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Wednesday 21 November 2012 1:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three male Police Constables who are each charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of a 20-year-old man at Vaini, appeared at the Mu'a Magistrate's Court this morning and will be released on bail until their next court appearance, on January 14, 2013.
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Wednesday 21 November 2012 11:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : While fears are held for the safety of a missing 15 year old Tonga College student, Timote Kata, from Houma, who failed to return from a fishing trip at Te'ekiu on Monday evening, police remain hopeful of finding him alive as a search enters its second day along the Hihifo sand flats and mangrove coast. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 November 2012 11:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's fourth contingent of 55 soldiers to Afghanistan returned safely to Tonga on Friday 16 November, after six-months duty in Helmand Province, under a NATO led-mission. Medals of recognition will be presented to the contingent by Rt Hon. Andrew Robathan MP, the Minister of State for the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom, at Taliai Camp, Fua'amotu, on Thursday 22 November. Premium content -
Monday 19 November 2012 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new two-storey training facility for the Girl Guides Association of the Kingdom of Tonga, built with assistance from the Government of Japan, was opened by Hon. Halaevalu Moheofo Tuita on 19 November. Premium content -
Monday 19 November 2012 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An autopsy report has confirmed no foul play or injuries were evident in relation to the death of an unidentified European man whose badly decomposed body was found on the JeReVe yacht that was stuck on a reef off Luatafito Atoll, in Vava'u, Tonga, with over 200kg of cocaine last week. Premium content -
Monday 19 November 2012 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Tongan Police Constables have now been charged with manslaughter in regards to the death of 20-year-old 'Inoke Finau Vala Pepa, after a fight at Vaini early Friday morning, 16 November. Premium content -
Monday 19 November 2012 11:00am
Washington DC, USA : Today (November 15), the World Bank Board of Directors approved a US$1.8 million grant for Tonga, to help strengthen the economy and improve critical service delivery for its population of 104,000 people. Premium content -
Sunday 18 November 2012 8:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Public discussions on six bills will be held in Tongan villages, starting this week in various town centers throughout three island groups. Premium content -
Sunday 18 November 2012 8:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 'Ikale Tahi won its first game during its current European tour, by beating the American Eagles, 22-13 at Parc Eirias, Wales, this morning, November 18. Premium content -
Friday 16 November 2012 9:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Coronation Charity Trust, established by the late King George Tupou V, today formally approved a contract for the USP Tonga Campus to carry out a survey on the status of diabetes among Tongan youth between the ages of 14-25. Premium content -
Friday 16 November 2012 9:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Friendly Islands Bookshop today moved back to the Tungi Colonnade building in the Nuku'alofa Central Business District, exactly six-years to the day since the riots and fire on November 16, 2006 destroyed the shop, warehouse and stock amounting to $1.2 million pa'anga in unrecoverable losses. Premium content -
Friday 16 November 2012 9:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Tongan Police Constables were charged with manslaughter this afternoon, in relation to the death of a 21-year-old man after a party at Vaini early this morning. Premium content -
Friday 16 November 2012 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 'Ikale Tahi is preparing for its second test match against the USA Eagles in Betws-u-coed, Wales on Saturday November 17, and the Head Coach Mana 'Otai said that his players are ready to meet the USA. Premium content -
Friday 16 November 2012 7:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than 200 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated street value of AUD $116 million dollars in Australia, was seized by Tongan authorities on the wreck of the 'JeReVe' yacht that ran aground on a reef off Luatafito Atoll in Vava'u. Police believe it to be one of the largest seizure of narcotics in the South Pacific region. Premium content -
Friday 16 November 2012 1:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old man who was involved in a fight following a private party at Vaini died from head injuries at Vaiola Hospital early this morning. Police confirmed that off-duty police officers were present at the party but no one had been charged at this stage of the investigation. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 November 2012 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A public reading room in Nuku'alofa was officially opened by the Deputy Prime Minister, Hon Samiu Vaipulu, yesterday afternoon, November 13.2 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 14 November 2012 4:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Monūafe a little islands north of Tongatapu, between Makahaʻa and ʻOnevai. A photograph in 2002, showed the island was a few hundred meters in size. A 2009 photograph showed how waves were rinsing the sand and soil away, leaving dying roots exposed. By 2010 the island had become much smaller. In December 2011, smaller still. By March 2012, almost nothing was left over, and somewhere during the last month, the island has disappeared forever. Who or what did it? Hurricanes? Sea level rise? Sand mining? I think that is the one. – Firitia Velt. -
Wednesday 14 November 2012 4:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : "Jereve" is the name of a yacht in which a badly decomposed male body was found by divers on November 7, after it ran aground on a reef in Luatafito atoll located 20km from the Vava'u Island Group. Police confirmed the yacht is now a crime scene, is subject to an International Multi-Jurisdictional Law Enforcement operation spanning four countries from the United States, Australia, Cook Islands and Tonga, and including the US Drug Enforcement Agency. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 November 2012 12:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A short, strong earthquake rattled wooden buildings in Nuku'alofa, Tonga at 12:24pm today, November 14. Officers at the Tonga Met. office, confirmed that they also felt the shake at Fua'amotu Airport at 12:24 pm. Meanwhile, the USGS website reports that a 5.4m earthquake was centred 75km west of Havelu, Tonga at 21.049S and 175.932 W at a depth of 34.1 km at UTC 23:23:50. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 November 2012 11:59am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An unidentified body of a European man was found on November 7 by divers who were investigating a yacht that went aground on a reef, in the southern part of the Vava'u Island Group. Tonga Police said they are investigating the unexplained death of the man who appeared to have been dead for quite some time. Premium content
