakamolemole pe kae tu’u atu e ki’i tohi ni na’a a’u atu ai homau le’o ki hotau ki’i Pule’anga. - Leonaitasi Taukafa. Free to view
Sports
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Thursday 12 March 2020 1:59pm
Suva, Fiji : The final round of the 2020 World Rugby Pacific Challenge Cup will take place this Saturday 14 March in Suva, Fiji. Junior Japan will play Fiji to determine the winner of the tournament. Both Tonga A and Samoa A are winless, and will contest third place. Free to view -
Monday 2 March 2020 7:05pm
Gold Coast, Australia : Tonga’s famous Olympic flag bearer, Pita Taufatofua, has made history again for the Kingdom, after qualifying in Taekwondo for his third Olympics in a row on 29 February, on the Gold Coast, Australia. Malia Paseka also secured an Olympic spot, for the first time in Taekwondo. Free to view
Pacific Islands
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Thursday 19 March 2020 10:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's stunning ngatu provide testimony to the considerable antiquity of Tongan artistic designs. Variation of the ngatu patterns, and the way these are organized, had been inscribed on the surfaces of Lapita pottery in Tonga almost 3,000 years ago. By David V. Burley. Free to view
Sponsored Posts
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Saturday 28 March 2020 3:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC) will be providing special relief mobile packages and bonus data, along with other initiatives to ensure all TCC customers are supported during the unprecedented CoViD-19 National Lock Down, the company announced on March 27. TCC CEO Timote Katoanga urged everyone to follow Tongan Government guidelines on Lock Down Level Four to limit and prevent the spread of CoViD-19 across Tonga. Free to view
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