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Monday 18 November 2019 5:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga Body Building Federation brought home 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 3 bronze medals from the 25th South Pacific Body Building Championships held in New Caledonia, from 23-27 October 2019. The championship will be held in Tonga next year.
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Monday 18 November 2019 1:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A rugby union game scheduled between Tonga Women’s XV team and Australia today, 18 November, in Fiji, has been cancelled after Fijian health officials reported yesterday that a Tongan player displayed symptoms of measles. Premium content -
Sunday 17 November 2019 9:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mandatory vaccinations, a crackdown on public gatherings and a closure of all schools are now in force in Samoa as the country struggles to contain a measles epidemic, so far reported to have caused the deaths of five infants and one adult. Premium content -
Sunday 17 November 2019 8:58pm
Abu Dhabi, UAE : Tonga's first Ambassador to United Arab Emirates, HE 'Akau'ola presented his Credentials at the presidential Qasr Al Watan Palace in Abu Dhabi, on 12 November, 2019. Premium content -
Sunday 17 November 2019 8:35pm
Salt Lake City, Utah : A Salt Lake City jury have convicted a female migrant from Tonga, Alavina Florreich (70), of childhood sex abuse against Avrohom Zippel, now a 28-year-old man. Despite there being no evidence of the alleged abuse, the jury were compelled to find Alavina guilty on all counts. She is scheduled to be sentenced early next year and could face life imprisonment, although she plans to appeal. Premium content -
Sunday 17 November 2019 10:01am
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Uaine Fa Jnr dominated his 19th pro-fight last night in Utah, knocking down his opponent Devin Vargas twice in the 10-round bout. Premium content -
Friday 15 November 2019 6:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “Let us all act like good sports men and women,” King Tupou VI told a gathering at his royal residence, The Villa, Mata-ki-‘Eua yesterday, 14 November, to honour the success of Tonga’s Invitational XIII Rugby League team in the 2019 Oceania Cup rugby League Tournament. Premium content -
Friday 15 November 2019 4:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thousands of rugby league fans flocked to Nuku’alofa on November 15 to greet members of the winning Tonga Invitational XIII Rugby League Team, who joined a colourful float parade, on a specially declared national public holiday today, 15 November. -
Thursday 14 November 2019 7:05pm
New York, USA : The US president is abandoning America’s future by quitting the Paris climate accord, says Ban Ki-moon former Secretary General of the United Nations and Patrick Verkooijen chief executive of the Global Center on Adaptation. In an article in the New York Times this week, they said it is not too late for Mr Trump to reconsider his decision. Staying in the Paris Agreement is the right thing to do, for America’s sake and for the rest of the world. -
Thursday 14 November 2019 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s second Large scaled Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will be built at Matatoa after an agreement was signed today between Tonga Power Limited and Akuo Energy SAS. Premium content -
Thursday 14 November 2019 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A big worry for sports in Tonga is having no Sports Act to provide direction to all local sporting federations, said Inoke ‘Afeaki, Tonga Sports Council (TSC) Program Coordinator, who expects to leave Tonga at the end of the year, after two years of service. By Eleanor Gee. Premium content -
Thursday 14 November 2019 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Cabinet yesterday, 13 November cancelled the appointment of Piveni Piukala “to lead a Reform Technical Task Force for Planning, Budgeting and Aid at the Ministry of Finance. . .” Premium content -
Thursday 14 November 2019 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Methamphetamine, cocaine and cannabis were seized in vehicles parked at Longolongo, Tongatapu, on November 12. Premium content -
Thursday 14 November 2019 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Royal Australian Navy ships and more than 600 Australian Defence Force personnel will arrive on a five-days visit to Tonga, later in the week. Premium content -
Thursday 14 November 2019 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Finetu’ui Ma’ake Moala was appointed as the new Honorary French Consul to Tonga, on November 8 in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 November 2019 8:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Otago Highlanders have signed ‘Ikale Tahi loose forward Zane “The Train” Kapeli for the 2020 Super Rugby season. -
Wednesday 13 November 2019 8:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Rugby 7s is applauding its outstanding player, Fetuli Paea, who was announced this week by Super Rugby champions Canterbury Crusaders to play in their 2020 season. -
Wednesday 13 November 2019 6:47pm
Brisbane, Australia : The players and staff of the Tonga Invitational XIII have called for new governance for rugby league in Tonga ahead of this Friday's celebration of their fantastic performance in defeating the top two teams in the world. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 November 2019 6:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Some of the players in Tonga’s winning Invitation Rugby League Team have arrived in Nuku’alofa for celebrations to be held on a special public holiday, November 15. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 November 2019 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A landmark court case is set to take place in the American state of Nevada over whether the state’s death penalty should exempt offenders that are “mentally-ill”. The appeal case concerns Siaosi Vanisi (49), a Tongan man who is currently on death row for murder. Premium content
