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Wednesday 26 September 2018 7:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Some of the Free Wesleyan Church schools in Tongatapu held a Bazaar Day on September 26 in Nuku'alofa.
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Wednesday 26 September 2018 7:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thirty-five 5000 litre water tanks were transported in small boats to the people on the small island of ‘Atata, off Tongatapu, on September 26. Free to view -
Wednesday 26 September 2018 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of women dressed in their finest white clothes with fancy creative hats on September 26, gathered for their annual 'Faka-Sepitema' roll call at the Church of Tonga. Free to view -
Wednesday 26 September 2018 12:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament before lunch yesterday, 25 September confirmed that the Standing Law Committee of the House would scrutinise the Cabinet’s decision to take two former Prime Ministers, Lord Sevele and Lord Tu’ivakano to court in relation to the transference of $90 million from government to Tongasat. Free to view -
Tuesday 25 September 2018 7:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 2665 cannabis plants were uprooted and seized from a bush allotment in Mataika, Vava’u on Monday, September 24 making it Tonga’s largest cannabis bust to date.1 comment Free to view -
Tuesday 25 September 2018 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-nine cannabis plants were seized from a bush allotment in Houma, Tongatapu on Monday, September 24. Free to view -
Tuesday 25 September 2018 7:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The alleged male shooter in two petrol station shootings in Fanga and Veitongo on September 5 was further remanded in custody, while his two co-accused, his elder brother and a teenage girl were released on bail. Free to view -
Tuesday 25 September 2018 7:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Rural Innovation Project II, a $24 million pa’anga project for rural community development in Tonga 2018-23, was launched during a stakeholders workshop on September 25 in Nuku’alofa. Free to view -
Tuesday 25 September 2018 7:01pm
Everett, Washington : College softball player Lesieli Aholelei was recognised as ‘Collegiate Female Athlete of the Year’ by the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame in Everett, Washington on 19 September. Free to view
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Tonga’s largest cannabis bust in Vava’u
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en123 says:
en123 says:
If we take this like any other investment decision, they would not have planted so much if they didn't have a place to sell it.
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PM Pohiva says all MPs should go to jail, including himself
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bertie says:
bertie says:
When will this Parliamentary circus stop performing and act like sensible adults. Never has a leader said anything as witless as what this man said.
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Tuesday 25 September 2018 10:02am
San Francisco, USA : The addictive qualities of sugar are embedded in its economics. Not everyone who is exposed to sugar becomes addicted; but, as with alcohol, many do. In fact, sugar’s allure is a big reason why the processed food industry’s current profit margin is 5% (up from 1%), and why so many of us are sick, fat, stupid, broke, depressed, and just plain miserable. Free to view -
Monday 24 September 2018 2:51pm
Geneva, Switzerland : At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, global heads of state are meeting on September 26-27 to highlight two major health threats. On the first day, they will discuss strategies to end tuberculosis (TB), an ancient bacterium that remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease. On the second day, world leaders will discuss plans to beat leading NCDs such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular and lung disease. Combined, NCDs are responsible for seven out of every ten deaths globally. By Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Free to view
Sports
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Friday 21 September 2018 11:10am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mate Ma’a Tonga’s veteran captain Sika Manu will miss out on Tonga’s historic rugby league showdown with Australia, after being ruled out with a knee injury by his Super League club Hull FC in England.
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Thursday 20 September 2018 1:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 29-man preliminary squad for a test against Australia was announced yesterday, 19 September, by Mate Ma’a Tonga coach Kristian Woolf. The team list includes newcomers Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast Titans) and Scott Sorensen (Cronulla Sharks). Free to view
Pacific Islands
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Tuesday 25 September 2018 6:58pm
Suva, Fiji : Ms Cheri Robinson Moors, former Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the National University of Samoa, has been appointed as the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) Country Director for Tonga and Samoa, starting last month. Free to view
From our archives
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Sunday 20 December 1998 11:40am
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : A survey conducted by the Diabetic Clinic of Vaiola Hospital recently could prove that Tongans are more at risk of developing Diabetes and heart disease than other people. Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 13, no. 4, December 1998. Free to view -
Friday 23 September 2005 1:45pm
Geneva, Switzerland : The Western Pacific islands of Nauru and Tonga have the highest global prevalence of overweight where nine out of every 10 adults are overweight, reports the World Health Organisation, warning that it will lead to an overwhelming chronic disease burden in these countries in the next 10 to 20 years, if action is not taken now. Free to view
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