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Thursday 21 November 2024 4:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Taniela Vaka (42) was sentenced to 12 years and 10 months imprisonment on charges including armed robberies committed against three victims in two separate incidents, on Tongatapu. After the first incident the accused was caught and interviewed by police but, “Extraordinarily, it appears he was then released on bail. For a man who had just admitted an armed robbery that appears to raise some serious questions,” said the judge.
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Thursday 21 November 2024 4:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Satio Matakaiongo (43) was found guilty of possession of 43.07 grams of cannabis in Popua in April earlier this year. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 November 2024 10:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new health report sheds light on the unique developmental challenges faced by Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs). But despite obstacles, it says nations like Tonga, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and Vanuatu are making strides toward universal health coverage (UHC) by focusing on primary healthcare and public health initiatives. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 November 2024 8:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi lost two matches in a row in their 2024 Euro-tour, against Romania and the USA Eagles. They are set to play their final game against the Georgia Lelos next week on 25 November. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 November 2024 11:09am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siaosi Halaholo Vete (42) was sentenced to two years imprisonment for three charges including serious housebreaking and theft of property totaling at around $46,798 from his sister’s home, in order to feed his methamphetamine habit. Premium content -
Tuesday 19 November 2024 10:36am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siosifa Tenefufu (56) was fined $500 pa’anga, to be paid within six months, for the possession of arms and ammunition without a license that included a shotgun and rifle at his home in Lakepa. Premium content -
Monday 18 November 2024 11:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Former Education Minister, Dr. ’Ana Maui Taufe’ulungaki (78) passed away at 8:15 am this morning, at her home ‘Api ko Faka’amunoa, in Ha’ateiho, after an illness. A funeral service will be held tomorrow morning, Tuesday 19 November, at 9:00 am, at the Free Wesleyan Church in Ha’ateiho, before the funeral proceeds to the Makamaka Cemetery. Premium content -
Monday 18 November 2024 9:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A medical team from China will be delivering free medical services at the Ngū Hospital in Vava’u, starting this week on 20 November, after working for four months on Tongatapu. Premium content -
Monday 18 November 2024 2:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Crews from various emergency response agencies in Tongatapu conducted a live emergency response for a simulated aircraft incident over Nuku'alofa's waterfront, this morning. Premium content -
Friday 15 November 2024 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lautaimi Tu’itavake (40) was jailed for 24 months in Hu’atolitoli Prison for charges including supplying 0.14 grams of methamphetamine, during a police undercover operation at Malapo in August 2023. Premium content -
Friday 15 November 2024 1:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Under-15 Junior men and women's basketball teams made their debut at the 2024 FIBA U15 Oceania Cup, with both teams entering the semi-finals in a winning streak this week. The matches are scheduled for this afternoon, Friday: U15 Junior women semi-finals: Australia v Tonga - 2:00 PM (GMT +11) and U15 Junior men semi-finals: New Zealand v Tonga - 4:30 PM (GMT +11). -
Friday 15 November 2024 1:18pm
Wellington, New Zealand : A New Zealander of Tongan descent, Associate Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu from the University of Otago, Wellington, has been awarded the Royal Society Te Apārangi’s Callaghan Medal for science communication. Premium content -
Thursday 14 November 2024 7:59pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands : A group of scientists working aboard a research vessel in the southwest Pacific Ocean has discovered the world’s largest coral. Measuring 34 meters wide, 32 meters long and 5.5 meters high, with a circumference of 183 meters, the gigantic organism is a complex network of coral polyps — tiny individual creatures — that have grown over a span of three centuries. In contrast to a reef — which is a network of many coral colonies — this structure is a standalone coral that has grown uninterrupted for hundreds of years. -
Thursday 14 November 2024 7:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia will support development of a new solar training facility at Tonga's School of Science and Technology, the Acting High Commissioner to Tonga, HE Erin Gleeson, announced today, when she opened a changing facility for female students at at Fokololo 'oe Hau Technical Institute in 'Anana. Premium content -
Thursday 14 November 2024 2:57pm
Baku, Azerbaijan : Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku made an urgent appeal for global cooperation and immediate action to address the escalating climate crisis yesterday, at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Baku, Azerbaijan. Premium content -
Thursday 14 November 2024 2:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Diabetes, heart diseases, respiratory diseases and cancer have become common “NCDs” in Tonga, Dr. Viliami Puloka told the first National Non-Communicable Diseases Forum, held in Nuku’alofa this week. NCDs can't be cured. “The best time to look after your health is when you’re healthy,” he said. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 November 2024 7:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sosaia Vatikani (40) was jailed for serious housebreaking and theft of property, including electrical goods, worth $15,200 pa’anga, from the Nursing School at Vaiola Hospital, in Nuku'alofa - where he left a trail of fingerprints. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 November 2024 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men were found guilty on charges including serious housebreaking and unlawful imprisonment of another man, when they took him by force from his home at Sopu to Kahana Resort on Tongatapu because of a disputed loan of $150,000. One of the defendants was armed with a knife. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 November 2024 4:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A team of Tonga and New Zealand Rugby Union officials delivered a Team and Event Management training in the outer islands of Ha’apai and Vava’u, on the last week of October. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 November 2024 9:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of creative resources for teaching and learning in the classroom were displayed by future early childhood education (ECE) and primary school teachers from Tonga National University (TNU) today, at Queen Salote Memorial Hall, in Nuku'alofa. Premium content
