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Thursday 21 February 2019 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven suspects were arrested by Tonga Police with 14 packs of methamphetamine and two packs of cannabis, in a series of drug busts in three different locations in Tongatapu today, February 21.
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Thursday 21 February 2019 3:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An application for adoption made by the natural parents who wanted to adopt their own three illegitimate children, was declined by Tonga's Chief Justice in an unusual case. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 February 2019 6:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Police investigation is underway to determine the cause of Tonga's submarine fibre optic cable cut after receiving a report from Tonga Cable Ltd. earlier this month. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 February 2019 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Mu’a Saints are representing Tonga at the Marist Sports Week in Samoa, after departing Tonga on February 19. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 February 2019 5:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Maikolo ‘Ealelei (20), a habitual thief, was sentenced to four years imprisonment for serious housebreaking when he stole around $34,000 pa’anga worth of items at a home in Tofoa last year. “It is a distressingly common offence committed in the main by young men. It is a very serious problem in Tonga to which there must be a strong response,” the Chief Justice stated. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 February 2019 12:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : If Parliament’s most urgent task at the close of its first day, Monday, was the passing of a new Foreign Investment Bill 2019 in order to release $35 million in current Budget Support from donors, then other matters on the work agenda might have been expected to be put aside when the House reconvened. However, on Tuesday morning the issue of the Tonga cable black-out at the end of January occupied the attention of the House. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 20 February 2019 10:35am
Lusaka, Zambia : Education gives young people the tools they need – from cognitive and social skills to self-confidence – to succeed throughout their lives. Burgeoning youth populations make delivering high-quality education to all particularly urgent. But success will be possible only with a sharp focus on girls and women. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, speaking in the Pacific islands last October, underscored the added importance of this objective for “women and girls in developing countries.” By Nkandu Luo. -
Tuesday 19 February 2019 6:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two male teenagers were sentenced to seven and eight-years imprisonment each for violently raping a woman who lived alone, in a deterrent sentence by a Supreme Court judge who said this is to protect women against predatory sexual home invasions. The perpetrators were involved in drugs and alcohol.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 19 February 2019 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in relation to the stabbing of another male teen, who remains in critical condition at Vaiola Hospital, after a fight broke out in the Nuku'alofa CBD on Saturday. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 February 2019 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A $18,000 pa'anga sponsorship has been given to Tonga’s Special Olympic Team by Digicel Tonga last Thursday, 14 February - a boost for the team ahead of the Special Olympics World Games held in Abu Dhabi next month. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 February 2019 11:17am
Port Vila, Vanuatu : A key challenge for the Forum is to maintain its solidarity as staunchly pro-Blue Pacific...where we are custodians of some of the world’s richest biodiversity and marine and terrestrial resources. Leaders have articulated a desire for a shift in the development trajectory for the Pacific, through the Blue Pacific narrative and through it the opportunity to exercise our will. This is the strategic lens through which any conversation over China, and the associated geopolitical and geostrategic environment we find ourselves in, must occur. Our political conversations and settlements must be driven by the well-being of our Blue Pacific continent and its people, not by the goals and ambitions of others. By Dame Meg Taylor. -
Tuesday 19 February 2019 12:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Budget support amounting to $35 million input from aid donors will not be released to the Tongan Government if they do not amend the Foreign Investment Act before the end of February, Tonga's parliament was told today. A letter from the Acting PM stirred up vociferous exchanges in the Tongan Parliament today. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2019 9:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Petitions with over 10,000 signatures calling for King Tupou VI to dissolve the Tongan Parliament and establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the Pohiva government, were presented to the Palace Office in Nuku'alofa this afternoon, 18 February. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2019 6:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eleven people were arrested after being found in possession of methamphetamine and cannabis in a drug bust over the weekend in Ngele'ia. Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2019 6:32pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Tongan swimmers from the Malolo, and Hakula swim clubs won medals and achieved personal best times in two events held in New Zealand in January. Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2019 6:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five men charged with the murder of Sione Feimoefiafi (49) had their cases adjourned to April 22, after they were called this morning at the Fasi Magistrate's Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2019 4:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Petrol, kerosene and diesel prices have increased starting today, 18 February, after consumers enjoyed lower prices over the last month. Wholesale petrol, kerosene and diesel prices went up by 6.37 seniti/litre, 2.41 seniti/litre and 4.38 seniti/litre respectively. Premium content -
Friday 15 February 2019 8:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In the span of one week, Tonga experienced a rare occurrence of four extreme tropical weather systems, one after another passing through the group, when Tonga Met issued 22 six-hourly tropical cyclone alerts and seven three-hourly tropical cyclone warnings, over a record six days and 16 hours, between 2pm on 6 February to 6am on 13 February. Premium content -
Friday 15 February 2019 8:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : No arrest has been made in the seizure of 29 cannabis plants from a bush allotment at Fonongahina near Sia’atoutai on February 12. Premium content -
Friday 15 February 2019 8:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old man was arrested with cannabis seeds and ammunition at a bush allotment in Havelu on February 12. Premium content
