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Thursday 22 July 2021 2:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Limited “public hearings” organised by a Parliamentary Standing Committee will be held today and tomorrow at undisclosed locations for registered attendees to talk about a new “Tonga Sports and Recreation Bill 2021”. The bill proposes an Act that, critics argue, will give government new powers to direct activities of independent national sports associations, and give politicians more control over how funding for sports is used.
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Thursday 22 July 2021 2:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A project to support the development of E-Government, and improved digital services in Tonga was launched last week by the Ministry of Finance. In Tonga, a legal and regulatory framework and cyber security framework needs to be put into place first, to enable further e-government services to be built. Premium content -
Thursday 22 July 2021 1:16pm
Canberra, Australia : Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala (35) has graduated with a Master of Diplomacy from the Australian National University in Canberra. This is his second master's degree. Premium content -
Thursday 22 July 2021 10:24am
Tokyo, Japan : New York Times reporting: As the Summer Olympics stumbled to an unsteady start on Wednesday, the International Olympic Committee took a big step toward crystallizing its long-term future by voting to officially select Brisbane, Australia, as host of the Summer Games in 2032. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 July 2021 9:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi team to play the Cook Island’s national rugby team on Saturday, will be announced tomorrow, Thursday July 22, by coach Toutai Kefu. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 July 2021 5:56pm
Twickenham, United Kingdom : Tonga’s ‘Ikale Tahi rugby team is set to play England at Twickenham on November 6. England's Rugby Football Union (RFU), will also make a donation to Tonga Rugby, as a good will gesture. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 July 2021 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An $11 million pa’anga Intensive Care Unit with five beds for critically ill patients with infectious diseases, including COVID-19, will be installed at Vaiola Hospital by March 2022. It will also facilitate remote telemedicine consultations with ICU specialist doctors and nurses in Japan, and ICU training. -
Wednesday 21 July 2021 5:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kalafitoni Toluta’u (43) was found guilty today of possession of 2.80 grams of methamphetamine seized at a tax allotment in 'Utulau on July 28, 2018. He will be sentenced on September 15, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 July 2021 5:29pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A 34-year-old man jointly charged with the murder of Tongan seasonal worker, Hiko Lynch (23) in Blenheim, Marlborough has been denied bail. He is remanded in custody to appear in September. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 July 2021 5:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Survivors of domestic violence or gender-based violence in Tonga can now access justice with more comprehensive legal support provided online by the Tonga Family Protection Legal Aid Centre. -
Tuesday 20 July 2021 7:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga. : A petition that was tabled into Parliament to stop the construction of a restaurant/burger bar at the ocean swimming pool on the Touliki waterfront in the capital, was deferred for government to make a final decision. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 July 2021 6:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Team Tonga swimmer, Amini Fonua (31), is looking forward to a memorable third Olympic Games in Tokyo. He has represented Tonga at three consecutive summer games. He is set to compete in the 100m breaststroke event on 24 July. By Eleanor Gee -
Tuesday 20 July 2021 6:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A delivery of 9,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, manufactured in Australia, arrived at Fua’amotu International Airport today, July 20. These doses will be used for vulnerable groups on the outer island of Vava'u. -
Tuesday 20 July 2021 6:31pm
Suva, Fiji : Fiji has recorded 784 new cases of COVID-19 for the 24-hour period ending at 8am on July 19. There have also been 15 new COVID-19 deaths from July 12-19, raising the death toll to 113, according to the Fiji Ministry of Health and Social Services latest data update. -
Tuesday 20 July 2021 6:15pm
Tokyo, Japan : New York Times reporting: The opening ceremony is Friday and the first competitions are Wednesday. But organizers of the Tokyo Olympics, delayed one year by the pandemic, are struggling to manage public anxiety about the Games after a cluster of coronavirus cases that threaten to overshadow the festivities. As about 20,000 athletes, coaches, referees and other officials have poured into Japan in recent days, more than two dozen of them have tested positive for the virus, including three cases within the Olympic Village. -
Tuesday 20 July 2021 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : To date, over 10,758 people have received their second AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination on Tongatapu. Premium content -
Monday 19 July 2021 9:43pm
Sydney, Australia : Telstra Corp Ltd on Monday, 12 July was in discussions to buy the Pacific operations of the telecom company Digicel Group, Reuters news service reported yesterday, 18 July. Premium content -
Monday 19 July 2021 9:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A virtual Pacific Islands Leadership Training School for Polynesian Women held by the US-based International Republican Institute was joined by aspiring women leaders from Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 19 July 2021 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kautai Moala (38) who is serving five-years imprisonment for possession of 19.49 grams of methamphetamine seized at Ngele'ia, was denied bail pending his appeal. Premium content -
Monday 19 July 2021 1:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s new Miss Galaxy Queen 2021-22, Lavenda Mosay (Miss Nauti Ruby’s Bar) was crowned on Friday night, July 16, in a colourful show at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall. The new Tonga Leitis' Association President Taufu'i Naufahu said the pageant brings together various people to have fun and witness the talented young drag queens. Premium content
