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Friday 12 January 2018 8:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI today launched the MV Tongiaki at Queen Salote Wharf. The $8.3 million pa’anga aluminium catamaran will offer high speed service throughout Tonga’s groups of islands and also to Samoa and Fiji. -
Friday 12 January 2018 7:55pm
Gold Coast, Australia : The Gold Coast Titans have signed 18 -year-old Moeaki Fotuaika on a 4-year deal. The deal extends Fotuaika’s current 2-year contract.
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Friday 12 January 2018 7:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : No arrest has been made in the Office Equipment burglary and theft of more than $10,000 pa’anga from a safe last weekend. Premium content -
Thursday 11 January 2018 4:46pm
Tokyo, Japan : Japan’s Super Rugby team, the Sunwolves have announced the addition of Hosea Saumaki for their Super Rugby campaign this year. The 25-year-old Tongan born winger is being dubbed ‘Tongan Gozilla’ by the Japanese media with comparisons to Julian Savea and Nemani Nadolo, Premium content -
Thursday 11 January 2018 3:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia’s Development Minister Concetta Fierravanti-Wells – who visited Tonga in 2016 to sign the ‘Tonga-Australia Aid Partnership’ – is facing a formal complaint by China’s Foreign Ministry. The complaint responds to scathing remarks that Fierravanti-Wells made yesterday in a prominent Australian newspaper ‘The Australian’ where she berated China’s development aid projects in Pacific Island countries.1 comment -
Thursday 11 January 2018 2:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister, Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva did not attend the opening of the Tongan Parliament 2018 session, this morning, 11 January and no mention of his absence was made, in what was called a "Huufi Fakalotofale 'o e Fale Alea 'o Tonga" or "in-house" session. The MPs will take their oath of office on a later day to be announced. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 January 2018 6:55pm
Salt Lake City, Utah : An American professional Rugby club, the Utah Warriors, have signed Tongan rugby legend and ‘Ikale Tahi all-time leading try scorer Fetu’u Vainikolo to their ranks. The Utah Warriors announced the signing last Friday 5 January. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 January 2018 6:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rev Dr 'Ahio is the new chairman of a Committee on Tongan Traditions effective from November 23, 2017.2 comments -
Wednesday 10 January 2018 3:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Legislative Assembly of Tonga will be opened tomorrow, Thursday 11 January 2018, at 10:30am, by a commission of three Nobles comprising of HSH Prince Tu’ipelehake, Lord Fakatulolo and Lord Luani. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 January 2018 2:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Although Tonga's Cabinet was reported to be in a meeting, without the Prime Minister, throughout the morning, no one at the Prime Minister's Office is able to say right now who those members of the Cabinet are. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 January 2018 9:36am
London, United Kingdom : Since Donald Trump took over the United States presidency a year ago, doubts over his mental stability and his very sanity have been mounting. But, beyond claiming on Twitter that he is a “very stable genius,” what could Trump actually do to prove that he is psychologically fit for what, by some definitions, is the world’s highest office? There is no clear physical test for mental illness. By Raj Persaud and Peter Bruggen -
Tuesday 9 January 2018 7:43pm
Washington D.C., U.S.A : The size of oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where plants and animals struggle to survive, has increased fourfold around the world, according to a new scientific analysis. “Oxygen is fundamental to life in the oceans,” said Denise Breitburg, lead author and marine ecologist with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. “The decline in ocean oxygen ranks among the most serious effects of human activities on the Earth’s environment.” -
Tuesday 9 January 2018 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Legislative Assembly may open its 2018 session this week on Thursday January 11 to swear in the new members, according to a source. If that happens, the Prime Minister is expected to leave Vaiola Hospital's Intensive Care Unit in order to attend the session. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 January 2018 5:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than $10,000 pa’anga was stolen from a safe at OE-Office Equipment in Fatafehi Road, Nuku'alofa over the weekend. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 January 2018 1:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An "authoritative and dominating" father of five, Sunia Mailau (45), was convicted of committing incest, rape, assault and indecent acts against his teenage daughter. He was sentenced following trial, to over 9 years’ imprisonment by Judge C.B. Cato of the Tonga Supreme Court on 17 December. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 January 2018 11:56am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva remains in the Intensive Care Unit of Vaiola Hospital, where he is being treated for a what is understood to be a temporary ailment acquired last week. Medical authorities said his condition was stable this morning. Premium content -
Monday 8 January 2018 8:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit at Vaiola Hospital today. No statement on his condition has been issued by the Prime Minister's Office, but medical authorities report that his condition is stable this evening. A medical evacuation to Auckland planned for today was cancelled. Premium content -
Monday 8 January 2018 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : MV Tongiaki, a fast aluminium catamaran, built in Indonesia, is expected to arrive in Nuku’alofa on January 9 to operate as a vessel transporting passengers and cargo to the outer islands. Premium content -
Friday 5 January 2018 7:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : News that the Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva has submitted a list of the names of his 12 new Cabinet Ministers, including himself, was circulated on the internet today. However, at the end of the day, the Prime Minister’s Office in Nuku'alofa could not officially confirm the new line-up. Premium content -
Friday 5 January 2018 6:54pm
London, England : English club, Saracens, have signed Sione Vailanu for on an 18-month deal to begin in 2018. The 22-year-old backrower debuted for Tonga against Japan and Romania in November. Vailanu recently played Sevens Rugby in Japan. Premium content
