Two people remain hospitalized at Vaiola after a road crash early on Sunday morning, August 6 at Te’ekiu.
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Monday 7 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 7 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Children at Ahi moe Vunga Kindergarten of Kolomotu’a were happy to receive over $1,000 pa’anga worth of school materials donated by the Tonga China Student Alumni Association at the Matavaimo’ui Stake Center at Kolomotu’a on Friday, 4 August 2017.
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Sunday 6 August 2017
Vava'u, Tonga
Twisted ankles, severe dehydration, and even a bite from a gigantic Golden Orb Weaver spider were just a few of the maladies a medical team from the Nevada Air Guard treated in Vava'u, during Exercise Tafakula, a biennial, multi-national military exercise hosted by the Kingdom of Tonga in late July. The medics were requested by Tonga to also evaluate medical readiness of HMAF.
Friday 4 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga will hold a Sevens Rugby Tournament, the Kingdom 7's for both men and women set for October 6-7 at the 'Atele rugby grounds.
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Friday 4 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After a week of severe flour shortages impacting bakeries, caterers and food businesses in Nuku'alofa, it’s back to business as normal today with the arrival of new flour supplies this week.
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Friday 4 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 36-year-old man died on Thursday night, August 3 at Kolomotu’a when he was electrocuted outside his home as they were getting tents ready for his father’s funeral.
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Friday 4 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The owner of Super Cheap, a car dealer in Nuku’alofa has been charged with obtaining money by false pretence from a client.
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Friday 4 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A female teller has been charged with embezzlement of around $7,000 pa’anga from the Bank of South Pacific Tonga Ltd in Nuku'alofa.
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Friday 4 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Nausaimone Kitekei’aho, a man in his 50s, who was convicted of possession of 3,800 grams illicit drug cannabis and bribery of a Tongan Police officer, will be sentenced on 31 August at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. This was a case where the marijuana and photographs of it were lost by police - but neither the defence nor prosecution made much of it.
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Friday 4 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 17-year-old boy remains in police custody after he was charged for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Fahefa.
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Friday 4 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's USP Campus at 'Atele organized a “ ‘Katoa ki Olokava”, joining USP campuses around the Pacific in their annual “Open Day”, to showcase what the USP has to offer.
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Friday 4 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new customs duty and excise tax introduced last year has driven import prices up causing inflation to hit significantly high levels in Tonga. Annual inflation rose by 10% over the year to May 2017 - well above the National Reserve Bank of Tonga's reference rate of 5%.
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Thursday 3 August 2017
Auckland, New Zealand
Ports Authority Tonga was elected as the new President of the Pacific Maritime Transport Alliance for the next three years, at PMTA's Annual General Meeting held in Auckland, New Zealand, yesterday. The Chairman of the Transport Shared Board of Directors, Mr Stephen Edwards accepted the role on behalf of Ports Authority Tonga.
Wednesday 2 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Nuku'alofa business woman, Malia Tu'inukuafe Tonga, the new President of Women in Sustainable Enterprises Tonga Inc. (WISE) said she was overwhelmed by how women from different sectors of the economy were able to come together at the WISE Annual General Meeting last night on August 1.
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Wednesday 2 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
China marked the 90th Anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army with an event attended by diplomats, ministers, nobles and defence force personnel at Loumaile Lodge in Nuku'alofa last night, 1 August.
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Wednesday 2 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A local horticulture producer and exporter, Nishi Trading Ltd., has been registered as a training provider by the Tonga National Qualification and Accreditation Board (TNQAB).
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Wednesday 2 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The three-masted yacht EOS, currently moored at Vuna Wharf, presents a stunning view for Nuku'alofa's Central Business District. EOS is one of the world's largest private sailing yachts.
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Wednesday 2 August 2017
Canberra, Australia
Australian Police this week are appealing to the public to help locate a missing person, Amelia Toa Hausia, of Tongan descent, who was last seen at a Canberra shopping mall on December 22, 1992. Australian Police, who require positive identification to confirm if she is still alive, are making the appeal drive as part of their annual “Missing Persons Week”.
Tuesday 1 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Both His Majesty’s Armed Forces (HMAF) and Tonga Police confirmed today that they were not involved in a massive cocaine seizure by the French navy from a yacht "off Tongan waters" in recent days. French media reported today that over 1.4 tonnes of cocaine was seized from a sailing boat.
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Tuesday 1 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tu'italakitai Afuha'amango from Kolofo'ou was sentenced to five-years for charges including forgery in relation to an application for a Tongan passport.
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