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Monday 1 July 2019 1:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HRH Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala attended the handing over ceremony of a new Guardian Class Patrol Boat, the VOEA Ngahau Koula for His Majesty’s Arm Forces (HMAF) by the Australian Assistant Defence Minister Hon. Alex Hawke MP at the Austral Shipyards in Henderson, Perth, Western Australia on June 21, 2019.
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Sunday 30 June 2019 12:20pm
Temecula, California : Junior Fa reached a career milestone today after winning his 18th professional fight against highly experienced American boxer Dominick Guinn in Temecula, California. Fa dominated the scorecards over 10 rounds to get a unanimous decision victory. -
Friday 28 June 2019 8:13pm
: Tonga’s $599.27 million Pa’anga 2019-20 National Budget was passed by the Tongan Parliament yesterday 27 June with 12-6 votes. From the House by Pesi Fonua1 comment Premium content -
Friday 28 June 2019 6:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eighty-two trainees who helped build cyclone relief houses, received their Certificate II in Carpentry on June 28 in Nuku'alofa, after completing seven months on the job training at the Tonga Institute of Science and Technology. Premium content -
Friday 28 June 2019 5:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Paki mo Talaha Tausinga was found guilty on two counts that included not helping an injured woman pedestrian following an accident in the Nuku'alofa CBD last year. Although the accused was found to be the driver responsible for this collision, he was acquitted of reckless driving, injuring a female pedestrian, because there was uncertainty about the quality of the evidence to prove this serious charge. Premium content -
Friday 28 June 2019 5:27pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The importance of geospatial intelligence (identifying the features of the geographic location) in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) work has been underlined at a course at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, attended by government and military personnel from New Zealand, Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. -
Thursday 27 June 2019 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police disrupted an alleged cannabis growing operation seizing 51 cannabis plants at ‘Eua High School, and arrested a 42-year-old male teacher. Premium content -
Thursday 27 June 2019 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Malia Kolokiloloma Fanua was found guilty of six counts, that included forging her exam results in order to get further funding from Tonga Police, while studying for a Bachelor of Arts, at the University of the South Pacific Tonga campus, including forging her marks for the subject of “Legal Ethics”. Premium content -
Thursday 27 June 2019 11:50am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Justice Minister called “What shall we do? War?” during a heated confrontation between government and the Nobles Representatives over proposed distribution of more than $4 million in constituency funds to be allocated for MPs to spend, in the Tongan Parliament yesterday, 26 June.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 26 June 2019 8:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty out of 25 contestants vying for the Miss Heilala 2019 crown, made their first public appearance this afternoon, June 26 at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre in Nuku'alofa. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 June 2019 4:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An outreach and awareness program by Tonga Police with communities continues in Tongatapu in its fight against the spread of illicit drugs. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 June 2019 3:51pm
Wellington, New Zealand : Tonga is among the latest group of countries to join the Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), the umbrella organization for Alzheimer’s and dementia associations now in 100 countries globally. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 June 2019 2:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Reports that the LDS Church will help the Tonga government pay off its sovereign debt to China are “not true”, the church stated today. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 June 2019 10:54am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There was vociferous debate in the House on Monday, 24 June after the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance, Tevita Lavemaau, tabled a report of the Committee on the 2019-2020 National Budget. Parliament has only two working days left, 26-27 June to pass the National Budget. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 June 2019 9:46am
Kanokupolu, Tongatapu : The peace that was once an entitlement enjoyed by Tonga's residents and an attraction for visiting tourists has been stolen by the inconsiderate few, with the introduction of amplified sound systems with thumping bass. The Public Health Act does not permit any excessive noise, causing discomfort anytime, yet these laws are not enforced. - Shane Egan. -
Tuesday 25 June 2019 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rev Dr 'Ahio was re-elected as the President of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga during the 96th Free Wesleyan Church Annual Conference on June 25 in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 June 2019 7:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With the annual Heilala Festival starting this week in Nuku’alofa, $10,000 pa’anga from corporate sponsors was handed over to the Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Semisi Sika on June 25. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 June 2019 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Uilisoni Falahola was acquitted of manslaughter in the electrocution death of a man in Kolomotu'a in a verdict delivered by the Lord Chief Justice in his on June 19 at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 June 2019 12:16pm
Potsdam, Germany : The leaders of the G20 countries head to Osaka this week for their annual summit. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will address them before traveling to Abu Dhabi to finalize the arrangements for September’s UN Climate Action Summit. These meetings should set the world on course for the fastest economic transition in history. Yet both are likely to deliver incremental action, at best. By Johan Rockström -
Tuesday 25 June 2019 12:10pm
Manchester, United Kingdom : Although the idea of the Internet “making the world a better place” is often ridiculed today, it’s easy to forget that this decade began amid optimism that new technologies would connect people, broaden access to information, and generate abundant new economic opportunities. Today, however, governments around the world are considering policies that would undermine the Internet’s openness and global reach. By Shamel Azmeh
