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Wednesday 7 August 2019 8:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Oceania Junior Table Tennis Championships opened on August 7 with teams from six countries meeting at the ‘Atele Indoor Stadium. By Linny Folau.
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Wednesday 7 August 2019 8:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia’s Westfield Junior Matildas team U16 will take on Tonga’s National Women’s team U19 in a friendly game in Tonga on Thursday, 8 August, kicking off at 1:00 pm, at the Tonga Football Academy in Veitongo. By Eleanor Gee. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 August 2019 8:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Some Tongans with serious heart conditions may miss out on life changing heart surgery, because medical staff at Vaiola Hospital have been unable to contact them by telephone. Dr Loutoa Poese today urged missing patients, who had been identified with heart conditions, to contact the clinic urgently, because the Open Heart International team arrives from Australia soon. -
Wednesday 7 August 2019 7:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Anthony Seuseu is the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer for Digicel Tonga for a period up to three-years. -
Wednesday 7 August 2019 5:16am
New York, USA : In last year’s Pathways for Peace report – the result of a joint study by the United Nations and the World Bank – UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is facing a “dramatic resurgence” of conflict, which has caused immense human suffering and significantly undermined global order. If the world is to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and protect millions of people from deadly violence – urgent action must be taken to reverse this trend. By Rachel Locke and David Steven. -
Tuesday 6 August 2019 8:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Legislative Assembly 2019 session will resume sitting on Monday, August 12 after they were unable to form a quorum yesterday. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 August 2019 8:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Friendly Islands Satellite Communications Ltd (Tongasat) will have to pay further security of $35,000 pa'anga to the Supreme Court, before their appeal against a ruling of the former Lord Chief Justice may be heard. Premium content -
Monday 5 August 2019 6:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Penisimani Po’uliva’ati Lepa, President of All Saints Anglican Youth in Fasi, was awarded the Commonwealth Point of Light Award, last Friday, 2 August, for supporting the local community during natural disasters. Premium content -
Monday 5 August 2019 6:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault of a four-year old girl in Tongatapu on Friday, August 2. Premium content -
Monday 5 August 2019 6:39pm
Nadi, Fiji : More than 30 Pacific Island environmental practitioners and government officials, from 14 countries, including Tonga, will contribute more to protect biodiversity and ecosystems in their countries after receiving post graduate certificates in Ridge to Reef Sustainable Development from James Cook University, on 1 August, in Nadi, Fiji. Premium content -
Monday 5 August 2019 3:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan Prime Minister Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva has been admitted to Vaiola Hospital for observation, before he leads Tonga's delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Summit in Tuvalu next week. Premium content -
Sunday 4 August 2019 7:14pm
Higashiōsaka, Japan : The ‘Ikale Tahi suffered a crushing 41 – 7 defeat to Japan’s Brave Blossoms yesterday on Saturday night in Higashiōsaka, Japan in the second round of the Pacific Nations Cup 2019. Premium content -
Friday 2 August 2019 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi will face Japan this Saturday 3 August, in Higashiōsaka, Japan, in the second round of the 2019 Pacific Nations Cup. Kick off time is 19.10pm in Japan (23:10pm Tonga time). -
Friday 2 August 2019 5:52pm
Suva, Fiji : Tonga’s hip hop Onion Squad have had their dreams dashed after they were denied US visas today, 2 August, to compete at the Hip Hop World Championships (HHI) in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, next week. Over 4,000 of the world’s best dancers, from over 50 countries, are set to compete but Tonga's favourites won't be among them. -
Friday 2 August 2019 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Neiafu Government Primary School students won the annual Vava'u Soroban competition held on August 1. Top students will travel to Tongatapu in March next year, for the nationals. Premium content -
Friday 2 August 2019 5:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tatakamotonga youth, Toupili Finau (19), remains missing at sea after swimming at Fua’amotu on July 29. Premium content -
Thursday 1 August 2019 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A search has not located a 19-year old male teenager who went missing at sea at Fua’amotu Beach on July 29. Premium content -
Thursday 1 August 2019 6:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The fraud trial against Vava'u People’s Representative to Parliament, ‘Akosita Lavulavu and her husband, a former Cabinet Minister, ‘Etuate Lavulavu, which was to start in September has been delayed. Premium content -
Thursday 1 August 2019 1:17pm
Nadi, Fiji : A ‘climate crisis’ has been declared by Pacific Island States, including Tonga, after signing the Nadi Bay Declaration earlier this week, calling on developed countries to urgently address climate change including phasing out coal mining and fossil fuel use and production. -
Thursday 1 August 2019 12:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s multi-million pa'anga whale watching and swimming tourist attraction is challenged by the findings of a new study by the Auckland University of Technology. Premium content
