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Tuesday 19 February 2019 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in relation to the stabbing of another male teen, who remains in critical condition at Vaiola Hospital, after a fight broke out in the Nuku'alofa CBD on Saturday.
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Tuesday 19 February 2019 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A $18,000 pa'anga sponsorship has been given to Tonga’s Special Olympic Team by Digicel Tonga last Thursday, 14 February - a boost for the team ahead of the Special Olympics World Games held in Abu Dhabi next month. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 February 2019 11:17am
Port Vila, Vanuatu : A key challenge for the Forum is to maintain its solidarity as staunchly pro-Blue Pacific...where we are custodians of some of the world’s richest biodiversity and marine and terrestrial resources. Leaders have articulated a desire for a shift in the development trajectory for the Pacific, through the Blue Pacific narrative and through it the opportunity to exercise our will. This is the strategic lens through which any conversation over China, and the associated geopolitical and geostrategic environment we find ourselves in, must occur. Our political conversations and settlements must be driven by the well-being of our Blue Pacific continent and its people, not by the goals and ambitions of others. By Dame Meg Taylor. -
Tuesday 19 February 2019 12:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Budget support amounting to $35 million input from aid donors will not be released to the Tongan Government if they do not amend the Foreign Investment Act before the end of February, Tonga's parliament was told today. A letter from the Acting PM stirred up vociferous exchanges in the Tongan Parliament today. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2019 9:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Petitions with over 10,000 signatures calling for King Tupou VI to dissolve the Tongan Parliament and establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the Pohiva government, were presented to the Palace Office in Nuku'alofa this afternoon, 18 February. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2019 6:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eleven people were arrested after being found in possession of methamphetamine and cannabis in a drug bust over the weekend in Ngele'ia. Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2019 6:32pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Tongan swimmers from the Malolo, and Hakula swim clubs won medals and achieved personal best times in two events held in New Zealand in January. Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2019 6:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five men charged with the murder of Sione Feimoefiafi (49) had their cases adjourned to April 22, after they were called this morning at the Fasi Magistrate's Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 18 February 2019 4:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Petrol, kerosene and diesel prices have increased starting today, 18 February, after consumers enjoyed lower prices over the last month. Wholesale petrol, kerosene and diesel prices went up by 6.37 seniti/litre, 2.41 seniti/litre and 4.38 seniti/litre respectively. Premium content -
Friday 15 February 2019 8:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In the span of one week, Tonga experienced a rare occurrence of four extreme tropical weather systems, one after another passing through the group, when Tonga Met issued 22 six-hourly tropical cyclone alerts and seven three-hourly tropical cyclone warnings, over a record six days and 16 hours, between 2pm on 6 February to 6am on 13 February. Premium content -
Friday 15 February 2019 8:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : No arrest has been made in the seizure of 29 cannabis plants from a bush allotment at Fonongahina near Sia’atoutai on February 12. Premium content -
Friday 15 February 2019 8:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old man was arrested with cannabis seeds and ammunition at a bush allotment in Havelu on February 12. Premium content -
Friday 15 February 2019 8:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men have been arrested after photos of them holding firearms and what appeared to be a grenade were posted on Facebook. Premium content -
Friday 15 February 2019 7:59pm
Are, Sweden : A late qualification rule change will keep Tongan skier, Kasete Naufahu Skeen out of the 2019 FIS Alpine Skiing World Championships in Åre, Sweden. Premium content -
Friday 15 February 2019 12:32pm
London, United Kingdom : The philosopher Bertrand Russell believed the Cold War nuclear standoff resembled a high-risk game played by "youthful degenerates." British Prime Minister Theresa May is playing a similar game, and if her Brexit brinkmanship goes wrong, the victim would be Britain. By Chris Patten -
Thursday 14 February 2019 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Free medical services by Chinese medical teams are being provided in Nuku’alofa, under a two-year volunteer program that began last year. By Eleanor Gee Premium content -
Thursday 14 February 2019 6:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 50-year-old man is in critical condition at Vaiola Hospital after his vehicle collided with a power pole on Monday, February 11. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 February 2019 8:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There's a possibility that Tonga will be able to benefit from its deep sea resources because of the regime that has been established by the law of the sea. Regulations for Deep Seabed Mining planned by the end of 2020, will enable investment, the Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority Mr Michael W. Lodge explained in Nuku‘alofa yesterday, 12 February. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Wednesday 13 February 2019 7:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s aim to reach 50% of renewable energy by 2020 is on track said Tonga Power Ltd CEO, Seti Chen. “The goal of renewable energy is to reduce our reliance on fossil fuel (diesel),” he told Matangi Tonga, while they have seen growth in demand for power increasing more than they thought it would. He said one of the biggest misconceptions is people thinking their electricity bills will be reduced by 50% once the project is completed. “It’s not 50% off the tariff that will be reduced, it’s actually 50% off the diesel that we are displacing,” said Seti. By Eleanor Gee1 comment -
Wednesday 13 February 2019 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An appeal filed by Tonga National Rugby League’s Board of Directors against their dismissal by a Supreme Court judge last year is expected to be heard in April. By Linny Folau. Premium content
