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Tuesday 27 August 2019 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A large pumice raft is slowly drifting in the Pacific Ocean believed to be the result of an underwater volcano eruption in early August near Tonga.
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Tuesday 27 August 2019 5:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tafini Tongia (49) was the driver who died after his vehicle crashed vehicle into a tree on August 23 at Ta’anea. Premium content -
Monday 26 August 2019 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Malia Kolokiloloma Fanua was sentenced to three years imprisonment (which was fully suspended) for forging her exam results, while studying at the University of the South Pacific Tonga campus in 2017. Hon Mr Justice Laki Niu during sentencing on August 20, said the accused had shamed not only herself but also her family and the Tonga Police. Premium content -
Monday 26 August 2019 6:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 49-year-old man died on Friday, August 23 after the vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree at Ta'anea. Premium content -
Monday 26 August 2019 6:19pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : Students in American Samoa can now learn from University of Hawaii (UH) lecturers through 3D holograms beamed live into classrooms in real time at the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) HoloCampus, in a programme launched last week. Premium content -
Saturday 24 August 2019 10:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi team put off a tough Western Force outfit securing the game in very wet conditions with a 19-15 win at Teufaiva Stadium today, 24 August. -
Saturday 24 August 2019 1:16am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Last minute, below-the-belt fees imposed on local journalists for so-called “media rights” to cover the 'Ikale Tahi's home rugby match at the Teufaiva Stadium tomorrow, will further deplete the waning popularity of Rugby Union in Tonga. By Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 23 August 2019 11:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ikale Tahi coach, Toutai Kefu has named the final squad to take on the Western Force at Teufaiva Stadium tomorrow, Saturday 24 August. Premium content -
Friday 23 August 2019 10:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Star rugby players, George Smith, Nili Latu, and Hosea Saumaki, will take the field with local players in tomorrow’s curtain raiser match between the Barbarians and the President’s XV before the ‘Ikale Tahi team take on the Western Force at Teufaiva Stadium. Premium content -
Friday 23 August 2019 9:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The young students of Fua'amotu Government Primary School went home with $750 pa'anga cash prize, after winning a cook-off on August 23 in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 23 August 2019 9:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-one of 26 Chinese nationals charged with gambling were fined on August 23 after pleading guilty at the Fasi Magistrate's Court. They were arrested by Police after more than $89,000 pa’anga and other foreign currencies was seized on Sunday, August 18 at a building in Tofoa. Premium content -
Friday 23 August 2019 9:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s ailing Prime Minister Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva described the sheer determination he mustered to attend what he said was his “last Pacific Islands Forum meeting” while he was still under intensive medical care this month. He related his struggles to the Tongan media in a press conference he called in Nuku'alofa on August 20. Report by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 22 August 2019 9:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Saimone Vaka (36), a prisoner, was acquitted of seven counts, including three of sodomy alleged to have been committed on a 19-year-old cell mate, after a Judge found that a confession had been beaten out of him by prison officers at Hu'atolitoli. Premium content -
Thursday 22 August 2019 5:57pm
Manila, Philippines : Tonga’s first ever Mr World contestant, 24-year-old Mikaele 'Ahomana, a talented musician, has won a spot in the top 12 contestants in the pageant’s grand final to be held on 24 August in Manilla, Philippines. Premium content -
Thursday 22 August 2019 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty six Chinese nationals have been similarly charged with gambling after more than $89,000 pa’anga and other foreign currencies was seized on Sunday, August 18. Premium content -
Thursday 22 August 2019 5:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Local business operators will gain an insight into how to win contracts funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB), at an upcoming seminar in Nuku'alofa on 29 August. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 August 2019 5:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia’s Western Force rugby team were out training today at Tupou College (Toloa) as part of their preparation leading up to Saturday’s game against the ‘Ikale Tahi in Tonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 August 2019 5:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old man was found to have drowned at Vailahi in Niuafo‘ou on August 20. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 August 2019 7:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tevita Funaki Katoa of Ma’ufanga (19) who was found guilty for the murder of Pita ‘Asipolo (44) was sentenced to life imprisonment on August 19, at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 August 2019 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-six Chinese nationals have been arrested for gambling after more than $89,000 pa’anga cash and other foreign currencies were seized at Tofoa, on Sunday, August 18. Premium content
