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Friday 26 July 2019 5:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten illegal firearms and more than 20,000 live bullets were seized in Tongatapu and Vava'u, allegedly smuggled through four different shipments from the United States. Tonga Police are concerned with a significant amount of firearms and ammunition being smuggled into Tonga and the risks they pose to community safety.
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Thursday 25 July 2019 6:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s National Rugby League annual tournament, the Jason Taumalolo Cup, was officially launched at an event on July 24, with kick-off on Saturday, July 27. Premium content -
Thursday 25 July 2019 6:51pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The idea of the ‘One Pacific Destination’ concept is being accepted after Pacific countries, including Tonga, attended the first-ever Pacific Exposition 2019, held in Auckland, New Zealand on 11-14 July. Premium content -
Thursday 25 July 2019 6:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ofa Savieti (45) received a two-year suspended sentence for forgery when she withdrew $3,000 pa’anga from a fruit picker's bank account and used it on herself, in February last year. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 July 2019 4:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rainfall is forecasted to be average over Tongatapu and ‘Eua and below average for the rest of the country for July to September. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 July 2019 4:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A police officer charged with accepting bribery in relation to the Sione Filipe Jr. case remains in custody with his bail to be reviewed on July 26. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 July 2019 9:07am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rodney Tomasi was acquitted of possessing the illicit drug cannabis because evidence of a search was inadmissible, and a further charge offering a bribe to Police Officers was unproven, ruled the Supreme Court on July 17. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 July 2019 4:21pm
Apia, Samoa : Tonga’s 2019 Pacific Games team returns from Samoa with 9 Gold, 5 Silver and 15 Bronze medals. The medal tally is Tonga’s highest ever at the Pacific Games and a significant improvement from the 2015 Pacific Games where team Tonga returned with 17 medals (7 Gold). -
Tuesday 23 July 2019 9:50am
Manchester, United Kingdom : In a well-functioning parliamentary system, the state budget is overseen by a group of elected authorities in a relatively transparent manner. No one person has the power to shape the process in self-serving ways. Embedding checks and balances into governance – particularly to limit the executive’s discretionary budgetary authority – is integral to accomplish the kind of structural transformation developing countries need if they are to create more stable, prosperous futures well beyond 2030. By Tania Masi, Roberto Ricciuti, Antonio Savoia, and Kunal Sen. -
Monday 22 July 2019 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Minister for Justice has been taken off the no fly list and can travel abroad as of July 19 as approved by the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 22 July 2019 6:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A police officer has been charged with accepting bribery in relation to the Sione Filipe Jr. illicit drugs case. Their cases are adjourned to July 29, at the Fasi Magistrate's Court. Premium content -
Monday 22 July 2019 4:04pm
Apia, Samoa : Men’s Doubles Gold medalists Semisi and Matavano Fanguna made a big step forward for tennis in Tonga. They are the first Tongans to win a Tennis Gold at the Pacific Games in Samoa on Friday. The 2019 games concluded on July 20. -
Sunday 21 July 2019 11:39am
Apia, Samoa : Tonga’s netball team were only one point away from winning a gold medal in a 44 - 43 loss against the Cook Islands in a thrilling final of the Pacific Games netball competition in Samoa on July 19. The silver medal tops off a successful campaign by Tonga’s netballers who were considered underdogs going into the tournament. Premium content -
Saturday 20 July 2019 10:45am
New Delhi, India : Fifty years after astronauts first walked on the Moon, space wars have gone from Hollywood fantasy to looming threat. Not content with possessing enough nuclear weapons to wipe out all life on Earth many times over, major powers are rapidly militarizing space. Given the world’s increasing reliance on space-based assets, the risks are enormous. by Brahma Chellaney. -
Friday 19 July 2019 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sainai Prison in ‘Eua will receive new mattresses, pillows and cleaning equipment donated by the Tonga Red Cross Society, following a visit from the ICRC after Cyclone Gita. Premium content -
Friday 19 July 2019 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A hearing date is expected to be set on September 6 to hear submissions in regards to the Crown's proposal to have a joint trial for Tonga’s former Prime Minister Lord Tu’ivakano and two other accused, regarding passport offences. Premium content -
Friday 19 July 2019 3:07pm
Apia, Samoa : Tonga’s 19 year-old golden boy Mosese Foliaki scooped up his second Gold medal after winning the 110 metre hurdles race at the Pacific Games yesterday, July 18. He was followed closely by Talatala Po‘oi who took the Silver medal. Premium content -
Friday 19 July 2019 2:12pm
New York, USA : Tonga admits it needs to do more to meet the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), during a presentation of its country progress report at the High Level Political Forum held at UN Headquarters on 17 July in New York, USA. By Eleanor Gee. -
Friday 19 July 2019 1:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s new Miss Galaxy Queen 2019-20, Marina Cocobutter (Miss Kingsland NZ), was crowned last night, July 18, in a colourful rainbow show at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall. Premium content -
Thursday 18 July 2019 10:52pm
New York, USA : Blaming manufacturing-job losses on low-wage foreign competition, or, increasingly, on automation has become a staple of populist politics in developed countries. Nowhere is this truer than in the United States, where President Donald Trump campaigned on the issue in 2016 and has since launched a trade war with China. But US workers have long faced another source of competition much closer to home: prison labour.
