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Wednesday 2 June 2021 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Limoni Tito Siasau (49) was sentenced to four-years imprisonment for serious indecent assaulting a 33-year-old female worker on a yacht in Vaipua, Vava'u in 2020. "You have caused great harm and damage to the good name, honour and dignity of the complainant as a woman," said the judge.
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Tuesday 1 June 2021 8:17pm
: The proceedings in the Tongan Parliament on Monday, 31 May highlighted an attempt by members of parliament to fulfil their duty, “to oversee the work of the Government of the day,” as stated by King Tupou VI when he opened Parliament on 6 May. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 June 2021 7:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Traditional outrigger canoes are being reborn in Tonga with a new programme, led by Master Carver, Sione Tu‘ione Pulotu, teaching innovative ways to create canoes in a day, to help revive traditional fishing methods. Fifty-eight people from Ha‘apai completed a week-long training course in building the outrigger canoes and oars at MORDI Tonga headquarters, in Tongatapu, from 24-28 May. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 June 2021 4:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mrs ‘Amelia Fakahikuo’uiha Liliu’okalani Fonua Helu has been appointed as the Honorary Consul of Spain to Tonga at an official presentation ceremony held on May 28. Premium content -
Monday 31 May 2021 7:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fotua Government Primary School students won the annual Ha’apai soroban competition held last Thursday, 27 May, the first of district competitions this year. Premium content -
Monday 31 May 2021 6:58pm
Geneva, Switzerland : Smoking causes 8 million deaths a year, and now smokers have a greater risk of developing a severe case and dying from COVID-19, says the World Health Organization (WHO) today on World No Tobacco Day, drawing attention to the dangers of using tobacco, and the preventable death and disease it causes. Premium content -
Monday 31 May 2021 6:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A low-cost emergency care ventilator that can be used in local hospitals to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic, has been developed by engineering students and staff at the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Fiji. Premium content -
Monday 31 May 2021 6:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga government’s financial assistance to businesses impacted by COVID-19 is continuing with support from donor partners. Premium content -
Saturday 29 May 2021 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s government is once again proposing a deficit National Budget, with a $38 million pa'anga deficit for the coming year 2021-22, according to the the Minister of Finance’s Budget Statement presented to Parliament this week. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Friday 28 May 2021 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new cyclone-resilient three-classroom building for Tonga Police College was opened today, 28 May, as part of a multi-million pa'anga recovery program for schools damaged by Tropical Cyclone Gita in 2018. Premium content -
Friday 28 May 2021 6:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Repatriation flights from New Zealand and Australia are expected to arrive in Tonga on June 2 and 3 respectively, confirmed MEIDECC CEO Paula Ma’u. Premium content -
Friday 28 May 2021 6:39pm
Suva, Fiji : Fiji has 151 active cases of COVID-19 in isolation including the 28 new cases recorded yesterday, 27 May, according to its Ministry of Health and Medical Services. Premium content -
Friday 28 May 2021 6:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Songo’imoli (40) of Popua was sentenced to 18-months imprisonment for possession of 0.08 grams of methamphetamine. This was fully suspended at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Friday 28 May 2021 6:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siua Palanite Hufanga (49), who is currently in jail for theft, was sentenced to 21-months imprisonment for possession of 2.13 grams of methamphetamine and 8.16 grams of cannabis, seized by Police at a curfew checkpoint at Mu’a. Premium content -
Friday 28 May 2021 6:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Faleu Tailoni Mafi was found guilty of serious housebreaking and serious indecent assault committed on a woman, who was asleep at her residence in Tokomololo. Premium content -
Thursday 27 May 2021 3:55pm
Canberra, Australia : Prizes of up to AUD$3,000 are being offered in an amateur photographic and media competition for seasonal workers launched by the Tonga High Commission in Canberra, Australia. Premium content -
Thursday 27 May 2021 2:57pm
Cambridge, United Kingdom : For over a century, the size and role of the state has been a hotly debated issue, and is so once again in the wake of COVID-19. With the world reeling from the pandemic and struggling to address complex systemic issues such as climate change, it is vital that we return to the fundamental question of politics: how a government should be. If we don’t ask it – and ask it often – we risk ending up with a government we would never choose. By Jaideep Prabhu -
Thursday 27 May 2021 10:53am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police Drugs Enforcement Taskforce seized two rifles, cannabis and drugs utensils and arrested seven people from four different locations in Tongatapu last week. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 May 2021 7:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With 28,150 people vaccinated to date, only 40 vials (less than 480 doses) of the COVID-19 vaccine remain to be administered before the batch expires on 31 May, the Ministry of Health said today. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 May 2021 6:56pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Tonga Sevens has named Adriaan Ferris as head coach for the side taking part in the Olympic Sevens Qualifier in Monaco next month. Former 'Ikale Tahi player, Viliami Vaki, was named as manager for the tournament. Premium content
