You are here
Breaking news
Pages
-
Thursday 5 April 2018 3:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Historical film footage of the visit by Queen Elizabeth II to Tonga in 1953, and her friendship with Queen Salote, is shown in a new 58 minutes long documentary film, broadcast for the first time on BBC One in the United Kingdom last week. It will broadcast again on April 12 in the UK. Presenter George Alagiah's journey starts in Tonga, one of the furthest-flung stops on the Queen's first Commonwealth tour in 1953.
Premium content -
Thursday 5 April 2018 12:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Flag bearer and boxer, Magan Maka, dressed in traditional tau'olunga costume, led Tonga’s contingent of athletes to a loud cheering crowd at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games held at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast, Australia, last night. King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u Tuku’aho are at the Games to support the team.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 4 April 2018 7:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rain is slowly easing today on Tongatapu after a bout of heavy rain, which has fallen almost continuously since the end of last week, causing widespread flooding especially in low lying areas. Roads around Nuku’alofa were still flooded today, although the water should start subsiding as rain eases over the next few days. -
Wednesday 4 April 2018 7:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 51-year-old man from Folaha died on Tuesday night, April 3 after he was hit by a vehicle, while walking on the side of Taufa’ahau Road at Veitongo. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 April 2018 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Selemana Fonua was sentenced to two-years imprisonment after being convicted of theft and false accounting of $21,299 pa’anga from Tanoa Hotel (Tonga) in 2015. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 April 2018 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In early March, a “Floating Budget Analysis Unit” that includes seven researchers from the Parliaments of Fiji, Tonga, Australia, New Zealand and New South Wales travelled to the Solomon Islands to increase the capacity of the National Parliament’s secretariat during the parliamentary review of the 2018 budget. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 April 2018 1:39pm
London, UK : It’s not just in America that a youth-led revolution is coming alive. Around the world, young people are becoming a power in their own right. These new movements reflect our current digital age, in which young people can increasingly connect with one another in their own countries and across borders. In doing so, they are exposing the gap between the promise of opportunity and the grim reality of unequal chances – especially for girls. The torch is not being passed to a new generation; this new generation has had to seize it. They deserve our support. By Gordon Brown -
Tuesday 3 April 2018 10:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A criminal trial that was to start on April 3 in Neiafu, Vava'u, during a Supreme Court circuit has been adjourned after a man accused of indecent assault was reported to have fled Vava'u. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 April 2018 10:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men, who were arrested in relation to the seizure of methamphetamine and cannabis at a home in Ngele'ia on Thursday, March 29, have been charged. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 April 2018 10:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men have been charged after being found in possession of a firearm and ammunitions at a home in Fasi on Thursday, March 29. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 April 2018 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Editor would like to clarify a statement in our article entitled "PM’s Cabinet incomplete". The statement was contained in a report of a Press Conference with the Prime Minister on March 23. We audio-recorded the press conference. -
Monday 2 April 2018 9:27am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new high speed telecommunication service for Ha’apai went live on 27 March 2018, said Robert Bolouri, Project Manager for the Tonga Cable Limited. The service was launched by the Prime Minister Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva in Ha'apai. Premium content -
Saturday 31 March 2018 9:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Easter weekend downpours dropped 104mm of rain over Tongatapu between 7:00am and 1:00pm today, 31 March, causing flooding in low lying areas of Nuku'alofa. Tonga Met expects the rain over Tongatapu will gradually ease off by Monday. Premium content -
Saturday 31 March 2018 1:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Russia's Rugby administration has formally requested that the World Rugby investigate the eligibility of a Tongan born Romanian Rugby player, Sione Faka’osilea. Russia lost a World Cup qualifying match to Romania earlier this month, a game in which Faka’osilea was fielded. Premium content -
Saturday 31 March 2018 1:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Republic of Fiji has made a generous donation of $50,000 FJD ($53,000 Pa’anga) to assist Tonga in its post-cyclone recovery. Premium content -
Thursday 29 March 2018 10:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thirteen seasonal program workers were awarded a business certificate of completion today, 29 March, at an awards event to support their long-term business goals in Tonga. The four week ‘Your Enterprise Scheme’ business program, is the first to be piloted in Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 29 March 2018 10:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Elisapeti Makoni Lavakei’aho Langi was sworn in as a Senior Magistrate on March 29, becoming only the second woman in this position in Tonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 March 2018 6:18pm
London, United Kingdom : A feature documentary ‘Leitis in Waiting’, about Joey Mataele and the Tonga Leitis, a transgender minority group fighting for equality, will premiere at the Festival of Commonwealth Film at the British Museum in London on 14-15 April. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 March 2018 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sunia Mailau who is serving a prison sentence of nine-years nine-months for brutal offences, that included serious indecent assaults of his own daughter, had his appeal dismissed by the Tonga Court of Appeal, who agreed with the trial judge that the victim was subjected to a terrifying and traumatising period of abuse. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 March 2018 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Armed robber, Samuela 'Alatini, who shot a woman in the leg in a 2008 robbery, was successful in his appeal, when his 18-years imprisonment sentence quashed and replaced with 12-years nine-months. Premium content
