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Wednesday 19 June 2013 8:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Moa (27) who is charged with the murder of his first cousin in Neiafu on June 18 is further remanded in police custody until July 14, his next appearance at the Magistrate's Court in Vava'u.
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Wednesday 19 June 2013 10:51am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's national rugby team the ‘Ikale Tahi will meet the Flying Fijians in Tokyo, Japan this Sunday 23 June, in the final stage of the Pacific Nations Cup. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 June 2013 10:46am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Petroleum prices in Tonga increased slightly on Monday 17 June. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 June 2013 8:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The family of New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka who died last year after he was fatally injured in a prison cell in Nuku'alofa is expected to sue the Government of Tonga and demand an apology, according to reports from Auckland.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 18 June 2013 3:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in relation to the death of his 17-year-old male first cousin whom he allegedly struck on the neck with an axe at a home in Neiafu, Vava'u early this morning June 18.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 18 June 2013 11:30am
Noumea, New Caledonia : Scientific and public health experts including Tonga's Chief Surgeon and former Minister of Health Lord (Dr) Viliami Tangi is part of a new Scientific and Technical Expert Group of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community's Public Health Division that met in Noumea on June 17-18. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 June 2013 11:20am
Nakolo, Tonga : Tonga's first 11kW wind turbine was switched on by the Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano, on June 14 at Nakolo in Tongatapu. The Tonga Power Ltd. project aims to prove the viability of wind generation in order to make a larger wind farm in the future. Premium content -
Monday 17 June 2013 3:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Under 20 rugby team finished fourth place out of eight teams at the 2013 Junior World Rugby Trophy last week in Chile. The under-20’s rugby tournament, ended on Sunday June 9. Italy was crowned champions after defeating Canada. Premium content -
Monday 17 June 2013 3:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi have added a second win to their 2013 Pacific Nations Cup campaign after defeating the United States 18- 9 on Saturday June 15 in Carson City, California. Premium content -
Friday 14 June 2013 2:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga needs to find ways to boost the local economy, said HM King Tupou VI when he opened the 2013 Session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga at Parliament House, on June 13. Premium content -
Friday 14 June 2013 2:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific Nations Cup continues to Round Three on Friday, June 14 with the 'Ikale Tahi taking on the United States of America at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Premium content -
Friday 14 June 2013 9:59am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A letter writer to the Kele'a and the newspaper, along with its publisher and editor, were ordered to pay a total of $249,442 in damages and costs in a civil defamation case that was brought by the Tongan Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano and six Cabinet Ministers, including the Minister of Justice Hon. Clive Edwards.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 13 June 2013 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three 'Ikale Tahi players have been suspended by an International Rugby Board judiciary after Tonga's 36-27 loss to Canada on June 8 in Kingston, Ontario. Premium content -
Thursday 13 June 2013 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of secondary and tertiary school students with lively brass bands from throughout Tongatapu marched through central Nuku'alofa on Thursday, June 13 to mark the opening of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga 2013 Session. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 June 2013 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten days of medical and civic assistance to Tonga under the Pacific Partnership Mission began on Tongatapu today, June 12 with the arrival of the USS Pearl Harbor bringing military personnel and civilians, including doctors and veterinarians. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 June 2013 6:30pm
Lapaha, Tonga : A block of three new classrooms is being constructed at the Lapaha Government Primary School in Tongatapu, under the U.S-led Pacific Partnership 2013 Mission and expected to be completed by Friday, June 21. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 June 2013 6:20pm
Canberra, Australia : The Pacific Patrol Boat Training program that includes Tonga will run for a minimum of four years after the Australian Maritime College Search won a $10 million Commonwealth contract to continue the program, with an option for extension. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 June 2013 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten linesmen will leave Tonga at the end of this month after securing jobs with Northpower, a New Zealand based electricity distribution contracting company. The Tonga Power Ltd. workers, including one woman, have been trained to New Zealand qualifications and will fill skills shortages.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 11 June 2013 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's high speed internet is expected to be launched on August 5, after a multi-million dollar submarine fibre optic cable network goes live. The landing of the first cable in Tonga was celebrated this morning in Sopu after the arrival of the 'Ile de Re' French cable ship from Fiji, on June 10. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 June 2013 2:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Minister of Finance, Hon. Lisiate 'Akolo has launched Tonga's biggest ever national budget amounting to T$357.6 million for the 2013-14 financial year, and expressed concern over low returns to government from public enterprises.2 comments Premium content
