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Monday 29 July 2013 8:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A trial date for the Kali Fungavaka manslaughter charges is expected to be set next week at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa, when six accused appear for arraignment.
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Sunday 28 July 2013 10:12pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : The consideration by leaders to close two legacy Boys boarding schools in Tonga, needs "cool heads" and "calm hearts". – Sione Ake-mei-hakau Mokofisi.1 comment -
Friday 26 July 2013 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's lawmakers are struggling to agree on what kind of anti-corruption mechanism might be put in place for Tonga. From the House, by Pesi Fonua.3 comments Premium content -
Friday 26 July 2013 4:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan graduates, including over 40 students who received their Masters of Business Administration, celebrated their graduation from the University of the South Pacific Tonga Campus, today Friday, July 26, when HM King Tupou VI was installed as the 20th Chancellor of the University.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 26 July 2013 3:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tributes are flowing in for a Tongan rugby player in New Zealand who died on Tuesday July 23 in an Auckland hospital after suffering head injuries in a rugby match on Saturday. Premium content -
Friday 26 July 2013 3:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A revival of traditional skills and a commitment to excellence is helping Tongan artisans sustain their families with increased incomes from the tourism market.1 comment -
Thursday 25 July 2013 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-two of the Tupou College accused who remain in police custody today have been variously charged with trespassing, housebreaking and causing grievous bodily harm. One student has been charged with attempted arson, while a Tupou College teacher and a bus driver have been charged with aiding criminal damage and are remanded in custody.2 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 24 July 2013 9:45pm
Suva, Fiji : Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Pacific Regional Trade and Development Facility, an initiative to improve the delivery of aid to Pacific Island countries. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 July 2013 9:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The escalation in student violence is a major crisis for the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga, its General Secretary Rev. Dr Tevita Havea, said today, and suggested that closing the rival boarding schools of ‘Atele and Toloa for ten years might be a way forward for the schools and the country.7 comments Premium content -
Tuesday 23 July 2013 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Premier of the People's Republic of China, Li Keqiang pledged that China would advance the development of relations between China and Tonga, when he met the Tongan Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano at the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing yesterday, 22 July. Lord Tu'ivakano told the premier that Tonga attached great importance to developing relations with China. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 July 2013 5:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 43-year-old male teacher from Tupou College has been charged with aiding criminal damage in relation to a violent attack by students and ex-students, at a home in Tofoa last Thursday, July 18.5 comments Premium content -
Tuesday 23 July 2013 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Charges have been laid against 147 accused students and ex-students from Tupou College, who have each been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit willful damage to a building in regards to an attack at a home in Tofoa on Thursday night, July 18. Tonga Police said 75 were released on bail to July 29, while 72 accused remained in custody. New charges may be laid later. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 July 2013 10:36am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga College and Tupou College are no longer fit for the purpose. For decades their owners' incompetence have held to ransom the education of their own students and those of other secondary schools as well. ...To end this once and for all, these two social menaces should be deregistered and bring their owners ...to their senses. - Sefita Hao'uli5 comments Premium content -
Monday 22 July 2013 5:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan tapa cloth paintings created by local contemporary artists in an international collaboration with New Zealand artists were displayed at the New Zealand High Commission in Nuku'alofa last week. Premium content -
Monday 22 July 2013 5:40pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : This problematic "school boys violence" is now a serious social problem. We can no longer treat these events with emotional feelings, and the old tired conclusions (peacemaking: fakamelino), which have not worked for over 50 years. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi.1 comment -
Monday 22 July 2013 4:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga College ex-student Taniela Halahuni (22) remains in a coma on a ventilator at Vaiola Hospital, after sustaining severe head injuries in an alleged student attack at a home in Tofoa on the night of Thursday, July 18. Premium content -
Monday 22 July 2013 1:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A top priority for Tonga is a reduction in the size of its public service and a reduction of the wage bill to 45%, from the current height of about 75% of the government's annual budget, a new economic report by the Asian Development Bank recommends. It also recommended for government to appoint an Anti-corruption Commissioner. Premium content -
Friday 19 July 2013 5:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga College student is now in a critical condition in Vaiola Hospital, after sustaining serious head injuries last night during an attack by a rival group of students who targeted a home where he stayed at Tofoa.4 comments Premium content -
Friday 19 July 2013 11:54am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Student violence last night, that saw two boys admitted to Vaiola Hospital and the arrest of 147 boys, has forced the postponement of the finals of the Tongatapu Secondary School Rugby Tournament that were scheduled for today.3 comments Premium content -
Thursday 18 July 2013 8:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The HMNZS Wellington of the New Zealand Navy is in Nuku’alofa on a friendly visit from July 17-24. The vessel will be open to the public to visit in the weekend at Vuna Wharf. Premium content
