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Monday 24 August 2020 4:46pm
Fasi mo e Afi, Tonga : It is quite special that this year all the planets are easily visible and also in a configuration which happens infrequently. In December 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will come closer together, until their great conjunction on 22 December 7:37 Tonga time. It will be a spectacular phenomenon, a few days before Christmas. They will do so again in 2080 but then for centuries to come, not any more. A long time ago, in 14AD there was, interestingly, a great conjunction on 25 December. By Firitia Velt. -
Friday 21 August 2020 8:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A second repatriation flight planned from Auckland to Tonga on August 25 has been suspended until further notice, Tonga's MEIDECC ministry advised this afternoon, after they were advised that one Tongan in New Zealand had been tested positive. -
Friday 21 August 2020 7:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Southern Tonga has experienced extreme rainfall this week that was close to the record, for a 24 hour period in the current “dry season”. A La Niña Alert for October-December 2020, further increases the chances of above average rainfall across Tonga.
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Friday 21 August 2020 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga celebrated Olympic Day today with the Tonga National Taekwondo team performing a demonstration at the Basilica of St Anthony and Padua in Nuku’alofa. -
Friday 21 August 2020 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Raising awareness about bullying, drugs, and alcohol, Tonga Police recently completed training with secondary schools, youth groups and Community Patrol Posts throughout Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 21 August 2020 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of four people who were arrested inside a private home at Houma and fined $1000 each for “breach of curfew” in May, had their convictions set aside after the Lord Chief Justice granted their appeal. Premium content -
Friday 21 August 2020 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Simione Ikahihifo is the 55-year-old driver whose vehicle collided head on with a vehicle on Hihifo Road last week. He is charged with reckless driving causing death. Premium content -
Thursday 20 August 2020 6:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tevita Valikoula was convicted today of abetting the theft of 85 kava plants valued at $17,000 pa'anga at Manuka in May 2019. He will be sentenced in October. Premium content -
Thursday 20 August 2020 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 150 quarantine passengers repatriated from New Zealand have been released to go home after they all tested negative for CoViD-19, confirmed the Ministry of Health CEO, Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola, today. Premium content -
Thursday 20 August 2020 6:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The exterior design of a new temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be built in Neiafu, Vava’u, was released recently. Premium content -
Thursday 20 August 2020 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Youngsters from Tokomololo Government Primary School won the western (Hihifo) district soroban competition today, the last one for Tongatapu. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 August 2020 10:58pm
Islamabad, Pakistan : By combining phones, Internet connectivity, and national IDs, a digital, demand-based social-protection system can be created to enable those in distress to seek support during crises. And it demonstrates how cash transfer programs can be deployed to counter the adverse socioeconomic consequences of external shocks, such as COVID-19. For Pakistan, this was a watershed moment in terms of government functioning. The crisis compelled the government to be more responsive, data-driven, experimental, and ambitious. At the same time in order for democracies to ensure progress, a culture of integrity and openness must be ingrained in government institutions and processes. By Sania Nishtar -
Wednesday 19 August 2020 8:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Elisapeti Langi was appointed Acting Judge of the Supreme Court for an initial period of four-months, starting September 1. The new judge will help meet increasing caseloads in the Supreme Court criminal division. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 August 2020 7:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over 400 girls took part in a festival to mark the restart of the Heilala Manongi soccer pilot project at the Loto-Tonga Soccer Centre on Saturday, 15 August in Veitongo, after a four months hiatus due to the health emergency restrictions. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 August 2020 9:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The excitement over the participation of “Team Kingdom of Tonga” in the Tortour 1000km Ultra cycling race in Switzerland on Saturday turned into sadness, after a fatal accident stopped the event. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 August 2020 9:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 55-year-old driver whose vehicle collided head on with a vehicle on Hihifo Road last week has been charged with reckless driving causing death of the other driver. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 August 2020 9:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 20-year-old man was arrested for assaulting his 31-year-old girlfriend who remains in critical condition at Vaiola Hospital. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 August 2020 9:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tevita Valikoula was found guilty today at the Supreme Court for receiving stolen properties, namely Tongan (koloa) mats and tapa valued at $19,400 pa'anga. He was detained in Police custody for sentencing on a later date. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 August 2020 9:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Paea he Lotu Sika (25) was sentenced to 18-months imprisonment, which was fully suspended for seriously injuring Hopoate Teisina at Vaini in 2018. Premium content -
Monday 17 August 2020 9:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Lapaha widow, Fonongava‘inga Soakai Kautai received a new home today, reportedly valued at $120,000. According to Siesi H. Fine, from the office of the Tongatapu Constituency No. 10, today’s handover was the first of 20,000 houses to be constructed and handed over to “the Poor and Down Trodden People of Tonga”. Premium content
