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Monday 14 December 2015 10:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Nuku’alofa Fishing Club was declared the winner of the Tonga International Game Fishing Association’s 2015 Christmas fishing competition on Saturday afternoon, 12 December at the Nuku’alofa Fishing Clubhouse.
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Monday 14 December 2015 10:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial to hear an election petition filed against Hon ‘Etuate Lavulavu for illegal campaigning and corruption continued today Monday, 14 December when the Supreme Court in Neiafu heard some of the remaining witnesses for the defendant. Premium content -
Monday 14 December 2015 10:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is currently experiencing strong El Nino conditions bringing cooler night time temperatures with the lowest recorded at 14.6°C for November, in Fua'amotu. However, the lowest temperature so far for the year was 12.0°C in August.1 comment -
Sunday 13 December 2015 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fe’ao Vunipola, the new interim Chairman and President of the Tonga Rugby Union TRU has announced his work plan for the struggling TRU, which he says needs to have a full-time CEO, and that it is time to separate the positions of the Chair and President. Premium content -
Saturday 12 December 2015 2:54pm
Paris, France : The leadership of Tuvalu's Prime Minister Enele Sopoaga at the COP21 negotiations has been praised by the new head of the Pacific’s environmental agency, Kosi Latu.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 11 December 2015 7:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A talented group of young dancers from Suliana’s Polynesian Dance Academy showcased their fantastic dancing during a fundraising event at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall, on Thursday night 10 December. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Friday 11 December 2015 6:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 82nd birthday of the Emperor of Japan Akihito was celebrated in Tonga with a reception hosted by the Japanese Ambassador, HE Mr Yukio Numata on 10 December at his residence in ‘Anana. Premium content -
Thursday 10 December 2015 5:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial to hear an election petition filed against Hon ‘Etuate Lavulavu for alleged illegal campaigning and corruption will continue on Monday, 14 December, to hear the remaining witnesses for the defendant at the Supreme Court in Neiafu. Premium content -
Thursday 10 December 2015 5:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 120th anniversary year of Seventh Day Adventist Church education in Tonga, on 4 December, was marked with the opening of a new Home Economic Classroom at Beulah College, Vaini by the Ambassador of China to Tonga, HE Huang Huaguang. Premium content -
Thursday 10 December 2015 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Community patrol volunteers in Ha'apai this week received much needed equipment from Tonga Police to help keep their communities safe. Premium content -
Thursday 10 December 2015 3:22pm
Bali, Indonesia : The Pacific and China are on a collision course as they search for agreement in the management of the region’s southern Albacore tuna stock, says a regional fisheries official. Premium content -
Thursday 10 December 2015 3:14pm
Bali, Indonesia : Five days of exhaustive talks at the annual meeting for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) have yielded mixed results for Pacific Island states, in Bali this week. Among the major successes, members were able to agree on a target reference point for skipjack tuna - the Pacific’s most valuable stock. However, other important and fragile fish stocks like albacore tuna will have to wait another year for development of harvest strategies Premium content -
Thursday 10 December 2015 10:33am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Power Ltd. paid its highest dividend to the Government of Tonga, handing over a cheque for $2 million pa'anga on December 8. The 2014-15 dividend represents a 27% increase on the previous year's return to government. -
Wednesday 9 December 2015 9:25pm
Paris, France : I urge you to take action. Help our people and our region by concluding the negotiations at this COP21 and, by adopting an agreement that is legally binding, ambitious and durable. Pacific lives, Pacific cultures, Pacific futures, are in your hands. – Dame Meg Taylor (Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum and the Pacific Ocean Commissioner).1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 9 December 2015 9:19pm
Nadi, Fiji : Development remains at the centre of a PACER Plus negotiation that is currently on the way in Nadi, Fiji this week, 7-9 December between trade officials from Pacific Island Countries (PICs) and their counterparts from Australia and New Zealand. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 December 2015 8:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than 400 graduates from three Government tertiary institutes received their certificates and diplomas today, 9 December during a Combined Awards Ceremony, at Queen Salote Memorial Hall. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 December 2015 8:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon ‘Etuate Lavulavu denied allegations of illegal campaigning and corruption in the 2014 General Election, during his evidence to the Supreme Court in Neiafu on Friday, 4 December. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 December 2015 8:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Aiona Prescott (20) will receive a prestigious Queen's Young Leaders Award from HM Queen Elizabeth next year in London, one of 60 from across the Commonwealth recognized as exceptional leaders in their communities. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 December 2015 8:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eizo Ve'ehala became the first Tongan to successfully complete an International Civil Aviation Organization ICAO, Aviation Security Professional Management Course, the NZ Aviation Security Service AVSEC announced on 8 December. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 December 2015 9:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Although Real Tonga Airline has won a bid last month to operate Government’s MA60 aircraft, gifted from China, its operation will remain on hold until Government completes the aircraft’s certification due process. Premium content
