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Wednesday 26 August 2020 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 41-year-old man who injured another man with a shovel suffers from mental illness. He was unfit to be tried for the offence, and committed to the Psychiatric Ward at Vaiola Hospital, by the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.
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Tuesday 25 August 2020 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is struggling to take full control of the harvesting and the exporting of its Bech-de-mer (sea cucumber) resources to reap its fair share of foreign currency earnings from its export. The CEO for the Ministry of Fisheries, Dr Tu‘ikolongahau Halafihi said public consultations on harvesting and exporting had been ongoing since a moratorium was imposed in 2015 but the consultations were not finished before the moratorium was lifted. By Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 August 2020 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : One hundred water tanks were handed over by the Chinese Embassy to the Tonga Government at an official ceremony at Fa’onelua Convention Centre today, 25 August. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 August 2020 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 47-year-old man was sentenced today at the Supreme Court to two-years imprisonment for two counts of serious indecent assault of a woman in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 August 2020 2:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An earthquake centred close to Tongatapu and 'Eua was felt as mild shaking in the capital Nuku'alofa at 11:50am, today, Tuesday 25 August. Tonga Geological Services are now conducting an online survey to find out how the earthquake was observed in different parts of Tonga. Click for links. -
Monday 24 August 2020 10:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A woman whose flowering trees and plants on a Puke allotment were destroyed by a neighbour who had an interest in the land, has won an appeal in the Supreme Court to receive compensation for the loss of the plants in her private garden. The case involved two parties who had been given informal rights to use the land belonging to Noble Fohe. Premium content -
Monday 24 August 2020 7:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Felesi Manu (20) has been charged with assaulting his 31-year-old girlfriend who remains at Vaiola Hospital. He appeared at the Fasi Magistrate's Court today. Premium content -
Monday 24 August 2020 4:46pm
Fasi mo e Afi, Tonga : It is quite special that this year all the planets are easily visible and also in a configuration which happens infrequently. In December 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will come closer together, until their great conjunction on 22 December 7:37 Tonga time. It will be a spectacular phenomenon, a few days before Christmas. They will do so again in 2080 but then for centuries to come, not any more. A long time ago, in 14AD there was, interestingly, a great conjunction on 25 December. By Firitia Velt. -
Friday 21 August 2020 8:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A second repatriation flight planned from Auckland to Tonga on August 25 has been suspended until further notice, Tonga's MEIDECC ministry advised this afternoon, after they were advised that one Tongan in New Zealand had been tested positive. -
Friday 21 August 2020 7:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Southern Tonga has experienced extreme rainfall this week that was close to the record, for a 24 hour period in the current “dry season”. A La Niña Alert for October-December 2020, further increases the chances of above average rainfall across Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 21 August 2020 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga celebrated Olympic Day today with the Tonga National Taekwondo team performing a demonstration at the Basilica of St Anthony and Padua in Nuku’alofa. -
Friday 21 August 2020 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Raising awareness about bullying, drugs, and alcohol, Tonga Police recently completed training with secondary schools, youth groups and Community Patrol Posts throughout Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 21 August 2020 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of four people who were arrested inside a private home at Houma and fined $1000 each for “breach of curfew” in May, had their convictions set aside after the Lord Chief Justice granted their appeal. Premium content -
Friday 21 August 2020 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Simione Ikahihifo is the 55-year-old driver whose vehicle collided head on with a vehicle on Hihifo Road last week. He is charged with reckless driving causing death. Premium content -
Thursday 20 August 2020 6:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tevita Valikoula was convicted today of abetting the theft of 85 kava plants valued at $17,000 pa'anga at Manuka in May 2019. He will be sentenced in October. Premium content -
Thursday 20 August 2020 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 150 quarantine passengers repatriated from New Zealand have been released to go home after they all tested negative for CoViD-19, confirmed the Ministry of Health CEO, Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola, today. Premium content -
Thursday 20 August 2020 6:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The exterior design of a new temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to be built in Neiafu, Vava’u, was released recently. Premium content -
Thursday 20 August 2020 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Youngsters from Tokomololo Government Primary School won the western (Hihifo) district soroban competition today, the last one for Tongatapu. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 August 2020 10:58pm
Islamabad, Pakistan : By combining phones, Internet connectivity, and national IDs, a digital, demand-based social-protection system can be created to enable those in distress to seek support during crises. And it demonstrates how cash transfer programs can be deployed to counter the adverse socioeconomic consequences of external shocks, such as COVID-19. For Pakistan, this was a watershed moment in terms of government functioning. The crisis compelled the government to be more responsive, data-driven, experimental, and ambitious. At the same time in order for democracies to ensure progress, a culture of integrity and openness must be ingrained in government institutions and processes. By Sania Nishtar -
Wednesday 19 August 2020 8:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Elisapeti Langi was appointed Acting Judge of the Supreme Court for an initial period of four-months, starting September 1. The new judge will help meet increasing caseloads in the Supreme Court criminal division. Premium content
