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  • Saturday 12 October 2013 5:44pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s Rugby League Mate Ma’a Tonga players were paraded through Nuku’alofa today with large crowds of vocal fans by the roadside to support them.
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  • Friday 11 October 2013 9:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : After lying critically ill in a month-long coma, Taniela Halahuni’s remarkable recovery has convinced the Tonga College ex-student's family and doctors that he is a living miracle.
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  • Friday 11 October 2013 8:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Government of Tonga announced its financial contribution of $400,000 Pa’anga to support Tonga's national sports teams for coming international competitions.
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  • Friday 11 October 2013 8:42pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 25-year-old suspended Police Constable was sentenced to pay $500 pa'anga compensation after pleading guilty to stealing a female police officer's mobile phone memory card and distributing her personal information to other police officers.
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  • Friday 11 October 2013 8:40pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Superintendent Lolesio Hausia who is charged with common assault had his case adjourned to Friday, October 18 at the Nuku’alofa Magistrate’s Court.
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  • Friday 11 October 2013 6:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Members of various regional organisations have voiced their concerns over the prospect of deep sea mining in Pacific waters.
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  • Thursday 10 October 2013 10:30pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s Rugby League Squad, Mate Ma'a Tonga arrived in Tonga this morning, 10 October for a five-day visit before they leave for England for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
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  • Thursday 10 October 2013 9:48pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A Senior Commissioned Police Officer who was on suspension without pay for alleged involvement in corruption activity with criminals has been charged with assault, and he will appear in court tomorrow, October 11.
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  • Thursday 10 October 2013 5:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Special needs children who are studying in the Inclusive Education Program at the Ngele'ia Government Primary School celebrated on October 10 the handover of a new classroom building, upgraded by the Government of Japan.
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  • Wednesday 9 October 2013 5:48pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Taniela Halahuni (22) has made a remarkable recovery from a coma after sustaining severe head injuries during a violent attack by Tupou College students at a Tofoa home in July.
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  • Wednesday 9 October 2013 4:21pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : US Marines were angered by allegations first published in The Washington Post in April that troops from the Pacific island of Tonga were known to fall asleep while on post in the towers at Bastion. However, a US Central Command Memo has found that there was no evidence to suggest that was the case the night of the attack by Taliban insurgents in September 2012 on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. In fact, the Tongan guards had different guard procedures than the Marines and Tower 17, the one nearest to the breach point that had guards, did not have a good vantage point of it
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  • Tuesday 8 October 2013 7:10pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's Prime Minister, Lord Tu‘ivakano, is expected to return to Tonga next week on October 16, after receiving medical treatment overseas.
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  • Tuesday 8 October 2013 7:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s Ha‘apai Islands scenery is expected to be showcased in Finland in a Tonga Expedition documented by a team who completed nine-days of kayaking in the outer island.
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  • Tuesday 8 October 2013 6:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tongan Luge Association has announced that Tongan Luger, Bruno Banani has successfully qualified for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. The qualification means Tonga will enter the winter Olympics for the first time in history.
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  • Tuesday 8 October 2013 6:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Vava‘u for running over her husband with her vehicle in Kameli in October last year. She is on bail for sentencing next month.
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  • Tuesday 8 October 2013 6:45pm


    London, United Kingdom
    : King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau‘u will visit Queen Elizabeth II this Thursday October 10 at Buckingham Palace in London.
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  • Monday 7 October 2013 7:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : When Taliban fighters infiltrated Camp Bastion between Towers 16 and 15 in September 2012, Tower 16 was not manned - and was not supposed to be manned by Tongans, Captain Toni Fonokalafi, the Acting Commander of the Tongan Armed Forces said, in answering criticism of Tongan soliders serving in Afghanistan that appeared in US news media, attributed to senior US military sources, last week.
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  • Monday 7 October 2013 6:48pm


    Pohnpei, Micronesia
    : Greenpeace is criticizing the Western & Central Pacific Fisheries Commissions (WCPFC) for its lack of transparency in technical and compliance meetings held last week in Pohnpei, Micronesia, and voiced its alarm at what it called the failure of WCPFC members to sustainably manage tuna stocks.
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  • Monday 7 October 2013 6:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The case against 151 accused, including 147 students from Tupou College and four adults charged in relation to the violent attack on a home in Tofoa in July was adjourned to November 18-21.
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  • Monday 7 October 2013 6:43pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 30-man 'Ikale Tahi team has been announced for next month’s November European tour.
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