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Friday 2 October 2020 10:52am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “Give hope and save lives” is the message of this month's Breast Cancer Awareness Month launched on October 1, by the Tonga Breast Cancer society Inc., with their Patron Princess Pilolevu Tuita as guest of honour.
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Friday 2 October 2020 8:31am
Decatur-Alabama, USA : In 1984, I had the privilege of meeting the Hon. Tasi Fakafanua at the Otago University in Dunedin. His memory has stayed with me for almost 40 years, as has my love for Tonga. I hope to visit one day before I am too old. Rev. Cameron Reeder. -
Thursday 1 October 2020 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The signing of the Tripartite Agreement between the World Rugby, the Tonga Rugby Union and the Tongan Government last Friday, 25 September was a breath of life for Tonga’s Rugby Union. Premium content -
Thursday 1 October 2020 5:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Taniela Moimoi (34) was found guilty at the Supreme Court for illicit drugs and ammunition offences. He will be sentenced on November 25. Premium content -
Thursday 1 October 2020 5:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Semisi Pulu (46) was sentenced at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court for causing serious bodily harm, when he attacked a 15-year-old boy at Kolonga with a gardening hoe. The Chief justice denounced the aggressive outburst of violence and imposed a deterrent jail sentence. Premium content -
Thursday 1 October 2020 2:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 6.7mi earthquake centred near the Vava'u Group was felt in the capital Nuku'alofa at 2:14 pm as a strong tremor. The NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre advised that there is no tsunami threat based on preliminary data. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 September 2020 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lisiate ‘Otuhouma (29) was found guilty at the Supreme Court for possession of 3 kilograms of methamphetamine at his home in Fahefa in April, 2019. He will be sentenced on October 30. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 September 2020 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency at household level are being taught to communities in Vava'u this week, under a special training programme supported by Tonga Trust and the European Union. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 September 2020 6:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Nuku'alofa Supreme Court judge quashed a conviction and sentence against Fangatapu Ngavisi at the lower court for killing a sow, because there was a miscarriage of justice. The appellant had lawful authority under regulation 6 to kill the pig, which damaged the land on which his crops were growing. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 September 2020 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Cash of $5,639 pa’anga that was seized by Police from 'Epuefi Holiday Laimani in a drug bust, is “tainted property”. The Nuku'alofa Supreme Court ordered that the money be confiscated to the Crown, and deposited into a Tonga Confiscated and Forfeited Assets Fund. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 September 2020 5:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Table Tennis Federation (TTTF) has launched a Business House competition this month, on September 11, which is attracting teams of players, as they head to finals in November. Mixed teams are inclusive of participants with disabilities competing on an equal platform with their peers. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 September 2020 3:34pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The Auckland Institute of Studies (AIS) awarded various bachelor degrees to 17 Tongan overseas students at a graduation ceremony on Monday, 21 September. Unfortunately, the parents of the students could not attend the ceremony because of the Covid-19 border restrictions in Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 28 September 2020 7:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s State of Emergency due to the global CoViD-19 pandemic has been extended from 8:00pm today, Monday, September 28 until 8:00pm October 26. The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating globally. Premium content -
Monday 28 September 2020 4:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Liufau Latu (30) was sentenced last week to three-years three-months imprisonment for causing the death of his passenger Tevita Moa Taufa (27) last year in Fatai, in an early hours crash after a night out in town. Premium content -
Monday 28 September 2020 4:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Trainee chefs took part in the Tonga Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship 'Go Green Food Recipe Challenge' on Friday night, with Latai Fa'aoa of Team QSC winning the event. Premium content -
Monday 28 September 2020 1:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Stunning sand loss at Ha'atafu Beach on Tongatapu is revealed in two photos taken nearly 50 years apart. -
Monday 28 September 2020 12:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When Members of Parliament presented reports of their Constituency Tours to the Tongan Parliament last week, the Whole House Committee voted in favour of three reports but rejected one. Two of the reports stressed a need to amend Tonga's Electoral System. Premium content -
Monday 28 September 2020 11:28am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Yes, our isolation has been a distinct advantage, but keeping Tonga COVID-19 free, comes with much hard work at the borders to keep it that way. World Environmental Health Day reminds us of the importance of public health intervention in preventing people becoming ill with COVID-19. We are preparing for the novel coronavirus to reach our shores. No country is immune. By Sela Akolo Fa'u, Viliami Tongamana and Denise Tully. -
Saturday 26 September 2020 12:27am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Geological Service is finding itself in a helpless situation with no offshore dredger, and sand mining from Tongatapu’s beautiful beaches becoming an issue. Construction demands have stripped sand from many beaches on the island, and now the best Sunset Coast beaches are being ravaged by sand miners.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 25 September 2020 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Hihifo Youth Council took part in a National Climate Change Awareness Week, where they picked up rubbish along the coastline of Tongatapu's western district where Tropical Cyclone Harold has left extensive damage and rubbish. Premium content
