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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.
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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 -
Monday 19 July 2021 12:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Manu Samoa on Saturday, 17 July won the two-legs play off wtih the ‘Ikale Tahi to become the Oceania No. 1 representative for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. -
Saturday 17 July 2021 10:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Oceania gold-medalist Malia Paseka will make Tongan history as our first female Taekwondo Olympian when she takes part in the Tokyo Olympics later this month. She will be one of Tonga's flagbearers. Premium content -
Friday 16 July 2021 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight people have been arrested in Tongatapu with sizeable quantity of drugs including 15.93 grams of methamphetamine and 153 cannabis plants over the last forthnight. This included an 11-year-old boy found with drug utensils at Pahu in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Friday 16 July 2021 7:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A repatriation flight from Auckland will arrive in Tonga on July 28. While, other flights from Brisbane in Australia, Vanuatu and Pagopago have not been confirmed. Premium content -
Friday 16 July 2021 7:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Essential medical equipment for COVID-19 will be distributed to 11 Pacific Islands from the government of the United Kingdom and World Health Organization. Premium content -
Friday 16 July 2021 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Epuefi Laimani who is currently serving five-years imprisonment for possession of illicit drugs, including 5.15 grams of methamphetamine, and bribery of a police officer was denied an application to appeal against his conviction, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. However, he was granted leave to appeal his sentence. Premium content -
Friday 16 July 2021 6:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Toutai Kefu the coach of the ‘Ikale Tahi has made three changes to his team to play the Manu Samoa in Hamilton tomorrow, Saturday 17 July. Premium content -
Friday 16 July 2021 12:16pm
London, United Kingdom : With England trapped in what it calls a vicious circle of junk-food consumption, the authors of a government-commissioned review into the nation’s food industry have put sugar and salt in their crosshairs. Poor diet contributes to about 64,000 deaths in England each year, the review found, with Type 2 diabetes projected to cost the National Health Service $20 billion a year by around 2035. Childhood obesity levels in Britain are at a critical level, says the Food Foundation. -
Thursday 15 July 2021 11:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister delivered a preacherly message, intending to clarify the direction of the Ministry of Finance for the coming year. He was making a keynote address on launching a new “Foundational Ministry of Finance Week” in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 15 July 2021 7:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Weightlifter, Kuinini Manumu'a, is proud to represent Tonga at her first Olympic Games in Tokyo, the first Tongan woman to do so in the sport. By Eleanor Gee. -
Thursday 15 July 2021 7:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new playground for Beulah Adventist Primary School was opened today in Vaini. Funded with donations and voluntary efffort, recycled materials were used to create a beautiful playground for learning. Premium content -
Thursday 15 July 2021 7:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Prolific thief, Penisimani Tupa's application for leave to appeal against his six-years nine-months sentence was denied by the Lord Chief Justice, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court, who noted the applicant's “appalling criminal history”, and that the applicant had learned nothing and therefore could not expect further leniency. Premium content -
Thursday 15 July 2021 7:02pm
Suva, Fiji : A one-year USD1.5 million partnership to support seven governments in the Pacific in their COVID-19 preparedness plans was today committed by UNICEF and the United States Government. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 July 2021 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongans can take their pet dogs for parvovirus inoculations, after 600 vaccines were recently provided to the animal care clinic in Tokomololo, Tongatapu. -
Wednesday 14 July 2021 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine continues to villages on the eastern and western districts of Tongatapu, starting this month. The roll out runs until August on the following timetable: Premium content
