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Friday 2 August 2019 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi will face Japan this Saturday 3 August, in Higashiōsaka, Japan, in the second round of the 2019 Pacific Nations Cup. Kick off time is 19.10pm in Japan (23:10pm Tonga time). -
Friday 2 August 2019 5:52pm
Suva, Fiji : Tonga’s hip hop Onion Squad have had their dreams dashed after they were denied US visas today, 2 August, to compete at the Hip Hop World Championships (HHI) in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, next week. Over 4,000 of the world’s best dancers, from over 50 countries, are set to compete but Tonga's favourites won't be among them. -
Friday 2 August 2019 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Neiafu Government Primary School students won the annual Vava'u Soroban competition held on August 1. Top students will travel to Tongatapu in March next year, for the nationals.
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Friday 2 August 2019 5:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tatakamotonga youth, Toupili Finau (19), remains missing at sea after swimming at Fua’amotu on July 29. Premium content -
Thursday 1 August 2019 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A search has not located a 19-year old male teenager who went missing at sea at Fua’amotu Beach on July 29. Premium content -
Thursday 1 August 2019 6:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The fraud trial against Vava'u People’s Representative to Parliament, ‘Akosita Lavulavu and her husband, a former Cabinet Minister, ‘Etuate Lavulavu, which was to start in September has been delayed. Premium content -
Thursday 1 August 2019 1:17pm
Nadi, Fiji : A ‘climate crisis’ has been declared by Pacific Island States, including Tonga, after signing the Nadi Bay Declaration earlier this week, calling on developed countries to urgently address climate change including phasing out coal mining and fossil fuel use and production. -
Thursday 1 August 2019 12:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s multi-million pa'anga whale watching and swimming tourist attraction is challenged by the findings of a new study by the Auckland University of Technology. Premium content -
Thursday 1 August 2019 10:39am
Suva, Fiji : Domestic and sexual violence is costing Fijian employers almost 10 days of work per employee each year, reveals a new study by the IFC. It showed companies can make a real difference with simple, helpful approaches to improve employee well-being. Premium content -
Wednesday 31 July 2019 9:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's medalists at the recent Pacific Games in Samoa, were awarded prizes last night, 30 July, at a formal ceremony hosted by the Government of Tonga, at the Taufa’ahau Tupou IV Domestic Wharf, Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 31 July 2019 9:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Michael Hargreaves Whitten QC from Australia has been appointed as Tonga’s new Lord Chief Justice and is expected to join the Supreme Court in Nuku‘alofa on September 2. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 July 2019 9:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The success of Tonga’s athletes at the recent Pacific Games held in Samoa where 29 medals were won, will now see Tonga Sports Council (TSC) planning for more sports development - so Tongan athletes can reach 100% performances in the future. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 July 2019 9:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Lord Chief Justice, Owen Paulsen, has been appointed as an Associate Judge at New Zealand's High Court to preside in Christchurch. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 July 2019 5:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lautaimi Tu’itavake (34) of Malapo was sentenced to two-years three-months imprisonment for possession of methamphetamine and cannabis, found on him during his arrest in the Nuku'alofa Central Business District in 2018. Premium content -
Tuesday 30 July 2019 5:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lisiate ‘Otuhouma (28) who is charged in relation to the seizure of three kilograms of methamphetamine at his home in Fahefa, had his case adjourned to September. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 6:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A seven member Tongan delegation attended the 25th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meeting in Kingston, Jamaica, from 15-26 July, to discuss and formulate a seabed mining code and other matters. Tonga presented a discussion paper on issues related to Small Island States and sharing of financial proceeds from mining of deep seabed minerals. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 44-year-old man was sentenced to one-year nine-months imprisonment, after being convicted in the Supreme Court of making a false statement and dealing with a forged birth certificate in order to obtain a Tongan passport. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 4:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Filipe Jr. remains in police custody after appearing at the Fasi Magistrate’s Court today, July 29. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 4:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A police officer charged in relation to a bribery charge allegedly involving the Sione Filipe Jr. case was released on bail today, July 29. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2019 11:53am
New York, USA : How did the world’s two most venerable and influential democracies – the United Kingdom and the United States – end up with Donald Trump and Boris Johnson at the helm? Trump is not wrong to call Johnson the “Britain Trump” (sic). Nor is this merely a matter of similar personalities or styles: it is also a reflection of glaring flaws in the political institutions that enabled such men to win power. By Jeffrey D. Sachs.
