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Monday 16 March 2020 5:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dr Lia Maka was re-appointed as Chief Executive Officer for the Public Service Commission for a period of four-years, starting on March 16.
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Monday 16 March 2020 5:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The price of petrol, kerosene and diesel has fallen while the LPG price increased, starting on March 16. Premium content -
Saturday 14 March 2020 8:01pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand's strict new COVID-19 health measures to be put in place at the border for people departing to the Pacific include: • No travel for people who have travelled outside of New Zealand in the past 14 days, • No travel for close or casual contacts of a confirmed case. • No travel for anyone who is symptomatic. • Health assessment including temperature check. Premium content -
Saturday 14 March 2020 11:49am
Berlin, Germany : No one knows where or how fast a new virus will spread. We cannot calculate the risks with confidence, and we will know only in hindsight whether we overreacted or underreacted. Given this uncertainty, how we respond to a viral outbreak is as crucial as the nature of the pathogen. And how we respond to the COVID-19 coronavirus should be guided by what we have learned from past viral epidemics. - By Gerd Gigerenzer. -
Friday 13 March 2020 11:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has declared a Public Health Emergency Order to be prepared to fight COVID-19. Two declarations announced by the Prime Minister this afternoon, give more power to the Ministry of Health to contain COVID-19. The CEO of Health said today they have limited intensive care capacity “I think as a Ministry we have to prepare for more difficult scenario,” he said, but Tonga’s small size is an advantage where it is easier to contain. Premium content -
Friday 13 March 2020 10:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fanguna Alalea (33) was sentenced to three-years imprisonment for offering a bribe to another police officer to take drugs from the Police exhibit room last July. This was in regards to a case concerning Sione Filipe Jr. “A police officer seeking to corrupt another police officer, is in my view, one of the most disgraceful acts imaginable,” said the Chief Justice. Premium content -
Friday 13 March 2020 10:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men received suspended sentences and one was discharged on conditions, at the Supreme Court in an assault of a soldier at Havelu in September 2018. Premium content -
Friday 13 March 2020 7:02pm
London, UK : Sagufta Salma, from Fiji, has won a regional Commonwealth Youth Award and a £3,000 grant for her enterprise in turning waste material into sustainable furniture and home accessories. The awards were presented in London this week. Premium content -
Thursday 12 March 2020 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fainga Lavulo Tengange (32) was sentenced to six-months imprisonment, which was fully suspended for possession of 0.38 grams of methamphetamine, when arrested in Ngele’ia. Premium content -
Thursday 12 March 2020 7:26pm
Geneva, Switzerland : COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 11 March, due to the rising number of confirmed people with COVID-19 around the world and the increase in deaths. -
Thursday 12 March 2020 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A soroban team from Tongatapu Eastern District (Vahe Hahake) primary schools won the Tonga National Soroban Competition held on March 12, at the Queen Salote College Hall, with about 250 students competing. Premium content -
Thursday 12 March 2020 1:59pm
Suva, Fiji : The final round of the 2020 World Rugby Pacific Challenge Cup will take place this Saturday 14 March in Suva, Fiji. Junior Japan will play Fiji to determine the winner of the tournament. Both Tonga A and Samoa A are winless, and will contest third place. -
Thursday 12 March 2020 1:58pm
Christchurch, New Zealand : Tongan-New Zealander Lisa Adams has set a new world record as a shotput para-athlete, with a dominant performance at the New Zealand Track & Field Championships last week in Christchurch. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 March 2020 6:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga does not have any cases of coronavirus COVID-19 the Vaiola Hospital confirmed this evening. A doctor said that the second test on a person with pneumonia that was sent to New Zealand on Saturday had returned a negative result today. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 March 2020 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Alamoni Makafilia (33) is serving 16-years imprisonment, for armed robberies at two petrol stations in Tongatapu in 2018 where he shot and wounded two petrol station attendants. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 March 2020 6:18pm
Suva, Fiji : Mr Teremoana Mato, a Cook Islands national, has been appointed Trade Commissioner of the Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) China, based in Beijing, effective from 24 February 2020. The PTI is the trade and investment arm of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS). -
Tuesday 10 March 2020 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : While the gap in gender inequality in Tonga is still wide, in 2020 more women are navigating their way into traditionally male-dominated roles. For International Women's Day this year, Matangi Tonga talked to two young women Sara Sakopo and 'Emeline Siale, both 21, who found the courage to overcome their fears and become qualified to work in the energy and trade sectors alongside men. By Eleanor Gee. -
Tuesday 10 March 2020 5:12pm
: Last week, New Zealand’s parliament unanimously passed the “Abortion Legislation Bill” by 94 votes to 23. The bill allows pregnant women in the country to have an abortion without the consent of a doctor (except after 20 weeks of pregnancy) and will be determined in a final vote. Among those who voted against the bill were two Tongan born MPs, Jenny Salesa and Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki. Premium content -
Monday 9 March 2020 6:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A jury of seven has found former Prime Minister Lord Tu‘ivakano guilty on three charges that include making a false statement for the purpose of obtaining a passport and perjury, at the end of a 21-days trial at the Supreme Court. The accused will be sentenced next month. Premium content -
Monday 9 March 2020 5:21pm
New York, USA : Like climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic is a perfect example of why we need multilateralism in a globalized world. Rather than resorting to thinly veiled racism and isolationist policies, global leaders – particularly the United States – should have started organizing a collective response weeks ago. China’s experience with the virus in January and February is likely to be repeated in much of the rest of the world in March and April. We should be preparing intelligently...not succumbing to irrational panic. By Kevin Rudd.
