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Thursday 2 March 2023 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Moli Tafuna (56) was jailed for charges including possession of 15.66 grams of cannabis and 0.26 grams of methamphetamine committed in 2021, on Tongatapu.
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Thursday 2 March 2023 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A first Tropical Cyclone advisory was issued at noon today, March 2, for Tropical Cyclone Kevin, a category 1 storm that may enter southern Tongan waters late on Sunday, 9 March, if it stays on its forecast track. It follows TC Judy (Cat. 3). Judy is forecast to pass further to the south on Saturday and is not likely to pose any direct threat to Tonga except for the Tele-ki-Tonga and Tele-ki-Tokelau coastal waters. Premium content -
Thursday 2 March 2023 12:46pm
Suva, Fiji : The United States Embassy has awarded a grant of $100,000(USD) to a Fijian civil society organization, FJ Steam Princess to support its programs in promoting out-reach programs in Tonga and Fiji. Premium content -
Thursday 2 March 2023 9:27am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku’alofa Government Middle School (GMS) held their inter-house sports on 1 March 2023, on yet another bright sunny day. After weeks of rain at the start of the school year in Nuku’alofa, the students of GMS Nuku’alofa were thrilled to be back on the tracks. Premium content -
Thursday 2 March 2023 9:06am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Filipe Tongamoa (20) was jailed for dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm to his passenger, who was on life support for six-days. The court heard that Tongamoa was drunk when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed on Hihifo Road in 2022. He hurt his passengers and another driver. Premium content -
Thursday 2 March 2023 8:44am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The high cost of tuition fees for Pacific university students and the critical importance of reciprocal visa waivers for the people of Forum member countries, were among issues raised by the Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku with Pacific Leaders, during his four-day visit to Fiji last week to attend the 2023 Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Special Retreat. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 March 2023 2:22am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister acknowledged the strong commitment of Tonga's development partners and donors and said financial assistance is still needed to ensure a prosperous Tonga, on opening the Development Partners Forum 2023, on 28 February. He said Government’s additional financing needs in the medium term are estimated at $84.5 million pa'anga in 2023-24, $88.3m in 2024-25, and $79.5m in 2025-26. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 February 2023 9:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tropical Cyclone Judy which has strengthened into a category 2 tropical cyclone and bearing down on Vanuatu, is not likely to pose any direct threat to Tonga, advises the Tonga Meteorological Services. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 February 2023 9:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An election petition filed against Tongatapu 7 People’s Representative to the Legislative Assembly, Paula Piveni Piukala for alleged bribery, in the lead up to a By-Election on 3 November, 2022 was dismissed by a Supreme Court judge, today 28 February. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 February 2023 4:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A young Tongan entrepreneur with a passion for engineering, aims to become the first robot manufacturer in Tonga, with his new company called Defiant Robotics. -
Monday 27 February 2023 8:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tailulu College began their inter-house sports on 27 February, on a bright sunny day, after weeks of rainy and overcast weather, at the start of the school year in Nuku’alofa. -
Monday 27 February 2023 7:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A fire razed a home on Sunday morning, 26 February at Vaotu’u on Tongatapu, while a family were at church. A Fijian family who occupied the house lost all their possessions. Premium content -
Monday 27 February 2023 7:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : MPs were reminded of their constitutional role to effectively represent their electorate and voters, at the opening of a three-day induction program on 27 February. The Clerk told MPs one of the effective means of Parliament’s oversight role of the Executive is “Question Time”, which is widely used in overseas Legislatures, where Cabinet Ministers respond to questions from MPs. She said it is considered an effective tool used in the Legislature to scrutinise the government’s work. Premium content -
Monday 27 February 2023 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A second person was arrested after Tonga Police disrupted the illegal selling of liquor at a residence in Ngele’ia. Premium content -
Friday 24 February 2023 10:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two young business graduates, Fai’ana Fukofuka and Arthur Cocker, have each won USD 5,000 seed grants, for their ventures as “Greenpreneurs” in Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 24 February 2023 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific island leaders arrived in Fiji on Thursday for a two-day meeting 23-24 February in Nadi. Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka and chair of the Pacific Islands Forum at the opening dinner last night, 23 February called for a renewal of their collective commitment and common interests, as one Forum family “whose future is dependent on the one ocean, that we all share.” Premium content -
Friday 24 February 2023 9:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 25-year-old man was arrested in relation to the seizure of illicit drugs, including 1.81 grams of methamphetamine at a bush allotment, on 23 February. Premium content -
Friday 24 February 2023 9:36pm
Canberra, Australia : A new Pacific Engagement Visa will allow up to 3000 people from the Pacific region to migrate to Australia as permanent residents each year, starting in July this year. This will be in the form of a ballot that invites applications. Premium content -
Thursday 23 February 2023 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The risk of cybercrime and cyber-attacks has increased, local IT personnel were told during a three-day cybersecurity training, held in Nuku’alofa this week, aiming to help Tonga has a safe and secure digital environment. Premium content -
Thursday 23 February 2023 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Raj Kumar was found guilty of attempting to knowingly destroy suspected illicit drugs, capable of being used as evidence in the commission of an offence, in a drug bust on the road in 2021. Premium content
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