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  • Thursday 22 May 2014 4:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Tonga Residents Team will tour Fiji next month, playing games against two local Fijian Teams: the East Selection and the West Selection.
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  • Wednesday 21 May 2014 6:30pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The finest Tongan handicrafts were on display today at a two day Cultural Tourism Convention, that was opened by Princess Mele Siu’ilikutapu, at the Fa‘onelua Convention Centre. Photos by Linny Folau.
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  • Wednesday 21 May 2014 6:05pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : ‘Atenisi University will hold a “festival of democracy” next month, starting on June 17. The two-week event will include various speakers and panel discussions on democracy in Tonga as the country prepares for upcoming general elections in November this year.
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  • Tuesday 20 May 2014 6:46pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The father of the accused civilian Semisi Kalistiane Manu who is on jury trial for manslaughter in the death of Kali Fungavaka, said he witnessed the police beating up Kali at the Nuku'alofa Police Station.
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  • Tuesday 20 May 2014 6:40pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A new Joe's Kahana Resort and Restaurant was officially opened by the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano on Saturday 17 May.
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  • Tuesday 20 May 2014 6:33pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Paea Winston Helu (32) the man charged with the murder of a 19-year-old youth in Nuku’alofa on Sunday, May 11 remains in custody after appearing at the Nuku’alofa Magistrate’s Court today, May 20.
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  • Tuesday 20 May 2014 6:31pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Local fishermen in ‘Eua are benefiting from a training workshop on Fish Aggregating Devices or “FADs” - the floating objects used by fisherman to attract fish in large numbers.
  • Monday 19 May 2014 7:58pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : Nine young swimmers will be representing Tonga at the Oceania swimming competition to start in Auckland, tomorrow, 20 May.
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  • Monday 19 May 2014 6:17pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The jury trial for the civilian accused of manslaughter in relation to the death of New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka in 2012, began today, Monday May 19 at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court.
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  • Monday 19 May 2014 5:07pm


    Geneva, Switzerland
    : Health Ministers from 53 Commonwealth countries have gathered for a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss strengthening public health systems.
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  • Monday 19 May 2014 5:06pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's Deputy Prime Minister Samiu Vaipulu has announced that Polynesian Airlines will begin servicing direct flights to Vava’u from Apia, Samoa in August, following a one month delay in introducing the new service.
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  • Sunday 18 May 2014 5:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The verbatim reporting of the proceedings of the Tongan Parliament does not interpret accurately the meaning of what has been said in parliament, according to Gloria Pole'o, the Clerk of the Tonga Legislative Assembly. From the House, By Pesi Fonua.
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  • Friday 16 May 2014 6:25pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : In sentencing Fifita ‘Ofa (35) to 13-years imprisonment for the death of her 14-year-old daughter last August, and imposing prison sentences on two others, a Supreme Court judge said today in denouncing their conduct that the repeated beating of the child by her mother and uncle was extremely cruel, and a paramount sentencing was considered to protect children and young persons from violence.
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  • Friday 16 May 2014 4:47pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Fuel prices have been lowered, effective from today May 16.
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  • Thursday 15 May 2014 10:16pm


    Neiafu, Vava'u
    : A ground breaking ceremony to mark the beginning of the laying of a submarine fiber optic telecommunication cable from Tongatapu to Vava'u was officiated by the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano in Neiafu, Vava'u yesterday, 14 May.
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  • Thursday 15 May 2014 9:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Lord Tu'ivakano as the Chairman of the Tonga Cable Ltd (TCL) and Professor Rajesh Chandra, the Vice chancellor of the University of the South Pacific USP signed a contract agreement in Nuku'alofa on 12 May for USP to be an Internet Access Provider.
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  • Thursday 15 May 2014 9:22pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : As Tonga faces an alarming increase in secondary school drop-outs, combined with declining pass rates for the Tonga School Certificate examination, Queen Nanasipau'u Tuku'aho urged Tonga's teachers to save students from what is becoming “an epidemic” of failure.
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  • Thursday 15 May 2014 4:38pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Vegetable nurseries are being established for 17 communities in the cyclone-hit islands of Ha‘apai and Vava‘u to help them recover and sustain their food crops.
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  • Thursday 15 May 2014 2:56pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A decision by the Tongan Cabinet on March 29 to lift a moratorium on the harvesting and the exporting of sea cucumber will accelerate the depletion of Tonga's sea cucumber stock and kill the industry, according to fisheries experts.
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  • Wednesday 14 May 2014 9:37pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A third phase of the Kau Mai Tonga Ke Tau Netipolo "C’mon Tonga Let’s Play Netball" was launched on Wednesday, May 14 in a continuing campaign to encourage Tongan women to become more physically active through netball.
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