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The sentencing of four Tongan nationals, including two former civil servants on charges in a Tongan passport forgery case was adjourned from today to be held on Friday, November 18 at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa.

The 2016 Oceania Rugby 7s Championships kicks off today November 11 in Suva, Fiji. The Tonga’s Men’s team will play their first game against American Samoa, while the Women’s team will play their first match against Solomon Islands.

A 40-year-old man from Tu'atakilangi, one of three who were arrested and charged in suspected drug related offences, has been detained in custody. Tonga Police said today that he is alleged to have been the person who owned a rifle, ammunition and an illicit drug suspected to be methamphetamine, seized on Saturday from a vehicle.

Tonga's national rugby team the ‘Ikale Tahi team are in training camp in Madrid, Spain, ahead of their three 2016 European Tour test matches, starting this weekend, 12 November against Spain. The team is expected to be announced on Thursday, 10 November by the ‘Ikale Tahi Head Coach Toutai Kefu.

Packets of an illicit drug, suspected to be Methamphetamine, along with a rifle and ammunition were seized by Tonga Police after a gunshot was fired from a rental car early Saturday morning, November 5

Five Tongan Police Officers in Neiafu, Vava’u are under investigation in relation to the escape of murder-accused American, Dean Jay Fletcher, from a police station on Thursday, September 29.

Vanisi Tulahe (39) the fisherman from Ma’ufanga, who reportedly fell overboard from a local fishing vessel while in Vava’u waters in October, has not been found and remains missing at sea.

NBA star Steven Adams (23) has signed a $100 Million (USD) contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The lucrative four-year contract makes Steven the wealthiest person of Tongan heritage in the world. The Oklahoma City Thunder announced the deal on Monday October 31. Steven Adams is the brother of Valerie Adams who visited Tonga this week in her new role as New Zealand’s Pacific Sports Ambassador.

Six Georgian nationals who received two-years suspended sentence each after pleading guilty to knowingly dealing with forged documents, when they entered Tonga on stolen Greek passports in September, have each paid their $1,000 pa’anga fine to the Supreme Court and are still in the country.