Tonga A have ended their Pacific Challenge Cup campaign on a positive note after dominating Samoa A with five tries in the final round of the competition at the ANZ Stadium in Suva on Saturday. Tonga A had entered the game winless with heavy defeats to Junior Japan and the Fiji Warriors.
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Tuesday 17 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s Public Service Commission has cancelled all travel of Government employees until further notice, stating that this is to protect the safety of the people of Tonga against the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tuesday 17 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A second Tonga Youth Parliament was opened on March 16 aimed to encourage young people to actively engage in the civic and political processes in Tonga.
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Tuesday 17 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Colonel Iwan Suryono, a Defence Attache at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, New Zealand visited Tonga for the first time during the second week of March. He said that another Pacific Exposition staged by Indonesia in Auckland is planned for 2022.
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Tuesday 17 March 2020
Singapore
In a deal that will strengthen shipping services network throughout the South Pacific, the Neptune Pacific Line (Neptune) announces it has acquired Pacific Direct Line (PDL) from PDL’s parent holding company, Pacific International Lines (PIL). The combined business will seamlessly link transport, warehousing, depots and customs clearance services and fully integrate customers’ supply chains across 18 South Pacific markets.
Monday 16 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 39-year-old man died from electrocution at a home in Mataika on March 14.
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Monday 16 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An 11-month-old baby boy drowned in a bucket at a home in Manuka, confirmed an inquest held on March 13.
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Monday 16 March 2020
Auckland, New Zealand
Air New Zealand halted trading today as it announced capacity cuts across its global network due to the impact of COVID-19 on travel demand.
Monday 16 March 2020
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The World Health Organization reported last night that COVID-19 had reached nine new countries/territories/areas, seven in the African Region, one in the European Region and one in the Region of Americas, during the previous 24 hours..
Monday 16 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Dr Lia Maka was re-appointed as Chief Executive Officer for the Public Service Commission for a period of four-years, starting on March 16.
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Monday 16 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The price of petrol, kerosene and diesel has fallen while the LPG price increased, starting on March 16.
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Saturday 14 March 2020
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Wellington, New Zealand
New Zealand's strict new COVID-19 health measures to be put in place at the border for people departing to the Pacific include: • No travel for people who have travelled outside of New Zealand in the past 14 days, • No travel for close or casual contacts of a confirmed case. • No travel for anyone who is symptomatic. • Health assessment including temperature check.
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Saturday 14 March 2020
Berlin, Germany
No one knows where or how fast a new virus will spread. We cannot calculate the risks with confidence, and we will know only in hindsight whether we overreacted or underreacted. Given this uncertainty, how we respond to a viral outbreak is as crucial as the nature of the pathogen. And how we respond to the COVID-19 coronavirus should be guided by what we have learned from past viral epidemics. - By Gerd Gigerenzer.
Friday 13 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga has declared a Public Health Emergency Order to be prepared to fight COVID-19. Two declarations announced by the Prime Minister this afternoon, give more power to the Ministry of Health to contain COVID-19. The CEO of Health said today they have limited intensive care capacity “I think as a Ministry we have to prepare for more difficult scenario,” he said, but Tonga’s small size is an advantage where it is easier to contain.
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Friday 13 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fanguna Alalea (33) was sentenced to three-years imprisonment for offering a bribe to another police officer to take drugs from the Police exhibit room last July. This was in regards to a case concerning Sione Filipe Jr. “A police officer seeking to corrupt another police officer, is in my view, one of the most disgraceful acts imaginable,” said the Chief Justice.
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Friday 13 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three men received suspended sentences and one was discharged on conditions, at the Supreme Court in an assault of a soldier at Havelu in September 2018.
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Friday 13 March 2020
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London, UK
Sagufta Salma, from Fiji, has won a regional Commonwealth Youth Award and a £3,000 grant for her enterprise in turning waste material into sustainable furniture and home accessories. The awards were presented in London this week.
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Thursday 12 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fainga Lavulo Tengange (32) was sentenced to six-months imprisonment, which was fully suspended for possession of 0.38 grams of methamphetamine, when arrested in Ngele’ia.
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Thursday 12 March 2020
Geneva, Switzerland
COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 11 March, due to the rising number of confirmed people with COVID-19 around the world and the increase in deaths.
Thursday 12 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A soroban team from Tongatapu Eastern District (Vahe Hahake) primary schools won the Tonga National Soroban Competition held on March 12, at the Queen Salote College Hall, with about 250 students competing.
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