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Twenty-eight recruits, who are expected to graduate from the Tonga Police College in October, were reminded that the rule of law must be adhered to in their line of work at all times.

A father of six children, Alani Afu (51), who was extradicted from Tonga to Australia in 2016 on murder charges, was yesterday convicted of murder by the New South Wales Supreme Court in relation to the stabbing death of a Sydney woman Rita Caleo in 1990. Rita’s husband Mark Caleo was found guilty of hiring Alani to carry out the murder.

Four male teenagers charged in relation to assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a bush allotment in Matahau on Saturday night, July 21 had their case adjourned to August 2.

For now, I share the excitement of many that a new tool to tackle HIV may be on the horizon. This prospect will be a topic of much discussion when prevention strategists gather in Amsterdam this week for the 22nd International AIDS Conference. But, no matter what becomes of this latest vaccine-related discovery, the world will still have a long way to go before HIV is eradicated. To increase our chances of success, prevention programming must remain at the top of the agenda.

Winners of a cooking competition for student chefs from ‘Ahopanilolo Technical College, will be announced at Tongatapu’s Royal Agriculture, Fisheries and Tonga-Made Show on Saturday, July 28.

A magnificent ­­luxury 56m sailing yacht, Fidelis, (Latin for ‘faithful’), currently anchored near Pangaimotu Island, has been in Tonga since June, having sailed in from its last port of call, Auckland, New Zealand.

Four male teenagers were arrested for allegedly assaulting a 15-year-old boy at a bush allotment in Matahau on Saturday night, July 21.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be in Tonga on October 25-26.

An arrest warrant has been issued for a 38-year-old man who failed to appear at the Fasi Magistrate's Court on Monday, July 23 on charges related to the death of an 11-year-old girl on the road.