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Friday 25 March 2016 3:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Shaken by the proximity of Tuesday’s terror attacks in Brussels, a Tongan family who live in the city say they are trying to go on with their normal activities and are thankful to be all okay. “We use the Maelbeek metro station where the explosions happened...all the time," said Haati and Josephine Sanft.1 comment
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Thursday 24 March 2016 6:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A large stretch of the Nuku'alofa waterfront has been fenced off along Vuna Road, for the start of a multi-million pa’anga major upgrade and extension of Nuku'alofa's Domestic Wharf funded by the Government of Japan.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 24 March 2016 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An appeal by ‘Etuate Lavulavu against a Supreme Court ruling that found he committed bribery will not be heard until the second session of Tonga's Court of Appeal in September later this year. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 March 2016 6:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Rugby Union has gone broke and cannot pay the salaries of its staff, and its mountain of debts amounting to hundreds of thousands of Pa’anga that go back over several years, the President and the Executive Chairman of TRU, Fe‘ao Vunipola admitted today. A proposed solution to the problem, he said, is to change the TRU Constitution to allow the Prime Minister Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva to become President of the TRU.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 23 March 2016 5:59pm
Suva, Fiji : Tonga A defeated Junior Japan in a third place decider, while the Fiji Warriors defeat Samoa A to win the 2016 Pacific Challenge Cup this week. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 March 2016 5:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A post-mortem examination has confirmed that Fenuki Kauvaka (64) died from a heart attack after collapsing in a boat travelling from 'Uiha to Pangai, on the main island of Lifuka, on 18 March. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 March 2016 5:04pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A group of Tongan students performed for Princess Pilolevu Tuita during her visit to Northcote College in Auckland, on 22 March. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 March 2016 2:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : US$2 million in concessional financing approved by the World Bank on 16 March will support Tonga’s efforts to create "a more inclusive and resilient economy" through policy reform. It is to be funded with US$1 million credit and US$1 million grant, provided through the International Development Association, the World Bank's fund for poorest countries. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 March 2016 2:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : China provided 15 water tanks for primary schools in Ha'apai and tractors worth around $157,000 pa’anga to help agriculture at Foa, on 18 March. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 March 2016 3:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand Immigration is encouraging Tongan citizens who wish to immigrate to New Zealand to register in the Pacific Access Category ballots that opens on 1 April, to be considered for grant of residence. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 March 2016 11:19am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Elder Kim B. Clark, LDS Church Commissioner of Education, visiting Tonga from March 17-19, said the number of LDS students in the Pacific is growing and they are going to invest more in their schools in Tonga - to get better at teaching and learning. But school fighting will not be tolerated by the church and if it became the nature of a school then the church would shut it down.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 21 March 2016 9:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The responsibility for planning and preparing Tonga's hosting of the South Pacific Games in 2019 has been given to three authorities, the Prime Minister’s Office stated on March 16.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 21 March 2016 7:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 54-year-old man fell from a boat after collapsing from a suspected heart failure while travelling from 'Uiha to Pangai, on the main island of Lifuka, on March 18, for a meeting of the Church of Tonga Hou’eiki. Premium content -
Monday 21 March 2016 7:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An inquest has confirmed that Lingi Hafoka (52) died from electrocution at his home in Ta’anga, ‘Eua on Thursday night, 17 March. Premium content -
Monday 21 March 2016 11:44am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Confusion over the credibility of final examination marks for Tonga’s Form 5, 6, and 7 students at the end of 2015 school year is a matter of great concern for Tonga. After receiving their end of the year school examination results, Tonga's Form 5, 6 and 7 students are facing the difficulties that their marks are not recognized by some higher education institutions in Tonga and overseas. By Pesi Fonua2 comments Premium content -
Friday 18 March 2016 5:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Energy and climate change officials from around the Pacific met in Nuku’alofa this week to discuss efforts to ensure access to affordable, reliable and sustainable modern energy in the region.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 18 March 2016 5:14pm
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : The Official Draw for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea took place in Zurich on Thursday, 17 March, with the 16 participating nations placed into four groups ahead of the tournament kick-off on 13 November in Port Moresby. Premium content -
Friday 18 March 2016 2:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 52-year-old man is believed to have died from electrocution at Ta’anga on ‘Eua on Thursday night, 17 March.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 18 March 2016 2:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga A suffered its third loss against the strong Fiji Warriors 56-18 on Thursday, 17 March at the World Rugby Pacific Challenge in Suva. Premium content -
Friday 18 March 2016 2:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Legal representatives from across the Pacific gathered in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, last month for a three-day workshop on cybercrime training and and looked at how it affects criminal justice systems in the region. Premium content
