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Thursday 2 June 2022 11:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A public holiday will be observed in Tonga on Monday, June 6 to commemorate Emancipation Day, the day Tonga’s King Siaosi Tupou I officially abolished serfdom in Tonga in 1862.
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Thursday 2 June 2022 11:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Epuefi Laimani (37) who was sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment for possession of illicit drugs, including 5.15 grams of methamphetamine, while offering cash as bribes to a police officer, was successful in his appeal and got his sentenced reduced to three-years. Premium content -
Thursday 2 June 2022 11:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's former Acting Commissioner for Tonga Police, Brigadier Lord Fielakepa was presented with a token of appreciation for his guidance over the past year in the role. The newly appointed Tonga Police Commissioner Shane McLennan made the presentation with Tonga Police executives on 1 June. Premium content -
Thursday 2 June 2022 2:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : This year sees the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne and her Platinum Jubilee. We believe this is the first time this has happened in a Commonwealth country in recent history, and it is a very significant historical moment. But it is much more than that – it is a moment to celebrate Her Majesty’s lifetime of service and devotion to her realms and to the Commonwealth, to celebrate ‘both the institution of the Crown and the exceptional individual who wears it’, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said so well. In the UK this weekend there will be a four day celebration. It will begin on Thursday 2 June. I will plant a tree in my garden here in Tonga in the coming weeks, to mark the Platinum Jubilee as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative. - Lucy Joyce, British High Commissioner to Tonga.2 comments -
Wednesday 1 June 2022 8:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : All primary and early childhood school students in Tongatapu, Vava’u and Ha’apai will return to the classroom on Monday, June 6. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 June 2022 8:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's quarantine and isolation days will be reduced to three-days, starting on 30 June as COVID-19 cases continue on a downward trend. Until then, the five days quarantine will apply to arrivals. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 June 2022 8:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Court of Appeal has sent Penisimani Angilau to jail, for causing serious bodily harm to another man, when he hit him with a piece of timber fracturing his left hand at a petrol station in Vaini in 2021. The Appeal Court quashed Hon. Mr Justice Niu’s suspended sentence. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 June 2022 7:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Emeline Haisila (43) was sentenced today to two-years and three-months imprisonment for possession of 2.43 grams of methamphetamines and utensils. She told the court she was using it to stay awake to weave and earn money for her family. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 May 2022 10:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Several bilateral cooperation agreements between Tonga and the People's Republic of China were signed this afternoon by Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavemeiliku and China's State Councilor and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Wang Yi. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 May 2022 10:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI welcomed China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister HE Mr Wang Yi and delegation this afternoon at the Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa. The Minister had a 45 minute audience with the king, and posed for photos in the grounds, while having a friendly conversation. Premium content -
Monday 30 May 2022 11:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 42-year-old male of Pili has died, following a Police pursuit by car and on foot in the early afternoon of today, Monday 30 May. Tonga Police stated this evening that, “the police officer that first caught the suspect noticed that the suspect was having trouble breathing.” An investigation into the incident has been launched. Premium content -
Monday 30 May 2022 4:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around USD1.5 million has been committed by the Government of Japan to provide useful equipment, including fishing boats to aid Tonga's fisheries sector in its post tsunami recovery. Damage from the January tsunamis cost Tonga's fishing industry an estimated $21.5million loss. Premium content -
Monday 30 May 2022 1:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Visiting Tonga tomorrow, 31 May and 1 June, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Mr Wang Yi will sign cooperation documents on disaster prevention and mitigation, people's livelihoods and other matters, the Chinese Embassy in Tonga announced today. Premium content -
Saturday 28 May 2022 12:38am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A strong ‘Ikale Tahi line-up for the 2022 Pacific Nations Cup in July was announced today by the Tonga Rugby Union. Premium content -
Saturday 28 May 2022 12:23am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tu’ivakano lost his appeal against the dismissal of his malicious prosecution claim against the Police Commissioner, Attorney General and the Kingdom of Tonga in 2021, when he was claiming a total of $5.75 million in damages. Today, the Appeal Court judges stated that the Lord Chief Justice was right to dismiss the malicious prosecution claim. Premium content -
Friday 27 May 2022 9:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Beulah Adventist College has boosted its computerised education with the launching of new network infrastructure and technology teaching and learning facilities, on May 26 at the Vaini campus. The Prime Minister Hon Hu’akavameiliku commended the school on its milestone achievement. Premium content -
Friday 27 May 2022 7:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vulnerable families in Tonga have received emergency multi-purpose cash hand-outs from the International Organisation for Migration, following the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption and tsunamis in January. Premium content -
Friday 27 May 2022 12:34am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siosiua ‘Utoikamanu and Dr 'Ana Taufe’ulungaki have been appointed as new members of His Majesty’s Privy Council. Premium content -
Friday 27 May 2022 12:13am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Deputy Prime Minister Poasi Tei and former Prime Minister Pohiva Tu'i'onetoa, both Members of Parliament have each been granted a stay in the execution of their judgements, that declared their election void, until their appeal is heard and determined. They were earlier found to have committed offences of bribery under the Electoral Act, in election petitions heard before the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 25 May 2022 8:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : First term school fees for 3849 secondary school students throughout Tonga are being paid under the World Bank's SET Project. A total of $962,250 pa'anga was disbursed from the World Bank's SET Project on 23 May, to pay the Term 1 fees for eligible secondary students of disadvantaged families. Premium content
