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Friday 1 June 2018 5:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new modern domestic wharf and terminal named Taufa’ahau Tupou IV Wharf was commissioned by King Tupou VI this morning, Friday, June 1. Funded with over $60 million pa’anga by the Government of Japan - its biggest grant aid to Tonga to date - the new wharf is expected to significantly boost domestic cargo volumes and passenger traffic.
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Friday 1 June 2018 9:29am
London, United Kingdom : A big reason why Western politics is in such disarray is voters’ pessimism about the future. Today’s naysayers come in three shades: Accepting pessimists; Anxious pessimists and ...finally, Angry pessimists – often populists and their supporters – who think economies are rigged, politicians corrupt, and outsiders dangerous. They have no desire to manage decline; they want to destroy the status quo. And they may pursue lose-lose outcomes simply so that others will suffer. What these groups have in common is a dearth of viable solutions. Philippe Legrain. -
Thursday 31 May 2018 9:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI urged Tonga's government to speed up its reconstruction work because he said many people are still living a hard life following the devastation inflicted by Cyclone Gita on Tongatapu and ‘Eua on February 12-13 this year. He was also concerned that government lacked long-term vision for the future of Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 31 May 2018 6:46pm
Rarotonga, Cook Islands : The Tonga Under-19’s soccer team have a chance to qualify for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) U-19 Championships in Tahiti this year if they defeat Samoa this Saturday in the Cook Islands. Premium content -
Thursday 31 May 2018 6:43pm
Kowloon, Hong Kong : An impressive Tonga Rugby League development team defeated all its opponents to win the Hong Kong Nines tournament on Sunday 27 May in Kowloon. The team was made up entirely of local players. Premium content -
Thursday 31 May 2018 5:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Molisi Kilisimasi (31) is the champion of a Toyota Tsusho South Pacific Service Advisor Award, which takes him to Japan later this year. Premium content -
Thursday 31 May 2018 11:10am
London, United Kingdom : It has been nearly two years since the United Kingdom narrowly voted in favor of leaving the European Union. As the march toward Brexit – formally set for the end of next March – proceeds, fundamental questions about the nature of the future UK-EU relationship remain unanswered. As the reality of Brexit sinks in, members of Britain’s cabinet and leading Brexiteers have turned on one another, while attempting to cast blame on everyone but themselves. The UK must plunge ahead, they insist, because that was “the will of the people," while they prepare their excuses for the impending debacle. By Chris Patten. -
Wednesday 30 May 2018 9:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of young local artists in Nuku'alofa who lost their workshop and clubroom in Cyclone Gita have been assisted with donations of art materials coming to Tonga all the way from London, United Kingdom. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 May 2018 8:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A container of relief packages and food items for families in Tongatapu and ‘Eua who were affected by Cyclone Gita in February were handed over by Sela Tukia from the Tonga Consul General Office, San Francisco, USA to representatives of the residents of Siesia and Popua in eastern Nuku’alofa yesterday 29 May. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 May 2018 8:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Alfred Cowley, the great-grandson of Tonga's first baker, and his family have launched a new automated bakery plant today at Fasi-moe-afi in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 May 2018 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A petition to Parliament calling for an investigation of seven Cabinet Ministers, including the Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva, for allegedly breaching the Constitution of Tonga, was submitted to the Speaker today Wednesday, May 30. A copy of the petition with 3330 signatures was also delivered to the King for his information. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 May 2018 4:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vatau Hui, Niua People’s Representative to Parliament was fined $300 pa'anga after he was charged with failing to provide a statement of his campaign spending during the 2017 General Election. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 May 2018 5:43pm
Rarotonga, Cook Islands : The Tonga U19 men’s soccer team defeated the Cook Islands 3 – 0 in the first round of the 2018 Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) U-19 Championship Qualifiers in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 May 2018 5:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Former Minister of Internal Affairs ‘Akosita Lavulavu, and her husband, a former Cabinet Minister, ‘Etuate Lavulavu, who are facing fraud charges had their case adjourned to June 25. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 May 2018 5:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's annual Heilala Festival begins in Nuku'alofa on June 25 to Friday July 6, including the 2018 Miss Heilala Pageant. Premium content -
Monday 28 May 2018 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fugalaau Mafi (18) of Tonga High School is Tonga’s nominee for a two-week study tour to Japan this year, after winning the 9th Japanese Speech Contest open-category on May 25 at Tanoa Hotel. Premium content -
Monday 28 May 2018 9:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Junior Fa will fight Ghanaian heavyweight journeyman Richard Lartey in Auckland next month 22 June. Lartey holds a record of 12 wins and 1 loss (suffered in 2014). Premium content -
Monday 28 May 2018 9:41pm
Dunedin, New Zealand : Rugby New Zealand has offered a professional contract of $40,000 - $45,000 to 20-year-old Kilisitina Moata’ane of Dunedin, Otago. Moata’ane was one of 28 female rugby players in New Zealand to be awarded professional rugby contracts last week. She previously played for the Tonga Women’s National Rugby League team. Premium content -
Monday 28 May 2018 9:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five Tongan players assisted the Barbarians in thrashing England 63 – 45 today in Twickenham, England. The five were Nili Latu, Malakai Fekitoa, Loni Uhila, Sateleki Timani and Tatafu Polota-Nau. Premium content -
Monday 28 May 2018 9:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The $66 million pa'anga major upgrade of a new Taufa’ahau Tupou IV Domestic Wharf and Terminal will be commissioned this week on Friday, June 1. Premium content
