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Four former bank tellers who embezzled over $70,000 from the Westpac Bank of Tonga, were further remanded in custody today after their sentencing was adjourned to April 16.

The Tongan economy is expected to rebound during the 2014 Financial Year, according to the Asian Development Bank Economic Outlook for 2014.

The Tonga Under-20’s rugby team will play the Georgia under-20’s team in the opening match of the Junior World Rugby Trophy tournament in Hong Kong (JWRT) next Monday, April 7.

Thirty representatives will take part in Tonga's first “Practice Parliament for Women” on April 10-11 in Nuku'alofa, a two-day event that aims to encourage women to run for parliament in the upcoming 2014 General Election in November.

A major earthquake that struck off the coast of northern Chile this afternoon has generated a significant tsunami for Chile, with tsunami warnings issued for the Pacific coasts of South America, including Easter Island. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has now determined that no tsunami threat exists for other coastal areas although some may experience small sea level changes. For all areas covered by this center the tsunami warning and watch are now cancelled (6:00pm Tonga time).

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) is currently holding the 2nd Joint Pacific Regional Meeting for Energy and Transport Ministers in Nadi, Fiji.

'Amelia Fa'otusia (18), a Tongan Student studying at the University of Waikato, has been awarded the New Zealand Development Pacific Scholarship for Highest Academic Achiever in 2013.

Tongan secondary students were warned of drug dealers and the effects of drug use at a lecture held at the Kalofiama 'O Epworth Hall on Friday March 28, in Nuku’alofa.

Patelesio Mafi (66) has been remanded in custody for a month, awaiting to be sentenced after he was convicted of attacking his nephew (39) with a machete at the family Ha’amoko Bakery in 2011.