Falanisi Taufa (16) was named as the victim of a car crash on Sunday June 3 at Fungamisi, Vava’u.
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Wednesday 6 June 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The body of the Chief Engineer of the MV Tongiaki was recovered at sea in the Neiafu Harbour, Vava'u, yesterday June 5. The man's name has not been released by Tonga Police and the Friendly Island Shipping Agency (FISA) while an investigation into his death is underway. He was 48 years old from Kolonga.
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Tuesday 5 June 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A cyclone recovery program to assist in rebuilding homes is training Tongans how to safely use a portable sawmill to utilise timber felled by Severe Tropical Cyclone Gita in February.
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Tuesday 5 June 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tou’anga Kamea (37) has been named as the man who died on Friday night, June 1 after the car he was driving was involved in a collision at a Vaha'akolo Road roundabout in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 5 June 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 16-year-old boy died on Sunday afternoon, June 3 after his vehicle crashed into a power pole at Fungamisi, Vava'u.
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Tuesday 5 June 2018
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Tonga’s national Under-19s soccer team have successfully qualified for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) U-19 Championship tournament in Tahiti, after forcing a 1 – 1 draw against Samoa on Saturday 2 June. The game was the final round of the U19 OFC Championship Qualifiers tournament in Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
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Sunday 3 June 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A man (37) from Fangaloto died on Friday night June 1 after the car he was driving was involved in a collision at a Vaha'akolo Road roundabout. A police officer (51) is charged with reckless driving causing death.
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Friday 1 June 2018
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Nukua'lofa, Tonga
The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has called up Tongan soccer referee, Tevita Makasini, to be an assistant referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia later this month.
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Friday 1 June 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new modern domestic wharf and terminal named Taufa’ahau Tupou IV Wharf was commissioned by King Tupou VI this morning, Friday, June 1. Funded with over $60 million pa’anga by the Government of Japan - its biggest grant aid to Tonga to date - the new wharf is expected to significantly boost domestic cargo volumes and passenger traffic.
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Thursday 31 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Molisi Kilisimasi (31) is the champion of a Toyota Tsusho South Pacific Service Advisor Award, which takes him to Japan later this year.
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Wednesday 30 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A group of young local artists in Nuku'alofa who lost their workshop and clubroom in Cyclone Gita have been assisted with donations of art materials coming to Tonga all the way from London, United Kingdom.
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Wednesday 30 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A container of relief packages and food items for families in Tongatapu and ‘Eua who were affected by Cyclone Gita in February were handed over by Sela Tukia from the Tonga Consul General Office, San Francisco, USA to representatives of the residents of Siesia and Popua in eastern Nuku’alofa yesterday 29 May.
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Wednesday 30 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Alfred Cowley, the great-grandson of Tonga's first baker, and his family have launched a new automated bakery plant today at Fasi-moe-afi in Nuku'alofa.
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Wednesday 30 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A petition to Parliament calling for an investigation of seven Cabinet Ministers, including the Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva, for allegedly breaching the Constitution of Tonga, was submitted to the Speaker today Wednesday, May 30. A copy of the petition with 3330 signatures was also delivered to the King for his information.
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Wednesday 30 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Vatau Hui, Niua People’s Representative to Parliament was fined $300 pa'anga after he was charged with failing to provide a statement of his campaign spending during the 2017 General Election.
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Tuesday 29 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Former Minister of Internal Affairs ‘Akosita Lavulavu, and her husband, a former Cabinet Minister, ‘Etuate Lavulavu, who are facing fraud charges had their case adjourned to June 25.
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Tuesday 29 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's annual Heilala Festival begins in Nuku'alofa on June 25 to Friday July 6, including the 2018 Miss Heilala Pageant.
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Monday 28 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fugalaau Mafi (18) of Tonga High School is Tonga’s nominee for a two-week study tour to Japan this year, after winning the 9th Japanese Speech Contest open-category on May 25 at Tanoa Hotel.
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Monday 28 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The $66 million pa'anga major upgrade of a new Taufa’ahau Tupou IV Domestic Wharf and Terminal will be commissioned this week on Friday, June 1.
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Friday 25 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A civil action, filed by a couple who allege false representations were made that they would be granted a lease of a beach in Vava'u for tourism purposes, will be defended by the Governor of Vava'u and the Government of Tonga, after a judgment by default was set aside last week.
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