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Wednesday 11 August 2021 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A repatriation flight from Brisbane, Australia due to arrive in Tonga on 25 August has now been postponed to 25 September due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Meanwhile, quarantine free travel to New Zealand from Tonga is being considered.
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Wednesday 11 August 2021 6:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament got off to a slow start yesterday, 10 August after its four weeks break. At first it did not have a quorum, so it went into recess for 10 minutes. In fact, the House was scheduled to resume on 2 August. However, it did not get rolling until yesterday morning. Government had tabled several Bills to the House only the day before the House resumed its proceeding. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 August 2021 8:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four of the seven accused in Vava'u, including three foreign nationals were denied bail at the Magistrate's Court in Neiafu on August 9. They remain in police custody as investigations continue. Meanwhile, Tonga Police made more arrests last week in relation to the cocaine packages that washed up on Vava'u beaches recently. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 August 2021 8:15pm
Suva, Fiji : Fiji has recorded 603 new COVID-19 cases over 24-hours ending at 8:00am on August 9. There were 18-new deaths due to the virus between August 4-9. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 August 2021 6:50pm
St Helens, UK : Tongan rugby league international star, Will Hopoate has signed with St Helen’s in the UK for two years starting in 2022. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 August 2021 6:47pm
Canberra, Australia : The Pacific faces huge challenges should the world warm by 1.5 degrees Celsius by the early 2030s, warns an Australian climate change expert after a UN scientific report was released yesterday. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 August 2021 1:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Young Girls Music Festival to encourage young talents in music was held on Friday evening, August 6 in Nuku'alofa. The festival was more than just music, it was a platform where the girls expressed issues that were important to them, said Talitha Project Founder Vanessa Heleta today. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 August 2021 1:53pm
Suva, Fiji : Tonga, Samoa, and Tuvalu have begun immunizing children to protect them against cervical cancer, pneumonia, and rotavirus, under a project financed by the Asian Development Bank. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 August 2021 12:58pm
New York, USA : New York Times reporting: Some devastating impacts of global warming are now unavoidable, a major United Nations scientific report found. But there is still time to stop things from getting even worse. -
Monday 9 August 2021 8:42pm
Christchurch, New Zealand : Four members of Tonga's Olympic team arrived safely in Christchurch yesterday, on their way home to Tonga, ‘Amanaki Fakakovikaetau, the Chef de Mission of Team Tonga, told Matangi Tonga tonight. They will spend a total of five weeks in quarantine in New Zealand and Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 9 August 2021 5:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There was no well-oiled Pita Taufatofua at the Olympic closing ceremony last night, but it seems he has set a trend as three shirtless Samoan athletes showed up for the final athletes parade at Tokyo 2020. Premium content -
Monday 9 August 2021 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A man who raped his adult daughter has been sentenced to nine and a half-years imprisonment, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Monday 9 August 2021 5:03pm
Tokyo, Japan : New York Times reporting: World records are bound to fall at every Olympics, when the world’s greatest athletes compete on one stage and are pushed further and faster by advances in technology. Yet many also wondered whether the impact of a year’s delay would hinder the expected monumental performances. But athletes persevered and world records were shattered in a smattering of sports. -
Monday 9 August 2021 11:46am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : US border agencies will detain tuna and other seafood harvested by the Hangton 112, a Fijian flagged and owned fishing vessel, under a Withhold Release Order issued by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which claims the use of forced labour on the vessel. Flag states need to uphold international standards and perform proper oversight and safety of their ships, says the chair of a migrant workers union. Premium content -
Friday 6 August 2021 7:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two hundred homes on 'Eua and Tongatapu have been repaired in a Manaaki Shelter Resilience project funded by the New Zealand Government. The NZD$2.1million project over two years was led by Caritas Tonga in partnership with Habitat for Humanity New Zealand. Premium content -
Friday 6 August 2021 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A consignment of 10,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines is scheduled to arrive in Tonga next Tuesday, confirmed Ministry of Health CEO Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola today. More COVID-19 vaccines, including Pfizer doses, will follow to inoculate youth and pregnant women. He said the risk of the Delta variant entering Tonga was increasing. If a Delta outbreak happens in Tonga it might be too late to vaccinate some people to protect them. Premium content -
Friday 6 August 2021 6:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over 23,641 people have received the second dose of the COVID-19 Astra-Zeneca vaccine in Tonga, since the second roll out program started on June 24 in Nuku'alofa. This is nearly a quarter of the population. Premium content -
Friday 6 August 2021 6:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Magistrate’s Court in Neiafu is expected to hear the cases of those arrested in relation to the cocaine haul that washed up on Vava'u beaches. The cases will be mentioned on Monday, August 9. Premium content -
Friday 6 August 2021 5:51pm
London, UK : The Rugby League World Cup 2021 has now officially been postponed to 2022 by organisers and the UK Government yesterday. Tongan players will use the break as an off-season to rest and recover before resuming their World Cup campaign. -
Thursday 5 August 2021 6:17pm
Port Vila, Vanuatu : Pacific Civil Society, including youth, has called on Vanuatu’s Prime Minister to raise a proposal on climate change at the upcoming virtual Pacific Island Forum Meeting, on August 6.
