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  • Friday 26 October 2018 6:31pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga understands deeply the impact of environmental changes because they directly affect these islands, said the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, during a visit to dedicate two Forest Reserves at Tupou College this afternoon. Tupou College singers were a hit with their variation of the Mosquito song harmony "Zing Zang Zung Zoon".
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  • Friday 26 October 2018 12:33am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, appeared polished for a royal reception and private audience with King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u after making a quick change into evening clothes following their arrival in Tonga on a charter flight this afternoon. Megan dazzled in a perfect white, sleeveless gown and Prince Harry in a black tuxedo wore his miniature medals.
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  • Thursday 25 October 2018 9:37pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were warmly welcomed at Fua’amotu International Airport by Princess Angelika Latufuipeka, after arriving mid-afternoon on a chartered aircraft for their first visit to Tonga. Photos added.
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  • Wednesday 24 October 2018 7:47pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : One of the greatest challenges affecting the Pacific region is undoubtedly climate change, the Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry said at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, today, during his three day official visit to Fiji. He launched four new Queen Elizabeth scholarships for students from the Caribbean and Pacific regions to support more young people in reducing the effects of climate change in their home countries.
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  • Wednesday 24 October 2018 6:43pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Seventeen people have been charged under the Traffic Act for generating loud noise (music) from their motor vehicles last week.
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  • Wednesday 24 October 2018 6:28pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A woman is in hospital after injuring her leg when she was allegedly hit by a vehicle on Vuna Road, Nuku‘alofa, on Saturday night, October 20 after the televised Mate Ma’a Tonga match against Australia had ended.
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  • Wednesday 24 October 2018 6:20pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A break in at a home in Ma’ufanga targeted valuable Tongan mats worth more than $3,000 pa'anga on October 15.
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  • Wednesday 24 October 2018 6:18pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Thirty-seven cannabis packets and cannabis branches were seized from a home at an area called Hauloto, situated near Liahona in Tongatapu on October 17.
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  • Wednesday 24 October 2018 6:16pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 44-year-old woman has been charged with assaulting her 47-year-old husband allegedly during a drunken argument early Sunday morning, October 21 at a home in Popua.
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  • Wednesday 24 October 2018 5:50pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to arrive in Tonga tomorrow afternoon, Thursday October 25, at 3:30pm on a chartered flight from Fiji. They will be welcomed at Fua'amotu International Airport “VVIP” lounge by Princess Angelika and Tonga government officials.
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  • Tuesday 23 October 2018 6:40pm


    Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
    : A Tongan man in the United States, Alama 'Ulu'ave, has been awarded the prestigious Dorothy Richardson Award for his contributions to his local community in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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  • Tuesday 23 October 2018 6:36pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Two new accused have been charged in relation to the fraud case against a former Minister of Internal Affairs ‘Akosita Lavulavu, and her husband, a former Cabinet Minister, ‘Etuate Lavulavu.
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  • Tuesday 23 October 2018 6:32pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tongan noble and former Prime Minister, Lord Tu’ivakano is now expected to be called on October 30, at the Fasi Magistrate’s Court.
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  • Monday 22 October 2018 6:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Friendly Islands Satellite Communications Ltd. (Tongasat) has filed a notice of appeal against a Supreme Court decision in August that declared multi-million Chinese aid fund grants paid to the company in 2008 and 2011 were unlawful.
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  • Monday 22 October 2018 5:18pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s MET Service Director, ‘Ofa Fa’anunu is the first Tongan to become President of the World Meteorological Organization Regional Association (WMO RA5).
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  • Monday 22 October 2018 5:17pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Radio Taiso, a popular Japanese radio exercise was introduced in Nuku'alofa last week by visiting "radio exercise" experts to promote healthy living.
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  • Monday 22 October 2018 12:08pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tonga Government will start paying $TOP10.8 million a year during the next ten years, (principal only) of its $TOP119m loan from the Exim Bank of China that was used to fund reconstruction projects after the 2006 riots in Nuku'alofa. The start of the principal repayments has already contributed to a $22.8m decline in Tonga’s foreign reserves in September. Now Tonga is confronting the real cost of the riots.
  • Saturday 20 October 2018 10:47pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Australia’s Kangaroos defeated Mate Ma’a Tonga 34 – 16 in a hard earned victory at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland tonight.
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  • Saturday 20 October 2018 7:44pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The ‘Ikale Tahi today announced their team to play Wales, Georgia and the French Barbarians in a tour of the Northern Hemisphere from 10 -24 November.
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  • Friday 19 October 2018 5:47pm


    Neiafu, Vava'u
    : Consultation on the use of ocean and marine resources as well as marine spatial planning (MSP) is currently underway in Vava’u with the Minister for MEIDECC, Hon Poasi Tei, joining the team today, 19 October 2018.
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