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Tuesday 21 April 2020 6:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australian citizens and permanent residents who wish to leave Tonga are being advised by the Australian High Commission (AHC) to register with their office.
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Tuesday 21 April 2020 6:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The second CoViD-19 testing machine and testing kits are among medical supplies due to arrive in Tonga on Thursday, 23 April on an Air New Zealand flight. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 April 2020 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Government has extended the application due date to May 1 for local registered businesses to apply for assistance, under a COVID-19 Business Economic Emergency Relief Fund. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 April 2020 5:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twelve accused pleaded guilty today and were sentenced to fines of $1000 pa'anga each for breaching the national lockdown notice, at Fasi Magistrate’s Court. They were among 40 cases scheduled for today. Arrest warrants have been issued for 14 who did not turn up at the court. Premium content -
Monday 20 April 2020 7:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 45-year-old man was convicted of stabbing another man three times with a knife during a verbal confrontation at Fatai. He will be sentenced on May 25, at the Supreme Court. Premium content -
Monday 20 April 2020 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 37-year-old male prisoner was arrested with methamphetamine at the Hu’atolitoli Prison compound. Premium content -
Monday 20 April 2020 7:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : International flights to Tonga have been barred up to 12 June according to a diversion order issued by the Ministry of Health CEO Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola. The order is to prevent the introduction, or spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 17 April 2020 9:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Ministry of Health trusts the World Health Organization’s (WHO) view that asymptomatic transmission of CoVID-19 has not been proven, CEO of the Ministry of Health Dr Siale 'Akau'ola said this week.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 17 April 2020 8:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has extended its State of Emergency for another month until May 15, due to the continuous spread of CoViD-19 globally, including Tonga's neighbouring countries the Prime Minister Hon Dr Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa announced this afternoon. Eased national restrictions also come into effect starting at 8:00pm 17 April to 8:00pm 24 April, when they will be reviewed. But the PM also indicated that international airline diversions could last into June. Premium content -
Friday 17 April 2020 7:53pm
California, USA : A great number of Tongan citizens remain stranded overseas and are eager to return home and be reunited with their families, not considering the fact that they are possibly under hardship or financial stress. We appeal to the Government to please devise a solution for us to return. - Stranded Tongans. -
Friday 17 April 2020 7:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's former Prime Minister, Lord Tu’ivakano, will be sentenced on Friday, April 24 following his conviction on four counts, two of which relate to the issuance of Tongan passports to Chinese nationals. Premium content -
Friday 17 April 2020 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police made 408 arrests nationwide, including 37 for illicit drugs, during a national lockdown operation, which began on March 28. Premium content -
Friday 17 April 2020 6:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Additional solar generation and battery storage systems are to be designed and delivered to Vava’u and ‘Eua by mid 2021, assuming there are no long term restrictions due to the CoViD-19 pandemic. Premium content -
Friday 17 April 2020 4:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Emergency Recovery Kits donated by the Rotary Club were distributed to 'Eua island this week, following Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold, which caused extensive damage to the wharf and properties on the island on 9 April. Premium content -
Thursday 16 April 2020 8:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first CoViD-19 PCR testing machine and one x-ray unit arrived in Tonga by container ship on Saturday, 11 April, along with 36 hospital beds donated by a Tongan family, the Ministry of Health confirmed this afternoon. However, the machine cannot be used until testing kits arrive. -
Thursday 16 April 2020 8:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three people were arrested by Tonga Police on April 12, after the seizure of more illicit drugs at different locations in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Thursday 16 April 2020 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa : Three people were today sentenced to a fine of $1,000 to $150 pa’anga each at Nukunuku Magistrate’s Court for breaching restrictions imposed during the national lockdown. Premium content -
Thursday 16 April 2020 7:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia has provided immediate financial assistance to Tonga after severe Tropical Cyclone Harold and supoort in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Premium content -
Thursday 16 April 2020 6:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Petrol, diesel, and kerosene prices have fallen for the second month in a row after the new prices were approved by the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA) effective today, 16 April. Premium content -
Thursday 16 April 2020 5:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ata, Tonga’s southernmost island, is a long way away, separated from Tongatapu by 160 km of open ocean. ‘Ata’s place in the history books is well established. It was here, in June 1863, that the whaling ship Grecian under Captain Thomas McGrath anchored off the northeastern shore and only village, Kolomaile. The details of the events that followed are sketchily recorded, but the consequence is notorious. A large number of ‘Ata’s residents were lured on to the ship, captured, and then sold to a Peruvian slaver for transport to Lima. None were to return. In the aftermath of the raid, and under the orders of Tupou I, the remaining ‘Atans were resettled on ‘Eua, in a village they again named Kolomaile. By David V. Burley.2 comments
