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Wednesday 4 March 2020 12:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mr Semisi Panuve has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for Tonga Cable Limited (TCL) effective from 2 March.
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Wednesday 4 March 2020 12:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When Dr Duke Mataka became Tonga’s Ophthalmologist in 2018, he filled a post that had been vacant for a decade following the departure of Dr Afu Taumoepeau. Last year alone they carried out 500 operations, mainly cataract treatments. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 March 2020 7:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four accused have been charged after 21.53 grams of methamphetamine was seized at three different locations in Tongatapu, over the past week. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 March 2020 7:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : While no cases of coronavirus have been identified in Tonga, the country has raised its alert level from high to very high, in a fourth travel advisory issued today, aimed at preventing the virus from entering the country. -
Tuesday 3 March 2020 6:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four cruise ships have been told to stay away from Tonga this month under a diversion order issued today by the Ministry of Health. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 March 2020 4:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dr Opeti Pulotu from Vava'u was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Tonga National Qualifications and Accreditation Board (TNQAB) effective from 21 February 2020. -
Tuesday 3 March 2020 10:12am
Princeton, USA : The apocalyptic images of the locked-down Chinese city of Wuhan have reached us all. The world is holding its breath over the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, and governments are taking or preparing drastic measures that will necessarily sacrifice individual rights and freedoms for the general good. ...But few mention, let alone confront, the underlying cause of the epidemic. - Peter Singer. -
Monday 2 March 2020 7:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The jury trial against Lord Tu'ivakano on offences relating to the issuance of Tongan passports continues in its fourth week, with the defence opening its case today, submitting insufficient evidence against the accused. Premium content -
Monday 2 March 2020 7:05pm
Gold Coast, Australia : Tonga’s famous Olympic flag bearer, Pita Taufatofua, has made history again for the Kingdom, after qualifying in Taekwondo for his third Olympics in a row on 29 February, on the Gold Coast, Australia. Malia Paseka also secured an Olympic spot, for the first time in Taekwondo. -
Monday 2 March 2020 7:01pm
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : Tonga Women’s Rugby team defeated Papua New Guinea 36 – 24 on Sunday, 1 March, at Bava Park in Port Moresby, bringing them one step closer to qualifying for Rugby World Cup 2021. Premium content -
Monday 2 March 2020 6:54pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Air New Zealand has cut down on its Auckland-Apia weekly services from six to three effective today, 2 March, after receiving a directive for all airlines by the Samoan Government. Premium content -
Monday 2 March 2020 6:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A girl (12) whose body was recovered at the swimming pool at Touliki on Saturday, after swimming with her school sports team, was missing for over two hours before police search and rescue were called by her mother when she failed to return home. Premium content -
Saturday 29 February 2020 3:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The body of a 13-year-old girl was recovered from the swimming pool at Touliki after 2:00pm today. Premium content -
Saturday 29 February 2020 10:43am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siale Piutau has been given a one year contract extension by his English Premiership rugby club, the Bristol Bears. -
Friday 28 February 2020 12:17am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Soane Patita Toutai’olepo (19) was sentenced to two-years imprisonment for grievous bodily harm, when he threw a rock injuring another student in a school rivalry between Tupou College and Tonga College, in 2019. The Chief Justice said it was a deterrent for future rival school violence. "It is a very great shame that the defendant must start his adult years by spending a year in prison.” Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2020 12:11am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three new projects to meet the needs of communities will be funded by the Japanese Government through the Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGP). They include renovating a classroom building, upgrading water supply systems, and renovation of a community centre. Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2020 12:10am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The cruise ship MS Amsterdam has been cleared by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to dock in Nuku’alofa at 8am on 28 February and depart at 5pm. Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2020 12:09am
Auckland, New Zealand : Tonga will play New Zealand and Fiji this year in the second Oceania Cup after a terrific inaugural edition last year where Tonga Invitational XIII made history defeating Australia and Great Britain. A line-up of teams in two pools will see six exciting International Rugby League matches. -
Wednesday 26 February 2020 7:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The jury trial against Lord Tu'ivakano on offences relating to the issuance of Tongan passports continues with revelations that legal advice from the then Acting Attorney General against the issuance of Tongan passports to Chinese applicants was ignored. The court was told this was despite real concerns of criminal activity. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 February 2020 6:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has limited whale watching and swimming licences for the 2020 whale watching season for the management, protection and conservation of whales, effective on 25 February, after record number of applications for licences was received. Premium content
