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Sunday 23 June 2019 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : How Tonga is going to effectively use the millions received in grants from foreign aid donors to address its struggling economic situation, was the focus of the debate over the 2019-20 National Budget in the Tongan parliament on Wednesday and Thursday 19-20 June. It is clear that a continuing dependence on foreign aid donors remains the source of economic developments.
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Sunday 23 June 2019 3:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI opened the Tongatapu Royal Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism and Trade Show 2019 at the Fungamanamo'ui Showground, on Saturday 22 June 2019, and awarded trophies for the best displays. Thousands of visitors enjoyed a variety of colourful displays. Photos by Linny Folau and Mary Lyn Fonua Premium content -
Sunday 23 June 2019 1:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four swimmers and a triathlete will be representing Tonga in multiple events at the Pacific Games next month in Samoa. By Eleanor Gee. Premium content -
Friday 21 June 2019 12:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 22-year-old man is recovering at Vaiola Hospital after being shot in the stomach on Hihifo Road at Nukunuku, Tongatapu, last night, June 20. Premium content -
Friday 21 June 2019 12:45pm
Geneva, Switzerland : Dr Netatua Pelesikoti Taufatofua of Tonga has been approved as a new member of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Scientific Advisory Panel, an elite group of 15 scientists worldwide, who are experts on weather, climate and water. -
Thursday 20 June 2019 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Touch Rugby Men’s and Women’s teams have been busy fundraising to be able to represent Tonga at the Pacific Games next month and are planning their next fundraiser on July 1 - only 12 days before the date they aim to depart. Premium content -
Thursday 20 June 2019 5:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The construction of a new Neiafu Vava’u Police Station started on June 17 to be completed before Christmas this year. Premium content -
Thursday 20 June 2019 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men and one woman were arrested from two different locations in Tongatapu, allegedly with methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia and cash in the ongoing drugs operation by Tonga Police. Premium content -
Thursday 20 June 2019 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vitalini Liku’ohihifo (29) was sentenced to one-year nine-months imprisonment, which was fully suspended for reckless driving that caused the death of a male pedestrian in September 2018 in Nualei. “Many a good career and reputation have floundered as a consequence of alcohol abuse, and he would do well to reflect upon this,” the judge said. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 June 2019 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Yesterday in Parliament the Minister of Finance, Hon. Dr Pohiva Tu‘i‘onetoa, to the surprise of the House, called his 2019-20 balanced budget “just a dream”, during the budget debate on 18 June 2019. -
Wednesday 19 June 2019 7:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Beach Volleyball players, Tio Fonohema and Semisi Funaki have partnered for the first time to represent Tonga at the Pacific Games in Samoa next month. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 June 2019 7:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's fight against illicit drugs continues, with a final consultation phase on a Policy Draft for the first Tonga National Illicit Drugs Policy, held at the Fa'onelua Convention Center this week in Nuku'alofa. It requires whole of government and society involvement to manage the growing problem. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 June 2019 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 56-year-old man was sentenced to 16-months imprisonment for indecently assaulting a child under the age of 12 last year in the Nuku'alofa area. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 June 2019 12:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Rugby League Nines team have been relentless in their fitness training at Teufaiva Stadium as they prepare for the Pacific Games next month. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 June 2019 5:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI will mark his 60th birthday on July 4, with various events during the week July 1-7, in a program announced at the Palace Office today. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 June 2019 5:04pm
Trentham, New Zealand : A Tongan police officer, Constable Samuel Pekipaki, has graduated from the New Zealand Police Dog Training Centre in New Zealand, under a programme that is training police dog handlers in Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and the Cook Islands for drugs or firearms and explosives detection work. Premium content -
Monday 17 June 2019 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament worked a half-day today, because the Prime Minister and Cabinet had scheduled a visit to the Royal Palace, in the afternoon. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 17 June 2019 6:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The afternoon session of Tonga’s Legislative Assembly was adjourned last minute to allow Cabinet Ministers participate in Government's traditional presentation to King Tupou VI for his upcoming birthday and on the occasion of the Royal Agricultural Show, which the King will open on Saturday. Premium content -
Monday 17 June 2019 6:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Emilio To’a has been sentenced to five-years and six-months imprisonment for manslaughter in the death of Siaosi Tupa, who he stabbed multiple times with a knife during a drunken brawl at Fangaloto, last year. Premium content -
Monday 17 June 2019 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A network of 88 civil defence sirens will be installed throughout Tonga as part of a new Multi Hazard Early Warning System that is expected to become operational by August next year. Premium content
