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Thursday 1 August 2019 10:39am
Suva, Fiji : Domestic and sexual violence is costing Fijian employers almost 10 days of work per employee each year, reveals a new study by the IFC. It showed companies can make a real difference with simple, helpful approaches to improve employee well-being.
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Wednesday 31 July 2019 9:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's medalists at the recent Pacific Games in Samoa, were awarded prizes last night, 30 July, at a formal ceremony hosted by the Government of Tonga, at the Taufa’ahau Tupou IV Domestic Wharf, Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 31 July 2019 9:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Michael Hargreaves Whitten QC from Australia has been appointed as Tonga’s new Lord Chief Justice and is expected to join the Supreme Court in Nuku‘alofa on September 2. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 July 2019 9:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The success of Tonga’s athletes at the recent Pacific Games held in Samoa where 29 medals were won, will now see Tonga Sports Council (TSC) planning for more sports development - so Tongan athletes can reach 100% performances in the future. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 July 2019 9:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Lord Chief Justice, Owen Paulsen, has been appointed as an Associate Judge at New Zealand's High Court to preside in Christchurch. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 July 2019 5:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lautaimi Tu’itavake (34) of Malapo was sentenced to two-years three-months imprisonment for possession of methamphetamine and cannabis, found on him during his arrest in the Nuku'alofa Central Business District in 2018. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 July 2019 5:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lisiate ‘Otuhouma (28) who is charged in relation to the seizure of three kilograms of methamphetamine at his home in Fahefa, had his case adjourned to September. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 6:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A seven member Tongan delegation attended the 25th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, from 15-26 July, to discuss and formulate a seabed mining code and other matters. Tonga presented a discussion paper on issues related to Small Island States and sharing of financial proceeds from mining of deep seabed minerals. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 44-year-old man was sentenced to one-year nine-months imprisonment, after being convicted in the Supreme Court of making a false statement and dealing with a forged birth certificate in order to obtain a Tongan passport. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 4:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Filipe Jr. remains in police custody after appearing at the Fasi Magistrate’s Court today, July 29. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 4:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A police officer charged in relation to a bribery charge allegedly involving the Sione Filipe Jr. case was released on bail today, July 29. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 11:53am
New York, USA : How did the world’s two most venerable and influential democracies – the United Kingdom and the United States – end up with Donald Trump and Boris Johnson at the helm? Trump is not wrong to call Johnson the “Britain Trump” (sic). Nor is this merely a matter of similar personalities or styles: it is also a reflection of glaring flaws in the political institutions that enabled such men to win power. By Jeffrey D. Sachs. -
Saturday 27 July 2019 8:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HRH Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku’aho, Tonga's Tonga’s High Commissioner to Canberra, visited the Philippines last week to present her Letters of Credence to President Rodrigo Duterte at the Malacanang Palace, Manila. Premium content -
Saturday 27 July 2019 7:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. ‘Akau’ola presented his letter of credentials as the Tongan Ambassador to the United Arab Emirate UAE to Zaki Nusseibeh, the UAE Minister of State at Abu Dhabi on 25 July. Premium content -
Saturday 27 July 2019 7:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The opportunities for Tongans to get a better paid job in New Zealand and Australia under New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSE) and Australia’s Seasonal Workers’ Program (SWP) has been hailed as a blessing by family members and the government, but at the same time it is regarded as a stumbling block to local Private Sector growth. Local Tongan businesses that can't compete with the overseas pay rates are experiencing shortages of semi skilled and skilled labour. By Pesi Fonua. -
Friday 26 July 2019 6:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men who were acquitted of manslaughter, due to lack of evidence offered by the Crown, pleaded guilty to a lesser count of common assault in the death of a man in Pelehake, in 2017. Premium content -
Friday 26 July 2019 5:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten illegal firearms and more than 20,000 live bullets were seized in Tongatapu and Vava'u, allegedly smuggled through four different shipments from the United States. Tonga Police are concerned with a significant amount of firearms and ammunition being smuggled into Tonga and the risks they pose to community safety. Premium content -
Thursday 25 July 2019 6:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s National Rugby League annual tournament, the Jason Taumalolo Cup, was officially launched at an event on July 24, with kick-off on Saturday, July 27. Premium content -
Thursday 25 July 2019 6:51pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The idea of the ‘One Pacific Destination’ concept is being accepted after Pacific countries, including Tonga, attended the first-ever Pacific Exposition 2019, held in Auckland, New Zealand on 11-14 July. Premium content -
Thursday 25 July 2019 6:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ofa Savieti (45) received a two-year suspended sentence for forgery when she withdrew $3,000 pa’anga from a fruit picker's bank account and used it on herself, in February last year. Premium content
