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Wednesday 16 November 2016 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police have arrested and detained in custody three men who are alleged to have committed separate sexual offences against two young girls and a teenager in Tongatapu over the past week.
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Tuesday 15 November 2016 8:01pm
Canberra, Australia : Overwhelming demands for travel documents for Tongans in Australia, have been supported by consular visits to Tongans in Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney recently, where consular and passport services were provided by Tonga’s High Commissioner to Australia, Princess Angelika Latufuipeka Tuku’aho and staff, who also held community dialogue sessions in each city. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 November 2016 6:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : "Use antibiotics responsibly" is the theme of a World Antibiotics Awareness Week launched in Nuku’alofa on Monday, November 14 to raise awareness about the serious health issue of antibiotic resistance. Tonga's doctors pointed out that misuse of antibiotics is not only dangerous but also costly and urged Tongans to adopt better hygiene to help fight the spread of infectious diseases. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 November 2016 6:27pm
London, England : Joshua Savieti, the co-founder of ICON Creative Tonga in Nuku'alofa, who uses dance and music to engage disaffected youth, received the Commonwealth Youth Worker of the Year for the Pacific Award in London on November 10. Premium content -
Monday 14 November 2016 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A supermoon is appearing in the sky tonight as the moon gets the closest it’s been to Earth since 1948. The next supermoon won’t occur again until 25 November 2034. Premium content -
Monday 14 November 2016 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around $30,000 pa'anga was raised by a charity event hosted by HM Queen Nanasipau’u on Saturday to support the work carried out by the Tonga National Centre for Women and Children, on Saturday November 12, at the Polata'ane Royal Residence. Premium content -
Sunday 13 November 2016 8:55pm
Madrid, Spain : The ‘Ikale Tahi have won their first European test match, defeating Spain 28 – 13. The determined Spaniards gave the boys a run for their money, and were leading 3 – 0 in the 30th minute of the match. The ‘Ikale Tahi scored four converted tries in the form of Dan Faleafa, Fetu’u Vainikolo, Sonatane Takulua and Kali Hala. All tries were successfully converted by Sona Takulua. Premium content -
Saturday 12 November 2016 11:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Men’s Rugby 7s team have qualified to play in Hong Kong after winning all of their games on the final day of Oceania Rugby Sevens Championships today in Suva, Fiji. The woman’s team lost all of their final day fixtures. Premium content -
Saturday 12 November 2016 6:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The actual number of Tongan Diplomatic Passports in circulation is unknown, the Prime Minister, Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva, told a Press Conference on Friday 11 November. The PM who is responsible for the issue of diplomatic passports has expressed his concern over the illegal selling of Tongan Diplomatic, and Ordinary passports to criminals who were using them to transfer illegal drugs to New Zealand and Australia. Premium content -
Friday 11 November 2016 11:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Gridiron player, Caroline Soakai-Poulsen has her sights set on making the Australian Women’s Gridiron team one day . The 29-year-old plays defensive linesman for the reigning premier team, Gold Coast Stingrays in Queensland. Premium content -
Friday 11 November 2016 11:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A charity event hosted by HM Queen Nanasipau’u, themed "A Night of Hope for the Tonga National Centre for Women and Children", for Saturday night has sold out tickets raising $10,000 pa’anga for the TNCWC centre to support its operation and its community service activities to help eliminate violence against women and children. Premium content -
Friday 11 November 2016 11:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The sentencing of four Tongan nationals, including two former civil servants on charges in a Tongan passport forgery case was adjourned from today to be held on Friday, November 18 at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 11 November 2016 11:28pm
Suva, Fiji : The Tonga Men’s and Women’s Sevens teams both managed to get a win on Day 1 of the Oceania Rugby Sevens Championships today November 11. The Women’s team defeated Solomon Islands 21 – 0 while the Men’s team defeated American Samoa with 6 tries to 1. The Women’s team lost its two other matches to Australia 45 - 5 and Fiji 36 – 0. The Men’s team lost to PNG 28 – 10 and Fiji 42 – 19. Premium content -
Friday 11 November 2016 12:25pm
Suva, Fiji : The 2016 Oceania Rugby 7s Championships kicks off today November 11 in Suva, Fiji. The Tonga’s Men’s team will play their first game against American Samoa, while the Women’s team will play their first match against Solomon Islands. Premium content -
Thursday 10 November 2016 11:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi team to play Spain at the Ciudad Universitaria, Madrid on Saturday, 12 November (Sunday in Tonga) was named this morning. Premium content -
Thursday 10 November 2016 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 40-year-old man from Tu'atakilangi, one of three who were arrested and charged in suspected drug related offences, has been detained in custody. Tonga Police said today that he is alleged to have been the person who owned a rifle, ammunition and an illicit drug suspected to be methamphetamine, seized on Saturday from a vehicle. Premium content -
Thursday 10 November 2016 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around 856 people living in the village of Navutoka on eastern Tongatapu, now have access to a reliable water supply system from the Government of Japan, replacing an old system that was installed in the 1980s had deteriorated over the years. -
Wednesday 9 November 2016 7:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's national rugby team the ‘Ikale Tahi team are in training camp in Madrid, Spain, ahead of their three 2016 European Tour test matches, starting this weekend, 12 November against Spain. The team is expected to be announced on Thursday, 10 November by the ‘Ikale Tahi Head Coach Toutai Kefu. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 November 2016 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-two people were arrested and charged for alleged drunk driving, disorderly and drinking in public places mainly in central Nuku’alofa over the weekend, during Operation Safe Streets aimed at preventing alcohol fueled crimes in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 November 2016 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Packets of an illicit drug, suspected to be Methamphetamine, along with a rifle and ammunition were seized by Tonga Police after a gunshot was fired from a rental car early Saturday morning, November 5 Premium content
