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Monday 23 November 2020 7:31pm
Emerald, Australia : The 152 Tongan fruit pickers who arrived in Emerald, Australia, on 29 October were able to work during the two weeks of quarantine on a farm, under a pilot trial, that has saved fruit from rotting. Queensland was the first state in Australia to allow farmworkers to work while quarantining.
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Monday 23 November 2020 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The President of the Tokaikolo Church, Rev Dr Liufau Vailea Saulala (75) passed away on Thursday, November 19 at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland. Premium content -
Monday 23 November 2020 5:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Declaration of a State of Emergency has been renewed from 8:00pm 23 November to 8:00pm 21 December due to the continuous spread of CoViD-19 around the world. National CoViD-19 restrictions have also been renewed for the same period. -
Monday 23 November 2020 12:17pm
New York, USA : New York Times reporting: At the end of a tough year, spiritual leaders offer some ways to prepare yourself for whatever comes next. By Erik Vance. Premium content -
Saturday 21 November 2020 3:06pm
Fasi mo e Afi, Tonga : The first question of course is: what are Tongan traditions or traditional customs? Traditions in any place at any time are continuously subject to changes, especially in, what Chinese call, 'interesting' times. One thing is clear: you had in pre-missionary times chiefs and commoners. The commoners were essentially slaves, and any chief could do with them as he pleased. Briefly: the word of the chief was the law. So no need any more of judges, laws or even a Constitution. And after this law change we do not need churches any more, as they are not traditional, and all the faifekau will be fired. And, of course, most parliamentarians are commoners. - Firitia. -
Friday 20 November 2020 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Christmas activities organized by Digicel Tonga marked the beginning of the festive season, with the lighting of the Christmas tree at Digicel Square in the Nuku’alofa CBD this afternoon, 20 November. Premium content -
Friday 20 November 2020 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Despite the hard time that the Tongan economy is going through at the moment, there are some signs of new investment taking shape at the Small Industries Centre at Ma'ufanga. But most of the 64 businesses in operation at the SIC are reeling from the impact of the events of 2020. Recently, the Tonga Asset Managers and Associates Ltd. TAMA has identified a 67% average drop in sales by businesses located at the SIC and only two of the businesses are exporting. By Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 20 November 2020 5:49pm
Suva, Fiji : Pacific senior police executives are learning new leadership and development opportunities in a partnership between the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) and the Pacific Faculty of Policing. -
Friday 20 November 2020 1:08pm
London, United Kingdom : For much of its life, the United Nations has hidden behind the comfortable maxim that, “If we didn’t have it, we would have to invent it.” Now at the venerable age of 75, the organization still enjoys widespread approval in global opinion polls. But beneath the surface, the UN faces difficulties that cannot be ignored. The Security Council will remain ineffectual until it is reformed, which is a distant prospect. But there are ways around this paralysis. By Mark Malloch-Brown. -
Friday 20 November 2020 11:06am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : One hundred and seventy-five repatriated passengers arrived at Fua’amotu International Airport from Auckland, New Zealand yesterday, 19 November, confirmed Tonga Police this morning. Premium content -
Thursday 19 November 2020 8:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An administrative decision by the Minister for Infrastructure and Tourism, Hon 'Akosita Lavulavu to decline whale watching licenses for six licenced operators was quashed by Lord Chief Justice Whitten, who found her decision had erred in law and “it was so manifestly unreasonable, no reasonable minister could have reached it”. Premium content -
Thursday 19 November 2020 7:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over 200 students received certificates in a combined graduation ceremony for the Tonga Maritime Polytechnical Institute and Tonga Institute of Science and Technology, on November 19. Premium content -
Thursday 19 November 2020 1:05pm
Melbourne, Australia : COVID-19 continues to have a devastating impact on public health and to rattle the global economy with structural shocks. The pandemic has now killed more than one million people, while the International Monetary Fund estimates that global GDP will shrink by 4.4% in 2020. But, strange as it may seem, the current crisis could offer developing countries a path toward greater economic self-reliance. By Syed Munir Khasru. -
Thursday 19 November 2020 12:46pm
New York, USA : New York Times reporting: The United States passed a grim milestone Wednesday, hitting 250,000 coronavirus-related deaths, with the number expected to keep climbing steeply as infections surge nationwide. Experts predict that the country could soon be reporting 2,000 deaths a day or more. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 November 2020 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : At the end of their school year today, there were smiles on the faces of young students at the Maamaloa Kindergarten at Vaololoa. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 November 2020 5:35pm
Canberra, Australia : Australia will provide AUD$42.5 million in core funding to the Pacific Community [SPC] over the next three-years to support their renewed 10-year strategic partnership (2014-2023). Premium content -
Wednesday 18 November 2020 5:33pm
Manila, Philippines : The Asian Development Bank has allocated $20.3 million to assist its developing members to access CoViD-19 vaccines and establish systems for fair and efficient vaccine distribution. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 November 2020 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lelei Vaiangina was found guilty on possession of 0.04 grams of methamphetamine seized in a vehicle, parked outside the Central Police Station in Nuku'alofa, earlier this year. He will be sentenced on December 3. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 November 2020 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Emergency Operation Centre was officially opened in Pangai, Ha’apai on 13 November. The centre aims to strengthen early warning and preparedness for any approaching hazard. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 November 2020 5:23pm
New York, USA : Tonga and Latvia formally established diplomatic relations on 28 October through the signing of a Joint Communique in New York, USA. Premium content
