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Monday 11 March 2019 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four tractors were gifted to the Tongan Government by the local government of Dongguan, a city in the Guangdong Province of China, on March 11.
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Monday 11 March 2019 12:13pm
Berlin, Germany : We have long known that the accumulation of plastic in the world’s landfills and oceans represents a growing environmental risk. More recently, we have come to understand that plastic poses an urgent – even deadly – threat to public health, too. And yet, global efforts to address the plastic crisis remain consistently focused on the wrong end of the life cycle: waste management. The debate that will resume this month at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) is a case in point, because it will focus on “marine litter and microplastics.” By Lili Fuhr and Jane Patton. -
Friday 8 March 2019 7:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Celebrating women’s achievements and forging a more gender balanced Tonga was the focus of a luncheon to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) under the theme ‘Balance for Better’ today, 8 March, organized by the Bank South Pacific at Davina House. The Minister MAFFF said Tonga needs more women to become leaders. Premium content -
Friday 8 March 2019 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-four people involved in managing climate resilience projects have completed a certification in Project Management Practice at the USP Tonga Campus, organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its USD$24 million regional Climate Ready Project. Premium content -
Thursday 7 March 2019 11:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Government yesterday, 6 March after lunch retrieved from the House the six urgent bills that it had tabled into parliament, apparently withdrawing them for public consultation. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 7 March 2019 11:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A soroban team from the Tongatapu Eastern District primary schools won the 2019 Tonga National Soroban Competition held on March 7, at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall. Premium content -
Thursday 7 March 2019 11:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police are investigating separate cases of sexual assault of two young girls reported last week in Nuku'alofa Premium content -
Thursday 7 March 2019 11:20pm
San Francisco, USA : A 30-year-old man of Tongan descent in the United States, Otto Halafihi of Oakland, was sentenced on 5 March to 12 years imprisonment for the assault and theft of an elderly woman in Martinez, San Francisco Bay Area last year. The victim, a 93-year-old woman Ann Marie Pederson, was hospitalized and died less than a month after the assault. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 March 2019 10:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A weekly direct flight to Tonga from mainland China is being negotiated and is planned to be launched before the end of the year, according to the Ministry of Tourism. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 March 2019 10:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 49 Tongan students received their certificates in specialized technical and vocational training from the Australia Pacific Training Coalition, graduating on March 6. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 March 2019 10:13pm
Majuro, Marshall Islands : Pacific Island countries are aiming to improve and expand the management of tuna fishing in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean under the Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA) through a range of initiatives to be implemented by 2020. -
Wednesday 6 March 2019 6:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I think many Tongans, including myself, are concerned over what is occurring with the Government’s development projects at Popua. ...Someone in the Government must speak up and take action or they will be held accountable by future generations who are impacted by these decisions. - Tevita ‘Ita. -
Tuesday 5 March 2019 10:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Mate Ma’a Tonga are scheduled to play against Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia this year. The fixtures were announced by the NRL today 5 March. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 March 2019 10:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament has been juggling with its working agenda since yesterday, Monday 4 March, going from one thing to another and back again. The House is trying to deal with a Petition tabled into Parliament as well as the Prime Minister's corrections to a letter informing the House that six Bills tabled into Parliament were urgent and that the House has to pass them before it continues with its proceedings. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 March 2019 9:31pm
Brisbane, Australia : A recent study of four ancient bone tattoo comb tools, found in Tonga in 1963-64, has revealed they are the oldest confirmed in the world, and surprisingly two are made from human bone, say researchers in Australia. Radiocarbon dating determined the tools to be 2,700 years old -
Tuesday 5 March 2019 9:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new patrol boat named Ngahau Koula (Golden Arrow), currently being built in Australia, is expected be handed over to His Majesty’s Armed Forces (HMAF) in June. Premium content -
Monday 4 March 2019 8:38pm
Malibu, CA, USA : To raise awareness of plastic pollution in the ocean, South African swimmer, Sarah Ferguson will attempt to become the first person in the world to swim the perimeter of Easter Island, in waters which contains one of the highest concentrations of microplastics in the world. Premium content -
Monday 4 March 2019 8:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Friendly Islands Satellite Communications Ltd (Tongasat) will have to pay $15,000 pa'anga for security of costs to the Supreme Court, before their appeal against a ruling of the Lord Chief Justice can be heard. Premium content -
Sunday 3 March 2019 11:01pm
Columbus, Ohio, United States : Uaine Fa Jnr needed only one round to dismantle top-notch French-Algerian boxer Newfel Ouatah in the city of Columbus in Ohio, United States. The victory extends Junior Fa’s undefeated record to 17 wins. Newfel Ouatah entered the bout with a professional record of 16 wins and 2 losses. Premium content -
Saturday 2 March 2019 9:42am
Wellington, New Zealand : For some activities, the involvement of a machine spoils the experience. Consider social media. Facebook and Twitter cannot reduce loneliness, because they are designed to serve up a biased sample of social experience. Like digital sugar, they can make a social interaction instantly gratifying, but they always leave an empty feeling behind. By offering merely a simulation of social experience, they ultimately make us lonelier.
