You are here
Breaking news
Pages
-
Monday 28 September 2020 7:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s State of Emergency due to the global CoViD-19 pandemic has been extended from 8:00pm today, Monday, September 28 until 8:00pm October 26. The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating globally.
Premium content -
Monday 28 September 2020 4:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Liufau Latu (30) was sentenced last week to three-years three-months imprisonment for causing the death of his passenger Tevita Moa Taufa (27) last year in Fatai, in an early hours crash after a night out in town. Premium content -
Monday 28 September 2020 4:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Trainee chefs took part in the Tonga Youth Employment & Entrepreneurship 'Go Green Food Recipe Challenge' on Friday night, with Latai Fa'aoa of Team QSC winning the event. Premium content -
Monday 28 September 2020 1:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Stunning sand loss at Ha'atafu Beach on Tongatapu is revealed in two photos taken nearly 50 years apart. -
Monday 28 September 2020 12:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When Members of Parliament presented reports of their Constituency Tours to the Tongan Parliament last week, the Whole House Committee voted in favour of three reports but rejected one. Two of the reports stressed a need to amend Tonga's Electoral System. Premium content -
Monday 28 September 2020 11:28am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Yes, our isolation has been a distinct advantage, but keeping Tonga COVID-19 free, comes with much hard work at the borders to keep it that way. World Environmental Health Day reminds us of the importance of public health intervention in preventing people becoming ill with COVID-19. We are preparing for the novel coronavirus to reach our shores. No country is immune. By Sela Akolo Fa'u, Viliami Tongamana and Denise Tully. -
Saturday 26 September 2020 12:27am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Geological Service is finding itself in a helpless situation with no offshore dredger, and sand mining from Tongatapu’s beautiful beaches becoming an issue. Construction demands have stripped sand from many beaches on the island, and now the best Sunset Coast beaches are being ravaged by sand miners.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 25 September 2020 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Hihifo Youth Council took part in a National Climate Change Awareness Week, where they picked up rubbish along the coastline of Tongatapu's western district where Tropical Cyclone Harold has left extensive damage and rubbish. Premium content -
Friday 25 September 2020 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ms Lucy Joyce OBE is the third British High Commissioner to be appointed to the Kingdom of Tonga since last year, after Britain decided to reopen its diplomatic mission in Nuku’alofa since departing in 2006. Premium content -
Thursday 24 September 2020 7:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga government celebrated the launch of the Lulutai Airlines Ltd, with the handover of an Air Operator Certificate at the Fua’amotu International Airport yesterday, 23 September 2020. Domestic air services were scheduled to start today. Premium content -
Thursday 24 September 2020 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : World Rugby has stopped providing funds indefinitely to Tonga Rugby Union, which means 'Ikale Tahi is now without coach Toutai Kefu. Premium content -
Thursday 24 September 2020 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ma’ake Kali (42) was sentenced at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court to two-years imprisonment for receiving a stolen motor vehicle in January 2019. He is a repeate offender, who escaped from prison after being sentenced on theft, and other offences. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 September 2020 6:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga can cater for a maximum of only 246 repatriated passengers at one time, the Ministry of Health CEO Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola said today. This means that repatriating over 3,000 people currently registered on the government's repatriation list will be a slow, drawn-out process. By Eleanor Gee. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 September 2020 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The body of a 20-year-old male diver was recovered early Saturday morning, September 19, near Lofanga in Ha’apai waters. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 September 2020 6:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Churches have scaled down their annual Faka-Sepitema roll-call for women, with each district having their own roll-call due to the restrictions imposed by COVID-19 prevention. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 September 2020 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An appeal by the Tonga National Rugby League (TNRL) over its expulsion from the International Rugby League (IRL) has been adjourned by the Court of Arbitration of Sport. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 September 2020 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 25 repatriated passengers from the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu have all tested negative for CoViD-19 and are now on one week home quarantine for added safety, confirmed Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola yesterday. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 September 2020 6:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Students at GPS Matahau and GPS Fahefa celebrated their new classrooms at commissioning events last Friday, 18 September. They were built under the Pacific Resilience Program (PREP) led by MEIDECC and co-funded by the World Bank and the Australian Government. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 September 2020 9:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A proposed Government Bill to amend Clause 89 of the Tongan Constitution, with an additional Clause 89A introducing "traditional culture", sparked off some vociferous exchanges in the Tongan Parliament yesterday, 21 September, but wording of the proposed amendment has not been released. Clause 89 gives judges the power to direct the form of indictments to control the procedure of the lower courts, and to make rules of procedure. However, the proposed change was not read out in the House and the Bill was not made available to the media. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Monday 21 September 2020 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Timote ‘Asa was sentenced to a deterrent sentence of six-years imprisonment for numerous charges, including rape and abduction of a young woman in Tongatapu. In sentencing at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on September 18, the Chief Justice protected the identity of the complainant. Premium content
