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Thursday 11 October 2012 5:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police are hunting for an escaped prisoner Heamani Lopeti, otherwise known as Heamani Nehoa, who escaped from the Nuku'alofa Police station on Monday, October 8. The escapee has a red bird tattooed on his right arm, with a second tattoo of Tongan kupesi design with the words 'Apifo'ou College, Lupeni Tangimana and Kele Tokai, on his left arm.
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Thursday 11 October 2012 5:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 36-year-old year old woman was charged yesterday with manslaughter by negligence after she allegedly ran over her husband with her vehicle at Kameli in Vava'u, yesterday. Premium content -
Thursday 11 October 2012 5:10pm
'Ohonua, 'Eua : King Tupou VI will open the 'Eua Royal Agricultural Show 2012 at the Malau 'o Vailahi grounds in Angaha, tomorrow Friday October 12. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 October 2012 10:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Akilisi Pohiva's talk of laying criminal charges against the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano for allegedly misappropriating millions of government funds, caused a stir in Tonga's parliament this morning. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 October 2012 9:22pm
Auckland, New Zealand : I've got no personal axe to grind with PTOA leader 'Akilisi Pohiva but I think he has forgotten, to the detriment of his party and to himself, that politics is the art of being practical. Although he is paying dearly for this oversight, the rest of the country are also footing the bill for the absence of any effective opposition in the House - and denying us the fruits of an effective democracy. - Sefita Hao'uli.1 comment -
Wednesday 10 October 2012 8:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga A and Samoa A will kick off the start of the Pacific Leg of the Pacific Rugby Cup 2012 in the first game to be held tomorrow afternoon, at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 October 2012 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga police are hunting armed robbers who held-up a security guard with a rifle at a shop in Haveluloto last Friday October 5, including one suspect who was arrested but has escaped from police custody. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 October 2012 2:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Nuku'alofa businessman Joseph Ramanlal and two captains of his shipping company's vessels were last week charged with the smuggling and unloading of customs controlled goods in Tonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 October 2012 10:12am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After the Tongan Parliament rejected a motion for a vote of no confidence in the Prime Minister and his Cabinet on Monday, the House opened yesterday, bubbling with emotions high and low, as members could not wait to let their feelings be heard. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Tuesday 9 October 2012 7:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga makes a final bid to host the Pacific Games in 2019 with its presentation next week to the General Assembly of the Pacific Games Council in Wallis & Futuna, for the event that will require $USD70 million to stage here.2 comments Premium content -
Tuesday 9 October 2012 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Cable Ltd. has moved into a new two-storey building at Sopu ready to operate a US$33 million submarine fibre-optic cable telecommunications network for Tonga, expected to be completed by the end of July 2013. Premium content -
Monday 8 October 2012 10:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Rugby Union Board members and newly selected players of the Tonga A, and a National 7s team had an audience with HM King Tupou VI at Polata'ane Royal Residence on Saturday, October 6. Premium content -
Monday 8 October 2012 10:01pm
Pangai, Ha'apai : The first Royal Agricultural Show 2012 was opened by Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala at Lea'aetohi grounds in Pangai on Friday, October 5. Premium content -
Monday 8 October 2012 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After putting it off for a month, Tonga's parliament today rejected a Motion for a Vote of no Confidence in the Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano and his cabinet. Premium content -
Friday 5 October 2012 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has been chosen to host the Pacific Leg of the Pacific Rugby Cup 2012, an official International Rugby Board tournament to be held 11-19 October 2012, putting Tonga back on the international rugby circuit, in a partnership between the Tonga Rugby Union its sponsors Digicel Tonga. The matches in Tonga are Samoa A vs Tonga A; Crown Prince XV vs Tonga A; Fiji Warriors vs Samoa A; and Tonga A vs Fiji Warriors.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 5 October 2012 6:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An appeal by Lord Lasike against his conviction on illegal possession of ammunitions without a license was heard today at Tonga's second Court of Appeal session and a judgement will be delivered on Friday, October 12. Premium content -
Friday 5 October 2012 9:34am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When members of parliament presented their reports of how they had spent their allocations of $117,647 each on their national tours, they became embroiled in debate over the report of 'Akilisi Pohiva, whose report called for the termination of the Lord title with noble privileges that was created by the late King George Tupou V. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Thursday 4 October 2012 9:53am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Minister of Education in parliament is calling for 'Akilisi Pohiva to apologise to the New Zealand Government, to herself and to the Tongan people for making misleading and unfounded allegations about the donor funding received by the Ministry of Education. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 October 2012 9:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Preliminary Inquiry of the current Deputy Speaker of the Tonga Legislative Assembly Lord Tu'iha'ateiho on one charge of unlawful possession of a firearm without a license is adjourned to October 18, for a new date to be fixed. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 October 2012 9:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HE Ms Tania Tupou, Tonga's first Resident Ambassador to Japan started in her new post at the Government of Tonga's new embassy located at Minato-ku in Tokyo, on October 1. Premium content
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