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Wednesday 5 March 2014 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “Foul” is the only way to describe a container-load of around 10 tonnes of rotten chicken, dumped onto a picnic spot on Tongatapu’s scenic Hufangalupe coastline last week. The maggoty mess has disgusted locals and remained a stinking issue this morning.1 comment
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Wednesday 5 March 2014 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Finland was opened by Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala at the Loumaile Building, Nuku'alofa this morning, 5 March. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 March 2014 3:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The European Union and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat have signed a €37.26 million financing agreement to support the “Adapting to Climate Change and Sustainable Energy” programme. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2014 8:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The threat of death by electrocution during flooding in Tongatapu’s heavily-populated areas was a concern during Tropical Cyclone Kofi over the weekend, March 1-2, as Tonga’s National Emergency Management Office pointed out that the power was not shut down in inundated areas. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 March 2014 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand will contribute $13.89 million (NZD) in funding to the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) from 2014 to 2016. Premium content -
Monday 3 March 2014 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police want to talk to a tattooed man who was wearing a Mickey Mouse t-shirt, and another man with a black sleeveless t-shirt and a black cap, who were seen in the By-Pass Road, Halaleva area of Nuku'alofa, on Thursday, February 20, around 9:00am -1:00pm, on the day of a brutal homicide. Premium content -
Monday 3 March 2014 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's public servants were awarded a 5% pay rise in mid-February, back-dated to January, said Tufui Faletau, the acting CEO for the Ministry of Finance and National Planning (MFNP). Premium content -
Monday 3 March 2014 4:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty Tongan nurses, who are the first to be trained in Non-Communicable Diseases, graduated last week and will be on the frontline of treating NCDs, which have accounted for 74 percent of all deaths in Tonga in 2008. Premium content -
Monday 3 March 2014 4:37pm
Sydney, Australia : Tonga A will play its first match of the 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup tomorrow, Tuesday March 4, 2014, against Samoa A in Sydney, Australia. Premium content -
Sunday 2 March 2014 12:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tropical Cyclone Kofi brought heavy rain and gusts of up to 48 knots (90kmph) to Tongatapu early this morning as the system moved to the southwest of Tonga. The Fua‘amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre has downgraded the cyclone warning this morning, while a gales warning remains in force for Tonga waters, with an extreme high tide advisory continuing for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. -
Saturday 1 March 2014 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongatapu, ‘Eua and Ha‘apai can expect damaging gale force winds of 35 knots with gusts up to 50 knots overnight as Tropical Cyclone Kofi moves southeast through southern Tongan waters. On its current track the centre is expected to lie about 205km west-southwest of Nomuka or 140km west of Nuku‘alofa about midnight tonight, Saturday. The Fua'amotu TCWC warns that damaging gale force winds may occur several hours before the Cyclone centre passes. (FTCWC Advisory 3:00pm). -
Saturday 1 March 2014 9:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tropical Cyclone Warning is now in force for Vava‘u, Ha‘apai, Tongatapu and 'Eua as Tropical Depression 15F approaches Tonga and is forecast to become a Category 1- 2 cyclone as it moves through southern Tonga on Saturday and Sunday. On its current track and if the depression continues to intensify, the centre is expected to lie about 290km west-northwest of Nomuka or 265km northwest of Nuku'alofa at 7:00pm this evening. Latest forecast at 9:00am from Fua'amotu TCWC. -
Friday 28 February 2014 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police allege that a 20-year-old male intruder was stabbed three times by a woman after breaking into her Tatakamotonga home and attempting to indecently assault her. Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2014 6:53pm
Suva, Fiji : Two new Vice Presidents of USP, Dr Giulio Masasso Paunga of Tonga and Dr Dilawar Grewal, were appointed by the Executive Committee of the University of the South Pacific on February 24. Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2014 4:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : No arrest has been made in relation to the death of Dao Zin He (31), the Chinese shopkeeper who died in a suspected homicide a week ago, on February 21. Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2014 12:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A strong wind warning with a heavy rain advisory is in force for Tonga as a Tropical Depression lies over the Fiji Group. The depression is forecasted to develop into a Category 1 Tropical Cyclone as it moves towards Tonga within the next 48-hours over the weekend. Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2014 10:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The heads of fisheries from the Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga and Tuvalu held talks this week with the Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation (OFCF) of Japan in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Premium content -
Thursday 27 February 2014 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A couple who have been charged with manslaughter by negligence over the death of their six-month-old baby boy earlier this month were released on bail on February 24. The baby is alleged to have been sick for three-days and died at home from dehydration before the parents took him to Vaiola Hospital. Premium content -
Thursday 27 February 2014 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s High Commissioner to Australia, Princess Angelika Tuku’aho met Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop in Canberra, Australia yesterday, Wednesday February 26. Premium content -
Thursday 27 February 2014 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2013 Session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga will resume on Monday, March 24 after it was adjourned from October last year. Premium content
