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Tuesday 6 October 2015 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister of Tuvalu and President of Kiribati have called for a strong and effective climate change agreement at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) to be held in Paris at the end of this year.2 comments
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Tuesday 6 October 2015 9:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two drivers were admitted to hospital and eight passengers injured when a bus and van collided at Pea this morning, Tuesday, 6 October. Premium content -
Monday 5 October 2015 10:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The outcome of a decision by government to reduce the number of Boards that oversee the management of 14 public enterprises, from 14 boards to five or six new boards by the end of October, remains unknown. Premium content -
Monday 5 October 2015 6:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga was defeated by Argentina 45-16 in its third Rugby World Cup Pool C match watched by a crowd of over 29,000 people at Leicester’s City Stadium early this morning Monday, 5 October (Tonga time). Premium content -
Monday 5 October 2015 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 33-year-old man died in a house fire early Sunday morning, 4 October in Folaha, Tongatapu. Premium content -
Saturday 3 October 2015 10:03pm
New York, USA : Tonga’s Prime Minister, Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva Akilisi challenged world leaders to have moral commitment and moral courage to address climate change and global inequalities; and not be distracted by political priorities, when he made his first address to the United Nations General Assembly on 29 September. At the same time, he stated that his government was considering removing constraints to sustainable development “such as cultural perceptions and religious dogma.”1 comment Premium content -
Friday 2 October 2015 5:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A $1.22 million pa’anga upgrade of Fua’amotu International Airport’s departure lounge and runway was launched by the Acting Prime Minister Hon Siaosi Sovaleni today, Friday 2 October. Premium content -
Friday 2 October 2015 4:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around 1500 teachers from throughout Tongatapu marked World Teachers' Day on Friday, 2 October with a theme, ‘Empowering teachers, building sustainable societies’. Premium content -
Friday 2 October 2015 4:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An additional US$4 million funding has been approved by the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors to improve and strengthen Tonga's transport sector. Premium content -
Friday 2 October 2015 4:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A gift of industrial machinery, including excavators worth $1.8 million pa’anga, was handed over by Japan to assist Tonga with reconstruction after Tropical Cyclone Ian and to help strengthen its resilience to climate change. Premium content -
Thursday 1 October 2015 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Loma Taukapo was declared Mr Maka 2015 by Liz Sullivan at the Billfish Bar and Restaurant, Ma’ufanga, last night 30 September. Photos by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Thursday 1 October 2015 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hugely important, was how Mana ‘Otai, the coach of the ‘Ikale Tahi described his team's 35-21 victory over Namibia, on Tuesday, 29 September at Sandy Park, Exeter, UK. Premium content -
Thursday 1 October 2015 4:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Breast cancer is the number one cancer in Tonga far exceeding any other cancer in women, killing 27 since 2013. Already 18 cases have been diagnosed this year, Dr ‘Ana ‘Akau’ola said today at the launch of the Pink October Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 September 2015 10:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : October is breast cancer awareness month and a donation of $1,000 from MBF Bank will go towards funding an awareness campaign that will be launched tomorrow, Thursday, 1 October in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 September 2015 7:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 66th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China PRC was celebrated yesterday evening, 29 September at the Kahana Resort in Nuku'alofa, attended by Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala and Crown Princess Sinaitakala. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 September 2015 4:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The women of the Church of Tonga (Hou’eiki) dressed in their finest white and hats gathered for their annual ‘Faka-Sepitema’ roll call on Wednesday, 30 September at Kilikali in Nuku’alofa. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Tuesday 29 September 2015 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s bêche-de-mer resources are currently overexploited, Tonga's Minister of Agriculture and Food, Forests and Fisheries Hon. Semisi Fakahau said in opening a Regional Technical Beche-de-mer meeting in Nuku'alofa today. Overexploitation of the resource is evident in many countries. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 September 2015 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Primary school teacher Tevita Po’ese Mahe (24) appeared at the Magistrate’s Court in Nuku’alofa on Monday, 28 September on multiple charges including indecently assaulting six young male students. The case was adjourned to October for submission to the Supreme Court. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 September 2015 11:28am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than 900 students in several schools on Tongatapu now have safe and accessible drinking water thanks to community efforts to restore broken water catchment systems. Lack of clean drinking water can cause ill health and poor attendence among students and remains an ongoing challenge for communities throughout Tonga.1 comment -
Monday 28 September 2015 8:27pm
Bangkok, Thailand : The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) estimates that the Asia-Pacific region will need to invest between $2.1 trillion and $2.5 trillion per year to fund a comprehensive agenda for sustainable development. Shamshad Akhtar.1 comment Premium content
