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Monday 3 March 2014 4:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty Tongan nurses, who are the first to be trained in Non-Communicable Diseases, graduated last week and will be on the frontline of treating NCDs, which have accounted for 74 percent of all deaths in Tonga in 2008.
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Monday 3 March 2014 4:37pm
Sydney, Australia : Tonga A will play its first match of the 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup tomorrow, Tuesday March 4, 2014, against Samoa A in Sydney, Australia. Premium content -
Sunday 2 March 2014 12:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tropical Cyclone Kofi brought heavy rain and gusts of up to 48 knots (90kmph) to Tongatapu early this morning as the system moved to the southwest of Tonga. The Fua‘amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre has downgraded the cyclone warning this morning, while a gales warning remains in force for Tonga waters, with an extreme high tide advisory continuing for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. -
Saturday 1 March 2014 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongatapu, ‘Eua and Ha‘apai can expect damaging gale force winds of 35 knots with gusts up to 50 knots overnight as Tropical Cyclone Kofi moves southeast through southern Tongan waters. On its current track the centre is expected to lie about 205km west-southwest of Nomuka or 140km west of Nuku‘alofa about midnight tonight, Saturday. The Fua'amotu TCWC warns that damaging gale force winds may occur several hours before the Cyclone centre passes. (FTCWC Advisory 3:00pm). -
Saturday 1 March 2014 9:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tropical Cyclone Warning is now in force for Vava‘u, Ha‘apai, Tongatapu and 'Eua as Tropical Depression 15F approaches Tonga and is forecast to become a Category 1- 2 cyclone as it moves through southern Tonga on Saturday and Sunday. On its current track and if the depression continues to intensify, the centre is expected to lie about 290km west-northwest of Nomuka or 265km northwest of Nuku'alofa at 7:00pm this evening. Latest forecast at 9:00am from Fua'amotu TCWC. -
Friday 28 February 2014 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police allege that a 20-year-old male intruder was stabbed three times by a woman after breaking into her Tatakamotonga home and attempting to indecently assault her. Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2014 6:53pm
Suva, Fiji : Two new Vice Presidents of USP, Dr Giulio Masasso Paunga of Tonga and Dr Dilawar Grewal, were appointed by the Executive Committee of the University of the South Pacific on February 24. Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2014 4:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : No arrest has been made in relation to the death of Dao Zin He (31), the Chinese shopkeeper who died in a suspected homicide a week ago, on February 21. Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2014 12:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A strong wind warning with a heavy rain advisory is in force for Tonga as a Tropical Depression lies over the Fiji Group. The depression is forecasted to develop into a Category 1 Tropical Cyclone as it moves towards Tonga within the next 48-hours over the weekend. Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2014 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The heads of fisheries from the Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga and Tuvalu held talks this week with the Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation (OFCF) of Japan in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Premium content -
Thursday 27 February 2014 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A couple who have been charged with manslaughter by negligence over the death of their six-month-old baby boy earlier this month were released on bail on February 24. The baby is alleged to have been sick for three-days and died at home from dehydration before the parents took him to Vaiola Hospital. Premium content -
Thursday 27 February 2014 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s High Commissioner to Australia, Princess Angelika Tuku’aho met Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop in Canberra, Australia yesterday, Wednesday February 26. Premium content -
Thursday 27 February 2014 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2013 Session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga will resume on Monday, March 24 after it was adjourned from October last year. Premium content -
Thursday 27 February 2014 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 67-year-old man from Tatakamotonga, found dead at a tax allotment on Tuesday, February 25, is reported to have suffered a heart attack. Premium content -
Thursday 27 February 2014 1:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Cyclone Ian could be a blessing in disguise for Tonga's struggling economy, with the Reserve Bank now predicting an economic stimulation from the inflow of new development assistance. Premium content -
Thursday 27 February 2014 11:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Creative Tongans are realizing that they can make a livelihood from handicrafts, after receiving training in cultural tourism awareness, says Sione Loseli who ran workshops in Vava‘u last week, under a Handicrafts and Cultural Tourism Support Program. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 February 2014 9:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga signed a $23.1 million grant agreement with the Asian Development Bank to fund a Climate Resilience Sector Project on February 25 in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 February 2014 9:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Power has announced a reduction in the price of electricity. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 February 2014 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Japan provided a grant assistance of around $3.7 million (TOP) or $200 million (JPY) to assist Tonga meet its social and economic needs by providing products manufactured by Japanese small and medium-sized enterprises. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 February 2014 10:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men have been arrested and charged with murder in relation to a Chinese man, Mr Yi (44), who was found dead in his electronics shop on Railway Road, in June 2012. Premium content
