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  • Monday 12 August 2019 7:21pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Paula Naitoko (59) had his case adjourned for two-weeks after it was mentioned at the Fasi Magistrate’s Court on August 12.
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  • Monday 12 August 2019 7:19pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Multi-national militaries have come together for the 2019 Tafakula Exercise held on Tongatapu from August 12-24, focusing on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training scenarios.
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  • Friday 9 August 2019 8:03pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Nurses at Vaiola Hospital impressed the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus with their singing during a ceremony to welcome him this morning, 9 August, so much, that he invited them to Geneva, Switzerland next year.
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  • Friday 9 August 2019 7:44pm


    Apia, Samoa
    : Tonga's National Meteorological Service needs reforming in order to manage an increasing number of climate related hazards and projects, 'Ofa Fa'anunu, told the 5th Pacific Meteorological Council meeting in Samoa this week, when he presented Tonga's country report.
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  • Friday 9 August 2019 6:24pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Paula Naitoko (59) was ordered to be released on bail but under very tough conditions after a hearing at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa on August 9.
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  • Thursday 8 August 2019 7:10pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Friendship, fun and fine football were all on display as Tonga Under 19 Women hosted Australia’s Westfield Junior Matildas in a historic international at the Tonga Football Academy on Tongatapu today.
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  • Thursday 8 August 2019 6:39pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A new classroom building for Takuilau College was handed over by the Government of Japan on August 8.
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  • Thursday 8 August 2019 6:36pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Training is being held at Vailoa Hospital to update medical staff on endoscopy, a non surgical procedure used to examine one's digestive tract.
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  • Thursday 8 August 2019 6:28pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Tevita Funaki is the newly appointment Chairperson of the Pacific Business Trust in New Zealand.
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  • Thursday 8 August 2019 6:24pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A search has been called off for Tatakamotonga youth, Toupili Finau (19) who went missing missing at sea after swimming at Fua’amotu on July 29.
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  • Wednesday 7 August 2019 8:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Oceania Junior Table Tennis Championships opened on August 7 with teams from six countries meeting at the ‘Atele Indoor Stadium. By Linny Folau.
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  • Wednesday 7 August 2019 8:44pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Australia’s Westfield Junior Matildas team U16 will take on Tonga’s National Women’s team U19 in a friendly game in Tonga on Thursday, 8 August, kicking off at 1:00 pm, at the Tonga Football Academy in Veitongo. By Eleanor Gee.
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  • Wednesday 7 August 2019 8:35pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Some Tongans with serious heart conditions may miss out on life changing heart surgery, because medical staff at Vaiola Hospital have been unable to contact them by telephone. Dr Loutoa Poese today urged missing patients, who had been identified with heart conditions, to contact the clinic urgently, because the Open Heart International team arrives from Australia soon.
  • Wednesday 7 August 2019 7:56pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Anthony Seuseu is the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer for Digicel Tonga for a period up to three-years.
  • Wednesday 7 August 2019 5:16am


    New York, USA
    : In last year’s Pathways for Peace report – the result of a joint study by the United Nations and the World Bank – UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the world is facing a “dramatic resurgence” of conflict, which has caused immense human suffering and significantly undermined global order. If the world is to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – and protect millions of people from deadly violence – urgent action must be taken to reverse this trend. By Rachel Locke and David Steven.
  • Tuesday 6 August 2019 8:23pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s Legislative Assembly 2019 session will resume sitting on Monday, August 12 after they were unable to form a quorum yesterday.
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  • Tuesday 6 August 2019 8:20pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Friendly Islands Satellite Communications Ltd (Tongasat) will have to pay further security of $35,000 pa'anga to the Supreme Court, before their appeal against a ruling of the former Lord Chief Justice may be heard.
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  • Monday 5 August 2019 6:47pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Penisimani Po’uliva’ati Lepa, President of All Saints Anglican Youth in Fasi, was awarded the Commonwealth Point of Light Award, last Friday, 2 August, for supporting the local community during natural disasters.
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  • Monday 5 August 2019 6:43pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with sexual assault of a four-year old girl in Tongatapu on Friday, August 2.
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  • Monday 5 August 2019 6:39pm


    Nadi, Fiji
    : More than 30 Pacific Island environmental practitioners and government officials, from 14 countries, including Tonga, will contribute more to protect biodiversity and ecosystems in their countries after receiving post graduate certificates in Ridge to Reef Sustainable Development from James Cook University, on 1 August, in Nadi, Fiji.
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