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Thursday 18 November 2021 1:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Polling opened at 9:00am this morning, at 200 polling stations throughout Tonga, in the General Election held every four years. It's a fine day for voting and in the capital, traffic is lively. After polls close at 4:00pm the preliminary running results will be announced by the Election Commission and by around 8:00-10:00pm tonight we'll know the leading candidates. Election Supervisor, Pita Vuki, hopes that more voters than ever will turnout today and reverse a trend of growing voter disaffection that saw the last turnout drop to about half of registered electors. By Mary Lyn Fonua.
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Wednesday 17 November 2021 8:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The repatriation flights that were scheduled to arrive in Tonga at the end of this year have been "all deferred to next year", MEIDECC confirmed today. Meanwhile, all of the 215 repatriates from Christchurch, including the COVID-19 case who was later confirmed as a historical case, were released from quarantine yesterday, after testing negative to COVID-19 in their last round of tests. Premium content -
Wednesday 17 November 2021 8:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The prices for petrol, diesel and kerosene will increase starting on November 18. Due to a high price increase this month of between .21 and .25 seniti per litre, the Tonga Competent Authority advised the public to wisely manage its petrol consumption. Premium content -
Monday 15 November 2021 6:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around 57% of Tonga’s eligible population is now fully vaccinated for COVID-19, while nearly 94% of those eligible have received their first dose, the Ministry of Health reported today. Among the 12-17 years age group there has been a high uptake of vaccinations, with 92 percent receiving their first dose. Premium content -
Monday 15 November 2021 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tevita 'Osaiasi Matangi was sentenced to nine-months imprisonment for possession of 1.22 grams of methamphetamine, found with him inside a taxi at Longolongo. This was fully suspended. Premium content -
Monday 15 November 2021 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ioane Tavo (63) received a suspended sentence for possession of 0.04 gram of methamphetamine, after his vehicle was searched by Tonga Police at Hala'ovave. Premium content -
Monday 15 November 2021 5:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : $50,000 worth of cash grants are available for community projects around Tonga under Digicel's One Tonga Kiai initiative, and a Christmas grand prize of $30,000 is also up for grabs, announced Digicel Tonga today. Premium content -
Sunday 14 November 2021 9:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new multi-million Tonga parliament complex will be constructed on the Nuku'alofa waterfront - where project coordinators say the ground level for the building will have to be raised by about three meters to protect the national infrastructure from the effects of climate change and future sea level rise.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 12 November 2021 9:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi team to play the French Barbarians at Twickenham, at 4:00pm UK Time on Saturday 13 November, was confirmed by the Tonga Rugby Union, CEO Peter Harding, who is with the team. -
Friday 12 November 2021 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ana Katokakala Siale (38) who is currently serving six-months in Hu'atolitoli Prison was sentenced to serve another two-years for housebreaking and theft of $22,980 pa'anga worth of Tongan artefacts from several homes in Vaini, Ha'asini, Tatakamotonga, Fanga and Pili from 2020 to early 2021.. Premium content -
Friday 12 November 2021 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Government's public services will close down for their annual Christmas holiday, for two-weeks from Monday December 20, 2021 to resume on Monday January 3, 2022. Premium content -
Thursday 11 November 2021 10:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There are now 73 remaining, out of the initial 75 candidates registered in Tonga’s General Election scheduled for November 18. One man died, while the other withdrew his candidacy, both from Tongatapu 2 constituency. Premium content -
Thursday 11 November 2021 10:01pm
Glasgow, United Kingdom : The dangerous effects of climate change continue to threaten Tonga's environment as well as the livelihoods and future existence of our people, Tonga's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, H.E. Hon. Fanetupouvava'u Tu'ivakano told the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, Wednesday, in presenting Tonga's National Statement. -
Thursday 11 November 2021 3:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's King Tupou VI assented the Vaccination (Amendment) Act 2021 and the Public Health (Amendment) Act 2021, giving government the power to declare that vaccination is compulsory. The Acts (16 & 17 0f 2021) were among 13 pieces of legislation Gazetted by the Tonga Government on 5 November. However, Health officials have said that vaccination will not be forced, while the focus now is for Tonga to attain a voluntary 70% vaccination of its 103,000 population by the end of 2021. Premium content -
Thursday 11 November 2021 2:36pm
Glasgow, United Kingdom : A sea level rise of one metre will be devasting for Tongatapu where, “Under this scenario, 25% of buildings, 11% of roads, 16% of water, and 29% of power infrastructure would be permanently lost,” new modelling shows. The findings of a groundbreaking report analyzing climate and disaster risk management in the Pacific nation of Tonga, one of the most vulnerable in the world to the impact of climate change, was discussed at the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Glasgow this week. New assets need to be developed away from low-lying high risk locations, it says. -
Thursday 11 November 2021 11:04am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A day after Tongatapu's one-week lockdown was lifted on Monday night, November 2, over 3,900 senior students began sitting their National Examinations throughout Tonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 November 2021 5:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ana Lenilisi Tauvaka (42) received a suspended sentence in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court today for receiving more than $10,000 pa'anga worth of stolen goods from her son, after he had stolen truckloads of goods from the warehouse of his employer, Adiloa’s Store in Nuku'alofa. The judge said the accused had no previous conviction and that her husband just died in March this year, leaving her with eight children, many of whom are still dependent on her. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 November 2021 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dr. Viliami Toalei Manu has been reappointed as the Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forests, starting November 1 for two-years. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 November 2021 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police made 124 arrests, including 36 people who gathered to drink kava, for breaching restrictions directions and curfews, during Tongatapu's one-week lockdown. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 November 2021 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vailoa Kavaliku (56), a town officer of Kolofo'ou, was sentenced today to one-year imprisonment sentence for causing serious causing bodily harm, when he hit a man on the head using a piece of timber in Kolofo'ou. The sentence was fully suspended. Premium content
