You are here
Breaking news
Pages
-
Tuesday 20 March 2012 2:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI, the former Crown Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka 53, is Tonga's new king.
Premium content -
Tuesday 20 March 2012 1:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The body of the late king HM George Tupou V will arrive in Tonga on Monday, March 26 and his state funeral and burial will be held at the Royal Tombs, Mala'e Kula, Nuku'alofa on Wednesday March 28.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 19 March 2012 5:17am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new Attorney General Mr Neil Adsett was appointed as a Senior Counsel by Chief Justice Hon Michael Dishington Scott, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on Friday, March 16. Premium content -
Sunday 18 March 2012 6:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three years ago today, Tonga's King George Tupou V passed away in Hong Kong. Premium content -
Sunday 18 March 2012 3:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The restructuring of the Tonga Rugby Football Union will be completed by the end of May when a new board of directors will be elected to administer the new Tonga Rugby Union Inc., according 'Aminiasi Kefu, Tonga's Solicitor General and the interim Deputy Chairman of the Tonga Rugby Union authority. Premium content -
Friday 16 March 2012 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's National Rugby Sevens Team for the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens Tournament will leave Tonga tomorrow, March 17. Premium content -
Thursday 15 March 2012 10:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Violence against women has become a way of life for some Tongan families, according to a report that was published last month by the Ma'a Fafine mo e Famili Inc., a local women's non government organization.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 15 March 2012 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's fourth contingent of 55 marines to Afghanistan departed Fua'amotu International Airport for the United Kingdom this afternoon, March 15, 2012.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 15 March 2012 7:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The New Zealand government's 2012 In Country Awards has granted 330 scholarships for Tongan students to study at approved tertiary institutions in Tonga during the 2012 school year. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 March 2012 10:45am
London, United Kingdom : Vijay Krishnarayan, heralding from Trinidad and Tobago and current Deputy Director of the Commonwealth Foundation, has been appointed Director of the intergovernmental organisation. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 March 2012 6:02am
'Eua, Tonga : A 27-year-old woman has been charged with 24 counts for alleged embezzlement, falsification of accounts and theft, valued at $99,000 from her former employer, the Melie Mei Langi Company, 'Eua branch. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 March 2012 10:47pm
Zurich, Switzerland : The former head of Tonga's Football Federation 'Ahongalu Fusimalohi has lost his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport CAS, against a decision by the FIFA Appeal Committee, banning him for two year from taking part in any football-related activity and a fine of $7500 Swiss Francs. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 March 2012 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twelve former employees of the Westpac Bank of Tonga, Nuku'alofa Branches who have been charged with multiple counts of embezzlement were released on bail by Magistrate Salesi Mafi yesterday, March 12. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 March 2012 3:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga High School Ex-students Association aims to raise $1 million to mark the 65th anniversary of Tonga High School THS on July 4, by charging ex-student to put their names on their Memorial Wall. Premium content -
Monday 12 March 2012 5:52am
London, United Kingdom : One of the great benefits of today's technology-based world is the range of opportunities it offers to understand and appreciate how others live: we can see, hear and enter into the experience of people in communities and circumstances far removed from our own. - Elizabeth R Premium content -
Monday 12 March 2012 5:44am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The winners of the Westpac 2012 essay competition on the theme 'Which girl or woman, past or present inspires you and why' were awarded with $4600 cash prizes on Thursday, March 8. Premium content -
Sunday 11 March 2012 5:45pm
Geneva, Switzerland : Mr Alex Kerangpuna of Papua New Guinea PNG has commenced work as Trade Policy Officer based in the Office of the Delegation of the Pacific Islands Forum PIF to the World Trade Organisation WTO in Geneva, Switzerland. - Pacific Islands Forum. Premium content -
Sunday 11 March 2012 5:30pm
Suva, Fiji : Commodore Voreqe Bainimarama, the self-appointed Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji, will officially opened the Pacific Islands News Association PINA's 2012 Pacific Media Summit on Tuesday, March 27 at the Lagoon Resort, Pacific Harbour, Fiji. Premium content -
Sunday 11 March 2012 10:18am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints LDS have more schools in Tonga than anywhere else in the world, the Commissioner of the LDS Church Education System, Elder Paul V. Johnson told Matangi Tonga during a one-day stop over in Tonga to attend the annual conference of Pacific Principals' of LDS church schools at Liahona on March 8. Premium content -
Saturday 10 March 2012 6:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan government has launched new initiatives in its campaign to end violence against women and girls, the Solicitor General, 'Aminiasi Kefu told a gathering to celebrate the International Women's Day 2012 on Thursday, March 8. Premium content
