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Thursday 13 March 2014 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Legislative Assembly 2013 session will resume on March 24 to discuss outstanding bills before it closes to re-open on June 5.
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Wednesday 12 March 2014 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police are still seeking two Tongan men in relation to the homicide death of a Chinese shopkeeper on Friday, February 21. No arrests have been made. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 March 2014 4:30pm
Brisbane, Australia : Queensland’s Tongan Community has raised $13,000 (AUD) to aid cyclone relief in Ha‘apai. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 March 2014 10:28am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Oku ou fifili 'i he taimi lahi pe na'e hu'u ki he ha 'a e fo'i hiki vahenga 'a e kau ngaue fakapuleanga. 'Oku fa'a taka 'i he ngaahi ha'ofanga 'a e lea 'o pehe "ko hotau fonua 'ofa'anga eni". Fai mu'a 'etau 'ofa fonua pea 'ai ke 'asi he'etau ngaue ka 'oku 'ikai ko e me'a 'oku lau pe mo lea 'aki. – HalaVuna. -
Tuesday 11 March 2014 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Mu’a Community Police Station constructed at a cost of $976,353 pa'anga was opened by Prince Tungi on March 10 at Tatakamotonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 March 2014 6:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four new bucket trucks were added to Tonga Power Ltd’s vehicle fleet to help upgrade the electricity distribution network of 33 villages in Tongatapu over the next five-years. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 March 2014 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 44-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the rape of a 17-year-old girl at Hofoa on February 8. The accused was remanded in custody as a police investigation continues. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 March 2014 5:59pm
: A 45-year-old man from Navutoka died from decompression on March 5, while hookah diving at Kelefesia Island in Tongatapu. Another man has been charged with manslaughter by negligence in the diving fatality. Premium content -
Monday 10 March 2014 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga remains at high risk for dengue fever after two cases were reported in Tongatapu last month, said the Director of Health. He advised the public to become more vigilant in prevention efforts, while the weather is warm. Tonga's near neighbour, Fiji, is currently facing its worst outbreak of dengue in 16-years with eight reported to have died there since February 28. Premium content -
Monday 10 March 2014 5:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga A has won its second game of the Pacific Rugby Cup with a convincing victory over ACT A 29 – 20 in Canberra, Australia yesterday, Sunday, March 9. Premium content -
Monday 10 March 2014 3:30pm
London, United Kingdom : “Affinities of history and inheritance from the past are strong, yet we are bound together by a sense that the Commonwealth is a powerful influence of good for the future. . . It is this unity that is expressed in this year's theme: 'Team Commonwealth',” the Queen of the Commonwealth stated in her Commonwealth Day 2014 message, released today. Premium content -
Sunday 9 March 2014 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In spite of the rain that was driving away their customers, the women vendors at Nuku‘alofa’s central Talamahu Market looked cheerful on International Women’s Day, Saturday March 8, 2014. But here in the heart of the capital, only a stone’s throw away from the new cruise ship berth at Vuna Wharf, the Talamahu Market is a place where women’s real status in Tonga is on display for all to see. By Mary Lyn Fonua. -
Saturday 8 March 2014 11:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A review of the safety of Tonga's Transport Sector, to be led by the World Bank and supported by the New Zealand government, could end a stand-off between the two countries over the safety of a Chinese MA60 aircraft that has been operating in Tonga since August last year. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The MS Pacific Princess cruise ship made an emergency stop in Nuku‘alofa yesterday afternoon March 6 because two people needed urgent medical attention. A male crew-member is recovering at Vaiola Hospital after surgery, while an elderly woman passenger was airlifted to Australia. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Amid growing concern over the escalating schools violence in Nuku‘alofa, Tonga Police beefed up their patrols around the seafront bus station and CBD today following yesterday's street fight and the arrest of two men.2 comments Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Government will host the Sixth Meeting of the Pacific Island Countries (PIC) Network of Ozone Officers, and a Joint Meeting of National Ozone and Training of Custom Officers, next week 10-14 March, 2014. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 5:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The European Commission last week has announced that free-visa travel will soon be granted for nationals from 19 third-world countries, including ten Pacific Island countries. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 10:45am
HIlo, Hawaii : Donations of food, clothing and building materials continue to flow in for the people of Ha'apai, in Tonga, whose homes were destroyed by Cyclone Ian in January. The Tongan community in Hilo, Hawaii this week shipped a container of goods. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 9:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new cargo ship MV Niuvakai is expected to start service this month, March 2014, and transport aid supplies to Ha'apai after it was bought by the Friendly Islands Shipping Agency. Premium content -
Thursday 6 March 2014 3:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga A was defeated by Samoa A, 27 – 18 on March 4 in Sydney, Australia.1 comment Premium content
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