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Friday 18 September 2020 6:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Forty-five people repatriated from Fiji and Kiribati tested negative for CoViD-19 and are now in home quarantine for seven days after completing their 14 days quarantine at the Tanoa Hotel.
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Friday 18 September 2020 1:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan economy has been struggling to recover from the impact of two severely destructive cyclones, Gita in 2018 and Harold in 2020, followed by a long-term border closure, and extended CoVid-19 restrictions. Economic outlooks are so depressing in the region, that policy makers now need to consider mental and physical wellness alongside economic recovery planning. The September Asian Development Outlook 2020 Update, is sub-titled: “Wellness in Worrying Times”. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2020 7:02pm
New Delhi, India : The World Bank should no longer publish its Doing Business index, owing to its flawed design and vulnerability to manipulation. The Bank also owes the developing world an apology for all the harm this misleading and problematic tool has already caused. By Jayati Ghosh.1 comment -
Wednesday 16 September 2020 6:27pm
Bundaberg, Australia : A Tongan fruit-picker was fined $650 after punching a backpacker from Vanuatu in a consensual fight in Australia. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2020 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men who caused the death of Sione Feimoefiafi (49) by stomping on his head at and outside the Tali‘eva Bar in the Nuku'alofa CBD in 2019, were today found guilty of manslaughter. They are detained in police custody for sentencing in October. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2020 5:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The price of petrol has increased, while kerosene, diesel and LPG prices have decreased effective today, 16 September. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 September 2020 12:28pm
Suva, Fiji : With increasing State powers declared in most Pacific Island countries under national states of emergencies and public health emergencies, it is crucial that the processes of enforcement of these emergency measures always adhere to key democratic principles, the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Tonga and other Pacific states said yesterday, on the International Day of Democracy. “Responsive, transparent and accountable COVID-19 responses are critical to democracy,” Mr Sanaka Samarasinha said. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2020 7:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Toio Lauteau (42) was convicted today at the Supreme Court of serious causing bodily harm, when he hit his wife twice on the head with a hammer in ‘Ohonua, ‘Eua. He will be sentenced on November 10. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2020 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Talikivaha Palei Posoni was acquitted of possessing cocaine at Te'ekiu, after a Supreme Court judge found that the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond reasonable doubt the offence. There were discrepancies in the evidence because the analyst's report about the substance she received did not match the substance found by police at the accused's house.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2020 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The VOEA Neiafu on its final voyage from Tonga, arrived safely in Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia on 14 September, and will be handed over to the Australian Authorities for disposal. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 September 2020 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Students at GPS Nuku’alofa, GPS Hoi, and GPS Talafo’ou, are now enjoying their new classrooms that were opened recently. The classrooms were repaired and reconstructed after they were damaged by Tropical Cyclone Gita in 2018. Premium content -
Monday 14 September 2020 9:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's parliament has gone into recess again, after the Prime Minister withdrew 16 bills “to have another look” at them. The PM also told the House that Tonga’s State of Emergency to counter the Coronavirus Pandemic had been extended again from 12 September to 12 March 2021. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Monday 14 September 2020 8:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will observe a public holiday on Thursday, September 17 for the 35th birthday of Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala. Premium content -
Monday 14 September 2020 7:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Lord Chief Justice has remitted a traffic case to be retried at the lower court, after setting aside a Senior Magistrate’s decision who acquitted a man of obstructing a driver. Premium content -
Monday 14 September 2020 7:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The verdicts on four men charged in the death of Sione Feimoeafi (49) trial will be delivered on Wednesday, September 16 at the Supreme Court. Premium content -
Monday 14 September 2020 7:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An agreement to improve training and employment opportunities for students at the Tonga Institute of Science and Technology (TIST) was signed with the Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) on 4 September, in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Monday 14 September 2020 7:44pm
New South Wales, Australia : The Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship, scheduled for November in New Zealand, has been cancelled due to CoViD-19. However, Tonga is scheduled to play Samoa in a Rugby World Cup Repechage Qualifier match in November in Auckland. Premium content -
Sunday 13 September 2020 7:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The commitment of the Asian Development Bank to finance the proposed USD$55 million Fanga’uta Lagoon Bridge, will be confirmed next year, according to Mr Masayuki Tachiiri, Pacific Regional Director of the ADB’s Office in Fiji. Premium content -
Friday 11 September 2020 7:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An upgraded classroom building for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training facility at Queen Salote College was handed over today from the Government of Japan. Premium content -
Friday 11 September 2020 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Drivers and all front seat passengers over 12 years old must wear seat belts while driving in Tonga, under a new Traffic Act 2020 that came into effect on August 31. New penalties will be enforced from October 1 for a range of traffic offences, including holding mobile phones while driving and causing loud noises while driving. Premium content
