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Tonga's Fisheries Sector is to be exempted from the 15 percent Consumption Tax on sales, the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano told a gathering at Tu'imatamoana Wharf on Tuesday, 9 April.

Auckland University Music student and Brass band talent Linda Filimoehala will compete as a finalist at the 7th Annual Graduation Gala Concerto Competition at the Auckland Town Hall on May 9.

Three of the six men accused of manslaughter in relation to the death of New Zealand police officer Kali Fungavaka will face trial at the Supreme Court, while three others were released today in Nuku‘alofa.

Australia is granting AUD$18 million to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). The grant is part of Australia’s commitment to its partnership with the Secretariat and the development of South Pacific Island Nations.

Kalafitoni Latu, the Principal of Tonga College ‘Atele, apologized yesterday for the vicious beating of students by a prefect at the all boys school in a 2011 incident. The incident was captured on video and appeared on the internet last week.

A disciplinary committee of the Tonga Law Society that is challenging a Senior Law Practitioner and Cabinet Minister, Siosifa Tu'utafaiva, has not received his written submission in regards to alleged professional misconduct that was due in February.

China's first Film Festival in Tongatapu this week marks the 15th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Tonga and China. The festival opened on April 5 with a special screening of a Chinese Film, attended by Queen Nanasipau'u at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre.

Violence is a learned behavior. Community violence is a traumatic event that is a bad symptom of something that has reached deep into our society. It is a behavior of citizens who are stressed, who are trying to cope and solve problems. Some of the sources of stress include poverty, lack of housing, joblessness, family pressures, and hopelessness. ...In random community violence, like we are seeing here in Tongatapu, there are no warnings. This should make us all realize that something like this could happen to us. By Kristi Seymour.

Tonga A will walk away empty handed in the 2013 IRB Pacific Rugby Cup after finishing its New Zealand tour of the tournament with a 70-19 thrashing by the Crusaders Knights in Christchurch last Thursday March 28.