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Wednesday 19 November 2014 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku'alofa's first Food Mart was officially opened by the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano at the Tonga Post Building in central Nuku'alofa on Friday evening, 14 November.
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Wednesday 19 November 2014 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kefu Kalavi (19) the man charged with the murder of a Chinese shopkeeper at Halaleva in February this year remains in custody, after appearing at the Nuku’alofa Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 17 November. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 November 2014 10:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Employees at the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) can take mortgages starting on November 14, 2014, following the Gazetting of a new order. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 November 2014 10:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's current Cabinet Ministers will be in a caretaker Government after this month's General Election on Thursday 27 November.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 18 November 2014 10:23pm
Suva, Fiji : Pacific leaders are gathering in Fiji this week to meet two visiting world leaders. The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi is expected to arrive in Fiji tomorrow, November 19 and the Chinese President Xi Jinping on November 20. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 November 2014 3:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Meteorology Department is warning that current weather conditions indicate that Tonga could suffer a tropical cyclone this summer. Premium content -
Monday 17 November 2014 5:59pm
Canberra, Australia : The youth of the Toe Talatalanoa Uniting Church of Canberra, Australia, have taken part in two days of cultural discussions with Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia, HRH Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku‘aho. Photos by Lui Tonga. -
Monday 17 November 2014 5:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand's aid programme to the Pacific region will be reviewed by member countries of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Premium content -
Monday 17 November 2014 5:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men were arrested after a prison warden's son was attacked with a machete during a robbery inside a warden's home at the Hu‘atolitoli Prison compound in Vaini on Sunday November 9. Premium content -
Monday 17 November 2014 5:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 19-year-old Tongan man has been charged with murder in relation to the death of a Chinese shopkeeper at Halaleva in February earlier this year. Premium content -
Sunday 16 November 2014 4:52pm
Gloucester, United Kingdom : The ‘Ikale Tahi overwhelmed the Unites States Eagles yesterday, 15 November in Gloucester, UK, scoring five tries to two, with an excellent 40 – 12 victory. Premium content -
Friday 14 November 2014 4:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Court of Appeal will preside over a special session on Thursday, 20 November to urgently hear an appeal by the Supervisor and Chairman of Tonga’s Electoral Commission against a judgment to register Sione Tupouniua, as a candidate for the Tongatapu No.1 constituency for the General Election.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 14 November 2014 4:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano was in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week to discuss bilateral cooperation and the latest regional developments, with UAE Foreign Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. Premium content -
Friday 14 November 2014 3:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 81st birthday of the Emperor Akihito of Japan was celebrated in Tonga with a reception hosted by the Japanese Ambassasdor, HE Dr Kazuchika Hamuro on 13 November, and attended by Tonga's Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala and Crown Princess Sinaitakala. Premium content -
Friday 14 November 2014 2:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Ministry of Commerce, Tourism and Labour has announced large reductions in the price of fuel from Monday 17 November 2014, when prices for Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene will all be lowered. Premium content -
Thursday 13 November 2014 5:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 30-year-old former employee of the Leiola Group of Companies Ltd. has been jailed for one-year and three-months for embezzling around $20,000 pa’anga last year. Premium content -
Thursday 13 November 2014 5:30pm
Auckland, New Zealand : An internationally recognised Tongan-born music producer in New Zealand, 43 year-old Soane Filitonga Watkins passed away last Sunday November 9th after suffering a heart attack at his home in Takapuna, New Zealand. Premium content -
Thursday 13 November 2014 5:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Electoral Commission has registered Sione Keuate Tupouniua as a candidate for Tongatapu No.1 parliamentary constituency under an order issued by the Supreme Court on 10 November. Premium content -
Thursday 13 November 2014 3:05pm
Gloucester, England : The Tonga Rugby Union has announced its ‘Ikale Tahi team for this week’s match-up against the United States Eagles at Kingsholm Stadium in Gloucester, England, this Saturday, November 15. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2014 5:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Crown Prince Tupouto‘a ‘Ulukalala today officially opened Nishi Trading’s new Pack House, an international standard food processing and manufacturing facility at ‘Utulau in Tongatapu. The Crown Prince also opened a training facility for farmers on the site.1 comment Premium content
