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Tuesday 1 October 2019 3:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI yesterday, 30 September 2019 opened Tonga’s new embassy in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Tonga's first embassy in the Middle East.
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Tuesday 1 October 2019 2:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Vaiola Hospital sees 40 new breast cancer patients each year, but very few cases are detected early enough, before the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Breast cancer surgeon, Lord Tangi, this morning begged women to use the early detection facilities that had been available at the hospital for the last four years. Premium content -
Monday 30 September 2019 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by Tonga Police in Neiafu in relation to the death of a 19-year-old on Saturday night, September 28. Premium content -
Monday 30 September 2019 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 55-year-old man from Kolofo’ou was arrested with 14 packs methamphetamine on September 25. Premium content -
Monday 30 September 2019 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Haveluliku youth planted 200 Kauri trees (Agathis robusta) on September 24 under a project which aims to strengthen communities resilience by enhancing land tenure systems. Premium content -
Saturday 28 September 2019 8:47am
New York, United States : HM King Tupou VI re-iterated the threat of climate change in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York on September 26. By Finau Fonua. -
Friday 27 September 2019 6:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga National Rugby League (TNRL) will file a legal challenge after its suspension last night, 26 September, by the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF). Premium content -
Friday 27 September 2019 4:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. Pohiva Tu‘i‘onetoa (68), one of two candidates nominated, was elected 15-8, this afternoon as Tonga’s new Prime Minister, by 23 elected members of the Tongan Parliament in a secret ballot. (Updated to correct age).1 comment Premium content -
Friday 27 September 2019 3:34pm
Suva, Fiji : Geoengineering will save us from the climate crisis, its champions insist. By using technology either to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or to deflect some solar radiation away from the Earth, they claim, we can undo the damage wrought by humanity’s failure to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. But while it certainly sounds like a convenient solution, there is no proof that it will work – and no telling what the side effects could be. In the view of Pacific islanders, it barely merits discussion. By François Martel. -
Friday 27 September 2019 12:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga National Rugby League Board (TNRL) was suspended by the Rugby League International Federation Board (RLIF) in a decision made last night, 26 September. As a result, Australia’s NRL announced they would withdraw an invitation for a TNRL team to play in the World Cup 9s to be held in October.1 comment -
Friday 27 September 2019 11:31am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A three-year Tonga Justice Sector Support Program was launched on September 26 with the aim of developing more inclusive, sustainable and responsive good governance, with law and order. Premium content -
Friday 27 September 2019 11:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China was celebrated in Tonga on Wednesday evening, 25 September at the Chinese Embassy, Fasi-mo e-Afi, Nuku’alofa, with a reaffirmation of the diplomatic relationship between the two countries.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 26 September 2019 9:37am
: Tonga National Rugby League (TNRL) says it “knows of no rule that requires Israel Folau or any other player registered with the TNRL, to apply to the RLIF to be eligible to play for Tonga” in a statement released on 24 September. However, the RLIF board will meet today to discuss the issue. -
Thursday 26 September 2019 9:10am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Free Wesleyan Church schools in Tongatapu held a fundraiser Bazaar Day on September 25 in Nuku'alofa. -
Thursday 26 September 2019 9:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of women dressed in their finest white dresses and beautiful hats gathered for their annual 'Faka-Sepitema' roll call at the Church of Tonga in Nuku'alofa, on September 25. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 September 2019 10:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Israel Folau’s reported availability to play for the Mate Ma‘a Tonga (MMT) in the two test matches against Great Britain and Australia at the end of the year, has been refuted by the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF).1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 24 September 2019 10:00pm
Suva, Fiji : Malia Maketalena Sio, a mother of three graduated with a Post Graduate Diploma in Education on September 19. Malia was one of 460 students who graduated in the Faculty of Arts, Law and Education and Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 September 2019 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight wheelchairs donated by the Rotary New Zealand World Community Service was presented to Mango Tree Respite Centre for the disabled at Houmakelikao, on September 24. Premium content -
Tuesday 24 September 2019 8:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi Coach, Toutai Kefu is reshuffling his team to play Argentina at the Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Prefecture in Higashiosaka City on Saturday 28 September 2019. The match kicks off at 17.45 Tongan time. -
Tuesday 24 September 2019 2:03am
Paris, France : In a profoundly volatile world riddled with fractures, the temptation to embrace a seemingly reassuring path of withdrawal or isolation may be strong. In fact, avoidance of potential hazards seems only natural. For lack of a better alternative, we may be instinctively inclined to look inward in order to circumvent or at least mitigate the risks of a world that feels like end times, in which children are telling us the truth. By Rémy Rioux.
