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Wednesday 6 March 2019 10:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 49 Tongan students received their certificates in specialized technical and vocational training from the Australia Pacific Training Coalition, graduating on March 6.
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Wednesday 6 March 2019 10:13pm
Majuro, Marshall Islands : Pacific Island countries are aiming to improve and expand the management of tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean under the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) through a range of initiatives to be implemented by 2020. -
Wednesday 6 March 2019 6:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I think many Tongans, including myself, are concerned over what is occurring with the Government’s development projects at Popua. ...Someone in the Government must speak up and take action or they will be held accountable by future generations who are impacted by these decisions. - Tevita ‘Ita. -
Tuesday 5 March 2019 10:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Mate Ma’a Tonga are scheduled to play against Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia this year. The fixtures were announced by the NRL today 5 March. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 March 2019 10:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament has been juggling with its working agenda since yesterday, Monday 4 March, going from one thing to another and back again. The House is trying to deal with a Petition tabled into Parliament as well as the Prime Minister's corrections to a letter informing the House that six Bills tabled into Parliament were urgent and that the House has to pass them before it continues with its proceedings. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 March 2019 9:31pm
Brisbane, Australia : A recent study of four ancient bone tattoo comb tools, found in Tonga in 1963-64, has revealed they are the oldest confirmed in the world, and surprisingly two are made from human bone, say researchers in Australia. Radiocarbon dating determined the tools to be 2,700 years old -
Tuesday 5 March 2019 9:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new patrol boat named Ngahau Koula (Golden Arrow), currently being built in Australia, is expected be handed over to His Majesty’s Armed Forces (HMAF) in June. Premium content -
Monday 4 March 2019 8:38pm
Malibu, CA, USA : To raise awareness of plastic pollution in the ocean, South African swimmer, Sarah Ferguson will attempt to become the first person in the world to swim the perimeter of Easter Island, in waters which contains one of the highest concentrations of microplastics in the world. Premium content -
Monday 4 March 2019 8:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Friendly Islands Satellite Communications Ltd (Tongasat) will have to pay $15,000 pa'anga for security of costs to the Supreme Court, before their appeal against a ruling of the Lord Chief Justice can be heard. Premium content -
Sunday 3 March 2019 11:01pm
Columbus, Ohio, United States : Uaine Fa Jnr needed only one round to dismantle top-notch French-Algerian boxer Newfel Ouatah in the city of Columbus in Ohio, United States. The victory extends Junior Fa’s undefeated record to 17 wins. Newfel Ouatah entered the bout with a professional record of 16 wins and 2 losses. Premium content -
Saturday 2 March 2019 9:42am
Wellington, New Zealand : For some activities, the involvement of a machine spoils the experience. Consider social media. Facebook and Twitter cannot reduce loneliness, because they are designed to serve up a biased sample of social experience. Like digital sugar, they can make a social interaction instantly gratifying, but they always leave an empty feeling behind. By offering merely a simulation of social experience, they ultimately make us lonelier. -
Saturday 2 March 2019 12:21am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga Police Drugs Enforcement Taskforce raid seized 31 packs or 14.53 grams of methamphetamine and 1 pack or 0.72 grams of cannabis from a home in Kolomotu'a on Thursday night. Two men were arrested. Premium content -
Saturday 2 March 2019 12:13am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six Bills, tabled into parliament by Cabinet and labelled “urgent” by Tonga's Prime Minister, stirred fierce debate on Wednesday and Thursday. The House rejected a motion for public consultation over the proposed changes to the Constitution being debated. From the House By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 7:52pm
Apia, Samoa : Samoa signed a Memorandum of Understanding formalising its support for the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Regional Aerial Surveillance Program on February 28. Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 7:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tropical Cylcone Pola (Cat 4) has moved away from Tongatapu and was located 615km south southwest of Nuku’alofa at noon today, Friday. The hurricane warning has been cancelled for Tele-ki-Tonga and Tele-ki-Tokelau coastal waters in the far south of Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 7:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tevita Moa Taufa (26) is the passenger who died after the vehicle he was travelling in collided a power pole at Fatai, on February 28. Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The cruise ship Europa 2 overnighted in Nuku’alofa after delaying its arrival on Thursday, February 28 due to a tropical cyclone warning. Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 11:34am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old man from Nukunuku died early this morning, February 28 when the vehicle in which he was a front passenger collided with a power pole at Fatai. Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 11:23am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police are investigating two reported break-ins at homes in the Nuku’alofa area, where Tongan valuables were stolen earlier this month. Premium content -
Friday 1 March 2019 11:18am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 45-year-old man has been charged in relation to the seizure of a supply of liquor and beer, which he had no license to sell in Ma'ufanga. Premium content
