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Tuesday 19 April 2011 10:46am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An 18-year-old repeat offender was sentenced to serve one-year-imprisonment after acting as a look-out while co-offenders stole cash and goods worth over $160,000 pa'anga from a visiting U-16 AFL team who stayed at the 'Atele hostels last December.
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Tuesday 19 April 2011 10:34am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first session of Tonga's Court of Appeal fpor 2011 ended on Friday, April 15 with the delivery of judgments at the Supreme Court of Nuku'alofa after one week of sitting. Premium content -
Saturday 16 April 2011 7:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's prices for Diesel, Kerosene, Petrol and LPG Gas will rise from mid-night on Sunday April 17, the government's Competent Authority Committee announced late on Friday, April 15. Premium content -
Saturday 16 April 2011 6:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Isitolo Maka, Head Coach of the 'Ikale Tahi, on Friday, April 15 released the names of the twenty eight players who will make up the National team to contest the Churchill Cup in the UK in June. - Tonga Rugby Union Authority. Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2011 3:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Court of Appeal this afternoon, April 15 ordered that the perjury indictment against Ramsay Robertson Dalgety, commonly known as Lord Dalgety, be reinstated and referred back to the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa for trial. Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2011 11:41am
Geneva, Switzerland : Some 2.6 million stillbirths occurred worldwide in 2009, according to the first comprehensive set of estimates published today in a special series of The Lancet medical journal. - WHO. Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2011 10:59am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Raphaël Domjan the Swiss skipper of a 31-metre solar powered catamaran, the MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar on a maiden circumnavigation voyage around the world, made a presentation at Tonga's first Sustainable Energy Expo at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre, on the evening of April 12; ahead of the arrival of his boat, which is expected in Tonga before the end of April. Premium content -
Friday 15 April 2011 10:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The South Pacific's first Sustainable Energy Expo held in Nuku'alofa on April 12-13 showcased a range of energy efficient and renewable energy products and services for Tongan businesses and consumers and increased awareness of renewable energy products, services and opportunities. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 April 2011 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's second contingent to Afghanistan departed Fua'amotu International Airport for the United Kingdom on an Air New Zealand commercial flight today Wednesday, April 13. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 April 2011 4:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is taking a stance against money laundering as local law enforcement and regulatory authorities are meeting in a two day workshop which opened in Nuku'alofa on April 12. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 April 2011 6:33am
Phoenix, Arizona,USA : I read Hon. Edwards's speech to the Public Enterprises Directors. Why didn't we hear about the good news of the other five profit-makers in the program? Hon. Edward may learn that businesses are more productive when offered good economic news. When threatened with bad news, businesses will mitigate the risks, and downsize to avoid losses. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 April 2011 9:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Asian shopkeepers in Tongatapu were robbed and threatened by masked men with a cane knife and a calvanized pipe, during two separate armed robberies last week. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 April 2011 6:42am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Rugby Union Authority will start fund raising for the Ikale Tahi to participate in the Churchill Cup in the United Kingdom, the Pacific Nations Cup in Japan, a two-test series with Fiji, and the IRBs Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand. - Tonga Rugby Union Authority. Premium content -
Monday 11 April 2011 7:46pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A group of Auckland-Tongan outrigger canoe enthusiasts are keen to get young Tongans interested in the sport. Premium content -
Monday 11 April 2011 6:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Crown Law's appeal against the quashing of a perjury indictment against Ramsay Robertson Dalgety will be dealt with on papers this week by Tonga's Court of Appeal. Premium content -
Monday 11 April 2011 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The judgement in Tonga's first case of trafficking persons, expected today, has been adjourned by Justice Shuster to April 26 at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 11 April 2011 5:45pm
London, UK : The Kingdom of Tonga was centre stage in London last week after the competition to find the World's "Maddest" Rugby Fan was officially launched at London's prestigious New Zealand House. Premium content -
Monday 11 April 2011 5:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's growing reliance on imports to meet its protein needs, threatens the nation's food security, and this was a concern discussed at a regional FAO meeting in Vava'u last week. Premium content -
Monday 11 April 2011 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A former male employee at the ANZ Bank, Tonga, who is accused of fraudulently converting over $90,000 pleaded not guilty to 10 charges, when appearing the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on Friday, April 8. Premium content -
Monday 11 April 2011 4:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A teenager who admitted stealing $9,000 worth of goods and cash from members of a visiting U-16 Oceania AFL team in December, 2010, received an 18-months suspended sentence and was ordered to spend 120 hours of community service picking up rubbish. Premium content
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