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Thursday 31 May 2018 11:10am
London, United Kingdom : It has been nearly two years since the United Kingdom narrowly voted in favor of leaving the European Union. As the march toward Brexit – formally set for the end of next March – proceeds, fundamental questions about the nature of the future UK-EU relationship remain unanswered. As the reality of Brexit sinks in, members of Britain’s cabinet and leading Brexiteers have turned on one another, while attempting to cast blame on everyone but themselves. The UK must plunge ahead, they insist, because that was “the will of the people," while they prepare their excuses for the impending debacle. By Chris Patten. -
Wednesday 30 May 2018 9:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of young local artists in Nuku'alofa who lost their workshop and clubroom in Cyclone Gita have been assisted with donations of art materials coming to Tonga all the way from London, United Kingdom.
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Wednesday 30 May 2018 8:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A container of relief packages and food items for families in Tongatapu and ‘Eua who were affected by Cyclone Gita in February were handed over by Sela Tukia from the Tonga Consul General Office, San Francisco, USA to representatives of the residents of Siesia and Popua in eastern Nuku’alofa yesterday 29 May. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 May 2018 8:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Alfred Cowley, the great-grandson of Tonga's first baker, and his family have launched a new automated bakery plant today at Fasi-moe-afi in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 May 2018 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A petition to Parliament calling for an investigation of seven Cabinet Ministers, including the Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva, for allegedly breaching the Constitution of Tonga, was submitted to the Speaker today Wednesday, May 30. A copy of the petition with 3330 signatures was also delivered to the King for his information. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 May 2018 4:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vatau Hui, Niua People’s Representative to Parliament was fined $300 pa'anga after he was charged with failing to provide a statement of his campaign spending during the 2017 General Election. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 May 2018 5:43pm
Rarotonga, Cook Islands : The Tonga U19 men’s soccer team defeated the Cook Islands 3 – 0 in the first round of the 2018 Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) U-19 Championship Qualifiers in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 May 2018 5:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Former Minister of Internal Affairs ‘Akosita Lavulavu, and her husband, a former Cabinet Minister, ‘Etuate Lavulavu, who are facing fraud charges had their case adjourned to June 25. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 May 2018 5:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's annual Heilala Festival begins in Nuku'alofa on June 25 to Friday July 6, including the 2018 Miss Heilala Pageant. Premium content -
Monday 28 May 2018 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fugalaau Mafi (18) of Tonga High School is Tonga’s nominee for a two-week study tour to Japan this year, after winning the 9th Japanese Speech Contest open-category on May 25 at Tanoa Hotel. Premium content -
Monday 28 May 2018 9:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Junior Fa will fight Ghanaian heavyweight journeyman Richard Lartey in Auckland next month 22 June. Lartey holds a record of 12 wins and 1 loss (suffered in 2014). Premium content -
Monday 28 May 2018 9:41pm
Dunedin, New Zealand : Rugby New Zealand has offered a professional contract of $40,000 - $45,000 to 20-year-old Kilisitina Moata’ane of Dunedin, Otago. Moata’ane was one of 28 female rugby players in New Zealand to be awarded professional rugby contracts last week. She previously played for the Tonga Women’s National Rugby League team. Premium content -
Monday 28 May 2018 9:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five Tongan players assisted the Barbarians in thrashing England 63 – 45 today in Twickenham, England. The five were Nili Latu, Malakai Fekitoa, Loni Uhila, Sateleki Timani and Tatafu Polota-Nau. Premium content -
Monday 28 May 2018 9:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The $66 million pa'anga major upgrade of a new Taufa’ahau Tupou IV Domestic Wharf and Terminal will be commissioned this week on Friday, June 1. Premium content -
Monday 28 May 2018 10:42am
Canberra, Australia : The abrupt cancellation of next month's planned meeting between the North Korean and US leaders should surprise no one. Developments in recent weeks exposed three factors that doomed the initiative to collapse. By Ramesh Thakur. -
Friday 25 May 2018 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A civil action, filed by a couple who allege false representations were made that they would be granted a lease of a beach in Vava'u for tourism purposes, will be defended by the Governor of Vava'u and the Government of Tonga, after a judgment by default was set aside last week. Premium content -
Friday 25 May 2018 6:26pm
Wellington, New Zealand : A Tongan chemist and researcher, Taitusi Taufa has been honoured by Victoria University in New Zealand for the exceptional quality of his doctoral research that explored properties of marine life in Tonga. He isolated several new natural products with unique and interesting anti-cancer properties Premium content -
Friday 25 May 2018 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination training was held in Neiafu this month bringing different agencies and resources that coordinates search and rescue incidents in the seas off Vava'u. Premium content -
Friday 25 May 2018 5:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three-months after severe Tropical Cyclone Gita badly damaged schools on Tongatapu and 'Eua, a relief grant of $3.4 million pa’anga was handed out today by the Tongan Government to non-government schools to help repair the damage. Premium content -
Friday 25 May 2018 4:47pm
Glasgow, Scotland : Scottish rugby club, the Glasgow Warriors, have signed David Tameilau (28) on a two year deal. The American loose forward of Tongan descent hails from Redwood City, California. Premium content
