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Saturday 21 April 2018 9:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Traditional dance and musical performances by 28 students were presented at a recital held by the ‘Atenisi Foundation for Performing Arts at the Tanoa Tonga Hotel on April 19. -
Saturday 21 April 2018 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new community project, the Tonga Private National Health System, which will help deliver a wide reaching health information system, was officially opened by HRH Princess Latufuipeka Tuku’aho via Skype on 19 April, in Nuku’alofa.
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Friday 20 April 2018 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Selemana Fonua who received a prison sentence after being convicted of theft and false accounting, was granted bail pending her appeal against conviction and sentence, that will likely be held in September this year. Premium content -
Thursday 19 April 2018 8:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A controversial offer made by the PM Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva to return to the British Government their former seafront residence in Nuku‘alofa - in anticipation that Britain will come back to the Pacific Islands when they exit the European Union within 12 months - has caused an uproar in Tonga's Office of the Lord Chamberlain, which is located on the property. Premium content -
Thursday 19 April 2018 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Methamphetamine with a street value of around $297,000 pa’anga concealed in a shipment from the United States was seized by Tonga Police on Tuesday, April 17 in Nuku'alofa.2 comments Premium content -
Thursday 19 April 2018 5:35pm
London, United Kingdom : Usman Iftikhar (27) from Australia was awarded the Commonwealth Young Person of the Year by Prince Harry in London this week. Premium content -
Thursday 19 April 2018 10:41am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An innovative way for Commonwealth Small States to have easier access to international trade finance was launched at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London early this week. Premium content -
Thursday 19 April 2018 6:39am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In the latest spill of words, Tonga's former Minister for Internal Affairs ‘Akosita Lavulavu - who was sacked by the Prime Minister last week following fraud charges, spoke of her humiliation when another Minister replaced her at a Pacific Sports Ministers Meeting in Fiji in March. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 April 2018 6:06pm
Gold Coast, Australia : The Commonwealth Games wrapped up on Sunday April 15 with the last two Tongan athletes competing in Shotput and Shooting on April 13-14 respectively. Shooter Henry Liutai did not qualify in the finals, however in Women's Shotput, Atamaama Tu'utafaiva qualified for the finals where she threw a personal best. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 April 2018 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a man Siosiua Tauelangi who was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment by the Magistrate's Court for the serious assault of a man in Pea last year. The ruling revealed that Siosiua Tauelangi is a church minister, reportedly for the LDS Church. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 April 2018 5:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The contract for Police Commissioner Stephen Caldwell has been extended for another two-years by King Tupou VI in Council. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 April 2018 7:28pm
Gold Coast, Australia : Commonwealth weightlifting gold medallist David Liti (of Tongan descent) was awarded the David Dixon Award for his sportsmanship in assisting a fellow injured weightlifter Lauititi Lui of Samoa. The David Dixon Award is a four-yearly award given to the outstanding athlete of each Commonwealth Games, based on their performance at the event, fair play, and overall contribution to their team's participation at the Commonwealth Games. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 April 2018 7:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four police officers, similarly charged with common assault that allegedly took place in Nuku’alofa in October last year during the arrest of a group of youths, have challenged the submission of a video footage of the alleged assault. Premium content -
Monday 16 April 2018 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A former Prime Minister, Lord Sevele has hit back at what he called "very serious" allegations made last week by Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva that reforms were made in 2010 without the approval of parliament. Premium content -
Monday 16 April 2018 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Paula Halapua and Siosaia Finau have pleaded not guilty to extortion as a joint enterprise after allegedly taking $40 pa'anga from a complainant who was taken to a police station for breath testing in 2013. Premium content -
Monday 16 April 2018 6:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Land Court of Tonga has ordered a woman to vacate and remove her possession from her nephew’s town allotment in Ma’ufanga. Premium content -
Monday 16 April 2018 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A slight drop in new petroleum prices for petrol, kerosene, and diesel, has been approved by the Tonga Competent Authority effective from today, 16 April. The retail price of petrol, kerosene and diesel has decreased by 0.09 seniti/litre, 5.68 seniti/litre and 2.98 seniti/litre respectively, with all price changes including consumption tax. Premium content -
Monday 16 April 2018 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The sea search at for Tevita ‘Ekuasi (21) who remains missing after he reportedly jumped into the sea at the Houma Blow Holes on Sunday, April 8 has been suspended after no sightings were made. Premium content -
Friday 13 April 2018 5:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police are looking for kava plants estimated to be worth almost $10,000 pa’anga stolen from two separate plantations in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Friday 13 April 2018 5:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five first-year students in an in-country science program at the University of the South Pacific Tonga campus received High Achievement awards on March 29. Premium content
