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Tuesday 27 April 2021 8:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Viliami Paletu’a (41) was sentenced to two-years and two-months imprisonment for possession of 3.16 grams of methamphetamine, at 'Umusi in 2020. He admitted to being a substance abuser. The court noted that at the time of the offending, the statutory maximum penalty for possession of methamphetamine was a fine of $1 million or 30-years' imprisonment or both.
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Monday 26 April 2021 10:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Sevens team for the Olympic Qualification in Monaco on June 19-20, will be selected from players in Europe, the Tonga Rugby Union CEO, Peter Harding announced tonight. This decision was taken because of the public health challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Premium content -
Monday 26 April 2021 7:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will receive USD$5.5 million to help roll out its vaccination program, after the Asian Development Bank today, approved USD$18.9 million in grants to help four developing member countries in the Pacific roll out safe and effective vaccines against the coronavirus disease COVID-19. Premium content -
Monday 26 April 2021 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Repeat offender, Creed (Kuliti) Tongamoa has been sentenced to 15-months imprisonment for possession of 0.17 grams of methamphetamine and possession of an unlicensed high powered assault rifle and ammunition. Premium content -
Monday 26 April 2021 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around 5,367 people have received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to date, confirmed the Ministry of Health this morning, after the vaccination program was rolled out on 15-17 April to frontliners and then in the communities last week. Premium content -
Monday 26 April 2021 6:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In last week's Inter-Collegiate Sports Competition, ‘Api Fo‘ou College, Tupou College, Tonga High School were among schools that won the most gold medals. The official results of medal tally have yet to be announced by the organisers, who named the best athletes. Premium content -
Saturday 24 April 2021 5:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A “worse-than-expected outcome” for Tonga's GDP in the fiscal years 2019-20 and 2020-21 was forecast by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, following its first board meeting for the year. During the COVID-19 international crisis Tonga's annual inflation has increased and agricultural exports have fallen. Bank lending decreased, while deposits increased. Premium content -
Saturday 24 April 2021 2:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of internet users lost their service in Tonga yesterday morning in an extended internet disruption that is continuing for some customers of Tonga Telecommunications Corporation for a second day, today. While the TCC wireless postpaid service remained operational yesterday, TCC staff explained that the outage affected their prepaid customers and the ADSL fixed line services. Premium content -
Saturday 24 April 2021 11:05am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Matini Poafa (18) received a suspended prison sentence for causing serious bodily harm to another student whom he punched, fracturing his lower jaw, while he was asleep in a bus last year. Premium content -
Thursday 22 April 2021 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa : The ongoing COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccination roll-out program throughout Tongatapu up to 8 May will now close at 4:00pm instead of 6:00pm daily, confirmed the Ministry of Health this afternoon. The vaccination teams start their work at 6:00am. Tomorrow, Friday, vaccinations will be held at Ma'ufanga, Hala Hekoni, Pili, and Hala Bypass. Premium content -
Thursday 22 April 2021 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Uinise Toke (36) was sentenced to two-years imprisonment for grievous bodily harm, when she repeatedly struck her 33-year-old partner with a machete, on his head and hands. The sentence was fully suspended on condition. Premium content -
Thursday 22 April 2021 5:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An appeal by the Tonga National Rugby League (TNRL) against its expulsion from the International Rugby League (IRL) was dismissed by the international Court of Arbitration for Sport on 20 April. The judgement said that IRL officials had consistently reached out to TNRL, which continually refused to cooperate. Premium content -
Thursday 22 April 2021 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An unusual Tongan barkcloth design, depicting a polymetallic nodule found in offshore mineral deposits and an angel, was presented to the Tonga Offshore Mining Limited (TOML) community assistance program by the Tongiaki ‘a Fafine ‘o Lapaha Koka’anga Group, who celebrated a gift of new tapa-making equipment on April 16. Premium content -
Thursday 22 April 2021 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Alovili Kolo (47) was sentenced to five-years 10-months imprisonment for raping a woman in Tongatapu in 2018. Premium content -
Thursday 22 April 2021 5:00pm
Suva, Fiji : A new partnership between the University of the South Pacific (USP) and Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) was signed to further support Pacific Island skills training needs for labour market demands. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 April 2021 9:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of students in high spirits gathered at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium for the 95th Inter-Collegiate sports competition today, April 21. Photos by Eleanor Gee and Linny Folau. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 April 2021 9:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A training series on Power Purchase Agreements for a Pacific Energy Regulators Alliance was launched by the Asian Development Bank on April 14. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 April 2021 8:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds more people in the Kolofo'ou district received their first COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccinations today, April 21. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 April 2021 8:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The repatriation flights from Fiji, Pagopago and New Zealand that were scheduled to arrive in Tonga on April 28-30, have been delayed to the first week of May. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 April 2021 8:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 135 passengers repatriated from New Zealand and Fiji were released from quarantine today after testing negative for COVID-19 confirmed MEIDECC CEO Paula Ma’u. Meanwhile, plans for repatriation flights to Tonga on April 28 and 30 have been postponed with one flight cancelled. Premium content
