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Monday 29 July 2019 6:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A seven member Tongan delegation attended the 25th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, from 15-26 July, to discuss and formulate a seabed mining code and other matters. Tonga presented a discussion paper on issues related to Small Island States and sharing of financial proceeds from mining of deep seabed minerals.
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Monday 29 July 2019 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 44-year-old man was sentenced to one-year nine-months imprisonment, after being convicted in the Supreme Court of making a false statement and dealing with a forged birth certificate in order to obtain a Tongan passport. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 4:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Filipe Jr. remains in police custody after appearing at the Fasi Magistrate’s Court today, July 29. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 4:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A police officer charged in relation to a bribery charge allegedly involving the Sione Filipe Jr. case was released on bail today, July 29. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 11:53am
New York, USA : How did the world’s two most venerable and influential democracies – the United Kingdom and the United States – end up with Donald Trump and Boris Johnson at the helm? Trump is not wrong to call Johnson the “Britain Trump” (sic). Nor is this merely a matter of similar personalities or styles: it is also a reflection of glaring flaws in the political institutions that enabled such men to win power. By Jeffrey D. Sachs. -
Saturday 27 July 2019 8:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HRH Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku’aho, Tonga's Tonga’s High Commissioner to Canberra, visited the Philippines last week to present her Letters of Credence to President Rodrigo Duterte at the Malacanang Palace, Manila. Premium content -
Saturday 27 July 2019 7:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. ‘Akau’ola presented his letter of credentials as the Tongan Ambassador to the United Arab Emirate UAE to Zaki Nusseibeh, the UAE Minister of State at Abu Dhabi on 25 July. Premium content -
Saturday 27 July 2019 7:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The opportunities for Tongans to get a better paid job in New Zealand and Australia under New Zealand’s Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSE) and Australia’s Seasonal Workers’ Program (SWP) has been hailed as a blessing by family members and the government, but at the same time it is regarded as a stumbling block to local Private Sector growth. Local Tongan businesses that can't compete with the overseas pay rates are experiencing shortages of semi skilled and skilled labour. By Pesi Fonua. -
Friday 26 July 2019 6:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men who were acquitted of manslaughter, due to lack of evidence offered by the Crown, pleaded guilty to a lesser count of common assault in the death of a man in Pelehake, in 2017. Premium content -
Friday 26 July 2019 5:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten illegal firearms and more than 20,000 live bullets were seized in Tongatapu and Vava'u, allegedly smuggled through four different shipments from the United States. Tonga Police are concerned with a significant amount of firearms and ammunition being smuggled into Tonga and the risks they pose to community safety. Premium content -
Thursday 25 July 2019 6:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s National Rugby League annual tournament, the Jason Taumalolo Cup, was officially launched at an event on July 24, with kick-off on Saturday, July 27. Premium content -
Thursday 25 July 2019 6:51pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The idea of the ‘One Pacific Destination’ concept is being accepted after Pacific countries, including Tonga, attended the first-ever Pacific Exposition 2019, held in Auckland, New Zealand on 11-14 July. Premium content -
Thursday 25 July 2019 6:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ofa Savieti (45) received a two-year suspended sentence for forgery when she withdrew $3,000 pa’anga from a fruit picker's bank account and used it on herself, in February last year. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 July 2019 4:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rainfall is forecasted to be average over Tongatapu and ‘Eua and below average for the rest of the country for July to September. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 July 2019 4:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A police officer charged with accepting bribery in relation to the Sione Filipe Jr. case remains in custody with his bail to be reviewed on July 26. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 July 2019 9:07am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rodney Tomasi was acquitted of possessing the illicit drug cannabis because evidence of a search was inadmissible, and a further charge offering a bribe to Police Officers was unproven, ruled the Supreme Court on July 17. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 July 2019 4:21pm
Apia, Samoa : Tonga’s 2019 Pacific Games team returns from Samoa with 9 Gold, 5 Silver and 15 Bronze medals. The medal tally is Tonga’s highest ever at the Pacific Games and a significant improvement from the 2015 Pacific Games where team Tonga returned with 17 medals (7 Gold). -
Tuesday 23 July 2019 9:50am
Manchester, United Kingdom : In a well-functioning parliamentary system, the state budget is overseen by a group of elected authorities in a relatively transparent manner. No one person has the power to shape the process in self-serving ways. Embedding checks and balances into governance – particularly to limit the executive’s discretionary budgetary authority – is integral to accomplish the kind of structural transformation developing countries need if they are to create more stable, prosperous futures well beyond 2030. By Tania Masi, Roberto Ricciuti, Antonio Savoia, and Kunal Sen. -
Monday 22 July 2019 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Minister for Justice has been taken off the no fly list and can travel abroad as of July 19 as approved by the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 22 July 2019 6:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A police officer has been charged with accepting bribery in relation to the Sione Filipe Jr. illicit drugs case. Their cases are adjourned to July 29, at the Fasi Magistrate's Court. Premium content
