The annual induction meeting for district and town officers in Tonga, aimed to improve the effectiveness of local government, was held on February 5-6, at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre.
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Tuesday 6 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 5 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
As dengue cases increase to 52 on Tongatapu as of this afternoon, 5 February, a medical officer from the Ministry of Health admitted they lack the ability to treat hemorrhagic dengue because they are waiting to replace a broken centrifuge. By Eleanor Gee.
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Monday 5 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 30-year-old man was arrested with 1.2 kg of cannabis at Nafanua wharf in ‘Eua on January 25.
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Monday 5 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 32-year-old man from Te'ekiu is charged with murder in relation to the death of a 27-year-old man who died last night, February 4, after his body was found injured with stab wounds near a road at Fatai.
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Friday 2 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 24-year old man has been detained in custody to be sentenced on two counts of rape committed in 2013, after being convicted at the Supreme Court.
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Friday 2 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the housebreaking and theft of more than $10,000 pa’anga at the Office Equipment premises on January 6.
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Friday 2 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The uncle of a New Zealand girl Toafei Telefoni (12) who died from dengue in Tonga last week says he and his family are concerned there is a lack of medical facilities to detect the disease and people need to be better informed.
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Thursday 1 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A rare "super blue blood" Moon lit up the sky last night in Tongatapu, followed by a full lunar eclipse in the early hours of this morning when the spectacularly bright moon went dark for over an hour.
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Thursday 1 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A national campaign to control the spread of dengue started today as the number of people who have caught the disease climbed to 33 as of this afternoon, 1 February. Schools are waiting for funding to start spraying.
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Thursday 1 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hekisou Fifita (48) who pleaded guilty and was convicted of carrying a .22 rifle inside a bar in Nuku’alofa with the intention to commit an offence, received a fully suspended sentence on January 26, at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa.
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Thursday 1 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga is having its say this week on a range of current Pacific regional priorities, at consultation workshops with representatives from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in Nuku’alofa.
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Thursday 1 February 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Six local rugby league players have been selected to join Tongan teams that will be competing at the 2018 Cabramatta International Nines on Febuary 3 in Sydney.
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Wednesday 31 January 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
FIFA's coveted World Cup trophy is in Tonga for the first time as part of a Coca Cola global tour to inspire and encourage youths in the sport, in a lead up to the 2018 World Cup in Russia in June.
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Wednesday 31 January 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A dengue outbreak has been declared in Tonga. One girl (12) has died, with 19 confirmed cases across Tongatapu. The girl from New Zealand who died on 24 January at Vaiola Hospital was visiting family over the Christmas holidays when she caught dengue.
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Wednesday 31 January 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are looking for a male suspect alleged to have burglarized and stolen more than $10,000 pa’anga from Office Equipment earlier this month.
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Monday 29 January 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The heaviest rain dumped in Tongatapu over a 24-hour period so far this year was recorded today with the island receiving more than half of the month’s average rainfall, delaying the start of the school year for government schools.
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Monday 29 January 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over $6,000 pa’anga worth of goods were stolen from a storeroom at the Kinikinilau building at Ma'ufanga on January 24.
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Monday 29 January 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police confiscated a branch of cannabis with leaves, found with a Prisoner at Hu’atolitoli Prison on January 17.
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Monday 29 January 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A home in Mataika was burglarized where electronic items and cash valued around $5,000 pa’anga were stolen on January 24.
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Friday 26 January 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three years after Tonga’s Ministry of Education reformed Tonga’s examination marking system, and replaced its Standardized Marks System with a "National Raw Marks - Outcome Based System" there is still confusion and reaction against the new system in Tonga. Parents are complaining to their Members of Parliament that school certificates issued in Tonga are not recognised by higher education institutions overseas.
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