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Wednesday 20 November 2019 8:52am
Suva, Fiji : UNICEF is supporting the Government of Samoa to respond to a measles outbreak in the country. The Government of Samoa officially declared a state of emergency on 15 November 2019, four weeks into the continuing measles outbreak with more than 1000 suspected cases so far. The epidemic has claimed the lives of 14 children under-five years old and one adult. Lesser outbreaks are reported in Tonga and Fiji.
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Tuesday 19 November 2019 4:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Cabinet has changed its mind and rejected a proposal from “the Brown Group” to cultivate hemp in Tonga, the Prime Minister's Office announced this afternoon. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 November 2019 3:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Methamphetamine and cannabis have been seized and three people arrested by the Tonga Police Drug Enforcement Taskforce, in an ongoing operation targeting dealers, who sell drugs from their vehicles. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 November 2019 2:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three important multi-million pa'anga Climate Resilience Sector Projects were commissioned on November 18, at vulnerable low-lying areas on the Eastern District (Hahake) of Tongatapu. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 November 2019 2:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two rival groups using the name of the “Tonga Body Building Federation” and vying for control of the national sports body, are set to clash before Tonga hosts a regional South Pacific Body Building Championship in 2020. -
Tuesday 19 November 2019 2:20pm
Brisbane, Australia : The Queensland Tongan Language School announced it will hold classes for the first-time next year at a launch on Saturday, 16 November at Highgate Hill, Brisbane, Australia. Classes will be held at Griffith University Logan campus on Saturdays. Premium content -
Monday 18 November 2019 5:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga Body Building Federation brought home 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 3 bronze medals from the 25th South Pacific Body Building Championships held in New Caledonia, from 23-27 October 2019. The championship will be held in Tonga next year. Premium content -
Monday 18 November 2019 1:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A rugby union game scheduled between Tonga Women’s XV team and Australia today, 18 November, in Fiji, has been cancelled after Fijian health officials reported yesterday that a Tongan player displayed symptoms of measles. Premium content -
Sunday 17 November 2019 9:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mandatory vaccinations, a crackdown on public gatherings and a closure of all schools are now in force in Samoa as the country struggles to contain a measles epidemic, so far reported to have caused the deaths of five infants and one adult. Premium content -
Sunday 17 November 2019 8:58pm
Abu Dhabi, UAE : Tonga's first Ambassador to United Arab Emirates, HE 'Akau'ola presented his Credentials at the presidential Qasr Al Watan Palace in Abu Dhabi, on 12 November, 2019. Premium content -
Sunday 17 November 2019 8:35pm
Salt Lake City, Utah : A Salt Lake City jury have convicted a female migrant from Tonga, Alavina Florreich (70), of childhood sex abuse against Avrohom Zippel, now a 28-year-old man. Despite there being no evidence of the alleged abuse, the jury were compelled to find Alavina guilty on all counts. She is scheduled to be sentenced early next year and could face life imprisonment, although she plans to appeal. Premium content -
Sunday 17 November 2019 10:01am
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : Uaine Fa Jnr dominated his 19th pro-fight last night in Utah, knocking down his opponent Devin Vargas twice in the 10-round bout. Premium content -
Friday 15 November 2019 6:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “Let us all act like good sports men and women,” King Tupou VI told a gathering at his royal residence, The Villa, Mata-ki-‘Eua yesterday, 14 November, to honour the success of Tonga’s Invitational XIII Rugby League team in the 2019 Oceania Cup rugby League Tournament. Premium content -
Friday 15 November 2019 4:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thousands of rugby league fans flocked to Nuku’alofa on November 15 to greet members of the winning Tonga Invitational XIII Rugby League Team, who joined a colourful float parade, on a specially declared national public holiday today, 15 November. -
Thursday 14 November 2019 7:05pm
New York, USA : The US president is abandoning America’s future by quitting the Paris climate accord, says Ban Ki-moon former Secretary General of the United Nations and Patrick Verkooijen chief executive of the Global Center on Adaptation. In an article in the New York Times this week, they said it is not too late for Mr Trump to reconsider his decision. Staying in the Paris Agreement is the right thing to do, for America’s sake and for the rest of the world. -
Thursday 14 November 2019 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s second Large scaled Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will be built at Matatoa after an agreement was signed today between Tonga Power Limited and Akuo Energy SAS. Premium content -
Thursday 14 November 2019 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A big worry for sports in Tonga is having no Sports Act to provide direction to all local sporting federations, said Inoke ‘Afeaki, Tonga Sports Council (TSC) Program Coordinator, who expects to leave Tonga at the end of the year, after two years of service. By Eleanor Gee. Premium content -
Thursday 14 November 2019 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Cabinet yesterday, 13 November cancelled the appointment of Piveni Piukala “to lead a Reform Technical Task Force for Planning, Budgeting and Aid at the Ministry of Finance. . .” Premium content -
Thursday 14 November 2019 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Methamphetamine, cocaine and cannabis were seized in vehicles parked at Longolongo, Tongatapu, on November 12. Premium content -
Thursday 14 November 2019 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three Royal Australian Navy ships and more than 600 Australian Defence Force personnel will arrive on a five-days visit to Tonga, later in the week. Premium content
