You are here
Breaking news
Pages
-
Wednesday 12 November 2014 4:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A project is currently underway in Vava‘u to restore Talihau Beach and protect it from erosion. The beach is about 100-metres long, located on the small Vava’u Island of ‘Utungake at the entrance of Neiafu’s harbour.
Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2014 1:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan voters will be put on the spot on November 27 to elect a new government that could save the country from its current economic downward spiral, and to start a recovery process that will restore the trust and confidence of the people in the system of government that was implemented in 2010. Until we fully understand how our system works, and why it doesn't work, we will continue to struggle. Editor's comment, by Pesi Fonua4 comments Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2014 12:23pm
USA : Neongo 'a hono tu'uaki e Temokalatí 'o pehē tokua ko e mafai 'e 'i he 'aofinima 'o e kakaí, ka 'oku hoko e Temokalatí ia ko e me'angaue faka-politikale pē ki ha ni'ihi tokosi'i ke nau pule ki he toenga e fonuá. Kuo fakamo'oni'i 'oku lolotonga hoko eni i 'Amelika he 'aho ni, pea me'apango kuo 'osi kamata e me'a tatau 'i Tonga he mali siokoloa (marriage of convenience) ko ia 'a e Temokalati Tonga mo e Kautaha e Kaungaue Fakapule'anga (PSA). – Tevita Vaikona mo Senituli Penitani. -
Tuesday 11 November 2014 8:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Power Ltd staff have today in a letter to the Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano refuted an unsigned anonymous letter previously sent to him as untruthful and damaging to its Finance Manager Steven 'Esau. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 November 2014 7:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Supreme Court judge has ordered Tonga’s Electoral Commission to register Sione Keuate Tupouniua after rejecting his application to stand as a candidate for this month's General Election, when he turned up late after nominations closed at 3pm on Friday, October 24 in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 10 November 2014 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A newborn baby boy who was found alive after being abandoned inside shrubs at the gateway of the Mahina Fekite residence in Nuku'alofa on Sunday, November 9 is recovering well at Vaiola Hospital. Premium content -
Monday 10 November 2014 2:47pm
Tblisi, Georgia : The ‘Ikale Tahi defeated Georgia 23 – 9 in an exciting comeback victory yesterday November 9, in the Georgian capital, Tblisi. -
Monday 10 November 2014 1:56am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ikale Tahi prospect Ben Tameifuna will fight Tongan rugby league star Willie Mason in an amateur boxing match on December 6 in Hamilton, New Zealand. -
Friday 7 November 2014 10:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Nobles' Election to elect its nine representatives to the Tonga Legislative Assembly will be held on the morning of November 27, the same day as the General Election to elect the 17 People's Representatives. Premium content -
Friday 7 November 2014 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The finals of the second round of the “Work Hard, Play Hard” Netball tournament took place on Wednesday, November 5 Tonga High School courts in Nuku’alofa. Two teams from the Ministry of Health dominated the competition winning first and second place. The Australian High Commission (The Wobblies) won the first round of the tournament earlier this year. Premium content -
Friday 7 November 2014 8:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eliki ‘Ofa (38) is the new Branch Manager for the Tonga Development Bank in Vava‘u, from November 4. Premium content -
Friday 7 November 2014 5:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A paper scrap recycling business project from Tupou College won the secondary schools category in the Tonga Youth in Business Challenge 2014, while ‘Unuaki ‘o Tonga Royal Institute won the tertiary category. Premium content -
Thursday 6 November 2014 4:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi has announced its squad to play Georgia this Saturday in the Georgian capital, Tblisi. A notable exclusion was Ben Tameifuna, who decided to pull out of the tour last week. -
Thursday 6 November 2014 1:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongans had a day-off on Monday, November 3 as the Kingdom observed a national holiday celebrating its 139 year-old Constitution - the second oldest in the Southern Hemisphere. -
Wednesday 5 November 2014 10:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Alumni of Tonga College celebrated their school’s 132nd anniversary last Saturday November 1. In the United States, over 300 people gathered in Fraser City, California, for an Alumni Anniversary Ball Premium content -
Wednesday 5 November 2014 6:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Finau Sisifa (39) has been appointed as the new Solicitor General serving for three-years at the Attorney General's office in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 November 2014 6:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Court of Appeal ended last week with judgments on 14 cases. The court reduced a 13 year imprisonment sentence to five years for a man convicted of raping a feeble minded woman in 2011, after finding that the sentence was “manifestly excessive”. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 November 2014 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Power Ltd. will drop its electricity price by more than one seniti per unit from 1 December, John van Brink the CEO, announced today at the Popua Power Station, Manumataongo Bay, Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 November 2014 6:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of young students from over 10 Government Primary Schools in Nuku'alofa today performed colourful traditional dances at Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium, concluding a cultural program that began last week. -
Tuesday 4 November 2014 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has continued its membership of the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot program. The insurance program has been credited for its financial insurance to Tonga in the wake of Cyclone Ian earlier this year. Premium content
