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Monday 9 May 2011 9:30pm
London, UK : Roslynn Mahe (37) a singer who has Tongan- Samoan heritage, has been selected as one of the 136 Round One contenders from over 6,000 contenders, in Avon's first ever Online Global Talent Search, on March 8.
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Monday 9 May 2011 9:29pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : A 12-years imprisonment sentence was imposed on a 28-year old man for raping, assaulting and housebreaking committed against a French woman in Neiafu, Vava'u in January last year. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2011 9:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 29-year-old man from Tatakamotonga was found guilty of manslaughter by negligence by a jury on May 6 at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court, following a four and a half days trial last week. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2011 8:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The largest turtle in Friday's rescue attempt to save it from slaughter for church conference feasts, died last night after an effort to rest it in the fisheries department tanks at Sopu over the weekend failed to revive it. Premium content -
Sunday 8 May 2011 5:17pm
Washington, DC,USA : Sea levels could rise up to 5 feet by the end of this century, according to the International Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program AMAP. This is two and a half times higher than the 2007 projection by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. _ IGSD. Premium content -
Sunday 8 May 2011 4:10pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Kuo lapasi 'e he lao hu koloa mo e tu'utu'uni faka-mo'ui lelei 'o 'Aositelelia 'a e ngaahi anga faka-fonua 'o e kakai 'o e Pasifikí 'i hono faka-taputapui 'o e ngaue 'aki 'o e Kava Tonga. - Sione Akemeihakau Mokofisi. Premium content -
Saturday 7 May 2011 3:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two ancient turtles thought to be 150-170 years old were rescued from a certain slow death on the Nuku'alofa waterfront yesterday morning by local conservationists who saw their plight and rallied local businesses for support to save them. Premium content -
Friday 6 May 2011 11:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : JOHN Jonesse (62), a New Zealander who is currently serving five years imprisonment at Hu'atolitoli Prison in Tongatapu after being convicted of charges relating to the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika ferry, is not treated differently from any of the Tongan prisoners. Premium content -
Friday 6 May 2011 11:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : THE Minister of Education Hon Dr 'Ana Taufe'ulungaki led a special presentation of traditional kava and yams to the Queen Mother Halaevalu at the Tufumahina residence, on May 6. The Minister of Education said they had invited the Queen Mother to be their guest of honour at the 2011 Education Day for May 27 at the Teufaiva Stadium. The presentation was to thank the Queen Mother and to wish her a very happy Mothers Day this Sunday, she said. The Minister was accompanied by senior education officials, principals, teachers and high school students in their presentation to the Queen. The Queen Mother turns 85 on May 29 this year. Premium content -
Thursday 5 May 2011 11:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HON Moimoikimofuta Vaea (49), a son of the late Baron Vaea and Baroness Tuputupu of Houma passed away at Vaiola Hospital this afternoon, May 5. A family member confirmed that Hon. Moimoikimofuta, better known as Moimoi, died from a heart failure. He was the Vice President of the Tonga Football Association (TFA). It is understood that Moimoi was not feeling well at work, at the Tonga Football compound at Loto Tonga, and was rushed to hospital after mid-day where he passed away. The remains of Hon. Moimoi have been transferred from the hospital to his home at Makapaeo, and the funeral arrangements are expected to be confirmed later, Hon Moimoi is a younger brother of Princess Nanasipau'u Tuku'aho and Lord Vaea. Hon Moimoi who was born on July 26, 1961, was not married. Premium content -
Thursday 5 May 2011 11:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Aloma Johansson was elected as the new President of the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (TCCI) this evening, at its Annual General Meeting in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 5 May 2011 11:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan-born American Professional Football stars Ma'ake and Chris Kemoe'atu met the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano this morning, May 5, 2011, during a brief visit to Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 5 May 2011 10:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The price of electricity will go up by 13.13 seniti per kWh, from 84.86 seniti per kWh to 98 seniti per kWh through out Tonga, starting with the meter reading for May at the beginning of June. Premium content -
Thursday 5 May 2011 10:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's sea cucumber stocks have been overfished in Tongatapu resulting in a depletion of nearly 50 percent over the past two years - especially of sea cucumber with a high commercial value, the Fisheries Department has revealed. Premium content -
Thursday 5 May 2011 10:13am
Neiafu, Vava'u : Police seized 20 counterfeit $100 notes in Neiafu, Vava'u on May 3. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 May 2011 7:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-seven nursing students graduated from the Queen Salote Nursing School receiving their Diploma in Nursing, from the Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho, on Friday April 29. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 May 2011 7:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 29-year-old man from Tatakamotonga appeared at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on May 3 on one count of manslaughter by negligence charge over the death of an elderly man who was hit by his vehicle on Christmas day in 2009. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 May 2011 7:25pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : A 28-year-old man from 'Utulei in Vava'u who pleaded not guilty to three charges of rape, housebreaking and assault appeared at the Vava'u Supreme Court for trial by jury on May 3 presided over by Justice Robert Shuster. Premium content -
Monday 2 May 2011 3:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa raised nearly $5,000 pa'anga at its 9th Annual Children's Fun Fair on Saturday April 30 at the Akoteu Grounds in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 2 May 2011 2:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Head Coach of the 'Ikale Tahi, 'Isitolo Maka and his newly appointed assistant, Toutai Kefu are on a ten-day tour of France and the United Kingdom to meet and talk with Tonga's European based players and the officials of the clubs that they are playing for. Premium content
