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Friday 7 March 2014 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Amid growing concern over the escalating schools violence in Nuku‘alofa, Tonga Police beefed up their patrols around the seafront bus station and CBD today following yesterday's street fight and the arrest of two men.2 comments
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Friday 7 March 2014 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Government will host the Sixth Meeting of the Pacific Island Countries (PIC) Network of Ozone Officers, and a Joint Meeting of National Ozone and Training of Custom Officers, next week 10-14 March, 2014. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 5:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The European Commission last week has announced that free-visa travel will soon be granted for nationals from 19 third-world countries, including ten Pacific Island countries. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 10:45am
HIlo, Hawaii : Donations of food, clothing and building materials continue to flow in for the people of Ha'apai, in Tonga, whose homes were destroyed by Cyclone Ian in January. The Tongan community in Hilo, Hawaii this week shipped a container of goods. Premium content -
Friday 7 March 2014 9:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new cargo ship MV Niuvakai is expected to start service this month, March 2014, and transport aid supplies to Ha'apai after it was bought by the Friendly Islands Shipping Agency. Premium content -
Thursday 6 March 2014 3:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga A was defeated by Samoa A, 27 – 18 on March 4 in Sydney, Australia.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 6 March 2014 3:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 40-year-old man died early yesterday morning Wednesday March 5 after falling overboard during a boat collision at Nafanua Wharf in ‘Eua. Another man remains in hospital for minor injuries. Premium content -
Thursday 6 March 2014 10:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four people were injured in a two car collision, at Pahu this morning. A car went through the block wall of a property and another vehicle hit a telephone pole in the crash on the corner of Railway Road and Hala Holomui. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2014 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “Foul” is the only way to describe a container-load of around 10 tonnes of rotten chicken, dumped onto a picnic spot on Tongatapu’s scenic Hufangalupe coastline last week. The maggoty mess has disgusted locals and remained a stinking issue this morning.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2014 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Finland was opened by Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala at the Loumaile Building, Nuku'alofa this morning, 5 March. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2014 3:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The European Union and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat have signed a €37.26 million financing agreement to support the “Adapting to Climate Change and Sustainable Energy” programme. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2014 8:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The threat of death by electrocution during flooding in Tongatapu’s heavily-populated areas was a concern during Tropical Cyclone Kofi over the weekend, March 1-2, as Tonga’s National Emergency Management Office pointed out that the power was not shut down in inundated areas. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2014 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand will contribute $13.89 million (NZD) in funding to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) from 2014 to 2016. Premium content -
Monday 3 March 2014 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police want to talk to a tattooed man who was wearing a Mickey Mouse t-shirt, and another man with a black sleeveless t-shirt and a black cap, who were seen in the By-Pass Road, Halaleva area of Nuku'alofa, on Thursday, February 20, around 9:00am -1:00pm, on the day of a brutal homicide. Premium content -
Monday 3 March 2014 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's public servants were awarded a 5% pay rise in mid-February, back-dated to January, said Tufui Faletau, the acting CEO for the Ministry of Finance and National Planning (MFNP). Premium content -
Monday 3 March 2014 4:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty Tongan nurses, who are the first to be trained in Non-Communicable Diseases, graduated last week and will be on the frontline of treating NCDs, which have accounted for 74 percent of all deaths in Tonga in 2008. Premium content -
Monday 3 March 2014 4:37pm
Sydney, Australia : Tonga A will play its first match of the 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup tomorrow, Tuesday March 4, 2014, against Samoa A in Sydney, Australia. Premium content -
Sunday 2 March 2014 12:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tropical Cyclone Kofi brought heavy rain and gusts of up to 48 knots (90kmph) to Tongatapu early this morning as the system moved to the southwest of Tonga. The Fua‘amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre has downgraded the cyclone warning this morning, while a gales warning remains in force for Tonga waters, with an extreme high tide advisory continuing for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. -
Saturday 1 March 2014 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongatapu, ‘Eua and Ha‘apai can expect damaging gale force winds of 35 knots with gusts up to 50 knots overnight as Tropical Cyclone Kofi moves southeast through southern Tongan waters. On its current track the centre is expected to lie about 205km west-southwest of Nomuka or 140km west of Nuku‘alofa about midnight tonight, Saturday. The Fua'amotu TCWC warns that damaging gale force winds may occur several hours before the Cyclone centre passes. (FTCWC Advisory 3:00pm). -
Saturday 1 March 2014 9:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tropical Cyclone Warning is now in force for Vava‘u, Ha‘apai, Tongatapu and 'Eua as Tropical Depression 15F approaches Tonga and is forecast to become a Category 1- 2 cyclone as it moves through southern Tonga on Saturday and Sunday. On its current track and if the depression continues to intensify, the centre is expected to lie about 290km west-northwest of Nomuka or 265km northwest of Nuku'alofa at 7:00pm this evening. Latest forecast at 9:00am from Fua'amotu TCWC.
