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Saturday 10 March 2018 9:21pm
South Dakota, United States : Junior Fa extended his undefeated record to 14 wins after beating Detroit fighter Craig Lewis via majority decision in the town of Deadwood in South Dakota, United States. Most boxing commentators had Fa well ahead with a Unanimous Decision victory. Entering the fight, Craig Lewis held a record of 14 wins and 1 loss.
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Friday 9 March 2018 11:03pm
Suva, Fiji : Improving gender equality and addressing violence against women and girls will be the focus of a new EUR18.2 million regional programme announced on International Women’s Day, 8 March. Premium content -
Friday 9 March 2018 10:56pm
Nuku'alofa : A Police Community Reassurance Taskforce was recently formed to provide reassurance to communities in Tongatapu and ‘Eua, post cyclone Gita. Premium content -
Friday 9 March 2018 10:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six men arrested with cannabis and firearms have been charged after the execution of multiple search warrants at three different locations in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Friday 9 March 2018 10:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 17-year-old boy was rescued by Tonga Police after he reportedly jumped into the ocean and drifted some 600 metres from the coastline at Fua’amotu this morning, March 9. Premium content -
Friday 9 March 2018 10:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Parliament is up and running this week thanks to support from parliaments throughout the Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), after Tropical Cyclone Gita destroyed its century old building and technical equipment last month. Premium content -
Friday 9 March 2018 1:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has publicly scolded the Minister of Police and Fire Services, Hon. Mateni Tapueluelu, for making false allegations against Police Commissioner Stephen Caldwell. Premium content -
Friday 9 March 2018 9:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Opinion by Rev Dr Ma'afu Palu of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga.1 comment -
Friday 9 March 2018 8:55am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More aid is being distributed to those affected by Tropical Cyclone Gita, not only by the major aid agencies, but other businesses, such as the South Pacific Business Development SPBD Microfinance Tonga, are joining in the relief effort. Over 750 relief kits have been handed out with more given out this week. Premium content -
Thursday 8 March 2018 5:51pm
Cardiff, Wales : Tongan born Welsh Number 8, Taulupe Faletau, will captain Wales against Italy this weekend in the Six Nations Championship. The 27-year-old has 70 caps for Wales and is widely considered to be the best Number 8 in the world. Premium content -
Thursday 8 March 2018 5:43pm
: Thirteen athletes in six sports have been announced to represent Tonga at the XXI Commonwealth Games next month 4 – 15 April in Gold Coast, Australia.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 7 March 2018 7:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rt. Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, who was in Nuku’alofa today, has committed $7 million dollars to assist schools to fix roofs that were damaged by Tropical Cyclone Gita last month. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 March 2018 6:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There have been six alleged murders in Tonga since February 4. The latest occurred on Sunday 4 March when a 24-year-old man died after he was stabbed during a fight at Fangaloto. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 March 2018 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After a rush by the Tonga Government to hold a parliament session yesterday 5 March in order to address the urgent needs of the country, it was decided that Parliament will have a two-day break as the Kingdom receives New Zealand’s Prime Minister Hon. Jacinda Ardern who arrives tonight for a one-day visit. Parliament will resume on Thursday 8 March.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 6 March 2018 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mate Ma’a Tonga’s star playmaker Ata Hingano has been signed on a two-year deal by the Canberra raiders after he was released by the New Zealand Warriors a week ago. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 March 2018 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A local Chinese company joined the thousands of people who helped clean up Tonga after Tropical Cyclone Gita thrashed Tongatapu and ‘Eua last month. Using a small mobile crane, eight staff from the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) removed a huge satellite dish that was laying across Tupoulahi Road. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 March 2018 5:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old man who allegedly stabbed another during a drunken brawl at Fangaloto, has been charged with murder on March 5. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 March 2018 4:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today 6 March officially announced diplomat Ms Tiffany Babington as New Zealand’s new High Commissioner to Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 March 2018 4:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Aisake Lavelua (36) the passenger in a vehicle that crashed into a power pole at Fo’ui in the weekend, passed away at Vaiola Hospital on Monday night, March 5. Premium content -
Monday 5 March 2018 6:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The two teenage boys aged 17 and 15 who were charged with the murder of a Chinese couple at Matafonua, are revealed to have been escaped prisoners. Premium content
