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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
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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 -
Tuesday 4 November 2014 4:36pm
USA : Ko e makehe'anga 'o Tonga he Pasifiki mo e toenga 'o mamaní — ko hono Tu'i ne Pule Fakaleveleva ka na'e mo'ui kalusefai, pea ko 'ene visone ko e fakamaau totonu, vahevahe taau, pule 'a e lao, mo e fai ma'oni'onii ke tafe meia Sihova ki Tonga ko e Selusalema 'o e Pasifikí. – Tevita Vaikona mo Senituli Penitani.1 comment -
Saturday 1 November 2014 12:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new group of Peace Corps volunteers were sworn in on Friday by the Peace Corps Country Director, Eddie Stice at 'Ita House, Manumataongo Bay, Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Saturday 1 November 2014 10:51am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Antone Thomas Pedras (62) remains in Tonga after the Court of Appeal in Nuku'alofa on Friday quashed a removal order against him declaring it null and without any legal effect. Premium content -
Friday 31 October 2014 4:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Beautiful traditional dances were performed by young students from over 10 Government Primary Schools from the Hahake District of Tongatapu at 'Atele today. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Friday 31 October 2014 11:23am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Court of Appeal this morning dismissed an appeal by Kelepi Hala‘ufia against his conviction and 11-year imprisonment sentence in Kali Fungavaka’s death. Premium content -
Thursday 30 October 2014 6:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The newly renovated Tonga Visitor Information Centre was opened for viewing today and visited by regional delegates in the Kingdom for the South Pacific Tourism of Organisation Council of Ministers meeting. Premium content -
Thursday 30 October 2014 6:35pm
Kobe, Japan : Pasuka Mapakaitolo of the Kobe Kobelco Steelers, Japan's Top League Rugby Union team, was arrested Monday for allegedly injuring a woman he lives with, according to Japanese media reports, attributed to the Hyogo prefectural police. Premium content -
Thursday 30 October 2014 5:58pm
Washington, USA. : Tonga's economy is set to receive a boost after the World Bank today approved a second USD$5 million operation to support growth through the government's national development strategy. Premium content -
Thursday 30 October 2014 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tourism plays an integral role in the economic development of our Small Pacific Island countries so finding solutions and opportunities for sustainable development is most important, Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano told the 24th South Pacific Tourism Organization Council of Ministers Meeting in Nuku'alofa today.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 30 October 2014 4:06pm
Auckland. New Zealand : Auckland will be hosting the inaugural Pasifika/Asia/NZ (PANZ) Business Expo from March 13-15 next year, to coincide with Auckland’s popular Pasifika Festival 2015. -
Wednesday 29 October 2014 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Young students from over 10 Government Primary Schools in the Hihifo district today performed colourful traditional Tongan dances in Houma in preparation for the King's Coronation celebrations to be held in July next year. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 October 2014 12:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A beautification program of the Nuku'alofa waterfront is taking a bumpy ride while the government vacillates over what to do with the street vendors who have taken over the waterfront side of Hala Vuna to market their products. Some camp on the side of the street overnight to claim their spots. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 October 2014 9:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Deputy Prime Minister Hon. Samiu Vaipulu, led a Tongan delegation to China in early October to view clean energy solutions and also to attend the 7th Asian Solar Energy Forum (ASEF) meeting in Seoul, Korea on October 14 - 15.3 comments
