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Saturday 29 February 2020 3:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The body of a 13-year-old girl was recovered from the swimming pool at Touliki after 2:00pm today.
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Saturday 29 February 2020 10:43am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siale Piutau has been given a one year contract extension by his English Premiership rugby club, the Bristol Bears. -
Friday 28 February 2020 12:17am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Soane Patita Toutai’olepo (19) was sentenced to two-years imprisonment for grievous bodily harm, when he threw a rock injuring another student in a school rivalry between Tupou College and Tonga College, in 2019. The Chief Justice said it was a deterrent for future rival school violence. "It is a very great shame that the defendant must start his adult years by spending a year in prison.” Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2020 12:11am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three new projects to meet the needs of communities will be funded by the Japanese Government through the Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGP). They include renovating a classroom building, upgrading water supply systems, and renovation of a community centre. Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2020 12:10am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The cruise ship MS Amsterdam has been cleared by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to dock in Nuku’alofa at 8am on 28 February and depart at 5pm. Premium content -
Friday 28 February 2020 12:09am
Auckland, New Zealand : Tonga will play New Zealand and Fiji this year in the second Oceania Cup after a terrific inaugural edition last year where Tonga Invitational XIII made history defeating Australia and Great Britain. A line-up of teams in two pools will see six exciting International Rugby League matches. -
Wednesday 26 February 2020 7:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The jury trial against Lord Tu'ivakano on offences relating to the issuance of Tongan passports continues with revelations that legal advice from the then Acting Attorney General against the issuance of Tongan passports to Chinese applicants was ignored. The court was told this was despite real concerns of criminal activity. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 February 2020 6:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has limited whale watching and swimming licences for the 2020 whale watching season for the management, protection and conservation of whales, effective on 25 February, after record number of applications for licences was received. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 February 2020 4:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 16-year-old boy received a fully suspended sentence for indecently assaulting a 51-year-old woman, who was going for a run in the morning. "No member of society deserves to be set upon in broad daylight in the way in which the defendant did here,” said the Chief Justice in sentencing the offender. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 February 2020 4:42pm
Kingston, Norfolk Island : A Norfolk Island group is calling to remove land rates forced by the Australian Government, which it says “would lead to dispossession of the island's people”. They want to find an alternative to the new economic and financial regime constructed under Australian Commonwealth legislation. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 February 2020 11:27am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s growth potential is below what it could be. The economy has been growing well below the regional average for the past two decades, says an IMF Staff report released on February 24. Growth is expected to gradually decline “unless there is a concerted effort to remove bottlenecks hampering private sector development.” -
Monday 24 February 2020 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Six staff from Constituents Fund Division of the Tongan Parliament leave for New Zealand this week to learn how New Zealand Constituency offices work to support their members of Parliaments and their local communities. Premium content -
Monday 24 February 2020 6:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A husband and wife who were convicted of rape, sodomy and indecent assault of a woman in Neiafu, Vava’u last year, have been sentenced to 17 years and 15 years imprisonment respectively. Premium content -
Monday 24 February 2020 5:32pm
Montevideo, Uruguay : Tonga finished seventh in the final round of the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series in Uruguay on 22-23 February, booking a place in the World Series qualifying tournament in Hong Kong later this year. Premium content -
Monday 24 February 2020 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A vehicle to improve response times to victims of domestic violence was donated to the Tonga Police Domestic Violence Unit on Friday 21 February, at the Central Police Station in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Monday 24 February 2020 5:27pm
Apia, Samoa : A strong Manu Samoa team flogged Tonga 36-0 to win the 2020 Oceania Rugby U20s Trophy at Apia Park Stadium on Saturday 22 February, and qualify for the World Rugby U20s Trophy to be held in September. Premium content -
Saturday 22 February 2020 12:10am
Apia, Samoa : Tonga and Samoa U20s rugby union teams will battle it out Saturday, 22 February, to win the Oceania Rugby Trophy at Apia Park Stadium, and take the qualification spot for the World Rugby U20s Trophy later this year. Premium content -
Saturday 22 February 2020 12:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial against Lord Tu'ivakano on offences relating to Tongan passports, heard from a Crown witness, that despite lack of concrete evidence to prove naturalisation in two passport applications, the accused still directed for their issuance. Premium content -
Saturday 22 February 2020 12:01am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A celebration to mark the 60th birthday of HM Emperor Naruhito of Japan, and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Japan and Tonga diplomatic relationship, was celebrated last night at the residence of the Japanese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tonga, HE Mr Ishii Tetsuya. Premium content -
Friday 21 February 2020 11:50pm
Nadi, Fiji : More support in strengthening nursery and midwifery leadership capacity was highlighted at the inaugural Pacific Heads of Nursing & Midwifery Meeting (PHoNM) held on 11th - 14th February in Nadi, Fiji.
