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Tuesday 10 May 2016 8:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) arrived in Nuku’alofa yesterday morning, 9 May on a three day routine visit.
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Tuesday 10 May 2016 6:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In just two days, today and yesterday, a total of 328 confirmed cases of conjunctivitus (pink eye) have been reported to Vaiola Hospital in Nuku'alofa, as the number of cases continues to rise. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 May 2016 6:23pm
Noumea, New Caledonia : Raising awareness to protect Pacific whales in the face of emerging threats is part of a regional campaign ‘Protect Pacific Whales’ recently launched by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). Premium content -
Tuesday 10 May 2016 4:18pm
London, United Kingdom : Tonga and other small states that are the most vulnerable, socially and economically in the world will be the focus at The Commonwealth’s Fourth Global Biennial Conference held in the Seychelles this week. Tonga’s Executive Director of the Civil Society Forum of Tonga (CSFT), Emeline Siale Ilolahia, will make a presentation at the event. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 May 2016 1:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will receive AUD$4 million in Budget Support, helping to prop up government salaries and other expenses, for each financial year over the next three years, from the Australian Government. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 May 2016 1:14pm
Noumea, New Caledonia : Dr ‘Ofa Keitu‘u of Tonga, has been appointed as Director of the Statistics for Development Division at the Pacific Community (SPC) based in Noumea, New Caledonia, taking effect on 1 July 2016. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2016 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A conjunctivitis (pink eye) outbreak in Tongatapu, has seen 135 people flocking to Vaiola Hospital this morning with confirmed symptoms of the virulent eye infection. In the last five weeks the hospital has registered more cases of conjunctivitis than for the whole of 2015. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2016 4:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The court case against Lord Tu’iha’ateiho has been adjourned to Tuesday 17 May, Tonga Police confirmed today. Premium content -
Monday 9 May 2016 3:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 49-year-old man has been arrested and charged in the death of a 46-year-old man whom he allegedly ran over with his vehicle on By-Pass Road early on Sunday morning, 8 May. The deceased is alleged to have been sitting on the road. Premium content -
Sunday 8 May 2016 11:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a colourful celebration of Polynesian, Native American and Latin American song and dance, Brigham Young University students "Living Legends" opened their Tongan goodwill visit with a Royal Performance for Queen Nanasipau'u at 'Atele Stadium on Saturday night. A public performance will be held at 7:00pm on Tuesday May 10. Photos by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Sunday 8 May 2016 7:57pm
Parramatta, Australia : Mate Ma’a Tonga were defeated 18 – 6 by Toa Samoa last night in a thrilling 2016 Pacific Test Match in Pirtek stadium in Parramatta, Sydney. Premium content -
Sunday 8 May 2016 7:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new salary structure for civil servants that was approved by the Tongan Cabinet on 13 April, to be implemented on 1 July 2016 in the new budget, has been stopped in its tracks, because the Public Service Association (PSA) claims it is unlawful. Now the pressure group may have succeeded in their demand for Cabinet to change a decision, in return for the PSA withholding a threatened injunction against the Cabinet’s approval of the new salary structure. By Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Sunday 8 May 2016 7:15pm
Suva, Fiji : Tonga’s men’s and women’s volleyball teams, were both defeated in the semi-finals of the 2016 Oceania Volleyball Championships in Fiji. Premium content -
Sunday 8 May 2016 4:37pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Auditors from across the Pacific including Tonga met in Auckland this week to share information about a new online auditing software TeamMate, in a workshop hosted by the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI). Premium content -
Saturday 7 May 2016 1:35pm
Parramatta, Australia : Mate Ma’a Tonga are set to collide against rivals Toa Samoa at Pirtek Stadium in Parramatta tonight at 10:40pm (Tongan Time) May 7. The game will be the fourth annual Pacific test match between the two teams since 2013. Premium content -
Friday 6 May 2016 5:46pm
: Countries across the Pacific have now begun to receive a wide range of new television programmes from New Zealand, showcasing its culture. Premium content -
Friday 6 May 2016 5:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An assault charge has been made against Lord Tu’iha’ateiho who was released on bail after being arrested Wednesday night for unlawful possession of ammunition (a bullet). Further charges have been laid. Premium content -
Friday 6 May 2016 4:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vaka Fanua (20) was sentenced to three-years imprisonment after being convicted for reckless driving that caused the death of a minibus driver Tikisinale Kena on a road in Feletoa, Vava’u, on August 19, 2015. Premium content -
Friday 6 May 2016 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Samoa has committed to protecting children from all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse by ratifying two Optional Protocols of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) last week, UNICEF Pacific in Fiji reported. Premium content -
Friday 6 May 2016 9:56am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s preparations to host the 2019 Pacific Games is in uproar after the Prime Minister's Office has called for the dismissal of Lord Sevele, the CEO and Chairman of Tonga's Pacific Games Organizing Committee, and the demand may now lead to Tonga losing the Games. The Pacific Games Council has not approved the proposal and has issued a warning to Tonga.1 comment Premium content
