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Friday 4 August 2017 3:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A female teller has been charged with embezzlement of around $7,000 pa’anga from the Bank of South Pacific Tonga Ltd in Nuku'alofa.
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Friday 4 August 2017 3:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nausaimone Kitekei’aho, a man in his 50s, who was convicted of possession of 3,800 grams illicit drug cannabis and bribery of a Tongan Police officer, will be sentenced on 31 August at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. This was a case where the marijuana and photographs of it were lost by police - but neither the defence nor prosecution made much of it. Premium content -
Friday 4 August 2017 3:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 17-year-old boy remains in police custody after he was charged for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Fahefa. Premium content -
Friday 4 August 2017 3:06pm
Sydney, Australia : A towering 7-year-old Tongan boy in Australia, Vaka Tuitupou, is gaining media attention for his strength and physical prowess. A recent video captured the youngster playing in an Under-8s Rugby league game where he was seen running through his opposition players like a champion. Premium content -
Friday 4 August 2017 2:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's USP Campus at 'Atele organized a “ ‘Katoa ki Olokava”, joining USP campuses around the Pacific in their annual “Open Day”, to showcase what the USP has to offer. Premium content -
Friday 4 August 2017 2:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new customs duty and excise tax introduced last year has driven import prices up causing inflation to hit significantly high levels in Tonga. Annual inflation rose by 10% over the year to May 2017 - well above the National Reserve Bank of Tonga's reference rate of 5%. Premium content -
Thursday 3 August 2017 5:27pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Ports Authority Tonga was elected as the new President of the Pacific Maritime Transport Alliance for the next three years, at PMTA's Annual General Meeting held in Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday. The Chairman of the Transport Shared Board of Directors, Mr Stephen Edwards accepted the role on behalf of Ports Authority Tonga. -
Thursday 3 August 2017 9:59am
Los Angeles, USA : Despite the falsehoods that some politicians peddle, facts still matter, and getting those facts right is essential for survival. I know, because I regularly see the deadly consequences of getting facts wrong. ... When we glibly dismiss fact-checked articles in reputable news sources as “fake news,” we fail to use evidence to support our conclusions. In politics as in science, when we dismiss revealed truth, we increase the likelihood of catastrophically bad outcomes. By Daniel T. Blumstein. -
Wednesday 2 August 2017 8:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku'alofa business woman, Malia Tu'inukuafe Tonga, the new President of Women in Sustainable Enterprises Tonga Inc. (WISE) said she was overwhelmed by how women from different sectors of the economy were able to come together at the WISE Annual General Meeting last night on August 1. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 August 2017 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : China marked the 90th Anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army with an event attended by diplomats, ministers, nobles and defence force personnel at Loumaile Lodge in Nuku'alofa last night, 1 August. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 August 2017 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A local horticulture producer and exporter, Nishi Trading Ltd., has been registered as a training provider by the Tonga National Qualification and Accreditation Board (TNQAB). Premium content -
Wednesday 2 August 2017 4:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The three-masted yacht EOS, currently moored at Vuna Wharf, presents a stunning view for Nuku'alofa's Central Business District. EOS is one of the world's largest private sailing yachts. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 August 2017 2:15pm
: French authorities from New Caledonia intercepted the yacht L'Alfina off Tongan waters on July 27, seizing what is said to be the largest-ever drugs haul in the South Pacific, according to French media reports today. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 August 2017 1:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A former Aussie Rules Football (AFL) star, David Rodan (of Tongan descent), has begun his career as an umpire for Australia’s premium AFL tournament. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 August 2017 1:21pm
Canberra, Australia : Australian Police this week are appealing to the public to help locate a missing person, Amelia Toa Hausia, of Tongan descent, who was last seen at a Canberra shopping mall on December 22, 1992. Australian Police, who require positive identification to confirm if she is still alive, are making the appeal drive as part of their annual “Missing Persons Week”. -
Tuesday 1 August 2017 10:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Both His Majesty’s Armed Forces (HMAF) and Tonga Police confirmed today that they were not involved in a massive cocaine seizure by the French navy from a yacht "off Tongan waters" in recent days. French media reported today that over 1.4 tonnes of cocaine was seized from a sailing boat. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 August 2017 4:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tu'italakitai Afuha'amango from Kolofo'ou was sentenced to five-years for charges including forgery in relation to an application for a Tongan passport. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 August 2017 2:01pm
Tasmania, Australia : A Tongan man who was disallowed from living with his Australian wife and son in Australia for over six years because of visa regulations, has finally been allowed to enter the country to live with his wife and son. Premium content -
Monday 31 July 2017 7:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After attending a seminar last week to help MPs better understand the important role parliaments play in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals - the Tongan Parliament was supposed to resume its 2017-18 session today, 31 July. But it could not proceed because it did not have a quorum. Premium content -
Monday 31 July 2017 7:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Forty-five primary school principals and teachers who attended the first China-Tonga bilateral Seminar of Basic Education in June have returned with new knowledge and experience. Premium content
