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Saturday 19 September 2015 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rev. Dr Tevita Havea has been reappointed as the Chairman of the National Retirement Benefit Fund (NRBF) by the Minister of Finance, Dr ‘Aisake Eke, to lead the organisation for another three years as of 1 September 2015.
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Friday 18 September 2015 7:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Energy efficient lights and air conditioning units were today received by the Tonga government to help reduce the consumption of electricity. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2015 4:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Handicraft entrepreneur and mother of six, Susitina Tesi (45) won the SPBD Business Woman of the Year Award this morning, Friday 18 September, for improving her family handicraft making business, using the South Pacific Business Development Microfinance program. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2015 11:27am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi team to meet the Georgian national rugby team tomorrow, 19 September at noon in Gloucester (Tonga time midnight Saturday) has been announced by the Team Manager Sioape Tu’iono and Head Coach Mana ‘Otai. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2015 9:02am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tsunami Marine Warning for Tonga was cancelled this morning by the Tonga Meteorological Service. A tsunami generated during earthquakes in Chile yesterday no longer poses a threat to Tonga. -
Thursday 17 September 2015 6:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga remains on alert tonight during a Pacific tsunami watch, after a tsunami was generated off the coast of Chile earlier today. Tonga’s Chief Meteorological Officer ‘Ofa Fa’anunu said at 6:15pm that if the wave remains at its forecasted height of between .3 -1M as it approaches the Pacific islands, they will issue a marine warning later this evening. -
Thursday 17 September 2015 12:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A petition that called on Tonga’s government to “safeguard and preserve the Popua Sia for future generations and to find another site for housing developments,” was approved by Tonga’s parliament yesterday, September 16, and passed to government to action. “We will not lose it,” the Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva told the House. “We will cement it, preserve it, and landscape it.” From the House, by Pesi Fonua -
Wednesday 16 September 2015 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Paramatta 2 Blues, a women's rugby union team from Sydney visited Nuku'alofa and lost a friendly game to Tonga’s National Women's Rugby Team on Saturday, 12 September at Tailulu. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2015 7:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific artists and academics who study Pacific art will gather in Tonga for the Pacific Arts Association (Pacific Branch) 2015 conference, to be held at the Fa'onelua Conference Centre in Nuku'alofa, from 30 September to 3 October, 2015. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2015 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Samuela Hafoka (33) has been charged with possession of cannabis, an illicit drug, that he allegedly tried to smuggle into cells at the Central Police Station. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2015 5:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 58-year-old man died after being hit by a car outside Tufumahina Residence at Pea around 10:00pm on Tuesday, 15 September. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2015 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The wholesale and retail prices for Liquefied Petroleum Gas in Tongatapu and Vava‘u have dropped today, Wednesday 16 September. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2015 5:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six young students who topped the written examination in 'Eua’s soroban competition on Thursday, 10 September will represent ‘Eua Schools at the National Competition in Nuku’alofa next year. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2015 11:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Proceedings in the Tongan Parliament kicked off on a high note this morning, September 15, when the Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva told members he was concerned that government was being accused of taking a wild swing (fakanafala) on directors of six boards of public enterprises who were told to voluntarily resign. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2015 6:37pm
: Went to Talamahu Markets to buy some tomatoes but was met with indifference or envy. ...People in Talamahu should lift their game or go home. - George Wolfgramm -
Tuesday 15 September 2015 5:36pm
London, UK : Three Tongan rugby players have been named among "ten giants" - the biggest players that will take to the field in the Rugby World Cup 2015, which begins this week on 18 September at Twickenham Stadium in London. One English newspaper columnist has described them as "Tongan monsters," and "a fearsome sight on the rugby field". Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2015 5:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A one-day workshop on cross border dispute resolution in the Pacific Islands and International Trade was held in Nuku'alofa on Tuesday, 15 September. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2015 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Prices for petrol, diesel and kerosene in Tonga will decrease for September to October. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2015 2:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Summer rainfall in Tonga is expected to be severely diminished with only half the expected monthly rainfall in some places, Tonga's Meteorological director warned today, after assessing the latest El Niño forecasts which show El Niño this year is the strongest since the 1997-98 events which caused severe drought and a cyclone. -
Monday 14 September 2015 9:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific Islands Forum Leaders group endorsed its declaration for Climate Change Action Plan during its 46th annual meeting in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea from 8-10 September, expressing their concerns that Climate Change remains the single greatest threat to the livelihood, security and well-being of the peoples of the Pacific.3 comments Premium content
