Pita Fanua (48) was sentenced to five-years imprisonment for causing grievous bodily harm when he struck another man on the face with a fishing torch causing permanent blindness to his left eye, in a family incident in Ha’apai in 2020.
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Thursday 5 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 4 October 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A drought has been declared for Tongatapu and ‘Eua, with alerts for Niuafo’ou and Niuatoputapu, and warnings for Ha’apai and Vava’u this month by Tonga Meteorology. From this month until December, Tongatapu, Vava’u, Ha’apai, and ‘Eua, will expect a 30% rainfall deficiency, while Niuafo’ou and Niuatoputapu expects a 15-20% rainfall deficiency.
Wednesday 4 October 2023
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Paris, France
Tonga's Prime Minister and Minister responsible for His Majesty’s Armed Forces, Hon. Hu’akavameiliku had a bilateral meeting with the Minister for the French Armed Forces Mr. Sébastien Lecornu, on 2 October, at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, Paris.
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Wednesday 4 October 2023
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Wellington, New Zealand
John Fa’ukafa, who is of Tongan heritage, was awarded New Zealand's Young Nurse of the year, in September, at the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Toputanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki Aotearoa (NZNO) Annual General Meeting and Conference, for his work in sexual health, including with sexual assault victims, and caring for marginalised communities.
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Tuesday 3 October 2023
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Brisbane, Australia
Tongan-Australian vocal duo and siblings Vika and Linda Bull were awarded the Artistic Excellence Award of the 2023 Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA) ceremony.
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Tuesday 3 October 2023
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Sydney, Australia
“Miss Tonga” Elika Bunter was crowned Woman of the World 2023, at the Pageant of the World 2023 competition, held on 30 September, in Sydney, Australia.
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Tuesday 3 October 2023
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Washington DC, USA
Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku held a bilateral meeting with the Executive Director of the World Bank, Group of Southeast Asia, Dr. Wempi Saputra, on 26 September, at Washington D.C., where they discussed upon areas that could better assist Tonga in line with the goals of the World Bank, of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity, focusing on sustainability, resilience, and inclusiveness.
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Tuesday 3 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s Ambassador for Women in Football, Lositika Feke, a 20 year-old striker of the national women’s football team, the Mataliki, returned from a sports diplomatic programme in Sydney, during the FIFA Women's Football World Cup. She was funded by the British High Commissioner in Tonga, who visited the Tonga Football Academy last week.
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Tuesday 3 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ten Tongan students joined an international school-based leadership programme, hosted in Tongatapu, for eight days from 24 September to 1 October, along with 14 students from New Zealand and Australia, organised by the Future Leader’s Academy at Makeke Camp.
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Tuesday 3 October 2023
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Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane is set to host the 2023 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship for the first time, in a three days competition, with teams also competing for an Olympic qualification, starting 10-12 November, at the Ballymore Stadium. The women’s Olympic section of the tournament will feature Tonga, and seven other Pacific islands countries, vying for the sole qualification spot to Paris 2024.
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Monday 2 October 2023
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Marseille, France
The 'Ikale Tahi managed three tries in a loss to the Springboks in a hard contest this morning.
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Friday 29 September 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Siaosi Havea (28) was sentenced to three-years five-months imprisonment for serious housebreaking and the theft of goods valued at $10,118 pa’anga from a shop at Poutaha. ““It is quite obvious from the defendant’s previous convictions that he is a habitual property offender and is a high risk of re-offending,” said the judge.
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Friday 29 September 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Folauola Kamoto was sentenced to 34-months imprisonment with the final-18-months suspended on conditions for various drug offences that included possession of 2.35 grams of methamphetamine. Her husband Koloa Kamoto was sentenced to 12-months imprisonment.
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Friday 29 September 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
For the first time, more women than men marched out in completion of their Tonga Police Residential Phase Training, yesterday 28 September. The Baton of Honour for Recruit Wing 51 was awarded to Probation Constable Toketa Prescott.
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Friday 29 September 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Pacific leaders attended the second U.S.-PIF Summit in Washington this week on the invitation of President Joe Biden, who pledged to work with Congress to provide $200 million in funding for the region. Tonga's Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that the United States is also dedicated to working together with the Pacific region to support the successful delivery and implementation of the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent (2050 Strategy).
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Friday 29 September 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police raided a Kolomotu'a residence and arrested two men (aged 35 and 38 years) on 20 September.
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Friday 29 September 2023
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A security guard at a bar in Nuku'alofa was arrested and detained by Tonga Police on Tuesday night, 26 September, for selling cannabis during his work shift.
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Friday 29 September 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga and other small island developing states require greater access to concessional finance to support our development endeavours and to strengthen our resilience against external shocks, the Prime Minister Hon. Hu‘akavameiliku told the United Nations.
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Tuesday 26 September 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new Judge of the Court of Appeal of Tonga, Hon. Justice Jean Hazel Dalton, took her oath before Cabinet Ministers, on 25 September, at St George Government Building, Nuku’alofa.
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Tuesday 26 September 2023
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Sydney, Australia
Tongan hip-hop dance crew, Onion Squad, aim to be the first Tongan representatives at the prestigious World Supremacy Battlegrounds (WSB) International Street Dance Championships in Sydney this week.
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