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Tuesday 27 November 2012 4:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The unidentified European man whose remains were found on a yacht 'JeReVe' together with over 200kgs of cocaine has been identified as Milan Rindzak (35) of Slovakian nationality.
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Monday 26 November 2012 8:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-two students from high schools and tertiary institutes in Tonga will travel to Japan for three-weeks under the inaugural 'Kizuna Project', a youth exchange program aimed to promote other countries understanding of Japan's road to recovery after the Great East Japan Earthquake, in March 2011. Premium content -
Monday 26 November 2012 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In Tonga there is violence between high school boys, young men in villages, between and within families and in public places. "And at the end of each case someone's loved one is injured or badly affected, sadly, the perpetrators of violence are mostly by us, the men," Lord Vaea said today as Tonga marked the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Premium content -
Monday 26 November 2012 6:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tu'ilakepa, a former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga who is facing multiple charges of conspiracy to the importation of illicit drugs and illegal possession of firearms, had his case adjourned yet again. He is appealing against a decision by a Magistrate, for the Preliminary Inquiry to be held on 27 November. Premium content -
Monday 26 November 2012 12:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 'Ikale Tahi caused an upset in international test rugby yesterday when they thrashed the Scottish National team 21-15 at Pittodrie, Aberdeen (5 am Tongan time). By Pesi Fonua.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 23 November 2012 6:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga Micro Finance Program that would give direct support to low income earners through the provision of micro loans to be administered by the Tonga Development Bank, is to start in early February 2013, for two years. Premium content -
Friday 23 November 2012 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five people who were abducted from a home at Tofoa on Tuesday night, 20 November, during an armed robbery, are well, after escaping from a location at Tokomololo where they were tied up. Police have arrested a 34-year-old man in relation to the crime and are still searching for a vehicle C15530 alleged to have been stolen by the offenders. Premium content -
Friday 23 November 2012 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than 200kgs of cocaine worth an estimated street value of AUD$116 million, that was seized by Tongan authorities on the wreck of the 'JeReVe' yacht that ran aground on Luatafito Atoll in Vava'u, have been sent to Australia for destruction.1 comment -
Thursday 22 November 2012 6:49pm
Nukunuku, Tonga : Christmas is just around the corner. But, I bet the festive spirit in Nukunuku, will be ... gloomy I think. Dust, is now the order of our days twenty-four-seven for two months running...houses, drinking water and from new born to the elderly have their dose of dust every day. When will the road work complete? It left us to wonder what went wrong? Whether there was adequate funding for the project?- Witcliffe TM. -
Thursday 22 November 2012 6:00pm
Fua'amotu, Tongatapu : In a special ceremony at Taliai Camp at Fua'amotu today, the United Kingdom Operational Service Medal for Afghanistan was awarded to Tonga's fourth contingent of 55 soldiers who served in Afghanistan this year, as well as some soldiers from the first three Tongan contingents. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 November 2012 5:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : As the ‘Ikale Tahi prepares for its final test match against Scotland at Pittodrie in Aberdeen, on Saturday 24 November, the Head Coach Mana ‘Otai today selected the players. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 November 2012 2:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The body of missing Tonga College student, Timote Kata (15) from Houma was found in a sea area near the village of Ha'avakatolo, Hihifo, around 1:15pm today, November 21. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 November 2012 1:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three male Police Constables who are each charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of a 20-year-old man at Vaini, appeared at the Mu'a Magistrate's Court this morning and will be released on bail until their next court appearance, on January 14, 2013. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 November 2012 11:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : While fears are held for the safety of a missing 15 year old Tonga College student, Timote Kata, from Houma, who failed to return from a fishing trip at Te'ekiu on Monday evening, police remain hopeful of finding him alive as a search enters its second day along the Hihifo sand flats and mangrove coast. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 November 2012 11:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's fourth contingent of 55 soldiers to Afghanistan returned safely to Tonga on Friday 16 November, after six-months duty in Helmand Province, under a NATO led-mission. Medals of recognition will be presented to the contingent by Rt Hon. Andrew Robathan MP, the Minister of State for the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, at Taliai Camp, Fua'amotu, on Thursday 22 November. Premium content -
Monday 19 November 2012 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new two-storey training facility for the Girl Guides Association of the Kingdom of Tonga, built with assistance from the Government of Japan, was opened by Hon. Halaevalu Moheofo Tuita on 19 November. Premium content -
Monday 19 November 2012 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An autopsy report has confirmed no foul play or injuries were evident in relation to the death of an unidentified European man whose badly decomposed body was found on the JeReVe yacht that was stuck on a reef off Luatafito Atoll, in Vava'u, Tonga, with over 200kg of cocaine last week. Premium content -
Monday 19 November 2012 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Tongan Police Constables have now been charged with manslaughter in regards to the death of 20-year-old 'Inoke Finau Vala Pepa, after a fight at Vaini early Friday morning, 16 November. Premium content -
Monday 19 November 2012 11:00am
Washington DC, USA : Today (November 15), the World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$1.8 million grant for Tonga, to help strengthen the economy and improve critical service delivery for its population of 104,000 people. Premium content -
Sunday 18 November 2012 8:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Public discussions on six bills will be held in Tongan villages, starting this week in various town centers throughout three island groups. Premium content
