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Tuesday 16 October 2018 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Colourful displays of fresh local produce and entertainment at the Nuku'alofa waterfront today, 16 October, commemorated World Food Day (WFD) under the global theme ‘Our actions are our future, a zero hunger world by 2030 is possible’.
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Tuesday 16 October 2018 6:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Christ’s University has become the first Tongan owned university to be registered by the Tonga National Qualification Accreditation Board (TNQAB) on Friday 12 October 2018. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 October 2018 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan MPs in accepting an invitation to attend this Saturday’s Mate Ma‘a Tonga Rugby League test match in Auckland, New Zealand, are reportedly planning to spend up to $200,000 from the House budget to cover airfares and hotel accommodation for their weekend away. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 October 2018 10:56am
Amman, Jordan : Arab countries have a long history of rewarding journalists who toe the official line, while punishing those, like Khashoggi, who dare to speak truth to power. Such behavior is not limited to dictatorships. It does not help that many of those press-freedom violators – including Saudi Arabia – are among America’s closest allies. President Donald Trump’s attacks on the US press, together with his silence on attacks occurring elsewhere, have gone a long way to embolden violators of press freedom around the world. By Daoud Kuttab -
Monday 15 October 2018 9:57pm
Montevideo, Uruguay : Tonga A were narrowly beaten by Canada A 32 – 31 in their final game of the World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge yesterday in Montevideo, Uruguay. Premium content -
Monday 15 October 2018 9:42pm
Buenos Aires, Argentina : Tonga’s athletes have finished competing in futsal, swimming, and athletics at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Team Tonga’s Chef de Mission, Inoke Afeaki said the games was a great experience for all the players and staff. Premium content -
Friday 12 October 2018 8:29pm
Brussels, Belgium : A resolution to support the fight against cybercrime and drug trafficking, and other resolutions, were supported by Tonga at a meeting of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP Group) in Brussels, Belgium, this week, attended by Parliamentarians Lord Tu‘ilakepa and Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni. Premium content -
Friday 12 October 2018 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A National Climate Change Donor Roundtable, discussing Climate Change Initiatives in Tonga and its linkages to national, regional and international policy instruments under the Joint National Action Plan (JNAP) will be held on 18 and 19 October. Premium content -
Friday 12 October 2018 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Regional delegates came to Tonga this week for a 4th Board Meeting of RESPAC, the Disaster Resilience for Pacific Small Island Developing States Project, which aims to improve islands’ resilience to climate related hazards. The meeting is being hosted by Tonga's Meteorology Divison. Premium content -
Friday 12 October 2018 6:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan noble and former Prime Minister, Lord Tu’ivakano who had his case adjourned several times, is expected to be called on October 23, at the Fasi Magistrate’s Court. Premium content -
Thursday 11 October 2018 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over 15 airlines and aviation counterparts from the region and far North of the world are attending a three days regional meeting of the 69th Association of the South Pacific Airlines (ASPA) held in Nuku’alofa, Tonga this week, 10-12 October. Premium content -
Thursday 11 October 2018 5:46pm
Apia, Samoa : A South Pacific Tourism Organisation Regional Marketing Meeting in Apia this month agreed to work together on promotional opportunities for its 17 Pacific Island member countries. Premium content -
Thursday 11 October 2018 5:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The confession of a 20-year-old male accused was excluded from evidence in an ongoing rape trial as it was prejudice against him, after the Supreme Court found a breach in the law when a Tonga Police Constable failed to properly advise him on one of his rights, before his interrogation in November last year. Premium content -
Thursday 11 October 2018 5:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The weekday morning traffic congestion into Nuku’alofa may soon ease with the piloting of a two lane, one-way route along Vaha’akolo Road, from the Tofoa intersection to the roundabout at the Longolongo Police Training School. Premium content -
Thursday 11 October 2018 5:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga continues to be on a drought and El Nino watch according to the Tonga Meteorological Services monthly update on 11 October 2018. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 October 2018 5:24pm
Montevideo, Uruguay : Tonga A started off the World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge 2018 tournament with a win over USA Select XV, 39-30, on 6 October in Montevideo, Uruguay. The tournament involves A teams from Tonga, Samoa, Uruguay, Argentina, Canada and USA. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 October 2018 5:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tevita Finau Katoa (20) is the man charged with murder in relation to the death of a 40-year-old man at Vaiola Hospital on September 26 Premium content -
Tuesday 9 October 2018 10:17pm
Dubai, UAE : King Tupou VI has visited the site of EXPO 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where Tonga will have its own pavilion in the “Opportunities Sector”. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 October 2018 9:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Public Service Tribunal has been ordered by the Supreme Court, to re-determine for the second time an appeal by Busby Kautoke against the termination of his employment as Chief Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet, in a legal dispute that has been ongoing for six-years. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 October 2018 9:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An agreement to assist Pacific Island nations, including Tonga, with development project funding was signed on 13 September 2018, in Suva, Fiji. Premium content
