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Friday 20 March 2020 6:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has declared a month-long State of Emergency in Tonga aimed at CoViD-19 prevention stating that the disease “is imminent and will endanger or threaten.. the lives of people in Tonga.”. Starting today at 8:00 pm: Foreign nationals are banned from entering Tonga; Tongan nationals must be quarantined for 14-days upon arrival; public gatherings are restricted; big events including funerals are banned; bars will be closed and other measures are being taken. -
Thursday 19 March 2020 10:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's stunning ngatu provide testimony to the considerable antiquity of Tongan artistic designs. Variation of the ngatu patterns, and the way these are organized, had been inscribed on the surfaces of Lapita pottery in Tonga almost 3,000 years ago. By David V. Burley. -
Thursday 19 March 2020 10:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A police officer was acquitted of bribery, after a Supreme Court judge found the evidence had not established, that he accepted money as inducement to carry out his duties.
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Thursday 19 March 2020 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : All secondary schools in Tonga will add an extra hour to their daily timetable to prepare for a possible school shutdown, amid the COVID-19 global outbreak, the Minister for Education and Training, Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni said today, 19 March. The Secondary Schools Inter-college Sports event due to be held in April has been postponed to November. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 March 2020 7:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men were arrested with cannabis on March 13 at a plantation in Fua'amotu, as Tonga Police target drug dealers and suppliers. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 March 2020 7:32pm
Nuku'alofa Tonga : The Kingdom Flight Training, Tonga’s first Aviation School was launched on Tuesday, 17 March at the Real Tongan Airline depot at Fua’amotu Airport. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 March 2020 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Virgin Australia airline has temporarily suspended all international services and further cuts to their domestic network until 14 June 2020 due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Air New Zealand also announced cutting back on flights to the Pacific including Tonga between April and June. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 March 2020 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Australian Government today issued a global advice to citizens travelling abroad to consider returning home. This is the country's highest alert level 4. Meanwhile, New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has today told 80,000 Kiwis travelling overseas to get home now - before it's too late. -
Wednesday 18 March 2020 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints has temporarily suspended all public gatherings worldwide, until further notice, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Area Seventy-Pacific Area Elder 'Inoke Fotu Kupu stated on March 17 that this was why Members are having Sunday worship in their homes. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 March 2020 5:31pm
Washington, USA : A $14 billion COVID-19 response package has been approved by the World Bank and IFC’s Boards of Directors, to fast-track financing to assist companies and countries efforts to prevent, detect and respond to the fast spread of the virus. -
Tuesday 17 March 2020 7:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : While no cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Tonga, tougher measures for incoming travellers were imposed today, in a fifth advisory aimed at preventing the virus from entering the country. It includes strict quarantine requirements for travellers through or from some affected countries, while all international cruise ships and yachts scheduled to arrive in Tonga are now barred indefinitely. By Eleanor Gee. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 March 2020 7:09pm
Suva, Fiji : Tonga A have ended their Pacific Challenge Cup campaign on a positive note after dominating Samoa A with five tries in the final round of the competition at the ANZ Stadium in Suva on Saturday. Tonga A had entered the game winless with heavy defeats to Junior Japan and the Fiji Warriors. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 March 2020 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Public Service Commission has cancelled all travel of Government employees until further notice, stating that this is to protect the safety of the people of Tonga against the COVID-19 pandemic. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 March 2020 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A second Tonga Youth Parliament was opened on March 16 aimed to encourage young people to actively engage in the civic and political processes in Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 March 2020 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Colonel Iwan Suryono, a Defence Attache at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, New Zealand visited Tonga for the first time during the second week of March. He said that another Pacific Exposition staged by Indonesia in Auckland is planned for 2022. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 March 2020 11:05am
Singapore : In a deal that will strengthen shipping services network throughout the South Pacific, the Neptune Pacific Line (Neptune) announces it has acquired Pacific Direct Line (PDL) from PDL’s parent holding company, Pacific International Lines (PIL). The combined business will seamlessly link transport, warehousing, depots and customs clearance services and fully integrate customers’ supply chains across 18 South Pacific markets. -
Monday 16 March 2020 6:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 39-year-old man died from electrocution at a home in Mataika on March 14. Premium content -
Monday 16 March 2020 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An 11-month-old baby boy drowned in a bucket at a home in Manuka, confirmed an inquest held on March 13. Premium content -
Monday 16 March 2020 5:59pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Air New Zealand halted trading today as it announced capacity cuts across its global network due to the impact of COVID-19 on travel demand. -
Monday 16 March 2020 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The World Health Organization reported last night that COVID-19 had reached nine new countries/territories/areas, seven in the African Region, one in the European Region and one in the Region of Americas, during the previous 24 hours..
