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Wednesday 26 February 2020 4:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 16-year-old boy received a fully suspended sentence for indecently assaulting a 51-year-old woman, who was going for a run in the morning. "No member of society deserves to be set upon in broad daylight in the way in which the defendant did here,” said the Chief Justice in sentencing the offender.
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Tuesday 25 February 2020 4:42pm
Kingston, Norfolk Island : A Norfolk Island group is calling to remove land rates forced by the Australian Government, which it says “would lead to dispossession of the island's people”. They want to find an alternative to the new economic and financial regime constructed under Australian Commonwealth legislation. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 February 2020 11:27am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s growth potential is below what it could be. The economy has been growing well below the regional average for the past two decades, says an IMF Staff report released on February 24. Growth is expected to gradually decline “unless there is a concerted effort to remove bottlenecks hampering private sector development.” -
Monday 24 February 2020 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six staff from Constituents Fund Division of the Tongan Parliament leave for New Zealand this week to learn how New Zealand Constituency offices work to support their members of Parliaments and their local communities. Premium content -
Monday 24 February 2020 6:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A husband and wife who were convicted of rape, sodomy and indecent assault of a woman in Neiafu, Vava’u last year, have been sentenced to 17 years and 15 years imprisonment respectively. Premium content -
Monday 24 February 2020 5:32pm
Montevideo, Uruguay : Tonga finished seventh in the final round of the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Uruguay on 22-23 February, booking a place in the World Series qualifying tournament in Hong Kong later this year. Premium content -
Monday 24 February 2020 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A vehicle to improve response times to victims of domestic violence was donated to the Tonga Police Domestic Violence Unit on Friday 21 February, at the Central Police Station in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Monday 24 February 2020 5:27pm
Apia, Samoa : A strong Manu Samoa team flogged Tonga 36-0 to win the 2020 Oceania Rugby U20s Trophy at Apia Park Stadium on Saturday 22 February, and qualify for the World Rugby U20s Trophy to be held in September. Premium content -
Saturday 22 February 2020 12:10am
Apia, Samoa : Tonga and Samoa U20s rugby union teams will battle it out Saturday, 22 February, to win the Oceania Rugby Trophy at Apia Park Stadium, and take the qualification spot for the World Rugby U20s Trophy later this year. Premium content -
Saturday 22 February 2020 12:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial against Lord Tu'ivakano on offences relating to Tongan passports, heard from a Crown witness, that despite lack of concrete evidence to prove naturalisation in two passport applications, the accused still directed for their issuance. Premium content -
Saturday 22 February 2020 12:01am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A celebration to mark the 60th birthday of HM Emperor Naruhito of Japan, and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Japan and Tonga diplomatic relationship, was celebrated last night at the residence of the Japanese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tonga, HE Mr Ishii Tetsuya. Premium content -
Friday 21 February 2020 11:50pm
Nadi, Fiji : More support in strengthening nursery and midwifery leadership capacity was highlighted at the inaugural Pacific Heads of Nursing & Midwifery Meeting (PHoNM) held on 11th - 14th February in Nadi, Fiji. -
Friday 21 February 2020 11:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A peace camp attended by around 20 Anglican Church youth to learn about religious diversity and co-exist with people of different religions, was held on 17 February, at St Mathias church in Pahu. Premium content -
Friday 21 February 2020 11:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : As strategic and economic competition heats up in the region, Tonga is becoming increasingly important to old and new partners, and it's useful to look at perceptions of Tonga and the region, Canadian author and strategic thinker, Cleo Paskal, told The Royal Oceania Institute in Nuku'alofa this week. Premium content -
Thursday 20 February 2020 5:14pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A new Pacific feature film called The Legend of Baron To’a, starring Australian-Tongan actor Talia’uli (Uli) Latukefu, and New Zealand-Tongan actor John Tui opens today, in New Zealand cinemas. Premium content -
Thursday 20 February 2020 4:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga National Rugby League (TNRL) will appeal the International Rugby League’s (IRL) decision last week to expel their membership. Premium content -
Thursday 20 February 2020 2:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Fijian Ministry for Foreign Affairs may invite Tongan counterparts to have talks over a long standing territorial dispute over the Tele ki Tonga and Tele ki Tokelau Reefs, also known as Minerva Reef. Tonga says it is a “misunderstanding”. Premium content -
Thursday 20 February 2020 1:06pm
Manila, Philippines : Our Western Pacific region is at a critical juncture in the novel coronavirus (now known as COVID-19) outbreak, says Dr Takeshi Kasai, WHO regional director, who warns that health care facilities in our region could rapidly become overwhelmed, with even a relatively small number of COVID-19 cases. “No case has been confirmed in the [Western] Pacific...the objective should be to keep it that way,” he says, while advising countries to intensify preparedness for wider community transmission of the virus. -
Wednesday 19 February 2020 9:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 31-year-old man was sentenced to three-years and six-months imprisonment for grievous bodily harm, when he stabbed a teenager in the back with a knife. The Lord Chief Justice said that sentences for any form of assault in which a knife is used to inflict harm, must include a significant component for deterrence. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 February 2020 8:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 52-year-old man was arrested on February 15 at a home in Hauloto, Tongatapu with methamphetamine and cannabis. Premium content
