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Monday 28 October 2019 9:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Crown is making an application to the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court to have a joint trial for Lord Tu'ivakano and two other co-accused. The hearing on the application will be held on November 15.
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Monday 28 October 2019 9:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than $50,000 pa’anga has been granted to finance various social support projects in Tongatapu, ‘Eua, and ‘Eueiki this month, and to build people’s resilience during and after disasters. Premium content -
Sunday 27 October 2019 10:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Former Prime Minister, Lord Sevele ‘o Vailahi is optimistic that Tonga’s political reform program can proceed, following the change of government on 27 September. “Let's make the reform work,” he said. Premium content -
Saturday 26 October 2019 10:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Invitational XIII produced a stunning 14 – 6 victory over the GB Lions after a dominant first-half performance in which two tries were scored by Michael Jennings and Sione Katoa. The convincing win in the international test match, affirms Tonga’s status as a rugby league tier one nation in a statement of unity by Tonga’s elite rugby players after a recent fallout with the estranged Tonga National Rugby League board. By Finau Fonua. -
Saturday 26 October 2019 1:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Today’s rugby league match between the Great Britain Lions and Tonga Invitational XIII will be formally recognized as an international test match, after being approved as such by the International Rugby League, the sport’s global governing body confirmed this week. Premium content -
Friday 25 October 2019 7:24pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands : A multi-million-dollar operation targeting Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing was conducted between October 7-18, 2019 covering 21.3 million square kilometres of the Pacific Islands region. Operation Kurukuru, led by the Pacific Island Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is one of the largest maritime surveillance operations globally. -
Friday 25 October 2019 7:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tu'ivakano will now proceed to trial on 14 counts relating to the issuance of Tongan passports. This was after, a ruling today by Lord Chief Justice Michael Whitten, who found there is sufficient evidence to commit him for trial on eight out of the nine charges that the former Prime Minister challenged (the other six charges were not challenged). Premium content -
Friday 25 October 2019 6:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Police Commissioner commended the leadership and courage of the Drugs Task Force in fighting the war on drugs in Tonga. Alfred Pousini was awarded the Baton of Honour (Dux) during a graduation ceremony for the Police Recruit Wing 46 on October 23, at the Police Headquarters in Longolongo. Premium content -
Friday 25 October 2019 4:08pm
Brisbane, Australia : A six-man fund-raising delegation from Ha’apai is visiting Australia this week seeking assistance from the Tongan diaspora for development projects on Foa Island. Premium content -
Thursday 24 October 2019 6:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A jury has found Viliami Mangisi (59) guilty on two counts relating to the seizure of 1.9 kilograms of methamphetamine at Fua‘amotu International Airport, in 2018. Premium content -
Thursday 24 October 2019 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A combat specialist for the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) – Filipe Sione Malakai Latu of Manukau – was last week awarded recognition as Sailor of the Year. He's the first Pacific Islander and Tongan to be recognized as Sailor of the year by RNZN. Premium content -
Thursday 24 October 2019 9:43am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan people are gifted with strong language learning talents, the Chinese Charge’d Affaires to Tonga noted, during a China Day event held for Chinese language students and teachers from Tonga High School and Tonga College on October 23 in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 October 2019 6:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : International netball star, Irene van Dyk, is in Tonga for the Netgo Program Finals Tournament where students from 13 Government Primary Schools will compete over three days, 23-25 October at ‘Atele Indoor Stadium. By Eleanor Gee. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 October 2019 6:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Invitational will field a full-strength lineup against the Great Britain Lions in Hamilton, New Zealand this Saturday 26 October. The lineup sees the return of David Fusitu’a, Tuimoala Lolohea, Konrad Hurrell, Ata Hingano and Ben Murdoch-Masila. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 October 2019 1:55pm
London, United Kingdom : Classical musician Caroline Elizabeth Hurrell-Grint, (21), of British-Tongan descent, has graduated from the prestigious University of Cambridge, England, with an honours degree after completing a three year degree course. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 October 2019 10:55pm
Sydney, Australia : Tonga's Royal Corps of Musicians along with more than 1,500 international performers taking part in The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo have officially marched out of Sydney, following spectacular performances in the biggest-ever show in the Tattoo's 69-year history. It was highly appreciated by Australian audiences. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 October 2019 10:21pm
Washington D.C., U.S.A : Although multilateralism is in crisis, different fates await the multilateral institutions that were created under the Bretton Woods Agreement 75 years ago. While the International Monetary Fund has found renewed relevance in a world of crises, the World Bank has suffered under the poor leadership of a parade of American men. -
Tuesday 22 October 2019 9:49pm
London, United Kingdom : By broadening the nexus between economic interest and national security, Trump is encouraging the decoupling of the world’s two largest economies and the emergence of a bipolar world order led by rival hegemons. Beyond fragmenting the trade and financial system that has underpinned the global economy for decades, the stage would be set for a devastating conflict. By Paola Subacchi. -
Tuesday 22 October 2019 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A verdict is expected this week in a jury trial against Viliami Mangisi (59) charged in relation to the seizure of 1.9 kilograms of methamphetamine at Fua‘amotu International Airport. The trial is underway at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 October 2019 5:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : One or two cyclones may be expected in Tongan waters, in the coming cyclone season (November-April) according to a weather outlook by Tonga's Meteorological Service. There is a high chance that one might be severe. Premium content
