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Tuesday 7 August 2018 12:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva has requested the Japanese Government for assistance to extend Fua’amotu International Airport's runway by 400 metres, estimated at to cost around $40 million pa’anga.
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Tuesday 7 August 2018 11:53am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Setitaia Pasivaka Chen has been appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer for Tonga Power Ltd, starting on August 1. Premium content -
Tuesday 7 August 2018 11:47am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ringo Fa’oliu has returned as the new CEO for the Ministry of Infrastructure for four-years, starting on August 6. Premium content -
Thursday 2 August 2018 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fifty-eight students in vocational and tertiary training will receive scholarships worth more than $30,000 pa'anga for their tuition fees this year, from the Tonga Development Bank. Premium content -
Thursday 2 August 2018 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Aunofo Havea, a well known Tongan seafarer, was awarded a certificate under the Standards of Training and Certification for Watchkeeping and Seafarers STCW by Eric R. Dawick, the president of the Northeast Maritime Institute, Fairhaven, Massachusetts on 26 July. She is a licenced master of vessel of less than 500 cross tons.2 comments Premium content -
Thursday 2 August 2018 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Methamphetamine valued around $10,000 pa’anga in street value was seized by police at a home in Hofoa, Tongatapu on August 1. Premium content -
Thursday 2 August 2018 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Taufa Fevaleaki whose name was blacklisted from flying out of Tonga was found guilty of making a false statement, when applying for a Tongan passport on a second name in 2014. Premium content -
Thursday 2 August 2018 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A man in his 20s from Nakolo has been sentenced to six-years imprisonment after being convicted of sodomy and abducting a child under the age of 12, for an offence committed in Tongatapu last year. Premium content -
Thursday 2 August 2018 5:51pm
Suva, Fiji : A toolkit aimed at empowering and encouraging Pacific Media to write more articles on the Pacific ocean’s health was launched at a two-day workshop by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) on 24 July in Suva, Fiji. Premium content -
Thursday 2 August 2018 5:33pm
Kingston, Jamaica : Tonga has been re-elected for another four-years as member state of the International Seabed Authority Council during its 24th session held in Kingston, Jamaica, last month. Premium content -
Thursday 2 August 2018 5:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s official foreign reserve continued to grow as the National Reserve Bank of Tonga recorded an increase of $26.8 million for the month of June. The reserves rose to $468.7 million, equivalent to 8.1 months of imports. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 August 2018 12:10am
Noumea, New Caledonia : Meteorogical services in the Pacific islands are aiming to improve tropical cyclone warning services in the region. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 July 2018 11:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan noble and former Prime Minister, Lord Tu’ivakano had his case adjourned yet again to August 9. Premium content -
Monday 30 July 2018 8:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI opened the vibrant Tongatapu Royal Agriculture, Fisheries and Tourism Trade Show at Fungamanamo'ui Grounds on Saturday, July 28, concluding the national event for this year. Premium content -
Monday 30 July 2018 8:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-eight recruits, who are expected to graduate from the Tonga Police College in October, were reminded that the rule of law must be adhered to in their line of work at all times. Premium content -
Monday 30 July 2018 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New short term job opportunities in construction in New Zealand opened up for Tongans this week, when a recruitment team interviewed local applicants for a program starting in September.1 comment Premium content -
Saturday 28 July 2018 9:33am
: A father of six children, Alani Afu (51), who was extradicted from Tonga to Australia in 2016 on murder charges, was yesterday convicted of murder by the New South Wales Supreme Court in relation to the stabbing death of a Sydney woman Rita Caleo in 1990. Rita’s husband Mark Caleo was found guilty of hiring Alani to carry out the murder. Premium content -
Thursday 26 July 2018 11:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An 86-year-old amateur magician Max Watanabe is on a friendly visit to entertain young students in Tongatapu this week. Premium content -
Thursday 26 July 2018 11:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four male teenagers charged in relation to assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a bush allotment in Matahau on Saturday night, July 21 had their case adjourned to August 2. Premium content -
Wednesday 25 July 2018 10:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific Islands are way behind the rest of the world with regards to public accessibility to basic utilities such as Water, Sanitation and Electricity, according to the Asian Development Bank’s July 2018 Pacific Economic Monitor, but some of the 15 countries in the study, including Tonga, are doing better than others. Premium content
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