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Monday 21 September 2020 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The annual Tax Week, September 21-27, was launched by Prime Minister Hon Dr Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa, under a theme of resilience. It aims to inform and raise awareness on the Ministry's services.
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Monday 21 September 2020 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of women who formed a backyard vegetable gardening group called Green Fingers, presented their harvest to Princess Pilolevu Tuita at her residence, last week. Premium content -
Monday 21 September 2020 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Iasinito Mataele Toke (38) who pleaded guilty to serious fraudulent conversion of $39,596 pa'anga from his employer Pacific Energy Ltd. was sentenced to two-years three-months imprisonment. Premium content -
Saturday 19 September 2020 4:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new children's book was launched at a reception for the 50th Anniversary of the Diplomatic Relations between Tonga and New Zealand on Friday evening, 18 September 2020. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2020 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll in terms of human lives and health, jobs, growth, and economic progress in Asia and the Pacific. Donors have pledged more than $4 billion to replenish Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) grant funds for the region during a virtual meeting on 16 September. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2020 6:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tinitale Finau (45) was sentenced today at the Supreme Court to two-years imprisonment, which was fully suspended for cultivating 54 cannabis plants in 'Eua. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2020 6:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four men have been arrested with methamphetamine and cannabis at three different locations in Tongatapu in an ongoing operation by Tonga Police. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2020 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongamoa Kakau (32) was found guilty today of serious indecent assault committed on a 21-year-old woman in the early morning hours, at her home in Houmakelikao. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2020 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Court of Appeal second session, which will hear Lord Tu’ivakano's appeal against his conviction is deferred to start on October 19 in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2020 6:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Forty-five people repatriated from Fiji and Kiribati tested negative for CoViD-19 and are now in home quarantine for seven days after completing their 14 days quarantine at the Tanoa Hotel. Premium content -
Friday 18 September 2020 1:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan economy has been struggling to recover from the impact of two severely destructive cyclones, Gita in 2018 and Harold in 2020, followed by a long-term border closure, and extended CoVid-19 restrictions. Economic outlooks are so depressing in the region, that policy makers now need to consider mental and physical wellness alongside economic recovery planning. The September Asian Development Outlook 2020 Update, is sub-titled: “Wellness in Worrying Times”. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2020 7:02pm
New Delhi, India : The World Bank should no longer publish its Doing Business index, owing to its flawed design and vulnerability to manipulation. The Bank also owes the developing world an apology for all the harm this misleading and problematic tool has already caused. By Jayati Ghosh.1 comment -
Wednesday 16 September 2020 6:27pm
Bundaberg, Australia : A Tongan fruit-picker was fined $650 after punching a backpacker from Vanuatu in a consensual fight in Australia. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2020 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men who caused the death of Sione Feimoefiafi (49) by stomping on his head at and outside the Tali‘eva Bar in the Nuku'alofa CBD in 2019, were today found guilty of manslaughter. They are detained in police custody for sentencing in October. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2020 5:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The price of petrol has increased, while kerosene, diesel and LPG prices have decreased effective today, 16 September. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2020 12:28pm
Suva, Fiji : With increasing State powers declared in most Pacific Island countries under national states of emergencies and public health emergencies, it is crucial that the processes of enforcement of these emergency measures always adhere to key democratic principles, the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Tonga and other Pacific states said yesterday, on the International Day of Democracy. “Responsive, transparent and accountable COVID-19 responses are critical to democracy,” Mr Sanaka Samarasinha said. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2020 7:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Toio Lauteau (42) was convicted today at the Supreme Court of serious causing bodily harm, when he hit his wife twice on the head with a hammer in ‘Ohonua, ‘Eua. He will be sentenced on November 10. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2020 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Talikivaha Palei Posoni was acquitted of possessing cocaine at Te'ekiu, after a Supreme Court judge found that the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond reasonable doubt the offence. There were discrepancies in the evidence because the analyst's report about the substance she received did not match the substance found by police at the accused's house.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2020 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The VOEA Neiafu on its final voyage from Tonga, arrived safely in Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia on 14 September, and will be handed over to the Australian Authorities for disposal. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2020 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Students at GPS Nuku’alofa, GPS Hoi, and GPS Talafo’ou, are now enjoying their new classrooms that were opened recently. The classrooms were repaired and reconstructed after they were damaged by Tropical Cyclone Gita in 2018. Premium content
