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Sunday 30 July 2017 5:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven cows were shot dead by a farmer in ‘Utui, Vava’u on the morning of Tuesday, July 25 after he found his watermelon destroyed.
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Sunday 30 July 2017 4:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mate Ma’a Tonga prop forward, Leilani Latu, has sustained a serious jaw injury and will be unable to compete for the remainder of the 2017 NRL season. Premium content -
Sunday 30 July 2017 4:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : His Majesty’s Armed Forces are currently conducting a two-week military training exercise called “Exercise Tafakula”. The joint exercise involves the participation of soldiers from the United States Marine Corp and Navy, the French Military and the New Zealand Defense Force. An opening ceremony for the exercise took place on July 17. Premium content -
Friday 28 July 2017 12:15pm
Port Vila, Vanuatu : Drones will be trialled for the first time in the Pacific to deliver lifesaving vaccines to inaccessible remote communities in Vanuatu starting in August. The trial will test the capacity, efficiency and effectiveness of drones to be used on a regular basis. Premium content -
Thursday 27 July 2017 8:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nine male police officers have been suspended from Tonga Police for criminal and disciplinary matters. Another 16 criminal investigations are currently underway against other police officers. Premium content -
Thursday 27 July 2017 7:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Staff of Tonga's Office of the Auditor General are undergoing training to improve the standard of public financial management. Premium content -
Thursday 27 July 2017 7:49pm
Stanford,California, USA : A health survey conducted by Stanford University reveals how physically active populations around the world are, and Hong Kong is rated as having the most active citizens in the world walking 6,880 steps daily on average. Although Tonga was not included in the survey, the findings somewhat correlate to some of its issues such as obesity and physical activity. Premium content -
Thursday 27 July 2017 7:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A prominent Australian economist, Dr Patricia Ranald, has called the Pacer-Plus agreement a “failed” regional agreement, because it excluded Fiji, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. Premium content -
Thursday 27 July 2017 7:33pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The Tonga Under-19 Women’s Soccer team have finished at the bottom of the 2017 Oceania Football Confederation tournament after losing their final game to New Zealand (0 – 9) last Tuesday July 24, in Auckland. Premium content -
Thursday 27 July 2017 2:52pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A New Zealand court has sentenced a 22-year-old Tongan man, Finau Tuitupou, to 2 years and nine months’ imprisonment for the assault of a senior New Zealand police constable. The sentencing took place last week at the Manukau District Court. Another 18-year-old Tongan man has been accused of participating in the assault and is due for sentencing later this year. Premium content -
Thursday 27 July 2017 12:18pm
Ha'apai, Tonga : In Ha'apai, 191 primary school students have competed in a district Soroban competition that aims to strengthen their mathematical skills. The students from Classes 3 – 5 at six Government Primary Schools took part in the competition at the Ha’apai High School Hall on Thusday, July 20. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 July 2017 10:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Digicel Tonga Ltd. today bought 16.6% of Tonga Government’s shares in Tonga Cable Ltd., which amounted to USD$4.19 million equivalent to $9.1 million pa’anga, that will be used to assist in financing the extension of the fibre optic cable network to Vava’u and Ha’apai. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 July 2017 10:03pm
Toronto, Canada : Land that was once frozen in the Yukon Territory in Northern Canada is becoming agriculture friendly due to global warming and is being offered for free to small farmers. The Yukon borders on Alaska and its government has already given away nearly 8,000 acres of farmland over the last 10 years, with a dozen applicants currently being considered. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 July 2017 9:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seventeen young Tongans were awarded Work Readiness Training Program certificates last Friday, 21 July after completing the two-week course with The Tonga Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship (TYEE). Premium content -
Wednesday 26 July 2017 9:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 70-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter by negligence for the death of an eight-year-old boy, whom he allegedly ran over with his van while reversing at a bush allotment in Veitongo on Tuesday, July 25. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 July 2017 12:08pm
Stanford, USA : When a tortoise is sitting on a post, you know it didn’t get there by itself. The reappearance of the same four arguments developed a quarter-century ago by an industry that benefits from delaying climate policies – arguments used with great success precisely because their origin and true purpose were hidden from the public – looks a lot like the tortoise’s four wiggling feet. The same arguments – and people – used by the fossil fuel industry to block climate policies decades ago are back. By Benjamin Franta.1 comment -
Tuesday 25 July 2017 10:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nanise Fifita, the former General Manager of Tonga Broadcasting Commission, has been unsuccessful in an attempt to challenge a decision of the Minister of Public Enterprises in the courts, after her contract renewal was voided by government. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 July 2017 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Economic growth in the Pacific is expected to remain at 2.9% in 2017 followed by 3.3% in 2018, according to the ADB's Asian Development Outlook 2017 supplement. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 July 2017 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ikale Tahi prop Siosiua Halanukonuka has signed with Scottish Rugby Club, the Glasgow Warriors. In the last two years, Halanukonuka has made 14 appearances for the Otago Highlanders, and has six caps representing Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 July 2017 2:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Queen Nanasipau'u will travel to Hawaii on 1 August with a group of Kanokupolu dancers who will perform at the Asia Pacific Dance Festival in Honolulu. Premium content
