Tropical Cyclone Amos is still intensifying and on its current track is expected to reach Category 3 strength by 1:00pm Saturday April 23 and lie about 300km north of Niuafo’ou or about 385km North Northwest of Niuatoputapu. Strong winds may affect Niuafo’ou land area from early Saturday morning and Niuatoputapu land area from late Saturday to Sunday. Gale force winds are expected over open waters to the north of the two Niuas from tomorrow morning and Sunday, advises Tonga Met.
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Friday 22 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Strong wind warnings are currently in place for all land and sea areas of Vava’u and the Niuas as Tropical Cyclone Amos slowly intensifies and tracks towards the Niuas and Samoa today, warns the Tonga Meteorology Department. The cyclone Category 2 is moving southeast and has the potential to develop into a Category 3 storm over the next few days.
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Friday 22 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police yesterday suspended a search for a New Zealand visitor Gregory Paul Reynolds (47), missing in Tongatapu since 8 April. The Police Commissioner said today they are satisfied there are no suspicious circumstances involved in his disappearance, and have met with his family who flew to Tonga.
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Thursday 21 April 2016
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Wales, UK
Former Mate Ma’a Tonga winger Mateaki Mafi (43) was a prize winner at the 2016 Crufts dog show in Birmingham, England, according to local news media. One of his dogs a Neapolitan Mastiff won the best of breed award in the “working dogs” category. His dog is named “Freddo Dei Mastini Della Rupe”.
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Thursday 21 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A major $66 million upgrade of the domestic wharf in Nuku'alofa to be completed by 2018, was launched today with a groundbreaking by HM King Tupou VI, who was accompanied by Queen Nanasipau'u. The project funded as a part of Japan's grant aid will include the extension of the domestic wharf and the building of a terminal for passengers and cargo.
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Thursday 21 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 2016 World Press Freedom Index that was released by Reporters Sans Frontieres - Reporters Without Borders today, 20 April (in France), showed that there is a decline in respect for media freedom at both the global and regional levels.
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Thursday 21 April 2016
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Dunedin, New Zealand
A combined student body of Tongan Teritiary Students' Associations in New Zealand is holding its first leadership programme this weekend with the sponsorship of the University of Otago, Dunedin. “I think this is a great opportunity to empower the future leaders of our Tongan community,” said student president Mary Jane Kivalu.
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Wednesday 20 April 2016
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
I think the PM’s Office should remove its official Press Release of April 15th and apologize to Mrs Viola Ulakai for such a disrespectful and thoroughly un-democratic remark. – Rev Ma’afu Palu.
Wednesday 20 April 2016
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Salt Lake City, Utah
Utah gang member, Nitokalisi Fonua has asked for forgiveness from the families of his two victims during his sentencing by a Salt Lake City court last Saturday April 16. Nitokalisi was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment for the murder of Viliami Latu (34) in 2007 and Krystal Flores (22) in 2009.
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Wednesday 20 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hon. Semisi Sika (48) has been appointed as Minister of Infrastructure and Tourism by King Tupou VI, effective on 18 April, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva.
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Wednesday 20 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two classrooms were razed by a fire early this morning, Wednesday 20 April at Tonga Side School main campus in Nuku'alofa. An investigation by police and fire services is underway to determine the cause.
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Tuesday 19 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In January this year, there were 2,381 Tongan overstayers living in New Zealand according to recently published estimates from the New Zealand Government’s Immigration Department.
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Tuesday 19 April 2016
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Suva, Fiji
A personal development programme for Pacific Island rugby players was initiated today 19 April with an announcement that $650,000 would be invested into a Fijian programme. A parallel programme will be implemented in Tonga and Samoa later this year.
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Tuesday 19 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Development Bank this month offered new soft loan terms for borrowers from the government’s multi millions Business Investment Incentive Fund that has been administered by TDB since 2014.
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Tuesday 19 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga has secured two spots in archery for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in August this year, after qualifying at the Continental Qualifying Tournament in Pangai Lahi last week.
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Tuesday 19 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Havea Folau will have his name registered in a town allotment at Vaini village in Tongatapu, ordered the Lord Chief Justice who found that the Minister of Lands had no power in this circumstance to cancel the grant or make a grant of this same piece of land and register it in the name of another person, in a ruling on 18 April in the Land Court of Tonga in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 19 April 2016
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Auckland, New Zealand
Now imprisoned Tongan businessman, Mosese Uele, was yesterday identified in a New Zealand Court as being the alleged “inside man” for a major illegal drug trafficking operation between China and New Zealand. He was named in the trial of Chinese born Yixin Gan (35) who once lived in Tonga and is accused of smuggling 250kg of drugs into New Zealand.
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Tuesday 19 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Escaped prisoner Heamani Lopeti (41) was captured last night Monday, 18 April inside an empty house in Popua.
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Monday 18 April 2016
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Auckland, New Zealand
Tongan boxing champion, Uaine Fa, won his third professional fight on Saturday April 16 at the Royal Rampage boxing event in Auckland, New Zealand. Fellow Tongan boxer, Nailini Helu, also at the event, defeated her opponent to win the Royal Rampage Super Middleweight title.
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Monday 18 April 2016
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England, United Kingdom
Rugby League Fuifui Moimoi is currently recovering in a British hospital after he suffered a near-fatal infection that left him severely swollen and bedridden in intensive care for two weeks. Fuifui recounted the painful experience.
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